European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. November 30, 1988 the stars and stripes Pago 25 racing Roundup fast Freddie plans 89 comeback today Letts Lead off with motorcycle Rac ing the top development there being fast Freddie Spencer s return 10 Competition Tor the 1989 grand Prii season with the Agostini Yamaha team. Spencer s comeback rates As a pleasant Surprise because his Brief but meteoric career appeared ended this year by injuries. Last March the 26-year-old rider from Shreve part. La., announced his retirement just before the Start of the opening grand prix in Japan saying thai recurring tendinitis in his right Wensl bad ended his career. Spencer who Al ways Rode for Honda won the world championship in the lop Joyce class in 1983 and a double world championship in 1985, the Only rider Ever 10 capture both the a Poco and 25qcc crowns in a single season. After his great 1985 performance for Honda crash injuries As Well As tendinitis in 86 and b7 put his career in jeopardy Freddie Spencer and in March of this year it appeared finished. In announcing his retirement at the Lime. Spencer said with my wrist injury 1 carnal consistently produce the level of performance necessary to win the world  but the competitive spirit remained with fast Freddie and he even did one automobile race this season in the skip Barber Saab pro series finishing fourth in his oct. 23 debut at Del mar Calif Many observers Felt that Spencer would switch to cars for Good. ". " then came the Surprise news thai three time Doce world Champion Eddie Lawson of Upland Calif., was leaving Giacomo Agostini s Marlboro Yamaha team to join his Farmer Arch rival Wayne Gardner of Australia on the rothmans Honda team. It was a Shock move As Lawson had been a Yamaha Stalwart winning All of his titles on that make of Cycle. With Lawson s position at Yamaha open fast Freddie was called to till it. And he did signing a Oik year contract with Agostini s Rome based team late 1151 week Spencer s teammate on the Yamaha squad will be Niall Mackenzie of Scotland an Excel Lent rider who finished sixth in this year s world championship. Spencer obviously feds thai his tendinitis prob lems Are cured and that he s ready to win because he is not a Man to race for second or third. With Spencer winning is what it s All about and it will be a pleasure to see him in action again next season. Eleven of next year s is world championship races arc scheduled for Europe so you la have ample Opportunity to see fast Freddie at work. In Rome for the Yamaha contract signing the former world Champion and team Leader Agoslino was quoted As saying we re both ready for a new adventure and i think thai Freddie is ready to re turn and Start winning  we can All Hope so and we May add thai fast Freddie a return to motorcycle racing is a very Wel along with Spencer and Lawson other american riders on the so acc Trail for next season include the texan Kevin Schwantz Winner of last saturday s International Macao grand prix the vet eran Randy Mamola of Santa Clara Calif., and Wayne Rainey of Norwalk Calif. Schwanzl did very Well this year in his first grand prix season winning the japanese and German rounds. His Victory in Macao last weekend came As icing on the cake. Rainey meanwhile who rides for the Kenny Rob erts Lucky strike Yamaha team was also impressive this season winning the British grand prix at Silverstone and finishing third in the 1988 world championship Rainey rates As a definite contender for top honors  season. Others in that category include the defending world Champion Lawson Australia s Gardner Spencer Kevin magic of Australia who is Rainey s partner on the Roberts team and Schwantz. From All angles the 1989 Campaign should prove a highly interesting one. Turning to rallying the season moved to ils official close last week with the 36th running of the Lombard Rac rally of Britain the 13th and final round in the world rally championship and the final world championship Moio sports event for 1988. Lancia of Italy won the five Day 1,750-mile Brit ish event with Finland s Markku Alan placing first aboard a Lancia Delta integrate. Finishing second was another finn Timo Salonon aboard a Mazda 323 while third was the Veteran Bjorn Waide Goard of Sweden in a Toyota Colica Gt-4, it was Alen s first Victory in the Rac rally after 15 years of trying and he overcame mechanical prob lems As Well As a major off Road excursion to win in. It was a highly dramatic rally with twice world Champion Juha Kankkunen of Finland fighting his countryman Alan All the Way until crashing out on the final Day. Kankkunen who won his 1986 title Wilh Peugeot and his 87 Crown with Lancia twitched to Toyota this season to join Wal Degaard and Kenneth Eriksson of Sweden on the Toyota team with the new celica it four. Toyota has not been successful but its Drivers have often come close before accidents or mechanical problems ended their Challenge. The Only Victory for inc new 4-Whccudrivc Colica rally car was re corded in the european championship Cyprus rally wat Degaard won it. Still Toyota has been the Only team to seriously Challenge Lancia this season in world championship events and Many rally experts see the 1989 Campaign As a tossup Between the ital Ian and japanese makes. Lancia meanwhile thoroughly dominated the 1988 season 10 win its second straight world championship for makes and Lancia driven have also won two crowns in a Row Kankkunen Ops last year and Massimo bin Sion of Italy capturing the 1988 title. Lancia Drivers impressively swept the 1988 series Biasion first with 115 Points Alen second Wilh 86 and Alessandro Fiorio of Italy third Wilh 76 Points. Fourth was Stig blomqvist of Sweden Ford Wilh 41 Points while fifth was Salonon Mazda with 33 Points. Where to go this weekend it s late in the season but there s still a bit of action going on. If you re a Motocross and Speedway racing fan head for Munich where the sixth International Bayer sch or adar Motocross and Speedway races will Lake place on Friday and saturday evenings in Olympia Hall. Some of the top riders from Europe and Ameri Ca will be competing aboard is and 2sdcc bikes. On both evenings the Speedway races will Lake place from 7 to 9 . And they will be followed by the Motocross races scheduled from 9 to 11 . In England the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London will stage ils next to last event of the year Wilh the presentation of the British rally Cross grand prix with qualifying and heat races on saturday and Rall Crois action All Day sunday. In Essen Germany. The list annual Essen racing car show opens on saturday and runs through dec. 11 at the Essen Fairgrounds in Grugan Park. Housed in seven exhibition Halls this is one of the largest racing car shows in the world and in features every Type of Competition car and motorcycle both current and classic plus personalities from the world of motor sport the show will be open daily from 10 , . The suit and Swaw. Loyola Mary mount still wearing out the nets by he associated press Loyola Mary mount led the Mcaa in scoring last season. This season it did t Lake Long for the Lions offence to enter the Mcaa record Book. Loyola which led Mcaa division i in scoring last season with a 1103 average beat Azusa Pacific 164 138 monday night tying the Mcaa record for Points scored by a division i team against a non division i opponent. /. " Nevada Las vegas set inc record in a 164-111 Victory Over Hawaii Lido on feb. 19, 1976. The 302points set an Mcaa record for a Gate involving a division i team. The previous record for a non overtime game was 275 in Nevada Las vegas Vic tory Over Hawaii Hilo the record including overtime was 282 in Nevada Las vegas 142-140 triple overtime Victory Over Utah stale on Jan 2,198s. Hank gathers scored 33 Points and grabbed 2 re Bounds for Loyola and Jeff Fryer scored 27, Enoch Simmons had 21 Points and six assists for the Lions who had six players in double figures. In games involving learns in the top 20, no. 4 Syra Cuse beat Cornell 91-66, no.-8 Missouri beat Tennes see Martin 97-55, no. 10 North Carolina beat Stan Ford 87-76, no. 12 Georgia tech beat coastal Carolina 95-65, no. 16 North Carolina state beat Akron 87-67 and no. 20 Tennessee beat Mississippi 84-76. No. 4 Syracuse 91, Cornell 66 Stephen Thompson scored 18 Points and Derrick Coleman 17 As Syracuse 5-0, beat Cornell for the 2qlh College basketball consecutive time since 1968. The orangemen made their first six shots and shot 68 percent in the first half taking a 45-31 Lead. Syra Cuse opened the second halt with a 12-4 spurt. No 8 Missouri 97tcnn.-Martin is Byron Irvin scored 18 Points and Tennessee Martin scored 21 Points in the second half. Paul huffs 3-Pointer pulled the pacers to 21-20. With 9 22 remaining in first half. Gary Leonard made two free throws to Start a 12-0 run and Missouri 4-1, led 46-35 at halftime. \ no. 10 North Carolina 87, Stanford 76 Jeff Lobo scored 24 Points and Kevin Madden scared six Points in a 13-2 go ahead run in the second half  ,.,/ Lebo made a 3-Poinrjumper that started the run and gave inc tar heels a 51-49 Lead with 15 33 left. Madden who finished with 16 Points then made the nextihreebaskets./.-. \.,"f i. North Carolina 4-1, led As much As 76-62. Stanford 1-2, closed the deficit to eight Points several times but got no closer. Todd Lichti scored 20 Points for Stan lord. ,. A v no. 12 Georgia tech 95, coastal Carolina 65 Dennis Scott made six 3-Pointcrs in the first half As the yellow Jackels 2-0, look a 10-0 Lead and built a 42-26 halftime margin. Scott finished with 2 Points including seven 3-pointers, in the second Balf Georgia tech pulled away Wilh runs of 10-0 and 15-0 and led by As Many As 37 Points. No 16 a Carlim is. 87, Akron 67 Rodney Monroe scored 26 Points and Avie Lester 22 for North Carolina slate 2-0, which struggled in Shefi half. The wot pack led 41-39 at halftime. Monroe scared seven Points during a 12-2 run Early in the second half. No. To tenon 4, Mississippi 76 Dyron Nix and Mark Griffin scored 24 Points each for Tennessee which pm cited the top Twenty this week. Griffin was 6-for-7 on a pointers. Tennessee 2-0, led 39-27 at halftime and opened the second half with a 13-4 run. After Mississippi closed the volunteers converted both ends Ozone Ana one free throws situations tour times in the final 30  a Gerald Glass scored 38 Points for missis put 1-2, Crest Aust shootout in the championship game in Anchorage Sealon Hall s Pokey wig Melon All 5 feel 4 inches of him scored nine Points handed out seven assists made three steals and grabbed two rebounds in the pirates 92-81 Victory monday night Over Kansas. Scion Hall 3-0, also got a Strong second half from Ramon Ramos one of Only two starters resuming from last season when the pirates earned their first Ever bid to inc Caas. The 6-8, 250-Pound Center a member of the puerto Rico olympic team this fall scored 10 Points in the second half. In the third place game Kentucky s Derrick Miller had seven Ihrck Point cars and 36 Points in the wild cats 89-71 Victory Over Ca Fomia