European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday december 1, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 17 pacers Post 107-98 win Over pistons by the Assoc we Psi Indianapolis John Long scored 15 of his 18 Points in inc second half tuesday night As he Indiana pacers won for he second a me this season beating thu Detroit pistons 107-98. Indiana. 2-11, was 27-for-28 from the foul line including s-for-9 in the closing minutes after inc i visions wok a 75-64 Lead late in the third Quarter Long scored 11 consecutive Points for inc i Accra in an 11-1 run thai gave Indiana  Lead at inc end of the Quarter. Chuck person s Ziehl foot Bank shot gave he pacers c Lead for Good 77-76, with 9 39 remaining in their no Roundup Jame and Herb Williams who scored 24, followed with a rebound Basket. Do Broil closed to 96-95 on Bill Laimbeer s 19-Footcr, bul Gol no closer As inc pacers made their foul shots. Indiana Nulec bounded it Broil 48-41 with Williams grabbing 13 and Rik Smits 10. La Imbler scored 22jind Nad 10 rebounds. Reggie Miller scored 17 Points and Wayman Tisdale had 14 for Indiana. Finnic Johnson scored 19 and Isiah Thomas 16 for Detroit. "1 Felt a icily Good tonight Long said. This is one of the Best teams in the game today when we came in Al halftime i told inc Fellows they were Ripe to beat if we keep our defense together. I m Hack healthy now and after missing five games. I was really looking for a big game said Long who was bothered by a sore Back. In other games tuesday night Horn tvs 99, heal 84 Charlotte,-N.C. Rex Chapman scored 22 Points As Charlotte beat win less Miami in the firs game bal Wen the expansion learns Chapman scored five Points during a 9-0 run that lifted the hornets Anlo an b6-76 Lead with 4 20 left. Robert Reid put the clincher on inc hornets third Victory by scoring six Points in the last four minutes. Dwayne Washington scored a career High 18 Points for miami.0-11. Cephies 100, nets 93 East Rutherford no. Robert Parish scored 21 Points grabbed 14 rebounds and Boston Shol almost 68 percent in the first half in beating new Jersey. The Victory gave the celtics a 7-7 record in novem Ber and kept alive their Chance of posting a 61st consecutive non losing month. The Streak was in jeopardy on wednesday when these teams met again in Boston Boston made 27 of 40 shots in the opening 24 min utes and Buill a 61-45 Edge. Detroit s Bill Palm bar left and Juno Sauey Battle ii Liana i Stuart Gray or a rebound in tuesday night s Rume. Buck Williams scored 23 Points for new Jersey. Hawks 120,spurs 104 Atlanta John Baltic scored seven Points Dur ing a 13-2 run in the second Quarter to Lead Atlanta past san Antonio. Baltic s Dunk Pul Atlanta ahead to slay at 2s-2j Wilh 1-a1 left in the firs period. He capped the Sec. Ond Quarter spurt with a a Pointer that gave inc Hawks a si-j4 Lead with 6 44 i fun the half. Dominique Wilkins scored 26 Points for the Hawks and Moses Malone had 34. Greg Anderson scored 26 Points for the spurs. Bocks 119, Trail Bluen 114 Milwaukee Terry Cumnings scored 29 Points and Sidney Monck of 23. Trame Kersey scored m Points for Portland before fouling out with nine seconds left. Kevin Duckworth added 29 for the Trail Milwaukee our cored Portland 41-23 in the second see Aba on Page 22 no May name Black or woman presi by Ronald Blum. New York " a the National league is considering naming a Black Manor a woman As its next president. Simon Gourdine and Gilroye a grif Fin jr., who Are Lack. And Phyllis col Lins the no. 2 official inc league of fice Are among the of contenders to take Over As president from a. Harden Giamatti according to a baseball source who asked not 10 be identified. Giamatti will become commissioner of baseball on april i / Gourdine a former a Puly commissioner of the Aba is inc lop contender among Lac minorities the source  was a Deputy commissioner and chief operating officer of the Aba for eight of his 12 years with the league. He dealt with labor and television negotiations expansion and the merger with he american basketball association. For the past three years Gourdine 48, has been director of labor relations for new York s metro Politan transportation authority which operates the subway and bus by slim. And the commuter rail roads. Collins Lac vice president and Secretary of the no Gourdine also is being Given top consideration according.,to. The source. Collins 57, has been Wilh the league for it years and. Deal with Mac admins alive details of running the league. Before coming 10 the no she was a Secretary with the Atlanta braves for 10years.griffin vice president of labor relations for  is another Lead ing candidate but currently is ranked behind Gourdine the source said. No York mels general manager Frank Cashen lot the committee he did not want to be considered for the no presidency according to the source. Dick Wagner former general manager of la Houston astros and the Cincinnati reds and currently an american league executive has been considered but no longer is among the top candidates. Louis Hoyns. The league s counsel and a lawyer for Willkie Farr Gallagher also has been interviewed by the pm Mil acc according to another source. Peter o Malley owner of the los an Geles dodgers and head of the search committee did not return Telephone Calls. Griffin did not return Telephone Calls and  Gourdine refused to comment. Clifford Alexander a Washington Law yer who is Consul land to the commissioner s office on minority hiring would nor comment on the specifics of the search process. But he said he generally was pleased with baseball s hiring practices in the past year. As far As interaction Wilh the com mice that s been Fine Alexander said tuesday night i would t discuss our work Wilh the Tom Millie specifically. The comm us e itself makes All determinations and the  was hired after then Dodg ers general manager Al Campanis made slide mints about Blacks in april j987 thai caused him to be fired and brought attention to baseball s hiring practices. Alexander said baseball has improved. It s been an excellent Stan he said. That s really Chi Bild by the fact thai 36 percent of the hires and 30 percent of. The front office Hir have been women or minorities. It is a beginning. What has to take place is a process thai makes it  "