European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday january 7,1989 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wire pacers name Versace head coach from press dispatches Indianapolis Dick Versace got his first head coaching Job in the Aba thursday when the Indiana pacers hired him with the Hope he would breathe new life into a team with the second worst record in the league. I will not accept losing with this team or any team that i coach said Versace who had been chief assistant coach with the Detroit pistons. When i speak to the players that will be my opening comment and Well go on from he is the third head coach the pacers have had this season. They started 0-7 under Jack Ramsay and lost two More under assistant coaches Mel Daniels and Dave Twardzik before George Irvine took Over on an interim basis. Versace 48, coached at Bradley University for eight years before joining the pistons 2 a years ago. In 18 years As a head coach at the High school and College Levels he has a record of 370-147 for a percentage of .716. Every Man i talked to about the coaching Job had a very astute knowledge of the technical aspect of Basket Ball general manager Donnie Walsh said in introducing Versace. He brought it to life. I think we need to bring some life some intensity to the team. I Felt he could turn it the pacers Are 6-23 after snapping a nine game losing Streak wednesday night with a Victory Over Atlanta. Versace who watched from the stands inherits 12 players who have not been Able to form a team that can compete in the Aba. Yet statistically Versace said they match up to de troit 20-8, in Field goal percentage Field goal percentage allowed free throws attempted turnovers and rebounds. The difference other than their records is that the pacers give up too Many easy baskets. Versace s first Job will be teaching them a transition defense. I d like everyone to say that s a Fine defensive team. That s a team you re never going to be Able to run on. You always have to play them five on five Versace said. Promoting defense is nothing new to Versace. Aggressive defense earned him much of his Success at Bradley where he was 156-88. Detroit s hard nosed Tough defense brought the pistons within one game of the Aba championship last year. I Don t think the pacers Aren t willing to play defense. I Don t think they re not willing to throw their bodies around he said. Protecting the Lane swarming the Lane is something that has to be taught and during a 40-minute meeting with the team Versace stressed playing hard every night and defending on the transition players said. Rookie takes la Costa Lead Carlsbad Calif. Andrew Magee a Rookie in the winners Only Field overcame worsening weather for a 4-under-Par 68 and a one shot Lead thursday in the first round of the tournament of champions. Magee the last Man out on the la Costa country club course had to Battle unseasonably Chilly temperatures and increasingly brisk winds for his Surprise Lead in the Kickoff event on the pea tour schedule. Magee 26, earned his spot in the exclusive Field with his first career Victory last year in the Pensacola open. But he had plenty of first time company at the top of the Leader Board for the tournament that takes Only the winners of tour events from the last 12 months. Of the first six players Only Ben Crenshaw has played in this tournament before. Like Magee Chip Beck Steve Jones Bob Lohr and pea title Holder Jeff Sluman also Are first time entrants. Beck who had to overcome a double bogey on the 14th Hole and Jones shared second at 69. Crenshaw had an Eagle and four birdies in an erratic round of 70 that tied him with Lohr and Sluman. Masters Champion Sandy Lyle of Scotland and australian Greg Norman were in a Large group at 71. Finn italian Lead Paris Dakar Tahoma niger an Vatanen of Finland driving a Peugeot 405 Turbo 16, and italian Alessandro de Petri piloting a Caliva motorcycle turned in the top performances thursday in the latest leg of the Paris Dakar rally. Thursday s leg was 202 Miles from agates to to Houa. Vatanen finished ahead of Peugeot teammates Phil Ippe Wambergue of France and Jacky icky of Belgium who remained the Overall Leader of the 6,730-mile event. The stage was relatively easy after the hard runs of the past few Days in the tenure desert. The Short leg allowed Gilles Lalay on a Honda motorcycle to Cut three minutes from the 10 by which he trailed Leader Franco Picco of Italy. Of the 396 motorcycles and cars that left Paris dec. 25,211 remained in the Competition thursday earlier in the Day about 30 competitors had been reported stuck in the desert but organizers said later that All had been located. By late afternoon helicopters had picked up several teams. Money talks in soviet hockey Toronto Money is the reason soviet hockey officials have agreed to Send four teams to North America for a series with All 21 nil teams next sea son nil players association head Alan Eagleson said thursday. Eagleson and nil president John Ziegler met with soviet officials last month during the Izvestia tournament to finalize details of next season s tour. The soviets will Send four of their elite clubs to North America with the first two teams arriving dec. 1 for a 10-Day tour. Two More teams Are scheduled to arrive on dec. 26 and play nil clubs through Jan. 7. The russians Are prepared to let two teams go in Early december said Eagleson adding that the soviet hockey program will Benefit from the increased reve nue generated by an expanded tour. Glasnost and perestroika has allowed the soviet hockey federation to keep the bulk of the Money for their programs. With More Money on the line they re much More two soviet teams Central red army and Dynamo Riga Are wrapping up a tour of 14 nil cities this week and Eagleson estimates the soviets will take Home $600,000. The no la pension fund is also expected to collect close to $2 million from the soviet tour he said. Reynolds signs with astros Houston infielder Craig Reynolds a free agent who had agreed to salary arbitration with the Houston astros has agreed to a one year contract for $300,000 plus $150,000 in performance bonuses. Reynolds who earned $500,000 last season hit .255 with one Home run and 14 Bis. Allen new Northern Iowa coach Cedar Falls Iowa after being jilted by Earle Bruce Northern Iowa on thursday picked former player and longtime assistant coach Terry Allen to become head football coach. We re very pleased we have. A person who has a great investment in the University of Northern Iowa athletic director Bob Bowlsby said in an oblique refer ence to Bruce now with Colorado state. Bowlsby was upset when Bruce left after less than six months. Bruce paid the school about $110,000 to be released from his contract. Allen will earn $52,000, compared with Bruce s salary of $64,000. The new coach signed a three year mutually binding contract with a re opener clause allowing both parties to discuss salary adjustments in the second two years. Tyson s car hit in Las vegas Las vegas this time it was t Mike Tyson s fault. The heavyweight Champion was in another car Acci Dent thursday when his 1988 Lincoln was hit by an other car trying to get around a stalled vehicle. No one was injured in the Accident which police described As a minor fender Bender that slightly dam aged the door of Tyson s car. Tyson who has a history of traffic troubles was t driving the car which was taking the heavyweight Champion to his doctor to be fitted for a new Mouth piece. Tyson s boyhood Friend Rory Holloway was at the wheel with promoter Don King Riding along when the Accident occurred shortly before 10 . The Driver of the other car Michael Credico a Las vegas waiter was cited for making an illegal turn into Tyson s vehicle a $ 100 Fine. The heavyweight Champion signed autographs for motorists and police while he and King waited for another vehicle to pick them up. It was just bad Luck said Credico who called Tyson a helluva Nice blues hand soviets 4th loss St. Louis Tony Hrkac scored a goal and added two assists leading the St. Louis blues to a 5-0 Victory thursday night Over a lethargic Dynamo Riga team handing the visiting soviets their fourth loss in six games. Sex Stanford Star Lawson Dies Carmel Calif. Jim Lawson the first All Amer Ica football player from Stanford died tuesday after a Long illness. He was 86. He played for legendary coach pop Warner from 1922-1925, was a Walter Camp All America end in 1924 and was on the 1925 Stanford Rose bowl team. After College Lawson played three years for the football new York Yankees. Breland to fight for vacated title West Paterson . Tomas Molinares of Colombia is relinquishing the world boxing association welterweight championship and Mark Breland of new York will meet Lee Seung soon of South Korea for the vacated title co promoter Dan Duva said thursday. The match Between Breland ranked no. 1, and the second ranked Lee was ordered by Aba president Gil Berto Mendoza of Venezuela Duva said. The fight will be held feb. 4 at Caesars Palace in Las vegas As part of a doubleheader including a world boxing Council welterweight title defense by Lloyd Honeyghan of Britain against Marlon Starling of Hart Ford Conn. Molinares was supposed to have met Breland but or. Jairo Palacios said wednesday at Barranquilla Colombia that Molinares was suffering from de pression and would not be Able to fight feb. 4. To today superstition an to saturday s programs 0600 lbs evening news 0630 can sports 0700 just for kids cartoons 0725 roadrunner 0750 Gummi bears Tummy learns that being Blind does t Stop shepherdess Trina from taking care of her sheep. 0815 adventures of the Galaxy rangers 0835 Dennis the menace Dennis and his pals get stranded on an Island with a giant ape. 0900 Captain Power and the soldiers of the future 0925 Rob tech it. Dana Sterling is thrown in the Brig for taking her unit on an unauthorized Mission. 0950 teen Wolf Scott s great Uncle leaves him a Castle in Transylvania. 1015 Star trek 1105 entertainment tonight 1130 wheel of Fortune 1200 Abc world news 1230 Neucom report featuring an interview with Secretary of the army John o. 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The Chicago bears live 0100 the Law and Harry Mcgraw 0150 sat net 0200 face the nation 0230 meet the press 0300 special the 11th annual Kennedy Center honors the performing arts 0530 can sports German television saturday s programs first program 1430 for children 1500 musical entertainment formula one 1725 for children 1900 regional programs 2015 movie your Money or life German 2200 entertainment 2330 movie Bronk american Pilot film starring Tony King and Michael Parks. Second program 1445 movie the Castle in Flanders German 1640 for children 1705 to series the secret of the Sahara 1930 Black Forest Hospital 2015 quiz show nose ahead 2325 movie the French connection american starring Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider. The stars and stripes american to schedule is based on the latest information furnished by superstition an. However the scheduled programming is subject to change
