European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january 23,1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 Gretzky moves up to no. 2 by the associated press Hartford Conn. Wayne Gretzky became the nil s second All time scoring Leader saturday night but he had doubts about a late hooking penalty that indirectly led to Hartford s Dave Babych s game winning goal in the los an Geles Kings 5-4 loss to the whalers. I was surprised As everyone was but that s hockey said Gretzky who was called for hooking with 4 48 to play in Atie game. I Don t think it decided if we won or lost. We have had our troubles on this trip added Gretzky As the Kings lost their third straight game. Babych s goal a tap in of Kevin Dineen s wrist shot came eight seconds after the Kings had killed off Gretzky penalty. Los Angeles was unable to Clear the zone. "1 think it was a penalty. The Man referee Dan Marouelli who made the Call said two minutes " said los an Geles coach Robbie Ftorek. Give the whalers credit Ftorek added. They play an aggressive fore checking  Hartford coach Larry Pleau said we were Able to keep our composure. Our Power play was a key  Jody Hull tied the game at 11 24 be fore Babych s goal with 2 39 left capped a comeback from a 4-1 deficit with see nil on Page 23 super set of hands up the san Francisco 49ers leading receiver Jerry Rice playfully tells photographers no More  Rice who suffered an ankle injury while practising for super bowl Xxiii last week was expected to be available for the sunday night game which was being played in Miami As this edition of the stars and stripes was on its Way to you. No. 1 Duke loses for 2nd time by the associated press top ranked Duke lost for the second time this week and sixth ranked Michi Gan was also upset. John Thompson meanwhile returned in time to see no. 3 Georgetown win a close one. I m still feeling a Little emotionally drained. I have to re adjust to this Thompson said after the hoyas overcame Connecticut 59-55 on saturday. I m not a protestor i m a basketball  Thompson boycotted two games be cause of proposition 42, the Mcaa s new Rule on freshman scholarships. He returned after receiving assurances that there would be further study on the Issue. Georgetown trailing 51-41 with 5 minutes left gave its coach a Welcome Back present by rallying past the visiting huskies. It was an inspiration to have coach Back guard mar Tillmon said. If he s Happy we re  Duke and Michigan weren t so excited. Duke lost at Wake Forest 75-71, the Blue devils second straight loss. Michi Gan fell at Wisconsin 71-68. In other top Twenty games no. 5oklahoma beat Iowa state 109-100 in overtime no. 7 Iowa got past purdue67-66, no. 8 Missouri downed Oklahoma state 105-83 and no. 9 arizon stopped Villanova 75-67. Also no. 11 Syracuse Defeated Notredame 99-87, no. 13 North Carolina escaped North Carolina state 84-81, no. 14florida state beat Cincinnati 95-80, no. 17 Kansas Defeated Colorado 89-74, Ken Tucky downed no. 18 Tennessee 66-65, no. 19 Indiana topped Michigan state 75-60 and no. 20 Stanford beat Urcla 84-75. College basketball Georgetown trailed by six Points with2 57 remaining but a 3-Point shot by Tillmon and a three Point play by Alonzo mourning tied it with 1 30 left. Sam Jefferson inserted by Thompsonmor his defensive skills got a rebound and made two foul shots with 15 second left. Charles Smith added two free throws to Clinch  finished with 19 Points and mourning 11. The hoyas 14-1 Overall and 4-1 in the conference moved into a tie with Seton Hall for the big East  Robinson scored 17 for connect Cut 10-5 and 2-4."they won in almost textbook Fash Ion huskies coach Jim Calhoun  did everything we had to but their defense caught up to us in the end. The proved Why they re the no. 3 team in the  Wake Forest 75, no. 1 Duke 71freshman Derrick Mcqueen scored 20 Points and Wake Forest upset the vis iting Blue devils. Duke which lost by 20 Points to North Carolina earlier this week trimmed a 15-Point deficit to two in the second half. But Mcqueen playing with four fouls made two baskets As the Demon deacons stayed in charge. Danny ferry tallied 29 Points for Duke 13-2 Overall and 3-2 in the Atlan tic coast conference. Wake Forest is 9-6and 2-4. No. 5 Oklahoma 109, Iowa St. 100mookie Blaylock scored a career High 38 Points and Oklahoma scored the final nine Points in overtime to beat Iowa state in a key big eight  Martin made two straight Bas a see College on Page 26 Duke s Christian laettner has the inside underneath against Sam Ivy of Wake Forest