European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 9,1989 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports Gretzky leads Campbell win by Ken Rappoport Edmonton Alberta a Wayne Gretzky made a triumphant return to Edmonton for the nil All Star game tuesday night and sparked the Camp Bell conference to a 9-5 Victory Over the Wales Confer \ ence. It was a wide open game that featured goals 14 seconds apart by Steve Yzerman and Gary Leeman of the Campbell squad. Gretzky the Darling of Edmonton fans for 10 years before his Trade to the los Angeles Kings last summer nil All Star name had a goal and two assists to help the Campbell con Ference break a four game losing Streak against the Wales stars. It was Only the third Victory in 13 All Star games for the Campbell conference since the present format was established in 1975. Gretzky was named the game s most valuable player his second All Star map. We played on instinct Gretzky said. Tonight we worked the puck like tick tac toe. The Way we started out on the first shift i thought we d get seven or  they did even better. With his first period goal Gretzky tied Gordie Howe s All Star record of 10 goals. Howe did it in 23 games while Gretzky Only needed nine games for his record tying performance. Gretzky and Jari Kerri who had teamed up at Edmonton to provide one of the most explosive scoring combinations in nil history teamed up again tues Day night to provide some excitement for 17,503 fans at the North lands coliseum. I had 10 great years Here Gretzky said. The people Here have always been first class to me. It was thrill to be Back  Gretzky As he had done Many times in Edmonton set up his old partner Kerri at 1 07 into the game. Gretzky then scored at 4 33 to give the Campbell conference a Quick 2-0 Lead triggering a thunderous response from the fans. Yzerman the Detroit red Wing Center and Lee Man a converted defens Eman who plays Forward for the Toronto Maple Leafs scored the big goals for the Campbell conference in the second period. Yzerman scored at 17 21 and Leeman at 17 35, the see nil on Page 22 Campbell conference s Wayne Gretzky left handles the opening face off against Wales Center Mario Lemieux. Safe men s basketball Hahn strikes Early to claim Safe title by Walt Morrissette staff writer Torrejon a Spain the relentless Hahn Hawks saw the 1989 Safe championship there for the taking and moved in for the kill. While the Wei Brincken warriors started out tight and missing their shots Hahn s Dobie Strong poured in 17 Points in the first eight minutes. Before the warriors could catch their breath the Hawks had a 20-Point Lead and were Well on their Way to a 105 95 Victory wednesday and their first Safe championship since 1972. Tony Hicks gave the warriors a 2-0 Lead with two free throws. Then the Hawks took off. Strong hit a 3-Pointer, Vern Bradshaw Sank a jump Hook shot Strong followed with a 15-footer and Ricky Walton finished a fast break off a pass from Glen Hixenbaugh. One furious sequence of action in a Hahn Possession was a Symbol of the entire game for Wei Brincken. After the warriors Christopher Middleton blocked one then another then a third Hahn shot in the paint Strong simply picked the Loose Ball and buried a 3-Pointer. Strong followed that with a three Point play and a 15-foot or from the right Baseline and the Hawks were already up 29-10 just eight minutes into the game. The warriors had their defensive breakdowns As Well. The Hawks were getting the Ball Down court so fast that Terrance Johnson scored on two straight breakaways while All five warriors were still on the offensive end of the floor. Those two baskets gave Hahn a 43-22 Lead with 6 03 left in the  coach skip Thomas was furious. He called time out and forcefully told his team that he would not tolerate their failure to get Back on  seemed to be the jump Start the warriors needed because they climbed Back into the game. Wei Brincken went almost exclusively to Hicks underneath to Cut the Lead to 12 at 47-35, but Strong came Back with a 15-footer for a 49-35 Lead at 3 10.the warriors closed the half with a 6-1 run. Kevin Graham s running jumper in the Lane with 17 seconds left Cut the halftime deficit to 50-41. Walton hit a 3-Pointer off the tap to Start a 10-5 run. Hahn s Lead flue continued on Page 22 Bucks bring out their Best to Bounce cons 115-106 by the associated press Milwaukee the Cleveland Cavaliers Are learning that having the Best record in the Aba Means having the rest of the league gunning for you. Cleveland brings out the Best against us Milwaukee coach Del Harris said after the Bucks beat the Cavaliers 115 106 tuesday night. This is very Likely the Best we be played for the simple Rea son that we played the Best team. We looked at this game like a playoff Typ basketball  teams Are More prepared to play us now said Cavaliers Center Brad Daug Herty who scored 28 Points. There s no More sneaking up on people. Hopefully it will make us concentrate More and Force us to be better  we went into the game feeling some thing special said Milwaukee Forward Terry Cummings who had 31 Points and 11 rebounds. This league is competitive. Everyone is so Well  the game had 15 Lead changes and nine ties before Cummings and Ricky Pierce sparked a 21-10 Bucks spurt in the final seven minutes. Kicks 117, bullets 105 new York new York won its 17th straight Home game and handed washing ton its seventh consecutive Road defeat As Patrick Ewing scored 12 of his 26 Points in the fourth Quarter and Charles Oakley added 22 Points and 15 rebounds. The bullets 3-19 on the Road this sea son led 88-85 Early in the fourth period before a 17-5 spurt by the kicks put them ahead 102-93 with 5 09 remaining. Washington which got 20 Points from Jeff Malone got no closer than four Points thereafter. Trail blazers 134, Mavericks 125 Portland Ore. Portland out lasted Dallas As Jerome Kersey scored a season High 33 Points and reserves Steve Johnson and Kiki Vandeweghe keyed a fourth period rally. The Trail blazers Down by As Many As 16 Points trailed 104-92 after three Peri ods. Then Johnson scored nine of his 14 Points in the opening 6 a minutes of the fourth Quarter including two consecutive rebound baskets that capped a 24-9 spurt and gave Portland a 116-113 Lead. Vandeweghe scored nine of his 17 Points in the final period As the Trail blazers outscored the Mavericks 42-21. Rolando Blackman scored a season High 37 Points for Dallas including 15 in the third period when the Mavericks out scored Portland 40-25 thanks to a 22-8 burst in the first six minutes. Derek Harper added 29 Points for Dallas while Kevin Duckworth had 27 and Clyde Drexler 23 for Portland. Nets 109, supersonics 99 East Rutherford . New see Aba on Page 22