European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday february 11,1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 blazers9 Bowie knifes his Way Bock Portland Ore. A now Portland Trail Blaz ers Center Sam Bowie will be Able to talk about something other than when if Ever he will play again. More than two years after a Bone in his right Shin snapped leaving him writhing in pain under a Back Board Bowie saw action off the Bench thursday night in the Trail blazers 113-110 loss to Houston. 4tm just glad All the doubts. Will Sam Ever play again. That has been answered the 7-foot-1 Bowie said after scoring six Points including two on a spectacular Dunk off a lob pass from guard Terry Porter. Bowie 27, who was taken off the injured list thurs Day said the butterflies in his stomach before the game reminded him of his first big time basketball game. He was apprehensive at first he said for himself and for his wife Heidi. I was More nervous for my wife than for myself he said. She s the one who has to sit in the  coach Mike Schuler sent Bowie into the game with nine seconds to play in the first Quarter for All Star Kevin Duckworth the third year Center obtained from san Antonio after Bowie s injury on nov. 7, 1986. Bowie Drew standing ovations when he was introduced when he entered the game and when he scored his first Basket off Porter s pass with 9 37 left in the first half. Henning in charge in san Diego by Brian Hewitt los Angeles times san Diego the san Diego chargers hired Washington Redskin assistant Dan Henning on thursday to run a foot Ball team that might be better served in its immediate future by Doug Henning. Dan Henning is a football coach who compiled a four year record of 22-41-1 in Atlanta during his first stint As a head coach. Doug Henning is a magician who once made an elephant disappear on to. Statistics Dan Henning said de fending his record in Atlanta. You can do anything you want with them. That statistic does not mean i m not a Good football  age injuries the end of quarterback Steve Bartkowski s career and inconsistent ownership provided by the Rankin Smith family might have prevented Henning from doing much with the Falcons. Let s just say Dan Henning has an other Chance said Steve Ortmayer the chargers director of football operations and the Man who recommended Hen Ning to owner Alex Spanos. Henning s first task with the chargers will be to pull a quarterback out of his hat and turn a 6-10 team into a playoff contender. The chargers have Given him five years to do so. If he does t make significant Progress before then he prob ably will disappear As quickly As his predecessor Al Saunders. Immediate Progress won t be easy. The chargers first string quarterback is Mark Malone who compiled the lowest listed quarterback rating in the acc each of the last two years. The most valuable member of the chargers defense would appear to be its coordinator Ron Lynn. Lynn one of the finalists to replace Saunders will remain As defensive coordinator. Henning had Little Choice in the matter. Ortmayer and Spanos mandated that in the interest of continuity. Henning said Lynn s assistants defensive line coach Gunther Cunningham and linebacker coach Mike Valuchek would probably stay too. Cunningham though has talked with other National football league teams and Lynn said it was not certain Cunningham would return. Henning 46 and the son of a late new York City detective sounded realistic about his Job and Lack of marquee value to the followers of a franchise that Drew 26,339 for its last 1988 Home game in a stadium that seats 60,750. Bowie played 16 minutes hit three of five shots from the Field had a rebound and an assist Drew an offensive foul and hit the floor in a scramble for a Loose Ball. That s the funny thing about basketball Bowie said. You forget All about your history of injuries and just go with instincts when you dive on the  after breaking his leg in the fifth game of the 1986-87 season and breaking it again in warm ups before the first preseason game in 1987, Bowie said he endured his share of doubts about the future. There were times of i wondering whether he would lever play again but there Sam Bowie were More times when you erase those thoughts and know that it will happen and that s Why it did Bowie said. Bowie earlier indicated he planned to return after sunday s Aba All Star game in Houston s Astro dome. Bowie s next Chance to play comes thursday when Portland plays Host to the los Angeles lakers. Team spokesman John Lashway said Bowie s addition brought the blazers Active roster up to its 12-Man limit. Bowie appearing for a radio interview after the game thanked Portland fans. Noting the sideshows and turmoil plaguing the Trail blazers this year Bowie told fans he planned to Reward their patience come playoff time and said he expected the team to come together in the second half of the year. Portland is in fifth place in the Pacific division of the Western conference. Trail blazers vice president Bucky Buckwalter said earlier that Bowie would work his Way into the lineup at his own Pace. There Are not prescribed minutes for Sam to play Buckwalter said. His playing time will be determined by the coaching staff As his physical condition and ability  Bowie suffered a fractured right Tibia in the game against Dallas on nov. 7, 1986, and broke the Bone again in the same location prior to an oct. 17, 1987, preseason game against Cleveland at memorial coliseum in Portland. After the 1987 setback Bowie received a Bone graft and had a Metal plate permanently affixed to his right Tibia on March 9,1988. The same procedure was used successfully on his left Tibia which also was fractured  Henning in Falcon Days. How to improve 6-10 chargers they re going to be from Missouri Henning said referring to a dwindling Charger fan base that still Longs for the Days of Dan Fouts and Don Coryell. He is Cor rect in observing he is in a show me Situa Tion. " the fans Are going to read about me they re going to talk about me and they re going to formulate their opinions about me he said. But they re going to want to  Henning s Field of expertise is on the offensive Side of the football. He has coached Don Strock Bob Griese Joe Namath and Joe Theismann among others in a career that began when he was an assistant at Florida state in 1968 and included a Stop at Virginia tech and nil jobs in Houston new York Miami Washington twice and Atlanta. Theismann said the chargers made a Wise Choice in Henning. His favorite Dan Henning Story is one he tells on himself. Seems it was late in the strike torn season of 1982, a season the redskins salvaged by winning the super bowl. Theismann s habit of coaching his team mates during practice was getting out of hand one Day when Henning sidled up to him and said quietly you know Joe we be got a lot of  Henning paused. What we re looking for is  said Theismann on thursday i m thinking of having what he said put on my  Henning won the Charger Job Over candidates that included Lynn former califor Nia and Illinois coach Mike White Chicago assistant Johnny Roland and Wayne Sev Ier the chargers special teams coach. St. Louis sings blues Over death of Kelly St. Louis a Dan Kelly the voice of the St. Louis blues since 1968 and widely regarded As one of the Best hockey announcers in the world died Friday of cancer. He was 52. Kelly had been out of the broadcast Booth since an examination for Back problems led to the discovery of his ill Ness late last year. He had not worked since nov. 19. Kelly died Early Friday at his Home blues publicist Susie Mathieu said. Funeral arrangements were incomplete. Kelly was known for his distinctive Call he shoots. He scores a phrase he actually borrowed from Veteran Fos Ter Hewitt. Kelly was one of three men honoured in december with the 1989 Lester Patrick award Given annually by the nil and new York rangers for outstanding service to hockey in the United states. Kelly will be inducted into the broadcasting Wing of the hockey Hall of Fame in september. A profile in sports illustrated a few years ago said Kelly dominated his sport like no other announcer. There s the Stout irishman and then there s the rest of the hockey announcing universe said the article written by sports illustrated Media critic William Taaffe. Kelly is the purest most knowledgeable most accurate voice  Abc s Bob Costas speaking at a trib Ute dinner for Kelly last month de scribed the blues announcer As a Colos sus of the sport. He s among the few of us who have been Lucky enough to have a certain Abil Ity that puts us in this wonderful Field where we re Able to touch More people than we realize and Able to put smiles on the faces of people we have never met Costas said. Blues Captain Bernie Federko was among Kelly s Best friends. Federko said Friday that Kelly was the Best no  it s hard to talk about him in the past tense now Federko said. He was a big part of the St. Louis blues and we re really going to miss him. He made the game so exciting All of the time and he had a great voice. When he was announcing you Felt that you were right  Kelly loved not Only broadcasting hockey but also being a part of the sport. He was such a great person and was so involved in hockey and so close to All of the players said new York islanders coach Al Arbour who was a charter member of the blues in 1967. Blues president Jack Quinn said Kelly had such great anticipation you knew when a goal was going to  Kelly is survived by his wife fran and six children. His son John has been working As a Broad Caster for Madison Square Garden network doing play by play for the rangers. Kelly who was with the blues for it one of their employee of the team to die of can Kelly cer recently. Kelly delivered the Eulogy at the funeral of for Mer blues Star and coach Barclay Plager who died feb. 6, 1988, of a brain tumor. We be lost a lot around Here the last few years said Plager s brother Bob a former blues player who is the club s director of player development. Maybe somebody has a franchise up there and they re looking for the Best. I travel a lot and Don t make All the blues games but with Dan Kelly i knew who was playing bad and who was play ing  Kelly began his career in 1 955, hosting a country music show and using the handle dangerous Dan for radio station Jet in Smith s Falls Ontario a Small Canadian town about 50 Miles from his Home in Ottawa. His hockey broadcasting career began when he talked Jet management into sponsoring the local Amateur hockey team. He moved up to announcing Mon Treal canadians games. At his Peak Kelly was in constant de Mand travelling More than 100,000 Miles a year. He worked nil games for lbs from 1969-72, the Usa network from 1981 1985 and esp from 1985-87. He announced 1988 Winter olympics hockey games for Canadian television. He announced the nil playoffs in 1987 and 1988 and the Canada cup series in 1987 for the global to network. An sports television College basketball Kansas at mis Souri 9 . Saturday Georgetown at Pitt 2 . Sunday. 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