European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday february 11,1989 Burridge s 3 goals key Bruins win by the associated press Boston Randy Burridge scored three goals and set up an other thursday night As the bos nil Roundup ton Bruins gave Terry o Reilly his100th nil coaching Victory with a 4-1 decision Over the slumping los Angeles Kings. Burridge got his first career hattrick and goalie Reggie Lemelin slaving in his 400th nil game and 18 saves including a spectacular dive to Stop Wayne Gretzky on a third period breakaway. The Bruins out shot los angeles32-19 in extending their Home re Cord against the Kings to 11-0-1since Jan. 24,1981. In their last 10 games Overall the Kings Are 1-7-2. In other games thursday oilers 3, flyers 1 Philadelphia Craig Simp son scored two goals and Grant Fuhr turned aside 37 shots As Edmonton Defeated Philadelphia giving the oilers their first Victory at the spec Trum in More than six years. Penguins 5, Nordques 2 Pittsburgh Mario Lemieux scored his 56th goal and added three assists to raise his nil leading Point total to 145 and help Pittsburgh beat Quebec. Rangers 4, jets 3 new York Carey Wilson goal at 11 10 of the third period broke a tie and new York beat Winnipeg to spoil the coaching debut of Rick Bowness. Devils 6, red wings 3 Detroit John Maclea scored two goals and added three assists As new Jersey beat Detroit and extended their unbeaten Streak on the Road to six  3-0-3 stretch on the Road equals a franchise Best set at the end of last season. Whalers 5, sabres 2 Hartford Conn. Ray Ferraro scored his 22nd and 23rdgoals and Rookie Dallas Gaume added his first nil goal lifting Hartford past Buffalo. North stars 3, canucks 2 Bloomington Minn. Dave Gagner scored his second goal of the game with 4 19 to play lifting Minnesota Over Vancouver. Flames 5, blues 3 St. Louis Doug Gilmour tipped in Rob Ramage s slap shot from the Point for his second goal of the game with 5 15 remaining As Calgary beat St. Louis extending the flames unbeaten Streak to nine games. La Bomba or a bomb from press dispatches Vail Colo. The Rowdy fans of Al Berto Tomba were quieted thursday. There was no Celebration into the Chilly night air for the double olympic Gold medallist of a year ago. The Man who gave Italy reason to re Joice has left his countrymen shaking their Heads. La Bomba bombed in the giant slalom at the world Alpine ski championship thursday at Vail Mountain finishing seventh after brushing the Snow with his left hip and Elbow on the first run the miraculously righting himself. Little known Rudolf Nierlich won the Gold medal that Many thought Tomba would receive when the austrian built a nearly insurmountable one second Lead after the first run. Nierlich then swept to another Superb time in his second run and won in2 37.66, Well ahead of countryman Roommate and Good Friend Helmut Mayer who won the Silver in 2 39.28. Pirmin Zurbriggen of Switzerland one of several skiing legends to twist and turn Down the Mountain thursday won the Bronze in 2 39.38. Tomba tried to explain How so Man people beat him Down the Mountain in one of the two races he dominated last year. The slalom which will be run her sunday is the other. Last year he won 11 times including the slalom and giant slalom at the Cal Gary olympics. This year he has won Only once the slalom at Madonna i Campiglio Italy in december. Searching for answers the european press has landed on Many topics including Tomba s Well known Affinity for Par tying. He was reported to have gained 18pounds last summer and although he looks a bit chunkier than he did a year ago he apparently has lost much of the weight. Tomba and his coaches maintain he is As intense As Ever. But then he say things like i think i m still going to have a lot of fun and everyone begins to wonder All Over again. In the super giant slalom wednesday Tomba finished sixth and said see you tomorrow a Brash reference that one of the races he owns was coming up thurs Day. Then he dropped a place and finished seventh in that race. Back to you Alberto. Too bad i was unlucky in the first run he said. I was going really Welland fast and i am not quite sure How that mistake his near fall happened. Maybe am running out of Luck. I had too much of it last year. Anyway my second run shows me that i am in great shape and i am looking Forward to the  Tomba made a mistake thursday. In his first run he almost completely lost his balance near the top of the course. At Alberto Tomba skis Over a Gate on the Way to finishing seventh in the giant slalom. First glance it looked like he fell. He certainly skidded on his Side for a split Sec Ond. He somehow pulled himself up before missing a Gate on the course while travel ing at 30 Mph and was Able to continue with nothing More than a bruised left Elbow. That mistake moved him Back to 15th after the first run 2.75 seconds behind Nierlich and More than 1 a seconds be Hind third place Zurbriggen. Tomba had no Chance to win a medal but he still managed to put together the second Best time on the second run Only Mayer was better. Tomba proved with his second run How Good he is Mayer said. He had a bad first run with a great great mistake but he still came  the italian press in t so laudatory. A year after they put him on a Pedes Tal italian sportswriters Are lamenting Tomba s fall from Grace. Newspaper and sports Section head lines Friday included Tomba makes us angry and Tomba Gigantic Delu Sion. The Turin based newspaper la Stampa began its Story on the giant slalom the hero has  Tomba it wrote committed errors other than the technical ones that felled him thursday. The scarce desire to train in the sum Mer. After the orgy of partying that followed last season s triumphs was an error we Hope Alberto Tomba will no repeat it said. Corriere Dello sport one of Italy leading sports dailies said Tomba seems to have been distracted by last year s astonishing Success. The commercialization of his image has made Tomba a prisoner of Busi Ness the newspaper said. Since last season Tomba has signed contracts with sponsors Worth an Esti mated $1 million. La Gazzetta Dello sport attribute thursday s disappointment to bad Luck bad Snow conditions and the bad Atti tude of the skier. Tomba did not approach the world championships convinced he could conquer the world the newspaper said. Prairie View am Grinders flunk head coach Prairie View Texas a members of the Prairie View am football team saying head coach Haney Catchings has not let them tackle their books hard enough Are going on strike. The team has voted to Boycott All football relate activities including the approaching Spring drills until Catchings is fired or resigns. Players told the Houston chronicle that All 55 Tea members agreed sunday night to Stop playing. Thursday night 38 of the 55 met with the newspaper to explain their position. The players at the meet ing said the others would have attended had they no been in classes. I d rather play football than play politician her Man Moore said. I fear for my next year of eligibility because of All of this but i feel i have to take a stand whatever it  Moore said the problem started when Catchings was appointed head coach two years ago. His top complaint is that Catchings has not paid attention to academics. The players thursday night said the coach is holding their education hostage to get More football playing time out of them. Kevin Pierce a senior said that instead of giving the players their scholarship Money at the beginning of a semester Catchings paid each month holding the Money Over the players Heads to try to Spur increased performance. Catchings also controls which players get books Pierce said. And last year some of the Guys did t get their books until midterm Pierce said. This year after the last football game when we had two weeks until finals he said All right y All now you can go work on your academics " the players said 43 of the 55 have Grade Point aver Ages under 2.0. They claim the bad Scholastic performance is because they were not Given books at the beginning of the semester and because Catchings disregarded a study Hall for football players set up several years before. Players said they talked to Catchings and athletic director Brutus Jackson about the problems but Nei ther has offered any Relief. There was no answer at the school s athletic depart ment Friday morning and neither Catchings nor Jack son could be reached. Jackson told the chronicle he planned to talk to players Friday