European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 14,1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 sooner fake Anoff Ier turn on top by Jimo Connell a basketball writer Oklahoma regained the no 1 ranking in the associated press College basketball poll monday the fourth consecutive week a new team has taken Over the top  sooner who held the no. 1 ranking for one week before dropping to fifth in last week s poll pulled an impressive double to reclaim it beating no. 3 mis Souri and top ranked Arizona in four Days. Oklahoma 21-3, received 58 first place votes and1,273 Points from the nationwide panel of sportswriters and broadcasters to easily outdistanced Arizona 18-3, which dropped one spot with two first place votes and 1,162 Points. Duke had held the no. 1 ranking for nine week before falling and setting off the month of weekly top ranked teams. Illinois followed but lost at Minnesota. Oklahoma was next but lost at Oklahoma state. Arizona followed a poll and was knocked from the top spot by Oklahoma s 82-80 Victory on sunday. It was another week of parity in College basketball as12 members of the top 20 lost a total of 14 games five suffered by the top four teams. Five different team were named no. 1 on the 64 ballots cast. Last week six teams were tabbed no. 1. Missouri 21-4, remained third despite the loss to Oklahoma receiving two first place votes and 1,096 Points. Georgetown 18-3, dropped from second to fourth after losing to Pittsburgh 79-74. The hoyas had 1,001 Points 13 More than Illinois 20-3. The fighting Zillini who were seventh last week had988 Points to Edge Syracuse 21-4, which received 974 Points. The orangemen fighting Zillini and Oklahoma were the Only members of last week s top 10 not to lose last week. Florida state earned its highest ranking of the sea son As the seminoles 19-2, were seventh with one first place vote and 813 Points. Florida state had reached eighth two weeks ago. North Carolina Indiana and Louisville rounded out the top 10. The tar heels 19-5, received 791 Points in drop Ping one spot while Indiana 20-5, Rose from 13th to ninth with 752 Points. Louisville which lost two of three games last wee to fall to 17-5, dropped from fourth to 10th with 731 Points. Duke 17-4, led the second 10 with 641 Points that included the final first place vote. The Blue devils were followed by Seton Hall Michigan West Virginia Iowa Ohio state Stanford Nevada Las vegas North Carolina state and Louisiana state. Louisiana state 17-6, is the Only new member of the poll As the tigers replaced no. 20 Georgia tech which lost to Virginia last week 78-71. Cons Szency wins top fuel for Ormsby Pomona Calif. Lat showing consistency unmatched in top fuel racing Gary Ormsby swept through an upset strewn Field to win the 29th chief Auto parts internationals top fuel championship with a series of eight straight runs in the 5.0 bracket at the Pomona Fairgrounds trip before 50,000 fans. Ormsby 47, collected the $35,000winner s share of the nearly $900,000 purse by putting away Frank Bradley inthe final round sunday in near darkness with a run of 5.06  Larson 51, upset four time National hot Rod association Champion Kenny Bernstein in the funny car final but in the pro Stock division nine Tim Champion Bob Glidden 43, won his re Cord 68th National event with a narrow Victory Over Frank laconic. Ormsby Winner the International sin 1984, had qualifying runs of 5.08 a week ago thursday 5.07 last Friday and5.04 and 5.06 saturday. In sunday s Side by Side eliminations he ran 5.07 to beat Shirley Muldowney in a close race As the former world Champion posted a5.13 5.07 to sideline Jack Ostrander and 5.05 in another close race to defeat Dennis Forcelle who ran 5.18. The Victory in this first of 18 Winston world championship races ended a los ing Streak for Ormsby dating to the 1987summernationals. Last year he never reached a final round in 16  s changed but the car Ormsby said. We got a new 300-Inchchassis from Al Swindahl and bolted in the High gear setup we used last year and no one s beat the car Down the strip yet. We had All the same Power last Yea but our car was built for a transmission and we could t apply the Power to the ground. This year s car is built for the High  Safe women s basketball rockette Nab pair to go 3-0 by Dave Diehl staff writer Raf Ben Waters England the Rhein main rockette pulled off crucial double monday in the Safe women s basketball  what Many Here say was merely a preview of the final game wednesday the Continental sports conference s no. 1 seed edged in Ciurlik 61-60 i monday s opener then came Back to dump Csc rival Span Dahlem 78-68and take control of the round Robin tournament at 3-0.the Rhein main team is the Only one of the six which made it through the second Day of round Robin play undefeated. Span Dahlem goes into the third Day with a 2-2 record Alconbury is 2-1, in Ciurlik 1-1, Chicksands is 1-2and hell Nikon 0-3 with a game Matching in Ciurlik and hellenic nonscheduled for later monday night. Rhein main 61, in Ciurlik 60after shooting 0 for 5 in the first half Eugenia Tucker hit for 12 second half Points to help the rockette past the Mac s no. 1  got intimidated and i changed my shot said Tucker the rockette 5-10 a co Captain. She said she could t find the bask Etin the first half because she was t Able to get underneath the big in Ciurlik frontline of forwards Evelyn Hill and Annie cousins and Center Veruschka  trailing 30-29 at halftime the lady braves built a 37-32 Lead 3 37into the second half before falling be Hind again 42-41 three minutes , which fell to 1-1, managed a tie at 60 with 1 36 left in the game but rockette Forward Angela Mccarter sealed Rhein main s Victory when she went to the line after being fouled under the Basket by  coach Leslie Marion said he d like to count More on Lee Ann Mccullough Clark a Center he picked up for the tournament from Iraklion. Marion said he had the 6-2 Clark Post up High where she in t used to playing to keep cousins and Holley under the boards. If i can get her to come on Marion mused about Clark who went scoreless against the rockette. Marion thinks his lady braves will meet the 2-0rockettes again in wednesday final game. We won t Loseto them twice he said. It won happen  Marion is also going to have to find a Way to Stop guard Angela Mccullough who led the rockette with 17 Points. In Ciurlik s big scorers were Holley with 21 and cousins with 18. Rhein main 78, Span Dahlem 68 the lady sabers began As though they had a line on the upset by forging a 22-16 Lead after the first 10 minutes. By halftime however the Rhine main offence led with 8 Points from Tucker was ahead at 37-33. Rhein main never lost its  spent most of the game in the paint against the lady sabers using her turnaround jumper to pick up most of her 22 Points. Teammate  hit for 17. Span Dahlem was led by Center Cynthia Cummings who had a game High 30 Points. Guard Carmen Yates had16. Span Dahlem 57, hell Nikon 51 Yates struck for 15 Points in the first half to help the lady sabers hand hell Nikon lady olympians their third defeat in As Many  lady olympians the Mac s no. 2 team put Forth a valiant Effort in the second half outscoring Spang Dahlem 28-20.Yates finished the game with 21 Points. Cummings had 14.leading the scoring for the hell Nikon women were guard april Harding with18 and Center Sonya Fehlinger with 16. Alconbury 83, Chicksands 60the Alconbury lady spartans were looking to avenge their at Home 58-56, Down to the Buzzer . Championship game loss to the fighting Chicks. They did what they set out to  the game Alconbury guard Rainey Alston predicted their Safe championship meeting was going to be like the . Championship Jameall Over  she was Only half right. The fighting Chicks took an Earl Lead going up 9-0 on the lady spar tans in the game s first two  Belinda Chapman hit for 14 of the fighting Chicks first half Points including two 3-pointers. Chicksands went into the half ahead at 47-44.there ended Alston s prediction. We had a Good first half and we went sluggish said fighting Chicks coach Willie Stephens. Our shooting went  More like frigid. The fighting Chicks reversed their earlier score on demand offence that went 22-39 in the first half. They hit 5-42 from the Field and 3-11 from the foul line in the Sec Ond half. The lady spartans by con Trast hit 17-44 in the last 20  had a game High 32 Points. The 1-2 fighting Chicks have one of the toughest cards of the championship tuesday. They play the top ranked in Ciurlik and Rhein main teams. They will almost certainly have to pull out two wins to keep their championship Hopes alive. Hess avoids pileup to claim first arca Victory Daytona Beach Fia. A Benness worked his Way through a Multi car Melee 13 laps from the finish sunday handheld on to win the $ 128,590 arca 200, in which Tom Usry was critically injured a Daytona International Speedway. The 24-year-old Hess the 1986 arc Rookie of the year sustained Only minor damage to his Oldsmobile when several of the front runners crashed and spun on the 67th Lap. He assumed the Lead following the eighth of nine caution periods went Low to Block Ronald Cooper with one la remaining and held on to win his first arca race by 1 /2 car lengths. The race the first of the season for arca Drivers was punctuated by sever Al crashes. Also taken to Halifax medical Center were Bob Dotter or. And Cliffo Dallison principals in two of the most serious crashes. Usry from Broadway n.c., lost control or his Oldsmobile coming through the Trio Val on the 2.5-mile track with five laps remaining. He skidded onto the in Field grass where the car became air borne and flipped spewing Sheet Metal and other debris before it came to rest units Side near the first turn. Although listed As critical Usry was reported conscious and Alert. A track spokesman said Usry was to undergo surgery for multiple fractures of his Leftary. He also sustained a possible broken left leg and facial lacerations. The Field was red flagged for eight minutes setting up the Battle Between Hess and Cooper Over the final five Miles. Dotter driving in Relief of his father Bob scraped the Wall in the fourth turn on the 52nd Lap and swerved toward the pits with his Chevrolet engulfed in flames. He reportedly sustained facial Burns and was listed in stable condition although the spokesman said an asthma condition was causing some respiratory problems. Dotter in an attempt to escape the fire unfastened his harness and tried to exit the car while it was still moving. He managed to squeeze most of his body out the Driver s window but had to Duck Back inside amid the flames just before the car smacked into an infield retaining Wall. After it hit the Wall Dotter jumped out of the still moving car and fell to the track. Allison the son of three time daytona500 Winner Bobby Allison himself Side lined by a serious crash last summer was kept overnight at the Hospital for Obser vation after a rays of his left Arm an left leg were negative