European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday february 18, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wire a ured Burson finished at Ohio state from press dispatches Columbus Ohio a broken Bone in his neck has ended the College basketball career of senior Jay Burson Ohio state s 6-foot, 156-Pound guard. Or. Robert j. Murphy the team doctor said thurs Day that Burson sustained a fracture of the front sur face of the fifth cervical Vertebra and his neck would be immobilized in a Halo traction Brace for the next three months. Murphy said the injury most Likely occurred Midway through the first half of monday night s loss to Iowa when Burson fell under a backboard. Burson played most of the second half and finished with 25 Points. If everything goes As expected he should be Well i three months Murphy said. There s no reason Why he can t play basketball at that time if he so  Burson who is being treated at the Ohio state University Hospital sustained no spinal Cord damage the doctor said. Murphy said he had twice diagnosed similar injuries in his 37 years with Ohio state and All resulted in  Burson the High scorer for the 16-ranked buckeyes is the state s leading All time High school scorer. He is fifth in career Points 1,756 and games played 122 a Ohio state. He was averaging 22.1 Points and four assists per game this season and had twice hit shots inthe final seconds to win games. Myers up by 2 in Hawaii Honolulu Terry to Myers shot a tournament record 6-under-Par 66 thursday and held a two stroke Lead after the first round of the $300,000 hawaiian ladies open. Myers shot a bogey free round to beat the previous record of 67 set by Cindy Rarick and tied by muffin Spencer Devlin in 1987. Deb Richard and Patty Sheehan shot 68s to share second place. Foreman wins again Orlando Fla. Former world heavyweight Champion George Foreman continued his comeback quest to fight Champ Mike Tyson stopping Manuel Clay de Almeida in the third round thursday night. Foreman 40, wore Down de Almeida with to deaf punches until referee Max Parker halted the scheduled i 10-round bout 2 14 into the third round. Three share first round Lead san Diego Frank Conner Mark Lye and David Peoples All shot 7-under Par 65s thursday to share the first round Lead of the $700,000 san Diego open at Torrey Pines. Tied one stroke behind the leaders at 66 were Botway Dave Barr and Dennis Trixler. Two strokes off the Pace at 67 were Brad Faxon Rick Fehr David Frost Jemie Gonzalez Gil Morgan and Scott Verplank. Mcenroe makes quarterfinals Milan Italy John Mcenroe celebrated his 30th birthday thursday with a 6-2, 6-3 Victory Over Michiel i schapers of the Netherlands and reached the quarterfinals in the $492,500 Stella Artois indoor Tennis championships. Mcenroe received applause from the sellout crowd of 8,000 at the Pala Trissari Arena and a cake with 30 candles from the organizers. I feel Good not old Mcenroe said after the brie Celebration. I am Happy with what i have  Mcenroe the tournament s no. 3 seed took one hour 25 minutes to dispose of schapers in the second sex yank Gomez Dies Larkspur Calif. A baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher lefty Gomez who starred with the great new York Yankee teams of the 1930s, die Friday. He was 80. Gomez died at Marin general Hospital. The cause of death was not immediately available. Gomez who was born Vernon Louis Gomez in Rodeo Calif., started his career with the Yan Kees in 1930, going 2-5. The following year he went 21-9, the first of four seasons in which he won More than 20 games. His Overall record including an 0-1 record with Washington in 1943, his final year in the major leagues was 189-102. He had a 6-0 recording seven starts in five world series. Gomez had his Best year in 1934, when he went 26-5 with a 2.33 Era. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1972. Round match. Mcenroe the ninth ranked player in the world who held the no. 1 spot from 1981 to 1984, was to face soviet Andrei Cherkasov in Friday s quarterfinals. Uecker recovering los Angeles Bob Uecker was in Good Condi Tion thursday a Day after suffering a very mild heart attack his agent said. Uecker 54, is at a Burbank Hospital the agent  assure privacy the name of the Hospital was t disclosed. The actor was resting comfortably and Doc tors said he would be released next week. Sheridan rejects . Offer Raleigh . North Carolina state coach Dick Sheridan said thursday he will not take the South Carolina head football coaching Job left vacantly the death of Joe Morrison. Sheridan who had been courted by South Carolin for More than a week met with his team thursday afternoon to Tell them he was staying. Earlier in the Day Sheridan a graduate of sout Carolina met with . State athletic director Jim Valvano. Dooley reprimands Durham Athens a. Georgia basketball coach hug Durham was issued a Strong Public reprimand thursday by athletic director Vince Dooley who or dered Durham to apologize for his outburst that Drew three technical fouls and expulsion in a game against Vanderbilt. Dooley also placed Durham on probation saying further incidents would draw an indefinite suspension. Durham who had been reprimanded previously this season for criticizing officiating charged onto the court wednesday night after Litterill Green was called for charging Vanderbilt s Frank kornet in the final minute with the bulldogs trailing 73-67. Durham was assessed three technical and  Goheen hit All six foul shots awarded the commo Dores who won the Southeastern conference game 85-72. Keady keen on Arizona state Tempe Ariz. Purdue basketball coach Gen Keady denies he is seeking the Arizona state Job but has t ruled out the possibility of leaving the boiler makers after this season. Durocher Hurt in car crash Palm Springs Calif. Former baseball manage Leo Durocher was in serious condition Friday recovering from head injuries suffered in a traffic Accident. Durocher 83, the fiery manager who led three Newyork teams to the world series suffered head lacerations wednesday when his car struck another vehicle that suddenly turned in front of him detective Terry Robinson said. Alpiger wins downhill in Aspen Aspen Colo. Switzerland s Karl Alpiger posted his fifth career downhill Triumph Friday dashing to a narrow Victory Over Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg inthe first men s world cup race following the world championships. Alpiger beat Girardelli by one tenth of a  Swiss Daniel Mahrer was third. Alpiger was timed in 1 minute 44.02 seconds. Girardelli clocked in 1 44.12, clinched the season downhill title. With one downhill remaining Girardelli has a 34-Point Lead Over runner up Helmut Hoef Lehner of Austria. Mahrer was timed in 1 44.40. Franck Piccard of France placed fourth in 1 44.51 and Hoe Flehner was fifth in 1 44.56. Two favourites Swiss teammates Peter Mueller an Pirmin Zurbriggen finished Well off the Pace. Finley captures Florida 200 Daytona Beach Fla. Gary Finley took the Lead with 13 laps remaining and held off Mickey York Over the final mile in winning the Florida 200 Stock Carrack Friday at Daytona International Speedway. Finley from Huntsville ala., drove his Pontiac to Victory in his debut at the 2.5-mile track. He earned $10,475 from a purse of $95,910 in the season opener of Lascar s Charlotte Daytona dash division for production sedans. Finns sweep nordic race Lahti Finland Marja Liisa Kirves Niemi pulled away from the Field Early and won the world nordic ski championships opening event Friday leading Inland to a sweep of the medals in the women s 10 Kilometre Cross country race. Kirves Niemi led All the Way and beat runner up Pirkko Maatta by a whopping 53.2 seconds with a time of 29 minutes 19.0 seconds in Ideal conditions. Marjo Matikainen completed one of the finest Day for the finnish women s ski team taking the Bronze medal another seven tenths of a second Back. Kriek topples Agassi Memphis Tenn. Johan Kriek used an Assort ment of passing shots and a Strong serve to beat top seeded Andre Agassi 6-7 7-97-5, 6-3 thursday night and move into the quarterfinals of the $415,000 Volvo Tennis indoor championship. Kriek will meet Richey Reneberg who beat Lei Shiras 6-1, 6-3, in a quarterfinal round. 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