European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday March 1988 Erickson takes Miami i Pullman. Wash. A Washington stale fool Ball coach Dennis Erickson. Saying he can t pass lip a Chance 10 win a National championship was hired sunday As Jimmy Johnson s replacement at the University of Miami. Erickson to led Washington slate to a 9-3 record. Last season said Miami athletic director Sam Janko Yich offered him the Job sunday Miami of the lop programs in the country and hat s the main reason i accepted to have a Chance in compete Tor the National he Laid. Miami wan the National title in 19s7 under John son who Las week became head coach of the Dallas cowboys. T Jankovich said Erickson "41, is " he Best football coach possible intake Lite Premier football program of the sos ? 90s. We tallied to or interviewed a number of people throughout the country regarding the Job before deciding on Dannyl Jan Kokh. A former athletic director at Washington stale was an assistant coach at Montana state for two years when Erickson was the school s quarterback in the 1960s. Jankovich also was on the Cougar coaching a Dultin 1970 when Erickson was a graduate assistant. Miami assistant Gary Stevens said last week that he would become quarterback coach of the Miami dolphins if he weren t named As Johnson s replacement. He declined to comment sunday. Erickson. Whose passing oriented offences arc Simi Lar o Miami a held a team meeting sunday to inform his Cougar players of his decision before it was announced. He said his Miami contract would be for four or five years but All the details had not been worked Oul. V. ". Erickson said at least Sis of his Washington state assistants will join him defensive coordinator Sonny Lubick offensive line coach Gregg Smith wide receivers coach Bob Bratkowski special teams coach Dave Arnold defensive line coach Bob Karmilowicz and tight ends coach Alex Wood. Erickson who spent the past two seasons at Washington slate has a seven year College coaching record of 50-31-1. Before going to Pullman he coached at Wyoming and Idaho. Asked about speculation hat Miami quarterback Steve Walsh May decide to skip his senior season and turn professional Erickson said Steve s the Only one who can make that decision. I Haven l had a Chance to visit with him but hopefully i la get a Chance to Lalk 6 him Washington slate quarterback Timm Rosenbach the nation s lop ranked passer last season announced Friday that he will forgo his final season of College eligibility to enter the nil draft. Erickson said he is leaving Washington stale in very Good shape.". There Are a lot of Good players Here and there s a. Very solid base for a Good program to continue Here he said. M know athletic director Jim Livengood will go out and hire the Busl coach he can to Conti nut i Livengood said he Hopes to hire a new coach within 10 Days to two weeks. Spring football practice at Washington state begins March 11. Sled Graf hits backhand in route 0 winning or hard tournament title of 1989. Graf tops Henricksson in . Hard court finals in Antonio Cap Steffi Oraf toasted to her third title of 1989 Suntay with a 6-1, 6-4 Victory Over Ann Henricksson in the finals of the . Women a hard court Tennis championships. Graf,.from West Germany and the world s no. I in cd Plaser Over came blustery conditions to win the 140,000 lop prize at the Mcfarl Tennis Center. Henri Cusson took Home , As in her victories earlier this year at the australian open and he Vir Ginia slims of Washington Graf de fended her title Here without losing it set. She escaped two set Points sat urday in a semifinals Victor Over Hana Mandrikova bul was never ,Henricksson, an right Icar pro who was playing Graf for the first time Graf jumped to a 5-0 Lead in the first set of the nationally televised finale Henricksson 29, said she eventually adjusted to grass hard hit ground strokes which enabled her to hold serve bul at 2-2 in the second set Henricksson was broken in a key game thai went to Deuce is limes. Henricksson held serve the rest of the match but was unable to break Graf to even up the set. Ten year Veteran Pam Shiv or and Kari no Adams won the doubles title defeating fatty Fundick and Canada s Jill hath Ringlon 3-6,6-1,6-4. Hoosiers tar heels lose bids to wrap up conference crowns by the associated Tress for Indiana and North Carolina a conference title is an elusive thing. Both the third ranked hoosiers and the fifth ranked tar heels were at Home Sun Day with chances for championships and lost them. North Carolina dropped an 88-86 Der vision to no. 9-Duke thai gave North Carolina slate the regular season Itle in the Atlantic coast conference and left the tar heels and Blue devils in a lie for second going into the acc tournament starting next Friday. Indiana meanwhile lost a Chance to Clinch the big ten title when Nick an Derson hit a desperation 3-Pointcr at the Buzzer to give eighth ranked Illinois a 70-67 Victory / the Hob sirs who by two games can still win the title by beating either Wisconsin at Home thursday or Iowa on the Road next weekend. They can also Clinch if i Celllini Ose one of thai two. The. Duke North Carolina and Illi Nois Indiana games were two of three games sunday involving six of the nation s lop 10 teams. In the other sixth ranked Syracuse beat visiting no. 2 Georgetown 82-76 in overtime. Also sunday,-12lh-Rankcd scion Hall routed Brooklyn College ss-5s, no.,.15. West Virginia downed St. Joseph s 79-59 and no. 18 Nevada Las vegas edged new Mexico state ,1 i-73. East Tennessee stale won the Southern conference tournament ind gained a berth in the Mcaa to Oitana Mem with a 95-73 Victory Over Marshall. The North Carolina Duke game was As much a boost for Duke As it was a Downer Abr the tar heels. We Haven t been in a lot of close games that we be won this year said Quin Snyder who hit two straight 3 posters 10 spark the Blue devils on a run that brought them Back from a.70-60 second half deficit we need that going into the � the game left he two teams at 9-i in the final regular season acc standings a game behind 1 q-4 North Carolina state North Carolina is 24-7.overai Duke is 22-6. Illinois. 2s-4 and 12-4 in the league rallied from a 47-34 deficit in the second half to beat Indiana the hoosiers 24-6 and 14-2, managed College basketball to hold the Lead until Stephen Lardo Hil a 3-Poinlcr for Illinois for a 67-65 Edge with 1 38 left. Jay Edwards Fullaway jumper with three seconds left seemed to have sent the game1 into overtime but then came the heroics by Anderson who led i Celllini with 23 Points no. 6 Syracuse 82, in. 2 g to n 76, of Derrick Coltman and Sherman Doug ins led Syracuse in overtime after the orangemen overcame a 14-Poinl deficit in the second half before a record crowd of 32,683 at the Carrier dome Syracuse 25-6 Overall and 10-6 in the big East broke a six game losing Mercak against the hoyas Georgetown which captured the big East regular season championship with a 13-3 Mark slipped to 2w Overall. Coleman led Syracuse with 21 Points including five in overtime while fresh Man Billy Owens Odded 19 and Douglas 6. Mark Tillmon had18 for George own which played without injured starters Charles Smith and John Turner. No. U scion Hall 88, Brooklyn Call 55 John Morton scored 15 Points As scion Hall completed its regular season with an easy Victory Over Brooklyn College. Afters ton Hall hit its first. 10 shots and raced to a 34-10 Lead the outcome was never in doubt Morton left the pm Early in the second half with a hand i injury. Andrew1 gaze and Ramori Ramos each added ii for the pirates 2s-5, Brooklyn College 4-23, has Tost eight in a Row. So. 15 w. Virginia 79, St. I pm s 59 Herbie Brooks scored 18 Points As we Lvirginia advanced to lie semifinals of the Atlantic id tournament. West Virginia used a 20-2 spurt to break open a close game in the second half. The mountaineers 25-3, play i can stale in the semis on monday. Chris Brooks and Steve bar Ger each added 13 for West Virginia which had its 23-Gamc winning Streak snapped by Temple last week. Marlon milk scared 13 Points for St. Joseph 8-21, no. 18 univ 75, a Mexico is. 73 Moses Scurry scored 15 of his 17 see College on Page 26
