European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday aprils 19b9 the stars and stripes Page 35 Usa eur basketball army s final fours tip off tonight byte Bolvin stiff writer Darmstadt West Germany the final fours Are hitting Europe tonight. You probably thought All that wound up when Michigan beat Seton Hall in the Mcaa s Battle in Seattle monday that final four is Over but the Usa eur final fours Are Jabsi beginning with men s and women s semifinals tipping off at tour Sites at 7 30  tonight v corps Wiesbaden the Usa eur men s champs in 19s7, Host Nurnberg at the air base fit Ness Center. Numb org took the Vii corps title away from defending Usa eur Champion Stuttgart in the Jay Hawks tournament last weekend. The other men s game has 21st Talcom titlist Karlsruhe joins to the walled City to play usar eur. Positional tournament Winner Berlin at Cole sports Center / / the women s matchup have positional Champ Heidelberg going to the Benjamin Franklin Village sports Arena to Lake on Mannheim and defending Usa eur Champion Wurzburg of Vii corps Visil ing v corps titlist Frankfurt at Esch bom the Besl or three series move this weekend to Nurnberg s Casey fitness Center on William o. Darby Cavern and Karlsruhe s Smiley Barracks. Gym for the men. The women travel 10 Heidelberg s Palton fitness Center and Wurzburg s Leighton bar Racks fitness Center. The second fames arc slated for 7 30 . Ripoffs saturday night and 2 . Starts for the if no Cussary games sunday Wiesbaden is. Nomberg a Veteran and deep Wiesbaden Crew will be taking on a numb org squad that cruised through the vol corps tournament without a loss Wiesbaden got revenge for being knocked out in the second round of v corps playoffs last year by Baum older Knock ing off the bears in two straight games in impressive fashion to Lake the title. Wiesbaden coach Luther Jefferson the former All army arid cism player known for his disciplined style of coaching dating Back 16 his Heidelberg Days of 84-85, has stressed the importance of sustained performance throughout the playoffs to his eagles. He s been there before and so have four of his play ers. We gotta want it really want it to win usar eur Jefferson said. Not just one night have it and the next night no. 1 left them if you re just Messing around and it comes Down to the last min Ute or second and somebody just threw it up there if it Falls in what could have been a Usa eur championship goes right Down the Drain the eagles have responded to Jefferson s disciplined style patiently plying the Power game inside and concentrating at the free throw line. They clicked on 18 of 21 Charity tosses against Hanau in a v corps semifinal and 35 of 45 against Baum older sunday. _ " Carl Turner one of three players from the 1987 Usa eur champions on the team with Troy rus sell and James Young said not to worry if one of the eagles does t respond to Jefferson s Strong willed tactics. If you Don t listen to what he says hell sit you on the Bench Quick. Lust year was a letdown. We did t have a Bench we did t have a big Mon Turner explained. This year they have both Jefferson got everybody into the Book in his wins Over Baum Holder. In the Low Post Lamar Odin and Vincent Jackson who played for setae now 5th Talcom in the Usa eur final last year can Wear Down a team like they did when they shouldered aside Baumholzer s dynamic deltoid duo of Clyde Harp and Jimmy Davis in the v corps final. Jefferson can also pull guards galore off the Bench including three Point Whiz Hosca a Coulta who has been on a scoring ear and the savvy Turner they la alternate with James Young another 87 vet and Maurice Tillman another three Point threat. Russell says the eagles have one thing on whet mind and it begins with a  we want to win it. 1 know How much we want in win it. From winning it already we know How it feels and we definitely want to go Back and win u r  " -. -,.- trying to keep Russell and the eagles from win Ning in the semifinals will be coach Mike Wood s knights led by 3, 230-Pound Forward Daniel Mon Roe who tallied 25 Points in Nurnberg s 105-92 win Over Schweinfurt for the Vii corps title sunday. We re going to have to keep Russell from penetrating to the hoop and keep Oder and Jackson off the boards Monroe said we want to take it Down Low on offence and get the inside game going with me and Goliath  pc Grinj goes 6, 215. Monroe says he s not Wor ried about the depth problems Wiesbaden s Bench poses. It s Loo late in the season for that. This is the big game and i m used to going the whole game any Way the Springfield mass., native said Karlsruhe is. Berlin in the other men s semifinal Karlsruhe coach Ter Rell Bibbs enters the fray without Power Forward Robert Estes a past Alf army performer in the opener. Paul Goldsmith a 3, 210 Reserve Forward will try to full Estes big shoes. It s a command thing and i really can t comment n it Bibbs said. That was about he Only thing he could t com ment on. Even without Estes i still plan to win the game we can go with More depth than Berlin can even dream about. I can go to the cud of the Bench including if had logo Inlo the game. We can score. Iso Points on any team in the league. Bibbs boasted. Karlsruhe split iwo Robert est games with Berlin this year and Bibbs said the Bear they have to Cage is Bobby Goodwin who tossed in 24 Points and three three pointers in the positional final As Berlin beat 5 in Talcom 97-71 for the title. Well mostly be running a Box and on to Slop Goodwin. We plan to run a full court press most of the time to try to Wear them Down Bibbs said., a fun Kurt the Premier women s semifinal has Patricia Jean in the Pivot and Forward Jeanine Jean Pierre a Cou ple of All army Caliper players leading defending Usa eur Champ Wurzburg against Frankfurt. Frankfurt is led scoring Wise t y Carrie Price bul veterans Francine Patrick Vickie Shelton and Janith Parker have been through the Wurzburg All army wringer before. They la have to use All of that experience to stand a Chance against the lady rattlers Mannheim re. I Sitwell web in the other women s Semi final 1988 Usa eur run Crup Mannheim will be trying to shutdown Heidelberg s inside game particularly a foot a Cen Ter Mary Berryhill. The lady Mustangs also must contend wish 2 guard Angela Taj Lor who scored 14 and 24 Points against 7th army training come to gel the lady general but of the losers bracket and make them positional champions. We have to Stop their inside game Curtis nor Wood the Mannheim coach said. And we have to shoot the Ball mostly from outside. As Long As Tracy Taylor has a Good game the others will do  Taylor a 9 Center Forward averaged 25 Points for Mannheim this year. Norwood thinks she won t be intimidated by Berryhill who had i4 Points in the 57-42 if necessary win Over 7th at that clinched the positional title for the lady generals. I think she s a Little bit quicker that the big girl is and she can also score from the  Norwood said Walsh joins Sanders admitted to nil draft sex Hurricane Steve Walsh Coral Gables Fla. A quarterback Steve Walsh said tuesday he will turn pro and skip his final year of eligibility a the University of Miami wifi an indescribable feeling of  Walsh said he had nearly accomplished his goals to win a National championship become the Best player i could be find obtain a finance degree so i feel right now is the Best Opportunity for me to move  he said he has t heard from any teams and has t picked an agent yet. Another Glamour addition to this year s draft was made in new York where heis Man trophy Winner Barry Sanders was granted admission to the nil. Draft tues Day. The move came just three Days after the Oklahoma state Junior running Back asked for a special exemption to turn pro. Nofu spokesman Joe Browne said Sanders a True Junior with a year of eligibility left is being allowed into the april 21 draft because  is on Mcaa probation and because he is Lea Ying school with the Blessing both of coach pal Jones and athletic director Myron Roderick. We be always believed it Best for both professional and College football that the nil s eligibility rules not work to disrupt College programs or players educational oppor tunings Browne said but when an underclassman whose program is under Mcaa sanctions decides to turn pro with the full support of his College coach and athletic director and when he has lost any remaining College football eligibility in the pro Cess we have no realistic Choice but to accept him the Root-9, 183-Pound Sanders rushed for 2,628 Yards including four games of at least 300 Yards and 39 touchdowns last season. Those were two of inc Mcaa records he broke or tied. He is expected to be chosen extremely High perhaps third by the Dei pit Lions who have expressed a Strong in tres test in him. Walsh sees the draft As a new set of goals Are waiting for me to try to meet and a new set or challenges Are awaiting for me to try to  _ Walsh skipped a Spring practice ses Sion monday to think Aboul his choices and met briefly with new coach Dennis Erickson. April 10 is the nil deadline for writ ten notification by Walsh of his intention to enter the draft april 23. If he decides to enter either the july or sep tember supplemental draft he can Wail until after then to apply. Walsh is eligible to forgo his senior season for the pros because he will earn his degree this summer. Steve wants to go pro an unnamed teammate and close Friend of Walsh s told the Miami Herald on monday but he has made that decision a couple of times before and talked himself out of it to think More about  Erickson said he had no Advance word of Walsh s decision. It changes Back and Forth Erickson said. He just Laid me he wanted he Day off to think about it about what decision to make. This whole process has been pretty hard for him the last couple of weeks. Walsh 22, was a Iri Meam All Macri can last season and finished fourth in the Heisman trophy doting. The two year starter has led the hurricanes to a 23-1 record including a pair of Orange bowl victories the past two seasons Miami finished no i 2 to notre Dame last season but took the National championship inc year before. Walsh set a school record with 2s touchdown passes As season and he is lied with Vinny Tesla Croc for the most career scoring passes at 48. He also holds or shares school records for completions and touchdown passes in one game