European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday. May 16, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 Corrish Entaro Cartwright enjoying the last laugh for years Bill Cartwright was the exclamation Point in the disarray of the new York kicks. Now he is the punctuation Mark of still another disappointment for them. Funny How things can work out sometimes especially when you re 7 feet tall. Cartwright scored 21 Points and held Patrick Ewing to 10 sunday As Chicago grabbed a command ing 3-1 Lead Over new York in their bust of so Van Aba playoff series with a 106-93 Victory. Michael Jordan and his aching Groin had a routine 47 Points 11 rebounds and six assists for the bulls. That was expected. What was not. However was the Way Cartwright handcuffed Ewing inside forcing new York s Center into an ineffectual a for a 5 shoot ing Day that strangled the kicks offence. I kept trying to Force him out a Little More each time Cartwright said. Then i tried to throw off his try that some Day. Try standing out there throwing up shots with 7 feet Worth of arms and legs coming at you. It is no simple piece of business As Ewing Learned sunday. This is not the Way it was supposed to be. Ewing Isth monster in the Middle a Young Strong giant expected to dominate the position for years to come in the Aba. Cartwright is 32, a constant source of frustration in the years he played or rather did t play for the kicks never producing up to his potential. There were two full seasons lost because of a stress fracture in his foot that did not heal properly. And he was the Guy fans zeroed in on As a Scapegoat for the shortcomings of the team. He was the perfect whipping boy too rather oddly constructed without the kind of fluid build of other big men. Watch him shoot fouls. He unfolds his Frame in sections and is on an Angle when he launches his free throws. Watch him under the Basket. He looks so awkward sometimes that it s almost painful. There were some gruesome misses in the opening game of the series in new York including a Dunk that hit the rim and brought taunts from Cartwright s old pals at Madison Square Garden. Goliath had no friends in new York. He was an easy target the go with the $1 million contract who played two games in two years. He look the Brunt of the blame when things went sour for the franchise. Imagine the nerve he had breaking his foot. What a spiteful thing to do. After the kicks drafted Ewing Cartwright became expendable. New York spent three years entertaining offers before settling on Chicago s bid of rebound or Charles Oakley and an Exchange of first round draft spots which supplied new York with productive Rod Strickland and Chicago with Sel Dom used will Perdue. The Trade was hailed As a steal for the kicks. There were however no complaints in Chicago where Cartwright supplied a presence in the paint. That s something we did t have last year that Strong play inside a Guy to establish himself there Jordan said. Consider it established by the Man they booed out of new York. He has been the Linchpin of a defensive Effort that limited the kicks to 88 and 93 Points in the third and fourth games of the series. We be done a big defensive Job Chicago coach Doug Collins said. We be played with awareness ready to Stop what they want to mostly what the kicks ordinarily do is look for Ewing an entirely sensible strategy. He is our go to Guy kicks coach Rick Pitino is fond of saying about his big Man. When they went to him Here however they found him with his hands full of his old . Cartwright was matter of fact about his game that included seven of nine from the floor and a perfect so Van for seven with those oddball foul shots. It s a matter of getting the Opportunity and cashing he said. Ewing had 15 opportunities and was not cashing very often. Pitino had no problem with his big Man s shot selection. Patrick had i shots he said. He just was t getting the Roll on them. They be been fall ing for him All year but not now. Also Bill knows How to play he should. Cartwright played Ewing in practice for three years while the kicks mulled Trade of fers for their expendable big Man. Now he is enjoying a Little last laugh on the team that worked so hard to Trade him. He docs have one question though. If the kicks fail he said who Are they Gonna blame without me around Bill Cartwright the Ait Oclita press for scr furday s Preakness injured sunday silence s status in doubt Baltimore a Kentucky Derby Winner sunday silence s bruised foot was much improved monday but his status for the pc Akness will not be decided for another Day or two. The Bruise on the Colt s front right foot that was discovered sunday was responding Well to initial treatment said veterinarian Alex Han Hill who flew from Louisville ky., to examine sunday silence. I m pleasantly surprised but we be still got a Long Way to go Harthill said monday in front of sunday silence s stall. He s a Good game horse so it s hard to Tell if something s bothering him. I think it will get better unless something else happens. He s come a Long Way in a Short sunday silence walked the shedrow under tack for an hour Early monday at Pamlico race course. Trainer Char lie Whillingham intended to Gallop the Colt monday but cancelled those plans because of Muddy track conditions. It s mud and muck on the top but it s As hard As this Road underneath Whillingham said. Whittingham who said the Colt still is being pointed for saturday s pc Akness plans to Gallop sunday silence tuesday and Breeze the Colt five eighths of a mile wednesday. A decision of whether the Colt will have to be scratched from the pc Akness probably will be made after wednesday s workout. It s unfortunate it the injury hit us at this time but it could be been some thing serious said. We be ruled out All fractures. It s some thing that in a few Days should be All right. If he in t 100 percent Well wait for the Whittingham does not know precisely when the injury occurred. If sunday silence runs in the Pyrcak Ness the race shapes up As a rematch Between the Kentucky Derby Winner and easy goer who finished second in the Derby As the Odds on favorite. A Muddy track on Derby Day was one reason Given for easy goer s 2vi-Lcngth loss. As of monday seven Colts were committed to running. However one Colt Hawks Ter has developed a swelling on his left front ankle and could be scratched. Hawksley s Trainer Ron Mcanally was scheduled to arrive at Pamlico Mon Day. Sunday silence s injury was first suspected after the Colt s Gallop saturday when he lacked his usual aggressiveness. It was confirmed after his shoe was re moved sunday silence was Roshod with bar shoes in front sunday night then had the injured Hoof soaked in Epsom salts. It s a Light bar shoe with a pad under Neath Whittingham said. It lakes a Little pressure off the foot. Those shoes Are just on for right now. They la have to be changed sunday silence has missed two Days of exercise in his preparations for the i 3 16-Milc race the second leg of the triple Crown for 3-year-Olds. But Whittingham was not concerned about his horse s Overall condition. We be got no worries Whittingham said. We re Way ahead of be got a dead fit horse. I could miss two Days without a problem but i would t miss any More. You Don t Lake shortcuts to big races. The Only Way to play this game is to Hope for the Best and pre pare for the worst after being notified of the injury Sun Day Harthill immediately flew to Balti More to examine sunday silence. My gut feeling is that he can make the race he said. Lendl whips Skoff to win German open final by the associated press Hamburg West Germany Ivan Lindl of Czechoslovakia won his 78th grand prix title monday when he beat austrian horse Skoff 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 in inc rain delayed final of the German open Tennis tournament. Lindl had to struggle in a difficult opening set As Skoff ranked 31st in the world used his Sharp hard hitting Baseline play to move Lindl around the court. Skoff who beat second seeded Boris Becker of West Germany in sunday s semifinals broke Lindl s serve to Lake a 4-2 Lead in the first set. But a double fault at 40-30 in the next game Cost him dearly. Lindl broke scoffs serve in the seventh game As he european Tennis Roundup went on a four game sweep to win the first set. At first i was hitting the Ball Short but once 1 got my length everything began to take shape said Lindl. Who earned $ 135,000 in taking the title. Lendl faced Little resistance after winning the first set. He broke the austrian s serve in the first third and seventh games to ease his Way through the second set. Lendl then broke scoffs serve again in the second game of the third set. Lindl s Only problem came in the eighth game when Skoff saved two match Points one of them with an Ace. However Lindl served out for Victory in the next game firing an Ace to Clinch his fifth tournament title of the year. Carlsson upset in italian open Rome unheralded Mark Koch crimans of the Netherlands ranked no. 98 in the world stunned third seeded Kent Carlsson of Sweden 6-3, 6-4 monday in the first round of the italian open to non championships. Shrugging off the effects of a broken toe suffered two weeks ago the 21-year-old Koch crimans used a big first serve and steady ground strokes to eliminate his former Junior doubles partner. Carlsson a Clay court specialist ranked no. 9 in the world was the highest seed in action monday. In other matches monday no. 7 Aaron Krickstein of the United states cruised past Andres a Sand of the soviet Union 6-3, 6-2, and Mark Woodforde of Australia was eliminated by Fernando Luna of Spain 6-2,6-3
