European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday december 22,1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Zillini keep hex on Missouri by the associated press St. Louis Kendall Gill scored 27 Points and keyed a 12-4 run Midway through the second half wednesday night As no. 5 Illinois Defeated no. 4 mis Souri 101-9.1 to maintain its stranglehold in the annual series. Illinois 7-0 Rode that spurt to a 72-62 Lead. Missouri 9-1 never got closer than seven Points the rest of the Way despite a closing flurry by Anthony Peeler. College basketball Illinois claimed its seventh straight Triumph in thes cries. The fighting Zillini raised their record to 8-1 Overall against Missouri at the St. Louis Arena a Neutral site. Marcus Liberty contributed 26 Points for Illinois. Missouri led five times in the first half enjoying a22-17 Edge before Oil and Liberty sparked a 23-8 surge that put Illinois ahead 40-30. Nathan Buntin hit a 3-Poinler to bring Missouri to within 45-40 at halftime. Doug Smith had 22 Points to Lead Missouri. Peeler and Lee Coward each had 20 and Buntin added 16. In addition to the Gill Liberty combination Reserve Ervin Small contributed 13 Points. Many came at key intervals As the fighting Zillini maintained leads mostly see College on Page 23 Bengas vikes top pro bowl new York a the Minnesota Vikings who had nine play ers in the pro bowl last season placed seven on this year s of squad despite a disappointing sea son in which their playoff chances arc still in doubt going into the final weekend. And Cincinnati which is Only 8 7 and in danger of missing the playoffs led tic acc squad with six players for the game to be played at Honolulu feb. 4. Com plete roster on Page 24. The Vikings 9-6who need Awin Over the bengals on monday night or a Green Bay loss to Clinch the pfc Central will have six starters defensive end Chris Dolman defensive tackle Keith Millard cornerback Carl Lee safety Joey Browner tackle Gary Zim Merman and guard Randall me Daniel. Tight end Steve Jordan made it As a backup. The bengals contingent is led by tackle Anthony Munoz the first offensive lineman Ever to play in nine straight pro bowls. Three other bengals will Start running Back James Brooks Light end Rod  Holman and safety David Fulcher. Quarterback Boomer Esiason and guard Max Montoya arc backups. San Francisco placed six players on the team As did the los an Geles rams. Denver 11-4which has won the acc West and will have Home Field throughout the playoffs got four onto the squad safety Den Nis Smith linebacker Karl Meck Lenburg nose tackle Greg Kragen and kicker David Treadwell. But the new York giants who have the pfc s second Best re Cord had Only two linebacker Lawrence Taylor and kick returner David mag sctt. For Taylor it was his ninth pro bowl selection in nine seasons tying a record for most appear ances held by seven others including Munoz. Mag sctt a fifth round draft pick from Towson slate who has had three touchdown runs of 50 or More Yards with Short passes was one of two rookies named to the pfc team. The other was More heralded Detroit s Barry Sand ers who will Start at running  Thomas of Kansas City who will Start at outside linebacker was the Only acc Rookie. Dodgers grab Hubie Brooks by Ben Walker a baseball writer new York a the los Angeles dodgers needing to boost their offence reached agreement thursday with free agent Hubie Brooks. It was believed Brooks got a multiyear contract possibly for three seasons. Brooks 33, bailed .268 with 14 Home runs and 70 Bis with Montreal last sea son. This week he rejected salary arbitration and again said he did not intend to return to the expos. Brooks joined the dodgers a Day after they traded right fielder Mike Marshall and Relief Pitcher Alejandro Pena to the new York acts for Center fielder Juan Samuel. Brooks who began his career As an infielder played right Field for the expos for the past few seasons. The dodgers were last in the major leagues with 554 runs last season. Only St. Louis hit fewer Home runs than los Angeles 89 and the dodgers .240 aver age was i oth among the 12 National league teams. Brooks is the fourth free agent to leave the expos in the off season. Earlier pitchers Mark Langston Bryn Smith and Pascual Perez chose not to re sign with Montreal. Brooks is a .276 lifetime hitter with 103 homers and 609 Bis in 10 seasons. He began his career with the new York mets in 1980 and was traded to the expos in december 1984 in a Deal that sent Gary Carter to the acts. Brooks was troubled by injuries in the Middle of his career but his move to the Outfield at the Stan of the 1988 season seemed to help his health. He has Bee physically fit for two straight years for the first time since 1985. The dodgers and Detroit were among the teams that expressed immediate in Terest when Brooks filed for free Agency. Brooks wanted the dodgers and the wanted him but needed to wait to see if they could Trade the injury plan cd mar shall. Eddie Murray with 20 Home runs last season was the Only Las Angeles player to i More than 12 homers. Kirk Gibson and Kal Daniels if they stay healthy arc expected to join Samuel Murray and Brooks if a much improved offence next season. Brooks hit 20 homers with 90 Bis for Montreal in 1988. In 1985, in his first season with the expos he drove in 100runs. Brooks offensive weakness is the same is Samuel s trouble poor on base percentage. Brooks has struck out108 limes in each of his last two years while averaging about 30 walks for five seasons. Samuel who hit .235 with 11 homers and 48 Bis in a Down season with the mets and Philadelphia struck out 120 times and walked Only 42. The dodgers .306 on base percentage was tied for next to last in the league. Hubie Brooks joins . For 3 years.  for its retrospective or the 1980s, life Magazine recently reunited the members of he 1980 . Olympic hockey team that won the Gold medal in Lake Placid reliving the Miracle . A Miracle on ice that year. Al though less Likely to be reunited than its illustrious predecessor 1989 s edition of team Usa claimed Victory in its two Theo  Siginu for a game exhibition series against Sokol Kiev of the soviet Union by tying the russians wednesday. Story in sports wire on page27