European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. January 31. 1990 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Syracuse sinks St. John s by the associated press new York Billy Owens and Stephen Thomp son each scored 22 Points and had Syracuse s final Field goals of inc game As the seventh ranked Orange men held Oft no. 18 St. John s 70-65 monday night Syracuse 15-3. 6-3 never trailed hut could t put the Redmon away. The orangemen did Knock is. John s 17-5. 6-3 from a first place tic with connect Cut in the big East. St. John s closed to 61-59 with 4 05 to play when Malik scaly made one of two free throws College basketball Syracuse s Derrick Coltman. Who finished with seven Points 11 below his average then made one free throw his Only Point of a foul plagued second half with 3 24 to play. Fifty eight seconds later. Owens hit a driving Bank shot with 12 seconds left on the 45-second shot clock for a 64-59 Lead. Scaly who finished with 16 Points made two free throws with 2 0 i to get St. John s within 64-61. Thompson then made a three Point play As he went Low and nailed a Layup As he was fouled by Billy sin pee Ion that was Syracuse s last Field Poal and just its third in the final 8 56. Jayson Williams scored on a drive with 1 26 left to get the Redmon within 67-63. Hut the orangemen made three of seven free throws the rest of the Way As St. John s missed three Field goals. The game was the third straight Victory for Syracuse a Streak that began with inc insertion of Point guard see College on Page 26 balanced bulls sink Atlanta by he associated press Chicago the Chicago bulls had a 20-Point Lead after one period then cruised behind 20 Points by Scot tie pippin and 16 by Michael Jordan Toa 121-111 Victory Over the Atlanta Hawks on monday night. The Victory in which John Paxson and Horace Grant also had 16 Point for Chicago was the fifth in seven games for inc bulls. 18-2 Al Home this Aba Roundup season. It also snapped a three Gam winning Streak by Atlanta which got i Points from Cliff Livingston. Chicago coach Phil Jackson used his Bench for most of he fourth Quarter. He had eight players in double figures including Rookie Stacy King who had a career nigh 15 Points. In other games monday mme Ricks 108, nets 88 Dallas Roy Tarpley. Making his fourth appearance following a 33 game suspension scored 23 Points to Lead Dallas to its sixth straight victor.,handing new Jersey us fifth consecutive defeat. The Victory also was the fifth straight at Home for the Mavericks who got 20 Points from Derek Harper. Sam Bowie had 13 Points to Lead the nets who lost for the seventh Lime in eight games. New Jersey is 4-18 on the Road Nib season Timber wolves 109, Kings 91 Minneapolis Minnesota broke a nine game losing Streak with Rand by cur scoring All of his 15 Points in the second half As he expansion Timber wolves won for the first time since Jan. 4. By cur. A 7-foot-3 Center got hot in the first eight minutes of the second half when the Timber woes expanded their 49-47 halftime Lead to 62-50 in route to Only their third Victory in 21 games. Tony Campbell led Minnesota with 25 Points. Pooh Richardson had 20 Points and 10 assists. Wayman Tisdale led Sacramento with 26 Points and Rodney Mcc Avhad 20. Spun 86. Lakers 84 Inglewood. Calif. Willie an Derson blocked a go ahead Layup and made game winning free throws Lead ing san Antonio to its first victors at the forum in More than six years. The loss broke a 12-game Home win Ning Streak by the lakers who played without flu Ridden magic Johnson. It was the first Victory for the spurs at the forum since Jan 6, 1984, a Span of 14 tames. Taking the Golden Gate by storm 49ors head coach Geirge Seifort left shuns the Vince in Minardi trophy to fans who turned nut fur a san Francis co Parade honouring the winners of super bowl xxiv. Joining Seifort in a tinge convertible arc major Art Agnus Center and team owner cd Ard or Barlou or. See pages 23. 25 and 27 fur More pm the aftermath of the 49ers 55-10 rout of Denver Blowout is wind foil for bookies Las vegas a a loud yell a Cal up inside the Mirage hotel s sports Book sunday when the san Francisco 49ers Mike Cofer missed an extra Point in the first Quarter. Someone had bet $5,000 and taken4 i i Odds that an extra Point would be missed sometime during the game. I heard one Guy scream and a few minutes later i saw  Book director Jimmy Vaccaro said. He was coming Over to foiled his cabbage. We lost about$27, on thu missed extra  the $27.000 Isas Small change at the Mirage where High rollers and j20 bet tors packed the sports Book and wagered so eral million dollars. Across the state it was More of the same is a last minute Rush of Mono on the Denver pro nuns pushed total Legal betting to an estimated 545 million an helped most sports books Shou a healthy profit on the game. It was shocking the numb i ol$50.0 111 bets we had on Denver pm sat urday and Sunda said Hob  Book director at the kinds bookmakers a the late surge of Money bet on the Broncos helped  the Early action on the 4 jars Ood portion of that monks came in bets hat Denver would win the game straight up which sports Hook opened it 7-1 Odds hut closed Ai Aller a number of Large Bels were placed on the Broncos that action turned hunk makers into cheerleaders with most counting on a big san Francisco win to make their big Gest profits. Michael Roxborough a sports Book consultant who sets the lines at Many Las vegas sports books said his monday sur vey of he different books showed an estimated $40 to $45 million was bet legally on the game about the same amount As last year s contest. Montana passes on pro bowl Honolulu a four super bowl players including map Joe Mon Tana and Denver quarterback John Elway have withdrawn from sunday s pro bowl because of injuries. Nil officials said monday. Also withdrawing were inside Lino Backer Karl Mecklenburg of the Broncos and wide receiver John Taylor of the 49crs a Denver  radio reported that Elway injured his right Elbow in the super bowl but said the injury1 was not serious enough to require surgery. Neither Elway who had not mentioned the problem with his Elbow pre piously. Nor a spokesman for the denser Broncos Organ action could be reached immediately for comment. Koa said Eldas told a Koa reporter he struck his Elbow on the super dome s artificial turf on a first half quarterback draw play. Elway did not say w Helper the injury affected his play the station said. Dave Krieg of Seattle will replace Elway on inc american football Confer ence team. Elway was to have been replacement for Cincinnati s Boomer Esiason who withdrew earlier. Montana will be replaced by Mark Rypien i the Washington redskins on the nation. I., conference team. It s an Elbow  49ers spokes Man Jerry Walker said. He first injured it at the pro bowl a couple of years Lagoon the turd Lurt there. We  checkups tomorrow and other than that he s finest s a recurring problem and has to be drained now and  Mecklenburg who injured his left knee in the super bowl and was scheduled for arthroscopic surgery tuesday will be replaced on the acc team by Johnny rom bin of inc new England patriots. The pfc s Taylor w,11 be replaced by Mark Carrier of Tampa Bay