European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. February 10, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 25 thumb Down Steffi Graf tries to hide her bandaged hand while talking to reporters Friday in Stuttgart. West Germany. The no. I woman Tennis player did not find out if surgery will be needed but said she expects to be sidelined at least until mid april. Graf splintered a Bone in her right thumb when she fell while on skis in St. Moritz Switzerland where she was filming a Small part in a movie. Battling Barons punch past fighting Chicks Raf Ben Waters England the Pitburg Barons weren t the Only things flying Friday at the Safe men s basketball championships. The undefeated Barons listed their Way past Chicksands 98-83, As Kelvin Blevins exploded for 26 Points and Kyle James added 20 to keep Pitburg s tournament record unblemished. Pitburg led All the Way. But a fight with 8 39 left halted play for More than 45 minutes. Tilburg s Jubal Brown an the fighting Chicks Dan tar Williger hit the court after exchanging words. Chick Sands Arlon Small joined the fracas As did other players from both benches. By the Lime the refs restored order. Tar Williger. Brown and Small look to the showers after being ejected along with Barons Dwayne Harp and Jeff Fulton. Fulton an injured player who was t suited up. Came off the Bench and started swinging. That led Pitburg coach George Price to loss Fulton from the tournament. The of her ejections carry no suspension according to tourney official Randy Rich Ards. If those players arc ejected in subsequent games for fighting a Owci game sus pension could be imposed he said. Chicksands was handed a pair of Lech Safe men Nical fouls for Small s and Terwilliger s ejections. Pitburg was charged with three techs for the players suspensions along with a Bench tech. Chicksands Rob Martin enjoyed a 31 Point barrage. In other Friday action hahn89, Laken heaths doric Strong spearheaded a late Hawk rally inside three minutes and Mike Owens dumped in 24 Points As Hahn beat the eagles. Lakin Heath s Tim Clark led All scorers with 27 Points. Harm s Strong fell just a Point under Owens finishing with a Cool 23. Strong showered Lakin Heath with a 16-Point second half. In Ciurlik 103, Aviano 80 Tony Davis and John Mccormick pumped in 25 Points apiece to Lead incur Lik s rout of the eagles. Terry Wilson added 15. Lawrence Lewis led Aviano with 21 Points followed by Saul Jackson with 17 and Sam Davis with 12. In Ciurlik put it away by halftime leading 55-28. Hahn whips Chicksands Ramstein wins byte Saunders staff writer Pitburg a West Germany it was a matter of role reversal for Chick Sands and Ramstein Friday in the Safe women s basketball championships. Only a Day after stunning the Continental sports conference top seeded lady rants the fighting Chicks find themselves looking in from afar on the race for the women s title. Meanwhile. Ramstein is Back in the race. The Chicks the . No. 2 team were handed their second straight setback a 75 51 loss to the Hahn Hawks Friday after opening the tourney thursday with a 63-62 Squeaker Over Ramstein. The Chicks first loss came late thurs Day when they succumbed to Mediterranean sports conference no. I seed incur Lik 58-54. Ramstein looking Haggard against Chicksands grounded the upper hey Ford sky Queens the . No. 1 seed 82-65. Then in a late game the lady rams beat Hahn 68-63 to improve to 2 i tied with in Ciurlik. In the last game of the Day. Chick Sands beat upper Scyford 72-67. That left Chicksands with a 2-2 record and Scyford at 1-2. Hahn stood at 3-1 in the round Robin tourney and Aviano 0-3. Hahn struggled against Chicksands in the first half lumbering to a 27-20 halftime Lead thanks mainly to two late Field goals and two free throws by Sheila Lumar who pocketed 15 first half Points. We got out of our offence said Chicksands coach James Carter. They overplayed our people on top and we weren t Able to get the Ball in to Helen Johnson. They re sorta out hustling us and they re getting the garbage  Hahn coach David Scott did t Sec any of his team s Points coming by Way of sanitation. We took those he said of the inside baskets. That s our  Home Sweet Home to the lady Hawks. Harm s trac Tolburt and Kathy Shep Pard found their grooves in the second half and they found them quickly. Sheppard popped in the first Basket five seconds into the second half then Tolburt rifled in three straight Field goals lifting the lady Hawks to a 35-20 Lead in less than two minutes. The assault continued As troll Turner notched a bucket Tolburt acid two free throws and Sheppard herded in two More baskets. Chicksands Lon Wagner ended harm s 16-Point run by hitting a Short jumper at 15 50, making the score 43-22 for Hahn. The closest score of the half Chicksands used a pair of buckets each by Tangella Brown and Melissa Simmons to close the Gap to its closest margin in the second half which happened to be the final score. Lumar led All scorers with 27 Points. Tolburt finished with 21. And Sheppard had 10. Sheppard also nabbed 18 re Bounds Lumar grabbed 15 and Tolbert had 13. Lumar and Amy Breeze each had eight thefts. Chicksands Helen Johnson was limited to 10 Points and Simmons also netted 10. Usually effective d. Evonne Williams Grant was held to 8 Points 2 in the second half on l-for-8 shooting. Safe women Johnson also led Chicksands in re bounding with 10. Valeric Smith had four steals. In Friday s other games Ramstein 82, upper i Leyford 65 runs of 3. 4 and 5 Points quickly added up for the lady rams who blew open a 36-23 halftime Lead in convincing fashion. The rams took the Ball right to the sky Queens Down Low. Us going right to the Hole was the big Factor said Fredcricka Madison Perry who rolled up a game High 25 Points. 14 in the runaway second half. My outside shooting was t on so i decided to go inside said Madison Perry an aggressive guard who along with Robin Goins torpedoed the sky Queen defense. Goins effectively Drew fouls on upper Scyford key defenders Sherry Joyner and Christy Brandstatt who both fouled out. Ramstein coach Knowles said we have to win All the rest of Fth  Goins finished with 19 Points for the lady rams Sonya sch linger scored 12 and Freida Johnson added 10. Lcona Green led upper Scyford with 17, Joyner had 16 and Alta Moore scored 15. Joyner also look Down 18 rebounds. In Ciurlik 78, Aviano $6 Aviano still can t figure out How to beat the Bra Vittes who lopped Aviano in the Mac final last week. Friday was no different. Marilyn Jen Kins tossed in 20 Points for Aviano. Which was done in by a combined in Ciurlik Offen Sive Effort. Ramstein 68, Hahn 63 Madison Perry capped a Long Day with 22 Points As the lady rams overtook a31-Point game from harm s Lumar. Hahn lost its first game of the tournament leaving no team undefeated in this round Robin affair. Goins added 19 for the lady rams and sch linger tossed in 11 in the Victory. Tolburt was second on the lady Hawks scoring list with 16 Points. Chicksands 72, upper i Leyford 67 the Pesky lady Chicks rallied behind Williams Grant s 21 Points. Upper Scyford s Ragan Kaler led All scorers with 23 Points and Joyner was enjoying a 16-Point showing before foul ing out with nine minutes left. The sky Queens lost four starters to the whistle which explained How they blew an 18-Poinl Lead Early in the second half. Helen Johnson netted 17 Points for the lady Chicks and Deanna Yoh scored 11. Yohe s 3-Pointer with 1 30 left stretched Chicksands Lead to 66-63 a Lead it would never squander. In thursday s late games Hahn 93, Avino 56 Hahn basically drilled Aviano. Lumar scored 25 Points Sheppard had 19. Tol bin added 18 and Breeze aired out 12. Sheppard also hauled in 21 rebounds. The eagles top scorer was Marilyn Jenkins with 22 Points. Slim Sherman added 12. In Ciurlik 58, Chicksands 54 in Ciurlik s Cathy Johnson had 15 Points 13 in the Pivotal second half and Kevin Keane roped 13 As the bravely is stymied Chicksands. Helen Johnson notched 19 for the Chicks and Williams Grant had 18