European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes saturday March 3,1990 College basketball Mizzau Oulu change football crazy big eight by Jim of Connell Oklahoma c Ity apr the change has been slow and ills far from Complete. But overturning a tradition takes quite a bit of time and even Chipping away at it takes a number of years. The signs Are there however. They talk about blocked shots As Well As blocked punts. People realize there Are Field goals that done to require a Holder. The football mad world of the big eight conference has been forced to notice some pretty fair basketball teams. Ills Tough not to notice three teams from the same league in the top five of the most recent poll. A i done to know if this has Ever happened in one of the lesser conferences so its great its happening in the big eight a said Oklahoma a Billy Tubbs a Man who can afford to poke fun at the other major conferences since he knocked off two no. Is in a three Day Span. Either Kansas or Missouri has held the top spot in the poll for the last eight weeks. With Oklahoma already fifth before the second no. I bashing it appears the big eight could finish the regular season with a l-2-3. Last time that was seen in a poll was one from the other sport they play out Here. Nebraska Oklahoma and c Colorado finished in just that order in the final football poll of the 1971 season. You can to gel tickets for games at Kansas Allen Field House Missouri a he arcs Center or Iowa states Hilton coliseum. Oklahoma a Lloyd Noble c enter rated with the noisiest of pits in the two victories this week As the attendance record was broken each night. A i think there a a lot of Pride in our conference a Tubbs said. A coaches want their teams to be Best and there a that certain feeling that goes along with it that you want your conference to be the Best. You want to be top in everything team and  the Success of the conference Rose through the �?~80s. The decade started with the arrival of the first of a number of marquee players followed quickly with the addition of two coaches As opposite As you can get but each As important to the conference. Steve Stipanovich led Missouri to four consecutive titles in his outstanding career and he was followed As a key conference recruit by players such As Oklahoma Swayman Tisdale and Stacey King and Kansas Danny Manning. The conference had five Aba first round draft picks in 1988 a Manning Mitch Richmond of Kan Sas state Harvey Grant of Oklahoma Jeff grayer of Iowa state and Derrick Chievous of Missouri. The coaches who both arrived in 1981 were Tubbs and Johnny Orr at Iowa state. Tubbs came Over from Lamar a smaller program he brought a lot of attention to. Orr moved Over from the big ten. He had 12 years at Michigan and he lost in National championship game in 1976. Their names and styles were a Nice fit with Missouri a Norm Stewart who started at his Alma mater in 1968. Roy Williams Dean Smiths assistant at North Carolina is the latest addition and he seems to be fitting in nicely at Kansas. A i think the coaching is As Good As you can get a Orr said. A a we be got some great people in our league a Norm Stewart Roy Williams Tubbs a they re just outstanding coaches. When you play they re teams you have to be  it still took a lot More to get the big eight in the High rent conference District with the big East big ten acc and Sec. A i think the greatest thing to happen to the big eight is that two years ago when we played Kansas in the final a Tubbs said referring to Kansas 83-79 Victory Over the sooner in the title game. A Kansas state lost to Kansas in the regional final that a three teams in the final eight. We had All those first round draft picks and everyone had to admit that the big eight was  there Hadnot been any big eight teams in the final four Between Kansas appearances in 1971 and 1986. A we had to get into the final four a Orr said. A once we did that then i think the recognition started coming. Then when Oklahoma and Kansas got in the finals that was great. Everybody knew we were Good  Tubbs said even that Wasny to enough to silence All the sceptics. A everyone pulled that crap that All those Guys were gone so goodbye big eight a he said. A there we Are again and we done to have All those senior stars around. But i do see a lot of respect for our league around the  it appears this season however that basketball is As top heavy As football had been throughout the 1970s, its Best decade. A you mean like the old big two and Little six they had in football a Tubbs asked a nah. These other teams Are Good. Iowa state has had 11 games this season less than five Points and lost 10 of them. You want to play them in the first round of the conference tournament there Isnit an easy game in the league especially Oklahoma s William Davis. Is a big eight a prime time player. On the Road. Why do we have to play Road games anyway i done to see Why we need  you need them so there a something to put on television and the big eight a exposure has made huge strides in recent years and a big eight game every tuesday night starts next season on esp. A when i came Here we weren to on television at All a Orr said. A now every game is on. And now with our new contract with esp Well be on there All the time. That a a great thing because More people will be Able to see our  there Are More games in a basketball season than football and it also lasts longer. Maybe that will help the continued Chipping of the tradition because the work is far from Over. At the Missouri Oklahoma game on sunday cardboard fans with a picture of Tubbs were handed out. When director of sports promotions Marita Hynes was asked How people reacted to the Giveaway she said a people seemed to really like them. I heard one Little boy say to his father when he got his fan a look. Barry  a scoreboard from Page 22 Finland 6-2. 7-6 8-6 Jonas Svensson. Sweden 7. Dol Karol Novack Czechoslovakia 7-6 8-67-5 Magnus Gustavsson Sweden 5. Del Slobodan Zivojinovic Yugoslavia 6-3. 6-3 Michael Tau son Denmark Del. Paul Laarhuis Netherlands. 26, 6-3. 7-6 12-10 Jakob Hlasek Switzerland 6. Dot Nicolas Pereira Uruguay 6 -2, 6-3. Fridays third round singles Jakob Hlasek. Switzerland 6 Del Alex Anto Mutsch. 7-5, 6-1. Slims of Indian Wells Indian Wells. Calif. Apr thursday s results in the $350,000 Virginia slims of indians Wells women s tones tournament at Tho Hyatt grand champions resort so Edings in parentheses third round singles Martina Navratilova 1. Aspen Colo., Del. Judith Wiesner 12austria 6-3,6-2 Amy Frazier 11 Rochester Hills mich., Del. Conchita Martinez 2spain. 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 Helena Sutkova 3czechoslovakia. Del. Gretchen Magers 10san Diego 6-4. 57, 7-6 8-6 Meredith Mcgrath Midland. Mich., Del. Jana Novotna 4czechoslovakia 3-6,7-5.6-3. Katerina male Eva 5. Bulgaria Del. Gigi Fernandez 9. Aspen Colo. 6-3, 6-2 Isabelle Demongeot France Del. Hana Mandrikova 6australia. 7-5. 06. 6-3 Rosalyn Fairbank 8rancho Bernardo. Calif., Del. Claudia Porwick 14west Germany 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 Nathalie Herreman France Del. Etsuko Inoue. Japan. 4-6,6-4,6-3.local sports army Bowling 21st Talcom team Bremerhaven West Germany a leaders after the team Competition Friday in the 21st Talcom Bowling championships on the radio City lanes men 1. Mannheim Dave rider 1140. Henry works 1136. Richard Shatley 1108. Tony Allen 1094. 4478 2. Kaiserslautern no. 2 Mike Ellis 1111. Mike Williams 1089. Al Lester 1161. Bob Wallo 1093. 4454. 3. Wei Brincken no. 2 Ben Pereyra 1178, Bob Schirmer 1028, Jon mule rip 958. Rudy Sedillo. 4421 4, Kaiserslautern no. 1 Duane Hudson 1154, Carlos smart 1018. Dave Weimer 1145, Charles Ribkee 1102. 4419 5. Shape no. 1 Mike Sexton 1102. Jim Clark 1009. Don Oglesby 1152. Tomas Densmore 11164379. All events alter 6 games 1. Sedillo 1257 2, Robert Hartman Karlsruhe. 1204 3, Pereyra 1178 4, Eugene Goodwin. Schinnen. 1169 5. Lester. 1161. Noteworthy Weimer. Kaiserslautern rolled a perfect 300 in the first shift of men s doubles. Sedillo had games of 246 and 230 in his Block. Women 1, shape Annette Stalter 961. Nancy ser Mons Cote 929. Caroleen Roper 908. Teresa Anderson 835 3633 2. Nil Myrna Guzman 971. Regina Kincey 909, Kelly Mccracken 769. Nancy Concepcion 740 3389 3. Pir Masens Diana car Roll 891. Paulette Williams 874, Sherry Naylor 814. Rosa Faulkner 769 3348. All events alter 6 games 1, Guzman 971 2, Stalter 961 3. Kathy Sullivan Schinnen the Netherlands 937 4, sermons Cote 929. Noteworthy Vickie Kern a nil civilian. Shot a 1203 Lor a 200.5 six game average. Iov Luc Tiv use re looking out por it gtd you. That pro Post Coulp fwd cover Sou Toof Vamp a of . If it Ai Mcaa Quot i  we to qty Ort amp feet if Fri in Awe a note of a 100s top it a of Tom a _ item toe ? army basketball 21st Talcom men Pir Masens 106, a town 93 at Pir Masens Friday. Halftime Kaiserslautern panthers 48. Pir Masens roadrunners 46. Top scorers it Greg Merritt 26. Tony Robinson 20. Tony Marsh 15 Pir Grant Robinson 30, Charles Ridley 24, Anthony Gardner 14. 21st Talcom women a town 51, Pir Masens 37 at Pir Masens Friday halftime Pir Masens lady roadrunners 18. Kaiserslautern lady panthers 13. Top scorers it Denise Robinson 9. Vanessa Sanabria 7 Pir Priscilla Mims 18. Melissa Mccrarie 10.transactions thursday baseball Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with Billy Bates infielder on a one year contract. Minnesota twins agreed to terms with Kevin Tapani Pitcher on a one year contract. New York Yankees agreed to terms with Brian Dorsett. Catcher on a one year contract. Chicago cubs agreed to terms with Mark Grace first baseman Steve Wilson and Jose Nunez pitchers Dwight Smith. Dave Clark and Gary Varsho outfielders Joe Girardi and Rick Wrona. Catchers and Lloyd Mcclendon infielder. On one year contracts. Agreed to terms with Les Lancaster Pitcher on a two year contract. Cincinnati reds agreed to terms with Todd Benzinger. First baseman and Scott Scudder. Pitcher on one year contracts. New York Metsy agreed to terms with Kevin Brown. Jeff Innis. And Julio Machado pitchers Phil Lombardi Catcher and Keith Miller outfielder on one year contracts. Football Atlanta Falcons signed Ronnie Lee. Offensive lineman. New York jets named Joe Daniels quarterback coach