European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I Friday March 23,1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 25commentaryuconn�?Ts Gwynn wins at tourney time when we last left John Gwynn he was waving the american Flag. He had Fust led the United states to the Albert Schweitzer International youth basketball Touma sent title with Mannheim a stadium rocking i Wynn accepted the championship trophies. Col cd his map Ball. He had it All. That was april 1987. Three years later Gwynn could hive it nil again. He slavs guard for the Connecticut huskies. Gunned them to the big East tourney title two weeks ago. Helped them sweep their first two Mcaa tourney games last week. With a Victory thursday against Clemson Gwynn could Flash his three Point gun in the East regional final saturday against either Duke or Urcla then have a Happy 21 St birthday monday. If Conn reached the final four Gwynn could fire away in Denver. First a National semifinal March 31. Then the Mcaa final april 2. If Gwynn Isnit waving an american Flag that night he could at least be wearing a net around his neck. But not so fast. As you read this Gwynn and his huskies could be in the cold. They played Clemson in the wee hours Friday after this column went to press and the tigers Are hardly pussycats. I like a Conns a chances but then All of my final four picks last week a Indiana Missouri Oklahoma and Michigan a dropped out fast. This Isnit meant to predict final four glory for John Gwynn. This is an update on one of the great players in Albert Schweitzer tournament history. His Bazooka performance in �?T87 a especially gunning Down Turkey in the semifinal and Spain in the final a followed in the Schweitzer tradition of Kent Benson in 1973, magic Johnson in �?T77 and Glen Rice in �?T85. Those three led their fellow . High schooners to Schweitzer titles. Then they led their College teams to Mcaa championships. Then they made it in the pros. Where does Gwynn stand besides 6 feet tall. A a we re going to the Sweet 16, so everybody is Happy a said Gwynn. He was on the phone in his apartment off the Storrs Conn., Campus. It was sunday the Day after the huskies mauled Cal 74-54. Gwynn came off the Bench to score nine Points on 3-of-10 shooting in the second round game. A my shots weren to falling. But every game when i done to shoot Well i rebound quickly the next game. 1 wont be off thursday at  Bucky Fox Gwynn is the Vinnie Johnson of the huskies. At least he has borrowed Johnson a nickname  Gwynn said he likes the Moniker and his hot hand off the Bench role. For now. He expects to Start next year after senior guard Tate George leaves Connecticut. Its a Gwynn goal to Start for a major College team maybe by then the National champions. Its a shot Gwynn wants badly. He better want it hell be a senior. A next year if i play 2530 minutes a game i think John Gwynn ill have a Chance at going to the Aba a he said. A if things done to work out maybe ill look at basketball overseas. I done to know about that  Gwynn does no to know where the time flew. It seems like the other Day when he arrived in Mannheim As the Only . Prep Star on the Schweitzer team who Hadnot signed with a College. Dale Davis had signed with Clemson Gary Waites with Alabama Clay Buckley with Duke a three Guys who would also be playing in the Sweet 16 three years later. Gwynn was the Lone mystery Man. No one knew where he would play College Ball just As no one knew where Rice was headed in 1985. Still you knew Gwynn would land at a name school since he was a hot scorer at Rematha the legendary  High school that pumped out Adrian Dantley and Danny ferry. Gwynn leaned toward Connecticut the whole week of the Schweitzer tourney. Connecticut the nobody that finished 9-19 that Spring of�?T87? the same. When Gwynn returned to his Home in Hillcrest Heights md., he announced his Choice Conn Over Maryland. Smartest decision since magic went hard ship. While the terrapins sink into probation the huskies Rise to acclaim. Gwynn predicted great feats for Conn Way Back in �?T87. What did he have Palm leaves More like Confidence in Jim Calhoun the coach who geared the turnaround. Gwynn was so impressed with Calhoun he became the first Rematha player to choose a big East school a never since i was Small i saw Georgetown play and Syracuse and i wanted to play in the big East a Gwynn said sunday. A everyone i knew in High school liked the acc. It came Down to the acc or Here. I chose  Gwynn seemed a cinch to become the cog in a Conns a fortunes. He was fabulous in the Schweitzer tourney averaging 25.1 Points per game in americans 7-0 title Rush. He blitzed Turkey with 35 Points in the semifinal. In the title game Waites sat out with a sprained knee and Star Forward Sean Green was benched for a Lousy attitude. That left Gwynn to carry the . Back from a hopeless deficit against Spain and he responded with 16 second half Points and the game Winner. No wonder the . Coach Dick Mccann said a if Gwynn went to Connecticut head be an Impact player  but he Wasny to. Gwynn did no to even play his freshman year at Conn. His sat scores did no to match his hoop scores so he was a prop 48 casualty. No games. No practices. Just classes. By the time Gwynn suited up for 1988-89, the Conn backcourt was full. The Rematha Dynamo fought for minutes a and orally with the coach. One newspaper account had Calhoun tossing Gwynn from practice. Gwynn said the report was exaggerated but admitted a i wanted More playing  Gwynn showed Why in this years big East tournament. Coming off a cold Bench he microwaved 16 Points on 6-of-7 shooting to Lead Conn Over Syracuse 78-75, in the final. He was the Only Reserve to land on the big East All tournament team. Gwynn still has it. He a beyond playing in the 16-team High school Field that constitutes the Albert Schweitzer tourney every Odd year. Heading into thursday nights game he was in a 16-Tcam Field made up of the Best College players in America. He a one of them. Three years after his Flag waving heroics that a heartening to know. The stars and Stripe raiders May stay in . By the los Angeles times los Angeles a los Angeles raiders owner Ai Davis who is encountering Resis 1 u0 s team s planned return to Oakland has suggested in a recent series of Tele up. L cans to negotiators in los Angeles int he May not be ready to uproot the franchise after All City officials said wednesday. Caiw0 Niem is of the coliseum commis Lon confirmed that Davis has expressed an interest m possibly keeping the football team m los Angeles beyond the 1991 exp Wiswall the coliseum is Subaran Jhu Sonje reason to be optimistic use Fhy a n Riordan of the pos 2 y the raiders will stay. A but in a also a realist and ill wait till the lady  Ippu rum con Mission president mat the re is Quot an Sai d a understanding fuss a a with Oakland a is not fixed who vol Iii i. Feve t0 801116 people Esteh in n Davis is very much interested in our next  Davis was unavailable for  practice to open a a Unich padres of the Tele 5 Ger first tryout1?1 asebal1 league will hold its fish p Yarch 25 at Hardach to a in Sabene Strasse. Its open u up Abeare and coaches. Call be Liebaugh at Munich ets 440-6187. Pirates Kuhl in  Are the Nimberg skcda"1 be soldiers Field Edberg survives Hlasek Sanchez reaches semis ily i x  a saw Spain a Emilio Sanchez. Sweeps Martin Jaite key Biscayne fla. A third seeded Stefan Edberg won two of three tiebreakers and benefited from a disputed lineman Scall late in the match to beat unseeded Jakob Hlasek in thursdays quarterfinals of the International players championships. Edberg won 6-7 9-77-6 7-57-6 8-6. His opponent in fridays semifinals will be no. 15 seed Emilio Sanchez who beat no. 10 Martin Jaite 6-3, 6-3. Edberg and Hlasek were tied 6-6 in the third set tiebreaker when Hlasek hit a forehand Volley Down the line and out of Edberg a reach. After a moments delay the lineman called the Ball out. After disputing the ruling with the chair Umpire Hlasek hit a backhand shot wide to give Edberg the Victory. An angry Hlasek walked Over the Linesman and Shook his hand before shaking Edberg a prompting Boos from the crowd. Sanchez turned in the upset of the tournament wednesday when he ousted top seeded Ivan Lendl. The spaniard refusing to buckle under pressure beat the worlds top ranked player for the first time in four tries. A today i saw a part of me that i knew was always in there and when i had the Chance 1 kept fighting and stayed in the match a said Sanchez who beat Lendl 63,6-7 3-76-4. A in my career in be beaten most of the Guys a Boris Becker John Mcenroe Taberg a but not in the same tournament. Lendl was the Only one that i could never beat. In a Happy to do it. Maybe this will give me Confidence to win some other important  also reaching the menus quarterfinals were fourth round winners Andre Agassi Jim courier Jay Berger and Pete Sampras. No. 5 Agassi Defeated no. 12 Andres Gomez 6-7 6-86-2, 6-3 to Advance to a match against courier the 14th seed who eliminated Javier Sanchez 7-6 7-4 6-3. No. 7 Berger dominated Mark Kratz Mann 6-0, 6-1 and was to oppose Sampras if the 16th seed was Able to shake Oft an injury to his left hip that occurred during a 5-7,6-4,6-1 Victory Over Jean Leurian. Gabriela Sabatini the women a no. 1 seed lost wednesday to spaniard con Chita Martinez after holding a commanding Lead in the first set. Like Lendl Sabatini suggested her 7-6 10-86-2 loss to Martinez May have been As much mental As physical. She led the first set 4-1 before faltering. A i started the first set a Little nervous. 1 wanted to win Points really fast and that a Why she put up 4-1," Martinez said. A i tried to be patient after that and i think that a Why i came  Sabatini said Martinez played Well but blamed herself for losing focus. A i Wasny to fighting for Points a playing like i did in other matches a the top seed said. A i Wasny to  Martinez seeded fifth was to play no. 15 Judith Wiesner in the semifinals. Wiesner advanced with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 upset of no. 4 Manuela male Eva