European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday april 14, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 23commentar Czar would set army sports right what the army european championships need is a commissioner. Right now. Somebody like or. T should step up As Czar of the dec and make decisions with the effect of a Sledge am wham Baum older you re playing in the dec basketball semifinals. End of Story. But the Way the dec is floundering without leadership its no wonder it suffered through a rough week. How rough a Kaiserslautern wants its top player a a civilian named Donald Robinson a to Lead the panthers to a basketball title. A Baum older is crying foul says it wont play against civilians. A Nimberg and the 7th army training come say a a Boot to it All but agree that winning a title a whether its against civilians or not a is the important thing. Who a right Tough Call. Especially without a commissioner to make it. Bravo to Nimberg and 7th at. Boo on you a town or rather the 21st Talcom its Parent command and a double boo on you Baum older. Ripoffs for the two semifinal series Are set for wednesday night but Only one game is really set. Nimberg will Host 7th at. That a set in Stone Nairn bergs a Deputy commander col. Earl Greason said tuesday. Perhaps the Best series of the dec May never materialize. Baum older was scheduled to visit a town to Start the Best of three series wednesday but Baum older a Deputy commander col. David t. Tisdale said yet Nicht and no Way. A a we re not afraid to play Kaiserslautern a he said. A we just wont play its  As of Friday night wednesdays Tipoff at Kleber gym in a town May remain just a dream a or a bad memory. Baum older hit its Zenith in the v corps playoffs ousting defending Champion Wiesbaden in three games. The bears mastered the scoring by commit tee technique in the series showcasing the deepest Bench in Europe. Led by guard Darryl Frierson at Rob Staggenborg the Point and veterans Clyde Harp Robert Huff Jimmy Davis and Rory Sellars the bears have never been better. Or at least since they last won the championship of Europe in 1983. I picked Kaiserslautern to win it All but now in a sweating. Robinson the Guy who a causing All the ruckus by being a civilian was the key reason i went with the panthers. Robinson is a towns spark plug Leader and motivator. He a feisty intimidating and a nuisance to opposing defences. Perhaps that a Why Tisdale and the bears done to want to play against him. Back in november Kaiserslautern battled the bears in the championship game of Baum older a season opening tournament. Ever since the bears and panthers have fought Well like bears and panthers. Tisdale blasted the Aecus civilian participation clause likening it to a Baum Holder a getting Michael Jordan to  sorry colonel. Robinson is no air. Nonetheless Baum older  pay air enough to bar tend. But seriously folks Tisdale brought up a Good Point during our Brief phone Call. Its called principles. I have to Admire Baum older for sticking to its principles but come on people. This is the Peak. The top. The fight for Numero Uno Billing in Europe. Bragging rights. The works. Before in a elected mayor of the 21st, i must give a face slap to the 21st. Tasked with writing the Aecus charter sports director Glen Pietras and Crew sneaked in the fourth paragraph on the civilian participation apparently hoping no one would notice. They did. It was one of those a we write the rules so nah nah nah nah nah things. A bad business tactics Greason called it. Pretty Low Down i say. Last fall when Usa eur Cut its championships and the dec was born the civilian Issue should have been settled then. Not now especially less than a week before Tipoff. A town has played Robinson All year including the Baum older tournament. Taking him off the team for the dec would be unnatural. The panthers won with him so keep him. Baum older apparently is looking for an advantage a albeit mental a to declaw the panthers. It May work. The 21st issued statements saying the series is on. A a we re going to play basketball wednesday night 7 p.m., at Kleber a said Jeff Young a command spokesman. Of yeah against whom through All of this i credit Nurnberg a a Greason and the 7th at. A we done to like the fact that the civilian Issue is just being brought up now a Greason said. A but yes we re going to play basketball. Pulling out would just Hurt the level of  a nuff said. There a still time for things to change. Baum older May say a a let a do it at the final minute or a town May say a Donald sorry  something must happen. Soon. The real loser is the headless dec. When the Usa eur championships died the major commands formed the dec to give army athletes a purpose to win the big one. Now it faces a big problem. Which is Why the dec needs a commissioner an a honest broker Quot As former Usa eur sports chief Chuck Large once put it. Usa eur Headquarters in Heidelberg is staying out of the fracas and rightfully so. Its not usar euros problem. Its Baum older so towns Nurnberg a and 7th Atcas problem to get this thing resolved. Principles Are integral to running an honest program and a civilian participation clause does leave room for recruiting. Basketball however is what this is All about. A commissioner would make sure they tipped it off wednesday. With or. T As commissioner i pity the fool who tries to Stop the game. The stars and stripes Lues Bounce aple Leafs by the associated press St. Louis a the St. Louis blues who had a Tough pm figuring out the Toronto Maple Leafs during the Gular season solved them in the nil playoffs. I after losing seven of eight games to the Maple Leafs Ping the regular Campaign the blues knocked to Fonto out of the playoffs in five games with a 4-3 Victory thursday night. Stanley cup Roundup l he blues became the first team to Advance in the Ihl playoffs moving into the Norris division finals against the Winner of the Chicago Minnesota series. Brett Hull had two goals and Peter Zezel added a Oal and two assists to Lead the blues wary Leeman had two goals for the Maple Leafs to were eliminated the night after the death of team Wner Harold Ballard. Toronto players wore Black armbands in Honor of Ballard who died at age 86 after lengthy illness. Re a Blackhawk 5, North stars 1 Chicago a Jeremy Roenick and Denis Savard Estead pm a of so lading Chicago to a 3-2 be Blackhawk were in such command in the first Fanrik e a 14-2 Edge in shots on goal. The the Niar never ser a ugly threatened. Be Blackhawk wrapped it up on goals by Michel Gou a in j be Thomas in the final four minutes of play. Hijji 1 know about a perfect game but i know we i in v from Start to finish a Blackhawk coach ilm Sci an a d. A we skated Well and went after it j a Ltd 8��d checking. Goaltender Greg Milium a very Strong  Mien stopped 26 shots. A defense was the key and e were relentless a Mille said. A i n a flames 5, Kings 1 in u a Alberta a defens Eman Ric Nattress Naa Only one goal during the season scored twice Toronto a Lou Franceschett 15 tries to score on St. Louis Curtis Joseph during the blues series clinching 4-3 Triumph. As Calgary stayed alive in a bid to repeat As Stanley cup champions. The flames Trail 3-2 in the series. The Kings were the last team to recover from a 3-1 deficit rebounding last year to eliminate defending then Champion Edmonton. Joe in Ouwendyk had a Power play goal and three assists for the flames who out shot the Kings 35-19. Dana Murzyn and Gary Roberts also scored Lor the flames.  Rob Blake scored late in the third period. Oilers 4, jets 3 Edmonton Alberta a Mark Messier scored the winning goal Early in the third period As Edmonton kept its playoff Hopes alive. Winnipeg leads the series 3-2. Goaltender Bill Ranford made a Brilliant pad save on jets Forward Dale Haw Urchuk with less than a minute left in the third period to preserve the fragile Lead. He had 26 saves. Craig Simpson and Mark Lamb scored in a 13-second Span in the second period to pull Edmonton into a 3-3 tie. Esa Tikkanen also scored for the oilers and Simpson had two assists. Thomas Steen Greg Paslawski and Brent Ashton connected for the jets who scored twice on the Power play