European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday april 27, 1990 the stars and stripes commentary Nurnberg ready to be knighted a Dahl in a Imti a Komiti ammo. .1 a a any Book on army championship basketball would follow two Staples 1. Plenty of pages on the Baum older bears. 2. A few words on the Nimberg knights. Time to rewrite the Book. After in Imberg a 96-72 attack on Baum older wednesday night the knights have a Mere chapter. Put them on the cover. Of of that was Only game 1 of the army european finals. Nii Beig can still collapse at Home saturday and sunday in this Best of three series the same Way Wiesbaden did against Karlsruhe last year. Which would be consistent with Numberg a history. The knights have never won an army championship of Europe. They finally reached the semifinals last year Only to take the Gas pipe against Wiesbaden. Thus hardly anyone expected Nurnberg to pull a Knight shift wednesday. A 24-Point Hammer Job at Baum older it was As if the knights were affronted by the gym name Hall of champions. Hall of what Well show you champions sucker. If Hall of champions sounds arrogant that a because the bears Are. And they should be. They won three straight army basketball championships of Europe from 1979 to 1981. They tacked on a fourth Crown in 1983. Their Usa eur boxing Power lifting women a basketball softball and track titles not to mention v corps championships would fill an encyclopedia. That would include Ray Mercer who vaulted from Baum older to the 1988 olympic heavyweight boxing Gold. Better to display them on their gym Wall. Which is exactly what they do. Baum older a winning air filters Down from the top. Some from Frank Wilson the 40-year-old coach from Clarksville tenn., who turned in his referees Jersey for a View from the Bench. More from col. Thomas Tysdal the Deputy Community commander who had the moxie to threaten a Boycott of the army european semis because of Kaiserslautern a use of a civilian Donald Robinson. Tysdal was bluffing but at least he spoke out while others squirmed in this lets not Hurt anyone a feelings Era. The bears carry their haughtiness on the court. Wednesday night specials Baum older Forward Jimmy Davis banged Nurnberg Forward Leonard Thomas to the floor. You can imagine the collision since both could play tackle for Green Bay. Thomas sprawled his bulk on the Wood while Davis walked by with head Fox help you get up you Talkin a to a Bear dude. Three minutes later Baum older guard Robert Huff decked Thomas. Same Story. Thomas Lay Down. Huft walked by. The bears were trying their martial Law Strate a. You can t win by the rules crack Down. Kind of like the Detroit pistons. Baum older Reserve Center Chester Dupree must be been inspired by Bill Laimbeer a move that incited the Detroit Philly riot last week. Dupree tried it on Nurnberg Forward Caesar Harris. All it did was guarantee the knights a 50-30 halftime Lead. In the second half Baum older resorted to chopping. In Imberg a fast break was breaking the bears fast so Baum older guard Darryl Frierson figured the Best Way to Stop it was to undercut Harris. Wham. Normally that a a simple two shot foul. Refs done to have the guts to Call intentional fouls on those kind of layups. Except Les Brown the official from Hanau. He Whis tied for the intentional Frank Wilson took heat from Baum Holder and kept calling a Cool game. Then there was the Oral Battle. Huft fouled out with 2 01 left prompting Nimberg assistant Bill Christman to yell this advice a football season does no to Start until the that burned Bear coach Wilson who aimed his Finger and said a a done to holler at my player How did Nimberg counter the bully air in Baum older by taking a 25-4 Lead. By answering the bears 13-0 run Midway through the second m a a. Willi. I Juwil. Sre Center Goliath Yeggins admitted his licked during the bears gym rocking rally. Half with a 10-2 Blitz of their own. Number i Quot re but that lasted a few moments. Coach Mike Wood called timeout and read the riot act. End of panic. The knights offered their own a will Der. Thomas the Mammoth Forward from Jacksonville fla., scored six Points in the heat of keeping Baum older at Bay. He did it with his droopy eyed stare that could kill a Bear at 20 feet. Thomas never blinked. He finished with 20 Points. He hit four treys. One of them was a classic be pulled up on a three on one break near Hal court and nailed the 3-Pointer. Arrogance in the Hall of champions Thomas will give you arrogance. A if you can kill an ant with an a do so a he said of his face Job bomb that made it 18-4. Done to mess with to which Thomas goes by. He a not Only a the Best pure shooting player in Europe a As Wood Calls him. He a also an my who says �?o1 like apprehending people the Nimberg trials done tend with Thomas the my. Yeggins has a degree in criminology. He received it from West Texas state in 1984 and worked in the Amarillo sheriffs office six months. Not that Yeggins was a Goliath strictly in class. He started at Center four years playing in 103 games which is fourth on the All time list at West Texas. He threw his 6-4 Frame against some studs namely Xavier Mcdaniel Benoit Benjamin Keith Lee and Steve Stipanovich. When Yeggins was through he had averaged 7.9 Points and 7.3 rebounds per game. His 760 rebounds rank third in West Texas history. Yeggins too Short to make a Dent As a pro front court Man took his degree Home to Houston. find a Job so he joined the army. Landed in Nimberg in 1987. Now he a a 29-year-old sergeant cooking at the Pindar Barracks mess Hall. And steaming Baum older with 17 Points 15 rebounds and five assists in game i. This is Yeggins third season playing for the knights. He plans to stay in Nimberg through 1992. Lets see. That could mean three army titles by the time he leaves. Put the knights on the cover Heck they would publish their own Book. Here a the title a bombardment at tha Star and stripes Tarpley May seek Mav Trade Dallas apr Forward Roy Tarpley says he a tired of being called the Dallas Mavericks a bad boy and expects to be with another Aba team after this season. Tarpley said wednesday he expects the Mavericks to Trade him this summer and if not he might request a Trade. A i have had to Deal with the Trade or the last couple of months but in veined to put that kind of stuff in the Back of any mind and do whatever it takes to make one Dallas Mavericks successful a Tarpley said a Day before the mavs were to open a heir playoff series at Portland. A a in a just Png to wait and see what happens because i done to want to add to any More Dis a rations for the team at this Point. I think one Enos amp a of that already. In a just a Hittle tired of some things that a Rick Sund the mavs vice president and director of player personnel had no comment on Trade speculation. My twice has been suspended by a of drug Counselor for violation of the is anti drug policy. A third strike would carry a lifetime ban from the league. To Ley also has been suspended by the Cam Tor two games for missing a practice. I eel like the front office is tired and nov Quot a ? end ugh of All of my mess a Tarp y sad a usually when you hear about Roy Tarpley a if the Mavericks do Trade me its going to come Back to haunt them. What kind of a disappointment and letdown you be caused your time is running out. You just know that something is up and something is going to happen. A but they keep saying that nobody wants me and i can to believe that a True. I know this much if the Mavericks do Trade me its going to come Back to haunt them. I know that in be brought a lot of the problems that i have on myself. But i think a lot of things have gotten blown out of proportion by the press. Everybody else always has the answers about me and what i should eager Jones in greek jail Salonica Greece apr Mike Jones who plays for one of Greece Stop basketball teams was ordered kept in jail thursday pending trial on drug charges. Jones a former Auburn player was charged wednesday with buying possessing and using drugs after narcotics customs officials said they found 31 Grams of hashish in his Home. The charges carry a minimum five year sentence and a maximum of 20 years. Jones who plays for Aris was taken to Dia Vaton jail outside Salonica after investigating magistrate Nikos Papadopoulos ordered his detention. No Date has been set for the trial. A i feel As if in a in an Arena. All this is happening because in a famous a Jones told reporters. He denied he took drugs since he was 12 years old As he was quoted As saying by customs authorities wednesday. The result of a doctors examination thursday showed Jones was not a drug addict said a court official who asked that his name not be used. Jones came to Greece in september 1988 to play for Park in Salonica. He was traded to Aris at the Start of the last season. Jones helped Lead Aris to the finals of the european basketball championship in Spain earlier this month. His contract with Aris ended after the finals but he stayed on to help the team train for the greek finals
