European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 10, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 19 May 10-16 unless otherwise dated soccer the German first division winds up its season saturday with eight games at 3 30 . St. Pauli at a Disseldorf Cologne at Frankfurt Karlsruhe at bochum Homburg Saar at Stuttgart monchengladbach at Uerdingen Nimberg at Kaiserslautern Bremen at Leve Kusen and Mannheim at Hamburg. The Lone 6 30 . Game has Dortmund visiting Munich. In the second division at 3 . Sunday Saar Brincken is at Darmstadt Berlin at Meppen Cologne at Hertha Berlin Wattenscheid at Munster Aachen at Bayreuth Braunschweig at Stuttgart Essen at Duisburg Osna Briick at Hanover Freiburg at Gelsenkirchen and Kassel at Unte reaching. Army soccer Rolls saturday in 21st Talcom and v corps. Mannheim atop 21st Talcom plays Host to second place Kaiserslautern with Wei Brincken at Karlsruhe. Both games Are at 2 . In v corps Hanau meets Giessen at Ray Barracks in Friedberg at i . Also saturday Wiesbaden visits Baumholz cry a City stadium at 12 30 . And Mainz plays at Darmstadt a Frankenstein Cavern at 11 . On the air Force Side four games Dot the Continental sports conference schedule at 1 . Saturday Ramstein at Rhein main Hahn at Sembach Lindsey at Kreine Brogel and Pitburg at  racing the grand prix of san Marino the third round in the formula one world driving championship will be staged sunday on the Dino Ferrari circuit in Imola Italy. Practice and qualifying take place Friday and saturday with untamed practice set from 10 to 11 30 . Both Days and official qualifying scheduled from 1 to 2 sports Calendar m nb0t Days sundays grand prix of san Marino uis  Miles starts at 2 30 . Supporting races arc also on the weekend program. The City of Imola is located just Southeast of  racing the fifth round in the european motorcycle racing championship will be held sunday on the Salz Burgung just East of Salzburg Austria with races for super sport 600s, super bikes and 125cc cycles. Practice and qualifying will take place saturday. On Germany a Nair Burgering there is racing saturday and sunday for several categories of cycles with a motorcycle rally also scheduled for saturday. To reach the Nair Burgering take the Koblenz Trier autobahn a48 and exit at Ulmen Nair Burgering. A German National championship race for bikes m All categories will be held sunday on the Airport circuit in Fassberg with practice and qualifying saturday. The town of Fassberg is located North of Celle. Motocross the 10th annual adar Motocross Oden Heim for 125ec bikes and for cycles with sidecars will be held sunday with practice and qualifying saturday. The town of Odenheim is located Between Sinsheim and  look who a 1-2. The Mannheim Amigos Are. Now the perennial champions of the Tele 5 German american league must prove they re contenders. After losing a double header to Mainz last weekend Mannheim plays Host to Frankfurt in a twin Bill at noon sunday. Other double headers have Schwabish Hall at Giessen and Stuttgart at bad  the 2ist Talcom menus and women a slow Pilch leagues open with saturday double headers. Kaiserslautern hits Karlsruhe a Neureul Cavern and Mannheim visits Parma sons. The women Start at noon the men at 2 . In a menus double header. Worms takes on Owci Bruckn at Miessau at 2 .track and Field the Wurzburg invitational held in conjunction with the Usa eur track and Field clinic will be run saturday at sick Grund stadium in kit Zingen. Registration will be from 8 30-10 30 ., with Competition starting at 1 1 . Participation fee is $2 pc person which covers three individual events plus relays. Point of Contact is at 350-6306running the enlisted heritage fun run hits the Road saturday at Rhein main a. The 5-Kilometer race starts at 9 ., the 10-k at 10 30 . Both begin at the picnic area near the gym. Entry fee is $8 for one race $10 for both. Contact is Jose Sotelo at 330-6162.golf the european pea tour s belgian open is being played at Brussels Belgium through sunday. The 72-Hole tournament starts  racing tracks open around 2 . Saturday Are at Mihlheim and Frankfurt. The list for sunday includes Cologne Hanover. Munich and  fire Rodgers As head coach Boston apr the Boston celtics stung by their Early exit in the Aba playoffs reacted quickly tuesday by firing coach Jimmy Rodgers Only two Days after an improbable loss to the new York kicks. A this has been a very difficult and trying time for All of us a general manager Jan Volk said. A we Felt that we needed to make a change and in the interest of All concerned we Felt it necessary to do so As quickly As possible. A Jimmy has been an integral part of our Success throughout the 80s, and hopefully this parting will not diminish recognition of his  Rodgers would Only say that he was shocked and refused further comment. Also fired was assistant coach Lanny Van Eman. Chris Ford an assistant and former celtic player was retained and will be considered As a replacement for Rodgers Volk said. The shakeup came just 48 hours after the celtics were ousted from the Aba playoffs a the first time since 1952 they were eliminated in the first round in successive seasons. The celtics were swept in the first round last season by the Detroit pistons who went on to win the Aba championship. A right now we re also going to take some time to set various options and look at various candidates a Volk said. A we done to have a precise timetable for naming a successor but Chris Ford will be a very serious  a a in a interested of course a said Ford a celtics assistant since 1983 who was head coach for four victories in Rodgers absence during the season. A i did no to expect the coach to be let go a said Center Robert Parish adding he had expected some player changes. And Forward Kevin Mchale a member of three Aba championship teams along with Parish and Forward Larry Bird also said he was very surprised. A i feel bad for Jimmy. I knew that they were going to do something but i did no to expect anything this soon a Mchale said. In two regular seasons under Rodgers the celtics were 94-70, but were 2-6 in playoff games. After taking a 2-0 Lead in their Best-of-5 series with the kicks the celtics were ousted on sunday 121-114. With a loss at Boston Garden. In Rodgers last Victory. 157128 on april 28 in Boston the celtics set an Aba playoff record for Points and shooting accuracy 67 percent. The 47-year-old Rodgers a 1965 Iowa graduate was a three year starter with the Hawk eyes. He began his coaching career at North Dakota where he was an assistant to Bill Fitch. He replaced Fitch in 1967, going 39-33 during the next three years. In 1970, Rodgers spent one season at Arkansas As an assistant to Van Eman. Between 1971-72 and 1977-78, Rodgers was a scout and an assistant for the Cleveland Cavaliers and was reunited with Fitch who later coached the celtics. Rodgers joined the celtics after Ulm a Jimmy Rodgers Fitch a departure in 1983, assisting , Jones for live years until he was appointed head coach in May 1988. Celt dynasty of the �?T80s is dying of old age by Alan Greenberg the Hartford courant Boston a All great teams must come to an end and these Boston celtics surely have. Sunday they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for the second straight year the first time that has happened since red Auerbach a first two seasons 1950-51,1951-52 As coach. None of the current celtics had been porn then but they arrived soon after. Robert Parish in 1953, Dennis Johnson e e ,54�?T Bird in 56 and Kevin Mchale in in �?T57. They have played 49 years in the nall0� basketball association. They were. Foundation of celtic greatness in the no. R As we enter the �?T90s, they Are the last foundation of any Aba starting five As new York kicks proved in Moa Grassing fashion these celtics Are a use too old too weak to stand. Me a zealots armed with the monday Eliut quarterbacks excuse of Mchale 6 lung it out despite a second Quarter commentary hand injury will conjure anything to delude themselves into believing that All the House needs is a fresh coat of paint and a few new support beams. Sorry folks. Things Are a lot worse than that. The self Assurance was gone from celtic general manager Jan Volks voice the color from his face As a handful of Media people briefly questioned him in front of Johnson a empty dressing stall after the a Nicks 121-114 Victory. Volk admitting he was unprepared for such a sudden end to the celtic season was non committal regarding personnel moves saying it was too Early to speculate about such things. Celtic coach Jimmy Rodgers who was fired tuesday gave his usual robotic pos game answers. He talked about How talented the kicks Are and about missed celtic free throws As if he could bake a championship cake next season by adding a Pinch of this a Little bit of that to the existing mix. A during the off season a Rodgers had said a we have to find a Way to become a better basketball  but How they will have Brian Shaw Back from Italy which will certainly help. But what about Parish Bird Mchale and Johnson like a Fleet of Good used cars with sentimental value they Are Worth a lot More to the celtics than on the open Market. What would the celtics draw for a Center who will be 37 next season for a guard who will be 36? not much. No team is going to give up a Quality Young Center to gel a Golden Oldie. But that a almost beside the Point. Giving away Parish for a second Joe Kje inc Type does not solve anything. With no Parish who is going to play the major minutes of the four it is most Likely that Johnson has worn his celtic uniform for the last time. He is in the final year of a contract that pays him $1.15 million and he is not too sure the celtics want to re sign him. Keeping Johnson in an important role next season would Only serve to retard the celtics Young guards. Assuming that is they have any they want to bring along. Kevin Gamble the most Likely candidate after his performance at the end of last season has been this seasons forgotten Man. As for Jim Paxson and John Bagley you know what they can do and it is not a lot. And what of the greatest tandem of forwards in history it hurts less to think of breaking up Fred and Ginger than Kevin and Larry. They know each others moves and Groove. Hindsight is 20-20, but it is impossible not to engage in some. Trading Danny Ainge to the Sacramento Kings for de Pinckney and Kleine was a mistake. Kline is a Good sub for Parish but Pinckney after a fast Start has been a major disappointment. Without Ainge and with Bird showing his age the celtics do not have one reliable the acc Point shooter. In some ways the celtics decline Calls to mind the Pittsburgh  alter their four super bowl victories. Like the a Eccl ers the celtic corps of great players grew up and grew old together. Like the St Clurs the celtics look As if they Are in for a Long dose of mediocrity As they rebuild and there is not much they can do about it