European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 18, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 25 hoopla reigns As Cumberland ends 41 year Grid absence Lebanon Tenn. Apr Cumberland University orchestrated the parades and pregame hoopla saturday while Campbellsville provided the fireworks As College football returned to this Middle Tennessee town for the first time since 1949. Cumberland a historic 222-0 loss to Georgia tech in 1916, the most lopsided decision in College football history was forgotten Long before Campbellsville began to fashion its 34-0 mid South conference Victory. A a it a a dream. The support we be gotten All along from the Community and today a turnout is fantastic a Cumberland a president or. Thomas Mills said As he surveyed the overflow crowd of 4,123 who ringed Kirk Field. A people said you can to  it on a non scholarship basis but i guarantee you a we re playing some football a Mills said. The bulldogs were rough around the edges but did play an acceptable Brand of football in their first Outing in four decades. Campbellsville in its third season of football built a 14-0 first half Lead on a 1-Yard run by Lee Proctor and a 29-Yard run by Rod bums then took charge Early in the second half. Proctor scored on a 6-Yard run on the tigers first Possession of the third Quarter and Mike Mason hooked up with Ron Sams for scoring passes of 34 and 13 Yards As Campbellsville scored 20 third Quarter Points. Cumberland a proudest moment came on the bulldogs first offensive play when Chris Crowe hit Jevon Itson for a 39-Yard gain to the Campbellsville 45-Yard line. A i thought that maybe wed play them a Little closer a Cumberland coach Nick Cou tras said. A it was a freshman football team versus a varsity team. Now that we be played someone we know what we have to work  the crowd and the football fever that appeared on the Cumberland Campus did please Coutras. A it was a perfect football atmosphere a Coutras said. A there were people sitting on blankets on the ground. It was exciting. I liked what happened today. It was a breath of fresh  the teams arrival was heralded by a Small motorcade outfitted in Maroon and White balloons and streamers. The Parade wound through the town Square and Back to newly constructed football facility nestled in the Southwest Comer of the Campus which houses about 600 students. It was a football saturday out of the Early 1900s, when Cumberland was a respected Southern football Power and the debacle against Georgia tech was a Page still unturned. The Aroma of hamburgers and hot dogs on open charcoal grills permeated the stadium area. A Van from a local radio station blasted Middle of the Road music from behind the partially completed combination press Box and Concession stand. Spectators cockeyed their Lawn chairs for a spot Between the Metal stands and a game of touch football Between future bulldogs began in the Grassy parking lot. Perhaps the Best seats in the stadium belonged to Lane Wilson and Jimmy Deatrick who backed their pickup truck to within 10 Yards of the South end zone. A a it a the Only place i know where you can Back the truck right up to the Field and tailgate a Wilson said As he turned hot dogs on a portable Grill. A a in be heard the old Story about the 222-0 loss and i just  pass up the Chance to see this game a Wilson said. A a it a curiosity i  Deadrick a 1986 Cumberland graduate Felt that bringing Back football a will boost the morale of the school. A lot will depend on How the team does. It they show they can be competitive. 1 think the school and the Community will get behind  the Cumberland players seemed pleased with their Effort while admitting that improvement is needed. A the Guys never let up a Reserve quarterback David Collins said. A we played As Good a game As we could. It will take some time for us to pull together As a  Collins said it was also exciting to write the next chapter in Cumberland a football history. A it was just like before any game a Collins said. A i got the  notre Dame gets 44 first place a votes d., grrr a a darn a Aba to act on player violence by Jan Hubbard new Day Boca Raton Fla. A unless there is a fundamental change in their approach to the game Guys such As Charles Barkley Rick Mahon and Bill Laimbeer could be getting less playing time next season. Rod Thom National basketball association vice president of operations announced sunday that the league will continue cracking Down on violence in the game and it will Cost players playing time rather than Money. The Aba Competition committee which is made up of one member from each of the 27 teams recommended that referees be allowed to eject players who commit excessively hard fouls in the half court. Also the player fouled would receive two free throws and his team would retain Possession of the Ball. The recommendation still must be approved by the Board of governors who will meet in new York in late october but that is usually Only a formality. Although the league has had a flagrant foul Rule it did not cover situations where a player simply knocked a player to the floor on a drive to the Basket. Thom said refs would have new guidelines on such fouls which before were treated As a two shot foul. That will no longer be the Case. If a player makes no attempt to play the Ball and knocks the offensive player to the ground he will be ejected. If he makes a play on the Ball but still uses excessive Force he will not be ejected but the of Tensive team will get two free throws and retain Possession. Thom pointed specifically to a Barkley foul on the Cleveland Cavaliers Craig Ehlo during the playoffs. Thom said Barkley made no attempt to play detente on the Ball. A the hard foul in the half court seemed to have become an accepted part it our game a Thom said. A the feeling it our group is that it has come to the Point of putting players at risk of hav j8 serious injuries. If this is passed by the Board we re going to be tougher on those Type of things a body blocks file Rod Thorn ,. Announces crackdown going for the head undercutting  also at the annual league meetings a the tiebreaker for the Aba finals was changed. Last season the Detroit pistons and Portland Trail blazers each had 59-41 regular season records but the pistons had the Home court advantage in the finals because they had a better record within their conference. The league was criticized because the pistons attained their record against the East and the blazers against the West. No common opponents were involved. The new tiebreaker will be the Western teams record against the East is. The Eastern teams record against the West. Since the regular season record is primarily the result of play within the conference the league believes the new tiebreaker will be More fair. The first tiebreaker remains How the teams did against each other during the regular season. A beginning in 1992, coaches can not coach in the All Star game in two consecutive years. This will allow More opportunities for other coaches. A the league wants to reduce the number of breakaway fouls called. If a player merely grabs another player to prevent him from scoring and does not attempt to Hurt the player it will be a two shot foul. There seemed to be Little serious Trade talk at the meetings. Even the Atlanta Hawks who have four Point guards were not that Active although those close to the situation said the Hawks Are committed to getting rid of Moses Malone. By Rick Warner a football writer notre Dame strengthened its hold on the no. 1 ranking with a season opening Victory Over Michigan while struggling Colorado dropped 11 spots to no. 20 in mondays associated press College football poll. The fighting Irish who rallied to beat the wolverines 28-24 saturday night received 44 first place votes and 1,480 Points from a nationwide panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. That san increase of seven first place votes and 29 Points Over the previous week. Colorado which was ninth last week fell out of the top 10 after losing to Illinois 2322. The buffaloes also had problems in their first two games a tie with Tennessee and a last minute Victory Over Stanford. Florida state moved past Auburn into second after routing Georgia Southern 48-6. The seminoles got 10 first place votes and 1,385 Points while Auburn which beat Mississippi 24-10, received four first place votes and 1,382 Points. Brigham Young Rose one spot to no. 4 after overcoming a 22-Point halftime deficit to beat Washington state 50-36. By was listed As the top team on two ballots and received 1,236 Points. Also moving up a notch were Southern Cal to no. 5, and Tennessee to no. 6. Southern Cal beat Penn state 19-14 and Tennessee crushed Texas Elpaso 56-0. Michigan fell from no. 4 to no. 7 after losing to notre Dame for the fourth straight year. Nebraska which had the week off remained no. 8, just ahead of Miami and Virginia. Miami which rebounded from an opening loss to by with a 52-24 win Over California Rose one place to no. 9. Virginia moved up a spot to no. 10 after routing Navy 56-14. Oklahoma is 11th, followed by Texas a amp a Arkansas Houston Illinois Ohio state Clemson Arizona Florida and Colorado. Rounding out the top 25 Are Washington Texas Arizona state Michigan state and  from Page 21 Kevin Houston he was on the original roster but got out of the army three potential starters lost to desert shield and one to injury. Though emphasizing the Usas team Effort Johnson singled out two of his players. A individually i thought Gipson had an outstanding tournament and so did Raymond Dudley a he said. Dudley a guard from the air Force was named to the All tournament team. He paced the United states in scoring averaging 22.8, including a 34-Point splurge against Italy. Rick Watley the teams Lone returnee from the Champion �?T88 team averaged 16 Points per game followed closely by Gipson a 15.3. Mike Parks the Lone army player and Vernon Butler a 6-9 Navy Man both wound up with 13.0 averages. Bit urge a Kyle James the Only Europe based player Rob Sikes Stephen Dunn Frank Parker and Chad Kimble contributed from off the Bench. Cism notes a James a Slick Quick 5-11 guard who helped Pitburg win the �?T89-90 Safe Crown was a cism a Call up in mid August. He was in the midst of a summer break from hoops when he was beckoned to the teams training Camp in san Francisco. A i was going to take a rest from basketball before our base team opened practice a he said. A i was astonished to get coach Johnson Scall. But it was a great experience playing Here. Now in a anxious to join the Barons. Everybody will be gunning for us after last years 35-0 season. It la be Tough for us to repeat. A Watley stationed at Offutt fab neb., also has a Europe connection. He played for Wiesbaden and Hahn High schools in 1976-79, making All Europe two years. His hoop experience includes not Only service Ball but four seasons at Drake University and three years in pro Ball in Chile. His observation on the loss of four army players from the cism team leaving Only one a we missed those army Guys. Army Ball is More physical More muscle. 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