European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday february 20,1991 the stars and stripes b Page 27sports wire hoyas fading in men s basketball poll from wire reports v new York a Georgetown once of the Bie East has fallen on. Hard times lately. Consecutive conference losses last week to Connecticut and Seton half sent the hoyas into a free fall in the a associated press College basketball poll Down seven notches from no. Is to no. 25. A. Seton Hall used victories Over Georgetown and Pittsburgh last week to squeeze into no. 24, the Only new team in the poll this week. The pirates replaced Texas which split two games last week and slipped out of the rankings. A. Ltd defending National Champion univ remained in a a beaten with two More victories last week running the rebels record to 22-0 and keeping them the unanimous Choice for no 1 with a clean sweep of the 63 votes. Complete poll on Page 23. Ohio states double overtime Victory Over Indiana May have made for great basketball theater but it had Little Impact on their places in the poll. The buckeyes 22-1 remained no. 2 with 1,501 Points and the hoc Siers 22-3 Are still no. 4 with 1,347. Squeezed Between those two is Arkansas 25-2which recovered from its loss to univ to punish Texas tech by 18 Points and Texas Christian by 33 last week. Threat caused Mcaa to relent Kansas City to. A the threat of players filing suit and getting around a ban on this years Mcaa basketball tournament was a Factor in letting unbeaten univ defend its title an infractions committee member said. A a to say we did not discuss that in the total perspective of the decision would be false a Roy Kramer commissioner of the Southeastern conference said monday. A but to say that was the absolute thing that swayed the final decision would not be a sources who requested anonymity have said the possibility of a restraining order from Nevada courts was the main reason for the committees unprecedented reversal to let the no. 1 running rebels wants s. Africa Back Johannesburg South Africa the internal. Tonal olympic committee wants to readmit South Africa As soon As the minority ruled nation resolves its racial problems a top Ioc official said sunday. A the Ioc is determined to help South african sport to establish a non racial sports movement and join the International sports Community once All the problems. The politics have been cleared a Ioc special con sult Arit on developing nations Ferrou Kidane said. Kidane arrived in South Africa Friday As a prelude to next months visit by an Ioc delegation. The delegation will suggest the Best course for South Africa in its attempt to rejoin the olympics. Brewers offered $1 million. The Brewers also announced former new York Yankee infielder Willie Randolph was invited to the team s Spring training Camp As a non roster to guide Lions lbs Pontiac. Mich. A Hall of earner Raymond Berry former head coach of the new England patriots was named the Detroit Lions was the patriots coach from 19s4-s9, compiling a 48-39 record. He began his coaching career with the Dallas cowboys in 1%8 and tutored the Lions receivers from 1973-5.berry who played 13 seasons with the. Baltimore Colts was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1973. A Brazil gets loan of Armstrong Sanchez eliminates Mansdorf new York the . Soccer federation said monday that Desmond Armstrong will become the first american to join a South american soccer team under a three month loan to Santos of Brazil a Clef a former club. A a a. A a. -. -. Armstrong a 26-year-old defender played for the United states at the 1 to world cup and the 1988 olympics. He had 27 appearances with the National team and scored 14 goals in 78 games at the University of Maryland. Armstrong is scheduled to travel us Brazil on wednesday. However Santos president Antonio Aguiar Filho said monday that the Deal was not definite. But Sunil Gulati director of . National teams said a we be got a written offer. Its a done Deal a Brewers win Gantner hearing Milwaukee a the Milwaukee Brewers won an arbitrators ruling in their salary dispute with second baseman Jim Gantner the club said the 37-year-old Gantner who was paid $700,000 last season had sought $2 million for one year while the Stuttgart Germany a Emilio Sanchez of Spain won a tight first set before going on to beat israelis Amos Mansdorf 7-6 7-36-3 in a first round match at the $1 million Stuttgart classic menus Tennis tournament tuesday. A a in other Early results tuesday Karel Novack of. Czechoslovakia Defeated another spaniard Jordi Arrese 7-6, 6-4, and Switzerland a Jakob i Vlasek overcame big yugoslav Slobodan Zivojinovic 6-3,3-6, 7-6 7-4 Graf cites Media in slump Bonn Germany a Germany a Stelli Carat the worlds no. I ranked women a Tennis player spoke out for the first time monday about How , concerning her fathers alleged Allair with a Model had affected Bergante during the past year. _ _ a Nineteen ninety was a terrible year Lor me a a she was reported As saying in mass circulation daily Bild. A my performance was affected by All the other things. A the press did t help me at All. The things they accused my father of were in worse than bad taste. It affected me All year it. Fuhr Blanks devils by United press International new York there should be no lingering doubts about Grant Fuhres ability to play hockey. Fuhr returned monday night from a 59-game banishment from the league for an admitted cocaine addiction to Blank the new Jersey devils 4-0. Fuhr stopped 27 shots in All in posting his ninth career shutout. A we All wanted to make it Fuhres return As easy As possible for him a said Craig Mactavish whose Short handed goal in the second period gave the oilers a 3-0 Lead. Fuhr after admitting to a seven year drug habit during the off season was issued a one year suspension by nil president John Ziegler Only to have it ended on feb. 4. He returned after missing 59 games. In other games monday Nordques 3, canucks 3 Vancouver British Columbia a Stephen finn scored a Fluke goal with a half minute left in the third period lifting que Bee. With goaltender Jacques Cloutier pulled for an extra attacker finn flipped a Point shot toward canucks goalie Troy Gamble that Tom Kuvers tipped into his own a Mildenhall stuns Ramstein Hahn handles Lakenheath oilers Grant Fuhr. Out 59 games nil flyers 5, Blackhawk 3 Philadelphia Scott Mellanby broke a third period tie with his 18th goal of the season to Pace the flyers. The Victory was Philadelphia a second in its last seven games 2-5but the flyers improved to 26-0-2 when they have scored four or More goals this season. Islanders 5, rangers 4 new York a David Volek had two goals and two assists and Pat Lafontaine added a goal and two assists leading the new. York islanders. Kings 5, capitals 2 Inglewood Calif. Bob Kadelski struck for two goals including one of los Angeles two shorthanded scores in a 69-second Span in the. First period to help carry the Kings by Walt Morrissette staff writer Pitburg a Germany Mildenhall tipped off the 1991 Safe menus basketball championships tuesday with a 84-78 overtime Victory Over Ramstein. In other openers in the tourney which runs through saturday Hahn beat Lakenheath 94-89, and defending Champion Pitburg routed Chicksands 8549 a a a a. \ san Pitts and Reggie Jetton were the heroes in the marauders late comeback. Pitts hit a 15-foot Baseline jumper at the Buzzer to Send the teams info overtime tied at 72-72. Ramstein a John Battle had Given the rams a two Point Lead at with six seconds left in regulation. In of after battlers tip in gave Ramstein a 78-76 Lead with 1 19 to go Pitts Sank two free throws with 55 seconds left to tie it for the last time at 78-78. Jetton canned a running jumper in the Lane with 20 seconds left for the deciding Points. Mildenhall then double teamed Battle to Force a turnover and Jetton hit two More free throws at 15 seconds to play. Ken Carswell who finished with a game High 28 Points Sank two More freebies at the five second Mark to end the scoring. Pitts finished with 14 Points and six boards for the marauders who were 13-11 in the regular season and second place in Safe men the . Conference. Jetton had 10 Points and eight rebounds Robert Howard had a it a Points. And four assists and Horace Ingram had nine Points and eight rebounds for Mildenhall. Battle paced the rams with 15 Points Robert Griffin had 1,4 Points and nine rebounds Bon Hie Dayt had 12 Points and 7 assists and Samuels had 12 Points and eight rebounds. Dennis Williams had 11 Points and five boards. In tuesdays other Early games a Hahn 94, Lakenheath 89 the Hawks outlasted the eagles in this Battle of the Birds As Dobie Strong poured in a Gate High 35 Points while Lakenheath missed 16 free throws. The eagles had two 12-Point leads in the first half As Rob Marr scored 16 of his 30 Points. Marr a 6 foot-5, 232 Pound Center Forward joined the eagles late in the season after playing four seasons at the air Force Academy the Hawks came Back with hot outside shooting As Lakenheath a defense broke Down. Strong scored 20 Points with three treys in the first half. The Hawks took a 50-44 halftime Lead and saw Lakenheath Cut it to 61-58 Early in the second stanza. Rick Walton a three Point play. Keyed a 9-2 Streak to a 70-60 Lead. Earl Jordan scored 20 Points for Hahn Joe Johnson had 14 before fouling out and Rick Walton added 11. Besides marry a 30 Points Kerry Taylor had 22 and Donald Mabry 16 for Lakenheath. Pitburg 85, Chicksands 49 the Barons were trailing five minutes into their title defuse opener. Chicksands led 11-6 with 16 46 to go in the first half on Robert Martins 15-footer and Jeff Wil Kersong a 3-Pointer. Then Ralph Baltimore 26 Point Kelvin Blevins 15 Points and Kyle James 16 heated up. The Barons used the full court press Man to Man amp and double team defences to stifle the .�?Ts result Pitburg outscored Chicksands 35-6 Over the next 13 minutes. V Darryl Gaines led the a Hicks with 18 Points. Done to blame Pitburg coach George Price for rubbing it in. The Barons built the huge Lead even though they used a four Corners offence through most of the last six minutes. A they already had 10 fouls a Price said. A so every time they fouled we got two shots. So i just stayed in the four Corners and let my Guys shoot free James Sank 9 of 11 tree throws in the Soend half and finished 10 of 13 from the line
