European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Arkansas avoids upset by the associated press Atlanta a Arkansas was Given an Early scare Friday by Mcaa newcomer Georgia state but coach Nolan Richardson of the top seeded Razorbacks did no to panic. A. He figured it would take about 15 my utes before his patented zone press would take its toll on the Long shot panthers. Richardson was close. Georgia state making its first Mcaa tournament appearance led until 8 33 was left in the first half. Arkansas then took the Lead for Good and the rout was on. Ron Huery scored 21 Points and Oliver Miller added 20 As the no. 2 ranked team in the country swept to a 117-76 Victory in the opening round of the Mcaa Southeast regional. Arkansas 31-3the Southwest Confer. Ence Champ fell behind 13-4 and trailed 26-23 before rebounding. The Razorbacks outscored Georgia state 29-9 Oyer the final nine minutes of the first half to take a 52-35 Lead and cruised the rest of the Way. A the difference in the ballgame was fatigue a Richardson said a they just burned out after about 15 minutes of facing our press. It was a hard 15 minutes and they had nothing left to  a we knew Arkansas could score but it is their defense that did it a said Georgia state coach Bob Reinhart. A we had never faced that Type of  the Razorbacks forced 19 first half turnovers 32 Overall. _. A they were pretty Quick in the first half but we just attacked them with the pressure to get them Down to our Speed a Richardson said. A we just stayed in that pressure defense and wore them  Reinhart said he simulated the razor Back defense in practice by using seven defenders. A we played five against seven and thought if we can get through our seven we can get through their five a he said. A but As you saw their five were better than our  _ Richardson called off the press in the last 10 minutes. A a we re not in it to humiliate anybody although we do like to put opponents the stars and stripes ports March 16,1991b Page 28 Lsuis Shaquille of Neal hangs after a Dunk but the tigers lost to Connecticut 79-62. Richmond shocks Syracuse Mcaa Friday through 40 minutes of hell a he said. Reinhart called Richardson a move a a a class act. They could have scored 150.�?� Georgia state 16-15the no. 16 seed was making its first Mcaa tournament appearance in its 29 years of playing Basket ban. Lee Mayberry scored 18 Points for Arkansas. Arlyn Bowers added 14 while Todd Day and Roosevelt Wallace had 12 each. The panthers playing before a Hometown crowd at the Omni scored 11 straight Points to take a 13-4 Lead and remained in front until Huery hit a pair of free throws to put Arkansas ahead 27-26. Arkansas then took control outscoring Georgia state 25-9 in route to a 52-35 halftime Lead. Day Arkansas leading scorer missed his first four shots and was scoreless until hitting two free throws with 4 38 left in the half.��, a. 1 Chris Collier led Georgia state with 22 Points. In other Early Friday games St. Johns 75, Northern Illinois 68 Dayton Ohio St. Johns built a huge second half Lead and coasted past see Friday on Page 22 by the associated press Bobby Knight was right. Dick Tarrant is one Fine basketball coach. Tarrant went from unknown to sensation when Richmond beat knights Indiana hoosiers the defending National champions in the first round of the 1988 Mcaa tournament. Knight insisted it was no upset because Tarrant teams Are capable of beating anyone. Tarrant proved it again on thursday when his 15th-sceded spiders scored a 73-69 first round knockout Over Syracuse in the East  thursday a i had heard Richmond was capable of upsetting some people and i guess they proved it a Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said. A a / v. A. Curtis Blair had 18 Points and six assists to Lead the spiders 22-9 Over Syracuse 26-6which closed its season with first round losses in the big East conference tournament and the Mcaa. Richmond led throughout and was on top by 10 with nine minutes to play. Syracuse got As close As 70-69 with 32 seconds left on a running one hander by Billy Gwen who led the orangemen with 22  Burroughs made two free throws with 21 seconds to go for a three Point spider Lead and Syracuse missed its last Chance when Owens and Michael Edwards missed three Point shots. Blair fouled with seven tenths of a second to go made the final free throw As Tarrant hugged his assistants and players along the sideline. A see thursday on Page 22 inside sports an blows it with delays a Page 25 Blackhawk Knock off Kings a Page 26 a Nicks coach gets 700th Victory a Page 26 Metsy Cerone suffers broken Finger a Page 27 Chandler Ariz. A the Milwaukee Brewers traded potential Hall of Fame candidate Dave Parker to the California Angels on thursday for outfielder Dante Bichette and a player to be named. Parker a 17-year Veteran joins fellow Veteran pave Winfield on the Angels. The two were frequent National league All stars in the 1970s, when Parker was with Pittsburgh and Winfield was with san Diego. Parker 39, was acquired by Milwaukee As a free agent in december 1989 and batted .289 with 21 Home runs and 92 Bis in 157 games As a do last season. Parker is one of 18 players in major league history to accumulate 2,000 hits and 300 Home runs in a career. Only one player As old As Parker had Ever played in that Many games in a season a Pete Rose with 162 games in 1980 and 1982.a we needed left handed Power to balance our lineup said Angels manager Doug Rader who indicated that Parker would be the designated hitter. A part of this equation was to afford Dante  Chance to play and develop and we  do that using him sporadically Parker was named the american leagues outstanding designated hitter of the year for a second consecutive year in 1990. He has a .293 career batting average with 328 homers 1,434 Bis and 2,592 hits. A i respect the Man greatly for the Way he projects himself and the positive Way he has influenced the clubs he a been associated with a Rader said. A with Dave Parker i think we be become an extremely potent team offensively emotionally and  Rader said he Hopes Parker a desire will rub off on Dave Parker the Angels. A a in a one of the Guys who sold enough to have played against Doug Rader a Parker said a and he was an aggressive guy.�?�. A. A a Parker and Biche seemed pleased with the Trade. A i m very Happy a said Bichette 27. A i Hope to go out and make an  Parker said he Hopes to finish his career in Anaheim. A a it a a great situation to have Wally Joyner Dave Winfield Dave Parker Gar Gaetti Lance Parrish All in the same lineup a said Parker who is the Only player to make All Star teams in the 1970s,�?T80s and�?T90s. Bichette who joined the Angels organization As a 1984 draft pick and made his major league debut sept. 5, 1989, hit .255 with 15 Home runs and 53 Bis in 109 games last season. Parker spent the first 14 seasons of his career with Pittsburgh and the Cincinnati reds. He also played for Oakland