European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 a the stars and stripes Friday december 6, 1991 Jabbar Erving to Duel by Bill Barnard a basketball writer new York a there a something intriguing about Kareem is. Or. J and the Skyhook is. The Finger Roll even when both Are 40-something and several years retired. A we Only met twice a year during the regular season and three times in the playoffs and i guess that was t enough for us Quot Julius Erving said wednesday in explaining Why he and Kareem Abdul Jabbar want to tangle 1-on-l in Atlantic City on feb. 28. The event is being hyped As a Quot world championship Quot on pay per View Cable when perhaps the Best it can Hope for is to draw people curious to see How Good two of the top three scorers in professional basketball history can still be. A the competitive juices never stopped a Erving said. A Talent does to just die. The ability to use it diminishes but it does to disappear in four years. I think people will be pleasantly surprised that we can still Quot a a we be always had a great rivalry on the court and now it can continue Quot Abdul jabber said. A a it a going to he a very physical game he Cun count on that. I m preparing like a Boxer for a championship fight. There is team concept involved. It will just be the two of us and i would t want to have to cover myself l-on-1.&Quot Abdul Jabbar 44, retired in 1989 As the a bad a leading career scorer with 38,387 Points. Erving 41, retired in 1987 with 30,026 Points third behind Wilt Chamberlain. Erving whose sports promotions company is sponsoring the event said he originally planned to ask Abdul Sabhar and 55-year-old Wilt Chamberlain to meet in a matchup of the Aba s most offensive minded centers. A we decided the age Gap might have been too great a Erving said. A Kareem and i Are Abdul Jabbar s Best weapon was the Skyhook virtually unto Skuble because of his 7-foot-2 height and the High trajectory of the shot. He was a six time map and 17-time All Star. Erving a 6-7 Forward split his career Between the Aba and american basketball association but his array of dunks and Finger Rolls catapulted him to a spot on the a bad a 35th anniversary All time learn in 1980. He was a three time Aba map and was the Aba map in 1981. Erving said the key to giving the event credibility is preparation. Quot Kareem and i have hooked up Many limes on the court but this will be the first time we be played a on i Quot Erving said. A this is the ultimate Challenge for me. 1 will be in great shape and ready witling and Able to represent the Forward position in Fine St. Louis Wing Dave Lowry removes some pressure on his goalie Curtis Joseph by piling on Minnesota s Bobby Smith on wednesday. Maple Leafs Blank whalers canucks defeat canadians by the associated press Hartford Conn. A Jeff Reese stopped 26 shots for his second career shutout As the Toronto Maple Leafs continued their Road resurgence with a 3-0 Victory Over the Hartford whalers on wednesday night. Reese making his first Start in 10 games earned his first shutout since beating Buffalo 3-0 last feb. 17. Toronto which started the season 0-10-1 on the Road improved to 3-0-1 in its last four games away from Maple Leaf gardens. Glenn Anderson Daniel Marois and Peter Zezel scored for Toronto. In other games wednesday canucks 3, canadians 0 Montreal a Kirk Mclean made 45 saves and Greg Adams scored three goals As Vancouver beat Montreal in a matchup of struggling division leaders. Adams goal 16 50 into the game was the first scored by the canucks in 138 minutes going Back to a nov. 29 Victory Over Chicago. Vancouver the smythe division Leader was coming off shutout losses in Edmonton and Quebec. North stars 5, blues 2 Bloomington Minn. Ulf Dahl in scored in the last minute of first period and the first minute of the second to Lead Minnesota past St. Louis. Dahlen who leads Minnesota with 14 goals gave the stars a 2-1 Lead with 43 seconds left in the first period then made it 3-1 with a Power play goal 34 seconds into the second. Gaetan Duchesne also scored his first two goals of the season for the North stars. Brett Hull had his league leading 24th goal of the season and Paul Cavallini also scored for the blues now 0-3-3 in their last six Road games. Jets 5, sabres 4 Winnipeg Manitoba a Darrin Shannon scored with 1 14 remaining to Cap a three goal comeback As Winnipeg rallied to beat Buffalo and extend its unbeaten Streak to eight games. Shannon who scored his second straight game Winner picked up the puck after it bounced off the Glass behind the net and fired it past Clint Malarchuk. Rangers rout . Olympians new York a Tony Amonte highlighted a three goal first period by scoring on a penalty shot and the new York rangers went on to a 7-3 exhibition Victory Over be . National team on wednesday night. Team Usa continuing its preparations for the upcoming Winter olympics spotted the rangers a Quick two goal Lead and never caught up against a team studded with rookies and minor leagues. It was the americans fourth straight loss against nil teams. They re 3-11-3 against the nil and 14-18-6 Overall. The rangers led 4-3 entering the final period before breaking the game open on goals by Steven King Ric Bennett and Paul Bruten. Bennett one of a Hal dozen players called up from Binghamton of the Ahl for this game had two goals and an assist. Anxious nil grapples with aids test dilemma n., l t _ 1 1. K pm. ,. A v. By the associated press Wayne Gretzky says nil players should undergo mandatory testing for aids. League president John Ziegler wants to provide the Opportunity for testing but does t want it made mandatory. A for your own peace of mind. 1 Don t see Why anyone would not want to be tested Quot Gretzky said in throwing his support behind mandatory testing. A i can to see any player objecting. I would like to see the nil become pioneers and be the first professional sport to step Forward and make it testing mandatory. Ziegler says teams should provide the Opportunity for players to be confidentially tested for the virus associated with aids but there must be mandatory tests. A Brief statement a issued nov. 19 to the leagues general managers a was released to the Media on wednesday from Florida where the leagues Board of governors is meeting. A we should expect and understand that the players will have concerns and questions Quot read the statement addressed to governors and to general managers of the 22 nil teams. �?o1 urge and recommend to each of you to provide to your players the Opportunity to be tested voluntarily and confidentially if they so choose. Quot there must be mandatory testing. Your team physician should be available or someone he recommends who is qualified to provide explanation guidance counselling Etc. Along with these measures we have asked our physicians association to provide us with a summary of potential risks to nil players As Well As educational information which May be circulated to All Vancouver a Ryan Walter a vice president of the nil players association said the Issue is a dilemma. A the problem Isnit mandatory testing Quot Walter said wednesday in Montreal. A a it a knowing what to do if Ever a player tests positive. Are we going to allow him to continue to play even though he risks passing it on to other players during a fight or if he a injured a
