European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 12, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 34 a the stars and stripes sports Friday March 12,1993 pair swims to . Top 16 by sue Harper Staft writer when he was seven years old Kaiserslautern a Scott Hansen was in danger of being asked to leave the Nebraska swim team he had just joined because he Wasny to swimming very Well. But one coach on the team believed he could be a Good swimmer. Peggy Speer liked his kick Scott a father Paul Hansen said. The next year As an eight year old Scott took several first places in a Tri state club championship. At sundays european forces swim league championship in Munich Hansen broke some records and in doing so he and teammate Wellington Gooch have turned in top-16 National reportable times. A category from which United states swim local notes Hansen Gooch the standards for on Down takes its top 16 National swimmers by age group. Hansen 10, made the top-16 reportable with a time of 36.39 against United states swimming a Cut off top-16 time of 36.69 in the 50-Metcr backstroke. Gooch s 27.26 in the boys 11-12 age groups 50-meter free style made it past the 28.09 top-16 Mark. A a Frankfurt a James Lofton s 28.66 was just fractions of a second off the reportable Mark. The swimmers arc not yet among the nation s fastest 16 children in their age group. Their times arc Good enough to be submitted for consideration. The hitch is United states swimming does t recognize the Fesl. United states swimming does t Sanction leagues outside of the United states. But the Sefl swimmers still shoot for the ton-16 times which is Why the times arc also called motivational times. Here and there. �?T1 a i a a March 22 is the last Day to enter the 15th dutch open racquetball championship March 26-28 at Racket enter de la yens Salomes Schouw. Entry fee is Hal 40, for singles and Hal 10 for doubles. Call 355-8522. A saturday is the last Day to sign up for Kaiserslautern a St. Patrick s Day Racquet fall tournament. Call 483-7061 or 8289, a racquetball players interested in the army european racquetball championships april 1618 in Wiesbaden should Call their local sports office or 320-6135 for details a Continental sports conference and the Ruksc racquetball tournaments have moved up from april 8-12 to april 1-5. The Csc tournament is still in Spang Dahlum and Ruksc is at upper  to go. Chicago dears quarterback Mike Tomzcak All pro defensive end Richard Dent Hall of Famer coach Dick Stanfel scout Ken Gieger and others will be signing autographs March 18 at 7 30 . At the Welde bauhaus in Schwet Zingen near Heidelberg at Mannheimer str. 2a. A party follows. The dears Are Here to conduct a football clinic open to everyone March 20-21 in Heidelberg a Patrick Henry Village. Registration ends March 19. For autograph signing and party information Call Charles Fernandez at 06202-74157. For clinic details Call Michael Hester at Dan 3708687/8141 or Andreas Haar Panter at wide world sports Munich civilian 089-273-0279 London gets Dallas Detroit Bills play in by Walt morr1ssette staff writer a the National football league made it official wednesday confirming matchup for the american bowl series a the world Champion Dallas cowboys 16-3 in �?T92 will play the Detroit Lions 5-11 in �?T92 following a 13-5 Mark in the 1991 Campaign in London s Wembley stadium on sunday aug. 8. The Lions eliminated the cowboys from the 1991 playoffs with a 38-6 Blowout at the Pontiac Silva Rome. The Lions then lost to Joe Gibbs Washington redskins who were in route to their super bowl xxvii Triumph at Minneapolis. Dallas played the Chicago bears in the first american bowl at Wembley in 1985. The Lions Are the first team to appear in an american bowl following a losing season. A the Buffalo Bills 14-6 in �?T92losers of the last three super bowls a including 52-17 to Dallas in super bowl xxvii a will take on Dennis Green s Minnesota Vikings 116 at berlins olympic stadium on saturday aug. 7. This is Minnesota a first american bowl but the team played the St. Louis cardinals in Sweden in 1983 and the Chicago bears there in 1988. The a Fly a world partnership clinics Climax with the a a nil youth Challenge bowl in olympic stadium prior to the Bills Vikings game. A in matchup for sunday aug. 1 that the league announced previously Barcelona a olympic stadium will Host its first american bowl with a matchup of fou time super bowl champions a the Pittsburgh Steeles 11-6 is. The san Francisco 49ers 15-3. It will be the 49ers record fourth american bowl appearance and the first by the Steeles. A also on  at the Tokyo dome the new Orleans saints will take on the Philadelphia eagles who May be with or without free agent superstar Reggie White who is currently negotiating with other clubs. Celtics spoil Carter s debut by the associated press Philadelphia a Reggie Lewis made four free throws in the final 26.6 seconds giving the Boston celtics their fourth straight win 104-100 Victory Over Philadelphia on wednesday night spoiling Fred Carter s first Home game As the 76ers coach. Carter was enthusiastic on the sidelines in his Home debut vigorously applauding his team jumping jogging and pacing while he watched. Carter took Over after the weekend firing of Doug Moe and won at Minnesota. But the mixers dropped their ninth in the last 11 games on wednesday. Xavier Mcdaniel led Boston with 23 Points. Jeff Hornack had 24 for Philadelphia. In other games wednesday knocks 110, lakers 104 new York a the kicks snapped a 9-year Home losing Streak against the lakers behind Patrick Ewing s 34 Points and 12 rebounds. The kicks won their 10th consecutive game at Madison Square Garden with their first Triumph Over the lakers in new York since Jan. 3. 1984. . Green had 22 Points sedate threat 20 Points and 11 rebounds and Vlade Delvac 18 Points and 14 rebounds for the lakers who lost to former coach Pat Riley for the first time in three games since Riley took Over the kicks last season. Charles Smith scored 18 Points for the kicks now 27-4 at Home this season. Nuggets 126, bullets 112 Landover my. A Laphonso Ellis scored 11 of his 20 Points in the opening 4 44 of the second half and the nuggets erupted for 41 Points in the third Quarter. The Victory was Only the fifth in 31 Road games for the Nugget amp 25-34. Only the Dallas Mavericks who Haven t won in 26 Road tries have won fewer games away from Home this season. Washington 16-42 has dropped four straight and u of its last 12. Denver s Dike be Mutombo had 20 Points and 17 rebounds. Magic 119, pacers 106 Orlando Fla. A Tom Tolbert scored 10 fourth Quarter Points seven during a 12-1 spurt. Shaquille of Neal led the magic with 26 Points and 11 rebounds and Tolbert finished with 22 Points and 13 rebounds As Orlando remained ahead of Indiana and Atlanta in the race for the last two playoff spots in the Eastern conference. Indiana which stopped Seattle a 10-game winning Streak with its seventh consecutive Home Victory monday night lost for the eighth straight time on the Road despite a 32-Point performance by Reggie Miller. The magic took 52 free throws twice As Many As Indiana and outscored the pacers 39-20 at the line. Trail blazers 124, Mavericks 96 Dallas a Portland handed the Mavericks their club record 16th consecutive defeat. Terry Porter scored 20 of his 24 Points in the first half for the Trail blazers. Dallas dropped 15 straight twice this season and once in 1980-81, the franchises first season. The Mavericks Are 4-54 and on Pace for the a bad a worst record now held by the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76crs, who National basketball association Indiana a Pooh Richardson gets caged in Between Orlando a Tom Tolbart 40 and Shaquille of Neal. Were 9-73. The Aba record for consecutive losses is 24, by Cleveland spread Over one season. The 76ers lost 20 straight in 1972-73, Randy White led a Las with a career High 31 Points. Sunt 111, warriors 100 Phoenix a Dan Majerle scored nine of his 28 Points in the fourth Quarter helping the suns stay ahead of Golden state. Charles Barkley had 30 Points and 10 rebounds and Cedric Ceballos scored 20 Points As the suns won their fifth m a Row. The warriors who had just nine players healthy for if Ninnin Iaci Kaip nianla.l4 i a. It o .11 a j the game lost their third straight. Latrell Sprewell led warriors with 22 Points and 10 assists. All stars the. To Chris Mullin and Tim Hardaway did not play nor did Sarunas Marciulionis nets 109, clippers 96 los Angeles a Rumeal Robinson had 21 Points eight assists and five steals As he continued to pick up the Slack for the injured Kenny Kenny Anderson in new jerseys Victory Over los Angeles. Derrick Coleman added 20 Points and 12 rebounds for the nets who played their first game since learning that Andersons broken left wrist will keep him out for the rest of the season. Anderson was injured on feb. 28 at the Meadowlands Oil a flagrant foul by John Starks of the kicks