European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 13, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                No. On line today. I Byron Lesko South Bend ind. A the wait is Over let the rumble begin. Jim Stripling turned up the Bass on his Alabama drawl and pointed to the Majestic mosaic of a spread armed Jesus on notre Dame s he Burgh Library. That s not really touchdown Jesus said Stripling his Florida state jacket zipped to the top against the brisk morning wind. That s the spirit of chief Osceola and he s doing the double  loud bold and oozing Garnet and Gold Seminole fans streamed onto the notre Dame Campus thursday almost instantly turning up the volume As College foot Ball prepares for its game of the year. The no. 1-ranked Florida state seminoles and the second ranked notre Dame fighting Irish meet in the Long awaited Battle for no. 1" today 7 30 . Get live on an to and radio. The sleepy notre Dame Campus came to life with the arrival of the first recreational vehicles most waving. Florida state colors and notre Dame students put Down their books to meet the Challenge. I think the academics sort of overshadowed the hoopla until today said Todd Aldrich a notre Dame mba student from Newport Beach Calif. Added Rob French an mba student from. Marysville Mich i think everybody s ready to sex  conversations about the game could be heard All see re ofed stories on Page 29 across Campus and banners adorned Many dormitory windows which were Bare just a Day earlier. One offered an introductory history course taught by professor Lou Holtz. The curriculum included lessons on notre Dame s recent Success Over Florida teams a 1990 win Over Miami and a sugar bowl Victory Over Florida the following season. School s in Solcs the Banner concluded. While the Campus has warmed slowly to the hype surrounding the first no. 1 is. No. 2 matchup at notre Dame in 25 years the nation has awaited the game for weeks. The University s sports information department has issued nearly 800 Media credentials far surpassing the previous notre Dame record of 650 for the 1988 Miami game. Notre Dame won that game too 31-30 on the Way to its last National championship. Nearly 50 Media members will sit in the stands sat urday an unprecedented move. Abc already is on Campus to prepare for its regular National broadcast of Irish Home games. Lead sports Anchor Bob Costas will do the network s Only live pre game and halftime shows of the season saturday. Esp also is preparing for live on Campus shows Over the next two Days. Holtz and Irish players have done extensive inter views All week in a Little used auxiliary gym in the Joyce athletic and convocation Center across Juniper ave nue from the football stadium. Holtz said he knew this really was a big game when he saw where he was to meet the press. I did t even know this room was Here he said. Ticket agents say seats to the game Are among the most coveted of any regular season College football game. Sellers reportedly have commanded better than�1,000 per ticket with rumours $10,000 tickets. Dan Mchugh a staff sergeant from Grissom air Force base near Kokomo ind., paid $450 apiece for two tickets. A notre Dame fan Mchugh used the Flor Ida state weekend for a reunion with an air Force buddy. Staff sgt. Tim Cipolla of Keesler air Force base near Biloxi miss., drove about 12 hours North to join Mchugh. Wearing a Florida state jacket As he walked past the stadium Cipolla was derided for his loyalty once and cheered three times As traffic drove by. I passed a lot of Garnet and Gold on the Way up Here he said. Notre Dame Security was preparing for As Many As 10,000 More fans than for a Normal game. Parking lots across from the stadium began to fill with vans and Mobile Homes late thursday morning As fans of both teams drove hundreds of Miles to be a part of the electric event. Mourning plays talks Way to win Aba Orlando Nick Anderson dunks the Ball with hornets Kenny Gattison hanging on. By United press International if it s True the great ones make their teammates better Charlotte Hornet Center Alonzo mourning took a step that Way mourning battled magic Center Sha Quille o Neal to a virtual deadlock in the counsel he gave teammate Larry Johnson helped the Hor nets Pound Orlando 120-87. Johnson mourning and Muggsy Dogu Csere All sitting on the Bench and Johnson who has been ailing from off season Bac surgery leaned Over to bogus and said he could t get it  mourning starting his second season in the Aba gave the third year Forward some Veteran advice. I told him to look out on the court and said there is nobody out there who can Stop you. Take your time and play the game. You know How to play this game " mourning said. Larry went out there and got it going. He definitely got it going. Hent the shots and got into the flow of things. When we have that communication Down Pat we definitely have a front line that is Tough to  the hornets proved that with a convincing Victory Over o Neal and the magic. The Box score shows that mourning scored 18 Points pulled Down 10 rebounds and blocked one shot. O Neal scored 19 with eight rebounds and one Block. But mourning also displayed the leadership ability by picking up his teammate Johnson who went on to scored 16 Points. That s just another thing that make Alonzo a Star in this league Johnson said of mourning s motivational skills. In other games thursday night sonics 115, Cavaliers 102 at Seattle detlef Schrempf and Rick Pierce scored 22 Points each to Lead the unbeaten sonics. Schrempf scored 11 the stars and stripes ports november 13,1993 Page 32 Points in the second Quarter helping Seattle build a 20-Point Lead. A Layup by Sam Perkins opened the margin to 57-37with 3 24 left in the Quarter and the sonics were still up 61-49 at halftime. Rockets 107, Timber wolves 99 at Houston Hakeem Olajuwon scored 12 of his 36 Points in the fourth Quarter to keep the rockets undefeated. Hous ton has yet to allow 100 Points. Pacers 108, nets 105, of at East Rutherford n.j., Rik Smits Hita jumper with 57 seconds left in overtime that gave the pacers the Lead for Good i their first Victory under coach Larry Brown. Heat 116, Bucks 103 at Miami Rony Seikaly scored 33points and Steve Smith added 24, hand ing the Bucks their fourth straight loss. Clippers 111, pistons 99 at los Angeles Mark Jackson scored21 Points and dished out 12 assists Lead ing the clippers who led by As Many 28 Points in the second half. Of of re j -.-._. Jssvufiwsft.1 m of m-4 sunday s r. 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