European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 20, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 30 the stars and stripes sports saturday november 20.1993 it s Berkley at Center of bar shuffle Scottsdale Ariz. Acharles Barkley has been accused of punching a Man in a bar who says the Phoenix Sun Star cursed two women trying to Start a conversation with him " the incident happened Early thursday at Sixx a bar and Pool Hall Ana police said they will investigate. It. Mike Keeley identified theman As toward Durham 36, of Glendale. Durham was accompanying the two women. He said in his complaint that Barkley became verbally abusive in telling the women to leave him alone. Durham then admonished the Aba s most valuable player focusing obscenities around women the police report said. Barkley responded with More obscenities and moved toward Durham. Durha told police Barkley was restrained by employees but struck him once. Kelly said Durham refuse medical attention. He added investigators had not yet spoken wit Barkley but planned to do so. Kcal by said nightclub employees reportedly restrained Durha when he tried to rectal Itati. Bark icy 6-foot-6 and 252 pounds Wassail been escorted from the bar and was not there when police arrived. Sun spokeswoman Julie Fie declined to comment. Towson St. Stuns St. John s in preseason nit first round state went into by Jimo Connel new York a Check the Tow son state Media guide and the biggest names on the left Side of its won loss Ledger Are Richmond and , there were close Mcaa tournament losses to Oklahoma and Ohio state but there just weren t any big time notches on the thursday night. That s when Towson alumni Hail and handed St. John s shocking 66-65 loss in the first round of the preseason nit. Gone was s 23-game Home winning Streak. Gone was a 62-game run Vernon conference opponents at was the perfect record a alumni Hall after Alexander 25 Home openers. St. John s had just it second season opening loss since 1927. I m not really stunned but i am Little shocked said St. John s senior Cen Ter shawnelle Scott who had 24 Point Sand 12 rebounds. I had never lost at alumni Hall. We lost. It s it was Over the Towson state players raced around the court hugging and waving and it All carried Over to a raucous locker room Celebration. It was unbelievable in a lot of ways said Towson state s Scooter Alexander who led the tigers with 18 Points. Aii Mcdonald s fast food play sets by Mattel on Sale now while quantities last any j airfare Exchange soviet it seemed like i had played another game just from the game was t St. John s Only loss thursday. The team also lost its sensitivities to native Ameri can communities the school will no longer Call its sports teams the redmen a nickname it has used since 1922.the school said it has appointed a committee to come up with a new name in other first round games thursday night it was no. 10 Minnesota 70, Rice 61 no. 22 Massachusetts 68, Clevelan state 60 and Georgia 89, Alabama state 67. On saturday night Towson state willbe at Massachusetts and Georgia will be at Minnesota in second round night it was no. 19 Cincinnati at no. 1 North Carolina and no. 6 Cali fornia at no. 9 Kansas. The semifinals Are wednesday at Newyork s Madison Square Garden with the title game two nights state 18-9 last season in win Ning the big South conference regular season title led 50-42 with 12 39 to play but the tigers looked like they were i trouble when St. John s tied it with an 8-0 run Over the next 2 11. That was really big for us to comeback when they tied it Towson state coach Terry Truax tigers 15-Point underdogs led 65-60 with 2 44 left and managed to hang on despite scoring one Point the rest of the Way. St. John s had two late chances but aside jumper by Junior College Transfer James Scott missed with 14 seconds to play and a final drive by Lee Green after Towson state missed a free throw wit nine seconds left ended with the Ball Roll ing out of Bounds. Defensively we were lacking in som of the things we were trying to do St. John s coach Brian Mahoney said. I knew we would t be ready to play and now we have a lot of time to work on correcting All those things before our next no. 10 Minnesota 70, Rice 81 at Minneapolis Vashon Lenard was 5for 18 from the Field but finished with 18 Points to Lead the Golden gophers who won last year s postseason nit. Randy Carter had six Points in Minne Sota s 17-5 run that broke a 40-40 tie and the gophers had just one More Field Goa the rest of the Way. Adam cakes had 16 Points to Lead the owls. No. 22 mass. 68, Cleveland St. 60 at Amherst mass., Mike William scored 23 Points and was the Lone Bright spot offensively for the minutemen who snot 38 percent from the Field and 43 per cent from the free throw line. Center Sam Mitchell led the Viking with 23 Points. Georgia 89, Alabama St. 67 at Athens a. Shandon Anderso had 22 Points seven rebounds seven assists and six steals in just 29 minutes Ashe bulldogs cruised. Jimmy Lunsford had 13 Points and 10 rebounds for Alabama state which went0 for 14 from 3-Point Range and shot just 28 percent from the Field in the second half. Gold Glove organizers Boot one at first base by Peter Simunovic new York Orpi the organizers of baseball s Gold Glove awards Madean error thursday at the ceremony to Honor the game s Best fielders. Mark Grace the Chicago cubs left handed first baseman was Given a righty Glove by mistake. Grace who won his second successive Gold Glove joked maybe i look like i play Grace led Al major league first basemen with 1456put outs. 134 Dou ble plays and Only five errors in 1,573chances. Grace be a free1995. Said Baltimore who will agent i that the orioles Grace and new York mets have shown an inter est in acquiring him. But i want to put it on the record that want to play with the cubs and end my career there he said. It is up to negotiations and hopefully they his agent and the cubs Are talking right now. I would like to see it get done Grace said he would reluctantly leave the cubs because he liked the team the fans and the City of Chicago but if Hewer traded he would be prepared to move Cross town to the White sox. Pittsburgh pirate shortstop Jay Bellmeade no secret of the fact that he was surprised he squeezed out Ozzie Smith for the Gold Glove after the St. Louis Cardinal Star won for 13 straight years. Bell did not expect to win the award until after Smith had retired. If it is a Shock to you it is a Shock Tome he said. It in no Way and by no Means am i replacing Ozzie Smith As the Best shortstop in the game. He s the Betto have played the game. I just had a bet Ter year than he Gold gloves were awarded to quartet of san Francisco giants including second baseman Robby Thompson third base Matt Williams outfielder Barry Bon Sand Catcher Kirt Manwaring. Montreal expo outfielders Marquis Grissom an Larry Walker and Atlanta Brave Pitcher and by award Winner Greg Maddux rounded out the in National league win ners. In the american league new Yor Yankee first baseman Don Mattingly picked up his eighth award while Toron to Blue jays outfielder Devon White won his fourth. White s teammate second baseman Roberto Alomar Texas rang ers Catcher Ivan Rodriguez California Angel Pitcher Mark Langston Seattle Mariner outfielder Ken Griffey or. And Chicago White sox third baseman Robin Ventura Are All past winners. Mariner shortstop Omar Vazquel an Cleveland Indian outfielder Kenny Lof ton were the american league s Only first time winners. And after 24 years Curt flood too Home his seventh Gold Glove. He did not receive his seventh because he was absent from the game for a year following his refusal to report to the Philadelphia Phillies Over a contract dispute. A strange thing happened to me Only Way to collect that Gold Glove award flood said. I have a Glove at Home older than Mark i ill 7 a
