European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 16, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 35 it s be tournament time by Ben Abrams prep sports editor it will be almost a like old times when the Central european basketball tournaments unfurl. Starting today at Mannheim a Benjamin Franklin Village sports  Cream of the crop has advanced through boys and girls tournaments to qualify for the 1994 showdown. And for the first time since 1974, the boys tournament will include teams from England. The Heidelberg girls will be gunning for their third straight Post season finals championship having won big schools accolades two times running. However a new boys Champion is assured because Heidelberg which would have been gunning for a three peat too failed to qualify for Post season strife this year. Until 1974, the basketball championships included . And Spain representatives. Lakenheath then played in the class a tournament and London and upper Helford battled in the class b championships. After the 1974 Campaign the Europe wide prep championships in All sports were abandoned in favor in country or Dodds Nee us Desea regional tournaments. The . Teams competed in the Atlantic regional tournament at shape in 1975, and the . Tournai prep basketball ment was inaugurated in 1976 when Cross Channel Competition was eliminated. Those tournaments were boys meets held at Rhein main most years. The girls weren to elevated to varsity status until 1975. So the . Girls will be making their debut in the Central european tournament basketball Competition this year. The . Has been represented in volleyball Cross country and wrestling. Now basketball gets its Call. Lakenheath will be representing the . In both the boy and girl meets. The Lancer boys won the . Tournament last week the girls finished second but Champion american school of London a non Dodds school is on semester break. So the Lakenheath girls got a Chance to come across the Channel. Ten boys and girls teams qualified for the tournament a the top three teams from divisions i ii and Iii and the . Representative. The teams were seeded by Dodds Germany sports coordinator and his . Counterpart Dave Morris a according to the strength of schedule conference finish and division tournament showing a Leblanc said tuesday. The Wurzburg boys and Frankfurt girls went through the campain undefeated to grab the respective top seeds. Hanau a boys and the defending Champion Heidelberg girls were second rated respectively. Competition begins at 3 . Today at the sports Arena when the is girls 116 Battle Ansbach 10-7. That game will be followed by a boys game Matching of cent 13-5 against Berlin 12-5a girls game Between Bonn and shape both 12-5 and a boys game pitting Kaiserslautern 9-7 against Karlsruhe 9-8. Thursday and Friday Are two court Days. On thursday the boys Are at Bov and the girls compete at nearby Sullivan Barracks. Friday s semifinals take place at the sports Arena while Consolation warfare is at Sullivan. In thursdays boys action beginning at 10 30, it will be Giessen 15-2 battling Ramstein 9-7hanau 12-5 against the accent Berlin Victor Nalmberg 10-6 against Lakenheath 10-1 and Wil Ryburg 16-0 taking on the Kaiser Lautem Karlsruhe Winner. Lakenheath 8-3 catches Ramstein 12-4 in the thursday girls 10 30 opener. Then its Heidelberg 12-4 meeting the is Ansbach Winner Nimberg 15-2 against Karlsruhe 14-3 and Frankfurt 16-0 meeting the Bonn shape Victor. Washington upset by Furlan from wire reports Philadelphia Italy a Renzo Furlan facing match Point recovered monday night to upset Mulivai Washington 6-2,4-6,7-6 7-1 in the first round of the . Indoor tournament. Washington held match Point on his serve after breaking Furlan to take a 5-4 Lead in the third set. But after several deuces his lob went Over the Baseline. Furlan reached match Point in the tiebreaker with a running Cross court passing shot. The match ended when Washington hit a backhand return past the Baseline. A. Washington the no. 6 seed from Ponte Vedra Beach fla., had beaten Furlan three straight times  deserts Cha Greensboro . The Atlantic coast conference announced agreements monday with Abc esp and Jefferson Pilot to televise its football games from 1996 to 2000. A while we would have much preferred for the College football association to have stayed together As one bargaining unit circumstances allowed us the Opportunity to find our value in the open marketplace a acc commissioner Gene Corrigan said. A we Are delighted to be world notes remaining with Abc and esp the present Cha carriers through the end of the  the five year Deal with Abc and esp starts in 1996. In addition the acc said it has extended its regional to agreement with Jefferson Pilot for three years through the 2000 season. The acc will earn about $50 million from Abc and $30 million from esp Over the five year contract the Roanoke a times amp world news reported in tuesdays editions. The Jefferson Pilot schedule of noon games is expected to yield about $2 million annually Down from the current $2.8  eying Manning new York a the Orlando magic Are quickening their Pursuit of los Angeles clippers All Star Forward Danny Manning. The new York daily news reported tuesday that the magic Are discussing a three Way Deal with the clippers and Sacramento Kings that would bring Manning to Orlando. In the proposed Deal the Kings would Send Forward Lionel Simmons and Center Duane Causwell to los Angeles for Man Ning and then ship the All Star Forward to the magic for Forward Dennis Scott and at least one first round draft  Boxer critical St. Paul Minn. A Boxer Donell Lindsey was in critical condition after collapsing during his regional Amateur championship match officials at St. Paul Ramsey medical Center said. The 28-year-old was behind after the second round of his match sunday in St. Paul. As the third round was nearing the end Lindsey a opponent landed a glancing blow High to the Side of Lindsey a protective headgear. The two fighters clinched momentarily and then Lindsey staggered Back seemed to stumble and fell on his  was unconscious when he was rushed from the ring at the Midway Lodge to St. Paul Ramsey medical Center. On monday Hospital officials listed him in critical  on an Centra european time radio College basketball a Virginia at Duke 3 . Thursday. A tvs Lons blast weakening of commissioner new York a a . Senator intent on stripping baseball of its antitrust exemption criticized the games owners monday for weakening the authority of the commissioner. Howard Metzenbaum chairman of the Senate subcommittee on antitrust monopolies and business rights called the owners actions a totally  the owners announced Friday they had eliminated the commissioner s Power to act a in the Best interests of baseball from most business areas leaving them intact Only in issues dealing with integrity of the game. Baseball has been without a commissioner since the forced resignation of Fay Vincent nearly 1 i years ago. A it makes the commissioners position a nullity Quot Metzenbaum an Ohio Democrat said monday. A it flies in the face of the promises the owners made to Congress to preserve the office of the commissioner. It undermines their own argument about Why baseball is different from the other sports and is proof positive that baseball is a business and should be treated like any business and should be stripped of its antitrust exemption. Baseball a antitrust exemption was granted in a 1922 . Supreme court decision that was reaffirmed in 1972. Metzenbaum a subcommittee held hearings in december 1992, but sen. Joseph Biden the judiciary committee chairman last september postponed action until this session. A baseball better get the message a Biden said then. A unless baseball gets its act together in a Way that is monumentally different from where they Are now this committee will be Back with the votes that will change the status of  Donald Fehr head of the major league baseball players association also criticized the changes. Fehr and the Union have asked Congress to remove the exemption. A the commissioner that will be created by this agreement will not Bear much resemblance to the commissioner that was publicly described in the past a Fehr said. A the notion of the Strong Independent commissioner with authority Over the clubs to whatever extent that was paid attention to is now gone. Given what a happened Over the last year and a half its not surprising. A an to Afn-. Wednesday 6 . 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