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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 12, -1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 31 s of world notes by the associated press Columbia . Frank Mcguire who helped bring big time basketball to the South and who took two schools tothe Mcaa championship game died at his Home tuesday after a Long illness. He was 80.-. Mcguire died at his West Columbia Home Wanda Mcnair a Deputy Lexing ton county Coroner said. He had a stroke about two years ago. He coached North Carolina to then Caa championship in 1957, beating Wilt Chamberlain s Kansas team in triple overtime 54-53, he also took St. John Sto the 1952 championship game but the redmen lost to Kansas 80-63. Mcguire was South Carolina s coach from 1964-80 and won a school record 283 games. He was inducted into the National basketball Hall of Fame in 1977. Mcguire left North Carolina in 1961for the Aba and the Philadelphia warriors. A " " in his Only , Mcguire was on the Bench As Chamberlain averaged a record 50.4 Points a game. Massimino s Job on line Las vegas Rollie Massimino future As univ basketball coach was on the line tuesday with University officials trying to negotiate a buyout of his con tract. Sources told the a that univ interim president Kenny Guinn has decide Massimino should leave and efforts were being made to Structure a buyout before the Start of practice saturday. Heat signs Reeves Miami Miami heat first found draft pick Khalid Reeves who led Arizona to the final four in 1994, signed a re ported five year $8.5 million contract monday. Reeves a guard was drafted bythe heat with the 12th pick. Pistons Ink Dawkins Auburn Hills Mich. Johnny Dawkins 31, signed with the Detroit Pis tons for the league minimum of $150,000on monday after he cleared waivers from the Philadelphia 76ers. Tomjanovich cleared Houston Houston rocket coach Rudy Tomjanovich is Well enough to return to the team s training Camp i Galveston for preseason practices. Tomjanovich 45, spent sunday night Ata Galveston Hospital for treatment of a viral infection and returned to Houston for further tests. When those tests revealed no serious problem the coach was Given permission to rejoin the defending Aba champions tuesday. Melvin in Kennedy out Arlington Texas Texas manage Kevin Kennedy appeared to be on the chopping Block monday after Doug Melvin was hired As rangers general manager. Melvin did t give Kennedy with a Yea left on his contract a ringing endorsement after the Baltimore assistant general Man Ager was named pm of the rangers. Pressed whether Kennedy still had a Job Melvin said i m not prepared to answer that question today. I Haven t talked to. Kevin. He s one of the personnel i want to sit Down and talk  then he refused today what he thought of Kennedy. Melvin 42, becomes the sixth pm i club history. He was Given a 3-year con tract. Financial terms were not disclosed. Rudd fined $16,000 Daytona Beach Fla. Because of rough driving tactics Lascar Driver Ricky Rudd was fined $10,000 an placed on probation for the remaining three races of the season Lascar officials announced monday. Rudd s Fine is a result of a late race incident in sunday s Mello Yello 500 at Charlotte motor Speedway. Rudd was involved in a crash with Jeff Gordon. Surgery for Graves new York new York Ranger left Wing Adam Graves underwent successful Back surgery tuesday and will be unable to play for at least eight weeks the team said. Martin goes to chiefs Kansas City to the Kansa City chiefs signed wide receiver Eric Martin to a two year contract monday. Heidelberg Mannheim tournament Kaiserslautern Germany the Heidelberg men and Mannheim women emerged As champions Mon Day evening in the second annual col Umbus Day basketball tournament a Kleber Cavern. Paced by Tracy Murray Heidelberg Defeated Pir Masens 106-100 in the men s final. Murray a Forward Center scored 23 of his 29 Points in the  Ond half against Pir Masens. He was named men s tournament map for the second straight year. The men s semifinals Matching four group winners had nearly Inden tical scores Heidelberg Downing Wiesbaden 106-96 and  Mannheim 106-95. Mannheim edged Wurzburg 64-62for the women s title after beating hohenfels66-62 to reach the Fina tourney map Sharon Jones led Mannheim past Wurzburg with 23points. A. -. Twenty nine military teams. 10 inthe women s tourney and 19 in the men s Competition were entered inthe three Day event. Martin who played with new Orleans for nine seasons has caught at least one pass in 105 consecutive  replaces wide receiver Michael Young who was placed on injured re serve monday. Eagles waive punter Philadelphia Philadelphia eagles Rookie punter Mitch Berger whose 38 Yard net average was the second worst in thenal was waived by the eagles monday. Philadelphia coach Rich Kotite said the eagles would sign one of six punters they auditioned two weeks ago. Patriots Skene shelved Foxboro mass the new eng land patriots placed a tart ing right guard Doug Skene on the injured Reserve Lis monday one Day after he suffered a sea son ending knee injury in a 21-17 loss tothe los Angeles raiders. He was scheduled for surgery tuesday. U a draws France London the United states was drawn tuesday to Host France in the first round of the 1995 Davis cup Matching the two teams that played for the championship three years ago. The first round matches will be played feb. 3-5. The last time the United states an France met Guy forget and Henri be Conte led the French to a 3-1 Victory in Lynn to take the 1991 title. Swis teen beats Sutkova Fil Derstadt Germany Martina hinges the 14-year-old Tennis Prodigy began her second pro tournament tues Day by routing Helena Sutkova hinges needed Only 45 minutes to Troy Unce the 29ryear-old Sutkova 6-2, 6-1 and reach the second round of the $400,000porsche grand prix tournament. Phillips new okla. St. And Stillwater okla Oklahoma state ended its 16-month search for an athletic director monday by selecting a Kansas senior associate athletic director Terry Don Phillips. Billiken name Woolward St. Louis Saint Louis University announced the selection monday of Doug Woolard As director of athletics. Woolard 44, associate director of ath. Fetics at Washington state will replace Debbie Yow who left in August for the athletic director s Job at Maryland. Canseco plays Santa Rgth role at gun Tanap Canseco go Antan Amo Bay naval base Cuba a Jose Canseco saw the pictures of refugees on rafts trying to reach. Florida and told himself it was time to come to Cuba. Canseco born in a suburb of Havana visited19 refugee Camps sunday carrying toys for cuban children living in the tent cities. Everywhere Canseco went the chants were the same. Canseco Canseco crowds of Refu gees shouted followed by Libertad Libertad these people have to get out of Here the Texas rangers outfielder said. No one should have to live like this. These conditions Are Horri ble.". V / i be gone to hospitals he said. I be seen Burn victims disfigured kids kids in  think you be seen it All but this puts every thing in a whole different perspective. The refugees welcomed him As a combination of Santa Claus and babe Ruth. After he hit a softball for a Homer a crowd of Young men surged Forward and hoisted Canseco on their shoulders before . Military personnel intervened. One cuban after another approached canse co reciting his career statistics. They All remember him As the 40-40 Man the Only player tobit 40 Home runs and steal 40 bases in the same season. V of course we know him said Esteban rive to who helped prepare the Field where Canseco hit softballs. He s the greatest cuban baseball  at one Camp Canseco met 30-year-old Euclides Rojas a Pitcher for the cuban National team until he tried unsuccessfully to leave the Island aboard a raft.--, . _ Canseco emigrated to the United states with his family in 1964, when he was 9 months old. I veal ways Felt a special Bond toward Cuba he said. After seeing this i feel a stronger  Canseco was accompanied by his 66-year-old father Jose sr., and by Seattle mariners shortstop ale Rodriguez. The entourage delivered 20,000 pounds of toys in conjunction with world Relief service. To an to and . Wednesday editor s note to schedules will be combined until the . Goes off Daylight saving timeoct.-23. 6 . 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