The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia • 83

''Ti Elje3LlIanIa2aumal THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION Saturday, March 15, 1986 Page 1-D 1. I i i i i i t- off Mawks 121-1 14 eteswee bellies com another. And when Cliff Levingston was called fir his Wilkins gets 42, but Boston takes season series 6-0 third foul in five minutes and sixth of the game, hj told Middleton, "That was a horrible call." Middletotf pih ished him further with a technical foul. All the Hawks could muster after that spell were three baskets by Tree Rollins in as many minutes -while Larry Bird and Kevin McHale widened the mrgn; Bird sealing it with a three-point basket from thejwing to make it 119-111 with 1:02 left. Losing for the 26th time against 41 victoriett Qte Hawks simply did not have enough help for Dominique Wilkins, who scored 29 of his 42 points in the By the fourth quarter, Wilkins had wilted and wiQis CeWcs respect Hawks, Page 9-D ByJeff Denberg Sic Wilier So now it's 0-6.

Again the Atlanta Hawks extended the Boston Celtics. Again they came away empty-handed Friday, this time 121-114, before a packed Omni. As they had when the Celtics were last here nearly two months ago, the Hawks apparently had control of the tempo and led throughout the middle portion of the game. But Boston quashed Atlanta in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Hawks 11-5 from the foul line and by a 22-11 score in the last eight minutes. shots and 14 of their first 15.

They shot ,762 for a quarter, .632 for a half and .584 for the game. And still the Hawks were with them until a series of violations took them out of it in a 3-minute run during which the Celtics outscored them 11-2 to take a 110-105 lead. The Hawks were called by referees Jack Madden and Ed Middleton for five personals in that span. A basket interference call against Kevin Willis eliminated one basket, a loose-ball call against Jon Koncak erased That ended the home team's seven-game winning streak and string of 13 consecutive victories in The Omni. In 35 home games, the Hawks have lost just six times, three to Boston.

"Now we have another big game against New York tomorrow night," coach Mike Fratello said. "This, was just one game. Tomorrow night we have another game. That's how it goes in this league." On the last night of a five-game road swing, the 53-13 Celtics came out gunning, sinking their first seven. 2- See HAWKS, Page 9-D is Eastern mjil.iI 'a Li-H 4.

i.e. i- ii i i iul 'fK I V-' Vv" in Tech's way once moil Xavier fades quickly against Alabama, PageM By Thomas Stinson Staff Writer BATON ROUGE. La. Just a coincidence. ta think about it.

Another team from the Big East. Anjthfr defending national champion. The NCAA tournan)et. Last time around, it was enough to finish a. Georgia t.

ii i A iecn oasKeiDau season. "I'm not going to say we're scared," said cntjr John Salley. "But we're very conscious of what wefiave to do." What the Jackets have to do next is play Villanova Saturday in the second, round of the MCM Southeast Regional. Tipoff is 4:30 p.m. (EST) in pi5s Assembly Center.

A victory returns the team to Ala-ta and The Omni next weekend. Last year it was the defending champion a(5 the time, Georgetown of the Big East, that eliminate! te Jackets in the East Regional final. Villanova (23-) nowhere near the team that won the national champioy-ship last year, but the Wildcats have beaten the likes Georgetown and Maryland this year and are plifyijg well now, having crushed Virginia Tech 71-62 in yjAiiJt round. In Saturday's first game, Memphis State 'wflipray LSU with the winner also heading for Atlanta and the winner of the Tech-Villanova game. SeeJEQl, Back Page Cinderella hails iRICH AODlCKSta Wendell Scott still has the Ford he ran on'the NASCAR circuit in the late '60s and early '70s.

He keeps the carat his junkyard in Danville, Va. When they hnam let me run i from Clevelant Wendell Scott was the first driver on the N.VSGVK circuit. Now 64 years old, he looks back on his memorable career and his difficult, often fearful task of breaking down, the racial barriers, i 'r'r. By Ed tCnton StafJWnler' Va. The "old man', wept without" Earfy exit lor fiotre Dame, Page 4-D Knight-Ridder Newspapers first and since Ribhs'was unable to qiicUfy for-' Sunday's race, bccaui-e his car was not ready in time he remains the only black driver ever to compete regularly in NASCAR.

1 "Lot different for him (Ribbs) coming in lrt Scott said. "I started racing in. '49," In, the little -garage where he worlss 12 to 16. hours' a day repairing passenger cajrs for a TUvmg, Wendell. Scott had been relating his saga stoically, until he got to the part that day at Darlington in '62.

"When they finally let me run at. and the race was over, there, was a line of drivers at a 5 behind the garage area. It was guys who were racing more or less in my fcradtt t- tiit- "iscs with no financial backing. Bob Colvia (iLcrj prcsidt of Darlington Raceway) was hardin out, oh; iSO.or $200 apiece to these guys' to home SYRACUSE, N.Y. One look at the faces of Kevin Mackey and his players and it was clear their accomplishment meant to them.

Not with mirrors but with heart and detern tion 14th-seeded Cleveland State upset No. 3 see' warning, for "a few seconds as hard and as hopelessly as a man can weep and still 'talk; and, then just as 7 -suddenly hef' gathered himself and returned repiair-; ing an engine a broken-down garage, pjled nearly to the ceiling with toois'and auto "You ever laughed to keep, from -crying he asked. "That's' where "Many a A hromnter fianvlnreA Rpntt tn enter rino in vin would ve them heir money and rave incm Sign t. i MtfAW nnl linA Heavy hands wiped af, the corners ot eyes steei Scott's '2 ZZl T. rw'vii' blue in a black man's face.

He gazed, back into nolh diana 83-79 in the first round of the East Regional at Syracuse University's Carrier Dome Friday. JV It could happen again, of course, before tljd NcAi tournament is decided. But Cleveland State owns thf distinction of having recorded the first major upset of the playoffs to date. "This was a great win for Cleveland," Mackey feaif. "This was a great one for the off-Broadway guys (4s he calls his Vikings) against the prime-time guys (Indiana)' "My guys have watched everyone on the tube! and have eaten their hearts out waiting for their chance.

Mackey was asked if the Vikings might be caught looking back the next time out. t. "We'll have a nice time (Friday night, therirget ready to go after a very good St. Joseph's team' Stf Jo- looked up and said, 'Nigger, you: bettor git yV ass ingness, back into a' quarter-century ago, back into him with one ofhis first car's. days when he tried 'to make a -living' on' the -t-S -7- V' i''i' NASCAR circuit, in the South of separate drinking rtit black driver ever to hit the circuit back up that road.

--r-. i IJ.L11.. 1 1 WaiKeQ aWaV. fountains, segregated grandstands and-the bat ot the iumiiou aim uaw 'inficjd sea of ift 1 ical backing and the acceptance. that has grown out i In an 1.

01 wnius in soegaiea he said, "if' lly T. Ribbs walked quarter-fientury pf social change, Cgjf whf Ks mmd fe imo siock car racing unaer inose circumsiances, ue uutwuiy 1. Kibbs, who wa make, his debut Now 24'vears later with BobColvih'SD' vears rJn a. twviuu vy in im wiuiorCTait buu ai auania iniernauonai: Sirrtriav in th. s(10 at Aflanfa TntpmatinnAtt A ir it" 1- i j.

it. vicau, neuueu otuiv btuucu yvuu a nuiiiiu uc vii- See UPSET, Page5-D summer that -WHlytJ Ribbs promises.to bfecorrTe, tlje driver -in car gracing. WtJndell vas the See SCOTT, FageStD Dooley should feel no shams In but an Tm sorry9 would he kindred 1 Ribbs' debut off; car doesn't show Rookie driver absent at qualifying ByEdllinton Staff Writer "HAMPTON Willy T. Ribbs will not make his stock car racing debut in Sunday's Motorcraft 500 at Atlanta International Raceway. Ribbs' car did not arrive for technical inspection and qualifying on Friday, and NASCAR officials told Ribbs' Charlotte, N.C-based team by phone not to bother bringing the car at all, since there will be no qualifying on Saturday.

Ribbs, 30, of San Jose, is seeking to become the first black driver in 23 years, and only the second black driver ever, to compete regularly on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit. Reached at his Atlanta hotel Friday, Ribbs said he understood the team might bring the car anyway. NASCAR Winston Cup director Dick Beaty said the deadline for the arrival of cars for inspection was noon Friday, and that he had extended the deadline for Ribbs' team to 2 p.m. "They called at 8:30 this morning and said they hadn't left Charlotte," Beaty said. "I told Sam (Belna-vis.

vice president of DiGard Racing) that if they were here by 2, I'd extend the deadline. Then they called at have been dramatic and compelling in the "I'm certain Vince was not involved in the exf the nine," Kemp said, meaning nine football; who failed remedial classes and yet were admij tively exited to the regular curriculum and made eligible for the 1981 Sugar Bowl game. As she was convincing during her lawsuit against two University of Georgia officials, so is Jan Kemp persuasive today when she says there is no reason for football coach Vince Dooley to follow president Fred Davison in resignation. "I would be very saddened if Vince resigned," Kemp said Friday. "He's a man of integrity, he's very good for the university, he's a fine football coach and he's somebody who cares about academics." Attorney Pat Nelson, who helped Kemp win a civil suit award from Georgia officials Leroy Ervin and Virginia Trotter, said that while he finds great fault with Davison, "I do feel differently about Dooley.

Dooley's job is to put on a good athletic show, to win. He has no specific academic duties. Nothing we found in the trial implicated Dooley or the athletic association in this." i Hue Henry, Kemp's primary attorney, said he had no reason to think Dooley's job ought to be at risk. "I don't see where he had any substantial effect, though he testified that he was involved in some admissions, seven or eight, and he did speak to Leroy Ervin about two students. Why was Dooley involved in academics even that much? But our job was not to mount an attack on the athletic department." Better than most, Kemp, Henry and Nelson ought to know if Dooley created or sustained academic corruption touching Georgia athletes.

Any such evidence would Kemn said. "Vince said, about one of the nina if fact, 'He's as sorry on the field as he is in class. Yu1 Ti do me a lavor Dy nunKing mm out we in ine department wanted to set the nine free so they cul get on with their lives. But the English departments cause of me, was out of favor with Dr. Ervin.

He ettf them, with Dr. Trotter's approval, but even aware of it." m6 Not only does Kemp say Dooley had nothing to do with it; she says the whole mess might not have hap-, nonori haH it heon loft nn in the rnarh athletic director. A2 NICK ARROYOStatt Dale Earnhardt grins after winning the pole for Sunday's race with a track-record qualifying time. Story, Page 3-D. See RIBBS, Back Page See KINDRED, Page 6-D.