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PAGE 34 THURSDAY MAY 17 1990 WINSTON SALEM JOURNAL STANDINGS EATURES Sports Jordan and By Clifton Brown THE NEW YORK TIMES CHICAGO When Michael Jordan plays the way he did last night he needs only a little assistance Scottie Pippen provided more than enough Jordan scored 37 points and Pippen 29 to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 117 99 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers at Chicago Stadium that clinched their NBA playoff series By winning the best of seven series 4 1 Chica Pippen Help Bulls Eliminate Sixers go advanced to the Eastern Conference final for the second consecutive season The Bulls will meet the Pistons for the Eastern title beginning Sunday afternoon in Auburn Hills Mich It was an emotional evening for Pippen who missed the fourth game of the series on Sunday because of the death of his father And it was a frustrating night for Charles Bark ley scoring and emotional leader who was held to 17 points seven of them in the second half sympathize with Charles said Jordan who made 17 of 26 shots from the field He carrying a load a lot of pressure on him pretty sure look at that and try to give him more help as they build this team expected a seven game series but you have to give us credit for the way we played A lot of guys stepped up for Trailing 63 62 at halftime the Bulls opened the third quarter with a 14 2 burst to take a 77 65 MM and then never looked back Jordan began the run with a jumper from the top of the key then Pippen followed with a 3 point shot that gave Chicago a 4 point lead After John steal Jordan swished a 3 point shot of his own then Pippen followed with a 15 foot jump shot The sellout crowd began to rock Chicago Stadi um sensing that the 76ers were about to fold They were right See CHICAGO Page 37 I MICHAEL JORDAN: Scores 37 points 5 Deacons Earn Bid To NCAA Tourney By John Delong JOURNAL REPORTER Wake golf team claimed its biggest victory of the season yes terday without even teeing up The Deacons were officially ex tended a bid to the NCAA East Re gional at the Sheraton Resort in Sa vannah Ga May 24 26 The announcement capped a bi zarre controversy filled selection process for teams in the NCAA Dis trict 3 North as the NCAA na tional selection committee took the matter into its hands yester day at the re quest of the dis trict advisory committee Wake and East Tennessee State were ex tended the final two bids allotted for District 3 North with Wake given the No 7 seed and East Tennessee State seeded No 8 South Carolina another hopeful was not invited 1 Coach Jesse Haddock of Wake in Edmond Okla with his team for the Oak Tree Invitational expressed re lief last night that his team had emerged from the controversy with a bid "I am very very Had dock said thought all along that we should be seeded at least seventh in the district but got to admit it got a little hairy there for a while with all the politics that were in volved just glad everything got settled the way it should Wake will be participating in NCAA postseason action for the 24th consecutive year JOE EAGANES the golf coach at Marshall and the chairman of the NCAA golf committee said that his committee made the decision yester day at the request of the District 3 North committee which is headed by Coach Larry Penley of Clemson "Once we began looking at the final two spots it was our opinion that Wake orest was clearly ahead of East Tennessee and South Caroli na based on the criteria for selection So from there it was a matter of picking between East Tennessee and South Carolina for the eighth The controversy arose on Tuesday when the District 3 North commit tee originally met to determine the eight bids to the regional The first six seeds were decided quickly Georgia Tech Clemson Virginia NC State Duke and North Carolina But a stalemate arose between Wake ETSU and South Carolina JESSE HADDOCK 1 See DEACONS Page 37 Driver Dies in Speedway Accident HARRISBURG NASCAR lost another driver yesterday its third fatality this season as stock car Winston All Star week got off to a tragic start at Charlotte Motor Speedway During a lazy round of practice yesterday for NAS youngest and least experienced racers those in the near novice Sportsman division David Gaines was killed after his car was rammed full speech from behind while sitting idle in the middle of the fourth turn Gaines suffered massive head injuries and was re ported dead on arrival at University Memorial Hos pital five miles south of here The tragedy comes just four days before sixth running of The Win ston all star race Hb! A 'Hi DAVID GAINES Gaines a 27 year old who graduated from NC State in 1986 with a degree in electrical engineering was a well known racer with five years of experience on local short tracks He was the first stock car driver to be killed at the Pz mile track in 25 years Gaines was an engineer with an electronics firm in Goldsboro He had raced on dirt tracks for nearly three years before running on asphalt ovals the last two years He had won three races and finished second 11 times in his career The accident which occurred in three stages began when Ted Comstock lost control in the third turn and slid into the outside wall of the fourth turn tagging Terri Sawyer Comstock came to a stop to the wall near pit road as Sawyer a 21 year old Australian from Melbourne who is making her Amer ican racing debut managed to continue around the 1 track lagman Vic Irvan then brought out the yellow flag and turned on the caution lights RIGHT BEHIND COMSTOCK and Sawyer were Gaines and Peter Gibbons who collided as they attempted to swerve low to dodge Comstock car whirled into the inside wall smashing into several water safety barrels and spun to a halt in the middle of the track with its passenger side facing the fourth' turn The cars of Comstock Gaines and Gibbons were blocking the fourth turn as Steve McEachern came around behind them Seven seconds after Comstock See GAINES Page 37 Ap WIRE PHOTOS The car of driver Steve McEachern rams into the rear of the car driven by David Gaines (top photo) in the fourth turn at Charlotte Mo tor Speedway dur ing a practice session for Sportsman cars Todd Gaines the brother of David and a member of his pit crew grieves (right photo) as res cue personnel at tend to his brother David Gaines 27 suffered massive head injuries and was dead on arrival at an area hospital according to officials at the race track "Lrz'' if? hyfih BL a Gaines Is Killed In 5 Car Wreck During Practice By Mike Mulhern JOURNAL REPORTER ri Back and Ready to Enjoy High Point Career By John Delong JOURNAL REPORTER HIGH POINT Jan Stephenson has backed out of so many LPGA tournaments in High Point over the years that news any time she shows up to play here This year really big news Stephenson is one of 144 players scheduled to tee off today in the first round of the Planters Pat Bradley International the $400 000 tournament that is unique on the LPGA Tour because of its modified Stableford scoring system Stephenson will be making her first appear ance at Willow Creek since 1987 one of three times in the past nine years that she has not withdrawn failed to show up or skipped out And more significantly she is making her first appearance on the LPGA Tour in more than three months after suffering a career threatening Hand injury Yesterday afternoon Stephenson said the words one would have never expected to hear: so happy to be Stephenson and the rest of the field will be vying for the top prize of $62000 in the 72 hole tournament Robin Hood is the defend ing champion having emerged with the hot hand during the final round shootout last year But last rules are out and this winner will be the player who accumu lates the most points over the four rounds "When I got here Monday to practice I was walking down the fairway and I said is what all Stephenson said cause been hard work and a lot of pain So going to try to appreciate what got The injury a broken left ring finger with I See BRADLEY Page 37 1 Tee times in Sports Log Page 36 Getting His Kicks Covone Will Hear World Cup Cheers By Phil Hrichak JOURNAL REPORTER Neil Covone unfamiliar with the world of international soccer Even though only 20 he has already played in China the Soviet Union Guatemala Saudi Arabia Mexico South Korea and most of Western Europe The next time he plays on foreign soil though it will be to an audi ence unlike any he has ever seen or heard Covone a rising senior and a midfielder at Wake orest was one of 22 players and one of just three amateurs who was picked Monday to play for the United States in this Corld Cup competition in Italy This year marks the first time since 1950 that the US has quali fied to play for the Cup which is contested every four years Still making the national team is some thing that Covone who was bom in time I reach something I immediately set another goal for my Neil Covone Wake orest soccer player 1969 has dreamed about for most of his life has been my goal since I was Covone said yesterday at Reynolds Gymnasium I think even more fulfilling since an amateur calm about it now but when I found out it was set in stone I was yelling and screaming a Covone who was picked as the most valuable player in the 1989 ACC soccer tournament after lead ing Wake orest to its first league I championship said that not overly surprised by his selection to the World Cup team had been training since Janu he said the more they asked me back the more confident I became with my role on the But Walt Chyzowych coach at Wake orest as sure little surprised he was se lected" Chyzowych said in the first 16 because he was in school and so forth and he have the opportunity to train with the team But somehow despite a full course load and a double major in politics and economics Covone found a way to impress Bob Gansler the World Cup coach for the US His past hurt his chances any not totally See COVONE Page 37 JOURNAL PHOTO BY DAVIO ROLEE Neil Covone has a head for international soccer BBBHB Brz wmH Lakers Go Down: I 4 New Sun Rises On NBA Playoffs JOURNAL WIRE REPORTS In the end the NBA inals will have a new look or the first time in 11 years neither the Lakers nor Celtics will play for the title irst Boston stumbled in the first round of the play vio iwoLug me uccisive nrtn game to the New York Knicks at Boston Gar den On Tuesday the Phoenix Suns eliminated Los Angeles with a 106 103 victory at the orum the Suns won the second round series in five games The Suns will move on to the Western Conference final against the winner of the the San Antonio Spurs Portland Trail Blazers series which Portland leads 3 2 Game 6 will be riday at San Antonio The Knicks on the other hand were bounced by the Detroit Pistons the defending league champion who posted a 95 84 victory Tuesday night to take their series in five games PAT RILEY Ji See PLAYOS Page 37.