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41 I A popular MVP Dennis Eckersley signs autographs at 1 1 last night's Baseball Writers Dinner in Boston. Page 42. Colleges Tony Barbee's layup at the buzzer gives UMass 52-50 victory over Temple. Page 46. Figure skating New England skaters eye crowns at the US championships.

Page 47. Skiing Tony Chamberlain on the joys of cross-country skiing. Page 47. At the races Ron Indrisano on Suffolk's plans for a live feature to coincide with Preakness. Page 50.

Also Inside Racing 51, 53 Scoreboard 53 Deaths 54-55 ii urn in Hjd i THE BOSTON GLOBE FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1993 i 1 i 1 Paroellg takes (AauMe of PaMot Former Giants coach leaves broadcast booth for sideline Jk, By Peter May GLOBE STAFF Bill Parcells returned yesterday, both to the professional position he left two years ago and to the place where it all began for him 13 years This time, however, he arrives in New England with clout, cachet and, he said, an unwavering commitment from ownership to resurrect the moribund Patriots, who boasted the worst record in the National Football League this past season. Par-cells was introduced as part of a new management troika by owner James B. Orthwein, and the new coach repeatedly stressed that unity and harmony would be pervasive among the three. However, Parcells didn't leave NBC to become a football version of the "Uh-huh" girls along with Patrick Forte, the de facto general manager, and James Hausmann, the business boss. He has what he wants, both financially and in overseeing the football operation.

"Bill is going to tell us what he said Orthwein. "Patrick is going to work hard at finding what he wants and Jim is going to find out how to afford it and get it done." No contract terms were released it is reported to be four years but it would be safe to assume that Par-cells will be in the tax bracket Bill Clinton is targeting for some extra dollars for the economy. And unlike Dick MacPherson, whom Parcells replaced, the new coach likely will Bill Parcells' game plan Yesterday, Parcells spoke for the first time as coach of the New England Patriots. In brief, here are some of the issues he addressed: ijJBjl "I told Jim Orthwein that if he was interested in bringing a championship team to New i England, then I was his man. I'm interested in improving this team so that we can compete for the championship of this league.

I will not rest until we reach that goal." S3 "You are wnat yu are' an(t Bill Parcells is a football coach and I don't envision myself doing anything else. This is my last coaching job." 3 "I'm very comfortable in New England. I've lived here before. I have friends here. A lot of ft my former players are here.

And I have good memories of the time I spent here." "Most of my former assistant coaches are head" coaches-in other places or offensive or defensive coordinators in the league. So we're going to have to restructure and regroup and put a new group together that I feel can work and 'have compatible philosophies with a i 5 1 I jm i earn more money than any of his GLOBE STAFF PHOTO FRANK O'BRIEN Gov. William Weld (right) can't help but admire the Super Bowl ring on the finger of new Patriots coach Bill Parcells. Prevailing feeling Team is welded to a winner me. I do have a number ot people in mind who would be first priorities, and I know a few of the current staff personally and I would not eliminate anyone as a possibility." "HI take the best guy available without question, the guy I think can have the biggest impact on this franchise.

That's the guy we'll draft." JJjjk "I don't think you can ever buy a championship and you have to be careful you don't view that as the surefire mechanism. The way to do it is to methodically acquire, develop and coach players." iff "I considered it as a factor. I have felt progressively better and I know that have enough energy and ability to take a job like this." 4 55 "I'd be foolish to give you that What I want to do is put a team on tne field that can get to the playoffs. And as soon as you get there, it's a whole different deal because anything can happen." "f.lf.f'fl8?.-HT Jl it Ifi if I flH.il players. Parcells, 51, began JuV professional coaching career-in New England in 1980, wheirhe joined Ron Er-hardt's staff as linebackers coach.

He actually had accepted a job with the Giants a year earlier, but family considerations kept him out of football in 1979. He stayed with New England for only a year, then went to New York, becoming the Giants' defensive coordinator. In 1983, he became their head coach and eventually won two Super Bowls. The last two years, he has been an analyst for NBC and could have returned there had he so desired. But after getting medical clearance to return to the NFL following heart bypass surgery, he also figured he had one more coaching shot left and he made it clear yesterday there will be no others after this one.

"This is my last deal, no doubt about that After that, I'm John Wayne," he said. "But you are what you are. Bill Parcells is a football coach. I'm not anything else. My PATRIOTS, Page 48 THE PATRIOTS YES-terday held a downtown press conference, and it was extraordinary even This is a big deal.

Very big. This was so big that Gov. Weld was up there on the stage with Orthwein and Parcells. Weld gave a short speech and officially welcomed Parcells to New England. The governor.

Imagine. Does Mario Cuomo come out when the Yankees hire Buck Showalter? Only in New England. Only the Patriots. Weld saw nothing extraordinary about his appearance at a press conference announcing a new coach of a local professional football team. "It's my responsibility to make sure we get a first-class facility and that the team re-SHAUGHNESSY, Page 49 As for the.

Patriots: The new coach excites them. Page 48. And for the Giants: Parcells is still tops with them. Page 48. James Orthwein: It turned into a game of dodge ball.

Page 49. What of the sale? Getting the team in order is still main objective. Page 49. SporTVIew: A loss for NBC, but a big gain for the Patriots. Page 50.

by the lofty standards of this star-crossed franchise. More than 100 representatives of the (New England and New York) media gathered to hear team owner James Orthwein announce that Bill Parcells will be the 12th coach in franchise history. GLOBE STAFF GRAPHIC a Bruins survive on Reid's goal 1. if Marcum named the AD at UMass Behn still a sure shot By Nancy L. Marrapese GLOBE STAFF By Larry Ames GLOBE STAFF PHILADELPHIA You just knew, By Frank Dell'Apa GLOBE STAFF Sarah Behn had been delivering a speech during a basketball clinic last summer at Walpole High School when she noticed her audience's attention wandering.

So Behn stopped talking and picked up a ball She would regain their attention, all right What would follow would be a demonstration on the fundamentals of shooting, which, under BEHN, Page 46 and general manager of Atlanta Motor Speedway in June 1992. A source at the Amherst college last night called the appointment "controversiaL" Marcum, 56, was fired March 1, 1988, by South Carolina presi? dent James Holderman for allegedly mismanaging the school's drug testing policies. Marcun) sued for breach of contract and won an award of $234,425 in federal court He became vice president of Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1988 and joined Atlanta in 1990. UMASS, Page 46 I i didn you, mat re wasn i gumg wuc lljtjj easy as it looked. The Bruins jumped out to a 4-0 first-period lead in a span of 6:42, then sat back and watched it evaporate before Dave Reid's second goal of the game at 11:17 of the third helped Boston escape with a 5-4 victory over the Flyers last night The decision boosted the Bruins to 4-1-1 in their last six gamesbut it was a harrowing ride to the finish.

Both teams were short a top player the Brujns were missing Ray Bourque (bruised right anklej and BRUINS, Pa 45 In conducting a long and complicated search for an athletic director, the University of Massachusetts indicated it wanted a man of high integrity to steer its troubled program in the 1990s. Last night UMass gave Bob Marcum a three-year contract to fulfill that challenge. Marcum, who was unemployed, was fired as athletic director at the University of South Carolina in 1988 ynl resigned as Jce president GLOBE STAFF PHOTO JOANNE THE.