European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 thl stars and stripes Friday Hahn jolts Chicks to enter i Safe Cage finals by mire Lik asst a London Bureau High Wycombe. England is Jim Halston s hustling a Fth Hawks bad led their Way into the winners bracket finals of the Safe basketball championships against the Toul France tigers by jolting the . District Chick Sands Chicks 84-72. Here wednes Day  Adana sidewinders coming All the Way from Turkey Kep their tourney Hopes alive by Knock ing out the no masseur sultans 96-85, in an earlier contest before an overflow  was to face Chicksands in thursday s first game int Chang the once beaten teams while the tigers and Hawks were paired in inter tussle. Hahn to Victory was in other trib Ute to Hauen c 40-minute  Ray Ralford went in for Cen Ter Jessie Myles when the latter Drew his fourth personal. Other Wise the starters run from Start to finish. Gunning for an tilth straight Germany District Winner in Safe play Hahn forced an 11-10 Lead with four minutes Rone on a Rich person Layup. The Hawks took Wing to build up an 11-Point advantage before the Chicks ral lied to narrow the half time Dif Ference to 40-36. Pearson potting 28 tallies in night s work contributed 19 in the crucial second half. All five starters got at least 10.1 Jerry dimes counted 17, Don Berg followed with 15, Myles netted 14 and ulna Clowny had 10.the Hawks never fruiting by More than three Points fell be Hind curly in the second half when the Chicks put on their Only other surge. The 6-foot, a Inch Doug Wil Liams getting 33 markers of the Best output so far in the tourney hit five close in shots along with a free throw in this rally to give . Club a temporary Lead. Jesse Oliver who had 14, got the other four Chick Points in this final burst. It was Pearson who evicted the Chicks from their neat with an other jump shot for a 52-51 Perm Anent Edge. Berg followed with a Layup and a free throw when he was fouled. Don Roarty. The Chicks on other consistent scorer had 17, Elbut four coming in the first Hal As he and Williams kept the loser in Contention. Nothing went right for Ronnie Vaughn. He picked up three personals in the opening 10 minutes got his Only Basket after 17 minutes spent most of the evening sitting on the Bench and then cards catch fire to Edge jumpers by Bob Wick Kab staff writer Lan Stuhl. Germany is the Verdun cardinals Shook off cold first period performance with a 51-Polnt second half scoring spree to Knock off the 8th evac Hosp jumpers 79-75, Here wednesday night in the opener of their Best of three u s a r e u r first rounds tries. The Victory put the com z champions of Roach Frank Dugan in an enviable position. They play Host to he 7th army support omd titlist in the second and if necessary third Gomes of the series at Verdun saturday and sunday. After trailing by a 37-28 count at intermission the cards came flying Back to overtake the jump ers Early in the second half. Ver tankers Edge by canno neers on Staton s Basket 80-79 by Art Mati inks staff writer Baum folder Germany is the 2nd med tank in. 68th Armor tank erased an in Point deficit in the final nine minutes to nip the 22nd arty canno neers 80-79, Here wednesday night in the firs game of their Usa eur first t and championship series. The tankers still trailing by Points in the last three minutes got the capper to their Victor surge on a 15-foot jump by Sterling Barney Staton with six second remaining. Coach Joe Morabit s tankers representing the 8th inf div go again the 4th army div entry in the second game of the Best of three series saturday and if Neces sary. Sunday. Both games Are set for Zorndorf at 8 05  Walt Staples the tank in never could have made it against a club that was taller and had used the advantage to dominate the rebounding. Boond half scorer Staples a lean 6-foot, 1-Inch for Ward pumped in All but two of his 36 Points during the second half. After missing i first shot follow ing the intermit on he hit alanine of his remaining Field goal attempts. The canno neers dominating their offensive boards and forcing the Tanker shooters outside with Tough Man to Man defense tailed to pull away in the last five minutes of the first half. After some exciting Early min utes which Taw the score tied six Umei and 10 leads held six by the Tanker the arty boys hit for four buckets in a Row for a 33-25 Lead with 3 33 left in the half. They Jed at the Midway Mark by six. 40-34. Center Jack Medrano a 6-foot, 5-Inch Lethander and the 6-foot,34ach Lennox each hit two baskets and Lennox added a free throw As tto canno neers spurted to a 51-36advantage with Only 5h minutes gone in the second half. The Lead mounted to 65-47 before Staples origin of Abo new York up modern Bowling remarkable growth Date Back to sept 0. 1895, when the american Bowling Congress was organized with the objective of reviving the sport ignited the rally with a Layup at8 53. Staples scored 18 Points and Cen Ter Henry Sterken 11 to account for All except four of the Tanker Points during the nine minute rally. The canno neers still held by a 77-65 Lead with three minutes to  the Armoren hit for 13 straight Points with Staples Chari to toss giving Thorn a 78-77 Lead in the final 29 seconds. However a fast break Layup by Moffett re gained the one Point Edge with 21seconds left and that set he stage for Staton. The tankers did it on free throws hitting 18 of 26 while the canno neers made nine for 14. The foul line accuracy nullified a 35-31 Cannonier Edge in Field goals. De spite the Tanker surge the 22nd still led in rebounds the tankers had the better fled Koa percentage with 41,9 to 30,1 by the losers the losers Hud 97 Field goal attempts the 68th 74. Strung Silver Mth Armor Kurt to atom. I 12ho arty i i it to i 10 8 4 Darden f 5 in flt Tik. F m h Lilac f it m Niti. E s Pliml a. G i totals is 18 0 a tuft Arnor ten Kurt arty Init Man a34 40 5 Aai 11 3 i. 0 Iio s 46so 3� 79 Dun hitting on Only 10 of 39 shots in the opening period looked like a different team in the last half hitting seven baskets without a miss to get Back in the game. Jumping Jim Cole Man who poured in 17 Points in the second half was the cards big gun with 24 markers. Joe Cotton followed with 16 and Lee Sampson had 10. Scrappy guard Bates Mathews was the spark plug of the jumpers with 21 Points. He was backed up by Bob Archer a 6-foot, 5-1  re bounding Ace with 18 and Floyd Alexander with 11. Fast action the action was fast and furious in the second half. It took the cards less than two minutes to Cut their nine Point halftime deficit to a single Point 39-38. Verdun the took us first Lead in the game at 42-41 on a Basket by Joe Shaw wkh17 22 left. Archer who dominated both boards gave he Lead Back to the jumpers with a Layup to get a Seesaw Halle started that saw the Lead change hands eight times be fore Verdun wrapped it up with a fast finish. Wolpman drove in and hit on a jump shot from close Range to put Verdun on top to stay 75-74. With 1 18 left. Cotton pumped in a pair of foul shots seconds inter to put the pres sure on the jumpers who committed two More fouls that Cost them two More Points and the Ball game in the final minute of play. The jumpers never trailed in the first half Mathews and Tony Wil son scored baskets in the final continued on Page j3 97th general Hospital wins Pomi Cage title Frankfurt special the97thgeneral Hospital quintet downed the he and so co Asa 57-51, hereto win the Frankfurt Post com any level basketball championship. The Hospital squad advanced through the eight team double elimination tournament without adept fit. Jim Cain and Bob a r men tallied to and 13 Points respective Ylo puce the i 7th which led Al the Way and held a 28-21 halftime advantage. Fred Newman paced the losers with 16 markers. Owls vanquish Saco in opener 97-71 by Steve  staff writer Munich is the 2nd tar get acquisition in owls overcame a torrid performance by Dave Al More and walloped the Saco commanders. 97-71, Here wednes Day night in the opener of a Best of three first round series in the Usa eur championship tournament. The margin of Victory makes the owls heavy favourites to wind up the series saturday night when the Vii corps champions play Host to the Saco tit hats in Moehrl Ngen. Elmore who racked up the game s first Points on a Field goal to the Delight of 1,000 fans packing Mcgraw Cavern gym took game honors with 27 Points. The 6-foot, 3-Inch Forward scored seven of his team s first 11 Points to keep the initial half close for 15 minutes. In fact the command ers boasted three Point leads on several occasions in the Early go ing. Boothe out of action but then the owls went ahead for Good at 18-16. They widened the margin to 26-20 with five minutes of the half left at this Point John Sidney at 5-9 one of the smallest men on the floor entered the game and shortly thereafter Buck eted three straight Field goals to help swell the victors halftime margin to 40-24, the owls of player coach Bob Boothe who did t suit up because of an injured ankle proceeded to score seven successive Points after the second half opened before Dick Jackowski s two Pointer halted the Streak. After that it was just a ques Tion of How High the owls would finally Perch on the Victory ladder. With 13 15 left to play they and doubled their opponents score atg4-32. Hoot and holler Mai Ami. T to i Vitt. R Killim. C f i. Ii. G i. F. C soil Ali a. K i. F 1mb Tab fit it 3 3 6 . T 5 u 4 Saco it to 4 a a xt1 10 i. F 5 ii Elnoro f 11 t 19 if Kinnel. A i 1 id Hixon 3 s 3 111 Anion Zwikl. T i 3 s s Clinin Al. F 1 3 3 9 a in Rrt f 1 4 0 , u i i 0 , o 0 i a Arr Btty. A 3 1 d i 0, t Twa i lit so 97 ill Turt Emiitt ton in owl Saco command i 38 19 to 4d 5707 14 4771 Miller s to highlights . District finals Sculthorpe England Spe Cial the 1962 Safe . District boxing championships wound up Here wednesday night with Only five titles being decided in Thering. Host Sculthorpe and Alconbury each look two crowns in distance going bouts while Bernard Miller Laken Heath open welterweight won on a first round to of soul Thorpe s Bill Ferarra. Only one second remained in the round when the fight ended. Eight open titles wont to uncontested a i tiers As did five Novice crowns. Sculthorpe s Robert hand Deci slowed Howard Leonard Alcon Bury for the Light heavyweight honors in the Only other open Divi Sion final. Fidel Quinzella and James Ander son annexed Novice crowns for Alconbury is each won for the Sec Ond straight night. Quintella bested Sculthorpe s Channing Sally in the Light Midtlie weight wrap up and Anderson did the same against Sally s teammate Leonard Sher Man for middleweight laurels. Robert Stokes put Sculthorpe into the win column for Novice fighters with a decision Over Alconbury welterweight Tommy Wil Lis. Only 26 boxers made the weight for the two Day meet including an even dozen open leather so Legors. Among those fighters picking up open titles at the Scales was Bushy Park s Don Anderson the Only de fending . Champion. Other Walkover included flyweight Wil Liam Booker Bantam Martin Schlmmel and Light middleweight Wayne Sands All from Sculthorpe. Laken Heath counted with Shawn Fay in the middleweight class and Josea Cruza in the featherweight event. Wethersfield picked up two trophies on appearances by Light weight Gentry Humphrey and Light welterweight Jack Mccolum. Sculthorpe took the open division team honors White Alconbury came out on top in the Novic Competition. Fouled out with 3 Chicks last Hope when Williams de utes earlier with72-62. The Chucka suffer in tic Ball handling everyone but the end. Hahn showed a rebounds with dime dozen Myles nine an eight. Oliver topped with 12. Williams was the Hotin the gym with 14 Roarty helped Chi Ting eight of 15. For Pearson rang the Bel attempts and dimes Berg hit four of 10.free-throw converting As the Hawks erred 12passible 32. Chicksands 20. Adana had to come to eliminate the sultans a 43-41 halftime Edge. A Winder starters broke i figures with Charles Calvin Norris racking up ers apiece. John Willis Joe Fleming had 14scott hit 10. The win was the Mediterranean District Safe tourney play since Crete topped Ben Gui in i960. Crete s coach Trovato whose Chick wednesday. Side Wondem lock after a Seesaw first half in masseur never held a five Point advantage Winders locked on for a Layup by Sexton score 4&-i7, with 17 36 res Sexton find Norris hit Lump shots before Flem a Charity toss. This gave54-47 Edge. Another sidewinder sup ight successive Points old Gap to 72-59 with 10 Minuteli clock. Harold Gray hit a free throws and Scott he a goal in this surge. During the lost Firewo masseur s doom was be Kent Kipling and Alfred fouled out. Adana hit the Mark on another Fleming i with 2 10 left and the game with Scott hitting and mis the free throw line. The survivors out battled eur on the backboards Tor Edge in the initial half and of 33 in the final stages. Orlando Lee hitting 10 sultans first 14 Points for game honors an dunked in another 23. Johnson rounded out the shooters with 18. Neither team was outstand the Charity line. No masseur of 21 and the sidewinders go a 33. Talking Turkey Adana Noi Fato it re to d 3 11 Canton f 3 4 10 0 inf 14lamina a Narri. A Willis. Wright f1. Lorei. D i. 0 3 11 Mmith i 1 it Al Uinn. Ahm reon f 9 Howrd totals 41 it 08  shunt totals set 41 49 Chick it Hawks. F Mil Al. O def shh. A info or a 4 i Ai of Chick a Ruthn f out. 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