European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes cards Deal Berlin stars 78-62 defeat by Bob Wicker staff writer Verdun Frances a the big powerful Verdun cardinals controlled the boards and easily snapped a 24-game winning Streak of the Berlin up tips All stars t8-452, in the opener of their Best of three Usa eur quarterfinal series Here wednesday night be fore an overflow crowd. It was Only the All stars sixth Ion in 48 games. The cards no have an Over All 28-20 record but that is no indication of their strength since five of the nine players who saw action Here wednesday were not with the team two months  Coleman a 6-foot guard who jumps As if he has Springs in his legs again led the cards of coach Frank Dugan As he poured in 20 Points. He racked up 13 in the first half while sparking the come team to a 36-29 Lead. Moale Southpaw Forward Bennie mos Ley exceeded Coleman s output by one Point in leading the Berli entry which showed plenty of Hustle but could t buy a rebound. The cards could do no wrong in the second half As they worked like a new sewing machine. Quincy troupe extended their seven Point halftime Lead with a Quick Basket to get the Home team in High gear at the final stanza s  Lee Sampson who missed on Only two of seven shots in the second half began to  baskets from All angles and the cards showed a 49-39 advantage with11 55 left. The All stars with Mosley handling most of the scoring stayed within striking distance until the cards turned on the steam with 5 5w left and the score 62-50. C o i e m a r got a red hot rally started with a jumper and 6-foot, 6-Inch Joe Cotton followed with Athree Point play that All but put the icing on the  the first half Coleman was the whole show As he fired in four continued on Page til Hayes 34 Sparks rangers Over a by Art Mathers Sta writer Kirch Goens. Germany is buoyed by guard Tom Hayes 34 Point performance the 36th inf rangers led virtually All the Way Here wednesday night but still had to spurt in the final 2% minutest pull of a 75-71 win Over the 24th div tvs Mustangs in their Usa eur quarterfinals opener. The last iwo games of the Best of three series Are set for Augsburg s Sheridan Cavern saturday and sunday at 8 05 p.m., hut a Ranger Victory saturday would make a sunday meeting unnecessary. The Mustangs trailing by 40-35 at the end of a first half that saw their Willie Thomas score 18 Points to 22 by Hayes led Only twice. But the second of those leads came with less than three minutes left and forced the rangers to go All out to pull through. It was a fast break Layup by Forward Juan Rodriguez that gave the 24th inf div champs their fleeting Edge 68-67, with 2 41 to go. But Hayes arched through a push shot from behind the foul Circle and when teammates Almcrant and Tom Mingus added a fast break bucket and a pair of free throws respectively the rang ers had breathing room on a 73-68 Lead with 59 seconds left a two handed Dunk by Ranger Center Ray Pryear at the end of a 28-second freeze made it 75-70in the closing nine seconds and removed All doubt. Hayes who played first string As a Sophomore for the Indiana hoosiers waged a stirring first half Duel with Thomas a onetime owls crush knights 96-g6 Skelton stages 1 Man show by Ralph Bennington staff writer Moehringer Germany is Roland Skelton put on one of the most amazing shooting perform ances in Usa eur basketball Here wednesday night As the 2nd tar get acquisition in owls wrecked the Vicenza red knights 96-66, inthe opening game of their Quarter final series. Skelton was the chief wrecker As he racked up 29 Points by hit Ting a fantastic 14 out of 15 Field goal attempts and adding one of two foul chances. Only two of his shots touched either the rim or the backboard and those were the Only ones that did t come on Lon shots from 15 to 20 feet out. Had the husky Skelton played the Complete game there is no telling what the margin would have been. As it was the Well balanced owls took charge after the first three minutes and rolled easily to Victory despite a 27-Pointeffort by Jack Sal Lee. The red knights Ace hit on 11 of 21 shots but he was overshadowed by skel ton. The two will resume their Duel when the same clubs tangle in the second and if necessary third games of the Best of three series saturday and sunday nights in the setae champs Ederle Cavern gymnasium in Vicenza. But wednesday night no one could keep Pace with Skelton Al Ltd staffs take classic Lead in Abc tourney with 6,218 Des Moines Iowa up the St Louis falstaff completed a sensation Day at the american Bowling Congress tournament Here tuesday night and took the classic division Lead with a 6.218 six game total. They shot a 3.222 closing Block to go with an opening 2,996 series sunday night Continental plastics Detroit held the classic Lead Only one Day with a 6.144 total. Earlier fal staffers Glenn Alli son 780 and Dick Hoover 651 shot 1.431 to grab the. Lead in the classic doubles and teammate Harry Smith took the classic singles Lead with 696. Welu jul rates lineup the falstaff had games of 1.053, l047 and 1.122 in driving to the top of the pro division. The 3.222 total was the fourth bes t in Abc tourney history. The record is held by the Pfeiffer. Detroit who shot 3,243 in winning the 1959 Crown. Anchorman Hoover had a 719 series to spark the closing Block. He had games of 234. 258 and 227 Allison continued his Phenomena shooting m or Jean. A Cephas g sos Hayes f Trio Maion t it s s Melba it r Juhl Reguci. F t 0 1 Mcrant. F mincu8.t " a c totals m � h 24th duty a Lotani 36th int banter totals