European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday october 25, 1967 the stars and stripes Page 21 Berlin poised for Battle of unbeaten Sand hit 9s bears a powerful by Ralph Bennington staff writer Darmstadt Germany is Berlin football coach Sandy Sand Lin does t mince with the word when he describes his undefeated 1967 club As a lot of size lot of Talent lot of depth lot of nucleus and lot of Many observers and nearly Al rival players and coaches plus scouts readily agree that Sandli has a lot of team. And yet Sandlin quickly Points out we Haven t been really tested and the second and third teams have played More than the of course the bears put Al the cards and their sparkling rec Ord on the line this coming week end in a Home test against highly regarded palatinate stake will be the bears seven game perfect record their claim As the highest scoring team this year in Europe an last but not least the com z conference Berlin and the palatinate Power from Kaiserslautern take unblemished records into their showdown Headliner. Berlin has won seven straight while running up 327 Points and averaging Al most 47 per game. The defense Mike Davis. Veteran quarterback bruising 225-Pound fullback Joe Holman big cog in High scoring Backfield has Given up Only four touch Downs and a total of 30 Points. The two com z powerhouses each have won three Loop con tests when not running Over out Side opposition. Sandlin does t have his Tongue in his Cheek when he Points out the size depth and experience of what he Calls my Best club at Berlin and one of the Best i Veever seen in the 44-year-old Veteran of service Ball both in Europe and the Pacific goes even further torte the 67 bears As Good As last year s Wiesbaden team an the Mainz trooper powerhouses of 1959 and 60." for the uninitiated the crack 66 Wiesbaden club whipped everything in sight while Takin the Safe championship and Mainz was the terror of usar eur circles in its 59-60 heyday. Sandlin who has played an coached in european service Competition now for seven Pearson two separate Tours finally quit playing himself after the1965 Campaign. Yet he quickly states i m still in shape an could play but coaching is More fun now. Besides i have All far East Center As a former six time All far East Center and ail Europe with the 1959-60 editions of the Berli bears plus one All army Cita Tion Sandlin is Well qualified to critique the current divided City coach would t smile when he claims the line aver Ages 240 on both offence and de sense and there s plenty of size in the Backfield except for Little Chip Chirco and Herman almost in the same breath he Points out that both the Speed sters make up for size wit Speed and play key roles in the High geared attack. Chirco a sure fingered 5-foot, 7-Inch flanker weighs Only 165 and Foster 170. They Are the two lightest men on the Beefy squad. The rest of the regular Back Field More than makes up for the diminutive stature of the Swift halfback. Quarterback Mike Davis a Stocky but agile passer and runner weighs 221 and full Back Joe Holman is a 6-4 Bruiser weighing 255. Halloway Moore a Field goal and Pat Spe spearheads dominate ring smoker Kitzinger Germany Spe Cial boxers from the 3rd army div won 10 of 13 bouts in smoker match against Host 3rd inf div fighters Here spearhead team s 2nd Bri Gade beaters sparked the Victory by winning eight bouts without a two bouts failed to go the rams topple sky blazers for Cage Ramstein Germany Spe Cial the Ramstein rams won their own invitational basketball tourney for the fourth time in its six year history Here sunday by Downing the upper Heyford sky blazers 106-73.Ramstein had dropped the sky blazers into the losers bracket by taking a 95-81 Victory from the . Team earlier in the tour Ney. Upper Heyford knocked off the Wiesbaden flyers 78-76, inthe losers bracket finale Satur rams who also beat to Jelweh 112-59, and Hof 108-98, route to the championship scored 421 Points in the tourney for a game average of 105. Their opponents averaged 78 Points per game. Ruth s .625 Stul tops new York up babe Ruth set an All time record by hitting .625 in the 1928 world series As the new York Yankees swept the St. Louis cardinals i four games. Distance. Wayne Knupp 3rd in div open division lightweight topped the visitors Jud Merri weather on a to after 1 45 of the third round and 3rd Arm open heavyweight Richard Fletcher gained a to when the Home forces Richard Brooks was forced to retire after 1 23 of the second other bouts on the pro Gram matched teammates an were All declared draws. The results open division featherweight Dan Granado,2nd Brig 3rd army dec Rick session 3rd Wayne Knupp 3rd div Tod Jud Merriweather 3rd brie,3rd army. 1 45 3rd. Light middleweight Cliff towns end 1st Brig 3rd army dec Jose Rodriguez 3rd Mike Howell 1st Brig 3rd army dec Warren Fisher 3rd Dennis Feltcher 2nd Brig 3rd army Tod Richard Brooks 3rd div 1 23 2nd. Novice division flyweight Ron Marbey. 3rd div and to Dickerson 3rd div Mike Lewis 3rd div dec Charlea Ervin 1st Brig 3rd Orlando Robles 2nd Brig 3rd army dec John Hagan 3rd Jack Johnson 3rd div and Walter Weems 3rd div Walls 2nd Brig 3rd army dec Terry Smith 3rd Frank Watson 3rd div dec Mark Golna 1st Brig 3rd army Jose Figueroa 2nd Brig 3rd army dec Hubert Montgomery 3rd Lee Doss 2nd Brig 3rd army dec Bill Anderson,3rd div Bob Bush 2nd Brig 3rd army and Warren Jacuette 1st Brig 3rdarmd, Drew. Middleweight Steve Williams,2nd Brig 3rd Arrad dec Jerry Bonardi 3rd Tom Wall 2nd Brig 3rd army dec Alford Mcneal 3rd div. Rock pm sock pm Rick session right3rd inf div open division s featherweight appears to lift Dan Granado of the 3rd army div s 2nd brigade off the Canvas with a righthand punch during their bout in Kitzinger Germany. Granado still took the decision. Army photo Sandy Sandlin. Praises learn Calist also punch As a 190-Pound halfback who carries a breakaway threat tag. As for team experience Sand Lin has More reason to boast. Seventeen of the players have College experience behind them and there s a like number that played on last year s Berlin Tea when it was competing in Safe circles. Heading the list of for Mer collegians is line coach Bob Monk who played in the 1963rose bowl with Wisconsin. The line anchoring tackle also is the biggest Man on the team at 262 pounds. Davis Utah enter Clare Cedean los Angeles state and Randy Rendon Orange Coas College were All Safe last season and form the Backbone of the returning group. The bears had a 7-2 Campaign last year while competing in the Tough Safe German Confer ence with Wiesbaden. That 66 Bear club was no Slouch in an scout s Book but by comparison Sandlin states this year we Rea lot better All his followup statement and we re 50per cent improved in t Good news for remaining rivals. Seven have already found out. Not the Best Sandlin in t belittling his first seven opponents to Date or those remaining on the schedule whence says the Lack of opposition has Hurt us. We Knock Heads among ourselves but that s not the future rivals get Little Solace from the followup admission there s not much difference be tween our red White and Blue the no. 1 combo is know Nas the red and chiefly responsible for foes seeing that color on Many occasions so far this fall. Some other opponents cancelled out. In an Effort to find tougher opposition the bears booked three air Force clubs but then had to Cool their collective Well heeled heels when the games were lot of coaches in any league would be Happy to have Sandlin Sonly problems overconfidence and a Lack of
