European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday March 27. 1968 the stars and stripes Page 21 win Complex defeats goal of army sports says Baird by Bob Wicker staff writer Vokn a Italy is setae athletic director Bob Baird says something is definitely wrong with the army sports program in Europe. Baird 57, has been working Inu Nahkur sports since world War ii and feels that to disqualified to pinpoint the prob unit commanders fail to get interested in the sports pro Gram unless they have what they think is a championship team says Baird. Obsession or winning begins at the lowest Levels and is defeating one of the main purposes of having organized so Orts in the army headed. Only we mus participation determining a handful use Man hours ofas a gauge for we Ashow Well athletic directors Are doing our jobs. I can see Little Good inhaling a championship team if Only a handful of obviously talented athletes Are Given a Chance to compete exclaimed the staf director Here at his office in the Camp Ederle gym. Bain estimates that about 15per cent of the military personnel in setae take part unorganized sports. He insists it should to closer to 50 per cent. This Veteran sports director realizes of course that military duties must come first. But redoubts if there Are very few soldiers around who could note spared for a few hours each week to go out and do something that would help to keep them physically fit More Alert when hey return to duty and out of trouble. Plan fell through i recently tried to organi a. Lass b basketball league Here w the Vicenza area for Playersj-foot-10 and under who had not been Able to make the higher teams. I got no response skis on the nearby slopes regularly plays and teaches Tennis and holds a three Handicap As a , who studied engineering at Urcla in the Early 30s, was a scratch golfer in his younger Days. He won the Southern Cali fornia Public links title in 1935after having made it to the quarterfinals of the National Lublink tourney the year before. Claiming 32 years of govern ment service Baird started Asan army Engineer in the los an Geles District in 1835. Then came Active army duty with the 42nd inf div in Europe during the War. His present civilian tour wit special services began in 1946 with his old unit the 42nd div in Austria. He remained in aus Tria until the . Forces phae out there in 1955 and directed the construction of three Golf courses and numerous baseball Fields Bowling alleys gymnasiums Tennis courts and has been the setae ath Letic director since 1955. His Ever growing sports Calendar lists 22 organized sports for set of personnel during 1968. Lev whatsoever from the command ers and the plan fell through said Baird. Another sore Point with Birdis the emphasis which is being placed on Junior Bowling in us Akia in and us ape. Lie believes it is a bad mis Ake when you introduce Bowling to youngsters Between the ages01 six to 15. The Only people who really Benefit Are the people who Lake the e Bowling balls and opiate the lanes. Tie smoke filled atmosphere the Bowling centers is no place if youngsters. First of All it fers thu in no exorcise to speak 01 Rico in Are Many outdoor m Orts that Are More beneficial. Another thing which mos parents fail to Realie is How pm Timve Bowling is. If you Ike a boy say eight years of 1. And introduce him to bowl Here s a Good Chance that will take the game to heart n Fiul almost enough Money Dunn the next 10 years to paid his Way through i " � "1 firmly believe that Bowling is a game for adults he a Deil. I gird us up Bowling when is 28. He is currently hold a in average in Ono of the 1 leagues. A few years ago ,54 a rolled series of tih3692 on consecutive weeks in ago at Verona Italy. He carrying u Lyo average at time. In White haired athletic Boss is become proficient in just every sport he s under l l11 Oer the years lie still la 1 he id at Ali res Nodi in to , a 6-foot-l. 210-Pound Brown fullback who was no. 2 draft Choice last year is member of the National guard. He had reported for six months of Active duty and was in his. Fifth week of Baic train ing. Provides coach for army s Lions by Bob we Kek staff writer Vicinza Italy is the traditional sports rivalry be tween the army and air Force has fix led out Here since Lou Mckenna took Over As coach of the staf Lions basketball is an air Force major. His Lions who Are com Peting in the i a kick championships which run through april 16, Are All army men. For three years now the army and air Force in Northern Italy have been knocking head Siu basketball Bowling Flag foot Ball softball and Volo Hall. Sud Denly it s More like a family 37-year-old Mckenna who is the commander of Del 9,1141st a unities so at nearby dal Molin Airport was offered the Job As Lions coach about 10 Days before the double round Robin us Ahkuk nut started on March 16.it took the former St. Louis i Niver Sily eager Only a Lew Sec oils to accept the Oiler. Someone suggested that per haps the army wanted to be re warded for the huge Seta commander s trophy which has been retired by Mckenna s Force personnel at dal Molin recently won the com madder s trophy for the third ?4ih div Lions straight year by placing highest in the standings and on the participation ladders for the five company level sports. Ownership of the handsome,3-foot High trophy which now graces Mckenna s office is particularly Gratifying for the t 0 men in Blue at dal Molin be cause All the other teams in the leagues were made up of army men from Camp Kuderle which is about 30 limes the Sio of Theair Force station. In the Tough eight team i Sak a k tourney the Lions of me Kenna and his assistant Lew Al Len Are underdogs jus about 1 every Lime they take the floor j bul they Are steadily improving and drawing Good crowds at the Camp 1-Merle a in. I Atler Ling to the old i Marne men 93-80. And dropping a 117-92 decision to the com z big Blue the staf cagers came up with a hard earned 9t.t-s4 mover the Berlin bears. They have since lost to the l Sakl t"k-7iharmy tips celtics 93-s2, and dropped a 113-101 decision to the St. Louis a i to kans semifinals of the a Cabin Mckenna s final t Billie is that year. Meken after so Mckenna Learned his Baket Ball from Llic Koy at St. Louis from 1948-52. The. 6-0 guar was the school s no. 3 scorer As a senior on a team that Inelus Hill America Dick Boushka. V drag strip a for Frank flirt Tiabian hamstf.1n, Germany Spe Cial with the drag racing Seasun about to get under a Here boosters of the spoil will discuss prospects of second drag strip unfurl Hanau area. T. Sgt. H. F. Johnson a Ham Stein drag strip spokesman has urged All those interested to at tend a meeting Ai 7 30 p m. Wednesday. March 27. At Heger hoist hear Hakuai. Opening athe Frank i ii a i c res Maii cagers Iseball learn for two the Young menu r. Whose1 is in St. Louis w i 1934 and decided to make career Oul of the air Force. Spent seen cat s i a Isil Mcchord air Force awash., and four levelling ,1 an of-1 Fleer training c Zooi a Maxwell Ai h ala., before Ai n e r i almost three years ago. Next Slop for the m Kenra family which include w v h Bara daughters Kina. I i Nancy 3. And ii a Lii be the air Force a. ,. M.-. It Colorado Springs co a. 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