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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, April 4, 1968

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              The stars and stripes Nerlin special scored Triumph am of the second half of us Beur a Doub a Ruoi Enship game will in y j Ril h. The Safe Cham a ships will be held at t h e a do he . Conference Campion a Rel a j8 2j by Ben Abram staff writer Darmstadt Germany is Bill Fulson likes to run. The Hahn speedster proved Pitburg invitational track meet beating Safe Champion Daryl Woods in route to the 100 Vic tory. His respective times were 10.7, 20.8 and 49.0. That was my goal in the bit Burg meet Fulson said i wanted to beat Woods. He waste Best in the Safe last year and i figured beating him in that race would get me off on the right foot this season. I d like to go on and get crack at the olympic trials " Fulson continued.  m not sure i will. The air Force turned Down my application because it said i was Loo slow. To the Best of my knowledge my 20.8 time in the 200 is Thebes turned in this year in Europe and is Only two tenths Ofa second off the German record. And the thing there was that 1wasn t even pressed. I m sure with the proper Competition i would be even  Fulson said he had been invited to work out with a German club in Mainz but his air Force duties and Lack of finances make this unfeasible. What he is do ing is to look for Competition in weekend air Force and army meets but there Aren t too Many scheduled that he knows of some finds himself in a Hung Posi Tion. I can just see this year slip Ping by and i have such a feel ing of futility he , i certainly will keep working out and maybe i can make a Pood enough showing in the Safe to go to the world wide and on from  Fulson competed in track Standrew Jackson High school in Jamaica n.y., and won scholarship to new Ork Community College. He Hopes to Goon to Nyu following the completion of his air Force Obi 3rd at min captures Crown in volleyball nations in july 1969.Fulson is a fugitive from base Ball. The Diamond was his firs love in his Youthful Days. One Day the track coach asked him if he would run in the relays and Speed and i be been in track Ever since. I owe a lot to track he  gave me a new interest something to stride for and feel it played a big part in keeping me out of trouble. Idin t have too much free time on my hands when i was train ing and competing so i was t roaming the streets of new Yor looking for trouble. And i feel the sports ability definitely has helped me in the military Fulson went on five stayed in condition because of track and i feel the Competition has made me a better Man has helped me attain Grade he s sergeant and has benefited me in Many other ways travel time off mental attitude and  Fulson was fourth in the worldwide 100 meters last year but had to forego further com petition when he suffered a pulled leg , he s running full steam this Spring and would like to run for Uncle Sam in Mexico come october. Computer stages race of Century Man o War Carlton and the others who did the Job last season. John Edwards will give Tim Mccarver a Chance to take a rest and Dick Schofield provide shortstop insurance behind dal  batting order that includes Brock Cepeda Mccarver cur flood Mike Shannon Roger Maris and Julian Javier pack enough punch to carry an Ordi nary staff and the cards staffs not Ordinary. The reds might have made Good run at it last season if the injuries had t chopped Dow the club in mid season. Dave Bristol has a group of versatile players who think they can win a staff that includes Jim Malo Mel Queen Milt Pappas and Gary Nolan assuming he iss Oivind can make u close. Much depends on a Maricha return to form and a comeback by Willie Mays if the giants Areto win. Mike Mccormick must Back up his Fine year with an other Good season and the Hal Lanier Ron Hunt combo mus Click in the Middle of the infield. The giants do have that Home run Power and Good pitching. Hie pirates Lead the league i hitting every year but the pitch ing lets them Down. The Addi i Tion of Bunning makes them a formidable Factor. Any line up that includes Roberto Clemente i has to be a threat. The cubs went far with a kid pitching staff last season and count on the same group plus a full season from Ken Holtzman and seven other great american thoroughbreds will meet in the race of the Cen Tury april 6. But it will be up to an English computer to Cal the Winner. Records of 12 leading Ameri can race horses of the past 68 years will be fed into a computer at the University of liver Pool England to determine the Winner of the 1-mile  in the Field include sex 1, Germany Spe Cial the 3rd admin co Defeated ills co. 3rd mod in. Herenda 15-.6 15-6, in the finals the 3rd div company level volleyball championships. The winners Advance to Theu Sahel u Southern he Monal tournament scheduled Here april 17-18. Foster takes Moore for 12th straight to Fresno Calif. Up fast rising heavyweight Mac Foster of Fresno pounded out his 12thpro knockout Victory without a setback tuesday night when he stopped Texas heavyweight King Sonny Moore in the second round of a scheduled 10-Rounder. Moore Veteran of 52 bout Sand a Man who went 10 stanzas with Zora Folley and Clevela Dwilliams was troubled by cuts around the eyes and nose. Foster s Savage combination forced an Early end to the bout. Faster Marine vet just Bac from Vietnam weighed 206-1-2. Moore Dallas weighed 207. Santo Williams must carry the big Load and Adolfo Phillips mus continue to improve. Zoilo Versalles Tom Halle Rand mudcat Grant Are the dodgers Hopes to pull off opera Tion comeback. The pitching is solid with the addition of Rookie Alan Foster but they still Lack hitting. Atlanta has the Power of dream Hank Aaron and Joe Torre but the pitching is  while the phils wait on Al Temiyin Ator equipoise War and Lien s hand and sweat out amiral. Tom fool. Swaps Buck shortstop problem they hardly passer and native dancer. Figure As contenders. Houston the horses were chosen by. Hopes to Rise rest on better turf editors All Over the country pitching. The met Lack punch and by seven leading racing a and need at least another Tom thormities Seaver before they can is an 10the experts said class of com-1 Progress under Gil Hodges petition weight carrying ability i goalie for generals suspended by Fis i new York a the Newyork generals Soever team re i ported monday that go Altemier Paul Frei Tai had been suspend led indefinitely by the Inierna-1 tonal soccer federation Fis. 1 a complaint had been brought by a team in Austria which claimed that Freitag had jumped the club six years ago in deciding the Winner. The downgraded such factors As track records fastest fractional limes margins of Victory jockey Luck and a rage earn Ings Index. Dune Hopes for rematch Copenhagen up i Nde feared middleweight Tom to of Denmark Hopes to fight dub Huntley of the . In a return i t. Init 11 in Wini a.  i j bout in Madison Square Garden when he emigrated to Canada in november he said tuesday. The action leaves the Usener the 23-year-old Dane boasting a als. Who open their North Amer perfect 40-f uht record won a ican soccer league season in _ _. A � 1   �.��. .�1jv,disputed 10-round decision Oxer Dallas saturday with Sun lev Here March 7 one goalie  
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