European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Saturday april 6, 1969 the stars and stripes Page 21 defenders top 8th div to maintain clean slate As Polinski leads Way Baum Holdby o m any special Perry poll wet led i 32nd army air defens command defenders Goth div pathfinders thursday night Jet of the 6 second found game Usabel basketball championships the win enabled the defenders to maintain a share of Tost place in the second Hall standings witha 20 record. The Low was the first for the pathfinders an dropped them into a four Way tie for third place at 14 Olimski accounted for 28 of the winners Points and Delnat de the Board play at both ends of the court. Foul shooting played an important  in the of Tate As the defenders surged ahead in the second half alter holding Only 35-33 Edge at each team had a hefty average at the Charity line missing Only three throws , the defenders shot 27 times and made 24 while the pathfinders Only had 18 chances fouls also Hurt the pathfinders As they lost Charlie Jones one of their top scorers via the personal route. Jones who has been averaging Over 15 markers Effie made Only three Fieldus before he left the contest. Leroy Kennedy provided the scoring assistance for Polinski with 15, while usually High scor ing Dave Marovich was held to eight James Sindab topped the pathfinders in the Point Colum with 18, closely followed by Bill Jennings with 16. Mel Johnson with 14 and Bill Chatman with 10 were the other 8th div player sin double figures. The defenders take their perfect record to Frankfurt s Blozis Hall saturday night to tackle the com z big Blue winners of first half play and 1-1 this  8th div makes the Long Urek to Vicenza Italy for sat urday action to tackle the setae Lions who Are 0-2. To tend Aad com 8th Divot poll Navy 13 9-9 28 Martin Brown Kennedy Hurrta  Scheels a Rovlin 3 1-1 t so dub 5 &-0 is Chatman 14-99 Jer Ming 23-4? on 0 6-a 6 Johnson 2-2 s 3-3 8 Oft 2 1-2 6 t 4-4 in 3 0-0 10 5 �-7 in 30-0 i 4-4 10-1 Toui 29 24-27 82 total 28 16-18 71 and Aad com 35 47--s2 Bill div s3 38m fouled out 8th div. Jonea totals foul 32nd Aad Coro 15. 6th div 24. Al race seen tighter Clemente big Choice 3th i tatting title. New York up Roberto Clements is an overwhelming favorite to win his fifth National league batting championship this year but baseball experts foresee a three Way Battle forthe american league title among defending Champion car Yastrzemski Tony Oliva and Frank , the Pittsburgh pirates 33-year-old outfielder from Carolina p.r., was the Choice of 19 of the 24 expert who participated in he United press International s annual re season Survey. Clemente won no titles in 1961, 1964, 1965and 1987. Yastrzemski the american league s triple Crown Winner when he led the Boston red Soto the Pennant last season and Oliva who won batting title with the Minnesota twins in 1964 and 1965, received seven votes each in the Al balloting. Frank Robinson of the Balti More orioles the Al s triple Crown Winner in 1966, was right behind the pair with six votes. La Brock of the St. Louis cardinals received two votes in the no balloting and Rusty italian scribes Honor Aviano athletic head Aviano a Italy special Bill Fite athletic director at Aviano a was presented wit the italian series a baseball league 1967 most valuable player award Here  was named map by ital Ian sports writers and managers for his feats with the Tonchi Dei legionary team of Ronchi Italy. He compiled a .510 batting aver Aav boxing championships Jones stores upset Toledo Ohio a Alfred Jones of Detroit a 1965 National Golden gloves Champion scored one of the biggest upsets in the opening round thursday of the National aau boxing championships. Jones 21, pounded out a unanimous decision Over Martin Ber Zewski who has been fighting for the air Force since 1862 and has won Many service  bout was in the 188-Pound class. The 5-fool-8 det Rolter Giveaway six inches in height to be Rzewsky 26. Eighty five fights were held thursday. The winners who will emerge from saturday s final sin 11 weight classes will automatically be eligible for . Olympic trials. More than 250 fighters representing 33 associations have entered the championships Here the largest number of entries la deadline approaching Bonn Germany Spe Cial director of euro Pean Little league Mike Shapiro advises thai he deadline for applying for1968 Charters is apr 15. Requests for charter applications should be sub muted to Mary Rook International coordinator i Little league baseball will Lamport a. 17701. Shapiro also advises that is office must know tournament plans for All euro Pean leagues As Well As their current charter Matus. He can to reached american embassy Box 270, Apo ii ii ii ii i i Ever in the  largest fighter in the tournament Robert Renfrew 18,Washington, d.c., scored a technical knockout in 42 seconds of the first round Over Lawrence Orlando of the Marine corps. The referee stopped the fight when the 256-Poundrenfrew had his 187-Pound foe helpless Renfrew was fighting in the ring for Only the second time in his life but his powerful punches proved too much for Orlando,18, of York a. Wilson Triumph another Marine Hin Lon wit soft of Mckeesport pa., had better Luck As he out pointed Joe Laguardia of Brooklyn n.y.,fighting for the Southern aau team. Wilson the ail Marin Champ at 195 pounds was the lessor All the  by Licata 16, new Orleans the youngest Boxer in the tour scored his second Victory of olympic Champ to wed Stockholm up on april20 Johnny Roeglin. Sweden s olympic 10,000 meters Speed skating Champion will marry Margaretha frisk member of the swedish National women s space skating Hagen. Team in Copen age while leading the league income runs rib base hits triples   also manages the Aviano a baseball team which will play a non league schedule against the Safe German sports District teams this year. Bill does t own a monopoly on the Fite family athletic prowess. His wife Dorris has won six Bowling trophies in Italy com petition and is currently leading three different leagues. Sons Billy 15, skipper 12, and Terry,10, Are All Active in Little league and babe Ruth league baseball programs. Staub of the it Ouston astros Hank Aaron of the Atlanta braves and Matty Alou of the pirates one each. Brock batted .299, staub .333,Aaron .307 and Alou .338 last  leagues who received one vote each were alkaline of the Detroit tigers George Scott of the red sox Tommy Davis of the Chicago White sox and Rod Carew of the Minnesota twins. Kaline 33, batted .308, Scott hit .304, Davis had a .302 average for the new York met Sand Carew batted .292. The experts obviously Dis counted Spring training performances in making their predictions because Clemente has been taking extra batting practice in an Effort to improve his  they weren t Overlook ing of course was Clemente string of eight consecutive .300 seasons including a 1967 batting average of .357 which was the highest in the no since Sta Musial s .378 in successive seasons 1948. I beginning the Day winning a split decision Over Dale Dowling an air Force fighter from Bulte  also won a unanimous decision Over Steven Hall an18-year-old University of Tennessee student from Knox Ville in the 139-Pound class. Each Boxer is allowed to fight twice a Day. The quickest knockout thurs Day was scored by Nelson Zay As 19, Trenton n.j., who floored William St. John Lafay Ette n.y., at 26 seconds of the first round in the 112-Pound Divi Sion. North Baden District slates fishing school Heidelberg special North Baden District offers a school for fishermen to be con ducted april 8 and 9 beginning at 7 . At the . Army Hospital Heidelberg in bldg. 3609h. All anglers who intend to fishing German leased Waters Are urged to attend the course. Fur ther details May be obtained at the Heidelberg Rod and gun club or from the North Baden District Hunting and fishing of fice phone Mannheim military 8845. With 1960, Clemente has batted.314, .351, .312, .320, .339, .329, .317 and .357. His .314 lifetime batting average is second Only to Hank Aaron s .316 Amon Active players. Rugged Battle Yastrzemski and f. Robinson were in a close fight for the a batting Crown last season when the Oriole Star was sideline with an injury. Yastrzemski who won his first title with a.321 average in 1963, went on to take the 1967 Crown with a .326mark and completed his triple Crown by leading in runs batted in and tying for the Lead in . Robinson finished the season with a .311 Mark second est in the league and Only five Points below his title winning Mark in 1966. Oliva the 23-year-old Lin drive hitter who won the Al batting titles with a .323average in 1964 and a .321 Mark in 1965, hit a career Low of .289in 1967. Bill fit Etore up Italy Lewis whips Rivera los Angeles up1 Hedgemon Lewis 145 los Angeles ran his record to 19-0thursday night with a round knockout of . Military invited for Ping Pong meet Munich special the Ger Man armed forces have invited . Military personnel to com Pete in the nato forces in Ger Many table Tennis tournament scheduled August 31 in Muenster westfalen it was announced bythe . Army special services Agency  personnel consider ing themselves qualified for High second j j even table Tennis Competition Are Ruben invited to submit the following Rivera 147, san Jose. Calif., in information name Grade serv a scheduled 10-round fight. Strike threatens new York stadiums new York up grounds Union represents about 350keepers and cleaners voted employees at the two Parks thursday to strike maintenance contractors at Yankee and Shea stadiums possibility thu that raising the the Home opening games of the Yankees and mets could to delayed or  Chaiken Secretary treasurer of local 51, building service employees Union Al cios id the vote to strike was unanimous among the 160 Union men who cast ballots. The Chaiken said the Union would be in picketing Yankee stadium monday at 8 . And she stadium on tuesday. He said ice number current organisation and station Hometown address and a Complete resume of their competitive table Tennis Esperi i ence citing dates places and tournament results in each Case. I resumes should be forwarded through command channels to us Usa eur seventh army attn Afaga a Apo 00403. Not wednesday april 24.besides the ticket takers and others respecting the Union pickets Chaiken said he would ask the new York Central later than april 23. Selected labor Council tour a All so Iiguel will to furnished Addi ticket takers guards and Ushers unionists to remain away from Rioual information at a later Dale. I i  .1 t. 11. _.-. .1 \. _ i in other locals of the same j both of the ballparks during the Union would respect the picket  Yankees Are scheduled to open the 1968 season at Yankee stadium wednesday and the mets open their Home season at j for labourers Shea on april 17, the following j   Union is asking substantial increases Over present contract wage rates which Are $1.88 an hour for sweepers $2.07and $ j 75 cardinals Cut Law by St. Petersburg Fla. A the St. Louis cardinals announced Here that Relief Pitcher Jack Jamabo a member of the for 19 57 world championship team has Boen Cut from the squad