European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and stripes sund0y april 21, v corps tourney cobras rout armadillos 125-96, move into finals by John Williamson staff write Frankfurt is the 115th is in cobras stormed into the finals of the v corps invitational basketball meet her saturday afternoon by Over whelming the 3rd in 35th Armor armadillos 125-96, to re main the Only unbeaten entry in five team double elimination tourney. The defeat was the first for the armadillos and forced them into the losers bracket where they were to meet the 3rd ,14th Armor Cav Cavaliers in a saturday night tilt to determine which team would face the cob Ras in sunday s  Cavaliers kept their Hopes alive in saturday afternoon s Sec Ond contest As they outlasted the1st in 36th arty jumpers from Vii corps 86-79.the championship contest was rebounding Alvon Owens 5 of the 3rd in 35th Armor an Sam Gorham 23 of the 115th is in fight for a rebound during a v corps tourney game won by the 115th is 125-96.  in action Are the Isth s de Waller 55 and John Brodsky 24 and Charlie Jones 11 of the 3rd in. Is photo str Tilges Dies sex Tiger Star Nashville Tenn. A Tommy Bridges one of base balls greatest curve Ball artists during 16 years As a Detroit Tiger Pitcher died Friday in a Nashville Hospital after a Long illness. He was 61. Bridges who began his career at Wheeling w. Va., in 1929,won 194 games and lost 138 Dur ing his major league career allow it with the tigers beginning in 1930. Hit secret was a dropping curve which he Learned to throws a boy of 10and which he used with startling effect until his pitching Days ended in the Pacific coast league in 1950."have you Ever watched a Ball Roll across a table then fall to the floor one player asked if so then you be seen Bridges  put exceptional spin on the curve which dropped almost straight Down by pulling Back against the lower part of Heball with his Middle Finger As it left his hand. His first Finger barely touched the Ball loosely held by the , who won 66 games during 1934-35-36 at the height of his career led the american league in strikeouts for two years pitched for four Ameri can league Pennant Winner Sand had a 4-1 world series record including two victories Over the Chicago cubs in the 1935  1939, he was the winning Pitcher for the american league s All Star team. He never weighed More than155 pounds during his years at Detroit but his curve had thespian and Power that was a Bat Ter s Nightmare. But the late Mickey Cochrane Bridges Catcher and Detroit manage for five years always said he won More games with his fast  include the widow a daughter mrs. Wilburn Smith of mount Juliet Tenn., and his Mother mrs. . Bridges of Nashville. Yank cops Boston Marathon continued from Page n 6% Miles from the Start. Beheld the front spot the rest of the  was 10th in Natick closed to fifth place after 13% Miles and four Miles later was i second place where he stayed. Penaloza and Garrido ran together in the third and fourth spots for about the last 10 Miles. Boston up the first 25 finishers in Friday s Boston mar athon 1. Ambrose j. Bui foot Wesleyan University. 2 hours 32 minutes 17 seconds.2. It. William j. Clark Quant co marines 2 32 4 12. Bruce c. Labudde Georgia state College 2 30 47.13. Vonaia k. Walun Ford Hamilton a.c., 2 37 03.14. Arthur w. Coolidge Beaton ., 2 37 03.16. John j. Kelley boat on  2 37 03. 16. Jai tips a. Oaley jr., Noral Medford club 2 38 08.17. Raymond t. Hall Conn. C.., 2 38 09.18. Morrin Aarbo Edmonton olympic club. 2 3b 02.19. Jim Mcdonagh. Mullro in ., 3 30 34. 20. Jim o Connell by Anthony i Box club n.y., 2 40 46.21. William j. Karr new York Pioneer club 2 41 41.a. Jurnei o. Ool Vla Pennsylvania 2 42 15.23. Thoma j. Oal a Pann. A.o., l 43 m. 24. Richard a. Mahler to Imit a track club 2 43 14.26. Ronald v. Cliff. North mmltor4 club 2 44 43. Set for sunday at 2 . In the Gibbs Barracks gymnasium where All games in the three Day meet Are being held. If the cob Ras should lose this game the if necessary rematch will take place at 8 . On  Gorham s 35 Points led the cobras past the armadillos As they never trailed after the first three minutes. The losers had leads of 3-0, 5-4 and 7-6, but when the 115th went ahead at 8-7 on Jim Noll s tip in it was to  Brodsky and substitute John Holmes gave Gorham Lotsof help in the first half As they hit for 14 and 12 Points respectively to Gorham s 16 to effectively counter the armadillo Trio of Alvin Owens Charlie Jones and Randy Buss who kept their team in Contention with a total of 37  last minute spurt by the los ers just before the break Cut the margin to 56-52 before Gorham hit a Long jumper at the Buzzer to make the halftime count 58-52.the losers continued to hang Tough after the intermission an were trailing by Only four when the cobras press steal and break tactics broke the contest wide open. They racked up 15straight markers most of them on Layup cripples to put the game out of reach of the Arma Dillos 82-63, with about 13 min utes remaining. Holmes wound up behind Gorham in the cobra scoring with 24 Points. Jones had 28 for the losers and Owens added 18. The action was much slow Erin the second contest As the Cav Aliers who have come Back Towin their last two after dropping an opening game to the cobras grabbed numerous leads b u t could never seem to hold onto them for any length of time the Lead changed hands sixties in the first half before tha Cavaliers who Are representing Host v corps managed to take a five Point advantage on two jumpers by Bill Swindall and hold on to leave the floor at  with a 41-40 margin. The jumpers came Back to score the first six Points in the second half to take the Lead handhold it until two More Swindall outside shots with eight min utes to play moved the winners from a 67-65 deficit to a 69-67advantage. The losers closed to 77-75 wit two minutes remaining and that was the closest they got. Big Richard Hansen of the jumpers topped All scorers with 25 markers while teammate Adell Wright had 22. For the Cavaliers Swindall tallied 21 and Richard Whitman finished with19. In Friday night action the armadillos exploded with a 72 Point second half to hand he jumpers their first tourney de feat 110-83, after trailing by 43-38 at halftime. Jones and Buss were the big factors in the win As the former tallied 22 and the latter21 after the intermission. The Cavaliers also had to come from behind at the half Friday night to escape Elimina Tion by the 1st in. 36th inf spartans from the 3rd army div 86-74. The spartans were ahead 44-36 at halftime and held the advantage through the first 12 minutes of the second half. The Cavaliers grabbed the Lead at fit to 65, lost it twice More and finally moved in front to stay at72-70 with 4 45 left. Box score on in tic troops Lule volleyball tourney Trank flirt sir a i in the in Wuerz Bun for the Usa eur pod v corps. 15-9, 15-4, setae Frankfurt special the j i Wuerzburg for usar Kur Sovo nth a r m y tips won thu Naumis District hosted Sarteur regional double Elim i n a t i o n volleyball tournament Here Friday by defeating Tho 8thdiv in the finals 15-9, 15-11, 15-j3 at the 3811th  troops will play the win Ner of the other regional tournament which was to end Friday championship at an undetermined site and Date. The 8th div Defeated setae earlier Friday 15-5, 16-14, to gain the finals against Usa eur seventh army tips who advanced thursday. In thursday s action usar eur seventh army tips whip a 15-4, setae 15-7, 15-6 and 8th div 15-8, 15-12.All in All the Usa eur seventh army tips team Wen through without losing a game in four  a tour matches thursday 8th div beat com a 15-12 15-17, 15 6 com z Defeated v corps 7-15.15-10 15-2 and setae downed com a 6-15, 15-12, 15-8. 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