European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 the stars and stripes thursday april 25, 1968 b t ener by Don Saue staff writer Frankfurt is fabulous Billy Smith and daring Chuck Washington pumped Home 73 Points Between them As a hot shooting com z big Blu outgunned and out muscled the 3rd div 115-103 in a Lively race horse contest before an enthusiastic full House tuesday night at Blois Hall. The 6-foot-6 Smith did an out standing Job underneath and out Side popping in 18 baskets and five of nine from the Charity Stripe for his 41 Points. He go nine fielders in each half and All five free throws after intermission and triggered two key spurts which helped com z cutaway the opener of this Best of three series for the Susareu basketball championship. Washington was the perfect Helper doing a miraculous Job of driving for the Basket or hitting with a fall away jump shot to add 14 buckets and All four free throw attempts for 32 Points. The series moves to Wuerz Burg s Leighton Barracks where rebounding Tom Gordon 23 of the 3rd div Marne men added Smith of the com z big Blue fight for a rebound during the opening game of the Usa eur basketball title series tuesday a Frankfurt. Walt Moody White Jersey of the big Blue gets set to join the action. Smith s 41 Points spurred the big Blue to a 115-103victory. Is photo by Gates volleyball finals at Wuerzburg Wuerzburg Germany Spe Cial the 3rd admin co and combined team from he det Usa eur seventh army troop Sand the 9th Hospital Center will clash Here at Leighton Barrack thursday in the finals of the Usa eur company level Volley Ball Wuerzburg based 3rd admin spiders representing the Eastern Region and the he Hospital team Winner of the Western Region will meet in the first Best of five match starting at 12 noon. The second series also Best of five will follow at3 . If necessary a one game playoff will commence 20 min utes following the second match. It resumes thursday at 8 10p.m. If a third game is Neces sary the site will be the John gymnasium in Bamberg Friday also at 8 10 .the contest started slowly with a raft of missed shots an turnovers As both teams appeared Over anxious. Turnover particularly Hurt the Marne stayed reasonably close throughout the first eight min utes or so until the first key burst by Smith turned the z was leading 26-23 when Smith Cut Loose with six baskets for 12 of the Blue s 14 Points mostly on follow shots where he consistently out muscled the Marne Rebo unders on his own offensive Board. When it was Over the Blu Ewas clearly on top 40-31, but just for Good measure it added three More buckets by Bob Lohse Smith and Washington fora 15-Point spread at 46-31. The Blue twice worked that unto 17 markers the last time being 53-36 on Curt Crittendon s Only bucket of the first half. At the half the count stood at 57-43 for com z. It must have been frustrating for the visitors. No less than 10 times the managed to slice the margin to 10 Points in the second half. But they could not get cd ser. An extremely warm 26 for 39 by come from the Field did a lot to explain Why. It s Smith again Midway through the second stanza Smith got warm again helping run a 71-61 advantage to84-65 by getting three buckets and three free throws for nine of 13com z Points. Seconds later the Blue led by 87-67 on a three Point play by Crittendon its largest Lead of the few minutes later washing ton got into the act personally outscoring the 3rd div 9-6 As he hit four times from the Field an added a gift toss As the winners went from 89-99 to 98-85 in the late going the men of the Marne six times got within10 Points but Corn z always pulled away a g a i n. It hit the Century Mark with 6 29 left As Smith hit twice from the Lin after being fouled in the act of shooting by Kirby Marne men actually hit 60 Points in the second half but could gain Little on the Blue. The 3rd div put up 58 shots hitting24 of them for 41.8 per cent and 40.8 Overall on 42 of 103. Hot second half aided by its torrid second half com z compiled a 51.1 per cent accuracy by finding the Range on48 of 94 attempts. It also con trolled the boards with 60 re Bounds to 49 for the 3rd div. Smith was the big Man with16, and Washington pulled Down 13, while toy Fitzgerald got 11,Vic Bender nine and Roland latin eight for the outstanding performances by Smith and Washington per haps overshadowed almost equally Fine efforts by Little Reggie Green latin and Fitz turned in his usual masterful floor game defensively and offensively and hit 26 Points 19 in the second half to Pace the losers. Latin added 25, 17 in the first half and Fitz Gerald got 17 of his 21 in the second 3rd div was Hurt by the loss of Fitzgerald for most of the first half As the 6-3 Forward picked up two fouls in the first continued on Page 29j the prep scene meets in . Open track by Bob Wicker staff writer would t you know it us Desea s Spring sports program came to a screeching halt for two solid weeks Over the easter Holt Days and out came that old Sun bringing the kind of weather track and Field coaches often talk about but Seldom get Here on the continent As they try to whip a team into shape before the school ending championships. Prior to the easter break cold winds rain Snow and mud slowed the first three weekends of the regular season to a walk. Only two More weeks Are left before the regional so let s hop that this egg Hunting weather continues. If it does our list of top performers for 1968 will become a Little More impressive. Well soon find out which athletes did a Little work on their own during the sunny holidays because there is a full slate of track encounters on tap during the next couple of in Spain and the . Friday kick off the Busy weekend Seville will Host Madrid Rota and Kenitra in the Spain affair while Lakenheath will be at Home against London and upper hey Ford in the . In the last Spain meet Madrid scored a close89& to 87mi win Over Seville. London was a 78v6 to 61 Winner Over Lakenheath in the most recent clash of schools in the action in Germany this weekend is scheduled for saturday with quadrangular meets at Heidelberg and Nuernberg and triangular affairs at Mannheim and Baum older. Frankfurt s defending us Desea Champion eagles led by versatile Bernie Smith will be at Nuernberg along with Lud Wissburg and Munich. It will be a Good test for the eagles whore unbeaten after having turned Back Wiesbaden Wuerzburg Pitburg quid Jones Wiesbaden s outstanding hurdler will be the boy to watch at Mannheim where the Bison will also be entertaining the Augsburg apaches. Pitburg Berlin and Kaiserslautern will be calling on Heidelberg while Karlsruhe and Wuerzburg will com Pete with the bucs at Baum older. The final regular season schedule a week from saturday has Wiesbaden at Kaiserslautern Wuerzburg at Munich Mannheim at ludwigs Burg Pitburg at Karlsruhe Baum older at Berlin Heidel Berg at Frankfurt and Nuernberg at Augsburg. Netters Hooters resume if the us Desea Tennis championships were held tomorrow the Heidelberg Lions would be overwhelming favourites to take the team title. The Lions coached by Tom Micket have Cut Down some of the biggest schools in Germany and Are unbeaten this season. The Heidelberg team headed by Brothers Steve and Al Geraci Sisters Evelin and Dag Miles and the unbeaten girls doubles team of Juanita Munsey and Celeste York returns to action this week on its Home court against the Nuernberg eagles. With the soccer schedule Reading the same As the Tennis slate Here s the rest of the lineup ludwigs Burg at Frankfurt Kaiserslautern at Munich Berlin at Bremerhaven Pitburg at Karlsruhe Mannheim at Baum older and Wuerzburg at Augsburg. Something to shoot at the us Desea track and Field finals will no longer be limited to the top three finishers from the Northern and Southern Region meets the top two from the Western and one entry per event from Spain and italy.4wusdesea athletic chief Don Devona announced this week thai athletes whose performances in final events at each regional equals or betters the following standards will also qualify for the Annau. 100 meters 11.3 200 meters 23.2 400 meters 52.5 800 meters2 04 1,500 meters 4 22.0 3.200 meters 10 24.0 120-Yard High hurdles 15.8 180-Yard Low hurdles 21.5 800-meter relay u5.0,1,600-meter relay 3 38.0 shot put 44-0 discus 130-0 Long jump 21-0 triple jump 41-6 High jump 5-10, and pole vault 11-0.this is a Good move in the right direction. It was possible under the old system that the no. 4 finisher in one of the regional meets might be deprived of a trip to the finals even though his perform Ance was better than some of the boys who qualified from Onei regional. For the Cage record we be had numerous requests this year for lists of use basketball champions. Our year by year Chart below was co i three years ago with the help of Fred Clark uie athletic die cow at Kaiserslautern. _k1 r.1.l, Furt the class a champions-1950, Heidelberg 1951, fila noun. 1952, Heidelberg 1953, Frankfurt 1954, Heidelberg 1955, w Gart now ludwigs Burg 1956, Frankfurt 1957 1958, Wiesbaden 1959, Heidelberg 1960-62, of Wiesbaden 1965-66, Kaiserslautern 1967, Paris the class b champions1957, chateau Roux a or-1959, chateau Roux 1960 no tourney 1961, Augsburg a leans 1963, Baum older 1964, chateau Roux 1965-66, a Cux Baum older 1968, Pitburg. Athlete of year deadline because of the extra week this year for easter Hoh dare changing the deadline for nominations for the Braih athlete of the year from May 15 to May 20.t soon As the nominations Start coming in it 11. J denouncing the names. All entries which must be sic jul s coach or coaches received on or Befort j be carefully considered by the stars and . Attention the nominations should be sent to the stars and Ptiip. Sports Apo 09175. Y
