European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 02, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 the stars and stripes thursday May 2, 1968 the prep scene it s now official track finals to be at Nuernberg by Bob Wicker staff writer How would you like to have 160 boys Over for the weekend us Desea athletic chief Don Devona did t put it just that Way but that s about the size of the question he s been throwing around Ever since the track and Field season opened. For awhile there i looked like the answer was no finding enough Beds and a track suitable for the us Desea thin class annual championship were the big problem. It had been rumoured for several weeks that Nuernberg s soldiers Field would be the site of this year s finals. Now it s official. The dates Are May 17-18. As in past years All the finals will be held on the second Day a saturday. Track and Field fans in the Nuernberg area will be Able to see the Best prep runners in Europe show their stuff Between 1 . And 5 15 . Some 25 schools will be represented in the finals. Regular season results show that the ludwigs Burg stallions stand a Good Chance of outscoring the defending Champion Frankfurt eagles. But surprises Are usually the order of the Day when such a big Field o athletes get together. Like two years ago when two boys Bob Luek and Bill Tooke scored enough Points to give the Madrid knights the regional meets Are scheduled for May 11 at Wiesbaden norther ludwigs Burg Southern upper Leyford Western Madrid Spain Morocco and at an As yet unannounced site i Italy the top three finishers from the Northern and Southern meets plus the top two from the Western and the winners i Spain and Italy will Advance to Nuernberg the final regular season meets Are slated saturday with wies Baden at Kaiserslautern Wuerzburg at Munich Mannheim at Lud Wissburg Pitburg at Karlsruhe Baum older at Berlin Heidelberg at Frankfurt and Nuernberg at Augsburg. Bison Stop at paddle if the Mannheim Bison Are waiting for a better Day than Las saturday to Host a track meet they be got a Long wait coming. Would you believe that the triangular meet at Mannheim that also involved the Wiesbaden warriors and Augsburg apaches saturday is Dwe were there with Pencil and paper to cover what promised to be an interesting meet. The Sun was blazing Down As it had All Day As we took a look around the empty track. Finally someone came along in sweat pants for a private workout on the cinders and said the meet had been postponed because of water on the track. Of course we figured he must be kidding. He was . We took a look around. Sure enough there was water. One Small puddle. We stepped Over the puddle and headed for the car wondering How to explain to the Boss that there s no Story on the Nice warm april afternoon. A few minutes later we were at Heid Elberg watching boys from four schools get in some much needed Competition after two weeks off for easter. In Halm Whit was the boys who were supposed to compete at Mannheim who got Short changed. They be been running in Snow mud and rain for two months and then when the Sun comes out they Are stranded. It would have taken about an hour of work by three or four people to get that Mannheim track into top condition so there might have been a Muddy spot. So what this was not the finals. No one was shooting for a world record. Or were they two Nicy nominated Pat Twomey ludwigs Burg standout in football wrestling an soccer is the first boy nominated for the stars and stripes 1967-68 High school athlete of the year award. Pat s name was sent in by his wrestling coach Leo Palmer and his football Mentor Larry dad ring the wrestling season Twomey was unbeaten Taall dual competitions and won the Southern Region and us Desea title sin the 165-Pound class. In football he scored seven touchdowns in six games while gaining 514 Yards in 68 carries to Lead the stallions to an unbeaten season.01 this is the fourth straight year that the stars and stripes has held its athlete of year Competition. All nominations received at our Darmstadt Germany office on or before May 20th will be con Sidorek by the is sports staff which will select a Winner at the Sadecki . Top Atlanta san Francisco a left hander Ray Sadecki scattered 10 hits and pitched out office jams in the first six innings As the san Francisco giants Defeated Atlanta 7-0 tuesday be Hind a rash of stolen giants Yho had stolen Only two bases in their first 16games, swiped four and All resulted in , 3-1 with an 0.25 earned run average was stake to the Only run he needed in the first inning when Ron Hunt Washin by a pitch stole second and scored on Willie Mccovey s sin outfielder Dave mar shall and Mccovey singled inthe sixth and pulled a double steal. Both scored on Jim Davenport s single off starter and loser Ken Johnson 0-2.the giants added two More runs in the seventh off reliever Lay Carroll. Marshall singled stole second and scored on Wil lie Mays single. Mccovey walked and Jim Hart singled Mays Home. Marshall doubled across on of two unearned runs the giants scored in the , pitching his fourth straight Complete game stranded nine baserunners in the first six innings. Ray ahead of pm phils on 7th by Swoboda new York apron Swo Boda took Over the major league Home run Lead by hitting his seventh of the season As the new York mets Defeated Phila Delphia 1-0 behind Don card Well s five hitter tuesday. Swo Boda a right handed Batter connected of Southpaw Chris Short As thele Adoff Batter in the second in Ning. The drive went Over the right Center Field Fence. The shut _. Out was the Swoboda fourth among seven victories bythe mets. They have lost nine games. The Triumph was also the first for Cardwell who has lost phils major threat came in the fourth inning when Johnny Callison led off with a double off the right Field Wall. However Cardwell easily retired the next three batters without the runner advancing. In the ninth the phils put run ners on first and second with two out but Cardwell got Tol Briggs on a Fly to right for the final mets got Only four hits off Short who lost his third has won two. Tommie age the outfit Icie obtained by the mets from the Atlanta a r h by Fanlou of 5010 Hunt 2b Kjack ton a 4020 Marshall Haaron of 3010 Mays of Johnaon in 4 0 0 0 Mccovey in san Franciscoa r h by 3300 it Boyar 3b Taaron if Tillman c Maluan 2b Johnson p Carroll p 4010 Hart it 52315111 31214021 4010 Dav Curt 3b 4 0 2 2 4010 Huntt o 4010 4020 Landor is 4120 3010 in deck p 3000 0000 woo Wrd pm 1000 total 38 0 10 0 total Atlanta 000 000 Sanfran Clico 100 002 a Boyar. Do Atlanta Francisco 2. Lob Atlanta Francisco 8. 2bf.alou. . 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It was the Best triple jump of the year in use sea several schools Are still wasting a lot of time and Effort by stung off weekend reports to this paper that do not contain first names every time we use a last name we must use a first name names. Go res t his it weekend Accord. Bowling Green names Conibear Cage coach Bowling Green Ohio a Robert j. Conibear Bowling Green state University s assistant basketball coach for the last four years was named head coach tuesday. Conibear replaces Bill Fitch who resigned to become Hea coach at the University of Minnesota. New York up Richie men of the Philadelphia Phillies arrive Dat Shea stadium Only 14 min utes before game time tues Day and was not put in the starting lineup against the new York mets. It was the second major incident involving absence of he All Star left fielder this was reported missing from Spring training Camp for period of 48 hours. Chicago White sox extended his number of consecutive witless appearances to 33 by going o-for-4. He is within one of the club record set by Don zit Riner in 1962. In front again Philadelphia a r h by Mathis opens comeback bid with to win Miami Beach Fla. A heavyweight Buster Mathis launched a comeback bid tues Day night with a seventh round to Over Cincinnati heavy weight Mel Turnbow. Mathis 240, was the aggressor throughout the fight. Turn Bow 238, fought Flat footed forthe most part using a left Jab for his main offensive end came about two min utes into the seventh , from grand rapids mich., moved in to catch turn Bow with a left uppercut and straight right to the Chin. Turn Bow went Down and took an eight followed h 1 m across the ring pinned him against the ropes and scored repeatedly. Referee Barney Felix halted thebout 16 seconds before the round ended. Mathis scored his 23rd Victory with his Lone loss a 15-round or to Joe Frazier last month a Madison Square Garden. The bout was recognized in five states As a heavyweight title i fight. Turnbow suffered his Sev i tenth defeat in 15 starts. Taylor 3bilojua 2b cull Laon of go Brulez of Bra bib it White in Del Amplo o wine m lock pm Ponn cohort p Rallon pm Furrell p 020 000 010 010 000 3010 3000 2000 1000 0000a o o o 1000 0000 new York no r h Hiance of 400 o Boniwell in 3000 conds 1 3000 two boil it 2111 Sooj Tuten in 3010 Donch or 0000 Kra poo in 0000 Charles 3b 3010 Orono c 3000 Harrelton is 3010 Cardwell i 3000 total 33 0 5 0 total .v7 1 1 Philadelphia 000 000 000-0 new York. 010 000 Oox-1 do Philadelphia i. Lou Philadelphia 5, new York 3. 2b cult Harte on Callison. His Swo Batta 7 in h r kit Lin so l.2-37 4 1 1 17 Murroll 1 0 0 0 0 1 caril Woll w.1-2 0 50003 t2 00, a 3.771. New York up thu Newyork mets have optioned Pitcher Les Rohr to their Jacksonville Fla., farm club of the International league so Hewill be Able to get More regular , who was 0-2 this season was the losing Pitcher in the 24-inning game with Houston on april 15 and lost his Only Start othe los Angeles dodgers last Gil Hodges said Rohr who was the fifth Man in his starting rotation was not expected to work for at least 10days. The mets have Only eign games in the next 10 Days All single la be Back said Hodge. We sent him to Jacksonville where he could get some wort for the next couple of weeks. Mieuli Calls Hannum just a candidate Novi x and � Western. The final will be held at Arnusch May 19 20. San Francisco up Franklin Mieuli owner of the san Francisco warriors said tuesday he will talk with Alex Hannum this week about coaching his National Basket Ball association Mieuli said both he and Hannum were completely uncommitted and the 44-year-old coach was Only a Hannum quit the philadelphia76ers monday 10 Days after his two year contract expired. He said he was leaving the club which he led to the world championship in 1967, to build houses or basketball teams in his Home state of California. Alex is a Man of Strong feelings when it comes to his work Mieuli said. I have talked to him on the la talk again probably this week on a completely uncommitted in announcing his resignation Hannum declined to disclose his plans. He did say however that he has talked with the Oakland Oaks of the american Basket Ball association about the editor promoted Chicago up Emmet Dedmon editor of the Chicago Sun times has announced the promotion of James a Mullen to the position of sports editor of the Sun times from executive sports editor possibility of becoming a coach and part owner. Mieuli fired Hannum in iwo after three years As a warriors coach because the Mentor did not want to live Insan Francisco during the on season. Bill Sharman former Sharp shooting guard of the Bosto celtics was hired to replace Hannum and led the Warner Sto the Western division championship in 1007. Sharman resigned from a f40, Post last week become coach of the a Angeles stars in the american basketball association. He Uiso has a Chance to become u p in till owner of the team
