European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 04, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday Moy 4, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 21 spotless record on line in Italy tourney by Hunt Johnson assistant sports editor Khein main Germany a s charged with uphold no a spotless record the . Armed forces basketball team heft Here Friday for Gorizia Italy where the yank cagers ii compete in the 1968 con Seil International do sport Militare basketball Champion ships scheduled for May 6-11.coached by sex Minnesota and Minneapolis Laker eager the . Cism squad spent a Day and a half her ironing out the kinks and re capturing sleep lost by a 15-hour delay in us flight from the states before flying to cism tourney site is located near Trieste on the Yugo Slavian Border. Cagers to defend cism title despite the loss of it Leas four top prospects for the team Bennett is confident his club can win the cism title and main Tain the . Record of never having lost a game in the International military basketball event. Four of this year s Cis squad including the army s John Clawson of the recently chosen . Olympic squad also played on the 1967 american team which won the cism title in Bagdad Iraq. Bennett also coached that team. This gives the squad a Cor of experience in International Competition. The cism cagers Are also experienced in playing together As All but two we remembers of the armed forces All Star squad that swept to the aau title five weeks with Clawson the other cism cagers from the aau title winning club include Bill Blair air Force Mike Redd marines Marv Willett marines John Snipes Navy Darius Pete Cunningham army Jim Cole Navy and Ken Bradley air Force. The army s Bob Purkhiser and Tom Mattocks of the air Force round out the 10-mancism squad. Bennett labels this club team that wants to play. In practice it looks like just another Ball club adds the sex go Pher but when they take the floor in a game they get the Job , Bennett feels his current team is probably not As Strong As the 1967 cism quintet because of the loss of such stars As Mike Silliman Mike Barret tand Harry Gilmore All of whom played on this season Saau championship team As Well As on last year s cism , a former West Point Star is currently on duly in Korea. He will be making a trip to Russia with a . All Star teaming june and could t be spared for another basketball excursion now. The Navy s Barrett who was most valuable player in the aau meet is also scheduled to make the Russia tour and was not available for the cism serious Auto Accident a few weeks ago took Gilmore out of Competition. George Carter a 6-fool-6 army ballplayer who was on the aau title team and picked As a olympic alternate was selected for the cism trip but was left Home at the last minute because his Amateur status is now being questioned. Bennett who is assisted by sex Rutgers eager Ralph Soulby of the air Force tabbed his Poten Lial starting lineup As Clawson Snipes Cunningham Purkhiser and Bradley Snipes at 6-7, is the team Sonly really big Man. Hell team with the 6-4 Clawson who played with cazzie Russell at Michigan in a double Post. The other three will roam the outside in Ben Nett s 2-3 offensive , however will also be counted on for heavy duty under the boards As he packs a sturdy 220 pounds on his 6-5 and Purkhiser Are potential big six foot Cunningham was twice an All naia selection a Central state Ohio and Purk Hiser was one of the top scorers in the big ten at Purdue. Bradley Snipes and cunning Ham were on the last cism club along with Clawson. Bennett played at Minnesota in1952-54 and joined the lakers the next year for just one years in the air Force Cut Short his pro career and now heis civilian recreation director at Andrews fab last year Bennett expects the . Team to get its Stiffes Competition from hosting Italy which lost to the yanks by Only three Points in their first meet ing of the 67 cism tourney. The americans routed the italians by Over 30 Points in their finals re March. The cism tournament i which from seven to nine teams Are expected to compete will be following the olympic style. The teams have been divided int two divisions within which round Robin Competition will replayed. The top two teams in each division will Advance to the championship round while the rest of the clubs will vie in Consolation play. It. Col. Ralph Mendenhall of the army the chief of the . Delegation and Buck Benner. Veteran Atlantic coast Confer ence and International referee Are accompanying the . Cism team. Benner will officiate at tournament games not involving the american team. Lots of buzzing with each of the services represented four members of the armed forces basketball team bound for Gorizia Italy to play in tin 1968 Conser International do sport Mill Laire cism championships listen to strategy by their coach Buzz Bennett right. The team stopped Over at Rhein main thursday and Leff Friday to defend its title. Left to right Are Marv Willett of the marines Bob Purkhiser of the army Jim Cole of the Navy and Bill Blair of the air Force and photo by Rhode comets play greyhounds \ Darmstadt Germany Spe Cial the Darmstadt comets close their exhibition season saturday and sunday by enter Taining the 2nd support brigade greyhounds of the com z league Here at memory games will Start at 1 . Wethersfield Downs Pitburg in twin Bill Wethersfield England special Sandy Foster and ves Brock pitched the Wethersfield raiders to a pair of wins Over the Pitburg Barons in an exhibition doubleheader Here thursday. Foster allowed three hits fanned four in winning the first game 2-1, while Brock also gave up three hits but struck out 12 in the 3-1 second game games were seven innings. Dick Santop s single in four thinning drove in John Webb with the winning run in the first s double in the second game pushed Over the winning tally. Lance Tobert and Bob Clos were the losing hurlers. I by i my a i Law a 11 i i i n a. I Bettis promises plenty of fireworks from rockets this is the third in a series of stories on baseball earns in the Safe Germany Confer ence by boo ode staff writer Iuie in main Germany i Jerry Bettis got pitched into a big baseball Pool and the m football indoctrinated Irish in Dian from Oklahoma in t trying to swim out of it. Instead taking a Page from his ancestors helices the Challenge and wants to to a Little fighting. Bettis was asked to manage the kit in main team in the us afe Germany conference this a son and rather than Back Wuy by claiming he knew Noth ing about managing Bettis who knows no Bounds of competitive Ness accepted without Hesi tation. With no managing experience Hind him and Only a couple of years in High school of actually paying the game the 29-year
