European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Mainz Germany specials Smith drilled out three hits eng a three run Home Rune sunday while leading the brigade panthers to a 10-5un Over the div arty red san 8th div league game. It was the fourth league win a the panthers who had Ridden an shoulders seven hit pitch i saturday s series opener. H who had two hits in theay Ganie drove in four with his Homer in thei inning and a run scoring 8 in the seventh. ,. F 3-Irun third is panthers got started with three run third inning on Ingles by Bob Beard and Bob Kitchen a walk to Smith a two Iruh double by John St. Clair and a sacrifice Fly by Marin Ripatte Pomi after each Side scored once in the fifth Jim Florence and Kitch in singled in the sixth to set the stage for Smith s blast to left Field i Lee Taylor opened the 1stbrigade eighth with a triple be fore Kitchen singled for one Runland scored on Smith s triple. F Donnie Hamilton s sacrifice Fly tin the eighth inning produced the final Panther run bringing in Patterson after a single stolen use and infield out. Jav we arty got to Panther re Over Wayne Gosiak for four runs in the ninth inning on four nits a walk and an error. Oil �w-6 10 i 003 013 21x 10 16 4 Munich Hooters beat Nuernberg Germany up r Mursch mlle sin the a hand the no Erna Ogies a 4-0 setback Here " Watanabe pcs from Titi a group on Cirton ber9s hit Page 21 sports editor Darmstadt Germany is Jerry Luke weathered a rain storm and1 a rash of miscues by his mates to hurl the Darm Stadt comets to a 11-inning 5-4victory Herd sunday Over a battling Rhein main squad in a Safe Germany conference tilt. The defending Safe Cham Pion comets garnered the second straight Triumph of the season on the strength of Larry Groeber s clutch single in the Bottom of the Rainy Lith Frame that scored Fleet Al Jenkins from second to give Luke a Well deserved Vic tory. Luke toiled the entire Gam for the comets striking out 17 rockets while allowing but four hits but five bbb Blei by the usually Slick Fie Dirig comets Cost him three runs and sent the game into overtime. In the Lith Jenkins dropped single into Loftfield off reliever Bill Cle marions and Luke who had four hits sacrificed him to second. Groeber Luke Groebel with a two Ball two strike count on him lined a shot into the Alley in left Center to plate Jenkins who had if loved to third on a wild pitchy the comets scored in the first Frame on Jenkins infield hit and Luke s double to Brightfield. The got their second tally in the third on successive singles by Groeber red Meshach and Fred Good berry., _ but the rockets who lost to the comets in the season opener saturday 6-0, broke Loose in the top of the fourth with three unearned runs on hits by Clemmons and Jerry Anderson and Bobble by Mark Rojas and Bob Bianco the letter s allowing two runs to score. The comets surged ahead with Pitburg s res 5 in six 111 to sweep past tigers 7-5 Pitburg Germany special scoring five runs in the Bottom of the sixth inning Pitburg Barons cracked a 2-2 tie and went on to defeat Sembach 7-5, to sweep its season opening us afe Germany conference series against the tigers. Two run doubles by Dick held and Bob Collins keyed the big saints win 8-1 i Errin flans 22 tigers bad Kreuz Nach Germany Safe dial Iken Perrin struck out 22 tigers Here sunday in pitch ing the support come saints to an 8-1 Victory Over the 5/6 missile team in an 8th div league game. The saints Ace righthand Sergave up just two hits and four walks but All four passes Casein the second inning to give the tigers their Lone run. Bob Thomas led the saints atthe plate with three hits including a three run Homer that High lighted a four run outburst in the fifth. Jim Edwards went the distance on the Mound for the tigers yielding 12 hits to the Saint while absorbing his second loss of the year. Dan Taylor s double and Roger White s single gave the saints a first inning run and the Tiger matched it with their four walks in the come took the Lead in the fourth inning As Thomas after a single and two Sac files scored on Adam Taylor s squeeze bunt. Then came the big s double and Cliff Stokes single preceded Thomas Homer and Tom Dominquez followed it by walking and scoring on a two base Outfield error. Doubles by Steve Lancaster and White drove in single runs for the saints in the sixth an eighth innings. Support come which had Deal the tigers an 8-4 defeat Satiu Day is now 3-1 on the tigers Are wingless in four starts. 5/6 missile 0100000001 23 support come 100 141 01 x8 12 1edwards and Forney Perrin and Lan Caster. W Perrin 1-0. L Edwards 0-2. Or support come thomas1. Toros return Ziemann to Kansas City club san Diego Calif. Up Gerd Ziemann the first player Ever transferred in the North american soccer league has been returned to the Kansas Cit spurs by the league leading san Diego team spokesman said Ziemann a halfback or for Ward asked to return to the spurs because he could no Settle in san Diego and was unhappy. Ziemann the Only German on the Toros roster was transferred to san Diego april 9. Blin nabs German title Berlin a Juergen Bli became the new West German heavyweight boxing Champion saturday when he decision Ned Gerhard Zech Over 12 rounds incest Berlin. Inning As the Barons explode against Tiger starter Ray pier. James Lunstr inv singled an Marv Bennink walked to set up held s two Bagger Down the Linein left. Ron Henry doubled in held and after Baron. Starting Pitcher Bob Clow was hit by a pitch Collins hit a Long double to deep right for two More tallies. Sembach rallied for one in the seventh As Baron reliever Dan Lockwood forced in Sam Ladd Yby walking Dennis easter with the bases full easter s double and a single by Dave Jennings in the ninth added two More be fore Lockwood closed the door. Clow who lasted until the seventh got the Victory for bit if Lith a Brace of markers in the fifth when Nick Vosovic s. Single a walk to Jenkins and Luke s perfect bunt loaded the sacks with none out. Vib Svic tallied when third baseman Larry Powell failed to handle Groeber s grounder an Jenkins added another Marker when starter Steve Fried uncorked a wild pitch. The rockets tied it up in the sixth with Powell scoring on a fielder s then on Luke who seemingly got stronger with the rain and the game blanked the Rock ets on just one hit the last five who departed at the Start of the 10th, had allowed 11safeties while walking six. He chalked up Only five strikeout but three of them came in clutch circumstances that got the right hander out of jams. The Rains which had threat ened from the game s Start broke Loose in the comets Hal of the 10th and plate Umpire Bill Hall called a halt for five minutes. Then the downfall abated somewhat and the rest of the game was played in a drizzle. Clemmons coming in from his first base position halted the comets in the 10th but the roof and the weather All caved in on him in the Lith to Send the Hardy Comet fans Home wet but Happy. Clow held Burg giving up five hits fan Ning five and walking one. Sembach jumped in front 2-0 inthe first As Jennings tripled in one run and Hal Grundstad singled in Jennings. But the Barons tied it in their half on singles to Collins and Bennink and a pair of men easter Jennings and Brandstadt accounted Fornix of the tigers seven safeties. Easter s pair included a double and Jennings got a triple. For the winners held collected pair of doubles Collins a single and double and Bennink two singles. Sembach 200 000 1025 7 5 Pitburg 200 005 oox7 7 1pier, Hinsey 7 and Grant easter 3 Clow Lockwood 7 and Graham. A Clow 1-0. A pier 04. A rom Stein raps Wiesbaden gains split . Ram Over fourth a we inning and tie a double by isrvys1gles by Mik Oguendo and Jim Sviben sandwiched around a fielder s Choice put the Lams on top 42, an they never trailer again on top by Only 43, Rametti broke it open in the sixth As a triple by. Oquendo a double Byram starting Pitcher Al Viet and Tesson s single accounted Lothree runs Rich Grossetti s bases loaded triple to this Cewe in Neift Center Field highlighted the Ramstein ninth an Eov Tesson s single and a double by Moss score4 two runs and a walk to Oquendo an another miscue set the stage for got credit for the Victory with help from Gandra Gomez inthe seventh the flyer starter gave up three hits walked three hit one and struck out four. The flyers scored single run sin the first and second to take a Brief Lead Bill Bennett singled inthe first Marker and 9 walk wild pitch passed Ball Ana a error accounted fojp.th0, run. Tesson wart a offensive gun with three hits including the Homer sparking a 13 hit a tack Moss added a pair of doubles and Viet helped himself with a single and double for therms. Dave Crede garnered a single and double and Bennett a pair of singles for the losers Charle Johnson took the loss. Ramstein 001 3
