Discover Family, Famous People & Events, Throughout History!

Throughout History

Advanced Search

Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, May 16, 1968

You are currently viewing page 19 of: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, May 16, 1968

   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and stripes tour Doy a couple hours after getting the results of the five High school track and Field regional meets on monday we sat Down and started with the Homework. The question was who will win the  at Nuernberg Friday and saturday first off it looked like de Latimer would win four events All by himself and take the first place trophy Back to upper Heyford. Then we looked at ludwigs Burg s fantastic 106 Points in the Southern regional and decided that the stallions were too Strong in numbers for Latimer. Then after another look at the Northern regional tally Sheet we began to favor the defending Champion Frankfurt  t ask for a repeat of All the arithmetic which led us to the conclusion that the championship will be decided in the 800-Meterrelay. Now we Are not saying that the Winner of the 800-meter-Relaywill take the championship. According to our figures ludwigs Burg will win the team title if it takes first or second in this event. I the stallion relay team slips to third or worse the eagles from Frankfurt will  less than 12 of the 16 events on our list of Best performances for 1968 were bettered last saturday. One us Desea record fell to Kaiserslautern s Lloyd Chase with a 9 53.1 clocking in the 3,200 meters and a Bunch of regional standards was established. No the Cream of the crop from some 25 High schools in six countries moves to soldiers Field in Nuernberg for what shapes up As on of the most interesting us Desea meets in Many a year. The action starts Friday at 3 . With preliminaries in the 1,500meters, 800-meter relay 800 meters and 1,600-meter relay. Saturday s schedule kicks off at 10 . With the Field events an preliminaries in the 120-Yard High hurdles 100 meters 180-Yard Low hurdles and 200 meters. The finals on the cinders Start at 1 .the top race of the afternoon should come at 1 15 in the 100-meters. There were three boys who clocked 11 Flat and two More who turned in 11.1 last saturday. It promises to be a great dash so Don t come late. Top performances for9g8 100 meters 11.0, Ralph Carson Madrid de Holloway Munich and de Latimer upper Heyford. The us Desea record is 10.6. 200 meters 22.2, Carson and Dave Garner Heidelberg. The record is 22.1. 400 meters 50.2, Doug Jones Wiesbaden. The Mark of 49.3,set by Bland Addison of Stuttgart in 1961, is one of the oldest on the books. 800 meters 1 58.2, Erik thamm Frankfurt. The record of 1 57.1 was set by Don Hopkins of Orleans in last year s finals and thamm was second with the same time 1,500 meters 4 16.4, Mike Ellis ludwigs Burg. A Fine 4 06.5stands As the record. 3,200 meters 9 53.1, Lloyd Chase Kaiserslautern. Chase set this record last saturday smashing the old Mark of 9 59.4 set by Mike Florshinger of Frankfurt in 1966. 120-Yard High hurdles 15.4, Al Giles Lakenheath an Mike Porter ludwigs Burg. The record is 14.8. 180-Yard Low hurdles 20.5, Garner. The record is 20.2on a curve and 19.4 on a Straightaway. 800-meter relay 1 31.8. Frankfurt Chris Bradshaw Bernie Smith Ron Hall Fred Collins. Munich s team of 1964 set the Standard with a 1 31.5. 1,600-meter relay 3 33.2, Wiesbaden Roger goad Mike Reid Lloyd Letcher Jim Ranby. The record is 3 28.6. Long jump 21-10, Smith. Phil Lebourveau of Lakenheath Settle us Desea Mark last year with a leap of 22-5. Triple jump 43-11, de Latimer upper Heyford. A new record is possible Here As the old Mark is Only 44-3. High jump 6-1, Greg Granderson Augsburg. The record of 6-5l/4 appears Safe. Pole vault 12-2, Mike Chancy Berlin. How much Longe will the 12-6v4 by Kaiserslautern s Noel Pena in 1963 stand As the us Desea Standard shot put 48-9, Allen Luffman Rota. The record of 56-1% is us Desea s oldest. It was set by Tom Gross of Frankfurt in1956. Discus 135-6, Ted Wilkerson Wiesbaden. Another Safe records the 158% Effort by Dennis harder of London in 1963. Here and there. After the track finals at Nuernberg we re headed for Gar Misch for the Tennis championships sunday and monday. Looks like a great four school race for team honors with the unbeaten Heidel Berg Lions of coach Tom Micket rating As slight favourites Over Kaiserslautern defending Champion Frankfurt and Nuernberg. Heidelberg s soccer team closes out the season Satur Day at Home against ludwigs Burg needing Only a tie or Victory to wrap up the Blue division championship. The Lions Are already assured of a share of the title. Other Blue tilts saturday find Frankfurt at Wiesbaden and Nuernberg at Kaiserslautern the red division soccer race goes right Down to the wire saturday with Pace setting Pitburg 4-1-1 entertaining Bau Hoider 2-4-0second place Wuerzburg 3-1-2 at Home against Mannheim 2-2-2berlin 4-m at Karlsruhe 0-6-0 and Bremerhaven 2-1-3 at Augsburg 1-2-3 ,. ,. We be received several More nominations for the Sta Sand stripes athlete of the year. More on these and others received on or before the May 20 deadline in next week s column. Red hot tribe 4-2, for fifth Cleveland a the red hot Clevelan indians helped by two errors by new York Short Stop Gene Michael pushed across two runs inthe seventh inning and beat the Yankees 4-2 tues Day night for their fifth straight Victory and Luthin the last 12 games. The Yankees led 2-1 on Andy Kosco s fifth inning Homer and Relief Pitcher Jim Bouton had hurled five scoreless innings when the indians mounted their winning rally. Larry browbeat out a hit to Short and continued to second when Michael threw the Ball into the Clevelan dugout. After Brown took third on Lee Maye s Fly Ball Joe verbanic relieved  Cardenal walked and Chico Salmon singled in the tying run and took second third twin or in Crai  to both teams scored in the opening inning the Yankees got a run on Roy White s single Micov Mantle s double and Kosco s infield roller Kiev land knotted it on singles by Salmon Alvis Ami Joe Azcue off Yankee starter Al Downing we left after one inning with a recurrence of a Der Strain. Ito sox nip nats in 1o on error Boston up Paul Casa Nova s throwing error in the 10th inning tuesday night gave the Boston red sox a 5-4 win Over the Washington senators despite Frank Howard. Two More blasts a pair of mighty Home runs by Frank Howard. Casanova s error on which he threw the Ball into right Field came As Ken Harrelson grounded into a fielder s Choice. Joe Foy had tripled off loser Dennis Higgins and both Carl Yastrzemski and Reggie Smith not Frank enough  r h by Unser a Valentine a Howard a Mcmullen 3b Epstein in Hansen As Casanova Scoggins 2b Ortega Baldwin p Bowena pah Lelna p 0130 c 0 0 0 4233 4000 3000 Andrews 2bfoy 3b str Mykl it Smith it Harrelson r a r b by 4111 Scott ib4000 petrol la As 4010 Howard o2000 gulp p 0000 Oliver ph1010 Stange p 0000 Tartabull Phi Yle p 1 1131 231 000112 0 1000 000000 000000 000000 total 36 4 9 4 total 87 6 9 4one out when winning run scored. Washington 2 1 o 001 000 04 boat on 000 002 200 16bhanaen, Casanova. Do boat on 2, lob Washington 4, boat on 8. 2bunser,Foy 2, Yastrzemsky Andrews 3b Foy.  2 11hansen 2 Harrelson 4. A Ortega. I Ortega 62-3 Baldwin 8 1-3higglna l.2-21-3 Culp 2st&nge 6 Lyle w.l-0 3wpculp. T2 45. A h6 21 3 11 3 i 3 0 -19,430. Rbrbb808830 0 Falcon inks extended pact Atlanta a. A Rand Johnson starting quarterback in 23 of the Atlanta Falcons 28games, has signed a Long term contract officials announced Here. Length and financial details were not disclosed. Were walked to Load the base before Harrelson bounced to Short. Ron Hansen s throw Force Foy at the plate but Yastrzemski scored the winning run fro second on the error. Washington manager Jim Lemon protest Din vain that Harrelson had been out of the base path and Force Casanova s error. Harrelson earlier had hit Atwo run Homer his fourth of the season after Yastrzemski Dou bled in the sixth As the red sox fought Back from a 4-0  tied the game in the seventh on successive double by Mike Andrews and Foy and Yastrzemski s single. Howard had been within one at Bat from tying the major league record for consecutive Home runs. He had hit two in his last two appearances against Detroit on sunday and connected after Del Unser s double in the first inning. The string was broken when he bounced into a fielder s Choice in the third inning. Later he hit his second one of the game giving him 11 for the season. 11 out of 12 new Yorka r h by 40000120 4010 Clarko 2bwhlto of Mantle ibo so it Treah if Cox 3b Qibla Omichael so pop Tono Chamaro so Downing pc Smith pm Bouton verbanic p shall Ltd Powner pm Cleveland Cardenal of 4111 41123000 30103010 30001000 00000000 10101000 00000000 1000 Salmon 2b Alula 3b Thorton in Azcuy o Ramly prisms c Harper if Wagner pm Ruhr p Efi Uher p Davall Llo it Lbrown 53 Horgan p Muye ii 41313020 40012011 00001000 20001000 00001000 41203110 20102000 total 33 2 7 2 total 3311u new York 100010000-2 Cleveland 1 00 000 2 1 x a Michael 2. Do new York 1, Cleveland 1. Lob new York 10, Cleveland 9. 211mantle. 3bsalmon. Or Kosco 1. 8l. Brown. In h . Bouton Verbano l.l-1  la Tohari Ari  w.l-2 1 3 51-3 5 0 12-30 1-3 0 2-3 2 0 1 1 1 i 0 0 3a i o hip Hargan Cox. T-2mo. A-7,290, flamboyant stablemate favored in Hilltop Trot Yonkers . Up Bill Haughton s magnificent Mare flamboyant and stablemate Keystone Pride were installed the 8-5 favourites monday for thursday s seventh running of the $100,000 Hilltop Trot a Yonkers raceway. The event is restricted to 4-year-Olds with the Winner getting $55,000. Hank Aaron Reed Star As braves topple Philadelphia up Hank Aaron s ninth Home run of the season and the five hit pitching of Rookie Ron Reed tuesday night propelled the Atlanta braves to a 3-1 Victory Over the Philadelphia  s Homer the 490th of his National league career came in the fifth inning after loser Larry Jackson walked Mike Lum with two out. The braves too the second when a 1-0 Lead i Felipe Alou Boston has Tonly Marathon air Force Academy Colo. Up the univer sity of Denver beat the air Force Academy 33-29 Mon Day and the name of the game was baseball. During the five hour Lon contest there were 55 hits including 12 Home runs twelve pitchers were used. Denver broke a 29-29 tie in the ninth inning when three of four runs scored Ona throwing error. Singled moved to second Anclete Boyer grounded out Ana scored on a single to left by Felix Millan. Reed who is now 4-0 for in season retired the first Philadelphia batters by singles by Bill White Richie Allen and John Briggs snapped the Streak in the fifth and made it 3-1.Reed then settled Down and got Roberto Pena to i into double play and retired the next 10 batters in succession. Something old. New Atlanta a 1-0.ab r h by o h 10 0 0juacltton so b 0 1 0 Taylor Soa Frangona in 3 0 1 0 Ali o in Taaron in 1000 Rallen Ufa Lou of 4ho bulb by 4000 i Ona As 8011 Rittu �3000 a Jackson i 4000 Joseph  i Roii Alez Piwar or p 4110 301 Oboyo 3bmillan 3b Tillman Oreed p ,000 � to Atlanta tota.010 o Atlanta 7, b. Reed w.4-0  l.3-8. D. Jackson. Wagnert2 00. A 031  
Browse Articles by Decade:
  • Decade