European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Nday May 20. The stars and stripes Poge 21 tied turf league Lead troopers Minarik to saints 6-2 by Bill Klozik staff writer Mainz Germany is rhe 1st brigade Powers came a with a mini my of their own scattered seven hits and was double Tough Hythe itch As the troopers knocked3? the support command saints 3 bad Kreuz Nach 6-2, in Cru Cal 8th div league contest Here. S 20-year-old Mainz hurler stands 5-foot-5 and weighs 141 pounds. Marian Patterson hit two for three Willie Florence went two for four with two Bis and Alle Butler cracked a two run Homer in the winning cause which boosted the troopers into a two Way tie for the Loop Lead. Baum Holder s 2nd brigade downed 5-6 missile again sunday 13-3, to also increase its record to 5-1. The saints though not to recounted out of the race fell into a two Way tie for third with the3rd brigade each with a 4-2 record. Ken Perrin who struck out 22in winning a two hit shutout last week just could t make it Over the Hump sunday. Once the troopers jumped on him and two Saint infield errors netting three runs in the first inning the damage had been done. With two outs Patterson Drewa walk. He moved All the Way to third when the saints shortstop Tom Dominguez and second baseman Danny Taylor collide trying to Field John Soloman s Blooper Over the Pitcher s head. Soloman took second on the error. Next up John St. Glair player coach got a free pass to Load the bases. Perrin s first wild pitch allowed Patterson to score and Soloman and St. Clair advanced a base each. Then Florence popped one up Between first and second but the collision shy at this moment Taylor backed off to allow first baseman Roger White to Field got it. Taylor s last Sec Ond Stab Cost him an error two palatinate loops Hanau for Kaiserslautern. Germany special scoring five runs inthe first three innings the palatinate District comets toppled the Hanau hurricanes 6-3, Here Sun Day for a sweep of their two game season opening com z league series. �.,.larry Alflen scattered 10 hits to pick up the Victory for Palati Nate striking out 10 and walking two. Joe Ezzel collected three hits including a double and triple and two comets jumped off with three in the first As Ron Layton singled stole second and scored on Vic Lopez single. After Lopez theft of second Ezzel tripled him Home and scored on Lou bawls one Bagger. After the hurricanes got a Runin the second the comets wrapped it up with two More inthe third aided by two costly errors by Hurricane Pitcher Bob Dowden. Ezzel doubled with one out and came in on the first Boot a wild throw. Then skip Alfoldy scored on Dowden s second miscue. Bill Jordon who went four forgive had a two run double in the fifth for the Hanau club representing 2nd support brigade. Palatinate won saturday opener 15-6. Hanau 010 020 0003 10 5 palatinate 302 000 10x6 9 2 Dowson and Jordon old fled 2 Ahlen and Alomy. A Alflen 1-0. A Dowden 3rd brigade Falls to mountaineers in 4th army div .1llesheim, Germany Spe Cial the 1st brigade mountaineers scored five times in the Bottom of the eighth inning Here unday to Complete a weekend ? Over be 8rd brigade in hard div league compete the five tallies erased a 3-1jeiicit and came on doubles by Mike Vandersommen Carmen defence and George Giles a n in error and singles by Bob Zelnar and John Krawzynski Ine Victory was the second i wee outings for the mountaineers. The losers now stand pm in conference competition10 mountaineers pounded Ouan 18-5 decision in saturday s encounter. It or 8a
