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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and stripes be Turnoy Safe Pitburg Darmstadt Eye Lead by Ron Delacy staff writer Darmstadt Germany is league leading Pitburg hits the Rord for two games at hah while Darmstadt s second place comets Host Sembach in this weekend s Safe German conference features. In the . Conference co leaders Alconbury and Wethers Field go to Lakenheath and up per Heyford respectively for saturday sunday  s Barons with a 5-1 record Are ahead by percentage Points Over the comets 6-2. The Barons won their first fou games before dropping the first game of a memorial Day double header against Ramstein. Virtual deadlock the comets swept their double header against Hahn to move in to a virtual tie with the , after splitting its first two league series fell to 2-4with the double loss to Darm Stadt. Sembach s tigers who finished last in the conference in 1967, Are currently tied with Wiesbaden for fourth place at 3-3. The tigers handed Rhein main a doubleheader beating on memorial Day. Rhein main is. Wiesbaden Rhein main 1-7 hosts wies Baden saturday and sunday in the other Germany set. Ram Stein 4-4 has the week s league Bye and will play a pair of non conference games at Aviano. The Wethersfield raiders and Alconbury spartans Are both 2-0 after one weekend s Worth of . Action. The raiders last year s regu Lar season champs were expected to have their biggest trouble this season with the Lakenheath eagles. Tough test for spartans the raiders got past Laken Heath last weekend 7-2 and 6-4, hitting four Home runs in the process. Alconbury beat London twice to keep Pace with the raiders. The spartans should have More trouble this Tim around with Lakenheath. In the other . Game Bent Waters takes its 1-1 record Tolondo. All the games in both conferences Are scheduled for 2p.m. Starts. The standings and weekend schedule . Conference won lost pet Alconbury g 0 Wethersfield 2 0bentwaters i j upper Hoyord 1 1 i Baku Heath 0 London o 2 gb1.000 1.000 .500 1 .500 1 .000 2.000 a saturday sunday  at London 2 . Withersfield at upper Heyford 2  at Lakenheath 2 . Germany conference won lost pet. Farm Stindt Ohms teen 4 Wiesbaden 3sumbueh y Halm 2 re can Maln 1 i 24 3 34 7 .833 .750 .500.500 .500.333 .125 go last yank ousted in British Amateur Troon Scotland a Joearr 46-year-old British Walker cup Captain and three time Brit ish Amateur Winner thursday advanced into the Quarter finals of the British Amateur Golf championships by defeating War Ren Vanderbush 23-year-old american airman 3 and 2 in the tournament s fifth , an air Force electronics specialist stationed i England was the sole survivor out of the 39 americans who challenged for the title in the original Field of 236.Vanderbush, from Closter n.j., said afterwards i was delighted to get into the last 18this was my first major championship and i be enjoyed Ever minute of it. I la be  nex  Vanderbush reached the las16 the fifth round by defeating Pierre Toussaint of Bel army nines face full slate troopers dragons set for playoff in 8th div saturday sunday game Wiesbaden Ai Klicin main 2 . Simbach Al Darmstadt 2 .Bltburg at Halm 2 . Kii Instein at Aviano ,. 13 horses perish in fire Hazel Park Mich. A thirteen thoroughbred horses were destroyed in a fire that levelled a 30-stall barn at Hazel Park race track near Detroit wednesday night. Police said they Are investigating possible arson. By Bob Wicker staff writer Darmstadt Germany is the 1st brigade troop ers and 2nd brigade dragon Square off saturday in a playoff game at Mainz that will decide the 8th div league s first half  trooper dragon s h o w Down is this weekend s usar eur Headliner but there will be a full slate of saturday Sun Day games in three other  the other teams in the eth div league Are resting up for second half action the troop is will Host the dragons in a2 . Battle at Lee Barracks that promises plenty of fire works. The dragons blasted the troopers 11-6, at Mainz last sunday to gain the deadlock and Force the playoff game. Both teams finished with 7-3 rec ords one game ahead of the de fending Usa eur Champion support come saints. Lefty Mike Minarik who hurled the troopers to a 2-1 win Over the dragons at b a u a Holder last saturday will prob ably be called on to Cool the Fuerth Germany Spe Cial games scheduled sunday in the 4th army div league have been moved up one Day i Observance of the Day of mourning for slain sen. Robert f. Kennedy it was announced Here Friday. The league schedule will con Sist of saturday doubleheaders each game being trimmed to seven innings. Bats that burned up 1st Bri Gade s pitching sunday. The Karlsruhe spartans fresh from a 16-2 walk Over the Hanau hurricanes that included 17 hits put their com z league Lead on the line saturday and Sun Day at their Neureul Cavern Diamond against Giessen. Giessen 3-2 will have a Hance to replace Karlsruhe Granatelli feted for introducing Turbine racers Milwaukee up Andy Granatelli the car owner who brought the Turbine to racing Ivas honoured thursday night for hat feat. Sunday hell try to bring Theca into the winners Circle for he first time. The controversial Turbine which was favored in each of the last two Indianapolis 500-mile classics Only to lose because of late mechanical Darby dominates setae net meet Vicenza Italy special Camp Darby entries dominated he men s division in the first annual setae invitational ten Nis tournament at the Euler Leouris Here. Dewey yarn of Camp Darby Defeated his teammate Bill Madieros 6-0, 6-0, to win the Ingles event and then teamed Vith George san Miguel Vicenza to defeat Madieros and Don Ald Burris 69th Ord. Co 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, in the men s doubles finals. In the women s division  Weid Vicenza nosed out mrs. Kay Coplen 7-5, 6-3, to Winthe singles Crown. Mrs. Coplen teamed with Tom Meehan 5-Ataf, to defeat mrs. Weid and Lewis stocking for the mixed doubles Crown. Paul Thome Verona took the senior singles title with a 6-4, 6-3 win Over Robert Baird of Vicenza. Troubles will be making its one mile track debut in the 150-mile Rex Mays run at Wisconsin state fair Park. Joe Leonard who won the pole position for the 500 this year will be leading the Turbine s charge. The race is the first since the500 for the big car circuit. Thursday at a pre race dinner eight men were honoured for contributions to racing. Granatelli got the car owners award for bringing the Turbine to racing. Award for Pabst Tony Hulman owner of the Indianapolis Speedway was Given the Tom Marchese awarding recognition of his contribution in saving the indy track for racing. Former Driver Augie Pabst of Milwaukee a one time Road racing Champion got the Road racing award. Active Drivers . Foyt nonwhite Mel Kenyon Cale Yarborough and Billy Johnson also received awards. Foyt received the Vanderbilt cup As one of the most recognized Drivers of the  was Given the Wilbur Shaw award for consistent Success and Kenyon the award for perseverance. Yarborough will be Given special award in recognition of his Quick Rise in the National association for Stock car Auto racing and Johnson will receive the Wisconsin achievement award. 5-1 atop the com z standing these two games As Well As Al. Other Usa eur games this weekend get under Way at j .in other com z encounters we Bruecken plays at Berli Hanau will be at Mannheim and Taurus District meets the3rd support brigade at Stutt Gart s Robinson  doubleheader schedule sat urday in the 4th army div Fin space setting 1st brigade 5-2 taking on support come 3-4 at Fuerth. The seventh army training Center Only a half game behind the Leader entertains the 3rd brigade at Grafe Woehr. The other 4th army doubleheader has div arty ant2nd brigade clashing at Farris Barracks in  games Are slated in the 3rd army league where the1st brigade and 2nd brigade Are sharing first place with 3-1 rec ords. The 1st brigade will have a Hance to move ahead of the Idle 2nd brigade in clashes Athanau s Pioneer Cavern with div arty. Disco and 3rd Bri Gade tangle at Frankfurt s Drake Edwards Cavern in theother series in the five team  standings com z league won lost pet. Go Karlsruhe 5 i .833 Berlin 3 1 .750 1 palatinate dust. 4 2 .667 1giessen 3 2 .600 1% Mannheim 2 2 .500 2 3rd supt brigade 2 2 .500 2zweibruecken2 4 .333 3 Hanau 2 4 .333 3 Taurus District. 0 5 .000 4% saturday sunday  at Berlin sports Center Field 2 . Taurus District is. 3rd support Bri Gade at Robinson Barracks Stuttgart,2 . Hanau at Mannheim Kae Fertal Field,2 . Wiessen at Karlsruhe Neureul ,2 . Palatinate District Bye 3rd army div league won lost pet. Go 1st brigade 3 1 .750 2nd brigade 8 1 .750 disco 2 2 .500 1 div arty. 0 2 .000 23rd brigade 0 2 .000 2 saturday sunday game div arty is. 1st brigade at Pioneer Cavern Hanau 2 . Disco is. 3rd brigade at Drake Edwards Cavern Frankfurt 2 . 2nd brigade Bye 4th army div league won lost pet. Go 1st brigade 5seventh army to. 6 division he 2nd brigade support comd3rd brigade 2 3 34 4 4 5 .714 .625 .571 .500 .429 .429 .167 22 4433div arty i saturday s games3rd brigade is. Seventh army to at Grafe Woehr 21 . 1st brigade is. Support come at Fuerth 21 . Div arty is. 2nd brigade at Farri Barracks Erlanger 21 . Division he Bye 8th div league won lost pet. Gb1st brigade 7 3 .700 2nd brigade 3 .700 support come. 6 4 .600 13rd brigade 6 4 .600 1 5-6 missile 3 1 .300 4div arty 1 9 .100 6 saturday s games1st brigade is. 2nd brigade at Lee Barracks Mainz 2 ., playoff for first half championship. Only game scheduled Gium 1 up in the fourth round. A Alistair piping Rock Byan another fourth round match Meister blew what appear be a Safe Lead Over Fin the ohioan lost four a holes on the  nine Al evened the match i Haspett on the 12th Hole and the the was Mand the remainder Vanderbush who is scheduled to be discharged june 14, l2 As though he might be set Soff an upset As he holed a Yard recover shot from a strap on no. 3. That sent i one up. But Carr one of the eight seeds levelled it at the fourth and made the turn one us Hel went two up at the 10th, it to health but again went two the 12th and won the 15th, to Vanderbush was twice hunkered i Carr won the match when no 151was halved. I was out in 37 and still ," Vanderbush said. Carrl is a great competitor and it Wasa pleasure to play with him despite his Good fortunes in ithe prestigious British tourney Vanderbush brushed aside the idea of turning professional i Don t think i m sufficiently Goodenough at present to earn my bread on the pro circuit he said. The championship first played in 1885, was being decided Over Troon s 7,130-Yard Par 36-37-73layout, where the weather has a habit of changing almost by the minute. The Day started with a Strong cold wind whipping in from the Firth of Clyde. Intermittent rain soaked the golfers but in the afternoon the skies cleared the Sun came out and the wind dropped. Dick Smith former British Amateur Champion from Scot land Defeated John Johnson of Vancouver b.c., 1 up 19 holes american Bob Dickson Las year s Winner did not defend Hiis Crown. He has turned pro Quarter and Semi finalists hereto be decided Friday with the 36-Hole final saturday. . Badminton title captured by Mccowen Alconbury England Spe Cial Redmund Mccowen of High Wycombe Defeated Elwood Turner of Ben Waters 1w, in Here wednesday to win the 1 Safe . Badminton Singia  also won a share he doubles Crown by teaming with Oscar Diaz of upper hey Ord.  Mccowen Diaz Ion turned  the � pair of col. Theodore Cobitt he 10th recon Wing torn Mander and Decker .5-5, 15-7. 1969 dates changed for Macc Abiah games Nei eighth James y  e. Bosenberg go Ain of earn �  
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