European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes last week we discussed sports facilities at Mainz Lee Barrack with col. John f. Saddler commanding officer for the 8th div s 1st brigade. Sadler who took Over about four weeks ago is a Strong believer in sports As a morale builder which helps keep the troops out of trouble. He deplores the fact that his unit has nothing Betterto offer his troops and has already started to do something about it. But he s got big problems which we can now better la take a look specifically at what s being done but our Dis Cussion with Sadler and others Points out that his problems Are unfortunately very typical. Basic we believe is a Long standing belief on the part of Many including Engineer units and this reporter that non appropriated funds should be used for maintenance of sports facilities. It in Tso col. Robert Montondo chief of Usa eur special services in formed us. He said that in the past non appropriated funds had Bee used extensively for maintenance but unfortunately Are no longer available. He added that appropriated funds should have been Sedall along. He cites a 210-55, which spells out the department of defense policy that adequate free time facilities should be provided operated and maintained through financial support rendered by the Federal government from appropriated fund key suggestions bearing this in mind one commander has made two suggestion which we feel Are key ones 1 More Liberal Issue of materials purchased with organization and maintenance funds and 2 encouragement of troop unit self help with engineering supervision. Sadler s 1st brigade is trying to help itself but procurement of materials has been a big stumbling Block. Lack of Engineer super vision requested but not supplied has been a big Handicap labor in general is not skilled and can t do things As Well or As rapidly As skilled personnel. Progress has been painfully slow. Some Success is being enjoyed by the 8th div s 3rd brigade which built itself a new baseball Field recently dedicated at Coleman Barracks. The bucs had a Nice opening crowd of 700 june 16 i hosting support command for a doubleheader at Canham Field built in a 3-4 month period entirely with troop labor and surplus materials and equipment. Much of the latter was admittedly but they re proud of their efforts and Well they should be. We Hope to get the whole Story for a future instalment hoping it will be an inspiration for other units not necessarily to build anew facility but keep up or improve what they already have. Peculiar situation we d like to Call attention to a Peculiar situation at Mainz which has Sadler pretty miffed. Some years ago an existing sports Field was turned Over to control of the 51st maintenance in which operates a Large Complex adjacent to 3rd brigade areas. In turn a lease was negotiated for a facility that was once controlled bythe army but returned to German ownership. The agreement Calls for payment of $6,500 a German facility is located about three fourths of a mile from the Cavern direct Access through a German Siedling i prohibited and is adjacent to German housing and a Gasthaus. The other Field is Only a Quarter mile away through the Cas Ernand mostly adjacent to american housing facilities. What frosts Sadler we can t agree More strongly i that the facility is in horribly poor condition. It leaves present baseball facilities sad this reporter assures the Reader looking very Good by comparison. The 3rd brigade in t even using the leased area. It s downright dangerous. Costs of repair Are prohibitive. Paperwork has been in the Mill for some time to unload this facility and regain control of the Field by the maintenance Plant. Progress in both matters particularly the former has been mystifying by looks like a Plain Case of Gold flow in the wrong direction and we fail to see any justification. Sadler would give almost anything for that $6,500 fee to operate the other facility. He feels it would be quite adequate. Ironically it. Warren Oliver his adjutant Andar officer feels the unit has Little Chance of getting the funds even if the lease arrangement is terminated. Work Long at improvement Sadler agrees fully that Lee Barracks baseball facilities Are bad but since he took Over he s had Small troop details working every Day. They be partially cleaned up a storage building once used for concessions and restrooms. It had been turned into a Pigpen by a local hippy contingent which somehow got a key an moved in. Sadler s troops have covered the dugouts built a Mound and tried to Patch up holes in the infield and Outfield and in the Backstop. The latter they realize is totally inadequate because it s no More than 20 feet High and about 50 feet across and Doe virtually nothing to keep foul balls in the Field and away from nearby German and american apartment buildings. Brigade officials Are in constant fear that a foul Ball will seriously injure a Small child which could mean a big lawsuit should the Young Ster come from the German populace. Sadler says his unit has been unable to locate fencing material or the piping on which to string a proper Backstop. But that s a no. 1 priority. Also in the plans Are new outer fences a Complete face lifting for the infield and Outfield a football Field a softball Field and perhaps a it area. He d like to add a track but feels it s beyond the capability of his i work Crews without to say we want to express our appreciation for a commander who really backs up his sports program and for Oliver obviously a genuine sports enthusiast who have taken their own time to Tell us about their problems in the Hope that it May help others. 6-run rally propels to to 8-5 Victory Over y new York up Willie Horton s booming two run triple to the left Center Field Fenc climaxed a six run seventh inning rally which lifted the league leading Detroit tigers to an 8-5 Victory Over the Newyork Yankees tuesday night in a game delayed three times Byrain. The game which enabled the tigers to retain their seven and a half game Lead Ove Cleveland ended at 12 59 . Edt four hours and 59 minutes play was total of 99after it for a minutes. Steve Barber in quest of his first win limited the tigers to six hits and one run through six innings but was lifted after walking Pinch hitter Wayne Omer leading off the seventh. Steve Hamilton and Bill Mon Bouquette who followed Barber to the Mound failed to retire Batter. Hamilton slipping and sliding on the rain soaked Mound ilookie9s slain Powers giants past dodgers san Francisco up Bobby Bonds became the first player in 70 years to hit a grand slam Homer in his first major league game tuesday night powering a 360-foot drive to left in the sixth inning while leading the san Francisco giants to a 9 0 Victory Over the los Angele dodgers. 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Road race de but in the $25,000 Premier Rock Mountain 150-Miler at Continental Divide raceways Here july7. The Parnelli Jones Firestone sep special was entered in the . Auto club sanctioned race tuesday bringing the Field to 21 for the 57-Lap race Over the 10-turn, 2.06-mile course. Leonard of san Jose Calif.,drove the same Turbine in the Indianapolis 500 last month after qualifying the machine at 171.599 Miles an hour to win the pol position. He was in the Lead with nine laps to go when the car stalled on the 191st Lap. Heading the Field Here is the1968 Indianapolis Winner Bobby Unser of Albuquerque entered include . Foyt Lloyd Ruby Mario Andretti and Billy Vukovich. Reliever John Purdin. The Bio ballooned the san Francisco Lead to 7-0 and enabled Ray Sadecki to win his eighth game in 17 decisions. The Only other Batter i major league history to hit a grand slam in his first game was William Duggleby of the Philadelphia Phillies on april21, 1898. Duggleby got his bases loaded Homer in his first at Bat while Bonds achieved his in his third time at the plate. Bonds who had 10 homers a Phoenix bounced out to Short his first time up and was hit Bya pitch by dodger starter and loser Claude Osteen 6-10 inthe fifth when the giants scored their first openers Jim Hart and Jack Hiat started the fifth with singles and after Osteen hit Bonds hallanies banged into a double play As Hart the sixth Ron Hunt led off with a single and Jesus Alo doubled. The dodgers elected to walk Willie Mccovey and pitch to Willie Mays. But when Steen fell behind 3-0, Purdin took Over and completed the walk forcing Hunt across. Purdin also walked Hart to Force another run across and after he struck out Hiatt Bonds ripped his Homer on the first giants added to the Lead with two More runs in the seventh on a walk single and a two run double by Hart. In his final at Bat Bonds struck out and thus finished his first big league game with one hit his Homer in three official at , meanwhile limited the dodgers to just two hits. The first was a double Bosteen in the third on which Bonds playing right Field tried for a shoestring catch Only to have the Ball skip past him. Stanley greeted with a t Freehan. Knocked of a single taking i throw to third. Horton promptly Slan Dye up the Alle off Fred Talbot wit the Long enter Willie Horton. Two run trip Ltd Northrup s sacrifice Fly Scon Horton with the final run of i inning. Northrup tripled toil Horton with an insurance Runell the ninth. Monbouquette was chars with the loss his sixth i 11 decisions while Dennis a who pitched 3 2-3 inning i Relief of wild Mickey iwas credited with his w american league Victory. 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