European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 8, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse By John Williamson the stars and stripes Page 21 playoffs a spite the problems presented by the Weatherman theims edition of the Woodlawn invitational Golf meet has to be wire cd a Success. There was a Good representation of the Betti he golfers on the european pro tour who All remained around � the end despite the soggy conditions there was a full card a amateurs on hand for each Day of Competition and finally i nne could have asked for a More rousing finish than the exciting three Hole playoff for the title Between Frank Phillips and Marty Roesink. The playoff was followed by an enthusiastic group of spec tors which had been swelling All afternoon monday As the Lim broke through about 11 30 . For the first time since Anfelt Lendl was made to Start the tourney on Friday. Despite it Hulne a work Day people kept pouring on to the Woodlawn ours to see the finish. I saw Many people in the crowd who i recognized As being from Heidelberg Frankfurt and other Points a Good couple of hours drive away. Also in evidence throughout the crowd were Many Gorma fans who also managed to take a Day away from work to watch he golfers perform. I think this Points out that Golf has a larger Spectator interest in this part of the world than most people be Lieve i also think it Points out the special place that the annual Wood Lawu tourney has on the sports Calendar in Germany. However it should be pointed out that the tournament is in danger of losing the prestige it has built up Over the past eleven years. A tournament that drops its prize Money listings from $11 300 to $4,050 in one year is not liable to keep on attracting the Best of the pros. Even if it did there is question As to whether or not the German professional golfers association would continue to Sanction it much less keep it in its very favourable spot of one week after the German open each year. Time for decision i understand that certain Legal complications made it impossible to raise the funds this year that would have been required to produce the same kind of prize listings As has been turned out in the past. To this i say that it is time to make a decision. Either a Way must be found to circumvent the Legal problems or the tournament should be cancelled. There s no use in trying to go big time on a Small time budget. Nineteen of the 55 pros that played in this year s event share Din the prize Money with the largest amount going to Phillips who picked up a total of $1,112.50 including his $1,000 first in the line of winners was h. J. Lorenz of Germany who pocketed s18.75 for his round of 69 on the final Day that tied him with two others for the third Low round of the Day. That kind of Money just in t going to entice the name it would be a shame to see the tournament deteriorate into a stopping off place for the professionals who can t quite make it into the bigger events. I would like to see the Woodlawn invitational retain its place As one of Europe s biggest golfing events. While i m at it i would like to add that i would like to see it return to a 72-Hole format. The Ideal would be to have the pro am events on thursday and Friday and then have 18 holes per Day on saturday and sunday so More of the Golf hungry fans american and German could get to see the action. Watch this fellow right now i would like tomake my nomination for the Man to watch when the usar eur Golf championships Are held the beginning of next month in Berlin. He s Ralph Schlicht and he s assigned to Hico usag in Stuttgart. If the name sounds familiar to you it probably because he has been on the local sports pages lately. Two weeks ago Ralph played n the German Amateur at co Ogunc and advanced to the quarterfinals before he was eliminated by the eventual runner up. Last week he turned in a spark ung 70-7m41 at Woodlawn to win the Amateur Side of the of or Ive Strok a ahead of air Force s Erik Lane. The score was Good for a tie for seventh Competition with the pros. Ralph hails from Madison whore has father is a 8�if.se Bias k ii awk country rhe 25-year-Oid attended the u Tversky of wis e he playe on the Ami team for three year Sven notable men Mcaa s shh a Heidelberg bounces it Tun Stein in by Ben Abram staff writer Ramstein Germany is Heidelberg shoved defending Germany Champion Ramstein to the sidelines in Little league Competition Here wednesday by taking a 4-2 verdict in a loser bracket game in the 1968 eliminations. The Victory gives Heidelberg second crack and possibly a third at Wiesbaden in the two loss and out tourney. Those two clubs Are scheduled to match skills thursday with an if necessary contest taking place Friday. Both games Are scheduled for 4 . John Konitzer notched his Sec Ond straight win Over Ramstein. As was the Case monday hews freely hit giving up nine singles but he was Tough in the hitches and got some import ant assistance from his defensive mates. Deaton also Tough Heidelberg also pounded ram Stein s started Joe Deaton at will but he too was also Tough for most of the contest. He gave j up two runs in the third an the deciding pair in the fifth in absorbing the setback. Ramstein scored in the top of the third on John Mize s single a sacrifice Deaton s single Anda bad throw by Catcher Gary Baxter in an Effort to get Mize going Back to third follow ing a wide turn on Deaton safety. Deaton escaped threats in the first and second innings when Heidelberg got the first two men on base each time but he survive the third Frame unscathed. A Point of fact was that he was quite fortunate that the Heidelberg All stars scored Only two runs in that inning. Five men came to Bat Andall five reached base safely. But Strong arms in the Ramstein out Field came to Deaton s Rescue. Baxter and Rick Bailey walked to Start things and Konitzer lashed a single to left. Baxter out at Home Baxter hesitating Momenta Rily at third was Cut Down on a Mize to Dave Mcnair to Glen Wilkerson relay Bailey reach ing third on the play and Konitzer cruising into second. Danny Lewis smacked a sin Gle up the Middle scoring Bai Ley but a great throw from Rocky Torbert nailed Konitzer in a bang bang decision at Home. Then Wilkerson attempted to pick Lewis off second and threw the Ball into right Centerfield. Torbert raced Over scooped up the Ball and uncorked another Groat pitch but this one was a split second late and Lewis stored the tie breaking run. Steve Schmidt then slapped Aliner Down the Brightfield foul line and this time Larry Stevens came up with a big throw to Nab Schmidt trying for a threatened in the fourth inning when Stevens sin Home dashed in Brightfield angled to Lead off and Wilkerson out legged a bunt for a hit. On the bunt Konitzer throw was bad and the Ball chromed into the Brightfield Corner. All the Way Stevens. Out Schmidt wound up and rifled Peg plate Ward. Stevens Slid in a Cloud of dust. Up went Umpire Ellington Liu s right hand and up went a vociferous protest from the Ramstein followers to no Avail of tied the count in the i play top of the fifth. With one out Mize singled and reached second when the Ball got away from left fielder Lewis. He moved up on an infield out and Deaton was purposely walked. Mcnair crossed up the strategy by sin gling through the Box for the run. Stevens then smashed a wicked line drive but it was right at. Shortstop Terry Porter an ended the rally. Heidelberg chased Deaton inthe Home half of the inning. Konitzer reached on an error and Lewis singled him to second bringing in Myron Baker. Both runners advanced on a passed Ball and Konitzer scored on Schmidt s grounder. Lewis then tallied an insurance Marker on another passed Ball. 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Forty one units have received invitations to Send a team to the double elimination tourna-1 players must have reached their 33rd birthday before sept. 1, 1968. Players participating in the Csc fast pitch softball meet Are ineligible for the slow pitch tourney. God softball tilts rescheduled Zamstein Germany special the Safe Continental sports conference has announced that All games in the Germany District slow Piu a softball league that were rained out on sunday aug. 4, have been rescheduled for sunday aug. 25. If playoffs Are necessary to decide ties they will be scheduled for wednesday aug. 28
