European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 21 pm Riner by Bill Blank 5-h 2-0 own no shuts at a kaleidoscopic sports scene and going Outi a with us Arbur baseball tournament contenders. Kra be tikes to predict something be it the weather the out everyone 1 Kes 10 p sporting event and obtain the Selfo predicting it correctly. The world is full of them and i Liuni find expert forecasters in Barber shops proficient Lou u Kors in bars and fortuneteller at barging into inc the other Day and chimed that the 2nd brigade dragons 8th div leagues were going to win the 1968 Usai eur baseball Chain Tetlie Ouid any attention to him until he started asking for 85?j, Weh Odds in his favor of course. So since the bookies St come out with any Clear Cut Tavonte hot seat if you pre Fer the tourney this Korner listened to his reasoning. Sawing up the pairings on a bracket see below As he spoke k predicted Berlin s bears would beat the 3rd army div s 2nd Iftode Iron brigade in the first round because the bears came Strong Ina tougher league and have looked Good in exhibitions e Iron men have a Good Ball club he admitted but they real y Lave had no a Strons enough in their Laguc a contend with inept Arch rival 1st by boo Odem staff write Fuerth Germany is Giessen right hander Steve Moore won the pitching Duel but lost the strikeout contest in hurl ing his Eagle club to a 2-0 win Over the 1st brigade mountaineers in the first game of the Best of three series in the us a eur baseball chanpion ships Here and right hander Jerry Mays had a Battle Royal going for five innings but a two run sixth inning was All that the slender Moore needed to give manager Bill Clarke s team a 1-0 advantage in the quarterfinal stars ind Early finals local sports Ion As he slowly brought the 2nd brigade dragons out As Rinnerer Kitzinger s Kolts he Shook his head and said ask ask it s shame these two teams have to meet so Early. They d make a d finals match.". What made you pick the 2nd brigade Well Bill Laird s got an eager Bunch of Guys up there in Baum older they re out in the Middle of nowhere and they re just angry enough to fight you tooth and Nail All the Way. Not Only lat but they come from a league that produced last year s Cham on there were at least two other real Fine teams in their league id they be got momentum going for them. Kitzinger has a lot of Talent but seems to have let Down into Bivions. Course that might be a come on but the dragons have id that trick pulled on pm before.", Gabby went on to pick Giessen Over the 4th army div s 1st Riga do mountaineers because the eagles have had tougher he chose the a Veath army support come s 3rd support brigade greyhounds Over 35th arty up because whoever heard the Bamberg bombers. After hastily giving the dragons a nod Over Berlin s bears in the Imi finals Gabby had a gleam in his Eye when he picked Giessen or the 3rd support brigade. Now Here s a perfect spot for an upset he said. Sweet revenge of you recall the greyhounds and eagles tied for that Tough z league title and the Stuttgart Guys won the Best of three Tif playoff series in two straight but close games Well that gave the greyhounds a 3-1 Edge in four times they be played against each father this year. 1 just figure that the Odds will be with Giesse Fifthe eagles do have More depth when it comes to the big Layoff. Besides it would be Sweet so what made you pick the dragons Over the eagles if they Ohto make it o the finals of with Guys like Catfish Clarence Hunter. Ace Adrian Kenary � Dagwood Bill Burkle big ice Thomas iceman top cat a prey Rhine Breeze James Nicholas big John Green and fidget 5-8,145-Pound Lonnie Ray i Tole a they was hungry. I and Here s How or. Guess pert s bracket looked Berlin nudges Iron brigade in opener 3-2 by Bill Klozek staff writer Gellhausen Germany is Julian Henderson de High throw to first that pulled right off the bag. Next up Lear ave Berlin flt Berlin old Bri Flade had amid div Berlin a lord ply if Tod brigade j 8th div fend brigade 2nd brigade Lieuen supp brigade y supp Conid s5th arty cd Lvi corp 3rd suppl brigade Girten slivered a two out run scoring single in the fifth inning Friday As the Berlin bears managed a3-2 Victory Over the 2nd brigade Iron brigade in the first Gam of their Usa eur tournament series.,it was a nip and tuck give and take if you prefer Battle All the Way and the out hit bears used three pitchers to silence the dangerous bats of Jim Allen s Iron men. The Victory puts the bears within one win of making the tournament s semifinals. Sun Day s second and if necessary third game will be held at the Berlin High school Field Start no at 1 . Bears score first Berlin which managed Only fourth place finish in the Tough of z league Drew first blood the second inning. Big Norman Shipes led off with a single theft Field moved to second on 3ary Lafever s sacrifice an scored on Lanny Wright s one base shot to Iron men took a 2-1 Lead in the third capitalizing on two ear errors a sacrifice a run scoring single by Don Lear Anda run scoring double by Doug Riemer led off the inning when third baseman George Gei Ger muffed Pitcher Ron Riemer to second. Bob snipe Matsu stayed alive when he Slid under second baseman Lafever s hit to left Center scoring Riemer but Shigematsu was out trying to take third. Johnson drove inthe second run with a ground Rule double that bounced Over the Hill in Loftfield. Joe Kelley grounded out to re tire the Side. The series switches to Giesse sunday for the second and. If necessary third game. Play be gins at 1 . With left Tom Wendt 4-3 slated to toil for the mountaineers against right hand or Bob Corbitt 6-1 though Moore won the Emo he lost two individual duds Tomas the Mountaineer fast Bailer struck out 15 to Moore nine and allowed Only four hits to the Giessen hurler s Mays had a no hitter going for five innings but his downfall came in the top of the sixth when he walked Lead off hitter Steve Aldrich. Then first baseman Jerry Ewing socked a double Toi right Center for Giessen s first hit. Aldrich stopping at after cleanup hitter Steve Braun fanned Aldrich and Batter Bob Mitchell tried to pull suicide squeeze. Mays pitch was High and bounced out of the Catcher s Mitt. Aldrich was credited with a stolen base and catch or Ray Lewandowski was charged with a passed Ball since Ewing moved Over to third. Mit Chell then grounded to Short where Charles Gillis made wild throw to first Ewing scor ing. The bears tied i fourth with a gift up in Therun. With manager Roger Woder mountaineers had Moore in Seri Ous trouble twice in the firsthand third innings and had run ners on base in each of the first six got stronger As he pro Gressed retiring the Side in or 2nd brigade tour til will kill Lun. o.--., t to away Catcher Henry Thomp Der in the final three innings of son dropped a third strike and the five hits off Moore three made Lafever an eligible run were collected by Gillis and two Ner Lafever was Safe at first by Lewandowski. But the Moun and went All the Way to third Tai neers could t get the hits in when Thompson threw wildly to the clutch situations. --1--1 Moore struck out Nick Lujan the first. He scored on Larson s Only wild pitch just before he struck a grounder an Larson sacrificed it a ii i rain ii Eck notes it. Col. John m. Mays commander of thei signal in 8th div at bad Kreuz Nach Germany says the big Uba eur championship push Ball match is tentatively set for 2 is Satur Lav. Aug. 31, at Patton Field Rose Barracks the Oft postponed Challenge to the self proclaimed title of co. A 8th Sig i has come officially from it col. William a Lewis command of the 123rd signal in Marne div. Challengers slalom slated next weekend Darmstadt is the Darmstadt challengers t-5 Auto club will sponsor a slalom aug.25 not this weekend As reported in Friday s edition of the stars and stripes. Practice will be held saturday aug. 24, from noon until 5 . And again sunday the 25th, from9-10 45 ., with Competition starting at 11 Sweden Star tries Detroit Goteborg Sweden up Leif Henriksson Sweden s inter National ice hockey Forward has accepted an offer of a two week work out with the american National hockey league team de troit red wings it was Learned Here. Henriksson 26, will leave Sweden sept. 1. Out Wright for the third out. The bears brought in Relief Pitcher Willis Simmons a 5-7, 150-Pound fire Baller for the fourth inning. The bespectacled hurler fired four hit shutout bal for his five inning stint fanning j four and got credit for the Vic tory his first decision this year. In the fifth Richard Chip Chirco was issued a one out walk moved to second on a passed Balland scored on Henderson s single to left Field. The bears loaded the bases inthe top of the ninth but Larson got Fine Relief help from Jack Hough. He absorbed the loss though allowing five hits strik ing out six and walking three. Bob Mclean the Bear coach struck out two Iron men in the Bottom of the inning to preserve Simmons Victory. Julian delivers 2nd with two on to get out of first inning Jam and fanned theron Freeman with the sack loaded in the third to escape was the Only Giessen player Mays did t Cut Down on strikes. One of Giessen s Best hit items. Cente fielder Aldrich. And right fielder Rusty Kar Maransky went Down on a third strike three times each. 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