European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 21 comets Luke Bounce tigers 12-1, go 1 up seems to be no stopping the momentum of Spectator 7thj United states. Even red Ink seems to be no deterrent expansion of american professional athletic. No two major sports businesses network television and c w e or both come out Vith admissions that they Are expanding r a prisms despite losing ii of to associated press of to executive lamented Al afire in trouble. We re burning. The Ottee major networks u mini cd to around flit mall he we tic of television football they will be Lucky to sett of to time not All sold another network official was quoted by Apas saying i m a football on to has reached the saturation Point it s Over died sponsors Don t come run tag any More you have to � them and twist their another to spokesman added some sponsors sit Back and wait forcing us to give them a last minute Cut prs which claims the most attractive to Grid package a $20jiiion contract with the National football league reports Selling Sre than half the package to sponsors Abc which will beam the College games and Abc which has the american football lace be both admit that so far with ies than a month to go before the first Kickoff they have failed to sign up enough Spon sors to pay for their expensive contracts. A funny business9 but Are any of the big three networks thinking of a cutback i their football telecasts according to a they Are contemplating nothing of the sort. None of us is making Money on football Butanone of us would dare give up our contracts a quoted one official As saying. In fact we re trying for More it s funny business. You blow a saturday or sunday afternoon and you blow an entire audience for the now take the Case of pro soccer which is hell Bent on making hat sport a major one in the . Despite saturation of the country by football and other sports. United press International reported last week that although pro soccer in the . Still is losing Money the new league not Only will continue operation next year but will expand to 18 teams or the North american soccer league currently has 17 teams units first year of operation. One Eastern team which has not been identified As yet will drop out according to up but philadelphian either new Orleans or Miami will be admitted. The Nail willing to admit that its majority of imported players who come mainly from Europe and South America Are second or third Divi Sion players Back Home. Minor league players thus the new league a merger of the United soccer Assoc a Ion and National professional soccer league which introduced soccer to the . As rivals last year is now ready to exd despite the fact it is using almost entirely minor league layers from abroad and despite the fact that it is losing Money resenting this product to the Public at present. American sports fans Are already Well aware of the constant expansion that has gripped major league baseball football and basketball in recent years. Pro basketball with two rival leagues Bow the Battlefield of a Dollar War for players. The two base Bau major leagues both expand to 12 teams next season an Cincinnati the latest pro football addition joins the Al this All. And the National hockey league suddenly doubled its size starting with last season. Television is also Active in baseball basketball and hockey though these sports Are supposedly Notas lucrative us football. Fait has him Choice the fan As his Choice. He can spend a few Bucks quite a few Nen you include transportation parking and refreshments on a � e game or he can stay at Home and let the to sponsor pay the l a and u is interesting to note that the sponsor is becoming a reluctant to finance or. Stay at Home fan s spectating. E. Abject of the saturation Point of american Spectator sports been so Over discussed that the word saturation itself has become a victim of its own meaning. Deaf ear to saturation i1"l.lhe business Side of pro sports seems to continually turn or to possibility of saturation. The Money making s in sports havea t shown the slightest inclination towards Sam let alone at the current rate,ta.81111 would have to be termed a de expansion and i m Alt log for that Day. It s got to come. Ln2rinsport8, incl Stry can t go on forever peddling an increasingly m mlpr40 Luct spreading the Talent thinner and thinner. Or maybe Semi " us gang now far the Dollar and the patience of the Guy shown it can be stretched by Don 8auerstaff writer Ramstein Germany is Darmstadt right hander Jerry Luke conquered Sembach s tigers the elements and slugged a two run Homer to help the comets take the opener of their Best of three series in the us afe Germany conference Semi finals 12-1 Here series shifts to memory Field in Darmstadt monday forthe second game starting at 1 . The third game if needed will follow on tuesday at the same place and was wild walking six waiters in his seven inning stint interrupted four times by Down pours. But he had Good stuff and the Tiger stickers never did dig in much against the Comet fire Baller. Luke struck out Jerry gave himself the Only Lead he needed after a Jenkins walked with two out in the first. Luke hit loser rapier s first pitch High into left local Barons nip rams 13-12, take 1-0 playoff Lead by Klynt Johnson assistant sports editor Pitburg Germany is Clarence Clipper trotted Home from third base on a muffed double play Ball in the eighth inning to enable Pitburg to out last Ramstein 13-12, Here Sun Day in a 13-error, 25-hit score athon that put the Barons one Only to have it erased by allure to touch Home plate he Cluster of rams who Greete Veit after his first round tripper sunday made sure he spiked up Over the rams in their Germany conference semifinal playoffs. The series now moves to ram Stein for a single game monday at 1 . And a third if Neces sary game at the same Field tuesday. Winner i this series plays the Victor in the Darm Stadt Sembach semifinals. Pitburg s a artistic but vital Triumph Here came after the Barons had frittered away 5-1,7-4 and 12-10 leads in the loosely played contest which was postponed saturday by rain. Sunday s game was nearly rained out also. After a heavy Shoyrer two hours before Gam time the Rains held off except for a Sprinkle in the eighth in Ning. But the Diamond was not in the Best shape partially accounting for the multitude of errors and hits. Some of the latter might have been caught on i dry , who scored four runs walked to Lead off the decisive Bottom of the eighth. After mov ing to second on Bill Vicker perfect sacrifice Clipper Slid safely into third when shortstop Mike Oquendo s throw on Wayne Jennings ground Ball was too late. Tesson Bobbles throw Dan Lockwood then ground to Pitcher Al Veit who wheeled and threw to second to Nab Jennings but the try for a double play at first was bobbled by Jerry Tesson and Clipper came Home with the winning decisive run made a beleaguered Ron Henry the win Ner despite the is hits and six earned runs he allowed in going the distance. Losing Pitcher Veit who started and ended the game on the Mound with Middle Relief from Ken Park was Henry s Nemesis All Day and nearly made ram Stein a Winner. Veit teed off on Henry fora pair of three run homers in his first two it bats and added run scoring single for a total of seven s first Homer a 380-foot poke Over the right Centerfield Fence came in the second in Ning and narrowed the Barons Lead to 5-4. In a second game playoff at Darmstadt thursday Veit slammed one out of the Park with a Man on in the ninth ready across in the third inning. Hiss he one Ramstein run Al the husky Veit encoded with a340-foot blast to right Field that sent Ramstein ahead 8-7.the rams added a pair for a 10-7 Lead in the fifth on Mikei nox rib single and Larry Moss sacrifice the Barons rebounded in the sixth with their second five run inning. Pitburg batted around in that Frame with Bob Rollins two run triple the climatic blow that pushed the Barons into a 12-10 Lead. Ramstein knotted the count inthe seventh on singles by Knox and Veit plus three Baron grabbed an Early Lead driving Veit from the Mound with a five run foray in the first inning. Unlucky Doxen Ramstein bit Burgas r h a 4000 Collins it 1000 Watnea a 5010 Henry p Buzon 3b will Lama pit Oquendo is Teeson in manna of Westney of Park if Knox 2b Moss c Veit p 5110 lure trom if 3 3 2 2 5121 held cf4110 Clipper in s 1 1 0 Kir Tonan 3b 3331 Kennedy ib5322 Volcker in 4237 Jenniem Crl 5021 44320100 2000 10004110 4113 Field and the Strong wind that blew All Day Here did the rest. The Ball sailed out at the 330mark, and the comets had a 2-0 Lead. They added three More inthe third and wrapped it up with four in the fifth and three in the seventh. The weather was far from Ideal with High winds making things Ras Erable for infielders and outfielders. At least a half dozen hits were of the wind blown Popup variety. The con test started with skies threaten ing and ended in Brilliant Sun Shine with Breaks of 16, 5, 1and 20 minutes for the rain. It was after the latter that Luke Hung it up for the Day which included 3-for-4 at the plate. Larry Benkovich hurled the final two frames the comets had Only one chitin the third inning when they scored three times Sembach helping out with four errors. Luke walked with one Down went to second on red Meshach s grounder and scored when Larry Groeber s hard smash hand cuffed John Colvin at third an skipped into left for a single. Groeber went to second on the throw in and just kept going when Dennis easter s throw there sailed into Center and Larry Register overran the Ball try ing for a play at third. High pop muffed Walt Beaird walked went to third when Tiger shortstop Dave Jennings muffed Fred Good Berry s High pop and scored when Hal Brunstad fumbled Mark Rojas Bounder to first. In the fifth the comets Man aged three hits. Groeber beat out a hit to Short Beaird Washin by a pitch and Goodberry advanced them both with a Fine bunt Rojas lined a single to right to score both men. Stole second. Taylor moved up on the throw to the plate then swiped third and Home Between rain drops Darmstadt Sembach a r b by a r b by 4111 Hicks if 5010 8016 easter c 50003100 Jennitt 3 0 1 c 4 j 3 2 Bosch of 4000 1000 Brunstad if 3000 3000 Colvin 3b 2000 1110 Klinkers pm 1000 4341 be. So we they Park Bison. A Vickers. h p. Up. By so Veit to � 3 3 5 2park 5 9 7 1 s 4 Henry 8 13 u 6 4 4wpveit, Henry pm Jennings. Hip Henry. Vest by. T2 34. A 109. Total 39 12 14 7 Darm Tadt Zombach total 000 i 000 3 1 5 0 300 .2 001 1 a baiter 2. Register. Jer vans. Brun Tad. Goodberry. By Lei Lou i pm Tail 10, Sembach 10. 2bg cd or. Baird he. -Luke.mallory. So to a is goed Berry. 1 Altir 2. Luke. Up Luke in 7 Benk victa s pier in 6 or Tor 1 easter 3 we pier 5, Lai. B. Bears top Serios Over Iron brigade Berlin special the Berli boars pushed a run Home in the Bottom of the ninth inning her sunday to take a 3-2 Victory from the 2nd brigade Iron brigade of the 3rd army div and win their Best of three series in the usar Euh quarterfinals two games to now catches another 2nd brigade unit meeting the 8thdiv s dragons in the first game of a Besl of three set Friday at 2 . In Berlin. The second and if necessary games Are scheduled for sunday at Wright worked reliever Jack Hough for a walk to Star the ninth. Rich Yogel struck out and Chip Birco lined a Singleto left Wright and Chirco wind ing up on second and third respectively when the return throw from Joe Diamond went astray. Bobby Bell struck out cent on pure a col. I
