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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, August 19, 1968

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                22 the stars and Striks b by John Williamson stuff write Augsburg Germany is the Cinderella kids from Brus Sels went All the Way Here Sun Day afternoon As they came up with three big runs in the Bottom of the Lith inning to take the1968 Europe babe Ruth title from the Germany american Tea from Wiesbaden 7-6. Jim Campbell s Long single to left Field with the bags loaded after the Belgium americans had tied it without Benefit of a hit brought Pinch runner John Scott Home with the winning run in a nip and tuck struggle that was interrupted for 30 minutes in the top of the 10th by a driving rain storm. Mark Graves 13-year-Oldpitcher who has no right hand and pitches and catches with his left hand received credit for the win after he came on inthe ninth Frame in Relief of starter Dave Hieronymous with non out and two on and pitched the remaining three  starter Don Spearel pitched the first 10 innings an gave up Only five hits and one earned run and Only the Sloppy Fielding of his mates allowed the game to go into extra innings. I Spearel had fanned 14 an appeared to be getting stronger but babe Ruth league Rule state that no Pitcher May pitch More than 10 innings in on game. This proved to be the in doing of the Germany  Pitcher after the losers had score twice in the top of the Lith on two hits two walks and a Brus Sels error to take a 6-4 Lead manager Ira Bailey was Force to bring a new Pitcher to the Mound. Bailey went with Gary rot who had been playing second base and Rote proceeded to get in trouble by walking the first Man he faced Monte Garra Brant. He then fanned  Green but hit the next Batter Jack Kloet with a pitch and followed this with two wild pitches in a Row allowing Garrabrant to score and Movin Kloet to third. Another errant pitch hit Rand Arthur on the leg and Scott took Over for Arthur at first an moved to second when Rich Stur Geon walked to Load the  brought in Ai Johnson from third base to take Over the pitch ing. Tony r o b e r t s hit Johnson first pitch to Short and Mike Stallings fielded it perfectly an attempted to get Kloet on the Force at Home but Kloet had broken with the pitch and beat the throw with the tying  came Campbell s blow deep to the left Field Fence none Bounce that would have cleared the sacks had All three runs been needed. Wiesbaden opened the scoring in the fifth on two errors and a passed Ball but Brussel came up with two in the same Frame to take the Lead. The Germany team came up with another inthe seventh when Hieronymous walked  Abbott with the buses loaded to Torce in Rote and Send the game into extra innings. The losers appeared to have wrapped it up in the eighth when they put together hits Byal Johnson Spearel Mark kit troll and Steve Johnson to take to filed. But a Baso hit by Campbell %3im�"s j5j and Wiesbaden Zirkl i  in the a s and although it ored had to two runs in the T seventh to cos Summ  s double to str Fifield screen scored Val ?1 Ter and Rote with the of winning run., with one out g Ai Johnson got credit for  As he Roli. To menu the sixth and finished 2? ass the first run Wiesbaden s Gary rot slides safely across Home plate with the first run of the babe Ruth championship Gam Between Germany and Belgium. Belgium s Dave Hieronymous makes the tag on Rote Toolate. The Umpire is  Ross. Is Shoettler Len Rolv. Dragons tip sweep series to use its lower rated pith save the Cream of its of for an expected Fra game a Germany but is w the s Ras backfire when the hurlers Isis 16 bases on Halls to which Benj Sels added eight hits to win 11 j seventh heaven Germany americans tit i  21 u u if i i  t i -. -.i.,. Y a a. Jonir Noll .11 i u u us Al n Kote 21, a  8k-it, 11, n i ji.,.kill till of 1 n a .,., Mcnuity it i i i spa n americans.lh1r w j j 0 j 41.,. Total Lvov of Abbott 1 u n i u i by boo Odem staff writer Kitzinger Germany is Bill Burkle a mix master of the first class tantalized Kitzinge with his off Speed assortments in pitching the 2nd brigade dragons into the Usa eur baseball tournament semifinals with a 3-2triumph Here sunday. The left handed Burkle took up where Adrian Kenary left off saturday by cutting Down the Kolts of the 3rd div to make it a two game sweep for the hustling 8th div league champions. The dragons now will meet Berlin in Berlin in Best of three semifinal series Friday starting at 2 . The second and if needed third games will be Sun Day at Baum older. The so called heavy hitting Kolts were left at the starting Gate in both games facing two etchers with completely con rating  Kenary stymied the Kolts 3-0, with a hard sweeping curve and fast Ball saturday Burkle befuddled them with some Heady pitching using Dif Ferent speeds and motions Fortis curve and fast Ball. Burkle was in Complete com Mand except for a two run up rising in the eighth but his Gam Little shortstop Lonnie Ray the real Backbone of the dragon this season came through with two excellent Fielding gems to save the Day. With the tying run on seconding the ninth Ray also came up with Dave Sacharski hard grounder and tossed him out to end the game. As it turned out the dragons run in the eighth off Kitzinger starter Don Walsh was the winning one. Walsh who played with major leagues Sal Bando Rick monday and Reggie Jackson at arizon state has been plagued by a sore Arm of late and sunday he was also besieged by control prob  two wild pitches four walks Walsh was tagged for seven hits and three of those came from the Fine stick work of Burkle. Kolt manager  King stayed with Walsh into the eighth inning. Burkle led off the Frame with single to Center off the tiring  one Down Walsh walked James Nicholas and when Aubrey Rhine whom Walsh struck out in three previous appearances singled inside third greyhounds whip bombers to reach Usa Reijer semis Stuttgart Germany Spe Cial the 3rd support brigade greyhounds advanced to the semifinals of the Usa eur baseball tournament Here Sun Day by taking their second straight verdict from the Bam berth bombers. The 9-6 Triumph moved the greyhounds into a rematch of the Corn z league playoff against Giessen. That Best of thre semifinal set starts a Giessen on Friday at 2 . The series moves to Stuttgart for the second and if necessary Gameson sunday. The greyhounds and Giesse tied for the com z league championship in regular season play and the greyhounds took a Best of three set in two game for the Crown. Bamberg scored twice in the first on an error Adolph Prejon s triple and Tom Orr s sacrifice Fly but the greyhounds got one Back in their half of the inning on Tim Carter s single a passed Ball and a throwing error. The greyhounds moved ahead in the Bottom of Tho second when skip Williams who went 3-for-3for the Day singled stole Sec Ond and third and stayed thereas John Holms walked and stole second. Both men came in on Bill Smith s single up the Middle. The 3rd support brigade seventh army support come s entry in the Usa eur Ellmona tons tallied four times in the next inning to wrap up the Vic tory. Rick leavens and Chol front. On Page , Cut. U base King must have Felt he went with Walsh too Long. Rhine s hit scored Bur Lewith what proved to be the win Ning run and it was then when King called for help. Walsh s reliever lefty Charle Bowen came on and retired the Side and also looked Good in the ninth. Ray scored the first two drag on runs. He led off the first with a single took second on a wild pitch third on a passed Ball and scored on Burke s fielder s Choice roller to third when left fielder Leif Erick son tried to make the catch on Ray s line shot the Ball hit the top of his Glove and rolled to the Fence and Ray circled the bases on a four base error. Burkel was his. Own  walked de Adams on four pitches n the eighth. After Sacharski forced Adams at Sec Ond  Fischer singled to left Sacharski stopping at third. Fischer then stole second betray threw out John Beall the runners holding Catcher Pat Karleskint single Dover first base scoring both Sacharski and Fischer. When Bob Kowalow was Safe on an error at third Ray tossed out Pinch hitter Bill Lee to end the threat. 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