European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 the stars and stripes Ramstein tops Pitburg 9-6, to Square semifinal series by Ralph Bennington stuff writer Ramstein Germany is corely Colson Shook off one Ter Rible inning and went on to Pitcl Ramstein to a 9-6 Victory Here monday Over Pitburg s Baronkas the rams took advantage of five unearned runs to Square their Safe Germany Confer ence semifinal playoff series atone game apiece. The showdown third game Wasto be played Here tuesday Start ing at 1 . On the Southside gym Diamond with the Winner earning a berth in another Best of three series starting thursday against , a Southpaw with a variety of pitches had the situation under control most of the time despite some Sloppy Fielding support Rocky control problems and a Sun that blinded outfielder for both teams. He did t give up a hit until the fourth but the Barons really Jim Manns. Two run Homer zeroed in then and proceeded Roget some practice that made it look like curtains. Yet the stoc Yyoung port Side weathered the six hit and five run rams meanwhile came on Strong to pull even and the snatch the Lead away in the mid dle innings. One Consolation was the fact that the last four runs were earned. At the finish Colson had to share some of the plaudits with right fielder Jim Manns an shortstop Mike Quendo. Manns cracked a towering two run Hon or and drove in another run with a single and the scrappy Oquend Ohad a double and triple while scoring three times and driving in one run. Pitburg starter John Gallagher an into problems right from the Start and Nener could seem Roget completely out of the storm. Jerry Tesson got a two out triple in the first when Jim Lundstrom lost his High Fly in the Sun but the hard working Baron right hander fanned the dangerous Manns. Lie was t so fortunate in the second. Third baseman Clarenc Clipper threw away Marv West Ney s bunt for a three base error and the rams had a run when Jim by on tapped Back Lightl to the Mound to assist a the of trouble continued in the third. With one away Curt Chapman was Safe on Bill Vickers grounder Bobble at first stole second and raced Home when Oquendo punched his line triple against the Fence in right Center Gallagher got no. 3 Man Tesson on a liner to Vickers but promptly served up a Home Sunball to Manns on the next pitch the lanky Ramstein slugger lofted a towering Fly that easily cleared the Brightfield Wall a about 350 feet and landed deep local sports Hanson Eavis win net titles Garmisch Germany special a pair of military net champions captured Garmisch Midsummer Tennis tournament titles Here sunday. Bill Eavis seventh army support Cornel King grabbed the men s single while Safe seniors titleholder Paul Hanson swept his special to. Mrs. Trudel Cossell came fro behind to win the women s Divi Sion from capt. Catherine Mcfadden 2-6, 6-2 and 7-5. Eavis teamed with Paul cos sell a Frankfurt High school teacher to defeat Craig Edge Cumbo and Jay Kile in straight sets 6-3 and 6-0, for the double diadem. Cossell bowed to Eavis by identical 6-1 scores in the singles disposed of Magnu Bucher a professor with the University of Maryland at Munich,6-0 and 6-2, to take the seniors championship. Baum ii older Ger Many special the 1st in of the 39th Defeated the 1st Benof the 68th, 7-6, Here to win the 8th div s 2nd brigade softball championship. The champions will Advance to the 8th div tournament. Stuttgart Germany Spe Cial Charles Demps Vii Golf l uts changed Heidelberg special theusareur-7u1 army tips Golf tournament dates have Bee switched from aug. 26-28 to aug. 28-30 because of military commitments. It will still be held at Heidelberg Gulf club. Corps up tips carded a 85-87172 to win the Vii corps Golf championship sunday at the Stuttgart Golf club. Right on Demps heels was John Chestnut of the Selth arty up with a 82-81173. Further off the Pace were Peter Starr and Bill Owen both of the 35tharty up with 179 and 191 totals four golfers along with senior division winners Ceci Forinash and Vince Keller will represent Vii corps in the us a eur tourney in Berlin Start ing sept. 5. Karlsruhe Germany Spe Cial the 7th inc beat he co support come 5-3, in the rubber game of a Best of three series Here monday to win the seventh army support come Southwest Ern Region softball Champion ship. In the Short Pines to give Heball boys some Happy Long distance work. Suddenly Down 4-0 the Barons picked on Colson like a Long lost batting practice Cousin in the fourth. With one Down Ron Henry broke the ice with the first hit a clean looping liner to left and the Parade was under Way. Of course it helped when Buzon threw Low on Lundstrom s grounder and it bounced to the Fence. Dick held s Texas league single behind Short produced the first run and Clipper got two More Bis when Chapman los this deep Fly to Center in the Sun and it fell right beside him for triple. Colson got the next Man on the grounder but Catcher Man Ager Wayne Jennings punched single Back through the Box for an rib and Gallagher kept thing going with a slice Down the right Field really looked like curtains when Bob Collins grounded an other single through the Box to drive in the fifth run. Still col son Hung on and got James James batting for the second time to Force the third out on a grounder. Short lived Lead Pitburg had the Lead Only one inning. Colson opened the fifth for Ramstein with a single when Henry lost his Fly to right Center in the Bright Sun. He went to second on a wild pitch but was nabbed at third Over sliding on Westney s sacrifice. Westney then was caught steal ing. However h still did t make much difference As Oquendo was Safe on Collins error at Short stole second and scrambled Home on Tesson s line single to right. Westney was in the Middle of the fireworks again when the rams took the Lead for Good witha single run their first earned one incidentally in the noted weak hitter but great runner he lined a single through the Box stole second and raced Home when Larry Moss single to left Center. The rams picked up three More in the seventh that proved to be the winning margin. Oquendo started the rally this time with one away by slicing a Dou ble into the Brightfield Corner. That was All for Weaver came on with Little Success As Tesson beat out dribbler to Short and Manns foiled the right Side shift with Aliner just to the left of the Mound for his third romped Home when Weaver uncorked a wild pitch and Manns scored when Vickers fielded Westney s bunt then Hrew behind Weaver As he raced toward the bag with the flee Ramstein second baseman. 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Tanara plays fortitude of Bologna Italy late this week and the americans take on fortitude aug. 29 i Bologna. V i c e n z a s Home run Power made the difference. Wes Weston hit a Solo shot in the fourth to increase the Lions Lead to 7-3. Cenci s Lead off blast in the ninth gave the Lions an 8-7 margin and Harding s two run Homor accounted for their insurance runs. Vic Nia 330 100 00310 14 4 Tanara Soo 110 200 7 t 1 and Hyui 7 and Hye Rob re 7 guv Soberl a nut Puiul Montan Lul. Hit coi irl. Emlon he riling. W Jin yen1. In atm Berl. Ohio race captured by Donovan Lexington Ohio Mark Donohue of a won the United Statt Sai inn Ling championship rec Rulh at the mid Ohio Auto race Sand broke two course Donohue won the Iff and has Victory sunday a last race of a nine race clinches the 1968 records i Lap of 93.71 ,. Donohue passed Lothar Mot Schanbacker of Beverly of 8calif at the first turn and held i the Lead from then on Mot Schen Backer driving a Mclaren Ford came Home Seconda Lap behind Donohue. Skip Scott of Devon pa., was third in a Lola Chevrolet. I placing gave him second Posi Tion in the Points table. Sam Posey in a Caldwell Chevrolet came in fourth. Donohue s winnings total was about $17,000. Weaverville. . A David Pearson of spartan i Burg . Drove a 1968 Ford to Victory sunday in he Western i North Carolina 500 Stock cat race. He was three laps ahead Olrun Nerup Bobby Isaac of Catawba ., in the 250-mile raw Over the half mile Asheville-1 Weaverville Speedway. Isaac was in a 1967 Dodge. Petty forced out Richard Petty was forced of with mechanical trouble after 5j castles of Charlotte was third in a 1967 Plymouth Gildroy Tyner of Lake View . 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