European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 the stars and stripes Germany Little leagues lose to Japan 14 2 a Chuck lucasw1u.iamsport, a. Spe Cial Europe s must ele ment its pitching never appeared and the team of american air Force sons of families Wiesbaden Germany dropped a 14-2 decision to All native team from Wakayama a p a. Wednesday the final opening round game of the22nd annual Little league world Victory advanced the Pacific re Ion team series defend Champion into thursday semifinals against Wesl s Santa Ana calif., a1-0 Victor overcast s Hagerstown mil., earlier wednesday other semifinal pairs can Ada s Sherbrooke Quebec with a second Consolation game willbe played Friday a pair of Fielding gems permitted Europe to survive the first inning with but a single japanese run but nothing Short of another thundershowers of the Smith s Richmond a. Each proportions that curtailed tues won its opening round games i Day s second opening game to they american league won Lort Iii Boston Cuvi Liin Oakland now York Minnesota California go 73 688 i 5 8 7 5-j 47 45 62 58 01 62 02 00 69 73 7u .040 .b84 .535 .527 .504 .488 .488 .452 Alt .38of 7 13 14 17 19 21 a � �. 28 wednesday s results new York 2, Minnesota 1 l a Boston 2 a ton o. Till ago 2. 10 inning Baltimore i California 3. 15 inning .1i Flat Lull Liml National league is Cincinnati Atlanta. Houston 1 new York . 81 tit til ij3 01 59 57r s 46r til 5s to ii till t7 71 71of .528 .527 .4mj 4s4 101i i .450 14 14 i is t e s d a y. The championship game will be played saturday. The loss drops Europe int Consolation play the first game to be played against i lagers town at 4 . Cut thursday. Five innings could have obliterated what was to follow. Shortstop Yoshiyuki Nishi debit Europe starting Pitcher Dave Tipton s second pitch of the game to deep left Field. At the last moment Dennis Mcnuity hauled it to Over his shoulder running with his Back to the Field. Lacking his usual Sharpness Tipton walked second baseman Yoshinari Azuma gave single to left fielder Hideki s and then wild pitched them to second and third before filling the bases with a walk to opposing Pitcher Hideaki Higashide. First baseman Yukio Yarm Shita rolled weakly to Short but Jim Lytle could find no one to Wawa 24 2ti wednesday s results san i la new York clout i i Atlanta 4-fi St. Loui.-. A Philadelphia 1 if. Cincinnati 1 a Piston a los alikolc.4 1 Pacific coast league Eastern division won lost pet. A a i 47 i j san r i no r a i it 07 f r 01 co 626 6 a Western division. 75 Sites 59 ,18 t 2 to r 4 72 i 74 .528 .512 .492 .441 .505 .1711.4 .417 15 i 18 21 24% 7is 15v1. Not Ini Fulcd wednesday s results Sun Dio of i ruoli2 tuls i h. Choc Nix 4 St ill. 4, Portland Oklahoma City i. Inver 5 at Hawaii Lute go Iii International league won lost pet. -. I. . Syr Aru ii Louisville. Zuffal. Kic Moi 73 67 ii7 i .570 .540 .53 .510 .4711 .460 .440 444 j i 05 57 58 65 07 70 a wednesday results i ii. Syra ii 5 r 5, Jacksonville 4 scheduled Eastern league wednesday fhe Sulu 2. Elmira 0 Texas league i re ult i Ort Worth 7, Han Antonio ikan ii i .1. Alt i her i ii Only aint i scheduled go 7 12 13 15 1c from by Cluck Luca Williamsport a. Spe Cial series slants tallest boy this year s series is North s Stan Stewart from Terre haute ind. He stands 5-91/ 2smallest boy is Leonel Blanco of latin America s Chinen Daga Nicaragua at 4-4. Many of the boys have developed Blister from the new shoes each receives for series games. None of the Europe players have been affected. Heavyweight Hon ors the Europe squad go to j Reserve outfielder Tom penning i ton at 130 pounds. I Williamson a new convert the Little league Public relations staff has a soft spot his heart for the Europe team. As airman first class at Elmendorf fab Alaska he helped manage one of the base s Little league teams 1966. The Desimone Colombo coach ing combination for Europe can do no wrong As far As Nic Cioffi one of the teams uncles is concerned. Assisting the three italians a second Uncle Walt Kulp. A Williamsport Busi Nessman. Cioffi is a local mail Man. Coach of the Santa Ana. Calif.,team from the West is Darell Garretson one of the newer officials with the National Basket Ball a practice he started several years ago Bill Byum who broadcasts All series games for Williamsport is wept anac affiliate is providing the Indian wins Canada title Toronto Ramana than Krishnan of India Defeated Torben Ulrich of Denmark 6-3,6-0, 7-5 Here to win the men s singles title of Canadian open Tennis championships. Canadians Harry Fauquier and John Sharpe took the doubles Crown by Downing Jasjit Singh of Pakistan and Marcelo Lara of Mexico 6-1, 6-3, 4-6. 6-3. Sidelights Europe team with a tape of each of their games Here. Radio coverage appears heavier than indecent years. Latin America s opening round loss to Canada was beamed South of the Border j by two Spanish speaking Broad casts. Alex Herrera latin Amer Ica s right handed Pitcher the loss to Canada can throw left a handed almost As Well. The last series Little leaguer to be so endowed also represented latin America. Angel Macias led Mon Terrey Mexico to a world title with a perfect game 1956.a series visitor is air Force Gen. Maurice Preston who until his retirement aug. 1 was s a f e commander chief with Headquarters at Wiesbaden. Shelby Whitfield a longtime Europe Little league supporter while sports director of the Amer ican forces network arranged through stars and stripes for telephonic report of wednes Day s game for use the Frankfurt area. 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Throw to for scoring Jap the first strikeout c6nter or Steve Clark to the first so do 011ah he retrieved the saw saw ii off third perfect strike Dav to end the threat. After two men were out it Europe half of . N close hit a to to Short Tipton opened the second with walks to the first two men a Europe manager John desire Mound Tipton moving to than Thomas to Short. Three tallies Lytle got third baseman Mori Hisa Kodama easy Fly to Keith Dunn at second but a sin Gle wild pitch and infield throw to the wrong base counted three runs he orc the fire washout. The Story much the same the third when Japan sent 10 to the plate while scoring four times two sees three walks and error. Europe broke into the scoring column the fourth pair j of japanese errors and a single by Dave Thomas Europe s last safety of the Day. Gies opened with a walk but was erased at see ii l when Lytle dribbled one font of the plate. Catcher Takahashu throwing to second the fielders Choice. Thomas singled sharply to right Lytle moving to third and scoring when i it Fiedler nishid hobbled the Ball. Thomas kept running and scored when the shortstop let Xis hide s throw i Bounce Alpoim the Leififi Oudline. Batted around Japan batted around again the fifth scoring five times four hits. Finchiii Iii a double by Higashide. error and third Case of thrown to the wrong base by the Lairope infield. After Sawa powdered one of Lytle s fast Bali Over the left Field Wall the sixth. Desimone called Thomas to finish game. He struck out Higashide then gave three straight sin Gles. the last one to Center Tony Studer who had just Rel placed Doug Simpson threw to Clark at Home to Nail the Yamashita. Higashide struck out Thein the last inning running has total to 10. Well Donc Sukiyaki Wakayama Wiesbaden . I i i Btl. .1 i t . Lies of a Umi Iii i 1i a i i to quit ii ii " " " " Tiawun 1 l a 1 1 Fujii Noti if ii i � 11 i 11 ,. . P 1 1 ,.m so 1 j ymu.-. 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