European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 25. 1961 the stars and stripes John Williamson Page 21 fans particularly some from Wiesbaden evidently did time stand the system commissioner Neal Harris used 85 european Freabe Ruth baseball champions in the old in Auto ask Byon Shel in Augsburg earlier this month. I have been verb fan in t As b one 3t the Wiesbaden rooters for my final Fly la Hie tourney in which i failed to mention that Wiesbaden filly finished with then a record As the Winnin Belgium Kef Vickers grand slam pulls Barons past comets 14-12 by Ben Abram staff writer Darmstadt Germany is the sky Pilot said it loudly at memory Field saturday an you be got to give him credit for it. Chaplain Bill Vickers a Catho Lic priest stationed at Span Dah Lem delivered Home run Sermon in the top inning to give the bit of this particular fan and for those others Nom to on  Pm grim a i i. A i t \1 it 1i to t t a t a  i. To i 4 to in cell Luj to. I i 11understood the system i la briefly run Over the ninth inning e manager Over All records of the two teams had nothing = Barons a 1442 Victory Oyer fou hims of and shrugged his shoulders stole the Thunder from what had loomed As a comeback to Endall comebacks. Pitburg jolted the comets for five runs in the first inning and five More in the Sec Ond to take what appeared to bean insurmountable Lead. But the comets did surmount it they tallied four runs in the third two More a the fourth Anda half dozen in Harris came up with his olympic system for this year Sto give All the teams competing an equal equal number of Ball games. He divided the Eikyu teams into two groups of four putting last year s Cham Pion Italy National team atop one group and the 1967 runner up Italy american group atop the  remaining three places in each group were then chosen within each group was scheduled for the a a three Days of play. The won and loss records of the team Sung this portion of play were then used to determine the places of the team for the final two Days play which was strictly Uddin death elimination. The first place team from one group met the second place team rom the other and vice versa with the two winners playing a Nolc game for the title. So the scrappy Bunch of kids from Brussels who finished second in their group winning from the Italy and Netherland National teams and losing to Wiesbaden during the round Robin play were Able to take advantage of the Breaks that came their Way and take the two sunday games for the Crown. In the morning game u was obvious that the . American Tea was looking past Brussels to Wiesbaden in the finals and the pitchers they used just could t get the Ball Over the plate an Brussells used 16 walks to win 11-6. In the final game the winners were Able to hold on to a tier 10 innings until babe Ruth rules forced Don Spearel who pitched brilliantly throughout the tourney off the Mound. Then after spotting Wiesbaden two runs in the top of the Lith they were Able to come Back with three of their own against lesser Germany hurlers to cop the title. There you have it the Belgium american the Darmstadt comets in a Gam that defied belief. The win prolonged the Germany conference finals tournament another Day and the same two clubs were scheduled to con clude their Battle for the second Germany Slot in the Germany Slot in the Safe Champion ships in a 1 . Game sunday at the same site. They stand at1-1 following saturday s action. Vickers clout a shot to Lefton which Comet manager Gil Bettez took Only a fleeting look and Vickers Homer his Sec Ond of the Day and the season mined a splendid Relief perform Ance by the comets Skull tur Ner. Turner came on after the Barons had routed red Meshach and Larry Benkovich and Given up a three run Homer to close out th1 second inning scoring. He Al Lowed Only two other hits until the ninth. The first two Barons Wen Down on Groundnuts to Start the grand finale. Then Dick held desperately in bids to Stem the blooded a Texas leaguer in front tide stars and stripes local sports team from Brussels 1968 babe Ruth champions of Europe. And annual Little league world be True champions they Are in my opinion with no taint at All on Ries Friday dropping a 3-1 Deci Sion to latin America s chilian Dega Nicaragua in Consolation Wiesbaden loses again in la world series by Chuck Lucas Williamsport a. Spe the next three batters coupled Cial Europe s All american with a wild pitch accounted for Little league team from wies j two latin America runs. Jones opened the third wit Europe s Only hit a solid double Baden Germany closed out Wainless appearance at the 22nd their claim to the title. Of belted in shallow left and Clar ence Clipper and Jim Lundstrom walked to Load the bases. The comets protested vociferously on the fourth Ball to Lundstrom Butto no Avail. Then Vickers unloaded on Hevery next pitch. No baseball Park in the majors Vou a have contained that Ball. Ron Henry came on to  ninth and got some big help to save the win for Dan lock Wood. Henry walked Bettez and Al Jenkins blasted a towering drive to right. Baron defender held timed everything perfectly and leaped High into the air his gloved left hand was above the Fence and made a spectacular catch to end a Robert Riple believe it or not game. A walk James James  s Homer a smash which Jerry Luke caught against the left Center Field Fence better than 360 feet away and another walk took care of Meshach s pitching for the Day. Lundstrom chased Lukito e Darmstadt comets baseball fit Holland play for seventh  was the second consecutive j catch Jones attempting year that the Europe Region Ance on the  failed to Post a Vic tory in either championship or to Centerfield. But was double Dup on the next play. Tipton j Safe champs sign in Center grounded out. Third to first. And i for an out on Benkovich s third first baseman Mauricio caballe pc a but Vickers lined his  among the entourage that accompanied the Netherland National team to the babe Ruth meet was Bill Alhouse an assistant baseball coach at Stanford University. Bill has been in the nether. -.,-,-,ands since last january serving As an american advisor to the Consolation play. Since their first Royal dutch baseball federation. For the past 12 years the dutch j appearance in the series in 1961.have had a full time american on hand to help them improve Europe teams have won Only two the calibre of their play and to make suggestions regarding or of 22 games both in the losers a animation and  dedication these people have to baseball is hard to believe Bill told me. With one exception All of the people in the federation Are volunteers devoting their own time to coaching promotion and developing baseball players. And the handicaps they have to overcome Are  i asked him what he thought were the biggest  Lack of trained coaches at the lower Levels of the program. Fired Back to Zavala at third Toto and Little Consolation China Tweg a. Leather conditions that severely curtail the playing season and equipment Are three of the biggest that come first to mind offered 11."the people they have at the top level Are Good equal the level of our College coaches but when you realize that there Are Over 500 teams playing Ball in the country it s easy Tosee that the Talent is going to be spread pretty  Alhouse introduced me to Charlie Urbanus who was on hand As he coach of the Netherlands team. Urbanus is the one full time employee of the baseball federa Tion Anc it s his Job to try and do something about the coaching situation. He has been connected with baseball for Over 35 Yea Sand for a Long Tinie was a Short Stop on the country s All Sta team. We realize said Urbanus that we Are going to have to get expert coaching to our Young sters when they first enter the program at age 10. With this in mind he added my Pri Alhouse  in a trance since its i of  14-2 trouncing to Wakayama i of Japan in wednesday s opening j Siw a round Europe represented by Sudor i sons of air Force families i Wiesbaden could Muster but a Oark c single hit in its  straight Consolation game. It managed Wiesbaden a r b a 3110 a r 3rri.m a 0 0 0 Guc Varri ". U 0 g Vieu ivc o o o  2000 Caballero 2000  on c 3 0 0 0 0000 Zavi a us 1 1 0 0000  a Jone of tip Ion p go Seib Lyme 55 Job 2 0 0 0 1 c 0 0 .010 of 3000 h. 3010 a urbanus3 1 if 4 l. V Myva a j � or a  is to travel through the Netherlands and give classes act cynics for the coaches of the lower level  he and Winter working indoors when the Long colds tuna Over Holland. I.l\.0u Shourt see the techniques they have developed for Tern Hig baseball indoors interjected Lanouse. I be Learned a lot has that i la be Able to use Back in the  problem with equipment it seems evolves from its Cost. In. ? is no a Opean manufacturer of baseball gear All Olav is Nal must be imported from America. A baseball that it i � you two dollars in the United states costs us the equiv Al i Ololla in the Netherlands pointed out Urbanus. In f Cluss fiction leagues it is not unusual for the local shoe c i a called in to 8ew a a bal1 when the original stitches with m to 8lve  Netherlands of file termination baseball should flourish in the two in the japanese loss. Europe s Only run was unearned. Right fielder Andre Jones opened the game with abounded to second which was hobbled by Alfonso  Pitcher Dave Tipton kept things going with a walk an both runners moved up on curl Giese s infield out to second. Tipton struck out Catcher Mois of Abo Hando to open the second but then hit third baseman an gel Zavala. Successive singles by Usa eur resumes semifinals today both Home clubs have a1-0 advantage going for them As the Usa eur baseball tournament s semifinals wind up sunday at Berlin an Stuttgart. The 3rd support brigade greyhounds 3-0 winners in Friday s opener against Gies sen Host the eagles in the second and if Pete scary third games at Stuttgart s Robinson Barracks. The Berlin bears after taking a 3-2 win in their opener entertain the 2nd Bri Gade dragons in Berlin. Action on both fronts begins at 1 . 1 0 0 0 barbs p 0000 guii.-rr-. 0 0 0  a total  Chin Andega  Herrera. Tipton in. 1 1 0 to is 3 6 21 0 c 00 0 1 0 2 0 1 c a 3  in horror a i a 5  -./.,l\.ini Orv i. A Suo. I r or 3 3 1 0 0 0\vr in. Pitch Over the left Field Wall. Three run smash the Barons got their next five on a walk an error. Henry s run producing hit another walk and  s three run smash Dorighi. J Mark Rojas started the third with a Homer to right. Bob Taylor tripled to right and Beitez singled him Home. Jenkins Fol i Lowed with another hit Lukei ? i walked to Load the bases and Lar Rhome. A walk o Turner and Taylor Shomer made it 10-6 in the fourth. In the sixth Darmstadt Wade through four pitchers for its six runs. The comets blended three walks with singles by Rojas 5so, Meshach and Groeber with Uii i o Bles by Taylor and Bette for i 13 the six big runs. Box six.,"f o i  1000 b Anco i i i o re Groeber singled the two runs0000 0000 2 0 1 1 Schicht dips $ under for com 1 Goti title James Chambers Hesse District took the seniors to ii ii a 328 total. He shot a 76 in Iho final round. Tom Holimon or he on g \rmisc1i. Germany Isle third place playoff Cial Ralph sch lieu of sum Jameson of Gar i Gart shot his fourth consecutive had tied at 314. Sub Par round Here Friday coast ing Home with the com z tournament championship and with a72-Hole record for the Garmisch Golf  s two under Par 70 in sunday s final round gave Hima 280 total eight under Par. His first Throe rounds were 71, 70 and 69.sdilicht, representing the a Den Wert Temberio District won the tourney title by an amazing Over  after hey twinkle toes Hooters tie Hanau club 4-4 a Nau German the l lid support brigade Tui Ai St Fokes Over Anthony  tied the Hanau 1s93 Suc of the North Bavaria District cer team 4-4, Here. Winkless had rounds of so 82, 76and 75 for a 313 total. Glen Richardson the Stuttgart Golf club pro playing on the Ba-1u11 Villa i t .1 1ten Wuerttemberg team won a earlier for the Pete Friebel tied the Tiamo forthe twinkle toes on a goal with two minutes left. Anthony Law rence and Mike Witmer