European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 07, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse , a of Tab a 7, the stars and stripes Page 21 Riner flyers bears Eye \ tourney in Holland \ athletic sports May be interpreted variously depending non the construction put on its component parts sports and athletics As Well As on Thor the definitions of sport Are 1 that which makes mirth pastime amusement 2 some particular play game or amuse ment such As racing games Hunting and fishing and 3 any game or contest particularly one involving physical prowess and individual sports with these collective interpretations include almost every known pastime from Bridge to wrestling and from checkers o basketball. The qualifying word athletic however restricts the scope the word athlete is of greek extraction and meant in class Cal times one who contends for prizes in the Public games. Now that last sentence is the key to this message and More inter Pretat ively for the russians it should be one who contends for propaganda that will promote the advancement of world inclined to write something along the positive Way of think ing you la rarely read anything in this Korner about the effects of worldly conflicts or certain but recent and tragic developments Are absolutely ridiculous and have a direct relation to sports on an International basis especially with the olympic games right around the Corner. 0 promote world peace9 the 1968 encyclopedia americana describes the olympic Kamesas the world s most important athletic contests. Amateur athletes of Many nations compete in a wide variety of sports divided int summer olympic games and Winter olympic games held each time in a different City of the olympics began More than 2,700 years ago in ancient Greece and were held regularly for Over a thousand years. With the de Cline of ancient Greece civilization the olympics ceased. Then in 1896, the games were revived and have grown steadily with More and More nations and athletes taking part. Now get this. The modern games were started for the purpose of building individual character through athletic training and discipline. The olympics also promote world peace by providing Friendly contacts among athletes of All nations. How can you pos Sibly include Russia More specifically the Union of soviet socialistic Republic and its Warsaw pact buddies with the group that helps promote worldwide peace i Don t know about you but if i were an olympic sprinter from Czechoslovakia and bad to line up next to a russian say in the 400-meter run i d have the urge to reach Over and punch him right in the Kisser for general principles. And with this feeling of animosity which i m sure could easily occur i say do As . Congressman recently requested of the International olympic committee Ioc exclude Russia and any other unfriendly nations from the Competition. The Ioc is the governing body of All i Yapic activities throughout the world with Headquarters a Lausanne Switzerland. So what Good would this do Well for one thing it would be diplomatic Way of spanking the bad boys hands and letting them know that we Friendly nations Don t need them and their aggressive Way of promoting peace. Also it would Cut out one of the communist sources to spread propaganda. Remember the soviets gained world recognition by winning the olympic team title in 1956 at Melbourne Australia and again in 1960 at Rome. Then in 1964 at Tokyo the . Won 36 sri Pace Gold medals More than any other nation. Russia was second with 30 Gold medals and Japan ranked third with 16. A possible Surprise needless to say i am an american and you would t expect Meo promote communism. Nor would you expect me to write any mag against our Overall Way of life. But if i wanted to i could because the american Constitution so states that we have Freedom of the poor Prague and Czechoslovakia does t anymore. I cannot a sympathize too much because it basically is a communist satellite five to read up on communism to thoroughly understand system for what it s Worth. In their late writings Karl s5ix?i Votral to philosopher and Friedrich Engels a German Hor described the Ideal communist society Only in general was a system of social ownership under which production be carried on by voluntary associations of workers Dis Tribu won would be in accordance with needs the state would cease tour null strut ent of Force and Wither Wuy and the individual live in Freedom and in Harmony with society. Darmstadt Germany 8&s the u8afeand Usa eur champions from Wiesbaden and Berlin respectively will continue their baseball showdown even further next week by competing in the european championship tournament at Haarlem the Netherlands thursday Friday and weekend they Are clashing in the first Ever playoff Between Diamond champions fro the two major . Service commands. That Bost of three series was to open saturday Iberlin and switch to Wiesbaden for the second and if necessary third games rain wipe out this weekend s action then their games against one another in the round Robin in Holland will determine the Safe is. Usa eur title and possibly the european Crown in their three team scrap against the dutch the Safe Champion flyers and us a eur title holding bears Are being permitted to augment four players for the Europe tournament at Haarlem. They May add two pitchers and one infielder and one outfielder to their rosters for the three nights of action. An Italy All Star club also was originally scheduled to take part in the Europe classic but ran into financial difficulties and now will not be Able to attend. Hence the round Robin schedule. Meanwhile both Berlin and Wiesbaden concentrated on their series this weekend that produced i group of if questions an answers from and air Force officials Friday. 1should saturday s game be rained out then one game sunday in Wiesbaden will de Termine the title. 2should the teams play saturday and then get rained out sunday in Wiesbaden then saturday s Winner will be declared the Cham Pion. 3should the series be tied after two game Sand the third game is rained out the title will foe decided on total ntns.4should the Complete series be rained out then games Between the to teams during the Europe tournament at Haarlem the nether lands will determine the championship. Stars and local sports Usa eur Golf rained out again by Klint Johnson assistant sports editor berlins a for the second straight Day the usar eur Golf tournament was rained out Here Friday pushing Back the whole tourney schedule one Day. The new schedule according to tournament director Bueford Moss now Calls for 28 holes to replayed on saturday starting at 8 30 a.m., and 26 More on Sun Day also with an 8 30 starting time. The Usa eur Champion ships will be extended to monday 7,226 athletes to compete in Mexico games and Engels thought that the social revolution they aimed at be Carr de out by peaceful Means in some countries for examples in England and the United states. In contrast the establishment of a communist society must be preceded by Ai transition period at which time the government would be forced pro a11 the Powers of the " us Reliance to its rest Well leave to your own personal year s summer olympic games unreal at Mexico City. The inter activity was held at Grenoble France. Just As the czechs atsed would t the russians be surprised if they were barred from Mexico City next month Mexico City up total of 119 countries represented by 7,226 athletes will compete in21 events in the 19th olympic games which begin oct. 12 in Mexico olympic organizing com Mittee Friday said 7,226 athletes were registered for competitions of aug. 28. But the committee said the list could grow since registration is open until 10 Days before Competition begins in each five countries eligible to participate in this year s olym pics but which have not replied to the organizing committee s invitation Are Jordan Cambodia Nepal to go and Dahomey. Mexico was the Only country which entered athletes in All 21sports, followed by the United states with 18.the soviet Union West Ger Many East Germany France Italy and Japan Are entering athletes in 17 Date the . Has the largest olympic team entered with 421 members followed bythe soviet Union with 401 Mexico 327 and West Germany. 311. For the final 18 the Berlin Golf and country club finishes its first nine with no. 10, the extra Hole will be played saturday and sunday s Competition will Start on no. 11.unlike thursday when All but 12 of the 60 entrants had teed of when the postponement came the golfers never got out of the clubhouse Friday. It rained steadily All morning but Moss waited until 11 15 a.m., hoping for a break in the weather that never came before calling off Friday s scheduled 28 holes. The first foursome had been slated to tee off at 8 30 Moss said the tournament will probably be Cut from 72 to 54holes, split Between sunday and monday if rain washes out play again saturday. The tournament will definitely not be extended past monday according to Moss. 10 cities accept fight franchises Chicago up ten cities have accepted franchises in the newly organized International boxing league 2 . Drivers get ultimatum for Italy race Monza Italy up Woof the biggest stars of . Auto racing Mario Andretti and Bob by Unser were told Friday they will be barred from competing in the 39th italian grand prix if they take part saturday in a race at Indianapolis ind. The two former indianapolis500 winners planned to Complete qualifying trials at Monza the Fly to Indianapolis for a race before winging Back just in Tim for the grand prix. Organizers said Friday the would be disqualified from the sunday race if they took part inthe american event. Rules stipulate that Drivers May not compete in two events in the same 24-hour period. Organizers said the events in Indianapolis and Monza were less than 20 hours apart. Andretti 28, of Nazareth. Pa.,and Unser 34, of Albuquerque. N.m., did not immediately announce which race they would enter. Born in Italy organizers looked Forward inc., who chop in
