European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday january 22, 1969 the stars and stripes Page 21 Hunting fishing editor s note now that it s almost february and we Are already thinking of next Christmas we thought you might want to share with us some of the afterthoughts. V jn1 surprised her with a Beautiful Over under Shotgun that by Chance just fit me. Then i gave her a 9-foot 4-ounce Fly Rod which for some reason was not a bit unwieldy even in two feet of Snow in the backyard of the apartment. I must have stretched the Little game too far though because when she opened the package which was clearly labelled Chanel no. 5 and found instead a Little Brown Jug of Hoppe s no. 9, the tears of Joy and anticipation which normally dim her abnormally Sharp eyes on such occasions went up in steam and when the Violet orbs cleared there was a hint of danger such As one senses when one inadvertently slips a double charge of powder into a Han loaded Cartridge course i was that stupid that i neglected her other vanities because too late i remembered she needed a Case of shot shells Togo with the gorgeous Shotgun and several dozens of wet and dry flies and a floating line and lots of tapered leaders to balance the Fly Rod Rig. I think that is Why she wept. And then it was my turn when it was my turn to receive gifts the kids were already in solved with their Little were scattering Excelsior and buzzing air planes and knocking lamps off tables but my Bride insisted upon going through with the ritual. And guess what i found in my first package it was a Mink stole. Muskrat dyed. But it did t fit me. It would have gotten in the Way of my gun butt on the trap Range or maybe it would interfere with my Fly Rod Arm. It was my turn to weep. There were More prettily wrapped packages for me. There was aset of Crystal guzzling glasses for company set of matched sheets and Pillow cases matched Wash cloths towels and frilly throw rugs for the bathroom an automatic dishwasher and one of those new Hoope Dooper vacuum cleaners that picks up everything even those no. 14 Stone Fly Nymph have tied the night before the cleaning woman comes. Und aunt of but slightly Shook i said Tomy mate thanks but you still have some of your gifts to with a nod she severed the strings on a Gaudy bundle and unwrapped a huge slab of circassian Walnut three feet Long four inches thick and eight inches wide and without a Trace of Workman ship that could define it As even in the. Said her rain owed eyebrows. Salad Board i said. Or for chopping vegetables or planking Steak i terrific conversation piece shaped roughly like a Rifle Stock. Your guests will love i her tears were gone now. Instead in her eyes dawned a flush of excitement. Selfish me she said. "1 foolishly thought for a minute that you bought me a new Stock Blank for that magnum Sporter action you bought me last Christ Mas there were More packages. The kids were still strewing the room with today s versions of toys All it takes is a nut she said you forgot the one thing 1 wanted. We Don t have decent Nutcracker in the House. I always have to borrow one. With All Holiday company coming i la have to try to borrow one Ardour friends Are having company Are born not made. This remark was a Challenge. I said to my wife you think i forgot you still have a couple of gifts to open. And i helped her with the scissors As she Twan ged the cords and Tore at the heavy wrapper. What on Earth. Was her remark. But then i got the thing set up and screwed to the dining room table with a Clainos and showed her How you could take a resizing die insert it in the re loading press put a stubborn Walnut on top of the Piston and by lifting the machine s handle make Contact with the Shell Holder and the die then there is a controlled crack of the nutshell and the husks Don t Fly All Over. Who will go to Ireland for the sixth consecutive year the Rod and gun association will pick up the Tab for a group of . Forces anglers who will be selected by a drawing and offered a trip to 16 individuals were chosen on the basis of one Angler per 4,000 members of a land or regional Council. Baden Wert Tennberg for example with 10,639 members was allowed a quota of not represented directly at the association executive Board meetings will still be allotted one member each the names to resubmitted by the respective regional Council Belgium Greece Iceland Iran Lybia and the Netherlands directly to the association Headquarters prior to the drawing. Clubs in other regions Iberia Italy Turkey Aud the United kingdom May also submit one name each for the drawing. The quota has been increased however for Germany clubs i which rests the bulk of the association membership. The Baden we Kruemberg quota goes up from two to three Bavaria with 15,241 members goes from three to me Hesse 10,638, from two to three and Chi Nelund Imus with 16,965, fro four to five. As a result of the new quotas 21 anglers will be sent to Ireland for one week at the expense of the association. Individuals who missed out on the drawing Are also Welcome o participate. Hie Cost is about $200 per Angler for round trip flight hotel and meals car rental and ail fishing fees. Final games determine setups ., Germany playoffs next week be �. Kit ,. ,._ by Ben Abrams staff write Darmstadt is the final week of action in regular season play is expected to set the stage for playoffs in Lon Donand Germany for berths in the annual Safe basketball championships scheduled for London s South Ruislip gymnasium feb. 6-10. Wethersfield has make up games with Lakenheath and Mij Den Hall thursday and Friday needing Only one win for a fifth place finish in the Pennant race and a spot in the playoffs to determine the S second entry along with Tipper Heyford High school basketball Bine division a Lott pet. Frankfurt. 8 0 1.000heidelberg6 0 1.000 4 2 .667munich ,.i., c 2 .500 Mannheim 2 4 .333nuernberg.i, 2 4 .333 Stuttgart 0 6 .000 red division won lost pet. Karlsruhe 6 0 1.000 Baum older 4 2 .667 Augsburg 2 .667 Wuerzburg. 4,3 .667berlin 3 3 .500 Blob org 3 3 .500 Blob org 3 .500bad Krneti Naeb 0 6 .000 Bremerhaven 6 .000 Western div Sioa won Loit pet. Shape 0 0 1,000 Laben heat. B 0 1.000london" 4 2 wet Brussels 1 5 .101brunssum 6 .j87 upper Hoy Ford. 0 6 .000. Italy division won lost pet. Vlcen7.a 1 0 1, 000notre Dame 2 1 .607 overseas 2 1 .667 Naples 1 j .800 Livorno 0 3 .000 Spain division won lost 0 i .833 Seville a 4 2 of Rota 3 3 .600kenltraa. 0 6 .000 Junior High Basket Ball Southern league 9th Grade won lost Petr Tifin Maln 4 1 .800 Kutser Slauter 5 j.833i a nasena3 3 500 Rumstein 2 5 .586 harm 1 5 .107 in the Safe eliminations. The raiders own a 10-6 Mark. Ben Waters finished with a 10-8mark and losses to both the marauders and eagles will drop the raiders into a tie with the phantoms. If that should happen fifth place in the standings will be determined by a Coin the Germany conference race Ramstein needs a Victory teams and the Darmstadt comets who won a Small unit tournament comprise that fiem Ramstein will qualify for the Safe eliminations automatically if it wins the conference Playoffs take place Jan. 27-29 at South Ruislip an the Germany eliminations Are scheduled at the Home of the Sec am in Cueua Vic our suite Ruiea i m Nom 01 mover Hof to Clinch a Champion Ond place finisher Jan. 29-feb. 1. Ship. A Rhein Hain Victory Over Sembach wednesday night Cou pled with a Hof Victory Over therms on saturday would create a tie for the league Sembach Victory Over the rockets creates a tie for second place and would necessitate a one game playoff to determine the second and third slots for the Germany playoffs the second third and fourth place league two other tournaments rescheduled to Send champions and runners up to the Safe eliminations. Torrejon Aviano wheelus Naples Moron Rota Kenitra and the . Canopus Are vying for the right to rep resent Spain. Ten teams from the easter Mediterranean area will Battle for the slots allowed the Mediterranean conference. -.5local sports braves following trend to Mahe homers easier 7th and 8th grades won los Ramstein Van Tasens Rhein mule Halm. Northern league 9th Grade won lost Wiesbaden 5 1bonn 5 l Frankfurt 4 3g&ossen. 2 4 Fatiau 0 7 7th and 8th grades won los Frankfurt 6 i Wiesbaden 4 3 Hunau 4 3bonn 2 4 0 6 pet. 1.000 500 .400 .333 .167 pet. .833 -833 .571 .3 13 000 pet. .833 .087 .571 .333 .000 Western league 7th and 8th grades won Kostlan Stuhl 3 i Seni Bai i 2 1spunudahlcm 0 2 Safe Spain Morocco basketball league won to torn Jon j4 4 Moron 14 4 hot 6 12 Cuno Pua 2 16 Usa eur women s basketball won lost pet. Shape 8 0 1.000 Frankfurt 6 6 .645 a funds Lull 6 .455 Stuttgart 3 6 2jvol mum is 1 ii j pet. ,cu7 .6ffl .000 pet.77s 77b .333 .111 Atlanta a. A Fol lowing a trend to give hitters More of a break the at ant baseball club has announced it will shorten the Power alleys inthe braves Park for the 1969 William c. Bartho Lomay told stockholders at the annual meeting that the fences will be moved in from 385 to 375feet from Home plate in the area Between Centerfield and the fou posts. I r in dead Center the. Six foot Fence Yll be moved in by two feet to 400i White the 330-Footdistance to the foul poles will remain the , the los Angeles dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies also of the National league and Chicago of the american league had announced they were reducing the distance to Home run territory. The moves came after a sea son in which the pitchers held perhaps their greatest Edge Ever Over the hitters and batting averages plummeted in the major leagues. This is Only a temporary move Bartholomay said. Cur Long Range plan is to adjust the playing Field and use the Natur special tips defeat 2 171 la for 5-0 Mark to Eslingen Germany special the support coid special tips scored an easy 94-52 Triumph Over the 237th engr in Here monday Victory left special tips tied for first place in the seventh army support Cynd Southern Region battalion level league with the 385ih my in. Both teams now own 5-0 Foster scored 21 Points to set the Pace for the was backed by Sylvester Tripplett with 18 and Herb shed Rick and Bob Berg with 14 apiece. Special tips built up a 43-29halftime Lead and then coasted to Victory. Al Concrete Walls As would not Only retain the excitement of a Home run but also add the excitement of line drives Chroming off the an adjustment could be accomplished by re designing the Field and moving it slightly towards Centerfield he said. Of course we also think the present adjustment of the fences will contribute to the improvement of hitting and put More excitement into games atthe during the 1968 season 85home runs were hit out of at Lanta stadium 43 by the 1966, the braves first year Here Atlanta hitters put 119balls out of the Park and visit ing sluggers got 82 homers. Toronto won t play 69 soccer season Toronto up1 the Toron to Falcons will not play this year in the reorganized North american soccer league club president Joseph a. Peters said Here. The Nail which last fall decided against league play fur 1969, has reversed its to eight of the original 7 t. will compete next said he would have liked to continue in the league but there was no Way that he could Field a representative team Between now and the beginning of april a s sign working pact with Des Moines Oakland. Calif. Ltd the Oakland athletics saturday announced the signing of triple a working agreement with Des Moines of the newly formed american association. The pact with the Iowa club completes the athletics farm system for the 1969 baseball season. Other Oakland affiliations include Birmingham at the double a level and Lodi Burlington and Tri cities i class a Ball
