European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 03, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday february 3, 1969 the stars and stripes Page 21 defenders Nab com i West Lead Kaiserslautern Germany special the Kaiserslautern defenders romped Over the Wei Bruecken jets Here twice this weekend to take the Lead in the com z Western league with a 10-2 record. The defenders chalked up a v abut of 8 weekends for yank ski outings easy on the pocket 100-69 Victory saturday and ongoing away 88-60 sunday against the weak jets who have won Only one of 12 league games. Bob Jackson paced saturday Victory with a 41-Point perform Ance. Clarence Mitchell and do Kennie backed him up with 15 and 14 tallies respectively. Don Nell Proctor was top Man for we Bruecken with 24. Mitchell took scoring Honor sunday with 23 tallies while Jackson added 21 and Don Mccorkle 16. Jim Upton paced the jets with 21 while Proctor had 19. Mannheim special Mannheim s cobras and the Worms wolverines took turn knocking each other out of a tie for the com z Western league Lead splitting their weekend series Here. The cobras took the saturday contest 85-70, behind Ron Brod ski s 29 Points but Ron Davis hit an equal number to spark the wolverines 86-83 Victor sunday. Both clubs have 9-3 rec ords and Are a full game behind Kaiserslautern which won both of its games from  started fast Satur Day running up a 48-30 Lead ased Waller added 20 and Ernest Barry 18. Davis hit 21, Ernie Reed 12 and Jack Belz and Larry Jordan 10 each for the losers. Sunday Davis was the Bigman with 29 while Reed chipped in 16 and Paul boumans 14 forthe wolverines who led 44-39 at the half. The cobras had six men i double figures despite the loss with Jenkins White getting 21,Moses Jenkins 14, Waller 13, Howard Edmundsen 12 and bar by and Brodski 10 apiece. Montreal goalie sent Back to Central Loop Montreal up Montreal canadians general manager Sam Pollock announced Here that the National hockey league club has returned goalkeeper Tony Esposito to the Houston apollos of the Central hockey league. Esposito played 13 games forthe canadians and had an aver age of 2.73 goals scored against him. The canadians enlisted Esposi to hastily when their two goalies were sidelined within afew Days of one another. Lome Gump Worsley has since recovered from a severe Case of nerves and rotation a Chon s broken Little Finger has mended. By Ben Abrams staff writer Cour Chevel Frances a High in the French Alps a group of american skiers enjoyed fabulous weekend recently. These weren t wealthy  were secretaries teachers . Servicemen and their wive who left the turmoil of everyday duties on a Friday afternoon flew to Geneva on a chartered plane and then were bused 86miles Over winding roads leading Ever upward to  o n e of the world famous ski resorts. And this was t a one shot trip Many of these same skiers have been making the same kind of trips practically every week end for three seasons now hit Ting All the elite resorts at Ridic Ulous prices around $50. This trip Cost All because they joined a ski club and gained strength in Unity. These americans happened to be members of the Frankfurt International and Wiesbaden ski clubs but americans belonging to clubs in Heidelberg ram Stein Pitburg Hahn Rhein main and other military locales enjoy stars and strips local sports the same  always has been big in Europe of course and it is Only natural that americans Over Here become involved in the sport Bob Horan president of the Frankfurt International ski club said. Opportunities to learn to ski Are available at Garmisch and Berchtesgaden and once a per son tries it he s usually bitten by the Bug. With More people showing such an interest All the time the next natural thing had to be clubs. The organization of ski the purpose of organization was to give skiers the Chance Roget together to set up a trip pro Gram to some of these top ski areas our 1968-69 program includes such places As Beirut Chamonix Grenoble Voss Cor bandits tip cards9 89 Larson subdues cowboys Aschaffenbur Germany j special Tom Gordon s heroics sparked the Smith Fiori ban dits to a tight 89-86 Victory Over the Graves ready cardinals her saturday night in Marne league action. Gordon hit a 25-foot jump shotto put the bandits in front for the first time with 2-41 remain ing. He had 33 Points for the night As the bandits came from46-45 Down at the half. Other Smith Fiori cagers i double figures were John Nelson with 11 and Steve Millard with10. For the cardinals Merl mor Gan scored 24 Points William Sherman added 22 and John West 12.the bandits evened their Loop record at 3-3 while Graves read dropped to 2-4. Kitzinger Germany Spe Cial Larson s hard pressing eagles stretched their winnings to six in a Row Here saturday and widened their Marne league Lead by defeating the Wertheim five Larson shooters hit i double figures with Bob Mcknight taking top honors with is 27 Points. Bill Egland hit he nets for 18, Henry Ross Andl Arine Starkey each contributed 16 and Greg Washington pumped All of his 11 Points in the last cowboys 104-96.the eagles now 6-1 in the league took an Early Lead inthe contest and by halftime held the cowboys 51-39. 504th admin go cops 4th army Cage Crown Goeppinger Germany Spe Cial the 504th administration co captured the 4th army div company level basketball championship Here sunday by defeat ing he co 3rd in 35th Armor 91-82, in a Best of three Gam final series Dick Brannon scored 22 Point for the winners but the Armor Quint s Randy Buss took Gam honors with 26. The 504th took the series opener in Bamberg saturday 78-76, but the 35th Armor comeback sunday to Square it 82-69. Five minutes of  cowboys who Are now 1-5 in Marne league standings had four double figure shooters. Al More Banton paced the loser with 20 Points Willis Claton hit for 18 and Bob Field and Jame Robinson chipped in 17 apiece. Com z East Loop rangers whip tankers twice hold advantage Fuerth Germany special William o. Darby s rangers survived a first half scare sat urday to sweep a two game series from the Johnson bar Racks tankers and remain in firm command of the com Eastern league race. The rangers rallied from a 47-44 deficit saturday to win easily 91-72, and then took Sun Day s contest easily 112-88. The rangers Are 14-2 in league play with Johnson having the same Mark but in reverse. Bill Sauls and Karl Forbes topped the winners both nights with Sauls hitting 26 and his mate 23 saturday while de her non added 17 and Willie Rod Gers 10, Roy Weide of the losers took game honors by pitching in30, with George Spencer adding 18 and Larry Hamilton 13 for Johnson. Sunday Forbes hit. For 22 an Sauls 21 in the rangers Well balanced attack which also included Rodgers with 18, Rich Tully with 14 and Elton Butlin with 13. Again a Tanker took High Point honors As Herbert Jones tossed in 31. Weide added 16, Paul Bernard 12, Patrick Hill toppers big Blue split Frankfurt special Frankfurt s Hill toppers bounced Back in the second half to take the Frankfurt Asa big Blue 85-74, saturday income z Northern league action after the big Blue had edged the league leaders 65-83, Friday on Herb Edwards Field goal at the Buzzer. Toe Hisiu Oppert Aba dropped Only their second game in 10 outings had to rally from a 38-32 deficit sunday. The Blue stayed at .500 w the 5-5.fou of the five  8g? Way after intermission wit i7own 8ieferd-hming16 of his 27, Charles Rudd 11 of his 15, Willie Brown All of his 10 and Dave key All of his Ninepoints. Bob Gregory also hit 15 for the winners Herb Edwards scored 25 for the Asa Quin sunday with Andy Balint adding 18 and Archie Taylor 17.saturday, Edwards tossed in his Winner fron the Corner and got 24 of Bis game High 3$ Points after intermission. Balint got All 11 in the second half and Bob Gilberg added 10 for the Blue which roared from a 36-20 deficit. Bob Guyn tallied 14, Sieferd 12 and Rudd 10 Fother Hill toppers. Ina and Cervin a for instance at a Price we could afford. We be been very fortunate i being Able to have an affiliation with ski club Taurus Hora continued. It is the largest and Best German ski club and its resident or. Joseph Pepi or an has helped us out a great Deal in making arrangements for All our trips. Ski club Taun Salso has made its facilities near Here in the Taurus Mountain available to our members and he association has done much inthe German american relations  is a Veteran skier and ski tour organizer. He was on of Germany s outstanding skiers n the 1948-53 Era and was member of the German olympic team in 1962. He has been prom nent in ski club Taurus activities since 1957.the plane trips Are of course he highlights of the season but the local clubs have something scheduled practically Ever weekend with prices ranging from a Low of $12 to a High of$235 this season. The Beirut trip was the big one but Horan said that it was the biggest bargain what with transportation goo hotel facilities All meals and special historic Side trips in addition to the skiing included. Savings Are immense for ski club members Horan said. It costs Only $5 for single member ship and $7 for family rates to join our club and the other clubs have comparable rates. As an example the transportation to Oslo and Back by commercial pres tin 11 and Cleveland Jones 0 for Johnson. Birndorf Germany Spe Ial the seventh army train no Center rangers took both ends of their com z Eastern league series against Finde Barracks 86-81 saturday and 92 83 sunday to even their record at 8-8. Chris Judd and Nathan Harris were the big guns saturday wit 29 and 20 Points respectively Ashe winners reversed a 46-45 Panzer halftime margin. Walter Nixon added 14 for the rangers. Roosevelt Howell s 21 Point stopped five in double figures for Pinder now 3-11. Others were Dave Laubacher 16mike Paige 15jim Shoberg 14 and Dick Adams 10. Harris was top Man Sunda with 29 and Ramer Holton contributed 22, Judd 18 and her Robinson 10 for the rangers on top Only 47-45 at  hit 29, Adams 23 and How Ell 15 for the panzers. Horan Erban Florida state Wridder killed in Auto crash Valdosta a. Up Mike Page a starting defensive Back on Florida state s football team and his wife were killed and another Florida state player was critically injured Friday in a car train collision  " is South i Riga City. Page 21, of Winter Haven,fla., and his wife were killed when a Southern railway freight hit their car and pushed it 200 feet Down he  injured was the Driver Floyd Ratliff 20, starting defensive end fron Jesup a. Plane is �170, but we Are Able to offer a four Day trip including practically everything for Only$86." Corrine Levesque a very Active member of the Wiesbaden club who served As tour captains the trip to Cour Chevel waxed enthusiastic Over the German american rapport which has de eloped through the Wiesbaden club and ski club Taurus. The skiing is the big thing of course she said but the skiing leads to so Many other important things. It gives us americans Golden opportunities broaden ourselves to meet such Fine people. Most of there mans who can ski so often go so far or pay the Price Are economically and socially on a strata above Many of us but they become very close friends not Only Here on the ski slopes but in every Day life. Ski clubs have brought Many people much closer together. And she continued the Opportunity for americans through ski club arrangement Sand cooperation with other clubs to ski anywhere m Europe at continued on p