European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday february 16, 1969 the stars and stripes Page 21 raiders knights capture prep mat crowns by Ben Abram staff writer Wiesbaden is Classi was spelled with a capital a saturday As the Kaiserslautern red raiders and Karlsruhe knights walked off with Theu Desea class a and class b wrestling championships respectively the red raiders of Joe Steffanson three individual titles and scored 60 Points to nose out Host Wiesbaden for the class a laurels. The warriors tallied 58,Karlsruhe won class b with 41 Points. Baum older s buc amassed 34 for Ruane sup honors. Steve Stevenson Ron och Seand Ivan Rodriquez won Indi the champs Seise Pierre Peterson Rodriguez i visual titles for the red Raider with Rodriguez Triumph Over Karlsruhe s Rudy David in the175-Pound class wrapping up the Bunting. Ochse prevailed in the133-Pound bracket with a decision Over Baum older s Bob Burnstine. Stevenson closing out a Brilliant career which saw him com pile a 72-1-1 Overall record was acclaimed the meet s outstand ing wrestler in a vote of the coaches. He won the 112-Pound title with a bloody verdict Over Wiesbaden s Gregg Dunn in the Only had to head championship Battle Between the two title con outstanding wrestler award was the second Stevenson has earned. He won it As a Sopho More in 1967. Last year he injured a knee in the first round of the finals and was beaten whence tried to wrestle in the next round and the leg did t hold was the Only school to win More than on championship. Upper Heyford Karlsruhe Heidelberg Munich Wiesbaden London Madrid Brussels and Stuttgart All took one apiece. Upper Heyford s Cornell Lofto Defeated Pitburg s Craig Hal agian 1-0, in an overtime 112-Pound Battle Hector Seise ran his record to 18-1-1 for the Yea when he whipped Stuttgart s Bob Bassler to take the 103-Poundtitle for Karlsruhe. Southern regional 120-Poundchampion Dwight Jones prevailed for Heidelberg by de visioning Northern regional King pin Peter Wallace of Kaiserslautern and Munich s Nemo Pierre registered the Only pin inthe championships with a 5 39 Conquest of Mannheim s Steve Darner in the 133-Pound bracket. Wiesbaden had a Man battling for the 138, 145 and 154-Pound divisions but Only the Little Guy Steve Thomas was Able to come through with a whipped Karlsruhe s John Zamecki. Warrior 145-Pounderphil Fahey bowed to London s John Schick and Madrid s Ron Peterson ended the Warrior title aspirations with a decision Verben Breese. Wiesbaden entered the championship matches holding a 55-51 Edge Over the eventual titlist. The wins by Stevenson Andoche put a Tom ahead by two Points but Thomas got the warriors Back into command. Wife Fahey and Breese went Downto defeat Kaiserslautern with a Man in both the 175-Poundand unlimited finals needed Only one win for the title. Rodriguez got it in the 175-Pounder. Brussels John thro Nippe Munich s Jim Smith for the 165 Pound title and Stuttgart s Bil Lgraham outlasted the red raid ers Mike Giese in the Battle of the big boys Schick Rodriguez and Gra Ham wound up 1968-69 Competition with 17-0 records Steven son and Thomas upped their unblemished Marks to 16-0, Peter son finished with a 15-0 record thro triumphed in All of his 13 bouts during the Campaign an Pierre won an even dozen matches in perfect style. Jon Sand Ochse each won 17 times during the year but each was beaten once in route. Both Steffan and Karlsruhe snello Rinoldi won Champion ships in their first year As mat coach. Steffan moved into Kaiserslautern from Ankara where local sports he had been basketball is the football coach at Karlsruhe and this year inherited the extra duties of mat Boss the boys really worked hard for the championship both coaches said following presentations. Trailing Kaiserslautern an Wiesbaden in class a Competition were Munich 33london 31stuttgart 28heidelberg 25mannheim 23laken Heath 15madrid 12frank Furt 11 and Nuernberg 6. Upper hey Ford beat out bit Burg for third place among the b schools 14-13. Brussels tallied12 Points and Vicenza followed with 11, Augsburg 7naples 6livorno 5rota 4keni tra 3seville 2 and Berliand shape one each trailed. Wuerzburg did t score. 0 Stevenson Schuk Davis cup finals slated in Cleveland Cleveland Ohio a the United states Lawn Tennis association has announced the1969 Challenge round Davis cup Tennis matches will be held i Cleveland in september. Robert Malaga association executive director said no pre Cise dates had been set for the Challenge round the final round in annual Davis cup Challenge round was played at Cleveland s Harold courts once before in 1964. The 1939 matches will make the courts the scene of two successive american championship defense efforts the present championship team won its quarterfinal Victory Over Spain on the Clevelan courts ast summer. As the cur rent holders of the 69-year-Oldcup, the americans will not have to play until the Challe Geround this year. Flyweight to Battle Tokyo a former world flyweight Champion Hiroyuki Ebi Hara of Japan will meet Jose Severino of Brazil March 14 Tatsao Paulo in an elimination Boul for the vacant world flyweight use be Llara s manager announced Here. Title bound Karlsruhe s Hector Seise onto applies the pressure to Stuttgart s Bob Bassler in their 112-Pound title match in the High school wrestling championships. Seise Tooka 1-0 decision to help Karlsruhe Annex the class b use. Kaiserslautern won class the wrestling summaries Shamplo Nihls matche 96 in Cornell Lofton us dec Craig Lagisa bit t-0, of. 103 la Hector Sofee Karls Deo to Brassier Stutt 1-0. 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Patrick trophy to Hull new York a Gordi Howe of Detroit the National hockey league s career goal scoring Leader and Clarence Campbell the league president will be among those present when Bobby Hull of the Chica Oblack Hawks receives the 1969 tester Patrick trophy. Unlimited Domian
