European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 20, 1973, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday november 20, 1973 Colacchio turns in his striped shirt . Officials a fief retires offer 12 years Many games by Duke Hunts a . Bureau Mildenhall England is he Calls emas he sees pm and has been doing so for the past dozen years. His career As a player and official in service sports spans More than two dec  Tom Colacchio pulled off his striped shirt and Cap after last month s . Grid finale at Alconbury he was doing it for the last time. The celebrated . Commissioner of officials and head referee Over Here the past five years had worked his last game. It was a cold autumn sunday but few in attendance thought of the game As Colacchio s last As an arbitrator. There were still Post season games to be played and the basketball season was just around the Corner. He did t say then that he was quitting although he hinted As much. Monday he made it offi Cial announcing his retirement from the world of service refs and umpires. Why at 43 is he bringing Down the curtain on a Long running play he readily concedes is More enjoyment than work i thought about giving it up All summer and autumn he re lated with a pronounced new England accent. It s been Good to me but i feel now is the time to get out. Ill be Able to devote More time to the commissioner s Job and have More time for my wife Peggy and son Mark he continued. You know what Peggy has brought Mark to hundreds of games just so he d know he had a father he joked in reflecting Back on the countless nights and weekends spent away from Home. But enough is  enough to Colacchio Means 74 regular season games nine exhibition tilts two All Star classics and five Safe championship games. But that s Only football. He has worked the basketball court and the baseball softball Fields As Well. And All that followed a play ing career where he was twice named As the All Safe third baseman and once to the All Acaf softball dream team. He has refereed three Safe championship basketball games the Safe baseball Champion ship in 1969 and has five years experience in the Florida High brazilian Driver Brazil s Roberto Correa drives around Mark Dohner of Bradley during second half action in the braves brazilian nationals Basket Ball game at Peoria 111. Bradley won the game 91-68. Up photo Fraser expects aussies to beat . For cup Melbourne up the australian Davis cup team put the Usa labels on their lug Gage monday and readied for yet another Davis cup clash with the United states. Australian team Captain Neal Fraser bursting with Confidence after his teams 4-1 semifinal win Over Czechoslovakia at Koo Yoong Center court said the United states could Field anyone it liked in the cup lineup. We moved this Way at the cup meeting at Wimbledon this year i think our boys Rod Laver Ken Rosewall and John Newcorn be. Can take the ." school and College system. He has been a fixture at Safe football championships in recent years but this year did t submit his name. I had just about made up my mind about quitting and wanted to let our other Guys have a crack at it Tom Colacchio. He s a Spectator you know the . Officials who had never worked a title game and were leaving after this season. The . S senior official was invited to work the Turkey bowl Between the Safe All stars and Rhode Island at rocket stadium but turned the offer Down. I never really considered it. I had already made up my mind to make my break when the offer came to work the Rhode Island game he said. Tom figures the hardest thing for an official is to learn to shut out the crowd noise especially in the limited confines of a Basket Ball court. Concentration is a must and you can t let the crowd get to you. They Call it Rabbit ears and it has done in Many a newcomer. Tune out the crowd noise and concen trate that s the  has he Ever made a bad Call we re Only human he smiled. We All miss one now and again just like the players miss a Block or an easy Layup. It happens to the  one such mistake that Colacchio remembers Well happened on an attempted Field goal. Unbelievable says Lyle after draw Frankfurt a unbelievable growled american heavyweight Ron Lyle. Fair and Correct asserted Argentina s Gregorio Peralta. But German newspapers sided with Lyle after his 10-round rematch with Peralta saturday night in Frankfurt was ruled a  beat Peralta without re Spect or pity commented the Frankfurter All Gemeiner. It will remain a secret How the ring jury decided on a  Peralta s flattering draw against Lyle headlined the mass circulation Bild am  ring experts thought Lyle had won reported the Aben Post achtau Sogabe. Our card showed him two rounds  Lyle fifth ranked behind Champion George Foreman Cut Peralta s right Eyebrow raised welts on his Cheeks bloodied his nose and bruised his body. I threw three jabs for every one of his declared the Denver fighter. He never hit me All Hawks Triumph Over Birkenfeld Hahn Germany air Force the Hahn Hawks wound up their preseason basketball Campaign Here sunday by taking a 101-73 verdict from Birkenfeld. Vince Johnson paced the Hawks with 28 Points and Carlos Emanuel chipped in with 24. Mike Wilson also contributed 17 Points to the winning cause. Birkenfeld had four men in double figures but Bill Werner was top Man with Only 15. Grad Bowser scored 14, Rolf Johanson added 13 and Garland Nobles finished with 10. Night. I had to have won at least seven  Peralta who is ranked 10th, set the Pace in the first four rounds but began to fade As Lyle s stunning jabs started scoring regularly in the seventh round. By the 10th, he had wilted bleed ing from the Eyebrow although still on his  s manager Irwin Rosee insisted the decision was manipulated. I paid $325 in ring fees and the jury would t even let me look at their scorecards he declared. Ron will never fight in Ger Many again unless we get a guar Antee of Neutral officials Rosee added. The kick was no Good he re lated but for some reason i blew the whistle like you do on an extra Point. That made the Ball dead and nullified an 88-Yard re turn. I had a hard time explain ing it to the coach. Yes he coach was Mike Carmichael he laughed. In looking ahead to the future Colacchio admits he would Wel come the return of baseball in the . But even that a game he has played and Umpire would t pull him out of retire  would t Umpire again. No Way. But i d like to see the game played again Here from a fan s standpoint and it would be a boost for our Over All program. You know baseball was once the number two sport Over Here. Just a Shade behind football. Then softball expanded and base Ball kind of died out. Money. Interest. I really Don t know Why it was dropped but i d like to see it  As he can t pinpoint the reason s for the abolition of . Baseball he can t put his Finger on the reason Why Basket Ball attendance has fallen in re cent years. In the mid-60s we packed pm in but now we draw the players wives kids and a few others. Perhaps the Competition in t what it once was. Back Home Marlboro mass we have hockey at the same time and it cuts into basketball Gates. But Here i just Don t know Why More people Don t turn  will continue to come out himself for basketball and other sports As part of his Job As commissioner. Ill be Able to enjoy the games More As a Spectator and that s going to be a plus. Watching this year s Safe football championship from the sidelines was a real  his Days of calling emas he sees pm Are now history. Ill miss it. No doubt. It s been Good to me. They say refs Don t have any friends but i be made a lot of them right out there he said pointing towards the empty Mildenhall football Field. Dooley s Conquest tops Drake smoker Frankfurt Germany army boxing returned to the Drake Cavern gymnasium for the first time since 1957 and Tim Dooley racked up the Only Short of the distance Victory to High Light a 13-bout smoker before a packed House of nearly 1,000. Dooley 187 from Sec Btry 2nd in 6th arty got the Best of a slug est despite giving away 17 pounds to Jesse Moore he co disco in a heavyweight con test. The bout was stopped at 2 50 of the second round. Tournament director Sam Corallo noted that fights were not restricted to traditional ring classes in order to better match the weights of boxers participating since All were Novice fighters. Because of the enthusiastic response from both boxers and spectators Corallo said he plans another smoker in december with the site and Date to be announced at a later time. The results 145 pounds Romeo Cocab co 2nd in 48th inf dec Leonardo Billar real Csc 3rd in 33rd army Kenneth Jordan a co 2nd in 48th inf dec Brad Ford Freeman he co disco Joe Williams b co 403rd St in dec Chester Weathers Csc 2nd in 48th inf. 150 pounds Carlos Jackson he Btry div arty dec Jeffrie Pollard a co 2nd in 48th inf. 156 pounds Marne Branch c co 1st in 36th inf dec Robert Jordan Csc 2nd in 49th inf Vincent Hills b co 2nd in 48th inf dec Richard Crete b co 143rd signal in. 166 pounds Daniel Kalfas d co 23rd engr in dec Ernest Wilson he co 1st in 48th inf. 172 pounds Leonard Messner a Btry 2nd in 73rd arty dec Ron Dudley Freedom House Gellhausen Dwight Walker b co 2nd in 48th inf dec Rich Ard damask c co 23rd engr in John Nie Moore a co 2nd in 48th inf dec Stanley Harris c co 2nd in 48th inf. Heavyweight Timothy Dooley Sec Btry 2nd in 6th arty won by retire ment Over Jesse Moore he co disco 2 50, 2nd Tommie a very c Btry 2nd in 27th arty dec Samoa a Tlona he co 3rd in 33rd army Jessie Mason Csc 2nd in 48th inf dec William Dick in he co disco