European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday May 16, 1977 Williams Downs fall to no. 2 qualifiers the stars and stripes Page 25 Dube Earley win masters crowns Bubo Modem staff writer Heidelberg is two veterans at Abc wisc masters wars. Larry Dube of Kaiserslautern and Marge Earley of Kitzinger finally won the big one in front of Lowling s or. Big Here sunday. Dube brought out that Campbell bar Racks lanes House Ball that he used to rip off a 1300-plus, six game Block saturday put it into action again and carted off the coveted title that he has been trying Formant years to win. East German bom Earley. Who took up Bowling in Georgia where she was naturalized had what she called the most Beautiful Day in my life when she won the masters title and was rewarded with a kiss from Earl Anthony. And then she nearly Defeated the greatest pro Bowler in history in an exhibition match afterwards losing 210-203. Dube and Earley both the no. 2 Quali Fiers whipped Lee Williams of Span Dah Lem and Pat Downs of Naples the no. 1 qualifiers after 30 and 20 games respectively in the finals before a Jam packed audience of 300 Bowling enthusiasts. The title for Dube was a Long time in coming. He had been in the masters four times before and this was his second time in the final five Roll offs. He was the no. 4 qualifier last year and lost to Span Dah Lem s Ace lefty Neely the no. 3 qualifier. But this was Dube s year. The Man with probably the most wicked Hook of All Europe s Premier bowlers first sent Gene Shoemaker of Mannheim the no. 5 Quali Fier and the 1974 masters Champ to the sidelines. Dube demonstrated that devastating Hook again when he whipped Williams by 47 pins in the three game finals 585 to 538. The right handed Dube had games of 200.201 and 181 while Williams could Muster Only 175-180-183. After setting a masters record with a 202 average Over the 30-game qualifying route. The Dube Shoemaker match was the Best in the men s Competition. The huge men were playing the inside line on lanes 5 and 6 and begin trading strikes in the open ing game. Dube started in the third Frame with four in a Row. And Shoemaker in the fourth with a five Bagger. Shoemaker won the same 222-210 Shoemaker was rocking along with a 14 pin Lead until the fifth Frame of the second game when he got Hung up with a 5-10 split. Then a 5-7 split in the ninth killed any Hance of he had of becoming the second two time masters Winner. Dube finished the 10th with two strikes and a nine count winning the game 203-173 and the Over All match 41.1-395.Williams, who May have gotten cold sit Ting on the sidelines too Long could never get unt racked against Dube. He was unable to find the line and it was a shame. Dube and Williams rolled the entire tournament together and had become great friends. When Dube ousted Shoemaker Williams was so elated that he rushed up and threw his arms around Larry. He s such a great human being Wil Liams started the match by chopping the Kuringer s Marge Earley. Earns a kiss from Earl Anthony word s Larry Dube wins with House Ball in fifth try three off the nine. But he marked out including a Turkey for a 200. A 4-9 split in the second Frame a miss in the sixth when he chopped the two off the five and a 6-7-10 split in the 10th put Williams 25 pins behind after the first game of the three game the second game. Dube would t let his Friend Williams up for air As he marked All the Way up to the 10th. Working on a Turkey Dube opened in the 10th with a 6-7 split for a 204 game. Williams failed to get a double in his 180 game which included one took a 49-pin difference into the final game and had nine pin spares the first six frames. With an 8-10 split in the eighth Frame he wound up with a 181 game Williams on his last Ball turned to the storekeeper saying if i can get nine. Ican beat him. Williams threw that strike of his that blistered these lanes so regularly the two previous two Days but it came too old Man ran out of Gas said Wil Liams an alternate who came in and stole the show Here for the first two Days. Earley. The 1975 wisc All Star All events Champion Defeated dowry 533-508 to make the third time a Charm. Marge was the no. 4 masters qualifier in 1975 and no. 3 last year but had never before made the finals. A poor first game which included three splits put Downs 29 pins behind As Earley won the first game. 180-151. Downs had an open and a split in the second game losing by six 186-180. She went into the final game 35 pins behind and. Just like Wil Liams won it 177-167, but nut by nearly , a right hander finally got to the finals by Downing Betty Field of hamslcin.369-331. Earley had games of 211 and 158 while Field the no. 4 qualifier rolled 185 and 146.Field, in a pressure match against 1977 wisc All Star tournament Champion Jan i Schul of Hahn needed two strikes in the 10th Tram and a High count to win. She put the Ball h the pocket twice for strikes and then Fin shed with an eight count to win the open no women s match 372-368. Field record games of 203 and 169 while Eisenhut Cardi 1186 and 182.Field won another close match by eliminating Claudine red Jackson by nine pins. 348-339. Held rolled 167 and 181 while Jackson posted 153 and 186. Aschaffenbur captures Grafe Wohr track Grafe Wohr Germany Aschaffenbur outlasted the Field to win the abbreviated Grafe Wohr invitational track and Field meet Here half the events in a Normal track Hurt were run. But Grafe Wohr sports offi Cial Havi scheduled a full one Day me tuna i turn no it 8 a m ast Lief Funburg had 58 Points. Amberg Tim Lii to with 49 Points. Darmstadt .18 and feed Borg scored 20.atuscti s Herbert mattock and wer theim s Mike a Ner were the individual with two firsts arid a second mattock won the Long and triple jumps and was second in the 200 meters Risner scored All his Point in the weights triumphing in the discus and Hammer throw after placing second m the shot. A Shaffen burgs Vaughn Pate was the Only Othi r double Winner lie won twin Ihu 200 and -1w hurdles. Re meter. I f � i i a �t3 i 1 we vet err i act a a Faith Mur Adlei a it. I 4v l 1 t h bet j Jav Kir Fri h.-, a i at Ditz t i. I i mauve of fit a j Cav Shoemaker Defeated no. 4 qualifier Jim Hicks of Ramstein 424-357 on games of 225 and 199. Hicks plagued by splits could manage Only 168 and 189. In another tight match. Shoemaker ousted Wei Brincken s Dave Archer the no. 3 qualifier 371-366. Archer expected by Many to win Here needed a strike on his last Ball to tie. Lasted he got a solid eight pins on a great hit to end any Homes of win Ning his first masters Crown. Frustrated three times in the final five. Archer is heading for the pros. On Nis Success Dube said i am numbed this is hard to Marge was teary eyed and was embraced by her old Friend. Dube. Anthony put the traditional Green Mas ters coat on both of them he put Larry s coat on Marge and it swallowed her and then draped Marge s Coal on Larry s Broad shoulders. The planned joke brought Dow the House he re. It was a Day no one present will forget especially Earley or Dube 11th signal quintet captures Darmstadt a a tourney Darmstadt. Germany c co Ullh signal in routed d co. 547th engr in 81-54, to win the Darmstadt German Ameri can week basketball tournament. The two . Army team reached the final by taking narrow victories Over German quintets. The Ullh signal the Darmstadt spoils club. 54-51, and the 547ih five edged Ober rams Adl. 4s-47 target Florio Spectator killed . 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