European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday May z6, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 25 prep r pickings by Ben Abrams Chison have their fans eyeing contender s role after fast Start in West the nominations Are in or the 13th annual Stan & stripes athletes of the year 13th or the men that is and the third since the women s program was developed to its full program status and the panel will be meeting shortly to determine who the 1977standouts will be. The panel consists of Bonn principal Gordon Gartner Berlin basketball coach Byron Smith Pitburg athletic director Jack Nicholson Munich basketball coach Ernie Butler. Dodd eur women s sports coordinator Jean Hanson an prep Pidan s. We anticipate a Tough Job because there Are so Many very Fine athletes with outstand ing qualifications to choose from As successors to Kaiser Slatum s Harriett Smith and upper Heyford Lynne Chapman the 1976 top performers. Prev Toni winners were wry Brennan Rafort ims Bob Locke Madrid 1966 Fred Cheeks bad Krenach. 1917 de Latimer upper Heyford is Bob Busell Hei Delberg 19 1 Leo Johnson Berlin 1970 Mark Friedman Vicenza 1971 Harry Smith Berlin 197z Dave Barnes Torrejon 1973 Dong Henderson Frankfort 1974 Rand Smith Berlin and Chris Foster Boon 197s and Barriett Smith and Chapman 1971. Thumbnail sketches of nominees the judges have letters of much More detail to sift through before making the final decisions but Here is a thumbnail sketch of each of the 1977 nominees alphabetically by Aviano Mary Broom. Senior. All tournament map in Italy regional volleyball All conference All tournament All Europe basketball player very Fine track performer. Berun Becky Dean. Aloo moment in volleyball Germany Dodd eur women s Berlin Don Kennedy. Junior. All conference football All conference All Tournai meat and map in Germany class b and 88 All Europe basketball. Bremerhaven Lisa Putnam. Senior. All conference volleyball All conference All Toum Ament All Europe basketball very Fine performer in track. Brussels Jackie Laberge. Senior. Outstanding in Cross country All conference Benelux All Toum Ament map All Europe in basketball outstanding Tennis player. Frankfurt Brenda Givens. Senior. Good basketball player outstanding track & Field performer in the dashes and Long jump. Frankfurt Mike fioritto. Junior. All conference linebacker in football very Fine wrestler very Fine Weightman in Esau. Senior. Very Fine volleyball performer outstand ing in Muller. Senior. Outstanding soccer player very Good Long Heidelberg Linda Stater. Sophomore. Third in German Cross country meet All conference All Toum Ament second team All Europe in basketball very Fine runner in Fuentes. Germany Dodd eur men s singles Tennis Champi Jones. Sophomore. Outstanding in volleyball All conference in basketball Long jumper Good dash competitor in track and Hughes. Junior. Strong Cross country runner map on team All con Ference All tournament incas Kerbau very Fine Davenport. Senior. Two Way performer in football Germany Dod Doeur 147-Dound wrestling Champion Long Juniper hurdler in track. New York Yankees a Kaiserslautern Lua Minter. Senior. Very Fine volleyball player All conference shortstop Bucky Dent a Chicago White sox fans Are bubbling with enthusiasm again but no one s ready to predict that an Amer ican league West championship Bann Erwill Fly atop Comiskey Park in 1977. Nevertheless new and improved is the Story of the 1977 sox. Picked to finish near the Bottom in their division the sox Are off to their Best Startin recent years and after 37 games find themselves in second place 2v4 game behind Minnesota. Its doubtful anyone figures the sox Cango All the Way to the top after finishing last is the division with just 64 victories in 1976.but they May be Able to make things inter Esting with a break Here or be got a Good feeling on this team says Richie Zisk acquire Eden an off season Trade with Pittsburgh for pitchers Rich Gossage and Terry Forster. We never Gentoo High after a win and Don t get too Low after a know we be got a Good bal club and we just a out and play our game Zisk Bill Veeck and general manager Roland Hemond have been Given a great Deal of the credit for the team s turnabout although Chicago failed to sign any of the glamorous free agents on the Market last sox instead went for Steve Stone Royle Stillman Tim Nordbrook and Eri soderholm none of whom were stars with their former teams. Stone and soderholm along with Zisk Oscar Gamble and Lerrin Lagrow two other Trade acquisitions have played a significant role in the team s risen Zisk the sox acquired the Power hitter they be lacked since Dick Allen left Richie Zisk. Sox Power hitter runs the White sox have turned Boos to cheers and increased attendance at Home games by More than 60,000 Over the Sam period a year ago. The fans have been great Zisk deserve a Winner. I just Hope we can give it to Walther the team in 1975. And despite playing in Ballpark he Calls a Dungeon because of. i football All second team All Europe in basketball tied Dodd eur record in Low Bur 5sshteyball All conference All tournament in basketball outstanding in dashes and jumps in All conference. All Europe in football All con. in basketball very or in track and Fielce All Europe in football Germany Dodd eur 185i�und Champion in wrestling outstanding soccer player on a Champion Naples Qutul Ferguson. Senior. All conference in football Italy 200, 400. 800 meter Jelev. Frem. Strong in Cross country Fine by netball Vul senior. All conference All Europe in foot us All Confer. All Europe in football All conference a jump discs and shot put to track. Senior. All Toum Ament. Map in volleyball All conference re Waight year in basketball Spain division women s senior. Alkon Ference. All Europe in football All Confer Dir open basketball Spain division men s single Champion in Penza Lauretta Martini. Senior. Standout invoke Kjall Alkon Ference. All tour All conference in football very Good in Basket volleyball All Conler a shot steels senior. All conference All Europe in football All con Fer or us Jwta basketball Spain Champu Long jumper shot Putter in track and Field. Its vast dimensions the 28-year-old slug Ger currently sports a .311 batting aver age leads the american league with 12home runs and is third in Bis with 32. Gamble who came to Chicago from the new York Yankees As part of a Trade for cd Dent has been used As designated hitter against right handed pitching. He has responded with seven Home runs is rib and a .296 average. Stone a right handed Pitcher picked up from the Chicago cubs has won three games in a Row to boost his record to 44,his three losses have All been one run Deci Sions in which the opponent scored no More than three runs. Soderholm came from Minnesota to Winthe starting third base Job and is batting .322 with five homers while Lagrow Relief Pitcher acquired from St. Louis has a 1-0 record with a 1.08 the Shin of Jorge Orta Back to second base after an unhappy season in the Outfield the All around improved play Fochet Lemon and a league leading 46 Home 15-year-old Kos foe in first pro fight Orlando. Fla. A James Salerno a 15-year-old High school Sophomore became the youngest professional Boxer inthe . Tuesday night when he pounded out a four round unanimous decision Over Veteran Tiger Hall. Salerno 1s6, of Orlando dropped Hall inthe first round. It was the first time that Hall. 152v4, had Ever been floored. For Bis first pro fight Salerno received $100 and 25 per cent of the value of the tickets be personally sold for the fight. Salerno a middleweight had capture two Florida Golden gloves titles Over a 92 bout Amateur is no minimum age requirement in Florida for a fighter to turn pro. Continued from Page 21 pens Atlon in lieu of driving in the race. Watcher s decision was announced hours after members of the racing fraternity raised eyebrows about the Deal that apparently put Puterbaugh on the sidelines and Walther in the Driver s seat next sunday although there was no apparent Effort to mount a Boycott of the million Dollar race. I think it s a very unsportsmanlike thing said Driver John Mahler a late qualifier this year who was ousted in somewhat similar incident in 1971. It s a Damn shame somebody like Billy is treated in that manner. I think Sac should get off its. And change the said he thought the Rule should have been changed after 1971 when he qualified a backup car owned by Driver Dick Simon and was replaced behind the wheel by Simon when his own racer was person should be Able to buy his Way in agreed Frank Edroy chairman of sacs technical committee. The Man who qualifies a car should be entitled to Start the race. I think the Board of review should implement a Rule that a car and Driver qualified must Start the race barring Driver being injured or unable to Start for another Bona fide Miletich co owner of the car that two time race Winner Alu Raer will Start in the first Row said it gives Auto racing Ablack Eye. It s terrible when you can buy your Way in. I Don t think car owner should be Able to Seu after their car is qual Simpson who retired recently As an Active Driver and to co owner of the car Tobe driven by Swiss grand prix Ace Day regain in said that it s probably the worst thing i Ever heard in my 23 Yean in motor they allow Salt to Start As planned in Best 33 Drivers in the world Are starting it would be the 32 Best and one with a lot of Money. I think that s a had a perfect right to do said Lindsey Hopkins for Many years on of the most prominent personalities in Sac was t a popular decision and it was t what i would have done and it s too bad Billy is the victim. By Elkins had a Chance to unload and be did just
