European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 07, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday june 7, 1977 pacers Indiana s Benson to be no. 1 pick to remain of Bucks in Aba draft of collegians in Indiana Indianapolis up with another payroll finally met the Indiana pacers have begun a season ticket Sale drive to try to keep the troubled National basketball association club in team was bailed out of its latest financial crisis by $100,000 raised by local businessmen. The Money permitted pacers management to pay eight players on annual salaries As Well As its office ticket drive began when letters were mailed to last year s 3,800 season Ducat holders asking them if they d buy their seats mayor William Hudnut monday will officially kick off the Campaign to sell at least 8,000 season tickets a goal backers feel is realistic because the pacers averaged 10,500 fans a game at Home last team spokesman said Money from the season ticket sales will be put into an escrow account to protect the fans. Behind the scene negotiations with prospective buyers of the franchise continued but club president James Milliard said the pacers would not be sold to anyone who plans to move no. 1 priority now is to keep the team in Indianapolis Milliard said. New York a the Milwaukee Bucks arc proud to announce the selection of Kent Benson Center from the University of that pronouncement or words to that effect the Bucks will kick off the 1977 National basketball association draft of College Talent Friday at league Headquarters. The 10-round selection process will be conducted via a Telephone Hookup tying the 22 Aba teams with the league office. Pro scouts rate this As something less than a first rate crop of draftees. There Are Many prospects who Are considered potentially Good pros but the feeling is that most will need time to develop. There arc no dominating players and few whom the scouts feel can step right out of College and into an Aba starting Bucks who had the worst record in the Western conference won a Coin flip Back in april with the Kansas City Kings for the first Choice in the draft. They promptly announced they would take Benson the 6-fool-ll, 245-Pound Pivot Man who helped Indiana to the Mcaa title in 1975-76 but had injury problems and a subpar season As a senior. The Bucks have taken some heat for committing themselves to Benson but chief scout Rick Sund says it s not been from basketball people. He s a pure Center and Aba franchises Are built around Kings Felt the same Way but after losing out on Benson they decided there was no one else of his Caliper in the College crop. So they swung a three Way Deal with Seattle and Denver Landing towering Tommy Burleson from the sonics. We be been after Burleson for three years now. And we re Happy to finally land him said Kings general manager Joe Indiana s Kent Benson. Best among centers around fhe local sports scene Alaska gymnasts touring Germany Aschaffenbur Germany a seven member women s gymnastics team from Fairbanks. Alaska presently touring Germany will compete against a German club team Here wednesday evening. The american women gymnasts will Lake on a local team from sport club As a Hattenburg Mann 1863 with action to get under Way at 7 . In the schonber Halle in Aschaffenbur team is also scheduled to make appearances against six other German club teams mostly in the Munich area. Members of the team Are Barbie Barker. Suzy Burnett. Tamie Slater Lisa Story. Lofe Mcl Asee. Helene Magnase and Polly Bonne. The next Stop on the Lour for the fair Banks gymnasts will be Friday against turn Verein i gymnastics club Traunstein. East of Chi Emsee. Friday. On june 16 the americans take on to Munich a University club. They compete at Schloss Ehrenberg. 27 Kilometres South of ingols Ladt. On june 19. They appear at Hohhof. North of Munich june 21 and june 23 they Stop at Ott Brunn. Southwest of team returns to the states june 25. Officials at Aschaffenbur who said they had almost no Advance knowledge of the Lour said they had no More detailed in formation on times and places for the other appearances of the american gymnasts. Ramstein hosts mat school Ramstein Germany the first european wrestling school will be conducted at Ramstein Junior High school june 20-24. According to an announcement from Camp director Manny Davatelis. The commuter Camp will run in daily sessions from 9 . To i . It is open for All would be wrestlers High school wrestlers and coaches who arc interested m keeping up with the advanced techniques of the sport. Tuition is j40.davalelis. Coach of the Germany class a Champion Kaiserslautern red raiders will be assisted by former Ramstein air base wrestling coach Gary Mckee Dale Kestel coach of the Germany class b Baum older bucs and John Hohrn thaner of the Baum older guest instructors include Phil and Jim Kinyon and John Wright. Phil Kinyon is a former College Champion from Oklahoma state Jim Kinyon coaches at Colorado state and John Wright was the outstanding wrestler in the Germany Dod Doeur championships last february. Further information can be obtained by contacting Davatelis at Ramstein Mil 7104, 7105 or 6022, or at his Home 06374-1241. Small unit distance running Hahn Germany the Continental sports conference Small units distance running championships will be held sept. 17 Over a Cross country course Here. Hahn sports officials have one Day Competition consists of two categories the six mile event which begins at 10 . And the three mile con test that begins at 11 . All participants must meet the Safe a legibility rules outlined in safer 215-20 and May enter the following divisions open i no age limit Junior veterans 29-39 years old and senior s 40 years and Over there is an unlimited number of entries for each military Community and persons May enter As Many events As they wish. Runners must Register at the Hahn gym no iaterthan9 30a.m.points will be awarded to the first four places in each event 5-3-2-1. In Case of a tie. The team with the most first place finishers will further information persons May Call Sherwood Helms at Hahn Mil 7266 or 7725. Mainz pin meet at Mccully Mainz. Germany the Mainz Community will hold its women s Bowling championships june 15 at Mccully Barracks Here. Military persons from Mccully Lee and Azbill Barracks and Al then air Field Are eligible to enter the one Day event. For fur ther information Contact Jack Shuman at Mainz military 2354 816. The top six qualifiers will Advance to the v corps championships on june 25 at bad Kreuz Nach. . Semipro Grid teams play in Lan Stuhl thursday Lan Stuhl. Germany the third game Between the two . Semipro foot Ball teams touring Europe will be played Here thursday starting at 7 . At Lan Stuhl station a German soccer Field located behind the 2nd general Hospi Are 56.00 each or do equivalent and can be obtain at most military recreation centers or at the Gate. Although the starting time on the tickets Are 6 .and 6 30 . The sponsors of the game have set the time Back to7 . The first of the six game tour Between the Newton. Iowa Nile Hawks and the Chicago Lions both of the Northern states football league was played in ver Sailles France last thursday. A 103-Yard return of an intercepted pass helped the Nile Hawks gain a 20-6 in Lite France the second game of the series will be played at the Stade Nord More games Are scheduled in Austria. On june 12 the clubs will play in Vienna. Later games will be played in Graz and Leinz. Axelson who gave up Brian Taylor a line All around guard and the ninth pick in the first round of the draft to land Burleson. The trading of Taylor leaves the Kings with a gaping Hole in their backcourt. One they Are expected to fill by using the second Choice in the draft on a guard most Likely 6-foot-4 Otis Birdsong of Houston Brilliant perimeter shooter. So the first real suspense in Friday s draft at this Point surrounds the no. 3 Nave been listening to offers for Thal Choice since they feel there Are question Marks surrounding most of the collegians. That includes Marques Johnson of Urcla the smooth &6 Forward who was major College basketball s player of the year. The braves reportedly soured on Johnson because he is not big enough to handle the stronger Power forwards in the league and his outside shooting is consid ered Only average. They already have a Small Forward who does most of his scoring around the Basket in Aba Rookie of the year Adrian Dan Llcy and fear the two might not complement each other Well. Milwaukee and los Angeles Are the teams most Likely to get Rich Quick with three first round picks apiece. Chicago Cleveland Detroit Houston. Indiana new Orleans and san Antonio Are All without first round undergraduates declared themselves eligible Tor the draft but the most highly regarded among them Center Mike Thompson of Minnesota has already withdrawn. Among the others the most Likely to go High in the selection process Are forwards Kenny Carr of North Carolina state and Bernard King of Tennessee and guards Brad Davis of Maryland and Freeman Williams of Portland state. Other than Benson the centers eligible for the draft Are All said to need some seasoning before becoming starters in the Aba. In this group Are 7-1 tree Rollins of Clemson 6-10 Tommy Lagarde of North Carolina 7-0 Jeff Wilkins of Illinois state 6-11 Jack Silkma of Illinois Wesleyan and 6 9 Wilson Washington of old Dominion. The top guard prospects besides Bird song Are speedy Ricky Green of Michigan Ray Williams of Minnesota Norm Nixon of Duquesne and Tate Armstrong of Duke. At Forward the names most often ban died about in addition to Johnson Are Walter Davis of North Carolina Greg bal lard of Oregon to Ellis of Marquette Ernie Grunfeld of Tennessee Wesley Cox of Louisville and Cedric co bread Maxwell of unc Charlotte. Mcenroe wins second title in French Tennis meet Paris up american John Mcenroe won his second title of the $330,000 French open Tennis championships sunday when he beat australian Ray Kelly 6-1, 6-1 in the final of the Junior men s singles. Mcenroe 18, won the mixed doubles title with Mary Carillo also of the United states when they Defeated romanian Florenta Mihai and Colombia s Ivan Molina 7-6,6-3 in that finale earlier. Acc fast pitch Western division won Tost pet cd 1.000 he la re 4 shape 1kiulngtn3 a thru can 0karliruh worm. 9 let Sund it s it wits Mannheim 1m. Kitnlu1mf-? firm aunt a. Shape 0-4heidtlmrg4rs,zwtibrtk.kft2-q Sundar . A to Tab a at Karlsruhe. Worm i shape i at Ziti Bruckn. 2pirmawns at Mannheim 2 is .000
