European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday september 28, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 25 782 series a Ace of Spang Dame earns is Fea of 247-279-256 is a european Abc record writer Span Dahlem s Larry Wallace who says i be have been known to have a temper blew off plenty of steam at the Span Dahlem Bowling lanes when the left hander established a european Bowling record with a 782 sanctioned series. In one of the Best kept secrets since watergate Wallace s record shattering performance of games of 247-279-256 has just surfaced and european Abc wisc director Jim Moynihan is baffled by the mys Tery that he had t heard about it in the Eifel Bowling association goofed by not submitting the data sooner and it is a shame that it had to happen this Way because of the enormity of the performance and especially to such a Fine person As Larry Moynihan said from his office in Schwet Zingen Germany. When contacted by this writer by phone at Span Dahlem and asked about the performance Wallace said i kind of forgot about forgot about a 782 series not really said Wallace. Had he Felt bad that there was no Public Ity on the event no not but Wallace did learn through the phone Call that it was a european record and he exclaimed now that makes me feel great Rofa s Jucovics wins All Navy or. Vet net Crown Barbers Point Hawaii Rota s Bob Jucovics swept through four matches Here to win the Junior vets singles title in the All Navy Tennis championships Here. Jucovics won the championship with a 6 3, 6-3, Triumph Over Tim Scales of the Cruiser Kansas City. He gained the championship round by beating London s Rich Ard Page 6-1, 6-2, Washington . S Tom Holvik 6-1, 6-2, and John l. Murray of san Diego 6-3 6-3. Jucovics and Page finished second in the Junior Veteran doubles. They dropped ther finals match to Holvik and Mcdaniel Lant 7-6,5-7,6-3. Other european competitors included Simonella s Don synch Gary Carr of the Cruiser Holland and Rota s Conrad Dalton in the open singles and Morocco s Cecil the roadkill in the senior singles. Dalton won a Host round match from Yokosuka s Eugene Gibson 6-2, 6-1, but bowed to Misawa s Jon Lovelace 7-5, 7-5, the next time out synch was eliminated by Norfolk s Jerry Barna in his first match and Threadgill conquered the Carrilean s Jack Scull 6-4, 6-2, before bowing to Bob Jussel of Pearl Harbor 6-2,6-2. Craig Dawson of the naval Academy beat Bill Bristow Cruiser Lang 6-4, 6-1, to win the open singles title George Pirie of the Navy College in Athens ga., took the senior singles Crown and Debbie Barana Kas of new Orleans won the women s sin Gles. Cutler Dawson of Monterey and Bris town took the open doubles laurels Pirie and Jim Doyle Pensacola naval air Sta Tion won the senior doubles and Barana Kas and Kathy Marsar East prevailed in the women s doubles. Baum older wrestling meet Baum older Germany David Hiaring and Kent Summers racked up Quick pins to highlight the Baum older military Community wrestling championships her sunday. Hiaring pinned Wallace Jones in i minute 5 seconds in their 220-Pound finale while Summers disposed of Henry Merritt in 1 39 at 163 pounds. 149. A Jeff Jackson Patrick Vanover. 163 Kent Summers pinned Henry Merritt 1 39. 180.5stanley Kendrick pinned Aubry Blue 6 18. 198 Stephen Eaton uncontested. 220.5-David Hiaring pinned Wallace Jones 1 05. I had no idea it was a record at the time and lately i was thinking about calling or. Moynihan and asking him what the record now Wallace did t have to make the Call. Moynihan has since sent him a per is photo by boo modern Spang Lethander Larry Wallace. Split ruined 800 series Sonal letter of congratulations with the Abc awards. Not one award but two. Twelve Days prior to the fabulous 782 series Wallace burned up the Spang lanes with a 769 sanctioned series on games of 278-234-257. To have two High 700 series rolled within two weeks of each other is a performance unheard of in european Bowling circles. Wallace recalls How the 800 series was lost. In the final 256 game right after Roll ing the 279, Wallace hammered eight in a Row. I was a Little excited about the chances of an 800 and i pulled the Ball on the ninth Frame and it came in a Little High and left the 4-6 the big crowd at the one year old 18 Lane House that had gathered to watch on lanes 1 and 2 Felt As badly As Wallace. Larry finished with a strike and spare. In the opening 247 game Wallace had six in a Row. Larry Strung nine in route to the 279 game. In the 10th Frame Wallace had a pocket hit but left a wobbling 10-pin. The record series came right after the masters tournament at Heidelberg in was competing with the 52nd combat support up so in the Roll offs for the base championship. Despite Wallace s heroics his club did t win the title. Wallace s name to european scratch . Netters Shade russians 8-7, to capture Weisman cup Leningrad up the . Man aged to pull through with a tight 8-7 Victory in the Weisman cup Tennis tournament Here monday night despite losing four of five sets to a rejuvenated soviet team. Even american Stalwart Billie Jean King went Down in a 7-6 defeat against soviet Champ Olga Morozova in a hard fought contest which saw a service break by each , leading 3-1 in the tiebreaker could not find a handle on the Ball and was easily beaten by Morozova 7-3. The Only american who won monday night was Mike Estep of the Boston lob sters who upset soviet Star Alexander Metreveli 64, with some Fine Cross court smashes and two game winning aces. Natalia Roshina easily beat american Kristien Shaw of the Phoenix racquets 6 3, and rising soviet Star Vadim Borisov up staged Raz Reid of the san Diego friars 64. In doubles Competition the soviet team of Metreveli and Borisov enjoyed a hard won 7-5victory Over Estep and Reid the americans went into the final Leningrad event with a 7-3 Point Edge Over the soviets. During the first match in Moscow on sept. 21, Stuttgart announces five boxing cards Stuttgart Germany sports officials in the Stuttgart military Community have released a five card boxing schedule for the upcoming season. Competition begins oct. 8 at Nellinger. Other matches Are scheduled oct. 22 at Panzer Cavern nov. 5 at Patch Barracks nov. 19 at Wilkins Barracks and . 3 at Robinson Barracks. The Competition is open to All military boxers. Weigh ins begin at 5 . The Day of the program with bouts starting at 7 . Admission will be $ 1 for adults and 50 cents for students. Argos sign Longley Toronto a Clint Longley former Dallas Cowboy and san Diego Charger quarterback has been added to the roster of the Toronto argonauts of the Canadian football league. The americans moved ahead 4-1 and three Days later in the georgian capital of Tbilisi the . Team picked up three Oil of five matches. Monday night s play was repeatedly marred by bal boys and girls who did not have the slight est idea where to throw Loose balls. Contestants were continually forced to Stop play to instruct them. Coyne captures Garmisch net titles Garmisch Germany Martin Bootsy Coyne walked off with two championship trophies in the annual Garmisch fall Tennis tournament Here. Coyne playing out of Berchtesgaden took the men s singles by beating ram Stein s Chris Strobel 6-3, 6-0. He teamed with Garmisch s Ben Hussey to defeat the bad Kreuz Nach duo of Brian King and Jim Walker 6-4, 6-4 in the men s doubles. Heidelberg s Julie Porosky beat soes Terberg s Debbie Bellinger for the women s singles title. Bad Tolz s Dan Schiavone beat lands Tulip s Wolfgang Kressin. 6-1, 6-0, for the senior men s Crown. The tournament attracted 35 entrants and was played in perfect weather. One event the Dodd eur staff tournament Over the Columbus Day weekend remains on the 1977 schedule at Garmisch. The results men s singles championship Martin Coyne Berchtesgaden def Chris Strobe ram Stein 6-3,6-0. Third place Brian King bad Kreuz Nach def Jim Ferrer Garmisch 6-4,/. Consolation Jim Walker bad Kreuz Nach def Keith Dabrowsky Ramstein 9-4. Men s doubles championship Coyne Ben Hussey Garmisch def King Walker 6-4,6-4. Third place Rajesh Aga Frankfurt Warren maus Heidelberg def Peter Porosky Heidelberg Tom Hartman Paris 6-0,6-2. Consolation James Ellis Bill Ferguson Wiesbaden def Thomas de Genhardt ,-N.K. Sharma Garmisch 6-4, 4-6, 6 4. Women s singles championship Julie Porosky Heidelberg def Debra Ballinger soes Lerberg,6 1,6-3. Third place Betsy Pudor Ramstein def Barbara Kressin lands ,2-6,6-4,6 4 bowlers and those Kegler in the Continental sports conference travelling league is As Well known As the name of the governor of Alabama is to his constituents. Wallace 12 years in the air Force Andon his second tour of Germany has spent the last four years at Spang. His first tour was at Hof air station Germany 1967 1971. In four years the 30-year-old Wallace has qualified for two masters the no. I tournament of the season which deter mines the year s top Bowler. Wallace who is known to Tell it straight said i choked in both of actually Wallace is a Little harsh on himself. The masters was held at Misch both of the years he was in them and those lanes Are deadly on left handers. I Ven the great Lethander Claude lefty Neely of Spang whose Shadow Wallace lived in could never win the Mas ters. Wallace credits Neely who is now stationed in Las vegas with helping him tremendously. He turned my game around considerably. Being around him Kepi me Cool. I have been known to have a terrible temper. But when you Are Bowling those kinds series 769 and 782you Don t lose your Cool said Wallace. Wallace was a member along with Neely on the Span Dahlem sheiks team of left handers who won the european All Star Abc team title in 1974. Other members were Tony Hanson and Bill Brewer. Wai lace is Lone remaining member left in Europe. After Wallace arrived in Spang in 1974. He carried a 196 average for two seasons in 1976 his average dropped to 186 because he bowled less since i stayed Home with my wife for a change. I had he and his wife Ursula have three children Vlicky. 7. Barry 6, and Jennifer 3. This Pat season Wallace earned the highest league average of any Bowler in Europe a rousing 206. Wallace now that he came so close has one goal in Bowling and it is not a 300 game which he has never had. My goal is an 800 series. The 300 game hopefully will come. With a 300 game you can have some Luck. But to Roll an 800 series you need More than just Luck Wallace said. To have a 700 series you must have an awfully Good night. To have an 800 series you have to have a super night Wallace a 1965 graduate of Lexington neb., High school has one More year left in Europe. He s looking Forward to qualifying Tor the 1978 masters to erase that Choker Label which he stuck on himself. Anyone that Rolls a 782 can t be class i red As a Choker. Jaworski Garvey Star As Csc harrier Crown won again by Sembach Hahn Germany sparked by Richard Jaworski and Neil Garvey. Sembach won the Continental sports conference Cross country championships for the third straight year Here. Jaworski won first place in both Junior veterans division three and six mile races with times of 17 46 and 34 54, respectively while Garvey did the same in the senior division races with 17 40 and 34 32 clocking. Sembach s Tim Kelley us k first place Over the three mile course in the open Divi Sion with a 17 17 timing and was second in the six mile run with a 33 35 timing. John Burdan also of Sembach finished second in both the senior division event with times of 18 19 and 36 57. Sembach s Ron Bachman took third place in these Nioras three mile run with an 18 44 Dock ing. Jaworski Garvey Burdan Kelley and Bachman Advance to the Safe Cross country meet oct. 1 in Span Dahlem
