European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January the stars and stripes Page 21 teams competing in the 25tb world Alpine slog championships at Garmisch cuter opening ceremonies of world Alpine skiing championships the ski stadium through be huge Concrete Gates which were built for the ims Winter olympic Competition begins sin Day at noon with the mens downhill at the the championships Are to run through next Anderson gain downhill spots by Kint Johnson assistant sports editor Germany Sis Pete Pat tenon of Sun Valley and Karl Ander son of nailed Down the final two starting spots for the world ample championship downhill saturday in a very close Duel with the third Ron Biederman of Patterson and Anderson will join Andy till and slalom Ace Phil Mahre in sundays meet opening mens downhill which starts k12 noon on the Kandahar Mill and Hare were named Lor the downhill event earlier in the we have been very pleased with our downhill training Laid Hank director of the Mill of who has been the fastest of the american Down Luers in training whizzed Down the course in 2 seconds in saturdays final training run fifth Overall and Only behind the Franz Hammer of the Choice of Patterson puts him in the combined Competition along with both of whom will also race the slalom and giant it was a Titbit race bet eos wife claims he missed payments a the estranged wife of Oakland As baseball owner Charlie Finley said Here that Finley owes her in Back support payments and has failed to pay in Legal Shirly Finley filed paper to that effect in Porter Superior the Finley Are in the midst of divorce proceedings and Finley was Given until february to answer the Patterson and said the three of them finished 22nd and 23rd with Only six Hun a Reths separating Biederman and the starting were based on two of the last three including fridays training As said he was really excited about his selection to race in the downhill As Well As the two the downhill course is in very Good con said it is hard and icy the Way we like it and we Only Hope it stays that the world Alpine meet was opened with a colourful show of Sld acrobatics and choreography in Garmisch olympic ski jumping stadium saturday the crowd of Over and a worldwide television audience watched each of 35 National teams March into the stadium As a skier Schusser Down the jumping Hill Runoff carrying the appropriate following opening speeches by Gar  mayor Phillip Stumpp and West German president Walter nine Young girls performed a finnish Folk the finnish contribution to the ceremonies was in Honor of the site of next months world nordic ski championships in fridays College Cage Bast a Wamion Hort Khz 44 colbyhwllllamtl7 Cornell c foil my Hom Piuro col Homo Fol a Vora ii Hal a Prankl i Pinko Emma is 71 Congo it 41 looming Willut 14  hw07j Smuntan 71 Toronto toy be Loui Vorom i mull Cony boo Kulno 4 Midgut Llott huh us Chmiell ii ovum u Hwi Maui a Koor Noy met tour w or Muu url is Woma Unito Moorti Ood Mil durum m n Donkoh is s Poutasi 1 1 n Dakota 41 Augu Ilono 54  Huntingdon is  cum Tom Wool by o u Worall 4t sout Wott is win Ono is 44 upper Slepion 7j worm ii ill Watlo nuo  40 wit Stout 47 we Stimm Point  41 Southwest my Wilom is Lundock chill 12 West adorm is in Tom v n Alliona Cou nuo is 41 Ahuna is Wyoming 42  col bail u col poly Pomona lot Anglo is 71 col Camus Roldo to cent Wasfi Longten Oregon to ten 44 e a Mifflin s outgo to Montana 74 fort us Ltd n won Ono at pod re Tui is momii77 Oregon Portland St 41 col of Idaho 71 thu moments Mou Dowhin Bohon col 44  4s South Mil 6oot 17 Mary mount Marty n then followed a dazzling display by 40 choreograph Cross country exhibition jumps off the 70meter olympic Hill and freestyle skiers zigzagging Down both Runoff former world ski one dating Back to 1932 then skied Honor they included no ways Stein Frances death Maude Killy and Rosl the Darling of the Host the ski exhibitions of the opening ceremony were climaxed by a fascinating performance by will Borgner group of doing double and twists from the Takeoff Between the two ski after a local Folk dancing presentation by the Parten Kirthen Cooper dance i Marc president of the International us declared the world Champion ships official Hodler Denvered his ceremonial speech in four although the Sun was a no show at the opening the weather cooperated with Flag flowing mild midwinter temperatures and no Snow or mets sign expert in physical fitness new York api the new York mets have announced the signing of physical fitness expert Paul Mastropasqua to work with the team in Spring training As Well As during the regular a native of has been working in athletic conditioning for 20 he has been associated with the new York City health club and the new York jets and he also con ducts a summer football