European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 1, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Orld ski february 1978 the stars and stripes Page 25 by runt Johnson assistant sports editor Germany the Alpine championship meet suffered first Jolt from the weather Here Jit was a major one As heavy snowfall fog forced postponement of the women 111 until postponement of the women until 12 noon shoves Nens giant originally the wed Lay Back to the Lens slalom was rescheduled for originally an open Day on the Calen a estimated spectators and a live audience waited nearly an hour i a after the scheduled noon t the official announcement the t actually was decided after six starters had raced Down the meter those six were among the scheduled final 10 starters who had been moved ahead of regular 1 starter Cindy the top that is a regular procedure in championship ski racing when new Snow makes the course too slow for the earliest and to seeded the first official was Nadezhda Zelkova of the soviet Union who Tell spectacularly in a difficult spot on the the russian racer was hospitalized with severe contusions of the Pelvic Bone and Lumbar Region of the lower Zelvas injury May have influenced the race jury in postponing the the other five none of them from an Alpine or North american came Down without but As soon As the last one had fog Force postponement of downhill to wednesday the race was called and the other starting with were sent Down in timed training the snowfall let up and the weather began to dear during those prac Tice it had snowed All night and mor Ning the postponement was greeted with agreement and happiness on the it was the proper thing to said team director Hank the weather was very irregular with fog moving in and out with our Early Nelson and Susie Patterson starter were Happy it was we Are hoping the weather Sublimes and we get bet Ter conditions who clocked the 13th fastest time in tuesdays training said she was very Happy with the preferring a m flashing championship form Nadig of the current world cup Leader in flashes her form in posting the top time in training for the women downhill at the world ski the event was called off tuesday and postponed to wednesday after fog and heavy overnight snowfall that continued during the Day in x a i monday7 College romps 1 East pm Nucy Vautar m pm noun a Borgia a Lincoln mom b tin Nomo Wos Loyan Iii Indiana is 71 Marulla Onlo Georgia my Fundoll Nikon North Tarn Hampt Tigirt col from Page 221 Roberti Tyleta Hiram u col Brooklyn poly is Cantlum 1 Clinch Valley Mill Valloy is Arpino blur 70 Merrit Brown Al Larru Michigan is wet Lanoar Oon Ihn s7 Wright is Voung town is half with just 18 seconds Tyrone Branyan Sank a pair of free throws St Monmouth ssh or Loam Jacksonville 71 n Carolina Porcor Angalo is Howard pay the final the Victory lifted Texas Southwest conference record to 90 Hobirt col is m Hopkins 14 e Mimm is 71 tech cot is Austin col Mcmurry col is Binany Nazarm Dallas Bapt set up a showdown wednesday 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nth 74 St Augusta m Misus Snopl slam 74 n Atlantic cnri44 Kokomo Umburn 10 Belmont Abbey Virginia Blu Elk is m w a we Merrit Harvuot Onieal e Midwest Akron tarl0ton 14 far Wes r Clark Idaho its fifth straight bowing to Chicago Loyola 7976 George Johnson grabbed 15 rebounds to raise his career total to a school record As Johns u col pm non col 71 St Cincinnati u no Mico stall 10 Taylor Stockton n Indiana Michigan stale la c poly of Mosa a Nairn stau ii Sacramento Statti puget sound Oragon s4 rtdlands7 we turn Vanvor Defeated Davidson 7967 Reserve guard Steve Colliers 16 Points helped Cincinnati beat Tulane and Todd term a 59 had 16 Points As Ohio state Colorado mints Illinois fast track As an Early id sure like a new drawing for starting she but unless they decide to let Elena Matous they wont change the Start a seeded world cup and two lesser racers Karen Schneeweis and Mark Giradello were the subject of the championships first real Flap All three were ruled out of the Competition because they dont have the nationality of the country they race for and were unable to prove that they have lived in those countries for some according to the world ski federation which decided on the the racers eligibility to compete on the world cup circuit was not Matous is an italian citizen wh6 has been skiing for Iran on the world cup circuit and occasionally training with the she skied the course As a forerunner still holding out Hope that she would be allowed to compete in later Schneeweis had entered for Belgium and Giradelli for but unlike neither was considered a medal Nelsons training time of 2 was fastest of the with Patterson following at or 15th Jamie Kurlander at for 20th and Abbl Fisher 23rd in Kurlander starts 16 and Fisher Mariethere Nadig of Evi met Termale of West Germany and Irene Eppler of West Germany posted the three fastest training times and by the fastest of the six official starters before the race was Post was Anamaria Rodriguez of Spain in last of the seven forerunners was Andy Mill who was the top finisher 22nd place in sundays mens downhill on another Mill said after his it was proper that they postponed the the course is icy in the curves and soft and the disability is i asked to fore run because Cindy was scheduled to run and i thought 1 could help make a track for world cup notes Zelvas injury was the second in this meet for a woman Danielle Deberard of France broke her leg when she fell while inspecting the downhill course last John associated manager of the Whiteface area at Lake where the 1880 olympic Alpine events will be is Here to observe the running of the world he had a Good word for the setup at the organizers Here should be com he they have done a Good Job with the we still have two years to but our preparations Are coming along Fine at the crowd for tuesdays no race was smaller than for sundays mens but no less vocal or the spectators on the Hill above the finish area Sang As they waited patiently As they waited for things to there were also the usual amount of ban ners for to most of them Greet a certain on behalf of her but fans from one Alpine Village we rent that Kleinart greets the rest of the their sign proclaimed in Ger British olympian Hill takes Bermuda Marathon Bermuda British olympian Kon won the third her Muda International Marathon sunday in 26 minutes and 13 second in the Field of so was 23yearold greek student Keriakos 2 seconds Bermudian Jim Butterfield finished third in the top american Paul finished fifth in
