European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse February the stars and stripes Poge 25 five 1977 champions Post wins in delayed Benelux regional mat Lone american finisher Cindy Nelson ends up nth in Tuilom she was so mad afterwards that what she said wan unprintable Bybe Abrams prep sports editor Germany five 1977 champions and an import Kingpin were on hand Here Friday night for the 1978 Bene Lux wrestling championships and All made it into the finals again this the returning champions were Halls James Mackell and Lee Brus Sels Thuy shapes Jim Pettyjohn and Bonns Brad Ashley and the Transfer Champion was shapes curl Ebert who won the Germany 198pound title for Berlin in Ebert advanced Alt the Way to the finals on a first round forfeit when Bonns Der Rick Marsh failed to make the weight for their 98pound Bonns unlimited Hisham Mot Abakan also advanced to the finals without stepping on the he was to seeded in the bracket which had Only three Senser gained the ids finals with a first round 124 Victory Over bad Kreuz Zachs Kevin there were Only five wrestlers at ids and he Drew a second round Bye be cause of the Mackeil was top seeded at 119 and reached the finals with a pin Over shapes Joe Kulmayer after a first round he took a 170 record into the but encounters a Formida ble foe in accents Mark who americans fold in the event they were considered to be strongest went into the action with a 154 Dunham advanced to the finals with a 60 Conquest of Isis Bill Petters and a 131 decision Over Bonns Sammy Pettyjohn went into the 126pound bracket with a 131 record but faced the possibility of meeting bad Kreuz Zachs Willie Pearson in the Pearson wrestled at 132 during the year and dropped Down a weight for the Pettyjohn gained the final round with a 60 decision Over of cents Steve Poucher and a pin Over Bonns Adi mean pinned hahns Ken Radoman in to set up the title Albritton recorded two in his March to the 131 he needed to overwhelm Bonns Daren Howard in the open ing match and then whipped bad Kreuz Zachs Tony requiring Only seven seconds longer to achieve that Albritton was 132 going into the action but he is faced with a Toughie in the Mark dunhams after a first round Dunham did everything but pin shapes Mike Connelly As he ran up a 205 undefeated last season saw limited action this year be cause of a late season football How he recuperated to Post an 80 record Down the stretch and proved that he was completely healthy Here in the semifinals with a 30 seconds humbling of hahns Bon the results Cirl Start is won by Lor Lull Han Oner Bra by Klint Johnson assistant sport editor Germany things fell apart Friday for the Pony tailed Alpine women skiers and it came precisely where they Felt they were coming on the in the coming into these world Qew Melon both teams director Hank to cuber and head women coach Jon Bowman were optimistic because recent american slalom plating had been most but the world championship slalom produced discouraging results with three non finishers and Cindy Nelsons disappointing Becky Dorsey fell out of the race in the but and Vila flex Kenton and 18year and Christin Cooper were second run Casu Fleckenstein was replacing Abb who injured her ankle to slalom practice wednesday and was at the finish line on our girls just didst ski Well Here they certainly shown they can do said thiere were differ ent conditions Here than we have had in other slalom this weve been skiing Ericier courses while this is quite a Steep course with Grippy the girls just didst adjust but neither did a lot of said noting the finishes of Hanni Wenzel of Liechtenstein and world cup defending Champ use Marie Morerod of Switzer but Tauber was Quick to Salute those who did master the course medal win ners Lea Wolkner of Austria Pamela Behr of Germany Silver and in Bulka Kamerer of Austria College Cage scores bait ptts Khnom John a Mim k South f of Kun is s Lull droll St n n my Eli Mui Chr b in ref hum Hon Hill Lang 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skis 10 Days to two according to but will be ready for world cup races in the its not thai it was just a wrong Lime to do said Fisher at fridays the injury to Fisher left Nelson As the Only combined but Memarie Mose Proell and Wendel Are the big favor ites for the combined title on the basis of their first two Cindy said after the race that she May have been thinking about the combined said you cant do that you have to ski every race like there is no tomorrow the team director said Nelson was so mad at herself after the race that what she said was he second run was belter but she was still very said that the kind of competitor she Tauber said that the has a Quality group of girl racers Here and that they should come Back tomorrow in us giant Dorsey will replace giving the the same foursome As Friday in saturdays the women giant slalom will be held on the Starl ing at tint i plan Ltd had Hlll Rennu of son sir mull hide Tiki my Kul mind is us Rich hum turn i Mirk Dullum Al of by Pihrt my 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breezing past Kate n thursday nights final singles second seeded evonne Coola Gong ousted tale to move into the semifinals against the Winner of Friday nights match Between fifth seeded Wendy Trumbull and fourth seeded Virginia Navratilova quarterfinal opponent Friday night was to be seventh seeded Kerry who eliminated Para tee guar the survivor of the Navratilova Reid Battle will play third seeded Betty stove of the Netherlands in the
