European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse February 1wb the stars and stripes Page 21 Wiss 1 Ivorid in Man bobs like Hjad Erich ret Driver of Switzerland 1 four will be aiming for a sweep american competitors will be tied with just a share of the honors As m from 12 nations compete in Ibe Fourman championships this at nearby mount Van a real estate broker from who last week piloted the world woman established his Ai us Fourman favorite earlier this with a world record clocking mile track during a trial Hoed on the practice his closest in should be the 2 West sled and Austria lurking i the is East Termany driven by Minhard Nehmer no Hsi taken lop world Fourman honors Iribe past two rehmers sled second to Scharer in the woman Ion after posting Only average for the whose Best finish last week i disappointing the Best Hope for a vement rests with Paul Vincent of who will be driving the 1 american who sat out the woman posted he third fastest run in the Utah monday and american coaches a they an optimistic thai the 26yearold ohm abased Marine staff sergeant can Irak into the top six in the world to twined with Vincent will be Bob ibo of and Tony Cid lao and Louis both of Sod entry the other american entry will be driven if Brent Fra Law of Saranac Ito finished 13th in the woman we him will be John Proctor o i Jeff Jost of and 1 w Taiton Polhe from n6 american team has won a medal in mild Competition since 1969 and the to not captured the first place in the mid championships since Ibe entered in the Competition and Only three Days of practice runs this As the track was closed on tuesday Teto Buzzard conditions in the rials wednesday were marred by a pc Zeular Accident when Swiss 2 Driver Suteb quid lost control of Bis sled after completing a High curve and overturned on the Ite Champion Iahlo will be decided on the us Lime of four runs with two each for saturday and sunday on the natural ice track at the Sale of the wow inter deaf figure David gets advice from coach Carol nit i Ueck in Junior mens program thursday night California figure skating pair wins 3rd National championship in Row api Tai Babilonia and Randy Gartner won their third straight National senior pairs litle thurs Day night at the figure skating Cham the California third in last years world championships and fifth in the 1976 ran away with the first major Gold medal of the displaying a wide Range of leaps and interpretive the first two minutes were fast featuring an assortment of spins and then they slowed the music and offered an appreciate audience 90 seconds of lyrical they concluded their pro Gram by picking up the Tempo in the last 90 seconds and Beautiful unison the 19yearold Gardner from los an Geles and the 17yearold of Misson who have skated to Gether since received no Grade lower than a and three finishing with 7 ordinals and Gail Hamula and Frank Colo Rado were an impressive second with 14 ordinals and Sheryl and Michael won the Bronze medal with 23 ordinals and but the biggest applause of the evening went to 20yearold David deaf since who placed second in the mens Junior category after leading at the end of the compulsory flashing a wide Michalowski dripped enthusiasm about his first performance to musical accompaniment in the National tournament in just so he i was disappointed with my but i was very Happy with my skating to the strains of Lake and palmers Michalowski Carol Nilli got him going with a wave of her right Index then David was mostly on his look ing toward her for direction Only a couple of one she snapped her Fin Gers their signal to Speed up the perform Al the conclusion of the she brought her right wrist Down and his pro reported of be part of interested Syndicate Namath tied to mets Purchase new York 4 up ii Joe a males at by said thursday published reports w Ibe recently retired quarterback was w a Syndicate trying to buy Ibe new sets were exaggerated and taken Jimmy Walsh confirmed thai a group enter in purchasing a professional franchise was being but he i Ninath was not directly involved and had taken place with the the new York Post reported thursday front Page Story that a Syndicate in Namath was being formed in an to buy the National league last year lost More than ii million drop in attendance of its blown completely out of proper Walsh said from a los Angeles hotel where he is staying with something were working on in my office that Doest concern Namath be cause i represent it would appear that he is but i think someone is just Irving to capitalize on his its being taken out of Joe Namath didst instruct me to go out and buy the Walsh confirmed the planned Syndicate included a new York advertising executive and a wealthy Texas he said the Gnyp was particularly interested in a soccer franchise because of the explosion of interest in the in that he didst the groups inter est to buying the we Are putting together a group inter ested in purchasing a sports Walsh its really at the inception its not defined Joe is aware of but Hes not the focal the mels its we Haven approached them Walsh refused to disclose the names of the members of the Arthur the mets director of Public said he knew nothing about an attempt by Namath to buy the for the last decade pro foot balls most celebrated retired last month after 13 he spent us first 12 with the new York jews before closing out his career As a backup with the los an Geles Gram was he said As he came off the he usually skates said i thought he skated very he got a Little lost out Hes supposed to end up on the same end of he ice that he starts but it want bad for his first Lime in the t was very who reads tips and talks in a fairly easily understood was the emotional Leader in the Junior mens event after wednesdays compulsory Fig a tracing that has no cat he dropped into second place thursday night after the Short which contained 7 required but for the cheering crowd Ait Portland memorial David Michalowski already had won the Gold Brian came in first with 7 ordinals and Fol Lowed by Park with is ordinals and and pal Rick Colorado with 24 ordinals and the Junior mens Competition was to end Friday night with the free skating pro Linda skating with exceptional Grace and gained a Nearun beatable advantage in the senior ladies Competition thursday night the defending National and world exerted a challenging triple toe Loop 3 toe hop combination to easily win the Short program counting for 20 percent of the for her from leads after two events ordinals and Priscilla remained in second place but fell further behind Fratianne with a fourth place finish in the Short a 2minute segment at mandatory Hill has 14 ordinals and Carrie Al was third in both the Short program and the Overall competitions with 23 ordinals and Lisamarie Garden continued on Page i
