European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Mat showdown february 1978 the stars and stripes Page 25 by Ralph Benington staff writer the Netherlands by bin is running High Here for the eur my Fol mid school wrestling Champion Friday and saturday task accent High gymnasium with an apm led 260 Young grapplers shoaling for to cent coach Ross Calvert reported thai we Are still working on some details for the projected stateside m by the 13 Europe champions one Nert later to show their stuff against High and Young collegians either Fri i freshmen or Jaycees during he Middle conf Retke tournament at Leba ers and officials entries from widely scattered Points will converge on Bruni sum for the showdown starting thursday scheduled for 2 with first round matches slated to get under 1 three Mats will to kept Busy for the first Day but one will be eliminated the double sessions on Friday and Early also reported Friday that Many of the invited champs and third in some Louth and fifth place finishers have accepted and contacted tournament one Snag was holding up some acceptance Calls As the poop Sheet furnished with the bids listed a Zero in front of the area code civilian Telephone for callers in Holland it was Correct but from for callers need the International prefix of 0031 then 45 and the number like 2s3703 Al the there is no need for a Zero in front of the Little wonder some of the callers from Germany were having a hard time getting a Call the lop Young men from five regions will be with Germany sending the largest contingent five entries in each of the 14 weight the Italy and Benelux regions will each have three per weight class White Turkey was scheduled to Send Only 13 fans planning to attend the tournament can also Contact the tournament office for assistance in obtaining hotel reservations As close to the base As Calvert that on the same phone number As fans also will be interested in the admission those Are 11 for adults and 75 cents for students on thursday and Friday morning and for the Friday second session and saturday morn Ings with the championship matches later saturday costing 12 and of theres a tournament ticket Good for All three Days for for adults and m for i in Valley i the plans All along have been to give Best wrestlers from Europe a Chance to now they stack up against stateside with College coaches and ii out on Calvert added while re iting that 2ffteams will be there with Kihei and staffs for the Mac College i other coaches and scouts Likely will be boasting scholarship More for Europe Cream of the i the past Europe Best had Little Chance i attracting the attention of College leaches due to their overseas of Many have used movies and s letters of recommendation to i themselves known and have gone t to colleges and made a name for themselves in mat but this is the first Lime that the top boys m an Al Europe tournament like this have been offered the Onda Inaline Chance to Fly stateside and take on coolers Back on the to me the resumption of the Hon Sanc Europe championship thanks to the ambitious accent boost Csc Nab Novice titles on retirements in Safe ring meet by Gary Harris Bureau chief upper England s4s Juan the aau and cism title Ulder from deals toned Darul Robinson of Germany for the open division welterweight Crown while Joe Ford and Bellazar Rivas scored the Only retirements in the opening bouts at the Safe boxing championships Here Friday night at the sky Ruiz Victory gave the Mediterranean sports conference a is13 Lead Over the United kingdom conference in the team standings with seven fights left on the Friday night with the having at least one Boxer in each macs Hopes for the team title rested on Jose Rodriguez of and Don Roy women ski Mentor quits no reasons Are Given by Michael Mcfee France a John head coach of the United women ski resigned after the final races in the of the world i no reasons were Given for the but Hank director of ski said we knew it was several Al would rather not say anything about Mil we know what we Are going to do it in several Tauber Sakl the american women team placed girls among the top join the world coach John bowmen a resigns american ski team cup giant slalom in Meg eve thursday an is now in route to the United states for a Brief rest and to prepare for the world cup races scheduled in and Walar Vule in Early Bower nun was not available for comment As he left immediately after the presumably to go to his Home in other team officials also declined to comment on Bowe Mansi resignation but other so sources said Bowerman left because of personal conflicts with had been head coach of the american girl skiers for the past two a Rodeo rider in his he was a graduate of the University of Oregon and the French National ski school and founder of the Mission Ridge ski training Academy in Bowerman had trained the american Girts for the Winter olympics in Innsbruck and for last weeks world championships in Garmisch the american skiers aced Only mediocre results and Cindy Nelson of held the top american place in the world cup in 10th place without any Hope of achieving top honors this a lot of girls might have problems with Johns said Christin of Sun the american slalom Hes so Frank and straightforward in the Way he coaches and in the Way he handles you off the i think its Good in an honest the teams Veteran and Moat successful had similar Praise for for me that the Way i like to be she we All react differently but i would say John knows How to coach each individual on the Ster of the with nine Points Halfway through the finals have Only denies Rob erts and Mike Knight left on the Roberts gave Ruiz All he could handle and had the Champion in trouble on the ropes 20 seconds before the final but Piccolo award presented to Phil Niekro los Angeles api Phil Star baseball Pitcher for the Atlanta was named thursday As Winner of the Brian Piccolo Mca award for humanitarian service to his Niekro was cited during ceremonies at the citizens savings athletic foundation for his involvement in such causes As the March of handicapped the american cancer society and the multiple sclerosis when nominations were one chairman of a Charity drive in Atlanta when Phil was named to head up our fund raising he under stand that the Job was he wanted to do the the 38yearold Knuck Leball who has a major league no hitter on his we have so Many things handed to us on a Platter in baseball Why we help less fortunate people i wish i could do id like nothing More Man some Day to see a who was once walking Down the maybe to see us play a Ball by the 1975 Winner of the award named for the late Brian running Back for the Chicago bears foot Ball was basketball Star John halt Cefic Niekras High school teammate and when the award was instituted in the co winners were Jim Lefebvre and Wes Parker of the los Angeles followed by Floyd Little of the Denver Bron Milt Sunde of the Minnesota Havlicek and Willie Stargell of the Pitts Burgh Iris years award was made by Justice Bernard Jefferson of the California court of a member of the National Board of the winds cancel downhill race France Upu organizers Friday cancelled the 43rd Aari Berg Kandahar mens downhill race counting for the us hens world skiing cup be cause of High organizers said they Are studying the possibility of holding the downhill race before the slalom scheduled for the More experienced Ruiz recovered and had the situation reversed at the end of the the unanimous decision gave him the Safe Ford stopped Kevin Novice lightweight at of round representing the sent Barnhill to the Canvas with a right Hook Only id seconds into the at me end of the round Ford caught the bunt a lers fighter with a right to the head that floored Barnhill for the second barn Hill was up at the count of eight but was not Able to continued Rivas Csc Victory came when Freddie the Mac Novice welterweight took a thumb in the Eye causing the referee to Stop the the bout hid been a real with he advantage switching from one Boxer to the Gary the Light welterweight went the distance for the first time in his six fights that gained a sedrion Over Benny Bass of Span Dahlem for the Safe thursday night defending Safe heavyweight Champion Don Loyaler of emerged victorious Over Mildenhall Kevin wooden when referee Pete Davis slopped the final of the five ringside judges had the Roy Ste wooden fight even after two of the judges had wooden two favored Oysler and the fifth was dead James Roberts of the was the Only other reigning Champion to see action in thursdays the Mildenhall Light heavyweight deals toned the a sets Michael Palmon in a lacklustre late thu Dayi result Novice Avrim semifinals Loht Al 1 Al irs i pts do Billy Csc Light Iriart my of Kerr re Dili open division hear Weighton 1 to Klul fridays results Novice division Champion Thip lightweight to m Kevin i Light the in dds h open division Cham Moshih i Jan own Man Toht uncut
