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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 01, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday August 1. 1978 claim 34-game win Streak in soccer Erlanger s knights on rampage by Jeff Gordon Suh writer Erlanger Germany assist when the Erlanger Black knights take to the soccer Field their opponents often seem Intima daled. Some teams in fact Don t bother to show up for the games. The Black knights of Ferris Barracks playing other military communities in the All bavarian league and against assorted German teams claim a winning Streak of 34 games. The scores when we play americans Are pretty lopsided says coach Lorence Parker. Our opponents fear us adds defens Eman Stan Hazell. We won one game 17-0." i d say we demoralize teams says Forward Anglo Munsel. Some teams said we re not going to play you because it s a waste of  the last time Erlanger was beaten says Parker was in the 1976 Vii corps Community level soccer championship against a composite team of army Corn in 1977 they were the Vii corps champions and they Hope to repeat this year. Erlanger hosts both the Vii corps and the first Usa eur championship for Community level soccer. A battalion level team including some of the Black knights. Is also in Contention for a Vii corps title. Parker says he does t know How Erlanger will stack up to other Usa eur teams. We Haven t played anybody from v corps  he is still confident. The Usa eur tourney he says will give us a Chance to show everybody who we  Parker pushes his players to give 110 percent and shows Little mercy for teams the Black knights beat. When we Are up 104,1 do everything i can to make the score 11-0." it seems other teams Don t play As hard As we do says the coach True to Vince Lombardi s winning is everything Creed. Parker is careful to treat every team As a threat to the Streak. Every team we play is 34-0. They Are the  while some teams give up while losing to the Black knights other teams try to get Nasty in   just kick at your  the Buck knights team is an International mixture of experienced players. They Hail from the West indies Columbia Italy Mexico As Well As from California. It s a big salad bowl says Parker. But the mixture has blended into a cohesive unit. The first string has been playing together Tor three years. They always seem to know what each other is thinking on the Field Parker says. We have better bal handling better techniques than our opponents he says our Backfield is Superb. We could shut people out if we wanted to. There is no better goalie in Europe than the Black knights Gene Jacin to Parker says. Our game is running passing a control game says Hazell. We Are conditioned  the International mix comes in Handy for Erlanger. A common ploy of soccer players is communicating strategy in languages foreign to their opponents but Parker says we have no trouble playing any team in Europe because Well have one person who can speak the  Parker credits Center Trevor Isaac and forwards Juan Rodriguez and Munsel for sparking the Erlanger attack. Middle fielders Alexis Cedric and Joe Currie and defens Emen Hazell red Mcgavin and Mark Are the other key players he says. Isaac is Erlanger s big scorer the local Pele. I says Isaac has tallied 47 goals this  s i Able How he goes to the  Munsel is an effective Wing although he has 1 primarily a goaltender since lie started playing m 15 years ago i Italy. A Man asked me if i wanted i. A goaltender Munsel recalls the goal was on 11 Side of a Hill and if i missed i had to Chase it Dorti Hill. I had to be a Good  Munsel was the Erlanger goalie at the Start Oft Streak but the arrival of Jacinto and the need f Wing made his shift necessary. Parker says the Erlanger command has shown Treme interest in the team. Players get time at practice new uniforms transportation to games it the use of a million Dollar athletic  from 1973-76, the team was unofficial played i dirt Field and had to provide their own uniforms were having a very hard time Munsel recalls. As a team Munsel says the Black knights have i lured. They now use More tactics and strategy i sophisticated plays and fewer mad rushes up the i but lately the results except for lower scores. Been the same. Parker expects the team to lose its dominance i few years when the key players Are rotated. Some c rent first stringers in fact will have to get i to stay at the Barracks for the Usa eur ships. He says however the second string players i promising. And Parker said the Streak will give Flange Ria Good record for a Long time. It wll take three years of losses just to even up  reigns in Safe Tennis tourney Bogdanski Rose win singles championships by Gary . Bureau chief Mildenhall England secs that Guy has really come a Long Way since the Csc Continental sports Confer ence tournament claimed Pitburg s to Bogdanski after he Defeated his Baron teammate Gary Hurt 5-7, a 6-2, in a grueling rain delayed Safe open sin Gles championship match Here monday. Jennifer Rose of Span Dahlem Repe Tedas the women s Champ by defeating ram Stein s Diann Hunter 74, 2-6, 8-1. Chris Stuttgart Trio Pace oath win Stuttgart Germany Rick Crock Ett Shane Washington and Rich Roche Al figured in two wins As Stuttgart Defeated Munich t-1, la an organization of Ameri can Tennis clubs Blue division match on the Robinson Barracks courts. Crockett Defeated gunner Wallis a 6 2 Washington overpowered Luc Vandeneede m. 6-4, and Roche whipped hockey Ebener 6-3, 6-0, in singles matches. The Crockett and Roche took a a 6-1 doubles match from Ebener and Van Den Eede. Washington teamed with Fumi Winter Towin a 1-6. 6-3. 6-3 mixed doubles match from Wallis and Rente Plaisance. Munich s Only Point was registered by. Plai sauce who beat Pat Bice 7-5, 7-5, in a women s singles match. The Victory upped Stuttgart s record Tom. The results men s singles me crack i m Dhumy Wuhu. M. A she Miv men s Doublesin cow in cmdr Ems pm do &o.m.h.  up Munct my tort  Bio 7.j, 7-1 pm cd is mixed doubles  Munur it Wollf Pui Una 14. H. Kang of Sembach downed Dave Smith of the ., 74, 6-2, in the senior s final and John Jacobus of Ramsten claimed the Junior vets title Over  S Pete Saal 6-1.74. The Germany conference which won All eight championships finished Way out in front in both the men s and women s team scoring. The Csc men accumulated 164 Points while the women had 41. The  Men tallied m and were followed by the Mediterranean sports conference Mac with 41. The  Picked up seven Points and the med finished with one Point on the distaff Side. Hart who lost to Kirk Hunter in the Csc semifinals easily turned the tables to Knock out Hunter and at the same stage for meeting Bogdanski. Hart a former air Force Academy Netter came out Strong in the opening set and battled the 6-foot-3 Bogdanski to a 5-5 tie and then put Csc no. 3 player away in the next two games to take the first set 7-5.Bogdanski, who played at Georgetown University d.c., rebounded to take the next set m with Strong serving and Well placed returns against the smaller Hart. Vilseck wins 7th at women s up tourney grafenw0hr, Germany Lydia to son pounded out four hits and drove in five runs Here sunday to Lead Tuseck to a 16-7 Conquest of Amberg in the championship game of the seventh army training com women s fast pitch softball tournament Sheila Carr picked up her third win in the tournament As her mates pounded out 15 hits. Boson had three singles and a Dou ble to Lead the attack. Tuseck got to the championship game of the double elimination meet by . 19-1$, and Amberg 13-12. Amberg beat Bamberg. 12-0, As Mae Sam ple pitched a no hitter lost to Vilseck and then bounced Back into championship con Tention with an 18-9 win Over Grafen Wihr. Bogdanski took the first two games of the final set before a downpour stopped play. All singles matches had been postponed from sunday and after the seniors and women finished their matches monday morning another downpour halted the open and Junior vet competitors. The tournament resumed two and one half hours later. Bogdanski and Hart had to wait another 2v4 hours before the rain ceased so that they could resume their match. Neither looked As Sharp after the interruption especially Hart who seemed very conscious of the Slippery surface. The porous Mildenhall courts shed water rapidly but retain dampness that hamper sound footing. Double faulted 3 times Hart double faulted three times As bog Danski built a 54 Cushion after play resumed. Hart with his Back to the Wall rallied to take the next two before dropping a double add game to give Bogdanski the match and the title. The final Point was played in a driving rain. He s just too Strong said Hart follow ing the match he just kept forcing  being lanky also proved to be an assess on the Damp courts for Jacobus who Defeated us s Saal for the Junior vets utter. He seemed to be eight feet tall assessed the s-foot-7 Saal of Ben Waters after the match. I just could t get anything  i was t almost tall enough replied 6 2 Jacobus. He s easily the most solid per Nurnberg up champs Nurnberg Germany Csc 2nd 37th Defeated the . Army hasp 8-7. To win the Nurnberg slow pitch softball championship Here in the eight team double elimination tourney. Both teams now Advance to the North Bavaria sports conference championships at Bamberg aug. 12-13. Tony Villareal was the winning Pitcher while Max Nelson had two hits for the win former i  after Saal the last  Survivor i tournament rallied to tie the second 54, the Csc Champion from Ramsten t the next two games to end their i before the next downpour came. Both t spectacled competitors donned Sun of keep a Light rain off their glasses he match. Fog still shrouded the courts f 3 a matches senior s and i i _ making it Cool for to  portable on the court for the. Both matches provided outstanding i Tain ment for the Early morning watching the Long highly contested pc Smith forced a first set tie-b.T. Before Kang could take the Lead with a j win. Kang using his unorthodox Hackba to perfection took the second set a. Not before the Long games were involve in All six of the senior s games went Deuce and Smith s final win required adds before he could Chalk up his Victory against Kang. Played with composure Rose played with the composure Champion defeating Hunter to rack fourth Safe Crown in the Safe tournaments. Hunter Rose from the beginning but i first set 7-5. Hunter took the next -. But Rose stayed Cool and Calm. In the set she simply returned just about thing Hunter fed her. Nothing fancy i just simply put everything Back across jul net As if trying to Wear Down her Force a mistake by my  that was exactly what she did wife of Csc no. 2 seed is no Nev Diann. 1974 Pacas singles Champ made some Beautiful returns Only to , Rose slapped the Ball Back into her fact t sliced it away from   
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