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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes monday August 21, 1978 red machine clips Wurzburg in decisive gome Augsburg wins women s up to by Dave Cowan staff writer Erlanger. Germany is i thought we would go All the Way and we did said Augsburg coach Paul Bennett after the red machine Defeated the Wurz Burg wildcats 10-4, in the if necessary Here sunday afternoon to capture the usar Ijar women s slow pitch softball title earlier the wildcats advanced to the championship tame by blasting the Kai ser Lautem panthers 9-2, and undefeated Augsburg in the finals 11-4. To Force the extra contest in Augsburg s loss to Wurzburg. Red machine Pitcher Dee Brown was rapped for ii bits and her teammates made More miscues in that game 10 big errors than in any of their previous  the championship game there was nothing but bedlam on the Augsburg Side of the  Pitcher Bonnie Shepard helped make the difference in the second game said the jubilant Bennett. Bennett could have gone with Shepard in in first game but he went with Brown in Stead. He justified his Mound Choice. We Nave a 13-woman roster and each one gets i Chance to play including our two pitch no matter How important the  both take their  however he admitted Shepard mad difference in the if necessary game not taking anything away from. Site s a Good Pitcher. But Shepard i More height and spin on the Ball and ides she s a better defensive  the red machine players who played air poorest game All year according to Icett were really dejected following loss to Wurzburg. But Bennett got or spirits Back up for the second game Lich was evident when Augsburg Camut smoking in the Early going. We were definitely Flat in the first me said the Augsburg Mentor. They new How Many errors they made and it senseless to say anything about it in californian becomes St american to win rid Soock Cycle title Denau Germany up Kenny erts a 28-year old Calif Oman won the world Soock motorcycle Champion sunday at the curb urging the first rican to do so even though he finished the final race of the series in third  who rides a Yamaha copped the championship easily with 110 Points forthe 11-race series. Barry Sheene of the u.k., Champion for the last two years placed second this Yea with 100 Points. Johnny checetto of Venezuela who came third was Way Back with 66 Points. Sheene the Only rider sunday who rep resented a possible danger to Roberts championship finished fourth in the race. Roberts got ahead of Sheene at the opening gun and purposefully increased the Spac Between them but was unable to overtake Virginio Ferrari of Italy Riding a Suzuki and Checolo. Riding a Yamaha who placed first and second respectively. About 100,000 persons turned out in perfect weather sunny but with just enough of a Breeze for Comfort to watch the races in the Eifel mountains. They received their Money s Worth with Lap records being Setin the a soc and 12scc classes. South african Kork Bauington Riding a Kawasaki effectively wrapped up his Sec Ond world championship in the a soc class. Gregg Hansford of Australia also Riding Kawasaki a the Only Man who could threaten Ballington s position. But Balling ton now has 101 Points to Hansford s 91. Making him essentially unbeatable. The dugout. I told them to go Back out there and go for the base  Bennett also promised them a Reward h they won the second game and this Proba Bly had some bearing on the outcome. If we  said Bennett. "1 told them when we get Back to Augsburg the drinks at the club would be on me. I did t care if they had an Orange juice or , which was forced into errors the first game turned the tide against Wurzburg with three runs in the second inning and four More in the third for a 7-1 Lead. Four of them were  red machine picked up two More unearned runs in the fourth and an additional gift run in the seventh to Garner the championship. However. Augsburg had sharper hitting and base running in the second game which forced Wurzburg to make the  belted in two of Augsburg s Kentucky football Outlook s. Carolina threatens curd s first Day skein by Charles Wolfe Lexington by. A fran Curci has never lost an opening game in five pre Vious seasons As Kentucky football coach. Scheduling has jeopardized that record at a time when the wildcats Are trying for an encore to their Best season since 1950 10-1 Overall and $-0 in the Southeastern conference last year. South Carolina the opening game really has me worried Curci said in an interview. They practice 10 Days before we even get on the Field. They la already have a game under their belts against Furman. They la already know what the strengths and weaknesses of their own team Are. They be got a tremendous advantage Over us in that area. Sometimes you think you know the areas where your team is Strong but then it does t turn out that Way he said. If we Start off stubbing our toe there s no Way to Tell what will happen. I m not putting the whole season on the first game. I m smart enough to know you be got a lot of games to go and it s a Long season. I m hoping to play a Good solid game and play competitively but i m not chalking up the whole season on one  the gamecocks will provide the first test of an offence retooled for quarterback Mike Deaton. An accomplished  year s offence was geared for 6-foot-5 Derrick Ramsey a punishing runner who was drafted by the Oakland raiders As tight end. I be never been in a situation where i can say this is my offence and recruit  Curci said. We re severable to get All the Good players we want. When we get an exceptional player like Ramsey we build an offence around him and that s what we did. Then i prayed that he would t get Hurt and he did to so we were Lucky  Deaton was Calm and capable As ram sey s Back up last year but will have considerably More pressure on him this season. His Job will be easier Curci said if Kentucky finds somebody to make the big plays so the defense will have to gear us to Stop  h running backs Freddie Williams and Randy Brooks return and Veteran Chris Hill has been moved to wide receiver All Are speedy but Small so Curci is keeping his ringers crossed about Rod Stewar Stewart a big. Fast fullback was the most valuable offensive player in the 1976 peach bowl. A knee injury ended his season last year in the second game when Kentucky lost to Baylor 21-6. Broncos waive 2 free agents Denver a _ the Denver Broncos have waived free agents Fred Mortenson a quarterback from Arbona state an Terry Peters a comeback from Oklahoma he s worked diligently every Day since he s been out of a cast cure said. Despite the loss of All Sec guard Tom Combrook Curci said he had a pretty Good offensive line As Good a line As any body  five players from last year s Sec Lead ing defense graduated to the pros including All America end Art still but Curci is confident about the returning players. We think we can have a real Good de sense although we lost still and a lot of other Good people he said. Starting linemen James Ramey. Rich Ard Jaffe and Earl Wilson return As do linebackers Kelly Kirchbaum and Jim Kovach. Kentucky plays six Home games this year compared with five last year but Curci said he could not find a single breather on the schedule the wildcats meet Baylor Penn state Louisiana state Georgia Vanderbilt and Florida at Home. Besides South Carolina Road games include Maryland Mississippi Virginia tech and Tennessee. Eusebio scores 1000th career soccer 900 Indianapolis up Eusebio soc cer s fabled Black Panther of Mozambique scored his 1,000th career Goat Satur Day but the occasion was spoiled when his new Jersey americans lost 3-2 to the indy daredevils in an american soccer league game. Only Pele the retired Star of the cos mos scored More than 1,000 goals in his career. Pele finished with 1,241 goals over22 years. The 38-year-old Eusebio who played most of his career in Portugal before help ing the Toronto Metros to the 1976 Nail use signed with new Jersey in july for a reputed , the highest salary in then � Al is expect a i 0will play for the americans next season three runs in the while Julie Rogers in their four run a the runs All came on errors. The wildcats Bottom of the third led off with a single consecutive augsburg1 despite the loss it Wurzburg to be in the cats dropped their Furt. 11-7. All we wanted to the championship coach John Nordby just before the ships the same two to the wire in the a was Wurzburg a tvs the wildcats were runner up spot. Our women just up again to championships just corps finals said hat Soffo the wildcats _ first place in the but six games in i much according Toi two games today i pooped. After Toje knew they were a to play three games sunday s semifinals  in the first Burg played rings until the advantage of  Lead in the top of the Back with one rub Unda Reid doubted Augsburg miscues. At that Point Muster two hits off _ was held hatless by Dobson. After the third. Burg As the wildcats 2 margin in the next Reid Redding Rock Eckstein plus three they clinched the. " with four unearned in the losers Leone scattered seven for the Victory. The scoring column second four More in the seventh. Losers i k4fmrtiutcm.uuw Moridi Cootu i it run. Or win org. I champs to no org Brown Antt Fly Lutrett t Augsburg Wopart. A Uruu. Rat r Unm air  
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