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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday August 24, 1978 the stars and stripes Caulkins swims to 3rd Gold medal Page 25 by Robert h. Reid Berlin a fifteen year old Tracy Caulkins Star of a new generation of american women swimmers collected her third Gold medal and world record number two wednesday As the us earn harvested nine medals in the world swimming championships. Calm is the Nashville tenn., Young Ter who has captured Center stage at the nation championships out distance former world record Holder Ulrike Tauber of East Germany by nearly seven second sin capturing the women s 400-meter Medley in 4 40.83, More than two seconds under the previous world Mark. In the evening s big Surprise unheralded Nick Nevid a newcomer from Elm Grove wise., who works out  shome town survived a last stretch charge by russian Arsen Misk Arov and won themen s 200-meter breaststroke in 2 16.37. His soviet challenger was less than half second behind. Jesse Vassallo a puerto rican native omission Viejo calif., took the men s 200 meter backstroke in 2 02.16, under the1 56.19 world record Mark set by Ameri can John Nabor at the Montreal  Bruner of Santa Clara call/., and Steven Gregg of Huntington Beach calif.,swept the men s 200-meter Butterfly Fin Ishing first and second for the  s time of 1 59.38 bettered the meet record but was 0.15 seconds slower than the world Mark he set at Montreal Mary Joan Pennington of Madison,tenn., who bettered the world record last sunday in the women s 200-meter Medle but wound up second in the race behind Caulkins reached the Winner s platform by edging East German Andrea Pollak in the 100-meter  finished in a meet record wac s carafe Gomez slated to fight in san Juan oct. 7 los Angeles up world boxing Council bantamweight Champion Carlos Zarate of Mexico City is tentatively scheduled to fight wac super bantamweight featherweight titleholder Wilfredo co met oct. 7, it s been announced. Manager Yamil Chade told Kolf i i ?0 i of world record finished fourth behind medal Winner Wendy quirk of e big disappointment for the Ameri Tui is a  of meter men s free St vtodim1 Salnikov of the it a european record of " " float missed Quality team earlier this Champion Tauber made up for her surprised feat earlier this week in the 100-meter  i lost in the 100-meter breast stroke where 1 Felt too self confident wanted to win that race absolutely caul Kins told  did not think of the world record at that timer it s Fine to have achieved the world record As  Nevid s coach Paul Bergen said the newcomer s surprising Victory was due in part to the failure of the pre meet favorite because he was not fast enough in the heats Bergen said. I expected a time of 1 18, but in the heats. Nick was t so , he did better in the  in a disappointing turn the american failed to win a Gold in the Solo synchronised swimming for the first time in the three years of world championship compe  Vanderburg of Canada captured the Gold with 186.249 Points after two Days of finals Competition. Pam Tryon of san Jose calif., took the Silver with 180.299monthh.,3i team earlier ulis Shig Alro Takahashi of Japan to make the Points. Yasuko Umezaki of Japan was third pop Rosh intr tonal el8ht. And european Champion Jacqueline Cox of or a a muons the Victory Over defending he made this title available for Nick Britain finished fourth. Usa eur Tennis meet opens today at Garmisch with 8 titles at stake Bydon Sauer staff write Garmisch Germany is eight championships singles and double crowns in four separate divisions Are up Lor grabs with 52 netters on hand for the scramble As the Usa eur Tennis championships open Here today at the Garmisch sports Center courts. The open division As usual has the big Gest Field 25 players. Including Zachary Smith who earlier in the season won Theu Sarteur All army trials and went Back to the states to also win the All army sin Gles and doubles titles As Well As finishing run Crup at the Intel service tourney i both categories. Keo Enberger returns among 12 players vying for honors in the Junior Veteran or 34-44 age bracket is Hal of the defending Champion doubles team Biu Neuenberger. Among the seven women contestants i defending titleholder Joyce Reed who also represented Usa eur in the All  Competition earlier this year. The seniors 45 and Over Field is Small but perhaps one of the strangest because it includes last year s Winner Bob White of Vii corps and Marty Fackler of list sup puerto Rico. It was the second scheduling for the match. A contract was signed be tween the 122-Pound Gomez and the 118-Pound Zarate last december but the Deal Fen through. Veteran  in the 1977 finals Cecil Miles from 21st support come who also was on member of the winning doubles tandem last year. In All divisions the cutoff Date for determination of eligibility is aug. 24.smith, from b Btry 5th in. 56th Ada near Pitburg Germany Kellenberger from Stuttgart and Reed of Wil Flecken Are special nominees for the Susareu classic. They did not return from the . In time to qualify through their respective Community championships but could not rightly be excluded from Usa eur com petition explained Joe Lane chief of sports for recreation services Agency Europe. Play will begin today immediately aftera 10 . Organizational meeting at which time the tournament seedlings will be determined and the drawing made. Strongest team contenders numerically will be Vii corps and 21st support come both of whom have 11 players full team plus one special player each. V corps has a full 10-Man team setae and seventh army training come have seven each and Berlin six  Down the various open teams with the players selected and ranked on the basis of their finish in the open singles Competition i Kroll won the Vii corp championship with runner up Steve Pace Rick Crockett and Rick Roche rounding out the four Man unit. They Are All from Stuttgart which played a dominant role informing the Vii corps contingent. Vol corps was the last major commando Complete its qualifying tournament which wound up tuesday. It was the Only qualifying meet to be played at Garmisch. Bob Kraft of Heidelberg was the regular21st support come open Champion with Berlin s Haugen 4th in All army Golf Morton Stinebaugh capture titles it. Benning. A. Albert Morton offt Stewart ga., shot a final round 70 for a 287 to capture the men s open division inthe 72-hofe All army Golf championships Here tuesday. Morton who was three shots Back after monday s third round finished one stroke ahead of teammate Frank Randall. Ossie Melendez of it. Benning a. Was third with �1. Skip Haugen of Berlin fired a Par 71 to tie Robert Parker of Korea at 294 for fourth place. Hank Campbell of Wurzburg. Germany runner up in this year s Usa eur Golf invitational behind Haugen. Finished a Dis Tant 13th with a 319. Campbell of Vii corps Tda closing 38-m  Stinebaugh. Presidio of san pro disco. Turned a it on his final round Testant will represent the army in the interservice Golf championships aug. 28 through sept. 1 on the Jacksonville naval station course in . Morton was hotly pursued by third round Leader Randall in the final round. However the it. Stewart golfer posted three birdies on the front nine and made the turn at two. A _ n-n-n-n-iumi.m.�4-Ai e who held the Lead after two rounds recorded a six Over Par 42 on he Way out but then came Home iwo under for " Kium thur ton. I. Bin Long. A. Rutn Morcum. File. We. -.n-n-n-n-Mcmtmcmi/Fi. Or. Cell. �74.fm-t� re a Fllch. I Mccrim. Al. J4.7mo.j4-Jj Jim mining it. Of. He. 7mm1.Jj-.w Mem Mil 4njj.j4.Jj-Jj-m4 . � Purlin s Haugen who blistered the Bac two shots Back of Stinebaugh was mov co5se throughout the Tournai enter of shape Belgium who Abo Fash swe of we or or subpar could t knew a 78 tuesday while Patrick Kelly of "2etu� trebles Oliie front nine tues a. Rucker Ala. Took third with a closing jjjjj1 failed to maj a the cutoff for the in wind of 78 or s 304.tamm fire Competition. Finishers in each divison. Terse a Rota out tuesday Buta brillant five seniors division Jimmy  , we Lull of. It oof on. A . It. Mini. My. Mfr we Mike Fryman of Heidelberg Harold Giles of Mannheim and Frank Charles of Kai ser Lautem going to Garmisch As the nos.2-3-4 players. Smith technically is also a 21st support come  Johnson from Giessen won the v corps singles title with James Walker Obad Kreuz Nach the no. 2 player Ray Dolan of Hanau ranked no. 3 and Glen Herman of Darmstadt winning a playoff for no. 4 after Hank Chu of  t go to Usa eur. Henry Carrejo of Grafen Wuhr took the seventh at singles Crown defeating teammate Bill Stephens. Paid Martinez and Robert Wright round out the team. Representing Berlin will be singles Winner Gene Burton with Bruce Russell Lance Barnett and . Bauer rated j-j-4.hector Huertas of Vicenza took setae singles honors with Camp Darby s Glenn Boldman Tommy Allen and Frank Romano rounding out the team from  the Junior Veteran Competition where two men per command Are permitted Vii corps has the extra Man. Feltenberger who will be joined by John Bohannen of Stuttgart Winner in the qualifying tour Ney and runner up Ned Cabaniss of  Misch. The 21st support come is sending Cham Pion Sid Dennis and Don mess both Hei Delberg and v corps will be represented by titleholder Jeff Cummer of Baum older and Sandy Woods of  Robinson of Wil Flecken is the Lone seventh at player Bob Jones and Michael Harz Are the Berlin netters and Kenny Mitchell and Joseph Acinapura of will represent setae. Commands Are also limited to two seniors players with Only three teams having full contingents. Champion White of Stuttgart and Charlie Prather of Heilbronn arc the Vii corps competitors Fackler Fkaiser Lautem beat Miles of Heidelberg in the 21st support come finale. V corps has John canny the Champ and Robert. Sokol. Both of  entries Are the seventh acts William Sylvester of Grafen Wuhr ands taps marry Guptil of Vicenza. In the women s Competition read who could be in a class by herself will be the Only seventh at  commands have full teams with Mary Polakis of Heilbronn taking the Vii corps Crown from Diana Davidson of ans Bach. Anne Nelson of a town is the 21stsupport come Champion beating Sheila Goedert of Mannheim in that final. Mary Comtois of bad Kreuz Nach and Denise Baza Jou of Fulda rank 1-2 for v  will be on the six sports Center Clay courts unless inclement weather Force the action indoors. Sports on of baseball Kansas City at Chicago while sox Friday 1 m   
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