European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 04, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes wednesday june 4, 1980 newest fad in fhe body Boom rowing is rediscovered in America continued from Page 22 that Lake. Hosmer. Is an absolute Gem. 1 come Home feeling like a million  the Craftsbury Center which utilizes the 170-acre Plant of a former prep school. Cutler Academy was founded three years ago by Russell Spring and his wife Janet Olio Tor Many years taught skiing at Stowe it. In addition to rowing this year round sports Center conducts programs for soccer distance running Cross country skiing kayaking and canoeing. The us. Olympic trials for the Fla water kayak and Canoe will be held Here on Lake Hosmer june 6-14. Although just Plain rowing is Only a Little More difficult than walking sculling takes some learning. By definition a sculler is an oarsman handling two 9w-foot oars while perched on a sliding seat in a Long boat made of Wood or fibreglass and Only a foot wide. The boat called a single Shell or a single requires balancing with the oars and it is easy to tip one Over. I  said Davenport i flipped a few limes at Camp. The water was cold. But i did t , the founder describes the sculling Camp it s an Opportunity for the beginner the experienced oar Eperson or the elite competitors to Advance their skills. Each camper is grouped according to ability level and Given individual or Small group instruction. There is no age limit. Last year our youngest rower was 9 and the oldest 74. And we had several rowing  National association of Amateur oarsmen founded in 1872, is feeling the resurgence of this old Aport. Membership is up to 7,000, an increase of a third in the past 10 years and with More women than Ever  Core of the spoil for decades has been interscholastic and intercollegiate racing in eight or four cared shells. After College almost everyone gave up the sport but not anymore. Ten years ago a Man named Arthur Martin designed and had built at Kittery Point Maine a simple fibreglass rowing boat which he named the Alden Ocean Shell. It was twice As wide and More sea worthy than a sculling single far less Tippy and relatively inexpensive. What distinguished it from an Ordinary Rowboat was its sliding seat and Light weight which made it so easy and so much fun to Row. The swish of the oars through the water and the smooth Transfer of Energy As the boat sped ahead duplicated the feel of rowing in the big racing shells. This 16-foot boat gradually found a Market and Over 2,000 Are being rowed. The Ocean Shell was made to be a recreational piece of equipment but its users were so enthusiastic they formed their own association and began to sponsor races. The Alden Ocean Shell association with 208 members is the largest of the 270 organizations making up the Naan and its chief source of Revenue. Three years ago Martin came out with a More advanced and larger boat called the Martin Trainer. This one was aimed not so much at novices but at former College oarsmen still Semi serious about condition ing and eyeing the major rowing festivals like the head of the Charles head of the Connecticut and head of the Schuylkill Martin now finds his products being co pied and the Naan Magazine the oarsman displays More advertisements for new firms making rowing boats. One of the More popular ones is the Rowitt t. Stable twin Hull catamaran single or do ble built in Norwalk conn., by Art  a retired surgeon. Or. Ralph e. Graj. Ham of Orange calif., is the person to Hind the Graham tramline a series of Fow exercise boats which fit easily on tops oscars and can go anywhere. Rowing explained or. Graham to the very Best method yet devised to main Tain physical fitness because it Combiner. Both lower and upper body exercise. It beats running swimming any sport you want to name. Furthermore you can t Hurt.  Jar. Graham said he had experienced a certain amount of disillusion among older j joggers because of the numerous leg injuries that had befallen them. Rowing he said is perfect for  / racing Roundup. F continued from Page 25 Many years. Goodyear said it would Honor existing contracts believed to run at least through the end of this year and then withdraw Over a reasonable time Span. Where to go this weekend the major race in Europe this weekend takes place on sunday at England s Silverstone circuit where the sixth round in the european formula 2 championship will be staged briton Brian Henlon leading it at the moment. In Germany there s racing for All categories of cars on saturday and sunday at the Ulm Leitheim Airport circuit and there s also Bird Jabbar head voting for first 5 on All Aba team Klaus Ludwig took the Over 2-liter division honors in the big Capri Turbo. Hans Heyer who campaigns in a Lancia Turbo continues to Lead for the German Crown. Next round is june 22 at the stadium circuit of Noris ring in Nurnberg the famous 200 Miles of Nurnberg. Cycle racing the top action us weekend is a world championship Erent Ibe Girmu grand prix Moto Cron for Izacc cycles Ibe Competition to be staged sunday practice is saturday it the coarse in a Unterbach St. Wendel off National route 41bout 18 Miles Northeast of  you like old timer cars you la see some Good ones in Germany on saturday when the Gordon Bennett memorial rally is staged in the Taurus Mountain area West of Frankfurt. The cars Start from the famous roman fort of Saalburg at 9 a.m., arrive at the town of Kronberg about 8 Miles West of Frankfurt Between 12 30 and 1 30 ., and leave Kronberg from 1 30  Onward to arrive at Frankfurt from s to 6  Compiled by Don Sauer staff Miter basketball Larry Bird of the Boston celtics has become the first Rookie since 1969 to achieve All league honors by being named to the National basketball association s first team along with top vote getter and six time map Kareem Abdul Jabbar. Jabbar got 130 of a Possi ble 132 votes and Bird followed with 110 joining them on the team were Forward Julius Erving of Philadelphia 118w Points and guards George Gervin of san Antonio with 90 and Paul Westphal of Phoenix with 68. Reports from Indianapolis that Jack Mckney would replace Bobby Leonard As coach of the Indiana pacers were con firmed monday night when spokesman de Mckee said that club owner Sam Nassi had selected Mckinney. Mckin  44, u Only the third coach in Tebei pacers 13-year history. Football a dispute Over will pay for renovation of Soldier Field which could run As High As $30 million could prompt the Chicago bears to move their 1980 Home games out of the aging lakefront facility Chicago Park District president Raymond Simon announced. The Buffalo Bills frustrated last year scouts Check out cuban players Little baseball Talent in refugee Camps Miami a major league scout Vince Ceplece says he did t see any base Ball players Worth signing when he visited refugee Camps to Check out the first cuban Talent to reach the United Stales in nearly 20  other scouts agree with Ceplece who keeps an Eye on Amateur Talent for the California Angels. My. If any of them arc out there Worth Signi would have seen them Ceplece said. Speed Fielding ability and Power is just not out  people think of cuban Ballplay ers they think they re All like Oliva Pascu Al and Cardenal. But 1 Don t think the Refu gees arc blessed with those kinds of  Tony Oliva a retired Minnesota twin Camillo Pascual. Now a pitching coach with the twins and Jose Cardinal now with the new York acts Are among the Many cuban players who be played in the major leagues. Tony Perez playing first base for the Boston red sox and Luis Tianlu now pitch ing for the new York Yankees were among i Don t think they re there and that seems to be the general feeling among the scouts i be talked  Orlando Pena thinks he s found two prospects the Detroit tigers might like to. _ sign when the Amateur baseball draft begins the last players to come out of Cuba before tuesday. One Guy for sure i will sign Fidel Castro shut the Island nation off from,._. ._.,_ i la american baseball. Tiant s first year in the . Minor leagues was 1962. Some baseball players who have turned up among the refugees who left Cuba have dreamed of having a Chance at the major leagues. I would give my left to play in the major leagues said Eduardo Cajuso a 23 year old shortstop. All i be Ever dreamed of said Pena. Who lives in Miami. I be already seen about seven Guys said Carlos Pascual a Baltimore orioles scout based in Miami. They could hardly run a 50-Yard dash. In two three months maybe they would be ready to play. But i did t see anybody who could play  Milwaukee Brewers scout Julio Blanco Herrera added what we would Call a Prospect a player with a Good Good is playing in the big circus. I would Only ask for my right and legs so i could play  is one of the players Pena mentioned to the tigers. What i hear he is supposed to be the Best shortstop to come out of Cuba since Willie Miranda Pena said. The Way some people talk he can play triple a Ball right now. I be seen him. Already he is a better fielder than  Alan Trammel is Detroit s regular Short Stop. One Guy for sure i will sign his name is Roberto Salazar the scout added. He s a 22-year-old Center fielder whose father was a professional Boxer in Cuba. He has super Speed. He s a Good fielder. His hitting May be a question Mark. Maybe you should t write his name because some body else May try to sign him away from me. None of Castro s better players from the cuban National team has shown up among the refugees. They Aren t Likely to. Those players arc one of his National  Laid Blanco Herrera. He uses them for propaganda. If they can play base Ball i doubt that Fidel will allow them Safe passage out of the  when top draft pick Tom Cousineau opted to play in the Canadian football league sports wire have signed North Carolina state au-,3 american Center Jim Ritcher their top selection in this year s College draft at i their Orchard Park . Headquarters. Baseball Boston right hande Chuck Rainey collected five wins whip dropping just one game during the month of May to earn american league Pitcher of the month honors. Ben Oglivie of the Milwaukee Brewers who hit in 19 of 24 games last month also was named a player of the month it was announced in new York. The Kansas City royals reinstated Dek ignited hitter Hal Mcrae from the 1j, Day disabled list and waived outfielder Steve Braun. " j at Nashville grand Canyon Coue Gek ariz., scored the winning run on a walk the 10th inning monday edging Lewis University 111. 5-4 to capture the naia world series. Skiing the . Ski team named its 1981 Alpine world cup squad at Park City Utah the members including oly Nui Pic Silver medallist Phil Mahre 23 of White pass Wash. Nine others we members of the 1980 olympic to Etna among them Heidi Preuss 19, of Lake port . And Christin Cooper 19, anal Pete Patterson 23, both of Sun Valley ice hockey John Gibson the if to National league def Ensman of of Luj year has signed with the los Angela Kings of the nil. Gibson 6-fool-3, 21 pounds will join Jerry Korab and in Lewis to give the Kings three defer Meme Over 6-Fcet and 200 pounds. Boxing the new $25 million Union Arena in Dallas could be the site of a heavyweight championship Bow match july 7 Between Larry Holmes sop Scott Ledoux an official of the 19, scat facility said