European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1981 the stars and stripes Page 23 fast breaking of German Cage Loop the american basketball player is valued in Europe like the Hes an eve rising Star amid questionable Talent when Hes is eagerly bought at much you have which has shelled out considerable Cash for such Aba Riffraff As Spencer Haywood and Marvin you even have France and the latter of which is smart enough to pay sparingly for the boys from Germany then rarely gets As much As an Aba Cologne considers itself fortunate to have Johnny Neumann pumping from All and if you remember the 1971 Mcaa scoring Champ from the University of Mississippi who later played for the Memphis tarns and los Angeles then you remember Johnny that the extent of names in Germany the Bunde Sliga is Germany top professional mens basketball comprised or 10 sports the Best of which is Neumannn Cologne with a 132 below the Bunde Sliga conies a Maze of subdivisions and Junior divisions in the German basketball which has about registered play that not a bad Pool from which to but the Talent cant compare with whats available from the United so the teams in the top divisions shoot for each team is allowed two but since each team can play Only one american at a most squads employ Only the average package Deal for which a stateside recruited american player May sign includes a a free apartment and a used that not in Italy league but not bad for playing and German teams Are More than Happy to pay now clubs want Good american players with Fine rebounding says federation president Anton we dont have that Talent at we have big but there not so Quick As we like to have americans on our teams because the fans especially like to see says Wil lie the head of the basketball program at Lei a third division club in they look for the tall who is usually american and at we want the american because american basketball is on a higher level than just like German soccer is now on a higher level than Ameri can basketball is not a people sport Here its not yet appealing across a wide but with the help of fio have Good play Good defense and have Good Well get Pupp is fortunate to have an american player who draws no Hes Mike a Soldier stationed at Thompkins Barracks in Heidelberg who plays at Leiden for the fun of when i was stationed in Germany the first i had a German Friend who kept come out for that when i was at Schwein Stephens then i was at fort for a so i reenlisted to get Back Here because i like basketball is something i and while in Here i might As Well get As much experience As i can get with International in International the biggest difference is its More of a running in the you set up More Here you after a you just go you dont wait for the ref to hand you the is 6feet4 and usually plays for so Hes discovered the perils of Board its a More physical game than the american he the refs Call it in not but you get used to it it makes you and then there Are the benefits you can make moves Here you  try at there still kind of slow in this the stars and stripes i Monte Carlo rally set for 49th Start by Randy Barnett Auto racing columnist the Monte Carlo starting from nine european cities saturday is known As the Mother of rallying with Good steeped in its the oldest rally of them and this years event is the but the Monte traces its beginnings Back 70 years to 1911 when the first Lon distance grind was at that practically the beginning of the motoring the rally was strictly a Winter diversion for the the starting Points included six european Capi and the Driver who arrived in Monte Carlo first was declared the a Winter Holiday where the motorists would enjoy the Sun and spend their Money would that was the Monte Carlo rally promotional a Frenchman named Henri who drove an open tur cattery car from the Paris starting was the Winner of that first Monte Carlo Twenty four Drivers 12 and the aver age Speed for competitors was about 7 it was a Small but the idea generated enthusiasm among Pioneer car for the 1912 the Monte Carlo entry list zoomed to 78 and the German Auto clubs today Are proud to Point out that one of their Guys won starting from Julius Beutler arrived in the Mediterranean principality first aboard his French made Beutler nearly tripled the previous years averaging just under 18 half the Field arrived for the Winter with War Clouds the 1912 event was the last for 12 the third rally not held until it was staged in March so that Drivers would arrive during a promotional Monte Carlo the 1924 rally Drew few so the Fol lowing year it went Back to january when Snow and ice again attracted a big Field of sportsmen who enjoyed driving in Tough conditions still True the january Date again proved a Suc the 1925 rally attracting a big the by the was Frenchman Francois whose Renault was powered by the largest engine Ever seen in the rally a monster that nearly 600 cubic entries mounted year by and by the Early the average neared the 200 by the the rally had become world but it remained a motoring exercise for the car makers were beginning to take a Genu but by that world War ii was and the final prewar rally came in january of another would not take place for 10 during the the Monte Carlo rally reached its entries often Topping the 400 Mark and featuring such big name racing Drivers As Louis Stirling Moss and Graham Many european car makers became in and for Good As winning the worlds most famous rally was Worth pots of Gold in and it still As the Competition became More the rally became a far More strenuous exercise for cars and since the although cars still Start from european lengthy special stages and other difficulties have been and the rally really starts once the competitors reach two cars have enjoyed great Fame in the Monte mainly because they played the role of giant the tiny British min Icooper won the rally in 65 and 67 and also won in 66 but was disqualified because of an alleged while the 850cc swedish Saab in the hands of the great Erik Carls son took the honors in 62 and the Best american Effort in the Monte was made in 1969 by a Young army lieu that was the year when John but then 25 and stationed near piloted his privately entered porsche 911 to 12th his co Driver was Steve a former air Force the 12th place still stands As tops for an american Buffum continued rallying when he returned to civil Ian and has won the rally championship several including the 1980 the most successful Driver in the history of the Monte Carlo rally is Italy Sandro who won it four times during the All of his victories coming in italian Lancia last years Monte Walter Rohrl of Germany in a Fiat Barth wont be competing in this years he was prepared but the team he had signed with for the 1981 sea withdrew from Competition in Decem the defending world rally driving will use his Monte Carlo expertise to take ice notes for the German opel rally this years starting cities include bad Germany North of Poland Switzerland London Monte Carlo Paris the Netherlands Rome and the German Start is set for 10 saturday at the  once into bad signs Point to the Spiel Bank spectators who arrive Early should have the Opportunity to speak with the Drivers and look Over the there is no charge to attend the after leaving bad the teams 31 Are entered there head for the Frank Furter then proceed by autobahn via Wuerzburg and Nuernberg to my where they will arrive at the Bow Headquarters Petuel ring 130 from 1 to from they go to inns Bruck and on to Monte Sheppard upset defending champs Stuttgart flyweight David Reyes of Vii corps and featherweight James Sheppard of v corps scored major upsets Here thursday to highlight firs Day action in the 1981 Usa eur boxing Reyes scored an rec Over defending Usa eur Champion Joe Perez of v corps and Sheppard earned a decision Over Willie Cole of 7th at also a defending Usa eur in major command v corps and Vii corps advanced four fighters apiece from the 11bout card in front of some 750 people at the Kelley Barracks the 21st support come advanced two boxers and 7th at earned one Berlin went wingless and setae has no fighters entered in the meet featuring 68 puerto Ricos former lightly Usa eur boxing weight Champion from scored Early in the first round with left and right Hooks and Perez was forced to take a stand ing eight suffering from a bloody nose in the second stayed even for but finally filtered in the third round under a succession of four straight blows at the Sheppard carried the fight to Cole at the opening Bell and that tactic paid off As Sheppard maintained an aggressive posture for the three Cole landed one solid punch in the second but ran out of steam in the third to help give the fight to welterweight Michael Adams of the 21st support come was one of Only two return ing Usa eur champions to survive Adams had to go All out but finally prevailed Over Cassius Murray of Vii corps in a rematch of the 1980 Usa eur Adams appeared to carry round one on the strength of his left but Murray seemed to get the better of the bout the next round in a Toet Otoe Adams even took a standing eight count in the third period but Hung on to Anthony who stung Emilio Aman Tine last year in the Usa eur championships a year displayed solid skills Early against Gordon Monk of v corps to capture his an Allamy run Nerup last employed strength and aggression to overcome the inside tac tics of his the fou Day meet was to continue Here Friday with 10 bouts starting at 7 the meet was to continue through sundays championships slated for a 1 starting