European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1981 the stars and stripes Page 25 baseball will return to the by Gary Harris sports Bureau chief England play Ball announced Wel fare and recreation director Hal Green Here baseball will return to the for the first time since Alconbury won the last Pennant in Green also announced that the Safe baseball clinic will Stop at Mildenhall this years clinic features pitching coach Roger Craig and National league Umpire Doug All aspiring coaches and officials Are invited to the ses we have some problems yet to Iron said but were definitely going to play baseball this play probably will not begin until according to Green and sports director Tom but teams Are encouraged to get started As soon As possible after the clinic since this is the first year of said Green and Colacchio also expressed Hope that exhibition games with British teams will be scheduled by the five bases planning to enter the new that the big except for Chick said of course one of the leaders in the is there along with upper Mildenhall and Alconbury is probably further ahead in preparing for baseball than the it is the Only entry with an on base funds had already been allocated to con Vert spartan Field to a softball now Well divert the Money to refurbish the baseball promised Alcon Bury mar chief Joe upper Heyford will most Likely be play ing at Ben Waters has a Roomy facility at which like the Alconbury was to made into a softball although no official word is Mildenhall and Lakenheath will probably share a Field near the cafes furniture store at the biggest problem is getting the equipment Here in time for the said we have the Money to outfit the five teams and procurement action is under Well be fury feathers by Jamie Walton americans just influenced isolated and imprisoned in the past several driving recently from Frankfurt to the Taurus i was fascinated by the number of Small Birds and animals who have become hostages of their environment Snow covered Frozen and Barren of their Normal protective had become immense White prisons for the Small wildlife who normally find Protection and sustenance on one stretch of Road measuring about 10 i counted no less than 12 covers of 40 base and As Many the dark spots of these Small game creatures stood out in Stark contrast to the unmerciful White background and were extremely easy to spot even from a moving at one the numbers of animals silhouetted against the Snow so fascinated me that i had to Stop and watch their struggle for a Small Covey of Rebhuhn hungarian Partridge were grouped about 50 meters off the attempting to scratch through the and paid Little attention to me As i stood and watched further out in the three rabbits were also attempting to forage through the hard packed Snow for some sort of vegetation to suddenly a Large probably a swooped in Over the Road being me and Dove into the Covey of almost too the Birds realized their but exploded into flight a split second before the predator fell into their the Hawk and rather than picking on one of the hapless Birds to pursue As he normally would targeted on one of the rabbits further the Rabbit tried in vain to but his environment offered no in Only a matter of he had fallen victim to the Bird of the other two rabbits who were not the object of sat motionless in the no doubt thanking Fate that their turn had not but wondering at what what nature would select them in her cruel i realize that this sort of played thousands of times each is Only proper and in the great scheme of it does strike As terribly harsh and an unrelenting prison of Snow allows no Avenue of escape for those so in Only Luck it and not the survival of the will give some the Opportunity to see is far More a of the Hunts to which i have been invited in the past several weeks have been cancelled out of consideration for the this is As it should for what sport is there in literally shooting fish in a barrel intensive feeding Many by forces Rod and gun Are helping the wildlife survive the difficult and individuals Are giving time and Money to assist in this those so involved Are to be congratulated for their Bass master class scheduled the Bass anglers sportsman society Bass have announced that this years Bass master class will be held at Montgomery near the City of Montgomery in the dates of the tourney Are set from the Early announcement is a break with Bass in the previous 10 the classic site was not made Public until a few weeks before the in the inaugural tournament in the anglers who qualified gathered at the Atlanta Airport and were jetting West before they were told they would be fishing Lake Mead near Las forty one anglers qualify for the classic through a series of tournaments held throughout the nation on the Bass circuit last year to Dowden of Natch won the classic at thousand islands on the St Lawrence River Between the and Bass members in Usa eur will unfortunately not have the Chance to qualify because of the tour of but those Lucky enough to Deros in time to watch the event will see some outstanding i have fished this Alabama River Lake in past years and can vouch for the wealth of Large Mouth and spotted Bass Baum older Turkey shoot planned the Baum older Rod and gun club is planning a Turkey shoot for at Smith Barracks in according to Lou the shot will consist of a Quail walk and Lucky x and will Start at 10 in the the club will furnish shotguns to those participants who dont have their guns with for More Lou can be contacted at Baum older military 2231 Russell of sky Kings joins Safe Cage staff compiled by Bucky Fox sports staff basketball Bob Russell is the new assistant coach of the Safe mens and he has no doubt hell be of i think i can contribute a said who takes his coaching talents from the upper Heyford sky i think its just perfect that both leagues Are represented on the coach local sports ing staff although i have the greatest respect for George Price and for Warren Russell was chosen As the teams assistant after the coach at bit Burg of the Continental sports Confer bowed out because of an illness in the coach at Rhei main of the is the Al stars head there May be folks who have been in Safe sports longer than but few any he was a Basket Ball and baseball player for the old Chelveston cowboys in the baseball dont let that cold weather mislead baseball is not far the German american league has a meeting scheduled 17 concerning it will take place at 7 1 at 91 duress Tasse in teams interested in league membership May Contact commissioner Jim Thomson at Heidelberg Mil 2121 7335 or Civ 06203 Safe will hold its annual clinic 24 at Lindsey air station in and 78 at one of the directors will be Roger the former new York mets Pitcher and current pitching coach for the Detroit the other director will be National league Umpire Doug those interested in attending the clinic May Call Ramstein Mil 2228 6598 or Bowling a 369 no tap tournament will hit the lanes of Mckee Barracks in entry fee is in sought advice from Noll Philadelphia a when Phila Delphia eagles coach Dick Vermeil needed advice on the super he called his Cross state Chuck who is experienced in such Nolls Pittsburgh Steeles have been to the super bowl four winning each but this season its the eagles who Are in the having finished the nation Al football league season with a 124 re while the Steeles slumped to the eagles Are three Point favourites Over the Oakland raiders in super bowl Xiv sunday at the super dome in new his Basic advice was to get As much done in the week before you go Down there As you can and to get it done because once you get Down concentration on details becomes very Vermeil said asked if Noll passed along any secrets on winning a first super bowl Vermeil replied that he he said the secret is to have a Good enough football the coach sports on of nov for Germany viewers saturday 24 acc playoff Buffalo Bills 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