European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 7, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse February the stars and stripes Page 25 a baseball Loop plans expansion by Dave Walczak staff writer Germany the German american baseball league will expand to 10 or 11 teams for the 1981 a league spokesman announced Here this Bill league vice president and manager of the leagues Frankfurt giants bad and a second team from Mannheim will probably move into the circuit which will begin Competition in dropping out of the third year league Are Stuttgart and possibly Miller said a final Oresea son league meeting will be held in March in Mannheim to finalize the league sched ule for the a Date for that meeting has not been the league will be divided into North and South plans Are tentative but Miller said the Northern division will probably be comprised of bad Kreuz Nach and the Mannheim Wuerz Munich and the Mann Heim Tornado will most Likely comprise the Southern league commissioner Jim Thomson said the leagues biggest problem is come of the teams Are supported by the some by donations and others by German said soldiers now comprise the majority of the leagues but Thomson said the circuit will be striving to move in another our goal is to form a top level league which will exist primarily for the j Miller said the a league will make every Effort to play Continental sports conference teams in addition to playing its own 40game weve been asked to participate in the Csc preseason tournament at Rhei main May 13 and we re going to invite some of their teams to participate in said we also Hope to have an Allstar game Between the two leagues at the end of the said officials from both leagues talked about such a contest last year but were unable to agree on a time and Thomson held out Little Hope for a combined wed do that Only if they desire to play in our were not going to play in we want to keep it in the bundles the 24man a teams will be holding tryouts according to the teams Are open to anyone wanting to those living in communities with a team must play for that team unless they get a signed release by the local club to play players stationed in non league communities Are eligible to play for any league anyone wanting to play can Contact the following team managers civilian num Bers unless otherwise Terry 067165996 bad Kreuz Nach Chris Hanau Mil 2309 8040 Mike Boyle 0921 39529 Bundlach Bill 0610672414 Frankfurt Way land Abernathy 063714271 Kaiserslautern red Jim 0613171453 Mainz Claus 0621402529 Mannheim Roland Hoffmann 0621794223 Mannheim Ger hard 089132064 Munich John 0612651928 Wiesbaden Lee Wuerzburg Mil 2321 6452 Wuerzburg the 1981 Safe mens basketball team heading for the air Force world wide tourney keeps watch on the basketball held out by head coach Warren following the Ball to the states Stanley of looking on from left to right front Row Are Gabe Donnie Willie Sim James Curtis Hill and assistant coach Bob from left to right Back Row Are Hank Marv Ai Bill Schroer and red Grandy Pullium Heads Joman Feam Safe cagers set for of meet by Dave Walczak staff writer Germany Pullium of Span Dahlem leads an Allstar cast of 10 As the 1981 Safe mens basketball team begins its quest of the air Force worldwide title the under head coach Warren is scheduled to depart Here sat urday and Fly to for practice sessions and scrimmage games prior to beginning air Force worldwide tournament play 1822 at Maxwell eleven teams will vie for the assisting Stanley in coaching the from 20 players from throughout is upper Heyford coach Bob Spang Dahlem 65 Pivot Man who leads the Continental sports Confer ence in scoring at 24points per game is expected to see action at both Center and Bill Mildenhall 68 will share Pivot duties with the Rhei main which Stan Ley has coached for the past six landed two players on the Safe guard Donnie Stevenson and swing Man James Mcclary will represent the Rock Mcclary at is expected to play both guard and the team figures to be especially Strong at upper he Fords Hank who has led the conference in scor was chosen along with fou year Ramstein ram Veteran Curtis Marv 64 out of who starred in last seasons Csc position Al was also chosen at for Keller was especially effective on the according to Alconbury who is averaging Points per game for the was also chosen at who is expected to Start and run the will be joined in the Back court by Gabe Martin and Willie Sim Mons of our Little Ste Venson 510 and Martin Are 20 25foot said the strength of the team is going to be our scoring said any one of the five people on the court can blow you my biggest problem is to keep them Ive got to keep them from playing Safe quintet heading for women meet Germany a Ramstein lady ram dominated Safe women basketball team broke training Camp Here Friday and will be flying to the states to begin Competition in the air Force world wide the 10women coached by four year lady rams Mentor Bob Fea Tures six lady heading the team and the Ramstein con Tingent is Forward Peggy who has led the Continental sports conference in scoring the last two seasons and was named the most valuable player in the Safe tournament for the past two Sun Bury is again leading the Csc in scoring with a the whittled Down from an Origi Nal 20 selectee from throughout is slated to depart Rhei main sunday and arrive in for Sci macs and practices prior to beginning Competition in the 11team air Force worldwide meet at Chanute the lady who Are Riding a 36 game winning Streak Over two also landed guards Donna Ouellette and Angle Forward Liz Riggs and centers Diane Moss and Maria Badgett on the a former Allala Force Selec is averaging 12 Points per game in her first year on the Riggs is hitting at Points per game clip and Moss at the Csc grabbed two other slots on the Sembach guard Jane Holland and Pitburg Forward Paula Wright were also the which has yet to win a Safe women basketball was represented by just one upper Scyford Forward Carol Mcguire is a former Allair Force the Mediterranean sports conference also landed one guard Diane Reed of Carruthers pair wins skating title san Diego up Peter Carruthers and his retained their Short program Lead and won unanimous first place votes to capture the senior pairs title at the 1981 United states figure skating despite a the of burling kept their Lead of nine ordinals and Points thursday to finish ahead of Leaann Lake and William who came in second with 19 ordinals and Beth and Ken finished third with 30 ordinals and
