European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May the stars and stripes Page 19 commentary 1986 masters heading to the 1986 european american Bowling Congress and women International Bowling con Gress Allstar and masters tournaments Are going to according to Jim the euro Pean abcs inc it will be either the Vogel Weh Bowling Center at Kaiserslautern or the Bicentennial lanes at Moynihan As it stands right we Are undecided but it will be one of the Moynihan the total membership of the Rhei Pfalz mens and women Bowling associations is Vogel Weh held both the Al stars and masters in 1982 and Ramstein hosted the Al stars in 1978 and 1979 and the masters in 1978 and the final six game qualifying and final five Roll offs of the recent european masters at Augsburg demonstrated once again the excellent Competition that goes with the the jump from eighth to second place by Milden Halls Bob Cusanelli in the first three of the last six qualifying games was the tourneys biggest highlight next to Bremerhaven Dan Novas Abc masters beginning the final six Cusanelli started out 103 pins behind who was in second one pin behind Leader Fred fingers Walton of Vogel within three the slender who Rolls a very slow took Over eight pins ahead of while Novak was shooting games of 203 and 171 for a 533 Cusanelli was banging the pins for 212 and 256 for a hefty 644 Novak dropped to fourth behind Giessen Bennie Cusanelli held his position for the next three games by continuing his siege with Novak had so when Cusanelli needed he burned a 1284 total the highest six game Block of the Tournai he also had the fourth highest with 1262 in the second six game Block of the in it Cusa Nelli unloaded his highest three game series 665 on games of 210 and but Cusanelli Strong scoring deserted him in the second game of his two game head Ohead total pin fall match with after a 204 in the first Cusanelli chopped pins in the fifth and eighth frames and finished with a dismal after a Novak came Back with a 203 to win by 22 392 to a contingent from Mildenhall who called them selves the noise boys were in full Force in their support of Bennie Johnson oldest qualifier photos by boo Odem Cooley solid showing on his every they would yell Cusa Nelli was Given that nickname because of his 10year old Bowling shoes which have five or six holes in each of them where the leather has they have been like that for seven Cusanelli feels they Are Lucky and also the Bottom fell out of Mike terrells game after the Young Wiesbaden right hander led the first six games of qualifying with Over the next 18 Summers like 170 and 156 cropped up and Terrell finished 31 pins from fifth qualifier Jerry Neff of not Only were the masters wins of Novak and ram steins Connie Cornell but the eight place finish by Cooley of Heidelberg had its the Well liked Cooley became the first wrong foot Bowler to finish that High in a Bennie Johnsons loss to Novak in the second match of the Roll offs was a disappointment to the Here was a match Between the oldest and youngest bowlers Ever to make the final five taking on even Johnsons Goodluck Charm his 12yearold pigtailed daughter Jackie  bring Bennie the strikes he needed in the 9th and 10th he was dead in the pocket each but getting Only 9 whenever Bennie struck during the Little Jackie would slap hands with her the routine would end with each pointing their Index Fin Ger at the it was after frustrating years of failing to John son finally made the final who has been in 20 Allstar docs win something every year the unofficial title of wearing the sharpest looking Bowling another Trade Mark of bennies is dotting the i in his name in the form of a one of Johnsons Giessen Lou mor was the oldest in the Allstar at Morrison finished 79th in a Field of out of 18 Morrison rolled Only two games Over both in they were 246 and in Morrison finished in a tie for sixth with 1984 masters Champi on Jack Paxton of Heidelberg and won other Abc notables who finished out of the masters qualifying Rick Allen of who won doubles with Mike was 49th Heilbronn Bob the 1984 Usa eur Al events tied for 59th Don Lutes of the 1985 Abc singles tied for 66th last years singles Winner Mike Sarff of Ramstein was and Jim Worley of who was third in singles and 10th in All events of the 1985 was for those who follow the fans Chuck Grubb with his 3303 total average finished the first and last Abc bowlers came from the nor deutschland Bowling of was first and Mac Mcelroy of Karlstedt was last in the huge Field with a 137 average Over 18 Mcelroy had trouble in the team event with Only a 616 a average for six Mcelroy got better As the tournament the team from won the honors for coming the longest distance by car 19 again the hired personnel at Sheridan Bowling Center provided Superior headed by Lee Bowling program manager Walter Bowling operations supervisor Leon food service specially supervisor Ray pro shop and Joan accounting under binds direction were Elfricda Karoly Mike Carlton Tex Bill Wolfgang Rosa Ingrid Gertrud Thorp and Dominick russells staff included Cheryl Elisabeth George Craig Graciela mar Thomas Lorelei Jennifer Helen Thomas Angela Judith Bentz and Ruth the stars and stripes the kid faced the music Over goof by Milton Richman new York up they had the kid he Coul Dve slipped out had he but he didst care to do he stood there taking it like a All the mets Call Gary Carter the he got that name because nothing Ever seems to get him Hes always wide eyed and enthusiastic about like a big its All natural with that what makes some people a Little sushi they have the feeling Carter comes off too Good to be he want very Good at All in monday nights 20 loss to the the defeat Mightie More easily been charged to him than to Dwight the mets filled the bases in the first inning on Wally Backmann Moo Kie Wilsons bunt single and a walk by Lamarr Hoyt to Keith that brought up Carter hitting in the cleanup spot and common baseball sense dictated he take one or two particularly since Hoyt looked to be Carter didst come with the morning he has been around awhile Ana knows something about pitchers although this was the first time he Ever faced the crowd at Shea stadium let out a tremendous Roar when hosts first pitch was High and away for Ball it hollered louder yet when the padres right hander  find the plate with his next two deliveries and ran the count to the mets could go ahead on the next or maybe break the game wide mets manager Dave Johnson likes to his big rib men like Hernan George Foster and Darryl Strawberry the Green Light now and then with the count this time he gave it to he gave him the option of swinging at the next pitch or taking and who gets million a year to set off Sparks in situations like this fizzled lunging at the next pitch which Hoyt later said he Felt woul Dve been Ball Carter tapped the Ball Back weakly to the padres Hoyt threw to Catcher Terry Kennedy for one and Kennedy relayed it to first baseman Steve Garvey for the double Foster then flied out to left and that was it for the the padres wrapping up the contest with two runs in the top of the second off now it was All Over and Carter found himself practically engulfed by question ers in the mets clubhouse on his Way to the he stopped at the Shower on one Side or the Entrance is the locker used by Rusty staub and on the other is Kelvin Chapmans the crowd of writers and radio people surrounding Carter made passage in or out of the Shower room somewhat i Carter tried to searching for the answer Why he swung at a pitch which Coul Dve been Ball i was trying to do too much instead of being More someone who had been in the padres clubhouse came Back with word that Hoyt Felt the pitch woul Dve been a fourth Ball and Carter woul Dve walked in a run had he taken it looked As big As a Beach Ball to Carter Lamarr Hoyt usually has great in 45 previous innings he walked Only one if i knew beforehand the Umpire was Gonna Call it a i certainly  have swung at i didst Wanna hit into a double i feel As bad As there were More questions and the vast majority of them had to do with the same Why did he Ever swing at the Ball Carter never became irritated Over hav ing to answer the same question again and he was even asked to explain How he Felt when he hit the Ball Back to Hoyt and he did that i saw him Field it so All he had to do was throw it Back to Carter with my it was a pretty easy double he had answered the last ques Tion put to coming out of the had some More bad news for the red headed 41yearold Pinch hitter de luxe conducts the mets Kangaroo i fined you a Buck for having them the writers and radio men All piled in front of my staub informed car Ter showing he meant Cater for the first he offered an it want my he i was going into the Shower and they stopped a hanging want the least bit no he dismissed Carters Cuse out of the Fine still