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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, June 21, 1985

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 29 Coc pledges no world cup gouging Mexico up Mexico expects at least 2 million visitors for next years world cup soccer but there will be no hotel Price organizers told travel agents from around the world at a conference Here Ramon news director of the world cup organizing said at the 10th annual tourism Tanguis a sort of tourist supermarket attended by More then travel agents that prices announced and authorized by the mexican tourism ministry in december will remain in effect through the world cup in june of there will be no surprises when it comes time to pay the Alatorre the tourism ministry has Given us that half of the higher priced tickets for the 52 ranging from to per have gone on Sale abroad through International travel which will offer packages of tickets along with air fare and hotels a full year in Advance of those travel agencies Are already receiving thousands of and mex Ico is awaiting with open arms All soccer Alatorre but Alatorre added that the 1986 world cup in Mexico will be different from the 1982 version of the event in where a travel Agency sold tickets Only in conjunction with hotel triggering complaints that people were forced to pay for rooms at hotels they did not this Alatorre anyone can buy tickets independently from hotel Reser and no one has to buy a package from any visitor who comes to work or just to enjoy the action will be sure that the hotel rates that will be announced in december of this year will be respected until june he also said it will be easy to travel from site to site As teams move through the draw from one to another of the 12 stadiums around As the country two nation Al Aero Max and have promised to adjust their schedules to the calender of Alatorre also noted for the first time in the history of the world All television transmissions will be via satellite through the two Domestic satellites Mexico launched this he said that the worldwide audience for the 52 games will be an estimated 9 billion Wimbledon from Page 25 player to do Well at the All England Cham the fast grass has proven the downfall of Many a Pat Cash of Australia reached the semifinals last unseeded at age and put up a Good show before falling to men Cash is one of six newcomers among the mens seeds this year and could be just As hard to beat As he was last despite being plagued by a Back neither Mcenroe nor Lendl played Queens club this preferring instead to practice quietly elsewhere in the big build up to but Jimmy Connors did and found him self knocked out in the first round in straight sets by fellow american Mike de speculation that Wilander would Over take Connors in the Wimbledon seedlings on current form proved groundless As officials stuck almost rigidly to world rankings and named the american As 3 but the bookies were unimpressed and runner up to Mcenroe last is rated Only a 14tol shot to capture his third Wimbledon Crown at the age of although Navratilova and Evert Lloyd share the top the bookies slightly favor quoting her at 2to7 to win her sixth with Lloyd at 7to2 Lloyd has just regained the worlds 1 spot at age 30 from her great rival and is on course to follow Navratilova to the grand slam consecutive victories at the worlds four major tournaments and a special million Bonus put up by the International Tennis Navratilova achieved the feat at last years French but Evert Lloyd is Halfway having won the most recent australian and French with Wimbledon and the open to surprises Are As much a tradition at Wimbledon As strawberries and and 1985 could be the year of the teenage sen while Becker is the youngster to watch in the mens the women Competition has two 15yearolds among the both dreaming of winning the first prize of Steffi another West began playing Tennis at age 4 and enters Wimbledon As the 11 while Gabriela Sabatini is the latest teenage Prodigy to emerge from South an Argentine seeded took the French championships by where she was the youngest Ever semifinal the world Junior she is being hailed As a new Tracey Austin and has no qualms about playing on the hallowed grass at i am very excited and not worried about How i do because i am going to be there for Many years to she said in interpreted by her chilean Patricio Apey said his protege was almost As big in Argentina As soccer Star Diego Marado but did not hold out too much Hope for her chances next week her second tournament on television Montreal expos new York 2 radio baseball Boston red sox at Toronto Blue Rugby championships also scheduled knights in soccer showdown soccer the Hanau who eliminated defending Champion Nord deutschland in last saturdays Host the Nuernberg knights saturday in the Usa eur championship the which starts at 1 will be played at the Wilhelm bad located off route b40 West of not at the hornets Erle see Home two 15minute overtime periods will be played to Settle a after which a shootout will be used if the representing v corps and the knights of Vii corps were decisive semifinal winners last Hanau ousted nor deutschland 62 and Nuernberg whipped setae Hanau will be shooting for its third Usa eur title in the last four Bowling International Competition comes to Augsburg Sheridan lanes next week when the Conseil International do sport Militare stages its first Ever Bowling starting the cism tournament will feature military teams from the United France and with the playing site of the five Day team Competition will be the 24lane facility at Sheridan Cavern which hosted the european Abc and wisc tournaments earlier this Bowling starts monday at 7 with the qualifying which continues at 10 and 2 on round Robin matchplay Competition gets under Way starting at 9 four bowlers top finishers in the 1985 interservice tournament will rep resent the United John Marchette and Donald Goss will be the american mens and Lana Mink and Lisa Barfield will represent the in Wom ens Rugby Nuernberg and Baumholzer will clash saturday for the forces european Rugby unions championship Wuerzburg Leighton Barracks will be Neutral the site for the 2 match the two teams played twice during the past Baum older winning by Nar Row margins both times 103 and this will be the season Climax for the 14team which will resume play in track and Field two open Only to the military will be held this weekend at Giessen and the Giessen meet is scheduled sat urday at the Wald located across from the main Post Exchange registration is from 8 to meet begins at 11 the Wilhelm bad station will be the site of the Hanau meet registration is from 8 to the meet begins at 11 boxing a German american smoker will be held june 29 at the Cooke Barracks physical fitness weighing and physicals Are from 11 until 4 at the Center and the fights Start at 7 military fighters must have a boxing passport a nov ice and open fighters Are admission is for More Contact Felkner at football the Continental sports conference will hold a football officials clinic july 79 at we Bruecken air anyone wanting to become a Csc football official must attend this for More information Contact Charles Pietrowski at Ramstein Golf the Csc Golf championships will be hosted by Ramstein at Woodlawn Golf course july dead line for entry through base athletic offices is june for More information Contact George Heagerty at Sembach softball the Safe slow pitch softball training Camps will be held july the mens Camp will be at Sembach with the women going to people in Csc must submit applications by june 24 to attn for More information Contact Heagerty at Sembach Heagerty also announces that a mandatory meeting has been scheduled at we Bruecken a recreation Center at 7 june 25 for All coaches whose teams will be competing in the Csc Small units tournament starting the next wrestling the combined army air Force team finished tied for fifth in a 13nation Competition held last weekend in Bobby Good of Ansbach led the team with a third place finish in the 149vipound Bulgaria won the followed by West great and athletes in action shared fifth place with the Vii corps will hold its qualifying meet july 20 in the meet will be held in conjunction with German american festivities and categories will be established for civilian As Well As military registration will be held july 20 at Zaber near beginning at 8 the which consists of swimming 800 bicycling 38 Kilometres and running 10 will begin at 11 those interested in participating can Call Heilbronn military 2761 568 or 708 for More another event featuring and cycling has been scheduled for Worms june by the log Wonne Gau runners association in the Public is invited to the triathlon will include regular class Competition requiring participants to swim one Kilometre in a run 15 and ride a bicycle for 50 and an experts class involving a 2kilometer Lake a 25kilometer and a 100 Kilometre cycling both classes will be divided into Divi Sions according to participants must be at least 12 years entry fees Are 45 do for adults in the regular class and 55 do for adults in the expert starting Point for the triathlon is Al near the Worms City swim Ming individuals May Register up until the Day of the event but will have to pay a late registration registration tables will be set up near the starting Point on race participation is limited to 500 persons interested in pre registering or in obtaining additional information should Contact log 6521 the civilian Telephone number is distance running annual Heidelberg Road runners sunny Heidel Berg classic has been scheduled for july starting from the Rod and gun club area in entry fee for the five and 10kilometer races is prep registration can be accomplished by writing Al he med Box Apo deadline for the preregistration is july insight registration is possible july 13 Between 8 and further information can be obtained from Mcadams at Heidelberg Hospital Mili tary ets 3702632 or Armando Lopez at Heidelberg military 21217204 or ets  
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