European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports letters nobody understands officiating problem dear editor i think we have had enough who shot John Over soccer officiating in Usa eur for that i am army so i shall limit my comments to but based on Frank Omalley comments in the stars and stripes nobody seems to understand the the officiating int As bad As our coach from Bremerhaven says it but it int As Good As Many of us who officiate want it to the real question is How to improve a the management and operation of army morale welfare and recreation activities and Nona pro printed fund is the regulation which contains the Basic the problem is that the administrators running the soccer program either Haven read it or dont fully understand what that regulation provides it is understandable because soccer is the Only sport we have which has a truly International set of rules and Organiza paragraph 610 is a Good starting As it states that rules for army sports will be those of the National governing that Means for soccer the United states soccer federation the a goes on to say that overseas commands May use International rules if that Means the federation International football association in either Case the qualification of officials is the responsibility of the National which Means Usuf and the Usuf Rule Book is quite specific on qualification however Here in Europe there is no Usuf organization to organize and conduct the training and qualification or the Enfield evaluation for upgrading of Usa eur has recognized As does but they dont recognize that More clinics is not the Solu Tion to the the As i see is for either Dod or the army to formally re quest that Usuf establish an officials qualification program for armed forces soccer officials which allows them to qualify and no matter where in the world they Are several of us have asked them our selves but we dont carry the clout to make it i spent two years As a Usuf official in Northern Virginia and we had an excellent program of upward mobility for our Here in All we do is qualify them at the Basic level and then there is no place to i would like to see someone Challenge the army or the depart ment of defense director of armed sports to fix the real problem with american armed forces soccer official Peter Zielenski Germany Marne Days dear editor i would like to applaud All of those who participated in the Marne Days activities this year in the competitive spirit and Effort put Forth was evident by All who joined together to compete in every there was excitement in the air As the players joined together on the Field for such sports As soccer and the Marne Miles Competition was something spectacular in the closing exercises at the end of the Marne Days were especially exciting As the champions were awarded their med als and the 3rd inf div band played As the colors were of there were refreshments and a truly an event to a personal word of congratulations to a for bringing the push Ball trophy Back Home to these soldiers have displayed their team spirit by winning the division championship four years we Are All very proud of May the dynasty of continue to reign Shelly Starkey Aschaffenbur testimony Likely in heat of races tigers top raiders in Safe openers by Dave Walczak staff writer Germany Alconbury and Torrejon came in with what they thought were big but came up with Only Blanks wednesday in the first Day of the five team Safe baseball Champi it was Rhei Mains Harry whittles who silenced the spartans on three hits As the rockets turned Back Alconbury then it was Chris Starrs the Sembach right hander handcuffed the raiders on four hits to spark the Host tigers to a 90 that gave the Continental sports conference a sweep of the first two games in this double elimination Tournai a had More trouble fighting a driving rain then he had in battling the the 2 team from the relying mostly on his the native fanned 13 in route to his Complete game something that want in the rockets game i was Only going to work four or five innings and get out of said in his first year in a rockets but the bats were a Little slow but not the rockets Rhein main played errorless Ball and whittles helped his own cause with a Fielding Gem in the fifth inning that stifled Alconbury Only nursing a 20 whittles had retired eight batters in a Row on strikeouts before losing his touch to begin the consecutive singles by Kevin Pat Cavanaugh and Ronald gather loaded the whittles fanned Keith Ballinger and went one and two on Rudy West to set the stage for an inning ending double he hit a fastball said but i was falling that i knew that if i could get it to the plate we could get the double whittles executed the play falling he grabbed the Safe baseball players to be called in drug trial by Alan Robinson Pittsburgh a major league players will be called during the Middle of baseballs september Pennant races to testify in the Federal drug trafficking trial of a Phil Adelphia attorneys said in attorney Alan Johnson said for the first time publicly that baseball figures prominently in the Federal District court judge Gustave i Federal witnesses the night before they Are amond tentatively set 3 As the trial tween Johnson and Adam Strongs Diamond turned Down a defense request that it be allowed to examine the bulk of the governments Evi Dence specifically grand jury Tran scripts before the Start of the the judge ruled that Renfroe will be allowed to examine evidence five Days be fore the trial and also directed that John son release to the defense the names of Strong Range Between 1980 and 1984 and most coincide with Pittsburgh pirates Home Renfroe said he has been led to believe by Johnson that at least one former National league player now playing on a Pennant threw to Catcher Jerome Maxcy for the forc cout and Macys throw to first caught West by a that was the biggest play of the said who manages Alconbury in addition to his playing we had the bases loaded and Only one that was our winning manager Warren Stanley called it a great the Best part of it was Maxeys throw to it had to be on the inside part of the bag and it it took the steam right out of Rhei Mains attack produced just enough runs with the help of Alconbury to provide the the rockets took a 10 Lead in the first when Bobby Moses drive to Center was displayed by West into a Maxcy drove in Moss with a sacrifice Rhei main made it 20 in the third when Chad Sumner stole second and came Home on two wild pitches by John who went the distance in Rhei Mains final tally came in the sixth when Curt Lineback stole went to third on a sacrifice and scored on Scott Grotis sacrifice Robertson issued nine walks but the rockets were unable to take advantage of that concerned Stanley going into thursdays game against the Only team that did not play we have fairly Good hitters who failed to get a key hit time and time that going to have to Stop if were to win this said Sembach had no coming up with the big hits against the tigers scored once in the twice in the fifth and six times in the sixth to provide More than enough Cushion for Starr who kept his record unblemished in capping the Sembach onslaught was a three run Homer by Alex Clark in the Bottom of the the off reliever William carried Well Over the Fence in left Cen Ter that shot earned a five year tigers the game but it was Starr who carried the he limited the raiders to four hits and three the right hander struck out Torrejon Hung Tough Early behind left hander Robert Little who faced the mini num of nine batters in the first three innings before things began to unravel in the fourth with one Little hit de Bittinger with a pitch and bully Balocan followed with a single moving Bittinger to Bobby Mason relieved and Mickey Merrill slapped a grounder to first baseman Kevin Mccracken who caught Bittinger in a but Bittinger was Able to avoid the tag Long enough to allow his teammates to contending team in the american league is Advance to second and a passed Ball i 1 3 Date for Curtis a former food sup plier in the Philadelphia Phillies club House who is charged with 16 cocaine distribution Strong was one of seven Pennsylvania men indicted May 31 by a Federal grand jury following an 18month investigation into drug trafficking involving major league to be Johnson estimated he will Call 15 wit Many Are expected to be major leagues who previously testified before the grand according to sources close to the Case who asked not to be Johnson also said the government plans n the governments to introduce evidence although it As Renfroe fought unsuccessfully to Doest plan further charges linking learn the names of the government wit Strong to undisclosed activity in at Nesses and the extent of the prosecutions new York and Philadelphia he contended that 60 million n a 1c 111 to Al a main n a in aim to be called As a government Johnson said the government will not Call chemists As indicating it will not introduce drugs As he said his office is still collecting various including hotel records and sports teams in several other Johnson  admit that baseball was involved allowed Balocan to break the scoreless Mason opened the next inning by walk ing Terry storm and Andy Smith came on and yielded a run scoring single to Mark Anderson and Curato later scored on a wild pitch to make it four a walk and an error contributed to Sembach six run Starr said Sembach late inning surge typified this years we always Start off slowly every time 1 i guess they figure ill hold them until we get some but we always get the Sembach has an of Day Friday before at least 11 major league players testified before the grand most or All with Jimmu during the same time he is charged with americans saw my clients face in their resuming action Star said he distributing cocaine in living in their newsrooms because could pitch but probably during tuesdays 216hour Johnson refused to of the wire services but ill definitely be ready for the which included constant bantering be the dates of the 16 counts against the Day that Strong was game