European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 7, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes August Plunkett wants another High raiders Jim Plunkett ready for 15th season by John Nadel a its difficult to imagine that Many athletes have gone through the Gamut of highs and lows experienced by quarterback Jim Plunkett of the los Angeles this is a Man who has been the ultimate football hero a Winner of the Heisman trophy and most valuable player award in the Rose bowl As a collegian and a Winner of map honors in the super bowl As a this is also a Man who has been the ultimate sports reject he joined the raiders As a free agent in september of 1978 after being released by the san Francisco 49ers and has been benched on several Hes seen the top of the Moun Tain and the Bottom of the most of his highlights As a pro have come since his release by the but there have been some Tough times since 37 and about to begin his 15th season in the National football acknowledged in an interview at the raid ers summer training Camp that on several occasions he believed his career was Over or about to a lot of let me Tell especially after being released by the he Ive had a lot of chances to prove a lot of people dont get the second or third chances Ive perhaps that but Plunkett has certainly made the most of Jim is a remarkable said coach Tom Flores of the who listed Plunkett As his teams quarterback entering training Hes like an old War Hes been through so come Back from such accomplished so a microcosm of Plunkett career was the 1983 he began the year As his clubs starting but due to his ineffectiveness and that of the he lost the Job to Marc Wilson Midway through the less than a month Plunkett had his Job Back As the result of Wilson suffer ing a broken and he went on to guide the raiders through the rest of the the playoffs and a 389 Victory Over Washington in super bowl another such drama appeared in the making last but it want to Plunkett again lost his Job to Wilson this time As the result of his suffering an abdominal injury in the seasons sixth game but was the starter when the raiders faced Seattle in their opening game of the the sea Hawks put an end to the raid ers season with a 137 Victory at the Seattle i Felt pretty said who was playing his first full game in nearly three we had our opportunities to win that we just didst take advantage of it was the first game Ive Ever played in where the audible was taken out of the game because the crowd was so not being Able to do Audi Belize that disrupts your whole offensive i thought it was totally for one Ramstein senior boys Triumph Heidelberg Ramstein won two and Heidelberg triumphed once Here tuesday As the Usa eur senior boys baseball tournament 1519 Ramstein smothered a Combina Tion team formed from Amberg and Vilseck after Heidelberg nudged Nuernberg came Back to Register a 63 verdict Over in the first Ramstein got eight hits in 10 a bats from the Saunders both went Mike finished the Day with three doubles and five and Ken contributed two doubles and three rib to the winning Ramstein Pitcher Kris Colley had a walked four times and scored five runs As his mates backed him with a 16 hit in ram steins second Victory of the it was Steve Mark Lance and Mike Williams All going Colley knocked in three of the six including the win Ning run after Williams had singled and advanced to third on an error in the Outfield on his Pitcher Bart Walker was Frankfurt leading hitter with two Steve John son also had a rib Walker was touched for six hits in taking the winning Pitcher Robert Cacurak gave up seven hits and struck out de Waldron was the key Factor in Heidel bergs Triumph with two an his double and a wild pitch accounted for a third inning in the Waldron doubled and scored on two consecutive wild Heidelberg third run came in the sixth on a walk and three straight wild pitches As Nuernberg Pitcher Frank Gotz had difficulty with his he walked Only but was bothered with men on Nuernberg got its run on an a wild pitch and Steve Ocanas one of Only two hits allowed by Heidelberg Lanny Usa eur division b Junior boys Grafe Woehr notches 2 wins Germany Grafen Woehr won twice in loser bracket play Here tuesday to gain a berth in division b of the Usa eur Junior boys baseball tourney which triumphed 122 Over Baum older and 85 Over was matched against Goeppinger in the championship game Goeppinger dropped Worms into the losers bracket earlier in the Day by pounding out a 145 Doug Greenwood led the Goeppinger at tack with two a double and three Rick Jensen had a double and two singles and Roger Jackson collected two singles in Steve Johnson pitched the first four innings of each Goeppinger Bruce Smo Lucha relieved him in the first game and Matt Kennedy took Over in the Johnson was removed with a substantial Lead both times so he could pitch in the championship Usa eur rules dont allow a Pitcher to go More than five innings in any one Kennedy had a double and two singles and drove in three runs to Pace the first game in the second he hit a three run Homer in the top of the seventh to ice the Terrance Daniel hit a triple with two on in the fourth to give the victors an Early Worms got Only two hits off the Johnson Kennedy duo team to have that great an advantage Over but you cant Tell a crowd to be Thall teach us to win that last regular season the raiders needed a Victory Over Pitts Burgh in their regular season finale to get the Home Field advantage against the sea Hawks in the acc wildcard but were beaten by the Steeles Wilson started that game but Plunkett played the entire second Plunkett goals for 1985 Are relatively i just want to get Back to the championship that All i want to he it be Nice to Complete 60 percent every week but that probably not going to id like to stay i worked hard in the hopefully Thall pay the map in super bowl won by the raiders 2814 Over Phila Delphia on knows his career is near an this year and if its a Good year both physically and possibly another he when asked How much longer he planned to you never i can still throw the i have my bad maybe More than i should because in a Little reckless out there and go for the big play More than i i still love the it still Means just As much when you have an exciting win in the last two i know it cant last air marines win Pope the air Force and the marines posted Victo Ries in the opening round of the mens 1985 interservice slow pitch softball championship air Force topped army aided by the Power hitting of Billy Hardy who broke a 22 tie with a second inning grand slam and the marines beat Navy they were the Only games played on the first Day of the fou Day Dou ble round Robin on Navy was to meet army and air Force was to take on the marines in morning Navy and air Force were to play in the followed by an army Marine correction two records were omitted from the Pic Ture Page in mondays stars and stripes on the Usa eur track and Field v corps Janet Ohara set a Usa eur Mark of in the 800 while Ann Reed set the Usa eur record of 5 feet in the High the old Mark in the 800 meters was by Vii corps Denise Avent in while v corps Belinda Veney had held the High jump record of since the stars and stripes regrets the Ramstein win in Junior boys baseball meet bad Germany ber Lin and Ramstein posted victories Here tuesday in the a division of the usar eur Junior boys baseball Berlin scored eight runs in the first in Ning to outlast Frankfurt 96 and Ramstein scored five times in the top of the seventh to Register a 1711 Victory Over a third game was started but was suspended be cause of rain in the third inning with Hei Delberg clobbering Berlin Berlin got its eight runs in the first on two an James Bensons Chris Mindermann two run a wild pitch and Darin Hunts three run the other Berlin run came in the second on an three walks and a hit Frankfurt scored twice in the first on a an error and singles by Mike Evans and Rafael got two More in the Sec Ond on a a stolen a squeeze bunt and two errors and closed its scoring in the third with two More runs on Greg Medders two a passed Ball and a wild defending Champion which lost an 119 first round game to Heidel had six homers in its 16hit barrage and stole 17 John Gregg and Douglas Cacurak had two homers and four rib Jason do Sharp clouded a three run Homer and Robert Fuller had a Solo which blew an 184 Lead in a 20 19 defeat at the hands of Frankfurt opening collected Only four hits off three Ramstein but starter Mark Kelly gave up 13 walks in 2 Steve poly got the final out in the third and do Sharp pitched the rest of the Way to get the he also gave up three