European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 Prost gets austrian pole Lauda to retire Austria a French Man Alain runner up after nine of 16 races in the current world formula one driving holds pole position for the austrian grand prix Here on the strength of Best practice time clocked Fri saturdays training was overshadowed by the Surprise announcement from aus Trian reigning world Champion Niki like Prost driving a Mclaren that he will quit racing at the end of the posts time of was Good enough to stay on but who was timed in for second place was Over taken by Britain Nigel in a Wil who chalked up sat just before it started rain came 12 minutes after the final practice had and visibly Dis took to the track when it was Al ready and there was no Chance to be faster than the Day Laudas second Row partner in sundays starting lineup is Fin lands Keke who powered his Williams Honda racer to also on but the Weatherman predicted dry weather for the race and Many Drivers did not bother experimenting in Rainy italian Ferrari Driver Michele who leads the standings with 46 world championship ahead of Prost with managed Only ninth est qualifying time in on the oesterreich ring Albreto vastly improved on his Friday time when he was Only he did not complain about the it Rains for after maybe it is even an advantage for us a Boretos Elio de Lotus is a Distant third with 26 ahead of Lauda said he was retiring so he could devote most of his time to his Lauda during the last 11 years i have spent half my life on the fascination of formula driving through curves at 300 kilo me ters per the 36yearold triple Cham Pion told a news conference Here a Day be fore the 10th grand prix in the current three time formula one world Champion Niki at austrian grand prix press reveals plans to a photo he i have come to the conclusion that it is now time to do something i did this already but this time i have considered this step much he was referring to his decision to quit in 1979 when he said he didst want to drive around in circles any Lauda has done poorly this collect ing Only five dropping out in eight races and winning Lauda air is transporting hundreds of people said one of the most popular next year we will operate new and i believe that will require even greater responsibility than i Bear this is Why next year i will not run Auto and i will concentrate fully and completely on my he told asked by a reporter if his move was Lauda nothing is final in i think a Man is always entitled to i took the decision today because i believe it is the right what happens in four i cannot Lauda told reporters he made the Deci Sion about two weeks ago and had discussed it with his Mclare porsche on he was badly burned in a crash on Germany nuer Burgering but came Back to race again just 42 Days Laudas announcement to retire came Al most exactly 14 years after he competed in the first of his 166 grand prix races on also at he won 24 Only former triple world Champion Jackie Stewart of Scotland was More with 27 Lauda won his first two world titles in 1975 and 1977 in a last year he became world formula one Champion in a mylar Usa eur mens slow pitch tournament Kaiserslautern Meef for title Germany unbeaten Heilbronn 20 and Kaiserslautern 21 will slug it out in the finals of the Usa eur mens slow pitch softball championships Here sunday at Tel Funken sports game time is 1 a second and deciding game will follow should which advanced through the losers representing Vii Defeated of the 21st support 81 in the second game of the four team double elimination tournament that opened Heilbronn is coached by Bill Gore and Kaiserslautern by clearance Heilbronn collected 12 hits in backing Ernest Taylors nifty four hit pitching of one of those hits was Ronald Bells Home run on Taylors first pitch of the Daniel Garrett sparked Heilbronn with four hits and three Robert Dock drove in two runs with two Taylor won his second game in Heil broncs 72 Victory Over 7th army training a four run first inning aided Heil broncs it held a 70 Lead going into the Bottom of the Dock led Heilbronn 11hit attack with a pair of Roy Fife collected three hits for the 7th Riding the pitching of Eurskine Kaiserslautern won a pair of Bac Toback eliminating the v corps 54 and 7th at town scored the winning run against Baum older in the Bottom of the seventh when Lyons doubled Home Edward Winters from of Kaiserslautern seven Ralph King had three of the losing Pitcher was Erwin Lyons easily collared 7th at and his mates collected 16 getting two hits each for Kaiserslautern were James Chris Hardwick and John in the tournaments 7th at downed Baum older 83 on a 15hit attack and the pitching of Arthur leading 7th acts 15hit assault were Paul Bernard Wilkerson and Roger Proffitt with three hits Ruhle drove in a pair of Ronald Williams had three of Baum hold ers eight Wuerzburg collide in women finals Berlin Frankfurt took two games on opening Day Here saturday to reach the finals of Usa eur women slow pitch softball beating Wuerzburg 54 and Worms the Falconette were paired against Wuerz which bounced Back from the opening game loss to conquer Berlin 63 and Worms 5 in the championship game the first game of the tournament be tween Frankfurt and Wuerzburg was neck an neck in the first Frankfurt Maria Santiago and Kathy Clinton singled and both scored on Cathy kurd Sharon Holwadel singled to get Hurd Wuerzburg scored twice in the Bottom of the first inning and tied the count in the Wuerzburg Linda Rodriguez hit her second triple of the game in the third inning and came Home on Patricia morgans single to make it but the fighting Frankfurt team scored a run in the fourth to tie the game taking advantage of an error by Wuerzburg scored again in the sixth to win the High scoring Frankfurt walked away from Worms in its next game scoring three runs on three errors in the first the victors added four runs in the six in the fourth and two More in the Wuerzburg fought Back during the last two games of the losers bracket for its wins Over Berlin and providing the Power in those games were Anita Jones and Julia who have hit the tourneys Only homers so the Worms Berlin game was tight through the but Worms broke a 22 tie in the next inning with three Worms then scored two More in the sixth to walk away with a 72