European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 01, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday september 1, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 Ramstein Blanks we Bruecken by buc Tkv Fox staff writer Ramsett in a Germany most of farm twin s names have changed. So have the helmets. Otherwise the rams looked painfully like the last three ears in their 25-0 air Force football thrashing of . Painfully for he warriors that is. The rams rattled them for five sacks and four interceptions and held them to 11 Yards in 35 carries. This was Ramstein s second Shu Oul of in As Many years As the rams three time defending Continental sports conference champions opened de sense of their l Safe title. They pulled it off despite wearing unpainted helmets that hardly looked like the slice car Ramstein wore during the dynasty. It s a helluva defense said Ivic Sivc end Thurman Shelby a Brand new ram who produced two sacks and one interception. The defensive backs just came up and slopped everything. The linebackers and linemen were just Shelby a 23-year-old airman who had t played since High school in Chi Cago starred on a line dominated by new names. Returning nose guard Blake mar shall tacked on Ramstein s final Points by tackling James Williams for a safety. Ramstein coach Bill Schultz said of Shelby a 6-Fooi-4, 215-Poundcr, he s Tough. He s with a postal unit in Kapaun air station and he came to me and said he was a basketball player who liked to play football. 1 did t know he was that so Shelby did t Start. He sat most of the first half while the Guy ahead of him in the depth Chart newcomer Millian Lewis recovered the Fumble that set up Ramstein s second touchdown. When Shelby got his Chance he looked like Marlon Brown the departed end who led Ramstein to the Safe championship last year. Sas Witolo by re Ramstein tailback Willie Mccray 30 bolts away from tackle Mclvin Crouch 70 and we Bruecken cornerback James Jones. He s not As. Fast As Marlon but he smells the football like him Schultz said. Lewis and another newcomer tackle Roddery Walker produced sacks of their own. . Wells a starting end last year landed the other sack As the rams pressured quarterbacks de Vinable and Cal Walker All Day. Chris Simmons the rams new defensive coordinator said rums Cin was fortunate Walker was injured. If he was healthy it would pc been a different Ball game Simmons said. Simmons who coached Zweibruck Ckon s defense when the warriors won a division title in 1982. Said Walker s immobility Al Soe rams on Page 26 opening Day in Usa eur fast pitch Frankfurt a Masens win in blow outs by Tim Boivin staff writer Frankfurt Frankfurt Eschborn traveler s Pitcher Terry pals turned on the heat saturday in the opening game of the Usa eur fast pitch championships. The Bamburg devils ended up provid ing the air conditioning whiffing 13 times. Pals did t walk a Batter while throwing a five Hitler u Lead the travellers v corps champions to a 7-1 Victory Over the devils champions from vol corps. In the other opening Day match up 21st support come s Pir Masens roadrunners bulldozed 7th army training come s trainers 14-1 As Catcher Joe Golden play ing with a separated shoulder smashed an inside the Park Home run. Three More games Are slated in the Dou ble elimination tournament for sunday the first game beginning at 1 . And the last one at 7 . The championship game will be monday at i . If an if Nec Cussary game is played it will Start at 3 . Monday. Travellers 7, devils 1 in addition to his High hard one pals also helped out his own cause with run scoring singles in the fourth and fifth innings. The travellers took a 2-1 Lead in the fourth on pals single and a three base error by devils Frederick Jones on a Jose argue Lucs single. Jones misjudged the Bounce and the Ball bounded All the Way to the Canter Field Fence As both runners scored. The travellers big inning was the fourth when they tallied four More times. With one out Ift fielder Michael Weaver singled to Center. Jones hobbled the Ball As Weaver moved to second. Marcus Zimmer then dropped a textbook Hunt the Ball dying five feet from Home. Zimmer beat Catcher Mark Bowling s throw to first As Weaver went to third. Leon Ard Izzo Hen hit a High one Hopper to a drawn in . What Horton at first. Weatherton did t have a play anywhere in the City of Frankfurt and the bases were loaded. Ike Hart then smashed a grounder past a diving Daryl Watson at second into right Center Field scoring Zimmer and Weaver. Pals followed and singled to drive in Izzo and when the Ball glanced off of Lef fielder Stephen mandics Glove Hart came All the Way around to score As pals went to second. Argulles popped out to end the inning but not before Frankfurt staked the healed up pals to a 6-1 Lead. That was More than enough As pals was in com Mand the rest of the Way giving up just a single in the sixth and two singles with two outs in the seventh. He ended the game How else by striking out what Horton. For pals the Balmy Frankfurt Walher was just what the doctored ordered. I be had Back and shoulder problems and if it s Cool out the joints in this 36-year-old body Start to Hurt. When it stays hot like today that really helps me pals was still surprised at his Success against the devils. Not taking away any thing from the other teams in this tournament but their Slicks were the ones 1 feared the most pals said. We be played them before and they be always come out swinging but my Ball was really rising today and it gave them problems in the for devils Catcher Bowling who also doubles As manager his charges just let pals string together some Good innings. We let him get on a Roll Bowling said and when that Happ Cna he can really Hurt you. Their team pulled together behind him and he just pitched a Good Bowling was also concerned about the defensive lapses his team suffered against the travellers. The devils were charged with five errors in All resulting in four unearned runs for the travellers. One error and everybody gets All Shook up Bowling said. We be had problems like this throughout the year. If we play defense we win the game. If we Don to roadrunners 14, trainers i Sullivan s blast with Steve Rocker and Vince no Wiser aboard slaked the Road runners to a 4-zip first inning Lead. The roadrunners scored in every in Ning with the big innings being the four run first and a five run sixth to put the nails in the trainers coffin. The roadrunners scored their first run when Rocker hit a liner off of Trainer s third baseman Joe Carmita s Glove. That drove in Eddie Claycamp who had singled with one out. Sullivan then launched his rocket to deep left Center in the Gap past Lef fielder Glenn Cooper and Roger Proffitt. The roadrunners five run seventh was the Rchull of three singles two walks and an error wild pitch and passed Ball. The damage could have been even worse but design Ald Hilter Charles Scott was thrown out by Proffitt trying to is Rulch a hit to right Center into a double. Sullivan who separated his shoulder diving fur a Ball in a unit softball game monday was surprised the trainers played him at medium depth and was i sure he would be Able to leg it All the Way Home. I thought they would have played me deeper than they did Sullivan said. Then i thought i was going to miss Sec Ond base so i had to adjust my stride and that slowed me Sullivan also singled through the Box in the third and scored later in the inning on Scott s groundnut to Short. He made Good Contact every at Bat flying out in the fourth before being replaced by so Nom Smith. He ended up the a 2-for-3, iwo runs scored and four Rebii. Not bad work for someone who walked off the Field with his Arm in a Sling. "1 would have stayed in for the whole game Sullivan said but the other Guys on the team talked me out of in since we were up 7-0 going into their half of the sixth. In was i Worth risking in Bui what about sunday when in might be a lol closer Wilh fireball or Terry pals on the Mound. Ill slay in the whole game Sullivan said
