European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 01, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes wins a a playoff opener 13-11 n Luck wa1.cy.ak staff writer Mannheim Germany Mannheim had Rafael Flaquer and inc Mainz rangers on the ropes but it was Mannheim Hal went Down for the count saturday. The count mood 13-11. That was the final score in the opener of the German american baseball championship series but the rang ers have heir sights on a 2-0 score. Those numbers could be polled sunday when the rangers Host the Kloc Ami gos at Wiesbaden a at 1  in game 2. The if acc Cussary game would follow immediately. Flaquer was looking at some awesome numbers him self in the Bottom of the ninth. The score stood at 11-10 in favor of the do funding Champion Amigos. More importantly the count stood at 0-2 As Mannheim reliever Bonny Owens stood one pitch away from Victory. But Owens fired a fast Ball High and outside and Flaquer got All of it. Depositing it into the Gap in right Center. The triple scored Eddie Holland. Dap King and Juan Alicca to put the rangers one game away from avenging last year s championship series loss to the Amigos. It was right about Here said Flaquer pointing at his letters. I knew i hit it Good but 1 did t know if the right fielder was going to catch  left hander Bob Bailey the second of free Mann Heim hurlers had walked Roosevelt Roberts and Chris Fox to open the inning. Amigo manager Claus Helmig then summoned Owens. Owens induced Holland to hit into a Force at third and got the second out when Fox was caught trying to steal third. But King Drew a walk and after a wild Pilch Alicca was Given an intentional pass. "1 went up there thinking about a walk to tic the game said Flaquer. But he threw the first two pitches right in there. I had struck out earlier with the bases loaded and i wanted to make up for  Flaquer s game winning drive culminated a Sloppy slow motion game the contest lasted 4 hours and 15 minutes and featured 21 walks eight errors four wild pitches a passed Ball and a balk. Two Bench Clearing arguments also helped delay the game although no one was ejected. It s always that Way when we play Mannheim said winning manager Angel Cotto Perez. The people get  the people also saw a series of comebacks As the teams traded the Lead four times. T. Mainz struck for three runs in it Ehrp Waltre first Tut Mannheim retaliated with four in the Bottom of the first that finished Ranger starter scout Vargo. Mannheim pulled ahead 7-3 in the second but Mainz closed to 7-6 in the fourth thai is to two singles a balls an error and a wild Pilch. Alicea. Who had five a frs punched a two run single to give Mainz the Lead 8-7 in the sixth but Mannheim tied in on Alberto Ventura s grounder that scored Peter Jac Safi. A Fackson s rib single and a sacrifice Fly by David Mendez gave the Home team a 10-8 Lead but Mainz tied it in the top Wjk the eighth on Alica s second two run single. / Willie Moore gave Mannheim its last Lead at 11-10 / with a run scoring double to left in the eighth. Jim Tucker started for Mannheim but the Amigos Ace left hander departed in the eighth after yielding 10 runs on nine hits and seven walks. Santos Ramirez picked up the Victory despite yielding Moore s rib double. Ramirez walked the first two Ami gos to open the ninth but retired the last three hitter to end the game. Rams from Page 25 Lowed the rams to double team Tommy Williams. The Ramstein secondary of cornerback Byron Williams and Alvin Murry and Safe ties Eric a Catly and Bobby Mccoy held the Wei Bruecken Star receiver to one catch for 12 Yards. They contained Walker to minus 17 Yards in eight carries. That s Chris Simmons Walker said. He s always been a Good defensive coach. He and Rhein main s Gerry Jenkins arc the two Best Over  and Ramstein t offence the  took three plans to score the Only touchdown they no Rcd big Quarter Back Jeff Wilson spotted flanker Clarence Toomer Well beyond Wei Bruecken s secon Dary Anil hit him for a 63-Yard touchdown. When Dennis Woodham kicked the extra Point Ramstein led 7-0 just 27 seconds into the game. Wells sack leading to Lewis Fumble re covery placed Ramstein at Owci Bruecken s 14-Yard line. Wilson took the next snap and hit Walter Brown on a slant in for the touchdown with 3 20 left in the half. Woodham a , barefooted kicker booted a 21-Yard Field Joal for a 16 0 Lead Midway through the third Quarter. Willie Mccray s 6-Yard touchdown run and Woodham s kick pushed Ramstein s Lead to 23-0. Stan Henderson Ramstein s turning fullback led All rushers with 52 Yards in 10 carries Wilson the returning quarterback clicked on seven of 22 passes for 124 Yards. Our offence was a bit sluggish but our defense is quicker than last year Wilson said. It will carry us for  the rams play again Here this saturday against Hahn at the same time Owci Bruecken tries to rebound at Rhein main. We were beat on personal mistakes rather than Ramstein said Wei Bruecken coach Ernie Pryor. Ramstein was not that Tough. It la be a different game at Rhein  in saturday s other Csc game it was Brons 52, flyers 0 Pitburg Germany scoring two touchdowns in each Quarter the bit Bur Barons opened their Continental sports conference football season with an  pc Sivc drubbing of the Wiesbaden flyers Here saturday. Led by running backs Dwayne Harp and Freddie Miller and quarterback Ray Ransom the Barons offence was like their defense devastating. The Baron offence rolled up 447 Yards 302 Rushing and 145 passing. Harp scored three times on runs Miller scored twice and gained 106 Yards on 12 carries. Ransom completed 5 of 7 passes for 97 Yards and three touchdowns. Ernie John son scored a pair of touchdowns one on a run and the other on a pass. The Pitburg defense held the flyers to just two Yards Rushing and 43 Yards pass ing. Harp scored Pitburg s first two touch Downs. He completed a 61-Yard drive with a 1-Yard to run. The drive was High lighted by a 47-Yard pass from Ransom to Mike Kinney. Harp s second to was for 6 Yards. Harp also ran for 38 Yards and the game s final score. That was set up by a Pitburg Fumble recovery on the Wiesbaden 39. Johnson s touchdowns were a i Yard pass from Ransom for the third score and a 9-Yard run for the fifth to. Kinney took z 3-Yard pass from ran som for the fourth tally. Who by a Grant Wei Bracken s Anthony Martin goes Down. Against the tackle of Ramstein s Byron Williams Miller scored the sixth and seventh touchdowns on a 9-Yard pass from ran som and an 8-Yard pass from Dan much ice respectively. Muchler divided the quarterback duties with Ransom. Pitburg led in first Downs 21 to 6. The Barons hit 9 of 20 passes with one interception and Wiesbaden connected on 7 of 20 with two stolen. Each team fumbled seven times the Barons losing two and the flyers four. Bit Burg had 14 penalties for 105 Yards and the flyers were penalized 62 limes on seven infractions. Elmo Tillar converted one of four kick ing attempts on Points after touchdowns Micheal Coffey kicked 3 of 4. Ross triumphs in Iron Man triathlon by Chuck Vinch Munich Bureau chief Chile Seii Germany a deter mined Ronald Ross took the Lead during the last leg of the 2nd annual 21st sup port come Iron Man triathlon and never looked Back As he finished first in a Field of 112 participants. Ross an Ansbach Soldier trailed most of the Way during the event held saturday at arc Chicks be but he managed to finish More than six minutes ahead of his nearest rival with a time of 2 37.13. The 21st support come triathlon a scaled Down version of the original Hawaii Iron Man triathlon called for a 500 meter swim a 50-Kilometer bicycle race and a 20-Kilometer foot race. The Hawaii event has a 2.4-mile swim a 112-mile Bike race and a 26.2-mile run. Dan Shrahan from Rhc Inberg was Sec Ond out of the water but the first to get onto the bicycle course which rambled through nearby bavarian villages. Sheahan and Ross made it a two Man race during the bicycle leg with Shrahan holding about a one minute Lead and the rest of the pack about five minutes behind. But Ross did t seem to be Loo worried. As he cycled past the Halfway Point he cried out i m Gonna get him Shrahan maintained his slim Lead As the run began but Ross soon made his move. I really turned it on during the run he said. That s my stronger. Event. I wanted to catch Shrahan  Ross said he was helped slightly by the fact that Sheahan almost made a wrong turn off the course. "1 had pulled to within 10 meters of him by then Ross said. The course was t n Arkid very Well at that Point Sheahan said. That s happened to me in one other army triathlon 1  but Sheahan said the hot hazy weather is what really did him in. The swim knotted me up a Little but i Man aged to hang on through the Bike race he said. I was holding my own at the Start of the run but then about five Kilometres out i started getting a stitch in my Side and i could t keep  Sheahan said he really did t feel As ready As he wanted to be. I be been on temporary duty the past week and i just did t get a Chance to train enough and kind of dried  Sheahan was also eventually passed around the 16-Kilometer Mark of the run by Gilbert Dodson of Augsburg who came in second Overall and first in the men s Junior Veteran division with a time of 2 43.37. Sheahan finished third Overall and second to Ross in the men s open division with a time of 2 45.35. Among the women Wanda Hewlett of Heidelberg running her first triathlon took top honors with a time of 3 10.39. The course was hard and i am beat she said after crossing the finish line. But i run marathons so that helped me. I m glad i did it. It s a maximum  Jill Bordell of Nuernberg look second Al most 10 minutes behind Hewlett at 3 20.04. Television baseball new York Yankees Al Cali fornia Angels or Atlanta braves at Chi Cago cubs 8 . Sunday. Football nil exhibition Houston is. Dallas 3 . Monday