European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 03, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 3, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 pals hurls travellers to Crown Brit Boivin Stilt writer Frankfurt Frankfurt Eichbone Pitcher Terry is struck oat 13 Pinna my roadrunner monday but it was a strike thrown by Lewood baseman Marcus a Tammy that teamed a 1-0 Victory and the u3areur fast pitch softball Crown Fortnet riveters. The v Torpa Champion traveler went thrown the tournament undefeated while the 21st support come winning Road nut non came into this game knowing they had to win twice after Kaing to the travel in 10-3 saturday in the double Elimina Tiki tournament. Feb we a wonder to watch the Fin bar inning striking oat 10 of the lint 11 Batten he faced. The Only Roa numer to reach Bate through the fourth was Vincent War when left Temer Michael Weaver dropped his Flynall for a two Bate error. Bat it a Zimmer who came to the Rescue in the Bottom of the seventh inning. His perfect strike to Catcher Jose a Guc Lea with none out nailed Steve Rood or at the plate to preserve a 1-0 Lead. Roeder led off the Bottom of the seventh with a single to left Jesse Mccoy then singled to left and tried to stretch it into a double. Weaver threw to Zimmer who had to go to the ground with his Back to the infield to Spear the off line throw. Roeder came around third saw Zimmer with his Back to the infield and decided to try for borne. Zimmer nabbed the Ball wheeled and rifled a perfect throw to Argueyes who blocked the plate and put the tag on Roeder As be tried to slide through. Roeder remained on his Knees behind the plate for a moment not sure whether to dispute Umpire Bob Webb s Call but then got up dusted himself off and strode disa pointedly to the dugout. The roadrunners Hopes weren t dead yet however since Mccoy was still at Sec Ond with one out. Tennie Young popped to shortstop John Bailey however genome Smith by Terry pay fans 10 of tint ii came the last Chance for the roadrunners. When Arguelles let pals tint pitch get by him Mccoy moved to third As the Pinna Sens dugout and fans came to Fife. However h was for naught Smith hit a Lazy Flynall that right fielder Davis Brown clutched with both hands to assure the travellers the  was understandably subdued after the game. He said thought he could score and still was t sure Argulles had tagged him. 1 Don t know if he got me Roede said. If be did it was on the Shin be cause i did t feel anything on my  Arguelles was t As unsure As Roeder. I got him Good with the Glove. When i saw him coming and Zim threw the Ball i knew i had to Block the plate. There was no Way he was going to get through me he  said he thought he bad to try to score because of the Way pals was pitch ing but be was t so sure after the game. After All the roadrunners would have been sitting pretty runners on second and third with nobody of. Terry was throwing so Well that i thought had to take the Chance Roeder said. I guess i just got caught up in the moment nobody likes to be thrown out at the plate in he Bottom of the seventh wit no outs. I know i Don to especially when Smith hits a Fly Ball that could have driven me in and tied the  Zimmer was As surprised As anyone that Roeder tried to score. When the ballgame in off the Mark i had to dive to Stop it from going through. I came up saw him going and gunned it to Jose. If he had t blocked the plate so Well they would have tied it up Zimmer said. Arguelles had the Best seat in the House for the four hit masterpiece pals threw. Terry s Riser was coming in at 85-90 Miles per hour. We went with the rising Ball the whole game he said. We d set the hitters up with two risers to get ahead on the count then Terry would bring in the drop Ball to finish them  roadrunner Eddie Claycamp who struck out three times in three at bats seconded Arguelles comments. Pal set us up with the Riser then be threw that drop Ball that fell right off the table. Head the Speed in the Riser but he had that junk Ball and moved the Ball in and out real Well. He was in total control of his game Claycamp said. Pals work of Art overshadowed a Fine game by roadrunners Pitcher Earl Higginbotham who gave up Only five hits. Although Higginbotham struck out Only one Batter he had the travellers hitting the Ball on the ground and was backed up by his defense. Roeder was especially sparkling at Short nailing several runners on balls hit deep in the Hole with Good Crisp throws. Higgy kept us in the game Roede said. We Don t have anyone like pals that can strike out the whole lineup. We have to rely on our defense and Higgy got them to hit the Ball to  the travellers scored their run in the top of the fifth. Brown walked and stole second. Weaver then singled to drive him in and went to second on the play at the plate. However Leonard Izzo Hii a pop Towayne Howard in right and on the hit and run Weaver was doubled off second. The first hit off pals by Mccoy leading off the fifth was a questionable Call by official scorer Jeanette Schler Intyre that had the travellers fans up in arms. Mccoy hit a grounder on which Bailey Laid Back at Short then threw High to pull first baseman Terry Jackson off the bag. However Clente Young flew out and pals whiffed the next two batters to get out of the inning. When the hits runs and errors were announced at the end of the fifth the travellers fans turned their ire on Schler Intyre for not giving Bailey an error to keep pals no hitter intact. Pals had problems starting the sixth. He had clipped the Nail on his Index Finger and a blood Blister developed. He could t throw his Riser and had to go to the straight Ball. He credited Zimmer with being there All season to provide the big play to keep him going when things went wrong. They re a Good bal club and they can hit the straight Ball pals said. Zimmer is the Best second baseman in Usa eur. And in Europe also. When he made that throw it did t Surprise me. Every inc this year we needed something to get us up whether it was a hit or a defensive play Marc would provide it for  Roeder did t feel the roadrunners fared too poorly despite the unhappy end ing. We came Here not expecting to win a game Roeder said. Some of the Guys on this team myself included have been playing slow pitch softball. I be Only been playing fast pitch a total of two weeks now. Well be  pals Zimmer and company will be waiting ready to throw More strikes. Soviets dominate ninth Day of action italians finish 1-2 in University Marathon by Phil Brown Kobe Japan a Orlando Pizzolato Winner of the new York City Marathon last october beat teammate Salvatore Nicosia to take the men s Marathon in searing heat at the world University games sunday. But soviet dominance continued in most of the other events. In the Marathon run in 90-Dcgree heat Pizzolato finished in 2 hours 20 minutes 6 seconds Nicosia in 2 211 9. Paul Gompers of Somerville mass., was third in 2 21 40. Gompers Stag gered across the finish line and was immediately put on a Stretcher but after he was carried about five Yards he got up and walked off with help. Japan s Mami Fukao won the women s Marathon in games record turn 1 v minutes ahead of american Palti Gray. Otherwise it was a soviet Day. Two soviet walkers crossed the finish Tine simultaneously in the 20-Kilometer walk the soviet Union also won the men s Sabre fencing team title Over bul Garia and captured the men s singles ind women s doubles in Tennis after winning the women s singles and men s doubles on saturday. The soviets missed a clean sweep of the five golds when Romania took the mixed doubles Crown. Chinese divers beat olympic med lists Bruce Kimball and Michelle Mitchell for the Gold medals in men s and women s platform diving. In women s basketball the United states and the soviet Union advanced to monday final As the americans downed Canada 85-61 and the soviets trounced Yugo Slavia 102-64 in the semifinals. Rhonda mikes had 15 Points to spark the vs., with Cheryl Cook and Cindy Brown adding 12 apiece. After nine of sunday s 10 Gold medal events the soviet Union led the Overall medal standings with 65 medals including 35 golds. The americans had 52 medals including 17 Gold with three Days left in the 11-Day games. China bad 18 with six golds and to mania had 17 with four golds. Despite a 7 30 . Start tempera Tures Rose from 82 degrees fahrenheit to 90 As the race progressed through this City of 1.4 million and Over a Bridge to the finish line on Man made port Island where hundreds of hag waving spectators waited. Fukao led the women finishers in 2-44 54, breaking the record of 2 47 36 set by Britain s Sarah Rowell in the games first women s Marathon in 1983. Gray finished in 2 46.20 and Sylvia Bor net of France was third in 2 48 11. Pizzolato. Whose Gold was Italy s Sec Ond of the games took the Lead from Gompers after about 18 Miles. I was really sure i was going to win when i passed him said Pizzolato who had none of the problems he did in win Ning last year in new York where he stopped several times to clutch his Ach ing legs. Italy also finished 1-2 at the last games in Edmonton in 1983, when alts Sio Faustini won in 2 17 10 and Antonio d Aleo was second. Soviet walkers Victor no Stovik and Andrey Perlov came in Side by Side after striding the 12.4 Miles around port is land in 1 25 52. No Stovik was declared the Winner. Canada s Guillaume Leb Lanc was third in 1 26 72. We have always competed together and trained together and we will Divide the Gold medal no Stovik said. In women s platform diving la Wei of China won with 434.07 Points to 431.82 for world cup Champion Mitch Ell the olympic Silver medallist and430.05 for soviet diver Alia lob Ankina. Olympic Gold medallist Zhou Jihong of China was fourth with 416.46 Tong Hui of China won the men platform diving with 647.97, with Dan Watson of Ashland ky., second with 606.12 and China s Yang Cheng third with 601.53. Kimball who won the Silver to Greg Louganis Gold in last year s olympics was fourth with 595.26. In Tennis Alexander Zverev of the soviet Union beat top seeded Florin so Garcean of Romania 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 for the men s singles Gold. The soviet pair of Larisa Savchenko and Svitlana Parkhomenko beat Elizabeth Jones and Joy Lacon of Britain 7-6. 6-0 in the women s doubles. But Romania took the last event the mixed doubles when Danilla Moise and sugar Scanu beat the soviet pair of Savchenko and Sergei Leonyuk. In soccer Uruguay moved into tues Day s final by beating China 2-1 on two goals by Rogelio Ramirez Bunny icing Fate in the first half and Early in the second. The uruguayans will meet North Korea which in eliminated Japan with 1-0 Victory. In the women s volleyball Gold medal game. Japan bounced Back from a first set loss and beat North Korea 13-15, 15-12, 15-12, 15-9. West Germany beat the . For the Bronze medal 15-6, 12 15, 15-1, 15-13. Italy Japan South Korea and the so Viet Union advanced to monday s semifinals in men s volleyball. In the last quarterfinal round games sunday. Italy beat Greece 15-9, 15-6, 15-11, Japan downed Sweden 18-16, 15-5. 15-9, South Korea eliminated Canada 10-15, 15-6. 15-11, 15-13 and the soviets beat Yugoslavia 15-8, 15-5,15-10. Aln sports television College football Alabama is. Georgia tape delayed8 30 p.m., tues Day