European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday september 21, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 Wisher wins gains Safe Tennis final by boo staff writer Torr Jon a. Spain a ill wish or the i ird. Call him tenacious and tactful. But Don t Call Richard Wisher a quitter. Remember Kevin Curran s fabled ride to the Wimbledon finals bearing the Scalp of Jimmy Connors and John Mcenroe on a smaller scale. Wisher the Continental sports conference s no. 3 open division singles seed crashed into the finals of the Safe Tennis championships Here Friday. And there were two niches displayed on his Prince magnesium pro Racket indicating two top guns tried to Lake him and failed. Thursday it was Mediterranean sports conference Champ Paul Farrow. Friday it was . Sports conference Champion Paul Colbert. And in similar fashion on both Days. Wisher took the Long Way to Victory. Just like dirty Harry he made his Day by rebounding after losing the first set each Day to win the next two sets. Friday was special. He lost and won a tic breaker. Winning the second tic breaker against Colbert was the important one. It gave him the match 6-7 6-86-3, 7-6 7-2. Saturday. Wisher was to face his most formidable foe teammate Kirk Hunter of Ramstein considered the Kingpin the King fish or simply the King. Hunter a three time Safe Champi on made it an All Csc final by Downing Rick Rik a hit burp and his smoking serve 6-1. 6-4. I be never played said Wisher who is stationed at we Aschheim As near Halm a i am from w Uesch Cim not harm Wisher said with As much Delarmi nation s lie shows on the court. Wherever he is from he s from Hea Ven said Norm Hoffman. Csc sports director who is Savouring individual titles and the team Crown. After Friday s matches the c so led with 37 Points to 1 5 for the Ruksc and 12 for the Mac. Crone has conceded the title to Hoffman s conference. I am looking Forward to playing Kirk said Wisher. I like to serve and Volley and this is my Type of surface. Everybody knows How he Hunter patterns his game in the style of Chris a Vert hug the Baseline and hit forever. Something has to give because i m not going to play his game. I will be charging the net said the Stout Blond Wisher who comes from Cherokee county in South Carolina. Wisher never despaired even after los ing the first set. You Are out there until match Point and i m going to Battle. I honestly fell like i could beat him after the first set Wisher said. Just like what he saw in Farrow wish or 28, picked out a flaw in Colbert s game. He began missing a lot of for handed returns in the first set and i just stayed on Bif Burg s master blaster spearheads ground a Fife by Bucky Fox staff writer Pitburg a Germany when Freddie Miller received his second straight Continental sport conference athlete of the year award last Winter he hoped it was his last Hurrah in Germany. The Star bib org running Back and Power lifter a shipping films to the Balti More stars. A break Here a push there might make him a pro football player. Alas Miller never heard from the Usel Chan is. Alas for Miller that is. Bib org fans had to feel Gic by. With Miller in the Bank Field for a season their air Force championship plans looked right on target. Miller is Jack All right. He leads the Csc with 363 Yards Rushing. Pitburg 3-0, is Lico with rams Cin Alop the Csc. Mill sped to his finest game of the sea son last sunday. His 137 Yards and three touchdowns spearheaded Pitburg s 70-0 trampling of Caine new Amsterdam. Miller s performance makes him the stars and stripes player of the week. Was Miller excited not really. As he sat in coach Dave Lockwood office tuesday he said he was embarrassed to draw so much recognition. I d have to give the Honor to the entire offensive line Miller said. That would be if tackle Eric Bell left guard Alan Hunt Center Karl Deutsch right guard Charles Siddle and right tackle Mel a mgr. Sometimes Dinger Hunt Deutsch come Back to the huddle and tells what s open they work so hard. Ernie John son fullback Wayne Harp tailback and 1 would be nothing without them. Miller s 23 Carrie equated his total at tempts from the previous iwo weeks. His average per carry actually dipped from 9.4 to Why the extra work a couple of Rea sons i. Better running. Last week at Sembach 1 had a bad game. Ernie and Dwayne had Good games and i was Happy to Block for them Miller said. 2. The Barons rushed for a Csc record 71 times giving Miller plenty of chances. Liis forehand until the match came my Wisher said. While the Csc dominated the men s open in Tell fall in the senior s division 35 and older single. The Mac and Ruksc put Csc semifinalists Jerry Jack son and Dave Walers on the sidelines. And in was to he a Randy Irish Ameri can Apa Insl a Stocky italian american in the finals Sieve Callagher is. Mike Cecchi. Gallagher Bree de Pas Jackson of Augsburg 6-2, 6-4. His Strung Points arc return of service and making no mistakes said Jackson. He played Good and definitely deserved to win. I did everything except Chip and charge and maybe 1 should have done that. I like to serve and Volley and he took me out of my game by coining to the net. He also passed me Nith his backhand on his return of Gallagher is one of six players Here who uses a two handed backhand style a la Jimmy Connors i Haven t played that Well in a Long Lime said Gallagher appearing at his first Usa pc meet. The big Surprise even in the eyes of Cecchi was his win Over Waters of sem Bach 2-6. 7-5, 6-2. I got Lucky said Cecchi. I can t let the Csc win All the actually it was Waters booming serv ice that deserted him and Cecchi knew it. I could t hit the hard Flat serve and he did what he was supposed to do come in on my second Walers said. He marked playing Good and took away the net. That s the whole Story. That s All she Drolc Waters said. Csc s Diann Hunter wife of Kirk gained the finals for the eighth consecutive year. 6-4, 6-2. Over teammate Theresa Rhein main. But with some disagreement. Diann was upset Over a drop shot that she said was inbound but called Oul. The referee ruled with Lansford. It should have been 5-1. Instead of 4 2," Diann said. After that i lost my concentration and the next two games. It was 4-4. And i was behind 15-40 before i got it Back Vas to get another shot at Hunter in the finals of the double Elimina Tion division when she Defeated Tryssa to Garl of the Ruksc 6-1, 6-1 in the losers bracket finals. Despite their disagreement. Hunter and Lansford teamed to win the doubles final in the round Robin of three teams. Friday the Csc duo Defeated the Ruksc Leam of Bogart Kim in Nepal 6-1. 6-0. Bob Pike of Rhein main took his left handed game to the finals of the masters division 40 and Over by disposing of Csc no. 2 Jerry Tinnon of Sembach 6-1, 6-3. Tinnon came Back in the losers bracket and knocked out the Mac s Dave a Thor idec 7-6. 7-2. 6-4 to earn another crack at Pike. I Orlier Elk Cridge struggled past two time Safe Champion Jim Kupper 7-6, 6-4. Safe football Miller 26, stands 5-foot-Io and weighs 198 pounds. He regularly Bench presses 400 pounds. He pumps even More while defending his Safe Power lifting title. Since joining the Barons in 1982, the native of Dublin ga., has never missed a game. Last year he played primarily the first and third quarters. His duties have multiplied this year he plays tailback when Johnson s in and fullback when Harp or Darryl Taylor is in. Football is a physical sport Miller said explaining Why he likes to play full Back. If i get to Block that s As physical As you Miller s next assignment is at Home against at 1 . Saturday. Hell pull on his bib org Jersey knowing hell probably never play pro Ball. In t in Tough to keep getting up for Csc Ball after hoping for the Usel that would be the High of my life to get up for the Oakland Miller said. But this is my highest level so i m not disappointed. I had one year of College Ball a red shirt year at fort Valley a stat but. As far As performance goes this is the extra Points Tilburg s 71 Rush ing attempts sunday broke the Csc re Cord of 68 set by the Barons in 1980. One reason for that was that bit Burg quarterback Ken Smyers passed Only four limes. Normally a punier Smy cars stepped in for injured Ray Ransom and Dan Muchler. Micheal Coffey took full advantage of Tilburg s 70-0 rout. The defensive tackle followed the 10 touchdowns by kicking a league record 10 extra Points. This has to be a world record. Mike Miller kicks while Mike Miller holds for Rhein main. Come again to avoid con fusion the rockets Call no. 17, the Field goal kicker Mike Miller and no. 42, the Holder and punter and defensive Back Michael Miller. Mike Miller is the who kicked for bib org in inc mid-1970s. photo by Dave a Diu a Tilburg s All purpose running Back Freddie Miller. Finds a hold through the Sembach defense holding pattern while their lop iwo lbs recuperate. Some holding pall can. Big Burg by 17. Simbach at Camp new Amsterdam saturday Miguel Macliz is scheduled to return at a a for the tigers. Only inc Long trip should hold Down this score. Sembach by 13. Rhein main at Hahn sunday this is inc Hawks last Chance. Lose this and they can for gel inc playoffs. Here s Bel Ling they find an offence in the Nick of time. Hahn by 2. Wiesbaden at Span Dahlem sunday the sheiks morale Sank once they fell behind last weekend. But since they scored their first Points of the season. Coach Bruce Ackerman said he saw loads of improvement. Well Sec if the flyers arc really crippled while a a Tommy Thomas is on emergency leave. Spang Dahlem by 4. Alconbury continues to Romp in the . Sports conference. The spartans stand 4-0 after beating previously unbeaten Chicksands 19-8. Quote 1 i m partial to Csc Ball said Alconbury s quarterback Bert Allen who starred at Spang Dahlum from 1978 to 80. Alconbury is gelling support we Haven t gotten in the past. There Are Good athletes Here but the Competition is More fierce in the Csc. There Are More fans in the Csc. There arc thousands Uherc hundreds Quoc 2 rams Cin coach Bill Schull having seen flanker Clarence Toomir beat hahns All Csc safety Darrell Dykes on a to pass said i Don t know if Darrell has slowed Down or not. But Toomir was behind him and off and predictions last week 4-0 season 9 3, .750 we Bruecken at Pitburg saturday you would think the Barons were in a
