European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 23, 1985 the stars and stripes sports letters reign of fhe legend Holmes ends dear editor Well the most unfortunate thing Ilia Ollil happen Lias happened  Holmes Law  ins first ii lit car. I fur one must see the fight on tape first bet re i am Cut minced Mike Spinks heat i he clump fair and Square. Implications i null i is  As did Spinks Knock Aninies Down ? hid Holmes show any signs of a facial or Hod Healing .1 and most importantly did Spinks pro Duce a knockout and we do know uial did not occur. 1  there Navy have been some unfairness or prejudice on use so called Smipes parts. Also the logic of the judges Points Stem is questionable. F  Holmes record itself is absolutely impeccable. We prior to this Light he had attained an incredible Ujj 4s-6 record All of which is quite an accomplishment itself. That s one accomplishment " the men w to ailed lems Clec the greatest never did produce. No other fighter Ever with the exception of Rocky  can Ever be compared in Larry Homes. He certain was the w Cream of the crop the Best. If Larry Holmes seven scar reign and total domination of a l heavyweights a have come to an end. Hut . Holmes will never conic loan end not until the Good lord Calls upon him. Larry is a legend a True Champion a Man with All the positive attributes character dignity style and class. Larry Holmes will always be remembered As one of the All time greats and one of the biggest and most distinct credits to the world of boing. In closing one final note another map upset will Lake place soon when John the beast Mugabi de feats the marvelous Marvin Hapler. I mics Isabella Rhein main All Tor Many against replays for refs dear editor the voices of the to quarterbacks arc getting louder the further we get Inlo the football season. We to viewers were subject to another dissertation by one of these to quarterbacks w Ith his Tongue lashing of the referees and recommending the use of instant playbacks to assist the referee in making critical Deci Sions. I believe these self proclaimed experts arc forgetting that football is played for the Benefit of the fans. Can you imagine a team surviving a season without the cheers and Boos from the fan the to announcers often argue with one another As to whether the referee was right or wrong. They Call for the playback. It usually takes two or three cameras with different angles for them to come to an agreement As to whether the Call was right or wrong. The referee must make the decision instantly and from the Angle he viewed it. When i watch a game i like to cheer or boo the play when in happens. I do not want to constantly have to hold my breath while waiting for n decision from the i v Box. By this time i am ready for the next play. . Klug Rodenbach Germany suggestion for Ben Abrams dear editor if Den Abrams is so enamoured of . Sports its boasts and complaints Why does t he move there and do local reporting for them i can t believe i a there in t newsworthy information about Central Kurop Dodds athletic endeavours available to report to neral Europe is your largest Block of readers not . Or others. \v.k. Wilson Brun sum Netherlands autumn Tennis supported dear editor i was a Dodds Tennis coach at Owci Bruecken from 1977-19, and my son was a member of Ike team from 1982-84. For the nine years i have been in a of Man the majority of coaches and players have tried Logu Tennis changed to a fall sport. It makes sucnj59"" the players have the summer to practice and weather statistics Cir after year show thai the temperatures arc Wegher and Uherc b less rainfall in the autumn than Spring. Springs in Germany Are cold and wet. The last year my son played the lean spent the first Day of practice  not admitted unless Book Jei in Advance r sufi dear editor this photo was Tan it a Motorway restaurant near Oxford England. While the coaches described on the sign Are the wheeled Lariett in keeping with this country s usage my first thought was that there was novel form of Gridiron  underway. Torson. I Mon shovelling Snow off the courts. The team was Able to practice no More than .10 percent of the Lime the entire season. Indoor court time is expensive and hard to get. I cannot understand Why you arc maligning this Sensi ble decision by Dodds. Blaming the sport of Tennis for poor participation in other sports in unfair and unkind. Please try to Sec the Tennis players viewpoint. We d like to read something positive and supportive about our program. Jane Jarmon Smith  a Germany the Darby rangers Are. Dear editor i have reference in the is article by Moo Odems a oct. 4 in which he sings the praises of sch ass 4/325th Geronimo football team and asks a rhetorical question who Are the Darby rangers if he  done some research instead of printing h be. He would have found a far More interesting Story. Who Are the Darby rangers at Camp Darby the rangers Are a source of Pride because they represent everyone in this Small Community. Indeed they remind us of the Little extra everyone Here gives to make this Post a Community with a winning spirit. That spirit in t just a winning football team it is having a team drawn from virtually every activity on this Small insinuation boo Odem would t understand that he thinks our defense is  who Are the Darby rangers they Are ammo specialists clerks riggers Drivers mechanics signalman storage and Supply specialists. They arc soldiers and airmen first football players second. They practice football after a Long duty Day. And Many Don t practice at All because of shift work and other Mission commit ments. Mission. To soldiers and airmen it comes first. With Camp Darb deeply involved in several concurrent exercises a Sien if can numb i of the rangers were in the Field for the last to games. If football was the Mission they would have played. But readiness is our Mission. . Harding leghorn Lily no yearlings allotted dear editor 1 am delighted that Mark Swarc Ngun chose my re cent letter to a scr at length in his column of 20 september and i am Happy to have been Able to furnish the material. A cynic might say that this proves Only one person read the original article of August but. In fact. I know that Mark s contributions arc appreciated and looked Forward to by All american Hunters Mark is right in that 1 am generally in agreement with his position. However in attempting to justify the yearling quota he includes what seems to be a common error that the . Forces wild game quota includes Roedter yearlings. As i by " or no talc llis11copy of the 1 x5 list there Are no year Lilii % allotted in Bavaria m remark about serious doubt refers specifically to this circumstance the american Hunters in Bavaria have had a quota impound on  via the game ? limit card but it is totally i " a i to the bavarian ministry of forestry. In. And Nuri lion. The Hunters who have contacted me Unold like to know Why this unilateral action Wahidi t -. Clue Emily reduced i hair Lui Tuini . I been imposed on them. 1  no answer my have vet in hear any reasonable explanation. Perhaps tins letter will Simu late one. James i. Saddell Munich goal to Cage a go s ego dear editor wanted the Best female basketball player in Ger Many to teach one hard headed Young Soldier a Good lesson. You see. I have a Young Soldier in my platoon that believes there is no female basketball player Alue that can beat him in a game of on in on so. If there arc any lady basketball players Oul there just let me know and i will take care of the  Call me i  j. Dal Rindorf. Or Nanny editor s note and Well Send a reporter and photographer