European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday november 22, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 . Goes to muscle for shape by Tim Boivin suit writer Heidelberg Call Hal a pal. Hal Fischer is Back to coach the . Basketball team for the shape tournament dec. 9-15. The team is practising in Nuernberg and will be going on the Road through Germany Ana on to France and Belgium before the tournament. Fischer currently a scout for the Aba s new York kicks. Coached the team three times in the 1970s and is an old hand at coaching military players. He s been in the business either coaching or scouting for More than 30 years Back As far As the pan american games in 1952. Through it All Fischer has been a Friend to the military willing to lend a hand coaching when he gets the Call. Fischer does t want any attention for his work. Go interview the players. They re what this is All  lest you think Fischer is another one of those i m not talking to the press Guys he can fool you. It s not that he does t want to be bothered it s just that he thinks the players deserve the Ink. Not the coach. "1 know journalists arc just doing their Job Fischer said. My dad worked for a paper himself. As Long As you do a Good Job and the players get some publicity. Looking at this year s team. Fischer can Point to a player such As 6-Fcot-4 swing Man Randy Cozzens who averaged 23 Points at West Point As a senior last year. The 1984-85 military Academy Basket Ball program also listed him As a Dean s list student. Brains in the backcourt. Or Fischer can Point to 6-7 Center Ben Ion Wade a returnee from last year s shape team who played at Mercer University and with Wyoming of the Continental basketball association. Then there s the Guy who saved the tourney for the . Last year. Herman is photo by Tony Nauroth head coach Hil Fischer. . Has the strength for shape Harris is Good in the clutch. How Good Good enough that Harris hit the three Point play n last year s match against Italy that clinched the shape Crown with 28 seconds left. With a contingent like that Fischer s charges should Breeze through the shape tournament right not so fast. Fast As in Speed which is what the . Team had last year but is missing this year. Last year s team raced through the tournament with a 5-0 record but looks can be deceiving. They barely got by Italy 85-84 on Harris shot. The Pace set by the speedsters last year resulted in a 94-Poim average but it will be slower going this time around. Replacing the Speed will be brawn. The tournament is played under inter National rules Fischer said. That Means there s a lot More physical Contact a lot More elbows and pushing and shoving Rue photo swing Man Randy Coz Elm. Brains in the backcourt than the Speed game americans Are accustomed to watching. We have the strength to play the International kind of game this year but we re not big on  before you Start thinking the Ameri cans will have trouble playing this rough and Tumble Type of Braw Ball remember where Fischer gets his players from. Most of his players who made it to the tryout Camp played in the interservice championships. Imer service is also played under International rules which Means they be met those elbows and flowed in and out of the wider lanes before. Fischer s assistants this year Are Bobbie Gascon a retired sergeant major from the Presidio of san Francisco and John Huy Saccom who has vast experience As a Bel Gian coach. Bill Merrill who s getting ready to re tire from the v corps sports office next week after 40 years in Europe still reminisces about the Lime when is Char Luok a contingent of military basketball player s and won the . Nationals against col lege level Competition. Thai May sound like it really took some coaching bul not to Fischer. Look at the 1968 team that went to Mexico City for the  Fischer said. They had five players on it that were in the armed forces and they won the Gold medal. Service basketball is played at a Good Strong  Fischer also Points out two Guys novy coaching in the pros that played in the military. Hubie Brown and . Jones they were All . Service Ball is just like any other Ball at a High level. They have their  and Downs if you re Lucky you can spot a player once in a while that can make the pros. So what kind of coaching strategy does Fischer plan at shape opposites at tract and Fischer s hoping oppose pics will attract entries in the win column. I m going to use the opposite of what Ever they take away from me Fischer said. If they close Down my Ball control game Well switch to the running game even though we Aren t that Quick. What Ever it takes Well do  ripoffs the . Team will kick off their european tour prior to the shape tournament in Gic Ssan Friday. They will play mtg Giessen at 8 . At the sport Hall Ost. Saturday s game will be hosted by Hagen near Dortmund at the Hagen or  at 6 . Sunday the . Team will travel to Pepin Ster Belgium for a game against the local team at 3 15 . Monday the . Will be in Arlon Bel Gium then travelling on to Nancy. France for a game tuesday and noun. France for a game thursday against the Noyon basketball club at 8 30 . The game times for the Arlon and Nancy matches Are still to be determined. Armed forces Marathon dec. 7 Usa eur runners go for  team compiled by Klint Johnson assistant sports editor Marathon three Susareu distance runners Laura Wick of Kirch Goens Carol Rudesill of  and  Oinanen of aug local Roundup Burg will compete for the All  team in the armed forces Marathon dec. 7. The 26-mile, 365-Yard race will be Runin conjunction with the Blue Angels mar athon at Pensacola Fla. Wick holds Usa eur women s re cords of 10 minutes 20.44 seconds and18 13.22, respectively in the 3,000-Metcr and 5,000-meter runs. Rudesill won the women s 33-and-Over division in the Usa eur Cross country championships with a time of 20 19.0 for 5 kilo me ters. Oinanen captured the Susareu across country title in the men s 30-39 Divi Sion with a time of 31 54.0. Wrestling the v corps championships will be held at Darmstadt s Cambrai Fritsch gym with freestyle Competition on saturday and Greco roman on sunday. First matches Start Al ii . Sat urday following 8 30-10 .  s wrestling starts at 9 ., with weigh ins from 7-8 . Basketball v corps will hold its preseason men s and women s tournaments at Baum older s Smith Barrack this weekend. The women basketball cars will play around Robin Lourney saturday and the men will compete in a single elimination meet with a Consolation bracket on Sun Day. Both tournaments Start at 10 . V corps will open its regular season dec. 7. Boxing smokers for Novice an open fighters arc scheduled at two Sites in Germany saturday. One will be at Frankfurt s Drake Cavern and the other at kit Zingen s Harvey Barracks. For both events first bouts arc scheduled for 7p.m., following 10-12 . Weigh ins. Racquetball Panzer Cavern  will Host a three Day Racquet Ball tournament starting Friday. A 25-Pound Turkey will be Given As first place prize in each of the five categories men s senior 35 years and older beginner intermediate and advanced classes and an open women s division. Registration for $7 begins Al 4 . Friday. Handball Rhein main s g m willbe the site of an invitational at 10 . Saturday. The tournament drawing is at 10. Extradition request for race Driver approved Jacksonville Fla. A the Swiss government has approved the extradition to the United states of race car Driver John l. Paul sr., who spent the past ii months in a Geneva prison and faces trial on us. Drug charges officials said. Paul s return to the United states was approved two weeks ago though it has been delayed because new charges have Bee filed against him in Switzerland assistant us. Attorney Tom Morris said tuesday. I understand he faces some Type of ban fraud charges said Morris adding that a Resolution of those charges May be require before Paul can be returned to Florida. Swiss authorities arrested Paul in Jan uary on the . Charges and he had been fighting extradition efforts since then authorities said. Paul s son John Paul jr., 25, awaits sentencing on charges of racketeering and pos session of a false passport. He faces up to five Yean in prison. The son pleaded guilty to the charges Ina gust and in Exchange the government dropped four drug charges against him. The younger Paul is also a Well known race car Driver. As part of the plea agreement the so will not be asked to testify against his father in the Case but be May be asked to testify against others Morris said. The father and son and six other people were charged in a Federal indictment in january with conspiracy to import marijuana into the United states. The government alleges that the eight smuggled 200,000 pounds of marijuana into this country from Colombia from 1975 to1983. In addition to the Federal charges theelder Paul faces state charges of altered murder and kidnapping. He is charge. It shooting Federal drug witness Stephen car son on april 19,1983. The elder Paul forfeited j500.000 Bon when he failed to appear for trial on those charges in december 1983.the father son indy car race team garnered five consecutive victories in 1981 and1982, culminating in inc longest winning Streak in the history of inc Camel it racing circuit. Arn sports radio Bowling pro bowlers tour 5 . Saturday May be tape delayed