European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 14, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday december 14, 1965 the stars and stripes Page 27 Ruland Breaks ankle sidelined Tor 6 weeks from press dispatches Washington the Washington bullets said thursday that Center Jeff Ruland broke his ankle in the final min utes of a game against the Detroit pistons and will be sidelined for six weeks. Ruland suffered what team doctor Steve Haas called an avulsion fracture where a piece of Bone is chipped and a severe sprain of his right ankle. Ruland was hurl going for a rebound late in Washington s 108-100 Road Victory Over the pistons wednesday night. The five year Veteran will be in a cast for three weeks and out of action for three weeks after that the team said. Ruland was off to one of the Best starts of his career through the first 22 games of the season.  averaging 21.2 Points 12.1 rebounds and 5.8 assists in helping Washington to an 11-11 record Ana an eight game Home winning Streak. Skins sign Bartkow Sci Washington the washing ton redskins announced thursday that they have signed Veteran quarterback Steve Bartkowski for the remainder of the National football league season. To make room for Bartkowski the skins released linebacker Chris Keating. Bartkowski 33, will serve As a backup to Jay Schroeder and babe Laufenberg. He began the season with Atlanta and started five games for the Falcons before suffering a knee injury. Schroeder who has taken Over for injured Joe Theismann suffered a cracked rib in last week s 17-12 Victory Over Philadelphia. He practice wednesday and is listed As probable for sunday s game against the Cincinnati Bergald. Bartkowski threw for 23,468 Yards during ii seasons with the Falcons leading the nil last year with a 67.3 completion percentage. Up picks Jackson Auburn Ala. To Jackson the Auburn running Back who won the heis Man trophy last week thursday was named the nation s top College football player by United press International. The 6-foot-1, 222-Pound tailback ear Lier this week was named to the All America team for the second time. He also is up i Back of the year. Jackson rushed for 1,786 Yards and scored 17 touchdowns this season to Lead Auburn to an 8-3 record and an invitation to the cot ton bowl. Cauthen takes treatment Cincinnati. Ohio jockey Steve Cauthen the youngest rider Ever to win racing triple Crown is completing a three week program for Alco hol dependency St a Cincinnati Hospital. The jockey father George Tex Cauthen said the younger Cauthen quit drinking about three months ago but Felt he had a continuing problem. The father said Cauthen s family a unaware of his intent to enter such a program until he returned last month to his Hometown of Walton ky., near Cincinnati from England where the 25 year old jockey had moved to resume hit racing career. Cards socks banned St. Louis the National football league says the St. Louis cardinals cannot Wear All Maroon Sochi calling them an eyesore and a violation of the league s Standard uniform code. The socks were ordered by team owner Bill Bidwill for last sunday1 game against the new Orleans Saint. I m just grateful the league stepped  said wide receiver Pat Tilley. They were the ugliest things i be Ever  sports wire while most of the players hated the socks they did Point out the team was Able to snap a four game losing Streak the first time they wore them. Bidwill passed out the new socks be cause he was irritated that Many players had been using White tape to cover most of the red in the old half Maroon half White socks. Becker top sportsman Stuttgart Wimbledon Cham Pion Boris Becker was picked thursday As Germany s sportsman of the year by a poll of sports writers. The 18-year-old Tennis Star received 3,763 Points easily winning the poll ahead of olympic swimming Champion Michael Gross who placed second with 2,722 Points. Golf Star Bernhard Langer the Winner of the masters tournament was third with 1,879 Points. World fencing Champion Cornelia Hanisch won the 1985 sportswoman title. Oakland loses Appeal san Francisco a California court of Appeal refused thursday a re quest by the City of Oakland to reconsider its november ruling preventing the City s efforts to Force the los Angeles raiders to return to Oakland. The action is considered preliminary to an expected Appeal of the Case to the California supreme court. Oakland has been fighting to use its Power of eminent Domain to condemn the nil franchise team and Force it to return to Oakland. Trio tops academics new York defensive Back Lance Hamilton of no. 1-ranked Penn state defensive tackle Tim Green of Syracuse and linebacker Larry station of Iowa led the 1985 academic All America football team selected by the College sports information directors of America. To be eligible for the team a player must be a starter or key Reserve and carry a minimum cumulative Grade Point average of 3.2 on a 4.0 scale. The 12-Man offensive team combined for a 3.53 Grade Point average while the 12 Man defensive squad had a 3.68 spa. Caddie gets revenge Cape town South Africa from now on. South african golfer Vaughan Tucker will think twice before speaking sharply to his Caddie. The South african broadcasting corp. Reported thursday that Tucker reprimanded his Caddie for moving his Ball wednesday during the first round of the 100,000-Rand $37,000 South african masters. The Caddie disappeared into the rough and returned with a Snake which he Brand hed in Tucker s face. After the excitement died Down. Tucker continued his round. He finished with a 74, eight strokes off the Pace. 59 leads team Golf Boca Raton Fla. Mac o Grady and Tom Sieckmann shot a tournament record 13-under-Par 59 to or Day including a string of eight straight birdies to take a two shot Lead Over Jim Colbert and Tom Purtzer after the first round of the $550,000 team invitational at Boca West. The previous Low round in the 3-year old Best Ball tournament was a 60 by John Adams and Rod Nuckols in i984 s second round. Thursday also was the first time a team had led by More than one shot at the end of any round. Conversion rates London up Friday s closing rates for the . Dollar to other currencies. Figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound and other local currencies to dollars to today the Price of Gold closed British Pound. Germin Mark. French franc. D Julch Guilder. Belgian Iran italian lira Jiw Lii Iran. Greek drachma Turk ii lira Spanish peseta por Louese  Dollar austrian Schilling norwegian Krone oar trin Krone. _ 3lbso an ounce Silver of a dec 13 1 4410 4173 .25734 75172. 7 6955 7 6960 7.m .51.82 51.70 1.7mm 1,717-50 71097 7.1060 150.77 149.9557027 570.93 15600 155.90 .15950 15900 .13870 1.319 1777 1768 .7 680 7 667 .9,1350 9.1 25 these arc commercial rates and can be related Only to the use of foreign currency by . Forces for official business. Sales of German Marks to . Personnel for personal use will be at the rate of 2.50 monday based on a Price fixing at midday and allowance for Standard handling charges. 15 most Active new York up the new York Stock Exchange . Thursday Ria corp Texaco inc genl elec Exxon corp Anhar Butch Slumberger my icon corp a Tiser Alum ban America Alcor inc at to co no ind is Gay corp Sean Roeb ism corp 15 most Active stocks to composite trading of 4 sates la it Oil 4si? of � i 3,117,700 68v u 7.813,300 51w 3 7,085,700 44v 4h 2.010,400 3s a 2 1.968,700 59"i 2s 1,813,300 if 1,651,000 14h a 1,591,900 19b 1.$64.000 73 "7 1.509,400 i 1,457.500 61h 4 1.369,200 40fc 1.367,500 1481 10 most Active new York up the 10 most ache Nocks in amerkan Slock Exchange composite trading at 4 . Thursday St Tot Lett wicked cos 7,159,700 5 isl Australia 908.400 he ins of 7.95 815,600 Wang lab b $39.800 Chan med a 477,200 Home group 333,400 am info 373,900 dome petrol com Loco Ltd o a 10 177 tie comm 1bt 1 23 "4 4 � s370,30023-16 1-16 302.400 in 752,900 Dow Jones new York up Dow Jones closing Ranee of Avra Tofft Friday High Low close change 30 Indus Frob 1544,44 150? 75 1535.71 73.97 20 transport 779.40 70917 727.61 17.29 15 Ull Lillet 169.37 164 65. 1680 1.79 65 Stockl 611.39 40711 61391 9.31 television writer Dies los Angeles up television writer Howard Rodman a contributor to playhouse 90" and dozens of scripts for the naked City dramas of More than 20 years ago. Has died at 65 after heart sur Gery at Urcla medical Center. 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A Lowers mortgage rates to maximum 10.5 % interest Washington a the new maximum veterans administration loan Rale of  percent that goes into effect Friday is the lowest since late 1979. Warren Lasko executive vice president of the mortgage Bankers association said the move by the a announced thursday is a response to the decline in All mortgage rates. He refused to predict any further lower ing of rates but added that for 15-year conventional Loans we Are darned close to having single digit mortgage  the change in the second in less than a month and the fifth this year. The a had lowered the rate to 11 percent nov. 20. A administrator Harry Walters said the reduction reflected a decline in Long term interest rates which he attributed to increased optimism among investors about efforts to reduce Federal budget deficits. The a also Cul by one half percentage Point the maximum rates for graduated payment Loans dropping them to 10.75 per cent and lowering Home improvement Loans to 12 percent. The rate change does not affect existing a mortgages but wallers said veterans should Contact local mortgage lenders for details on a a program which allows refinancing of old a Loans some of them made at Rales As High As 17.5 percent