European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday december 16. 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 Vii corps captures 5 Greco roman wrestling crowns by Bucky Fox staff writer Baum older German Rocky Vii starring Richard Harris. Co starring Harold Pennycoff As the heavy. Harris Gorp Pingon s Gargantuan Grap plur starred All right. When his 230 pounds pushed pc Nycolas 245 pounds to the mat sunday he clinched the heavy weight Crown in the Usa eur Greco roman wrestling championships. Harris 6-5 decision Over Fulda s Penny coff gave Vii corps its fifth Greco roman championship tops among the seven major command cams. I knew exactly what we needed to win Harris said. I wanted Vii corps to win so there was no question who the Best corps maybe we had an unfair advantage said Vii corps coach Paul Rohler who used to wrestle for v corps out of Baum Holder. After All my years in v corps 1 knew what might work against heading into the unlimited title match Vii corps and v corps stood tied with four titles apiece. Berlin owned the other championship. It came Down to the big boys. Harris who Ilso beat out Pennycoff for the freestyle hip saturday led 4-3 after one period. Pennycoff has More stateside experience in this above the waste style of wrestling lipped Harris for two Points and a 5-4 Lead. But when push came to shove Harris came through in the clutch. He powered Pennycoff to the Blue Cushion with 45 seconds left then stayed on top until the bu77cr sounded. I knew what Harris had to do to beat him make no mistakes Rohler said. He had to gel into the second period. Me did t do much in the first. He was cautious. Then Pennycoff got tired. Harris was right there at the end and he caught Pennycoff a 20-year-old truck Driver out of Jersey Shore pa., did t have enough to beat his jeep driving counterpart. I was Nutting myself in danger. 1 was taking risks Pennycoff said. He was just waiting around. I m not really blaming him. He was Pennycoff heard at least one fan urge him on by nickname take it to him pork hop. In the end he had the pork and Harris had the chop. Pennycoff was trying a body lock Rohler said. Harris Side stepped him and forced Pennycoff to the. Mat. Then he switched to a Headlock position the last 40 seconds. I yelled Don t worry about pin Ning him you win by a Point and still get a Gold Harris a 24-year-old sergeant from Rock Hill ., won three previous Greco roman bouts to reach the final. I was going to give up wrestling if i could t be the Best i d get out he . Now i want to go Back to the top two finishers in each weight class will be nominated for the All army training Camp starting feb. 5. According to All army coach Floyd Winter. The West Point based coach gave his highest Praise to v corps Randy couture of Hanau. Couture with looks and Muscles similar to los Angeles raiders Star Howie Long clinched the 198-Pound title with a Superior decision Over Douglas Mari ditch of Vii corps Heilbronn. He s Strong he s Quick he knows his moves mar Idich conceded. Couture who works out regularly with weights fell behind 1-0. When he was through throwing mar Idich around he led 16-4 just 43 seconds into the second round. The 12-Point spread automatically ended the match. Free style used to be my Forte said couture 22, who hails from Seattle. But after working with Floyd i m better at Greco. My Best possibilities arc there if i get a shot at the olympic team it would probably be with the Greco Bobby Good of Vii corps figures his All army chances Are like his name. Especially after he pinned fellow Ansbach grappler Scotty Allen at 2 24 in the 163 Pound final. I coach the Ansbach team and he s one of my wrestlers Good said after sweeping a double Gold for the second straight year. We know each other now. He knows i m always susceptible to a Headlock. I fell him leaning on me and so that let me throw a Headlock on him. It Good As Gold. He won it last year in the 149.5-Pound class. This year he ate so much at thanksgiving he moved up to 163. That left 149.5 for Johnnie Richard son s pickings. The 22-year-old Darmstadt Soldier gave v corps the title with two is photo Ftp Gui Schutlz Lifa double Champ in the making Gary Rabin Vilz of Aschaffenbur gets the Usa eur championships saturday. My for a take Down and eventual pin Rabinovitz went on to win a freestyle title against fellow Vii corps wrestler Jeff and then added the Greco roman Crown Alder in a 114.5-Pound freestyle match of sunday for a 114.5 double. Superior decisions and a pin. Richardson a former Mainz wrestler skipped last year s Usa eur meet to play in a music group. That s my life the drummer said after beating the opposition but this is my life the Slimmest and biggest upset be longed to Willu Dye. From right Here in Baum older. He finally beat his v corps and Usa eur Tormentor Robert rat Liff of Hanau. For the 136.5-Pound title. Dye and Ratliff tied 1-1. The decision went to Dye because he scored the Hist Point. Dye 23 and from Miami said there was nothing passive about the Way he held on. We were both trying to come on. I did t hold Back. I was trying to get him he said. James Holliman of Heilbronn won the 180.5 title for Vii corps by beating Mike Tippins of v corps Fulda Holliman led 11-3 with 1 23 left when the refs ended it because of Tippins passivity. Vii corps other crowns came in the 114.5 and 125.5 classes. Gary Rabinovitz of a Schaffenburg won Al 114.5 with two pins and a decision. Troy Owens of sch Winfun won Al 125.5 when he beat Louis Wilkerson of Stuttgart 13-0. The bout ended with 26 seconds left in the first period. Ken Waters of Gissen gave v corps the 105.5 championship. He came Throat h with a pin and decision. The Only Champion outside the Vii corps and v corps ring was Antony Knight of Berlin. The Bloomsburg. Pa., native used three pins to overcome a loss and claim the 220 title. Fresno state drubs Bowling Green 51-7 by the associated press Kevin Sweeney threw three touchdown passes As Fresno state routed 20lh-ranked Bowling Green 51-7 saturday in the Cali fornia bowl. The game played at Fresno calif., matched two unbeaten major College teams. Free safety Rod Webster was a standout for the Tough bulldogs defense recovering a Fumble to Stop one Falcon drive and intercepting two Brian Mcclure passes. Overall. Fresno defenders recovered five a Umbles and intercepted three passes. The heralded Battle Between two of the most prolific passers in College football never materialized. Mcclure. Second in Mcaa career passing with 10,280 Yards was hounded constantly by bulldog de fenders and finished with 22 completions in 42 attempts for 254 Yards. Sweeney a Junior quarterback who has College football 8,260 Yards passing in three seasons kept getting the Ball in Good Field position and responded with touchdown strikes of 53 and 33 Yards to Gene Taylor and 40 Yards to Stephen Baker. Sweeney completed 9 of 19 passes for 185 Yards. Fresno state the Pacific coast athletic association Champion finished the year 11-0-1. Bowling Green the mid Ameri can conference Champ finished 11-1. In other saturday College games North Dakota stale s Jeff Bintrim rushed for two touchdowns and passed for another As the Bison whipped North Ala Bama 35-7 a Mcallen Texas to claim the Mcaa division ii title. Bentrim last year s leading scorer in Divi Sion ii rushed for a 4-Yard touchdown in the first Quarter a i Yard to in the third Quarter and threw an 11-Yard to strike to Len Kretchman in the third Quarter. Greg Wallace passed for one touchdown and scored another As augustan College claimed its third consecutive Mcaa Divi Sion Iii football championship and extended its winning Streak to 37 games with a 20-7 Triumph Over Ithaca College in the Amos Alonzo Stagg bowl at Phenix City Ala. The Vikings. 13-0, took control of the game with two ads within a 12-Sccond Span Early in the second Quarter. Mark Baker kicked a 30-Yard Field goal in the second overtime to lift Hillsdale. Mich., Toa 24-21 naia division i semifinal playoff Victory Over Mesa College. The Victory puts Hillsdale 11-1, into the National championship game next week at Central state of Arkansas which Defeated Henderson state ark., 21-9 As Shawn my a Che rushed for 124 Yards. John Bagwell ran for two touchdowns and Hobby Lamb passed for one score and ran for another to Lead Furman to a 35-12 Victory Over Nevada Reno in a Mcaa division i a a semifinal at Etc Enville The paladins 12-1, will face Georgia Southern next saturday in Tacoma wash., for the division championship. Georgia Southern quarterback Tracy Ham ran 20 Yards for a touchdown with 34 seconds left to give the eagles a 40-33 Victory Over hosting Northern Iowa. Radio new England patriots Al Miami dolphins 3 . Tuesday
