European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday january 23, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 pre Pickin s Naples to hold european mat tourney wrestlers your season has been extended the parents of the Naples wrestlers and he Naples High school boosters club with support from the naval support activity will singe an All Europe wrestling tournament March 7-8. The Europe wide event not sanctioned by Dodds is a throwback to the european invitational championships that were so successfully conducted by Ross Calvert at accent for several years and Tilburg s Dale Fritchman one year at Spang Dahlum following dodos ditching of Europe wide championships in All individual sports in 1975, the first and second place finishers in each weight bracket from All in country and regional tournaments will be eligible for the All Europe Competition at the Mesa gymnasium. Wrestlers front Dodds schools in the azores and Iceland also will be extended invitations. As in past invitational which were staged in ten Nis Irack and Field and Cross country As Well As wrestling the competitors will have to furnish their own Bransdor Lalion and insurance. They also Are being asked to furnish their own shoes. However once in Naples housing accommodations and meals will be handled by members of he Naples Community. Except Tor the Spain wrestlers who completed their season in december there should be no prob lems As far a being in condition is concerned. Attic Central europeans a Germany by Tenor Only event Are scheduled to end feb. 15 and All the other championships Are later. However it has been emphasized by the sponsoring people in Naples that competitors from Rota Torre Jon and Zarzgoza arc definitely eligible for their tournament if they can make their wrestling weights. Letters have been sent to All schools in Dodds according to Karina Burchfield Mother of Naples grappler Scott Burchfield wrestlers should Check with their coaches for further details. The Good people of Naples planned to stage an All Europe tournament last year but they launched their plans Loo late to properly organize it. This year the organization was begun in plenty of time. And All the outstanding wrestlers in Dodds will have the Opportunity o display their talents Tor the rest of i hair Peers. One suggestion for possible improvement in the future if in is not too late for this year would be to allow the bigger regional More qualifying slots. Re Ginals like those in Italy and Germany where nine or Bei Abrams More learns compete perhaps should be Bulc to and Vance their top four competitors. Obviously the Naples people ars taking o Gian stride in the right direction they re giving the High school wrestlers in Dodds a Little Mare Opportunity for com petition. Right now the fourth week of january is a Good time for some other enterprising pc Opte to make plans for an All Europe track and Field championship or maybe even an All Europe soccer tournament. I m sure the most important people involved the athletes would appreciate such endeavours. Patch will play Host to the 1935 Small schools basketball tournament after All. The decision not to permit use of the base gym has been reversed. During a weekend trip to Munich i had been told that the problems Al Patch had been resolved and that the tournament definitely would be there. Odds Germany Ahil tic director Tom Leb Lanc verified it tuesday so everything everywhere is go. Basketball tournaments will be held Between feb. 7 and March 8 at shape Mannheim Patch Woodbridge Ankara Rome and Zarzgoza. Wrestlers will display their talents at Wiesbaden Hahn Ansbach Nuernberg shape Vincnza. La Kcal Cuth and in Ciurlik prior to the Naples Biggie. Friday nights Germany a Gold game be tween Baum older and Munich was one or the Besl girls basketball games i be had the pleasure of watch ing in a Long time. The Battle for the conference Lead was Well played throughout by both teams with Baum older finally prevailing 52-48 in overtime. Both teams exhibited Sharp passing and tenacious defensive skills and it was Good to see the adjustments each team made whenever the other would change its tactics. The first half saturday was something else it looked like things had reverted Back to 1975 when girls basketball became an official Dodds sport and virtually no one knew what was going on. There were turnovers galore poor shooting limited defense you name it it was there. However the second Hall was Good Basketbill again with Baum older once again winning to run its winning string to 25 straight games. Munich had won 13 straight going into the series. T miscalculated slightly last week when i said buium Holder could match lion s Dodds record of 32 by winning the rest of its regular season games and the Small schools tournament. Actually the bucs have sin regular season games remaining and can create a new record by winning hem and reaching the championship in the tourney. They finish against Augsburg Ansbach and Patch. All have lost Al least to games. The Al Conza boys chalked up two victories Over Naples Over the weekend to extend their winning skein to 24 games. The cougars have 10 More games remaining before the Italy tournament March 5-h Al Rome after last weekend s action Only iwo boys teams and three girls learns with four or More games arc still undefeated. Joining Vincnza on the boys Ledger is Wurzburg loser to Baum older in the 19s4 big schools tournament title game. The wolves Are 8-0 on the season. 6-0 in Germany a a strife. Germany aaa Lender Heidelberg and Baum older Are both 8-0 Shis season and Naples has won is first four games. Teams in Turkey and Spain began i hair seasons Only last week. Bit Burc a Stacy Willard racked up 29 and 27  and grabbed eight and 10 boards in last week s sweep of  to earn the boys stars Nad stripes player of the week accolades. The Barons had lost 10 straight games to the trojans before end ing the famine Friday. The girls player of the week honors arc split be tween Baum older s Samantha Scott and and a Mia no thu Wilson. Scon the Sophomore sister of last year s big school tournament map Kelvin and this year s Star Nathan scored 21 Points and pulled Down 10 rebounds in Friday s Victory Over Munich. When Munich clogged Scott away from the Basket saturday Wilson who was credited with eight assails Friday went to the hoop for 25 Points. She matched Friday s assists and also came off with six steals. Scott s Points were Down but she got some big re Bounds saturday to abet the dues winning Efful. To Hart and so rpm Salonen leading Monte Carlo rally by Randy Barnett Aulo racing columnist Monte Carlo sure i am a Tittle bit tired but i am in a Good position now to win this rally. I feel Good and 1 Hope i can do it. The car is perfect. No problems of any kind after All this  speaking was Timo Salonon of Finland the defending world rally Champion who arrived Here wednesday afternoon with a .33-second Lead Over his countryman Henri Toivonen. Salonon had just completed the 1,107 mile second stage of the 54lh Monte Carlo rally aboard his Peugeot 205 Turbo car and he was extremely Happy about his Lead. He had every reason to be As he trailed Toivonen s Lancia s4 since the beginning of he rally on saturday. The italian Lancia team had dominated the first 94i-Milc Siangc and although Trai Ling now it is still running Strong with the second place Toivonen followed by his teammate Massimo Biasion of Italy. Biasion is one minute 52 seconds behind the leading Salonen the German Audi quadra team Fol lows with Finland s harm Mikkola fourth nearly four minutes behind and Germany s four time Monte Carlo Winner Walter Rohrl fifth bul nearly nine min utes off inc Pace. Mikkola and Rochr appeared Loo far Back to Challenge so the final 517-mile stage on thursday an. Fri Day shapes up As a Battle involving Sale Nen in his Peugeot and Toivanen and by _ Finland s Timo Salonen celebrating previous win. Wants to Wear Monte Carlo rally Wreath asian in the Lancia s4 cars. Toivonen s drive has been an extremely Brilliant one As his car was damaged on tuesday when it collided with another car driven by a Spectator an the Normal open Road. The roads Are open to regular traffic Between special Speed stages. Toivonen. Whose father Pauli won the Monte Carlo rally in 1966, said after the Accident that his Lancia no longer responded properly at High speeds. Regardless he managed to stay at the front for nearly 24 hours until Salonen took Over on wednes Day  his damaged Lancia upon arrival Here Toivonen said the Chassis is Bent and there is a lot of play in the ulcer ing. But i can Only go on and Hope that the car continues to hang together. The mechanics did a remarkable with some mighty fast repairs several accidents have occurred in the rally and at least five spectators have been injured two seriously. The driven continue to complain of crazy spectators jumping near the cars and making driving conditions extremely dangerous. Only 8rj cars from the 156 that started in Sis european cities arrived Here wednesday. Prominent Drivers retiring from the rally during the second stage included French woman Michele Mouton Finland s Markku Alan and englishman Malcolm Wilson. Mouton driving a Peugeot 205 Turbo left the rally late tuesday night with engine failure no Oil pressure while running in eighth place. The Best Runan rally Driver in the world Moulon was making her debut with the Peugeot team after driving five years for Audi. I heard a strange noise in inc engine and that was it for me Moutan said. Too bad because i was just beginning to feel comfortable with the car and i think 1 would have done Well if 1 could have Contin  like Mouton Finland s Alen also fell out late tuesday night with engine problems in his Lancia s4. He was running third when the engine quit. The englishman Wilson meanwhile was making a Strong Effort and running in ninth place aboard his Austin Rover my when he retired tuesday morn ing with a broken transmission. His retirement ended the British Austin Rover bid As his teammate Tony Pond had left the rally earlier when he failed to Start the second stage after an off Road cur Sion. The final stage of the rally gels under Way thursday morning when the learns leave for a 517-mile High Speed run in the maritime Alps behind Monte Carlo. The Winner will take the Check ered Flag in Monte Carlo on Friday morning after completing a total of 2,600 Miles for All three stages