European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 6, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 25 by Dave Walczak staff writer Ramstein a Germany if you want to win the doubles Lille All you have to is look the part. Too easy1 nol if Mike a Rucski and Sieve Burgan Are Uny indication. Thai duo wore Mal Chang Bowling shirts with doubles champions imprinted on the Back then bowled like Dou Bles champions monday in the Abc european All slur  is our Best event said fic pan who Learned with Kru cyclic to win i doubles event earlier his year at their Home base of Tilburg. The pair showed monday that the Eiful Bowling association Victory was no Fluke. A Rucski who overcame a slew of 10-pin tans blitzed lanes 25 and 26 la the tune of 1298 Over Sis games. His first set was fi44 on games of l64-216-2fi4 and his second was 247.204-203-654. Burgan was less spectacular but provided solid support. After a 572 first series inc right hander came Back with 173-268-196637. Their 2507 total put them Well ahead of vog Cloch s Don Johnson and Jerry Naff. That tandem set the Early monday Pace with 2439. Krueske who finished second in the All events in last year s tournament at Augsburg said he was confident going in. It s the Only Way to bowl said the right Kinder from Milwaukee we knew what the top score was going in. But i did want a Bent Jerry Neff. We bowled together in the  i Burgan. 29, shot 1131 in sunday s Tea in event. Mccred a cd better concentration and some fan support for his improved performance. They really Joel your adrenaline going said he Abilene Texas native. They Lei you know what s happening. -. Krueske and Burgan could t officially celebrate until later monday when the final two shift of bowlers were to take to the hints but a Rucski was confident he and his partner would walk away with the top doubles prize. Yeah i think it will Holdup said a Rucski 28. It s up thereon the Board. If anybody can beat it Well let them beat  and Naff appeared to be the ones to beat ear Lier when they racked up 2106 after five games. But John son shot Only 160 to close and Naff Hud a 173, Johnson fins had Wilh 1223 on series of 621 and 602, Naff came out Strong with 180-250-244 before finishing Wilh 173 196-173-542. Johnson who along with Naff Dob Richer and Fred Walton swept to the team title monday said a late change Hurt him in the  game the lanes dried out a Little at the and and i did l make the  Naff irid a Little Bowling bowl surgery in his final yanks congratulate Spanish up Winner Thalia Center chats with run Crup Eddie s. Lifter winning the Soock Competition in / yanks respect perfection of Russ foes Wayne Gardner of Australi Eddi the Spanish grand prix for motorcycles. Third was another Lawson left of the us. Life american Mike Baldwin Reg Hal in the 1086 season opener. Gymnasts value Contact with soviets by Ron word Jacksonville Fla. A . Gymnast Marie Rocth Lisburger has been Able to look past the Tough competitive veneer of soviet gymnasts and get to know them As friends during the current Usa user gymnastics Friendship tour. Roch Lisburger a first alternate in the 1984 olympic games and the oldest woman on inc american team at 19, admires the skill and Talent of her soviet counterparts whom she has competed against for four years As a member of the senior National team. She also noted they Are just like us. They arc  Tim Dag Gill a member of the . Men s team that won the Gold a Jal " he l984 olympics also valued the friendships he has formed. It s a great Opportunity for us. They arc great athletes. We re not just competing we re working out with them fiesta old. Jacksonville was the second of three stops for the members of the american and Soviel earns. There had an exhibition scheduled Friday night before heading for Uniondale n.y., sunday. The team Mem Bers toured Wall Disney world thursday Don Peters coach of the . Women s team said he has been impressed by the Tough competitive spirit that has carried Over into even the exhibition performances. Neither team Waters Down its routines a bit. The soviets want to look Good in front of american audiences and the americans Wunt to look Good. Everybody does their same competitive routine Peters said. There s a lot of Pride  on the tour s first Stop at new Haven conn., Peters said be had expected the teams to Slack off a bit and not throw everything they Hud into the exhibition. I was amazed. It was an exciting show he said. The same two teams compiled april 26 27 in the Mcdonald s gymnastics Chal Lenge Usa is. User at Worcester mass. The soviets won that Competition. Although the americans were Able to get close on the vault and win on he balance beam they blew us away on the floor. It was the Best floor exercise that i be Ever seen in my life Peters said. Brian Babco Cit 26, a member of the . Men s team agrees that the soviet gymnasts Are Superior to americans. They re the Best and 1 perceive them As the Best. I idolize their gymnastics As some thing i try a patient my Myrna sics after.  almost perfect gymnastics done and it s very motivational and it makes you do More Babcock said. I Don t think anybody in the world trains As hard As the soviet gymnasts he said our team is stronger Only because they rain harder. The level of gymnastics is More in our country Alexei Tikhon sikh a member of the soviet team since 1983, said through an interpreter. Peters compared gymnastics in the soviet Union with basketball in this country. While american children Are learning to play basketball in school soviet youngsters Are learning gymnastics. Game but ii did l help much. The Finger Holt s in my Tail chipped nil nil i could t put As much pressure on my fingers As i would have Mikeil said Neff. Hut any time i a Crane 2 10. I la take ii. Monday  two doubles teams dropped Fuerth s Rich Hir Atil and Hirry i ionic inn a Laird. They shot 2393 Friday Loci id the doubles Competition i the Midway Point. Benny Johnson Tofoi cml. A familiar figure at All Star competitions Learned with Najil no sect for 2.hw. Good for fourth place Johnvin rolled 1304 incl Nussel 11x5, which included a final set of 233-222-217672. Wil Flecken s Dave Gualeni and Jim Roberts totalled 2369 to Lake Over the fifth spol. Gualeni finished with ii Wand Roberts ii75.  Naff Werc the Only bowlers As of late monday to average better than 200 in the second shift. Kris Csc s 2501 gave him a 208 average Over 12 games Naff was averaging 203 aver Thill Span with 2438 total pins. The lop 35 All events finishers Advance to the masters Competition beginning Friday Al the Bicentennial lanes. At the Midway Point of the tournament a 187 average was lowest average to make the Cut. The final Field will be determined tuesday when six shifts of singles Competition Complete the six Day tournament. Sunday s final shift of team Competition was in Nolc to break through to the lop 10 finishers. 4 Willey goals boost strikers into miss final Bloomington Minn. Up Alan Willey scored four goals sunday night to Power the Minn Soui strikers past the Cleveland Force 7-3 for a berth in the major indoor soccer league finals. The strikers won the semifinal series 3-1 and will play the Winner of the Tacoma san Diego series for the title. The defending Champion seekers Lead that Besl of five set 2 t with Garni 4 scheduled for wednesday. Talking to inc Guys in the locker room they All want san Diego since they arc the reigning champions strikers coach Alan Merrick said Minnesota avenged a 7-4 less to the Force in the last game of Itic regular season before 20,174 fans in Cleveland for the East division title tonight everything we shot went in said Willey the strikers. Regular season leading scorer who missed three quarterfinals playoff games because of an injured thigh. He came Back to score a hat trick in the second game of the quarterfinal series Over Dallas. The game was played before 10,351 fans the largest playoff crowd for an indoor soc cer game in Minnesota. The strikers Are 10-0 in Home playoff games. You could t near yourself at times Wil Ley said. We d have timeouts and you could t hear. You could t hear the whistle blow by the referee it was just  Cleveland s buddy James scored at 5 24 of the first Quarter but Willy tied it at 12 26 of the second Charlie Morgan scored at 14 20 of that Quarter for the Force but the Lead was Short lived. Minnesota defender Gary Etherington scored at 1 43 of the third and Wiltey added goals at 6 42 and 14 20 to open a 4-2 Minnesota Lead. Tasso Koutsoukos scored his third playoff goal for Minnesota at b 51 of the fourth Quarter and Willey and Thompson ustian struck at 11 03 and 14 36 of the final period Sandwich ing around a goal by Cleveland s Craig Allen at 11 15, for the final margin. The halftime break in the locker roam was what we needed to Cool Down and re define what we set out to do before the game began Merrick said. We Corral cd Pur emotions and got to the task in defeat ing a very difficult Cleveland team. This was truly a team performance and now there is just one More step winning the miss championship he said. Minnesota goalie Tino a Calieri 6-2 in the playoffs faced 34 shots and made 12 saves. Cleveland goalie Chris Vaccaro faced 34 shots and made 11 saves. N