European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 15, 19b6 the stars and stripes Page 21 prep picking i Day meets dirt Oval Hurt record chances another one Day track Meel and competing on Din will hamper the Proba Bililis of Dodds records being set this weekend in the Germany a a Germany a and the. Do Tenor track and Field regional. Those meets will determine the Field for next week s  championships. The Lap Ihrck a and a performers in each category and inc top two from inc Bennor will join the ton four aaa representatives in the Central european track and Field championships Miv 23-24 at Wiesbaden s Elliott Field by decl Cut had already sliced inc bin nor and . Track and Field championships to one Day. Mas seriously affected by those reductions probably was accent s us. Wilson. Whose excellent boo 1,500 and 3, record setting chances in the by Tenor meet have been dulled considerably. The Germany a regional suddenly was Casl in the same Light Las a week when hosting  officials decided to doll nil on saturday instead of the original Friday saturday schedule Wuerzburg coach John Sullivan said monday hat ii was decided to hold inc meet in one Day because there were Only six schools competing. Thai would reduce the required number of heals to establish finalists and ii would save a Day s rent on the stadium. So we save a few dollars and forget about the kids that decision could adversely affect the chances of Hanau s Finch Brothers Steve and Chris in the same event in which Wilson s chances May have been less ened. Zwic Bruecken s Sieve Moore u also in that meet but he1 a dash Man deluxe and a dash Man can belter recuperate from fatigue before his next event than a distance runner. Running a qualifying meet in one Day in t that punitive it has been done in Decem Yean. If absolutely no other track were available then it would become a make do situation and everyone would Bojus Lehat. The puzzling thing about Wuerzburg staging the meet All in one Day at Kitzinger is that a Good facility was available and a one Day meet was not necessary. Mannheim official had made backup arrangements for a two Day meet at the Superb Schmelzl Ngun Sla Dion site of Germany regional and the finals several limes in the past in Case Wuerzburg encountered any difficulties. Another thing against imaging the meet at Kil Zingen is i be been Tola that the German club that owns the facility a set a 3 . Deadline for finishing the meet. That makes it necessary to Start Competition at 9 . Sullivan said that the germans wanted the track around three but they won t Chase us off if we Haven t quite  the Germany aaa meet also his Only six teams competing but it will be run Over two Days. The Ger Many bin nor gymnastics championships next week at Nuernberg arc scheduled for three Days. Consistency always a Dodds Germany Forte. Ii seems to me that holding a two Day meet at sch Atzingen would have been better for the most important people involved the athletes. Despite jamming everything into one Day Wilson Johnson and the finches will compete on decent artificially in Rcd ovals. Not so for Baur Holder s Rick Jaster Giessen s Mike Harris and bad kit Mach s Mark Lucas the athletes with the most record letting potential in tie Germany a championship meet. They had better Hope they re just running on dirt not in the mud at Vilseck. As mentioned last week Vilseck principal Andy a Ctm Rias graciously made the school s dirt track facilities Ben Abrams available if it been me a Cussary in order to have Germany a qualifying meet lie expressed .11 Hal time the opinion that another she should be obtained in All fairness to the athletes Augsburg officials tried in Squire i site in. Last min Ute negotiations for a crr Jun stadium Bill the efforts were in vain. Bamburg which has an artificial track had been suggested is site after Tracki in Munich the originally u lieu cd Host became either unavailable or unsuitable. However a conflict with n change of come and ceremony killed that possibility.  Aliis no one else came through fat the kids. I things Are happening in the soccer world Iii week Loo. In country championships inc scheduled in Italy. Turkey and Spain at Naples Izmir and Zaragoza.  season Competition concludes in Germany. Patch and bad Kraut teach boys and girls have wrapped up a Gold and a Silver championships and will and Vance 10 the Small schools playoffs which Patch will Host nest week. The Bonn girls also will be there. They blanked Brussels last week to win inc uen enor title. Bonn s girls also won the Bennor volleyball and basketball championships. So it has been a great year for the crusaders. Shape won the boys title. The spartans have been granted permission to compete for the Small schools title so Long As their travel and accommodations arc at no Cost to Dodds. Knowing How Well shape parents support their athletes i know the spartans will be a i Patch winning the championship meant that shape had to pull out of the postseason invitational non Dodds Sanction cd tournament that London had scheduled far next weekend. Rota also was forced to skip the London meet because of Security reasons. As a result of the two withdrawals Pat Reynolds coach of the Host and .-Champion London bobcats announced tuesday that the invitational Mel had been  and Heidelberg share the Germany aaa boys Lead. Both teams barring upsets this weekend will qualify for the big schools playoffs probably at Frankfurt. The aaa and a champions will Mel the second place learns in the other bracket with the win ners clashing for the title. Kaiserslautern is 4-0 in girls Competition am Ramstein is 3-1. They collide this weekend. The Winner will be the Host team for the plan cuffs. In a action Tilburg leads the Beys race and Nuernberg is slightly ahead of Mannheim in the girls bal Lei Nuernberg is undefeated and untied Mannheim has Only one tie an its blotter. Cohort Bucky Fox reports on air Force acad Emy football coach Fisher do Berry s visit to rams Cin test week _. Seven athletes from Ramstein Kaiserslautern and Zwic Bruecken High schools Beard the Good word from Mcberry. One thing if you gel in the Academy said Durer by whose 12-1 record last season curried him National coach of the year honors your future is assured. No other school is like that except the other two academics. We can t Promise you u pro career All we can Promise is a five year commitment in inc air Korte and your own i7-in. Listening to Mcberry s pitch last week at the rams Cin officers club were rms twin s Tom Kov. Mike Saunders Chris Adley and Unnic san act k town s Tony Dingwall and  Fosley and 7.vi Bruc Cicen s Steve Moore. A town Junior Kroc  could t make in because of a track commitment. Mit he Hopes to All Cid the Academy after transferring in i Colorado Springs High school next fall. All but s Nin Ders arc interested in purging football on the Crittl a. Level saumers a Central european wrestling Champion it already headed fur the Academy. He was accepted three weeks ago and Pun a wrestle on the varsity Tad by his Sophomore . His advice to fellow ure. Tiers interested in the air i Uree Academy Sturl Early our Junior year. Take i sat and act my . With your Counselor. Tall  candels who com .1 a r i tort. They re really fun Iii Kiili it.". Joining saudi do in  will be i  s starting  last season Koss in .1 film to Mcberry s Elji and also sent his acid Dan c record around a 3.8 ule Point average a l received enthusiastic or  Koss who ran tk1 Wishbone lit rams Cin Nill try to do likewise for la e Falcons if he does t male the varsity he Lipoti to Hook up with the Jav. Koss reminds those fac Lical of advancing to in division i sports scene that future nil types Don t usually try the Academy. Also the Competition in t a Ropo might be Light but this is your Chance to be Iii big fish in a Small Pond. That s exactly what  High s Eric Faison did he spent last season with the Academy s prep school team and plans to Advance id the varsity Falcons this   s speedy tailback asked me Berry what the Falcons look far. Answered do Berry Speed. We re not the biggest team. One thing we Inie Pride in is we can ran.". Just a Rem Inpok that nominations for Llu stars and stripes athlete of the year should be an the minds of coaches and athletic directors around Dodds. After the eve Enli of this weekend Only the Central european truck and Field and gymnastic.1 meets remain. So most schools should be Able to submit their nominations before the May 30 in Lac office deadline a Quick review of the rules 1. Candidates must be inc boy and girl athlete of the Yeier Al heir respective school. Ifa school Donn l name athletes of rite year then inc touches and athletic director should get together and select nominees. 2. Letters of nomination that include All part incl information and statistics should be filed separately in each athlete and should include Only their achievements during school year 198s-s6. Each it tar should he signed by the principal or All cute director and Al least one coach preferably All for whom the athlete cum piled. A photo held Annj shoulders should Occam pin each nomination. 3. The letters should be mailed to athlete of the cur committee sports department the Stan and stripes Posl Fach 11-1034, d6ioo Darmstadt it West Gir Many. The military address Apo 09111 can also in used but International mail generally is More reliable. The committee Frankfurt principal Dan . Bennor sports commissioner Toyd Morrow Bamburg coach Mike Ciacchini osterholz coach Jack Hilgers und myself will Mel As soon As possible after the deadline and make the final choices the Mart and strip Gretzky would Welcome drug testing in nil Portland Ore. A Wayne Oretzky othe Edmonton oilers would Wel come an immediate drug testing program in the National hockey league the six time most valuable player Saidt tuesday. N i would Welcome it with open arms Gretzky told a news conference Al the me Morial cup major Junior hockey Champ on ship. I the nil wanted us to do in analysis tests i would be More than Happy to do in twice a  a Gretzky would not comment on a Ipong illustrate i Story last week justas unidentified sources As saying Tho two time Stanley cup champions have several play ers who have been involved with cocaine arid other illegal drugs. He has not personally read the article but will Confer with oilers general manager coach Glen Sather when the Center re turns to Edmonton next week. Gretzky is in Portland to watch the Hull olympic Rucj the Quebec major Junior hockey league team in which he has majority ownership compete. Most of the Guys in the nil fed the same Way Gretzky said about mandatory drug tests for players. I think in should be brought in although 1 can t speak for every Guy in the league. My vote would be  Gretzky helped introduce mandatory drug testing for members of the Hull Junior team last september. He became team owner last summer. He said the sports illustrated article will affect the image of the oilers and he s heard All negative comments about uie Story. Drugs Are obviously an image that professional sports and hockey docs not want to he associated with Gretzky said. We Hope we can keep it right out of hockey. But obviously some people make   he was raised by his parents in a Rullford. Ontario to stand up for what he believes. "1 think As individuals we All have ii responsibility to the game to do the brat we can to keep the image of the game As Posi Tive and clean As possible he said. Bui you also have to realize there s 410 players in the game in the nil you have to stand up and do what you believe in. You try and Lead the kids in the right direction. 1m Fortu Taie my parents led me in the right direction and they were totally and strictly against drugs