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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes Friday july is. 1966 Bruno feels underestimated . London a Frank Bruno says thai in Tim Withespoon he will be challenging die Best at the three heavyweight champions. But the briton did wednesday he Mil be fighting an overconfident Champion in the scheduled 15-round world boxing association litle tight at Wembley sit drum. Some irate hit to tilde is hot. Sometimes it s cold Bruno mid after working out it the Royal Oak gym in East London. I think Tim Wilch spoon ii under Stimeling me nid the challenger who is seeking to become we first British fighter to win world heavyweight title in this Century. He i hint i  Ilow that 1 can t Lake  should Bruno became a National hero Between i . And 2 . Sunday he would join Trevor Berbick and Michael spin i in the hip tet Vised series of title a put designed to produce single heavyweight Cham Pion. Berk a is recognized As Champion by the world boxing Council and Spink is recognized by the inter National boxing federation. I have sparred 90 rounds with Berbick and handled him Well and spin i is too mull said the heavily muscled Bruno who pronounced himself in the bes condition of his career. What kind of physical shape Withespoon ii in has been a subject of speculation As London prepares itself for its first heavyweight title fight in 20 years. The speculation has annoyed Witherspoon who at news conference wednesday at Hii training Camp at Basildon refused to expose his belly for photographers. In an interview before the news conference the Champion from Philadelphia complained they the British press think you be got to took physically a lot like Hercules to be a higher. They re too Hung up on physical  the 6 Fbot-3 Wii Hensoon s Torso is much Lew defined than the 6-3 Bruno s. Withespoon has a slight Roll around the Waist but he maintains he s in condition for is Tough rounds i that s Whai lakes to win. He says it won t take that Long. His Chin wont hold up his body Mihl but his Chin wont Witherspoon the Wuerzburg pumas and Schweinfurt Ball bearings will play for the championship of the a a s third division at 2 . Sunday Al Schweinfurt Swilly Sachs stadium. Track and Field a meet will be held saturday at Smith Barracks in Baum older. Competition in the v corps sponsored meet starts at 10 ., local Roundup following registration from 8-9 451 . A Csc team of 30 men and women will compete with a British Raf squad and a German club in an invitational meet in monchengladbach Germany at 2 . Saturday. Site of the triangular will be Gran land stadium in the monchengladbach suburb of Heydt the7ih  training come championships run at 10 . Saturday at Vit seek High school registration is at t . Tennis the vt1 corps championships open monday at Garmisch. The tournament winds up thursday. Soccer Navy beat  2-0 in the final match of a double round Robin tournament at Luke fab. Air 10  the interservice championship. Army finished second the marines third and air Force fourth. Bowling the Pimp Lens Wei Bruecken women s association will hold a doubles tournament aug. 2-3 at Pinna Sens Bowling lanes. Those interested May Call Brenda Randall at 495-7142 or06331-62286. Running Heidelberg Tromp Kins Barracks is the starting Point of across country meet aug. 2. The 10-kilo Meler for men and 5-Blomeler women and children race starts at 9 . Registration runs from 8 to 8 45 . Television Goodwill Gaum 2 in. Saturday. Radio baseball Chicago White sox at new York yankee1 30 in. Saturday. Rhein main rallies to keep title Hopes alive by Bucky Fox suit writer Rhein main a Germany therein main baseball team played its ver Sion of stayin  the rockets harmonized for three runs in the fifth inning for a 6-i comeback Triumph Over the Wiesbaden flyers wednesday. The concerted Effort Means the Rock ets still have a Chance to sing a title tune. They stand 10-7, two games behind Ramstein with three games to go in the air Force s Continental sports Confer ence regular season. For five years Rhein main s been in a championship game Sang rockets coach Doug Stanley son of manager Warren Stanley. We intend to get there  this weekend s regular season finale could Lead to a three Way tie Between Ramstein 12-5sembach 13-7 Anrhein main. Whichever team wins the regular season clinches a spot in the litle game. The rest of the league will deter mine the other finalist in a position tournament july 24-27 at Sembach. Such was the background music As Rhein main opened the fifth inning the rockets trailed 4-3, thanks to their flawed Fielding and the Byers Dan Martinez s clutch pitching. Until the fifth that is. Wilh Jerome Maxie and Scott Volz on base and two out. Drew Roy drove them Home Slih a double off the Center Field Fence. Drew then stole third and came around when Catcher Steve Dunn throw bounced into left Field. The Rock Els led 6-4. He Martinez did t have the stuff he had earlier in the game said Roy whose team reached the right hander for five hits in the fifth his curve was breaking Well. But my hit came on the healer. Dave Jones making his first Start for Rhein main ran out of heat making pitches in the fourth. His second walk of the inning finished him and on came Jim Blakely the Veteran lefty yielded two hits and a run the rest of the seven inning game. Thai last run for Wiesbaden which was the Home team came on two errors in the seventh. Then with two outs John Bertrand bounced out to third. That was the end of Wiesbaden s Liine. And maybe the Start of Rhein main s  
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