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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday Augusta 1986 the stars and stripes Page 25 outdoor adventures hiking opportunities easy to find time often passes too fast seems Only a a should be maintained primarily through fees fro few Days ago that the 1986 Hunting season started. Igi users. Almost As Many said they arc willing to started and i had my plans or at least big Hopes for the outdoors. I was excited and talking about those Early morning hours in the Dew covered Fields and forests. But too Many distractions happened this  the Blat Tofil Roebuck rutting season is almost gone and somehow 1 Haven t done All the Hunting 1planned. Chalk it off to chernobyl season restrictions work or whatever. I just did t go with  there s still plenty of Hunting left Tor the fall and Winter months. Meanwhile 1 Hope to spend most of August an september with another favorite outdoor adventure of mine Mountain hiking. And the opportunities arc easy to find for most americans stationed in Europe. A visit to most any Village in the european Al Pine areas will get you started. Or a More earthy area is the Rhoen Mountain Range around wild Flecken and Gersfeld. Mountain hiking is simple but it lakes patience Good shoes and Strong legs. So Many people Are reluctant to take it up Beau e in appears impossible to get to the top of any particular Mountain. It s just too hard or it takes forever. But neither is True in most cases. There Are Many peaks which can be reached within Only three or four hours by following a simple Footpath t admit m familiar with the mental blocks because it was Only a few Yean ago that i got into this avocation myself. T discovered i did t need to be an expert Mountaineer to enjoy the Mountain tops. 1 soon Learned All that is needed is a weekend trip to a favorit Mountain area and some advice from the nearest Mark Swearenger information Center concerning popular Mountain routes. Then with map in hand in slow deliberate fashion up the Trail to the , that slow steady climb feels great. It s comfortable and the View along inc Way simply Beautiful. When you touch the lift i Lurt to Cross at the lop of the Mountain you normally get feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction then you can really enjoy a Sandwich and soft Drin from the Rucksack while you View the world from the  Hope to experience a Good share of this later his month in the southwestern part of  it s easy to dream and talk about All of this it takes some Effort to get out and do in. It such an easy Opportunity Here in Europe. Any out door enthusiast should at least give in a try. Bergheim americans love the outdoors. Accordingly a recent conservation update report from the National wildlife federation a Telephone Survey found thai 75 percent of the respondents visit a Park or similar outdoor recreation area at least once a year. Americans love walking biking swim Ming and camping. A Large number of men said fishing was their favorite outdoor activity. People tend to choose Parks for their natural Beauty. Most Are willing to pay for their outdoor enjoyment. A slight majority said recreation areas Shoul fro users e be taxed to preserve natural areas. The Survey also found Public support for govern Cal efforts to pre serve areas for future generations. A deep sea fishing trip to the North sea off the Netherlands has been scheduled for aug. 31-Scpt. 1. This trip is for Rod and gun Ciuha Mem Bers their families and guests. Cost for the trip is $85 per person. This include bus transportation one overnight breakfast sup per boat rental and fishing gear rental. Sign swill be taken on in first come first served basis until the list is full. People who would like to Register for the i rip May  Sigi Adams at the Hunting and fish ing office. Room 313, building 4242, Tompkin Barracks in sch Atzingen. The phone numbers Are ets 379- 6293 or 7737, or civilian 06202-15395. Competition in the two Day 1986 association of american Rod and gon clubs Europe Hunting style shoot is being staged saturday an sunday at the Zumbach Range in Pir Masens. Eligi ble Are american German and International shoot ers Accord Anglo 1st personnel come officials. Registration for individual events is 9 . To 2p.m. Saturday and 9 . To noon sunday for team Competition at the so Huelfenhaus Homburg Sandorf near . The entry fee is 50 Marks for he individual Rifle Shotgun event and 20marks for the pistol revolver event. The team event entry fee is 10 Marks per person. Borer opens defense of net Crown by Craig doom suit writer garm1sch, Germany Illesh Cim Smichael Borer opened the 1986 usar eur Tennis championships thursday by removing the first obstacle that stood Between him and the defense of his men s open title. Borer playing on uncharacteristic con Irol game on the Clay courts of the Gar Misti Tennis Center dispatched Lei Faleao of we Bruecken 6-0, 6-4. The Victory set up a key second round match Between Vii corps Champion Borer and highly regarded Paul Griffith of  mauled Berlin s Robert Boyles 6-0,6-0 to earn he right to face Borer. In addition to Griffith the two player generally considered to have the Best als Opton Ai Penen Muu i mm"uT.-v., breezed into the second round with easy victories. By the Luck of the draw How Ever they will face each other thus Light ening Borer s Load. Coopersmith bad Little trouble in beat ing Berlin s Neil Boyle 64, 6-1, while Elfi olt blistered David Fields of Grafen Woehr 6-0,6-0.Borer abandoned his aggressive style against Faleao who was unable to prac Tice the past two weeks after suffering bruised ribs in a motorcycle  charging the net. Borer was Able to break Faleao serve three times m the first set and twice in the second. I concentrated harder in the first stand he Faleao just played better in the second. There i always nerves tension in the first round so 1 did t want to be that aggressive said Borer Whoso Dedas if he wanted to save some thing for  Don t have any particular strategy for playing him Griffith other than to play my game and my game is More aggressive than what i showed against Faleao. I la attack Griffith Borer said. Unlike Borer defending women s division Champion Kathy Horton of Wor Aii we surprised by Virginia wat Ford of bad Kreuz Nach 6-4, 7-5. Watford who was eliminated in the Sec Ond round of the v corps tournament and joined the Usa eur Field Only after Woof the command s qualifiers declined said the Victory came unexpectedly. This is the Best i be played Alt  v corps i Seldom went to the net and i decided to do a lot of that today be cause i knew Kathy was a Strong Baseline player Watford  strategy paid off. From her Forward position Watford launched numerous win ners that eventually did in the Champion. I set her up a lot said Horton who appeared tentative and endured poor service streaks. You know with those shoulder High softies that anyone can hit anywhere in other divisional play Vaihinger s Dennis Kirstein began in quest Tor fourth consecutive Junior veterans title by advancing to the third round with convincing fr-0, 6-1 Victory Over thur mond Johnson of  no returning Champion in the senior s division Ray Smith of Heidel Berg emerged at a possible contender by gaining the semifinals with a 6-2,6-2 Winover Jasper Harris of Stuttgart. Wayne Downhour of Frankfurt who Drew a by thursday is also expected to Challenge for the senior s title the four Day tournament was to continue thursday. Virginia Watford.,  Heidelberg rallies for senior boys baseball title Heidelberg Germany Heidel Berg came Back through the losers bracket to defeat Ramstein 1wand 2-3 her thursday and win the Usa eur youth activities senior boys baseball championship. Joe Gonzales fired a three hitter and Craig Flory slugged a grand slam Home unto cab an eight run sixth inning to key de fending Champion Heidelberg in the open Rand Force the if necessary game Lanny Hall hurled three hit four in Ning scoreless Relief Ball and belted t Solo inside uie Park Homer that put the win ners up 4-3 in the title contest. Gonzales fanned nine in going the route in the first game which was halted after six innings by the 10-run Rule. Fly s big Homer came with two outs in the final Frame. Helping offensively for Heidelberg was Roland Mendoza who was 3 for 3 in the game and 11 for 16 in the tournament. Taking the loss for Ramstein was starter Robby Fuller. The second game was close until the final innings. Ramstein s Brian Rogala drove in runs with singles in the first an third innings with Joe a Immingham plat ing another run on one of Bis two single sin the first Frame. Hall who had a single in addition this Home run and scored three times and fete Phillis broke open the game. After Hall s Homer in the fourth put the Cham pions up to stay Phillis tripled an scored on a grounder in the fifth and singled in two runs in the sixth. Hall whiffed eight hitters in his four inning stint and gave up just three sin Gles. Ramstein s John Hill was charge with the defeat. Larry Cook went 3 for 3, All singles for the losers. Mendoza contributed a key defensive play in throwing out a runner trying to score from third on a Fly to medium deep Center Field. Heidelberg wound up the six Tea double elimination Loumey 5-1, Ramstein was 3-2, Rhein main 2-2, Ber Lin 1-2 and Vilseck and Augsburg 0-2. Television pro football nil a blights tape delayed Detroit lion 330 an Sun by Atlanta Falcons 535 a saturday. Radio baseball Mem uni twins to Oak land athletics 4 30 sum saturday  
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