European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday augusts 1986.page26 the stars and stripes friday1hb. Walker eyes cowboys for 86 new York up Herschel Walker said thursday lie has asked a be release from his . Football league contract and wants to join the Dallas cowboys in time to open the nil season. Walker who played three years for Shenew Jersey generals said new Jersey owner Onnald Trump will free him from a Suft contract running through 1988. Thai will allow the 1982 Heisman trophy winning running Back from Geo sin to begin negotiations Wilh the cow Hoys who acquired his nil rights. My decision to play in the nil is Bawd on my continuing desire to com Pete with the very Best Walker said at a news conference. I m a football player a competitor. Whatever Opportunity t have i try to Lake advantage Walker and his agent Peter Johnson expect to go to Dallas next week to talk to cowboys officials. Walker said he is in lie Best shape of his life and. If negotiations Are completed in Lime he will be ready when Dallas hosts the new Yor giants monday night. Sept. S. Johnson said Trump would pay Walker part of his contract which was Worth $6 million Over four years and runs through 1989, but would not elaborate on details. He said Walker s Deal with Trump will have no bearing on negotiations with the cowboys. I m a Georgia boy but i m not Gonna play for peanuts Walker said. But Dallas executive Gill Brandt and the people in Dallas know no matter what happens i m Gonna give 100 percent. If i m Gonna play this year i d like to get started right the 6-foot-1. 220-Naund running Back would join a Backfield which includes another Heisman Winner Tony Dorset. I Learned to Block a Little bit. Tony blocks and in would be an Honor to play Wilh him Walker said. Dorset. At training Camp in thousand Oaks calif., said the More you think about this becoming a reality it could Bea pretty awesome Backfield. I can appreciate the Man s talents. It would put pres sure on the defense. You can i key none Guy when you have to Guys who arc equal threats. For sure it would draw a lot of Walker said he decided o ask for his release after talking with his wife Cindy. Trump and Johnson. I Golta do what s Best for her Schul Walker said. I would like to thank or. Trump for the business and personal relationship we have enjoyed the past three years he and 1 were always bullish about first clash of a a Csc champs tigers Amigos Square off on Diamond. A. I. _ i a i it i a. _. J r nnttu�1ilnn will in fit in compiled by k14nt Johnson assistant sports editor baseball the Sembach tigers champions of Safe s Continental sports conference and the Mannheim am fios winners of the German Ameri can league open the Germany baseball championship series saturday at Mann him. This Marks the first time that he Csc and the a a leagues have me in a play off series. The format for the series will be Besl of five. The first game saturday in scheduled for Woods memorial Field in Mann Heim the Amigos Home Diamond at Benjamin Franklin Village. Game Lime is 4 . The second game will be played sunday also a Lofv the series shifts to Sembach the Fol lowing weekend for the third game on aug. A and the fourth and fifth games if necessary on aug. 17. Football the Safe Champi on Ramstein rams open their exhibition season no 2 . Saturday by visiting the Nuernberg rams of the German Ameri can football league. Six other air Force teams have exhibitions scheduled for i . Saturday two games arc in Fie Many Ben Waters Aspan Dahlem and Alconbury at Hahn. The other game is in England sem Bach Al upper Scyford. Racquets All _ Mike Yellen the . National racquetball Champion for inc past four years will be visiting eight cafes Europe installations this monthly give demonstrations and play exhibitions. On sunday he begins his european tour Al the Milde had England sports Center where hell appear from i to 3 . Yellen will town shift to Germany for the rest of his tour. Hell appear Al Drake Cavern s spearhead gym in Frankfurt monday from 5 so to 8 . On tues Day the will be at the to Gelwich gym in Haiser Lautem also local Roundup from 5 30 to 8 . The remainder of Yellen s schedule is ration Barracks Heidelberg aug. 13, 5 30-8 . Giebels Adl physical Readi Ness Center aug. 14. 5 30-8 . Gra Fen Woehr gym aug. 15, 5 .10-8 . La do Nidorf Cavern Stuttgart aug. 16, i-3 30 ., and Sheridan Cavern Augsburg aug. 17, 1-3 30 . Tennis two former Safe open singles champions head the Continental sports conference learn selected Tor the Safe Tennis championships aug. 13 16 at Torrejon a Spain. Brian Neal who won the Safe title in 1984, and Richard Wisher of Hahn the defending Safe Champion will join Span Dahlem s Bill Harris and soon Yankton Ramstein s Andy Hacha and Wiesbaden s George Boyle on the Csc open division contingent. Picked for the senior division 3510years Competition were Bill Hessberger of Wiesbaden the 1986 Csc Champ Lasalo of Khan main and Bill Larock and Gene Renuart of Ramstein. The Csc masters Over 40 entrants Are Bob Pike of Chin main and John ram sey of Pitburg. Pike won the 1985 and 86 Csc lilies and Ramsey was last year s Safe masters Winner. Diann Hunter of Neu Brucic the perennial Safe women s Champion was selected along Wilh Teresa Lansford of Rhein main Joan Hobgood of Spang Dahlem and Mich la Harris also from Spang. Track and Field the greater Stuttgart military Community invitational will to held saturday Al Loschen stadium. The German track is located in the Stuttgart suburb of Sindel Fingen and can be reached from the to Eslingen Tum off on the Heilbronn Stuttgart Auto Bahn. Registration for the mee.1 will be from g to 9 30 ., with Competition starting at 10 40 It is open to All Active duty military plus id card holders 19 years and older women a men s open and masters events Are scheduled with team and individual awards to be Given for the lop three places to Correct an error Christopher Bonner of a Schallenburg won the High jump in last weekend s Vii corps Meetin killing in with a leap of 6 feel 10 inches instead of 6-1. Distance running the third annual Echo hard Alrass Anlauf is scheduled for Anderson Barracks in Derheim saturday. Co sponsored by co a 12th Engineer in and the bad Kreuz Nach sports of fice the run will be Over 10 Kilometres. Registration for $5 will be from 8 to 10a.m., with the race starting at 11 For More information Call bad Kreuz Nach military 2252-6177. Sports fest competitors in track and Field basketball and volleyball representing Safe the 2191 support omd and v corps communities in Rheinland Pfalz will join members of the bund Estehr a Clizie and Pfalz in the first Ever sports fest sponsored by this West German stale at Kaiserslautern. The event scheduled for aug 22-23, is being staged to promote Good relation Between the military and the German populace according to Bernhard Vogel minister president of the state of Rhym land Pfalz. Preliminary Competition for both men and women begins this weekend with qualifying for basketball and Volley Ball saturday and sunday and aug. 16 17 at Baum older. Track and Field participants selected by communities must be stationed with in the confines of Rheinland Pfalz. Events on the program include the 100, 400. 1,500 and 5,000 meters 400 and1,600-meter relays Long jump High jump and shot put. Basketball and volleyball final will be staged at the Schulz Entrum sued and the track and Field Competition will be Al the University both in Kaiser Lautem. Spectators will be Welcome officials said. Further information May be obtained from 21st support come sports director Darryl Buda at ets 483- 7617, 8103 or 8284 or civilian 0631-411 7617. Softball Vii corps championships a three Day tournament will be held at Mcgraw Cavern in Munich starting today at 6 . On sat urday and sunday action starts at 10 Eight teams inc lop four finishers from the Northern and Southern Divi Sions will compete in the double elimination tourney cycling the Mountain Bike grand prix an olt Road bicycle race will be held sunday aug. 17, in Garmisch. Three races of 3, 9 and 15 Kilometres arc on the Agenda. The 15-k even is open to men Ages 18-34 and 35-49 the 9-k race is for males 17 years and under and women of ail Ages the 3-k event is open to All Ages Wilh any Type of bicycle. It is called the Klunker classic. Entry fee is 15 Marks. There will be prizes in All catch pries and every entrant will receive a to shirt. For further inf donation Call Gar Misch military 2535 639. Volleyball men s and women s teams Are wanted for the wild Fleck in invitational Community level tournament Al the athletic training Center in . 30-sept. I. The Mel is open to military and Civi lans. Entry fee per team is $65. On saturday aug. 30, Here will be a coaches meeting Al 8 30 And the four Narzem starts at 9 Point of Contact Jim Ragasa Al wild Flecken military 326 3834 or 3652. Archery a 14-Urget Archery shoot will be held aug. 16 at the Rhein main Archery Range. The event is open to All Dod civilians military and their families. Bring your own bows and arrows. Carlton from Page 21craig said. But he. Added our future s going to be with the Young kids. Sieve s not exactly going the announcement made immediately following the game caught Catcher Bob Brenly by Surprise. It just never really occurred to me thai he might retire Brenly said. The last three or four games he pitched for us in appeared he was coming around. But i can understand the reasoning behind his Deci Rosen said Carlton s retirement announcement was the most Graceful Way to do it release him he said that if Carlton decides he wants another Chance i make the team in Spring training next year he will get every Opportunity. " his 319 victories places Carlton i Ith on the All time list eight behind Eddie Plank in both place. He had 20 or More victories in a season six times. He ranks among the top 20 in the six All Lime pitching categories. Carlton started his major league career with is. Louis in 1965 and was traded to the Philadelphia Phil lies for Rick Wise after the 1971 season. In his first season with the Phillies he posted a 27-10 Mark for a last place club. Carlton did not respond wednesday when asked by a reporter if he hoped to sign Wilh another team. But giants Pitcher Alec Hammaker who talked Wilh Carl tit at length after the announcement said hopefully he can catch on somewhere Hammaker was one of several giants who Aske Cartlon to autograph baseballs and other equipment before the team left logo on a Road trip one teammate even grabbed the nameplate above the left hander s locker As a souvenir potentially of a future Hall of Famer. It was definitely a big thrill to be on the same team with him said Rookie Mike Aldrete. Who had in game winning hit wednesday. The biggest thrill for me was thai he was kneeling next to me in the Tea picture that was taken the other Day. So now it s documented thai i played Wilh Steve in was great Hammaker said. He s the greatest left handed Pitcher who Ever
