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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, August 30, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday August 30,1986 the stars and stripes Page 25 Sas photos by Gus Sci Tittler upper Heyford s Tom Madigan belts a seventh inning grand us and is met by teammates at Home plate. The Homer beat Hahn 12-8 in the Safe slow Pilch tourney at Sembach. Malgan slams Heyford Post Hahn byte Boivin staff writer Sembach a Germany the Johnny come lately from upper hey Ford struck again Friday at the Safe men s slow pitch softball tournament. For the second Day in a Row the sky Kings woke up in the seventh inning like rip Van Winkle from a 40-year Nap to snatch a 12-8 Victory from Hahn. And also for the second Day in a Row it was 36-year-old Tom Madigan who made the difference. When the sky Kings Don t feel so Safe late in the game they look to this a conc of Security and training to fasten their seat belts in the win column. Thursday Madigan s two run Homer keyed a nine run seventh to Down Bent Waters 16-13. And Friday from the can you top this and what have you done Tor me lately departments Madigan topped his thursday heroics in grand fashion. As in grand slam. Upper Heyford is the Best . Representative in the tournament so far sport ing a 4-2 record. The Continental sports conference dominates the round Robin standings holding three of the top four spots. Ramstein is 5-0, followed by Span Dah Lem at 4-1. Heyford and Hahn at 3-2. La Ciurlik is fifth at 2-3, Ben Waters is 2-4. Torrejon comes in with a 1-4 Mark and Chicksands is yet to win a game at 0-5. The sky Kings were Down 8-4 going into their turn at Bat in the top of the seventh. Things looked Bleak for upper Heyford when Scott Mcleod made an acrobatic shoestring catch of James Mears rope to left Center for the first out but in the cold wet weather the Hawks wings were clipped by their own faulty lying. Hahn made four errors in effect giving the sky Kings five extra outs. And the sky Kings were More than glad to take advantage of the Hawks generosity. Perry Spindler reached on the first of two Fielding errors by Hahn third baseman Stefan Watkins. Steve Humphrey singled to right then Dave Miles loaded the base when shortstop Steve Story bobbled a Cus Tom made double play grounder. John Hamilton drove in two runs with a single to right Center to make the score 8-6. With runners on first and second Hahn Pitcher Pat Connelly booted Woody Jones grounder Back to the Box to Load the bases again. Harry Childress then tied the game with a single to left Center Hamilton scoring the tying run with a textbook Hook slide past Catcher Ken Ferguson at the plate. Ronald Lewis singled and. Guess what. The bases were loaded  for kiss it and the game Good Bye Madigan. Madigan promptly deposited Connelly s offering Over the left Field Fence for the 12-8 win. The sky Kings or should it be sly Kings Lull opponents to sleep through the first six innings then explode. When the going gets Tough the sky Kings Don t Bluff. They go for their Ace in the Hole. In this tournament it s been Madigan. It s something Madigan says upper Heyford s been doing All year. Heck it takes us the first half of the game just to get going Madigan said. But that Means we react Well to the  despite blasting two late Home runs in As Many Days to Spur the sky Kings to two come from behind victories Madigan claims he was t thinking Home run. I was just thinking hit the Ball hard and hit it level the Catcher  that levelled Hahn s Hawks. In other games Friday Ben Waters 7, Inch ilk 4 the braves led Early but fell prey to their own errant  put together a walk and four singles and took advantage of an error by Ben Waters third baseman Chris Earls for a 3-0 Lead in the second. In the phantoms third Steve Dunster smashed a single that shortstop Marty Cota was Able to Cut off in the  went to second on cola s errant throw to first. Rod Rodriguez hit a slicing drive to Cen Ter. Fred Eaton dived and appeared to catch the Ball to most of the crowd but it was ruled a trap and Dunster scored. Maxwell Santiago singled to left and Frank Lyons singled to deep left to drive Home Rodriguez. Mike Schroeder singled to left and when left fielder de Var Ney displayed the Ball Santiago and Lyons scored. Earls then stroked a single to left Androgen South singled Schroeder Home with what proved to be the winning run. Span Dahlem 8, Chicksands 6 Odis Mitchell s two run Homer in the top of the seventh was the Winner for the sabers. Darryl Rivers was 3 for 4 with . Boxer opens his Naples Camp to gis Naples Italy up american Junior welterweight challenger Brian Brunette opened the doors of his training Camp to 50 . Servicemen thursday As he prepared for his sept. 6. Bout against world boxing association Champion Patrizio Oliva. The servicemen based at a nato installation in the Baggoh Section of Naples got their glimpse of Brunette in action As tickets for the i5-round title Challenge in Oliva s Hometown went on Sale. Brunette a minnesotan who is undefeated after 23 bouts will be facing his toughest test yet against Oliva who has yet to lose after More than 40 fights. We be intensified preparations in the final two weeks said Bob Brunette Trainer and brother of the american Boxer. Both fighters will go through preliminary weigh ins a new Rule under which they must be within 5 percent of the weight limit on monday. Oliva is training at Bogli Asco near Genoa. The challenger and his optimistic amp have reportedly booked 300 ring Side seats at the Naples sports Palace for a plan Load of Minnesota supporters scheduled to Fly in for the fight three Bis in a losing Effort for the fighting Chicks. Ramstein 19, Torrejon 2 Mike Meyer crammed a pair of two run homers into a 3-for-4 Effort to Pace the rams. One of Meyers Home runs came in the fifth when Ramstein homered three times. Bobby Foley had a two run shot with no outs in the fifth Greg Greene added a sol shot one out later and Meyer hit his round tripper with two outs. Upper Heyford 13, in Ciurlik 2 Woody Jones was 2 for 4 with a Home run and two Bis to Pace the balanced upper Heyford attack. The sky Kings were ahead 5-2 in the fifth when they scored five runs to put the game out of reach. Hahn 18, Span Dahlem s the Hawks handed the sabers their first loss of the tournament As five differ ent players homered. It was 2-0 in the second when Brad Roe Gleis connected on a three run shotto put the Hawks up to stay. A nine run third put the game out of reach. Mike Conley set the tone when he homered to Lead off the inning. Four straight singles accounted for two runs and then Pilgrim hit a three run Homer for a 9-2 Lead. The Hawks went on to tally three More times in the Frame. Bob Pointer and Clint Morris also homered for the Hawks. Ramstein 13, Ben Waters 6 Randy stayer homered twice and Tommy Tucker once to Lead the  Meyers also had a three run shot and Bobby Davis added a Solo Home run for the rams. Television baseball Chicago cubs at Atlanta braves 8 pin. Saturday. College football Miami at South Carolina 2 . Sunday. Radio baseball los Angeles dodgers at new York mets 8 11 . Saturday Texas rangers at Chicago White sox 1a.m. Sunday  
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