European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday septembers 1986 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary sex army Bowler Voss on a Roll Brian Voss did t ask the Secretary of the army for any special dispensation. He did t ask 1o spend his leave at the Aba training Camp. That s not his style. If there is one thing to be said about Brian Voss he s 3 self made Man. With a Little help from his friends that is. And other military athletes lamenting the Lack of training time and facilities can took to Voss As an example of what can happen when you have the de sire to make it. It also helps if you have same Good not necessarily important friends to help you. Voss 5-foot-10 and 170 Pound he a couple of things in common with Napoleon Mccallum the . Raider Navy or project. Voss also went on to make it big in professional sports. Bowling. So big that another Bowler s wife Sel him up As Bowling s first pin up. Thai s the . Link. He has a poster out. The japanese ordered 100," he sap proudly of the beefcake shot that portals him holding his Bowling Ball and shoes outfitted in tight jeans and a Vest with no shirt. But Voss is not All dash without pan. He s working his Way up the Bowling ladder. It s a slow process but one that Voss thinks will work. And he did it without special help from Secretary of the army John o. Marsh unlike Mccallum s dispensation from Secretary of the Navy John Lehman. Not that he would t have liked a Little help. I thought i could bowl for the army when i came in the service. I thought the army had a team that competed like boxing Voss an air Force brat explained. So Voss whose father also ran Bowling centers in the states was in for a mild Shock when he was tent to Redstone Arsenal ala., for 10 months of training As a radar repair technician. It was t cold Turkey but for a Guy weaned on strikes and pare it was Clow. The army was interested in training you in your Job not in Bowling. I went 10 months without any serious Bowling although i did slip off and bowl Tim Boivin a few games from time to time Voss wid during his current vacation in Europe. But when Voss was assigned to Mannheim in 1978, he was Back in the Keg log Low and his Bowling got serious. Serious enough to be All army Bowling Champion in 1979 and 1980. Serious enough to set his tights on the professional bowlers association tour. After being assigned to fort Lewis wash., outside of Tacoma. Voss got out of the army in 82. Tacoma the Hometown of the legendary Earl Anthony is considered a bowlers town. This Guy who owned a pro shop in Tacoma gave me a place to stay equipment drilled my balls for me Voss said. In 1982 1 bowled nine tournaments. I was a compile failure. I went in there expecting to win but those Guys humbled me Voss has steadily improved since thai disastrous 82 Rookie year. He was fourth in inc . Open and Firestone tournament of champions this year. Heals made six to appearances this year in a season that saw him finish fourth three limes third two times and second once. His second came at the Ham Mcroden. He credits the army for helping him move up As Well As he has. The army gave me the discipline i needed to become a professional Bowler Voss said. Also when i was in the army i bowled in a lot of different houses and some of hem were terrible. To improve a Bowler has to team to bowl Well in a House that presents the most problems for them. I was prepared Well for the tour travel by Bowling in All the different houses in the military. It helped me commit myself to excellence and that s what you Brian vast was humbled Quick when he turned pro. Need to succeed in Voss 28, has t forgotten his military roots. He s spending his vacation visiting the different Bowling centers he dominated during his military service. Voss looks Forward to the next few years. He appreciates the help people have Given him along the Way needs a sponsor to Start out i would have had to spend $20-30,000 to get in on the ground floor of the tour. And the sponsors get a Good a out of it also. Bui once i be established can do it the Only Way to go is on my own Voss said. Which is the Way self made men usually go. 25ffi anniversary showdown looms mets astros stretch division leads by United Pitu International when the new York Meu and Houston astros joined the National league the barely knew How to get to first base. Twenty five years later they re virtually Home free the mets and astros moved closer to a Silver anniversary showdown in the a playoffs wednesday night by increasing their leads in their respective divisions. New York boosted in Lead to 20 games Over second place Philadelphia m the no East by Downing the san Francis co giants 4-2, Houston stretched in Lead in the no West to eight games Over second place Cincinnati by taking two games from the Chicago cubs. The Astro won the completion of a suspended game tuesday s 7, in is innings then won the regularly no Roundup scheduled contest 8-2. A Quarter Century ago when the two club first joined the no As expansion teams the mets compiled the worst re Cord in baseball history 42-120 and finished 60w games out of Firat place. The astros finished 12 games under .500 and were 36ft out of first it it 4, giants 2 new York Bob Ojeda sparked the mets to Victory by pitching a three hitter to rain his record to 16-4. Ojeda pitched his seventh Complete game and gained his 10th Victory a Mairul two losses m Bis last 17 starts. The left hander walked one and struck out seven. Everyone said when i went around the league a second time things would get tougher said Ojeda. But i vef inched Cirer since june. Really i think m pitching at the top of my game but this team can score runs in so Many Dif Ferent ways 1 have to be More successful in the won lost ast mfr Coin 7-1 Chicago Billy Hatcher s Solo Homer with one out in the top of the 18th gave the astros their Victory in the opener. In the Nightcap Pinch hitter Dickie Thon hit a three run Homer and Denny Walling added a two run blast to put the astros on lop again. Mike Scott allowed three hits and struck out 12 Over seven innings to get the Victory in the second game. Scott increased his no 1 Cading strikeout total to 253. Elsewhere in the no pirate 5. Red 3 Cincinnati Sid Bream delivered a two run double with two out in the 10th to give Pittsburgh the Victory. Dodgers expos 3 Montreal Rookie Ralph Bryant hit a two run Homer and Bill mattock had three Bis to Pace pm Angeles. Crdlwb5,bnrei3 Atlanta Terry rendition went 4 for-4 with an rib to support the combined nine hit pitching of Danny Cox and Todd Worrell for St. Louis win. Philadelphia Teny Kennedy capped a. Six run ninth inning with a bases Clearing double to lift san Diego. Al from Page a past Milwaukee. Puckett who went 4 for a and Brunansky both connected for two run shots during a five run second inning against to Higuera 17-9. Royal 2, White sox 1 Kansas City to. Willie Wil son dashed Home from third base on Kevin Scouer s infield single with one Oul in the 10th inning lifting Kansas City Over royals shut Oul in the first two games of the series scored their first run in 26�j innings in the ninth inning tying the score 1-1. Chicago pitchers had not allowed a run in 31 innings against Kansas City the longest any team had Ever blanked the 3, tigers 1 Seattle Ken Phelps homered with two out in the Bottom of the no thinning to give Seattle a Victory Over Dep riels drilled the first pitch from Rookie reliever Bryan Kelly 0-1, to Center Field Fortis 20lh Home run. Mike Trujillo 2-0. Al Lowed the to gut one hit Over the final five the mariners tied the score at 2 in the fourth when Danny Tartabull hit a two run Homer with two out. 49ers sign Cousneau Redwood City Calif. A vet eran nil linebacker Tom Cousineau the no. I draft Choice in the league in 1979, will join the san Francisco 49ers, coach Bill Walsh said wednesday. We re excited to have him. We inherited his contract but there May be some further negotiations Walsh said after practice. The Cleveland Browns waived Cousineau on tuesday after trying unsuccessfully to Trade him and hit Luspo Oocha year contract Cousineau Tost his starting linebacker Job Wilh the Browns to an Thony Criggs obtained in a Trade with the Philadelphia eagles. In our base defense he could play almost immediately after a full week of practice. I assume hell suit up for Sun Day s season opener at Tampa Bay Walsh said. The fact that he was available did Surprise us because he s a great Talent and we re hoping he can funnel that Tal ent in the right direction Walsh said. Walsh also said the 49ers expected to sign defensive lineman Pete Kugler. Kugler obtained his release wednesday from the Baltimore Stan of the sus Pended Usel
