European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday Marl 6, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 outdoor adventures. In shipping of guns Europe has Long offered i Good opportunely id acquire High Quality Hunting guns and punning it us key to transporting them Back to the United tales upon rotation. Importation May teem complicated at first but the process la fairly easy if you follow the right pro  film step is to inquire at the nearest military customs office. One it located id Moat Mili tary communities and can provide advice on what documents you need to process. Procedures vary depending on the Type of fire  where acquired method of transport reason for travel and other drum glances for most importable firearms a primary consideration is whether the owner possessed them in the United states be fore alignment to Europe the owned previously can be imported easily provided prior Possession in the states can be documented or certified firearms acquired overseas and not previously taken to the United slates by the owner May require approval from the Harcau or Al Cohol tobacco and firearms depending on the number to be imported. The forms used to obtain approval Are Bat form 6, part i for Dod civilians and Bat form 6, part ii for military members. These must have received approval from the Bureau prior to shipping the firearms. There May be other forms to. Complete but the procedure ii relatively simple. There also Are special provisions for handgun i which they Are to be imported the rules should definitely be checked before shipment. Of handguns May not be imported. T on the slate to certain types it can Lake sin to eight weeks to receive  you should Start the necessary paperwork Ai lean three months before departing. This will provide time to Deal with any unforeseen problems. Remember that proper planning makes the process go smoothly. Some american Hunters in Europe acquire firearms manufactured in East Germany the Merkel guns made in Suhl Are an example Accord ing to information from the Bureau they will consider an application to import sporting firearms made in East Germany if they arc for the personal use of a Dod member and not Tor  and other information May be obtained by contacting the Cusco mar service office 42nd military police up customs Apo 09086 Mannheim by Telephone military 380-6847 or 7610 or the Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms attn imports Branch Washington d.c., 20226. Forms arc also available at 42nd pop Field offices. Ouelette snares is in Safe ski Garmisch Germany Jim Oue Letle of Wiesbaden flashed from behind on the second run to capture the men open giant slalom Crown and Settle a close three Man Battle that climaxed the Alpine division of the Safe ski championships thursday. Ouelette trailing Rhein mauve Rob Ert Howard by eight Hundredth of a Sec Ond after the tint run on the 41-Galekandahar course and the Only skier with a Chance for the title clocked 1 16.27 Towin by just 0.12 second. The Champion adding the is to wednesday s slalom Conquest opened with a first run of 1 16,13, his winning aggregate was 2 12.40, Howard posted 1h.6.0j-1 16.472 32.52. A close third after his second run was est for any racer All Day was Patrick Arnone of Sembach. Amone was timed in 1 16.94and i l6.05for2 32.99. The lop three open racers were the Only skiers with 1 16 times on any runs Down the 1,105-meter course identical to that of tuesday s super g except for the Gates. Each of them did it twice on course that was in super condition and very fast according to Safe sport director  Mullins. Rounding out the lop five were a pair of last year s top finishers. Timothy mar Sano of Ramstein clocked 2 34.97 an Jeff Johnson of Sembach Winner of the super 0,2 36.12. In the close Alpine combined scoring Ouelette Ted with 59 Points Arnone Fol Lowed with 55. In other divisions Richard Turk  again edged old rival Gra Ham Smith of Sembach for the senior Crown and Steve Slivinski of Rhet main and Ginette Horn of Hahn triumphed impressively in the men s Mas ters and women s open races. Defending seniors of Champion Turk bad a slight Edge in each run recording heats of 1 17.77 and 1 17.79 for his2 35.56 total. Close but having to Settle for the no. 2 spot again was Smith iniu7.84 and la 8,91 for2 36.75. So close were the two rivals that the tied for the Alpine combined honors with identical 5s-poin totals Turk win Ning two events and being third in the other and Smith having a Victory an two seconds. Third was Andy Garrall of Benwa Tirsin 2 44.08, followed by Steve Benson of Wiesbaden in 2 46.04 and Brian Meagner of Rhein main in 2 46.48 in taking masters laurels for skiers 40and Over Slivinski who was Only sixth last year displayed real consistency wit runs of 1 25.22 and 1 26,72 fora 2 51.94 that was nearly eight seconds better  Larry Earle of Wiesbaden Earle also second last year had 1 29.92and 1 29.89. In a close race. Bill even of Rhein main clocked 3 00.38 to Lake third away from Neu Bruecke teammates Dan Cooley who finished in 3 00.80, and Grady Thompson with 3 00.97.horn s performance in the women s open was so dominating that her 1 29.15and 1 29.97 combined for a 2 29,13 that would have put her second in the men masters. Second again was 1986 runner up Deborah Namdar of Rhein Mam in3 04.72. In the team race Rhein main amassed287 Points allowed by Wiesbaden with 244, Sembach at 219, Hahn 213 Endzwe Bruecken 90. March 18-22 at Pitburg Baum older schedule tickets firm for forces Cage basketball the schedule an arrangements for ticket purchasing have been finalized for the first european hosted armed forces championships March 18-22 at Tilburg and  for All games will be $2. Advance ticket sales except for the if no Essaiy games began monday. Fans Are advised by Safe offal to buy their tickets Early due to limited seating. Tickets for the Pitburg games May repurchased at the Mike Mark memorial Fiel dhow in Tilburg. No tickets will Besold on consignment and All sales Are final no personal checks will be accepted for tickets although Cash and unit welfare fund checks Are Welcome. Forbore information on tickets at Pitburg Call ets 453-7710 or 7377,for ticket information on Baum older games Call the Baum older information Tours and travel office at civilian 06783 3131, military 2231-6503 or ets 485-6503. The itt office will sell tickets to interested panics directly or inform themis their local itts Are handling tickets after March 12, tickets May be Pur chased Only at the Baum older Hall of champions gym. For More information Contact the Bau bolder athletic staff at ets 485-7176.the men s schedule begins the tourney at it , wednesday March 18, wit game 1 pairing the air Force and Navy quintets at Pitburg. The other men s local Roundup game that Day is game 2 which matches army against the marines at 7 . In  of games 1 and 2 meet thurs Day March 19 at 2 . For game 3 Inbau Holder and the winners move to Pitburg for game 4 at 7 .game 5 pits the Winner of game 3 against the loser of game 4 Friday march2d at i i Tun. In Baum older. Game 6, the Consolation finals has the loser of game 3taking on the loser of game 5 at 7 . March 20 in  championship saturday March 21, pits the Winner of game 4 against the Winner of game 5 at 7 . In Pitburg. The if necessary game will be sunday March 22 at 7 ., also in Pitburg. For the women action gets under Way March in with game i pitting army against Navy in Baum older at 2 .and game 2 pairs air Force against the marines at 7 . In  3 pits the losers of games i and 2 at ii . March 19 in Wilbure. While game 4 at Baum older has the winners of games 1 and 2 pairing off at 7 .in game s on March 20, the loser of game 4 takes on the Winner of game 3at 11 . In Pitburg in game 6, the Consolation finals the same Day the Losero game 3 plays the loser of game 5 at 7 . In Pitburg the women s championship at noon match 21 in Baum older will pit the win Ner of game 4 against the Winner of game s. The if necessary will be the next Day a noon in Pitburg if there is also a men s if necessary game. If there is no men s if Nec Essary game the women s game will be at 7 .baseball the German Ameri can baseball league Wilt hold its annual Spring organizational meeting sunday at 11 . In the Rhein Neckar Gassl Bettein Mannheim according to president Gaus  teams Bamberg. Nuernberg ii Lesheim Stuttgart Tessen Mainz Darmstadt and Mannheim will be com Peting in two divisions this year wit Competition scheduled to begin the Sec Ond week  interested in playing coach ing umpiring or becoming involved inthe league should Contact Helmig at Mannheim civilian 0621-412529. The first organizational meeting for the Darmstadt comets is scheduled for monday at 6 ., in the Cambrai Fritsch Cavern  fest the All Europe sports fest. A first time event for youths 6-19 Yean of age will be april 11 at Baum holders Hall of  competitions front five different sports will be held including three Basket Ball events free throw shooting hot shot shooting from various places on the court and dribbling through an obstacle course football throwing from three location soccer kicking into the goal fro several location Baschal Shaball throwing through a tire from various Dis Tances and Balling hitting a Tennis Ball wit Habal the events will be held from 10 . To 4 . With a $3 entry fee. Preregistration should be completed by april 3. Boxing the 21st support com will hold its championships March 20-22 at the a juber Cavern physical fitness enter in . Novice and open Competition is  of the open division titles As Well As other selectee will be eligible for the21st support training Camp april 20-May 13 at a site lobe  the Pir Masens bowl see local on Page 26 airs sports television College basketball Atlantic coast conference tournament quarterfinal teams tea3 bjo., a tur Dradi College basketball St. John s is. Providence big East conference tournament quarterfinal 3 .m., saturday