European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday March 7, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 Sis Pawai by Tracy Attr above by non Stwell left and . Wilson Lake a break in the weight room. Below Sewell lifts White Wilson spots. Power Bau Holder s heavy duo Bureau Baum older Germany . Wilson and Brenton Sewell arc a couple. They re oppose los who attracted and have pushed Cash Oiler to she top. Wilson and Scwell five in the same army Community. They both lift weights in Competition. They both Areu Sarteur champions. They both Are unaccustomed to losing but the similarities end there. Wilson 32, won the super heavy weight division in the inter service Power lifting championships in Utah two weeks ago with a 2,058-Pound total for the three required understate the Case Wilson is Laid Back. Far from being impressed with his championship tic called the one ton total a poor Effort. It was t near what 1 wanted Todo he said. Wilson came to competitive lifting through a Fluke. He s still learning to motivate himself in the 275-Poundweight category where there arc few competitors. Like a Mirror image the smaller sewed. 24, lives and breathes . With a nervous intensity and 29-Inch thighs Sewell is believable when he says i love to train a 1,895-Pound total on three lifts gave him a second place in the 198-Pound class at the Damp ions is. This was my first defeat and it hurl Sewell said. It Hurt so bad i came Back the next Day and started working out. I usually have to take iwo weeks this unmatched pair of weigh lift ers makes an oddly comfortable fit As workout partners in Baum older. Wilson shoulders waiting for Challenge to make him mad and push him beyond his limits. Scicli Hus been an ambassador further sport since itis icon age years. He delights in finding someone with natural strength who can be taught to lift More. Wilson kicked into pow a lifting six cats ago when his commander at wies Baden watched him single hand edly Pulla Deuce and a half into a motor Pool. I be grew serious about the sport whenlit1 met Sewell. At that time Wilson could t lift a total of 1,000 pounds. It made me mad because i Don t like anybody moving More weight than me who s Littler than me Wilson used any method to Moti vate including name calling. An staying motivated is critical in Wil son s weight class because there arc so few competitors. A Power lifting meet consists of three lifts a squat a dead lift and a Bench press. Three judges water to ensure that tightly com rolled physical movements arc completed. For example in the Squill the lifter must make sure his thigh drops lower than his knee or the lift will not count. The highest total of the three i ifs w ins the take the mat for three Ines in each category of lifting. The Pusi a total then Sec who can Best i l. You train months thousands of hours and you get nine Sewell a match Sewell trains and diets dropping As much As 15 pounds to reach his weight class in addition to the physical training there is a mental Side As Well. If you go to the rack with an doubts you re sunk Sewell said. I build up an aggression against the Wight. When gift. The Only thing i see is nothing. It s like a winning the super heavy weight class Wilson is the strongest Man in any of the sen ices. Now at the lop he competes with himself to stay motivated. Now i m Jum doing the Best i can he said i set a goal for myself and when i Don t reach n. It licks me off Sewell. Who oni c sweated blood during a strenuous workout need shale motivation hut now he has an even clearer target i inti r lie in Sci or vice Competition. That will he my la1, he said. Mannheim s Helmig Aims for o s by i Ohio Nii Kaki Miami a i Martin Helling an outfielder from Mannheim us Many slipped to quietly into ihi1 mum league Camp of the Bullimore orioles thursday and began his quest for a Jonh. His unannounced arrival contrasted with the fanfare Given his finnic a and Uncle 31 Yean ago. When they also were Given tryouts in Baltimore s major league Camp. Team officials greeted clans Martin father and Hansjorg Helmig at a new York Airport in 1956. Presenting the with orioles Caps As cameras clicked. They happened to be on the same Bligh with famed aviator Charles Lindbergh heightening the hype. A guest spot wit network to Host Dave Garroway followed the whirlwind of publicity continue through Spring raining before the Ger mans w arc released outright after being As signed to teams in Baltimore s farm system. Claus Helmig now 51, has kept i Contact with friends in Baltimore Over the years most recently when he wrote to Eddie Mauser to suggest n Trybul for his fi-Fbot-2, 19s-Pound has a Strong desire to win under All circumstances and is Best in the clutch the proud father wrote in a letter from Mannheim where he runs a sport ing goods store is president of the Ger Man american baseball league an manages the Mannheim Amigos. When his father first asked of he would want to go to the tryout Martin retailed "1 said let me think about it two seconds later said yes " a Baltimore newsman acting is inter mediary passed on the proposal to Tom Giordano executive director for minor leagues and scouting for the orioles. Giordano agreed to the la treat him like any other player not special or freakish Giordano la look at him As a Prospect and. Since he paid his own Way Here what can we lose Helmig a left handed Hatter has played the last two seasons Wilh the Haarlem Nic ols the 1985 european champions. Las season he hit .358 Wilh nine Home runs and 44 Rolls in 42 games. He also has played for his father s Amiga and As a pro for Nelons in Italy in a league with former major leaguer Lenny run dec. Before that he played two years for col lege of the desert in Palm Springs. Calif Anil one season with Riverside 25,1 know my chances Are not too Good he Mig said. But i get encouraged More when 1 hear the word never that makes me go for it came Here to swing the Bat. But i m very superstitious. I want to see what happens instead of talking about Helmig wants to Blunt the notion that his presence in Camp May he considered a publicity stunt to Cash in on the Trail la ing efforts of his father and Uncle. To in ready to Surprise some said. If 1 play up to my capabilities there s no Way they won t notice nit initially Helmig May be hampered by a Lack of recent conditioning and inc it feels of a 30-hour trip from Frankfurt. 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