European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                For mar 12-13-14-15 unless otherwise dated basketball the armed forces basketball championship held for the first time in Europe opens next wednesday March 18, with two games each at Billburg a and Baum older Germany. The opening Day schedule Al a Tburg matches he air Force and Navy men s teams at 11 . And the marines and air Force women s quintets Al 7 , wednesday openers at Baum older will be the army Navy women s game at 2 Pirn and army marines men s conies Al 7 . Of thursday March 19, Baum older will Host a men s losers bracket game at 2 . And a women s winners lilt at 7 , White Billburg will of Fer a women s losers contest at 113,Rrt, and a men s winners game at 7 . The simultaneous men s and women s. Tournaments both double elimination continue on Friday March 20, and wind up with championship games on March 21 and possible if necessary contests on March 22. All games in the championships will he played in either Baum outer s Hall of champions or Zuburg s Mike Mark memorial fieldhouse admission is f 2 for each game. The v corps All Star men s and women s teams will play exhibition games sunday and monday against service team tuning up for the armed forces championships. Two games Are scheduled for sunday at Wiesbaden a where the v corps women will face the marines at 1 . And the v corps men play the army Alt stars at 3 . On monday v corps men meet the Navy All stars Al Wiesbaden a at7 ., and he v corps women play the All army team at Frankfurt s Drake Cavern also at 7 , v v v corps regular season ended last weekend and the corps quarterfinal playoffs Are scheduled to Start next wednesday March 1b, with teams and Sites to be announced. The Schwein Rrt magicians from the Vii corps men s league will play the All army team in an exhibition Gameal Schweinfurt s Kessler gymnasium monday March 16, at 7 . An admission fee of $1 will be charged. Vii corps finishes its regular season schedule with Aschaffenbur at Heilbronn sunday. The women Star at 1 . And the men follow. The 21st support come league winds up its regular season ills weekend with the Karlstedt shape men s showdown series in Belgium highlighting he schedule. Shape will Host Gar Sredl Al 7 . Saturday and 11 . Sunday with the Northern Region regular season title at slake. Shape enters play with a 10-3 record while garbled is 10-4, in 21st support come Southern Region finales Pir Masens visits Karlsruhe and Mannheim is at Kaiserslautern saturday for women a men s double headers starting at 1 . And 3 ., respective /. Also an saturday we Brucken visits Lan Stuhl and Heidelberg is Al Worms in an exhibition both with men s games Only at 1 . In another sunday game the Wei Brocken men play Al lands Uhl Al 1 , playoffs in the 21 is support come if necessary Are scheduled for March 21. Swimming the olympic swim Hall in Munich will be Busy sunday when the european forces swim league holds its annual championships. The one Day meet featuring 48 events Ullh iwo heals in each one will Start at 9 30 , the last race is scheduled to conclude around 6 , eighteen teams from Germany Belgium shape and Italy Naples Are scheduled to compete. Competition will be in age brackets from 8-19 years including relays. The shape seals unbeaten in 15 meets Thi season Are heavy favourites for the learn title. A crowd of Sod spectators is expected Al i he Pool where 1972 olympic swim events were held. There will be no admission charge. Skiing the All services ski championships .11 Gramlich will wind up Friday and saturday Wilh tin nordic races on the Kattef Bruun course. Usa eur and Safe teams Are competing in the meet which started earlier ills week with the Alpine events the Cross country events starting around 10 . Each Day. Include the distance race a 10-Kitometer team relay and a 2.5-km sprint Heidelberg s fatten Barracks gym will be he site of a saturday fight program starting at 6 pm. Wii Flecken will also Host a fight night saturday with the first bout slated for 7 . Racquetball the21st support come championships will be held at the Karlstedt Germany physical fitness Center Thun Day through sunday. Competition starts at 10 . The first three Days and at noon on sunday. The tournament in seven divisions will be double elimination. The top six open finishers and top four in the other divisions Advance to the March 26-29 Usa eur championships Al Wiesbaden Power lifting Derheim will be the site of a v corps sponsored meet saturday with Competition beginning it 1 1 Vii corps will hold its men s and women s championships next week Al the Wharton Barracks lanes in Heilbronn. The three Day tournament starts wednesday March 18, with the team event. The doubles follow on thursday and the singles on Friday. Each Day s Bowling starts Al 9 . Speed skating the finals of he world cup tar Speed skating will be held this week through sunday Al Zinzell Germany the women s races Are scheduled for thursday and Friday followed by the men s events Over the weekend. Zinzell is located in Bavaria Southeast of Munich. Ice hockey the German bund silga championship series continues Friday Wilh Mannheim playing at Cologne at 7 30 . In the third game of game of the Besl of five series a fourth match if necessary. Is scheduled for sunday at the Mannheim ice Arena at 3 . Cologne won the opener last sunday 5-0. Rose Helm and Dusseldorf playing for third place resume their series Friday at Rosenheim automobile racing the Thruxton circuit near Salisbury will Host the second round in the British formula 3 championship on sunday along Wilh races for formula Ford 1600s, formula 2000s and touring cars. At the Donington Park circuit near Derby England there will be racing on sunday for formula 3 cars formula Fords and touring cars also in England at Oulton Park near Liverpool there will be racing on saturday Tut formula Fords sports cars and touring cars. In Germany on the Bockenheim circuit an International racing program is scheduled saturday for touring cars. Formula 3s, formula Fords and sports motorcycle racing the first round in the Europe   in championship will be Smood on sunday Al the mama circuit North of Madrid Wilh races for Bikos in the 80, 125,250 and Soock classes. In England he shelter Lon Ditull  Norwich will feature motorcycle races on saturday and sunday fur All classes of cycles. Motocross the 3sth International adar Mol Row , a German trophy race for 125ti bikes is scheduled for saturday and sunday at la bus Eschbach ens of Limburg in the Taurus mountains. Races for 2socc Motocross bikes As Well As Soock and 750cc cycles Are also on the two Day program. Practice is set from 2 to 5 30 . On saturday sunday s racing program begins Al 9 30 . And ends about 5 . Another German Motocross the 28lh annual German Odenwald div Motocross for 250cc bikes and cycles with sidecars will be held on saturday and sunday just outside the town of Gross Bie Crau Southeast of Darmstadt. Ice Speedway racing the final round in the 1987 motorcycle ice Speedway world championship will be staged on saturday and sunday a the Wil Moersdorf ice stadium in the Willersdorf Section of Berlin saturday s program begins Al 6 ., and sunday s action starts at 2 . Buses no. 21, so and 65 All May be used to reach the stadium. Soccer. A clash Between the first division s Tup in teams spices up this sunday s italian schedule