European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 4,1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 Abc meet set to Roll in Augsburg by Tim Boivin staff writer Augsburg Germany the Road to the european masters gets under Way today at the Augsburg Germany Bowling Center with the american Bow ing con Gress Abc tournament. The Abc tournament lasts through May 12, which is followed by the women s International Bowling Congress wisc tournament May 14-15, then inc european masters gels cracking May 16-17. A total of 744 bowlers Are expected to compete in Augsburg 532 in the Abc tournament and 212 in the w1bc tour Ney. Last year s Abc tournament could have been named the Mike a Rucski show. Tilburg s a Rucski won the singles title teamed with Steve Bergan to grab the doubles Crown and also took first in All events. The Only Abc err in a Rucski could t help grab was the team title which to go win s a team won for he second straight year with the quartet of Fred fingers Walton Jerry Neff Dob Rich Ert and Don Johnson who compiled a record setting 4780 total. That s a 199 average. This dominating squad returns intact for another crack at he title. When the masters rolled around it was vog Cloch s Walton clenching the men s title by defeating Ansbach s Bill Peter with a 235-215-224674 to Peter s 211 -176-219606. Other past masters winners competing Are Jack Paxton and Dan Novak. Heidelberg s Paxton took the title in 1979 and 1984, while Parma sons Novak claimed the masters in 1985. In inc women s Competition last year s masters Winner Teresa Speraneo is Back. The Bowler she Bdl for the title Rhein main s Esther Navarro has rotated. Speraneo won the title by Dis Patching Navarro 215-166-150531 Toisd-162-150492. Other masters champs resuming arc Ramstein s Wally Pajala who won Baclic a. Titles in 1979 and 1980, and Munich s Beverly Willett who went p Little longer Between titles 1974 and 1981. Another Bowler not to be ignored is Augsburg s own sic i Hall who was the wisc All events and doubles Champ in 1978, a member of the Champion team in 1979 and singles Champ in 1985. List year s we by team champions the Rhein main travellers return but they be made one change in their lineup. Belly Vonderharr replaces eve Cruciani. Shirley Mac Lucas inc no. 3 Bowler who led the Way with a 602-5671169 for the travellers last year will join Vonder Harr renal Kidd and Pat Arnold. They started out Well this season by winning the i986-s7 women s european travel league title. Munich s Phyllis Gray and Hedviga Sanders a cum to defend their doubles title and face the same fight they did last year. Right behind them will be two Lime sex masters Champ Pajala and Mary Gregg of rams Cin who finished second last year. Navarro who overcame a pulled mus Cle in her leg to claim the Willic single Sand All events lilies won t be Back. But Pir Masens Carol Sclia Ben. Who finished jus 12 pins behind Navarro in singles will return. Speraneo finished second last year Al wisc to Navarro in All cd cols and Vincnza s Flo Erncr who finished third in All events will also return. This is the first year according to Oscar Mcgraw of the us a r eur bowl ing office that the Abc wisc and masters tournaments can be used As qualifiers for regional Competition for Teamus. Previously Only bowlers who competed on the armed forces championship teams met the minimum number of games required to enter the regional Competition of team Usa. But Hie sanctioning of the Abc wisc and european masters by team Usa opens the Field to All bowlers military and civilian. The team . Com Pel in Ion is to decide the the teams dial will represent the . In inc pan american games an also for the exhibition Competition in the 1988 Seoul olympics. Manse wins san Marino up fakes f-1 Lead Imola Lily a Britain s Nigel Mansill drove his Williams Honda to an unchallenged Victory in Sun Day s san Marino grand prix and took the Lead in the formula one world championship Ullh id Points his eighth grand prix Victory gave the 32-year-old briton a one Point Edge Over world Champion Alai Frost of France. The Frenchman was stopped by engine problems inthe initial stages of inc race thus missing a possible record equating 2vih grand prix Triumph. Mansell driving the Only Williams Honda in the race edged brazilian Ace Ayrton Senna driving a Lotus Honda by 27.5 seconds. Italy s Mihcic Albor to finished third in a Ferrari to the cheers of a partisan crowd of 110,000 at the Dino Ferrari Auto Rome. Albreto trailed Mansell by 39.1 seconds. The Winner covered 59 laps for a total distance of 183 Miles in i hour 31 minutes 24.076 seconds Al a average Speed of 120,5 Mph. Sweden s Stefan Johansson finished fourth in a me Laren tag one minute behind Mansell and the last of the top finishers to Complete the full distance. Britain s Martin Brundic. Who placed fifth in a Zak Speed and Japan s Satoru Nakajima Sish in a second Lolus Honda. Bolh were lapped twice. Man Salt Only such in the opening championship race held in Brazil last Moth look the Lead from Senna in the second Lap. He lost in briefly 10 Albreto on the 21st Lap when he slopped to change tires and regained la Rel place in the 27lh Kip. Mansell then drove easily to Victory. The fastest Lap in the race was clocked by Nlaly s Teofani in a Banc lion Ford on his 51 is Lap in 1 29.246 or 125.5 Mph. Fabi did not finish inc race because he blew up one Turbo. A prob Nigel Mansell leads Alain pros Mihcic Al borate and Gerhard Berger during an Early Lap of the san a Iuo g p. Sweden captures world hockey Crown Vienna Austria a Sweden won the world hockey championship sunday when the soviet Union beat Czechoslovakia 2-1. The swedes whipped Canada 9-0 i their final play off match earlier sunday and could Only have lost the title if the czechs had beaten the defending Cham Pion soviets or if the soviets had won the game by 10 goals. The results gave the swedes the title for the first Lime since 962 on goal differ ence from the soviets with Czechoslovakia third and Canada fourth. It was Canada s worst finish since 1981. The Ourn Mcm appeared to be going the czechoslovak Way when they held a to Lead with Little Over seven minutes of Thermal match to go. But the soviets struck Back with two goals in a 2v minute spell to snatch the trophy from its Eastern bloc neighbor and hand it to the swedes. The soviets had to be Content with the Silver medal and the european championship which they won earlier in the tournament during a Streak of seven straight victories. In the other standings. Finlan claimed fifth place West Germany sixth United stall s seventh and the relegated country was Switzerland. Sweden gained the play offs on the Back of a ruling by a viennese judge. An unprecedented controversy erupted during he preliminary round when the West germans had two Victo Ries Over Finland and Canada nullified for Fielding an ineligible player polish born Miloslav Sikora. After a protest by the finns the inner National ice Horny federation substituted 5-0 defeats for the germans a decision that would have put Finland into the play offs ahead of Sweden. But the germans went to court pro testing die Ohff earlier had cleared Sikora. A former Junior polish inter Naisoa Nal 10 ploy in the tournament. A District jul Sigf in Vienna Gran cd an injunction which required their iwo wins taking taking two Points from Finland and Al lowing the swedes through. After their spectacular Victory Over in canadians the swedes wanted the Sovi ets to beat or tie their Czechoslovakia. Normally when Czechoslovakia and the soviets Union face off on in Ileal ice the vast majority of fans Are behind inc czechoslovak. This Lirtie however thousands of swedes among the 9,000 sellout crowd joined forces with the Small band of so Viets 10 cheer forthe defending Lillis. The soviet goals gave Sweden its fourth world Liilo. The soviet Union soil leads inc Field with 20, Canada has 9 and Czechoslovakia six