European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 11.1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 269 lifts Benchic into Abc be Lucky"1 byte Boivin stuff writer news Flash Guy gets that s what Span Dahlem s  said after saving the Besl for last to take Over thet jul Klind All events leads saturday at the american boat _ Gress european All Star tournament at the Sheri i Bowling Center Luck Schmuck Benchic s Luck rested in his skill. What s the old saying Talent makes its own Luck thai was the Case Wilh his 28-year-old Fairborn Ohio native saturday. Benchic needed a 260 in his last game of the Day j overtake Schweinfurt s Stan Clay for the single and a 2s1 to overtake Giessen s Ripper Smitj fax All events Lead. But there was t really Fluck to it. Just solid strikes All except for one. Benchic Strung together High might strikes before leaving the 3-pin in the ninja Frame of his last game he finished with a 269&n 1272 set on series of 632 and 640. That gave Juthe singles Lead Over Clay who up to that  a 1262. And Benchic s 3572 18-eame Tota Jive him an 18-pin Lead Over Smith. Bench a Jid it after finishing his fifth game Wilh splits in the ninth and 10th frames. Nat exactly the kind of Confidence builders the senior airmen needed going into the Las game. After that fifth game a Guy came up to me and said you Only need an 1150. Just throw 12 Good balls so i Wen out and threw Eigle in a Row that stayed clean " Benchic said. Well not really. The first six were.  in he seventh Frame had All  four spit Gimei Hiing Benchic had Bra Reg Wilh All Day. To be near flashes of the ninth  i m c " leave hashing to Aduja vuumnrin4iaiuwng the onlookers the pins t i was  it was from the drama hanging in the  Bowling at Fie Sheridan Center had either  to watch this Telephone maintenance Guy try ten game. Benchic came Back to blast a solid strike on Lane 20 in the eighth Frame hut left that Lousy three on Lane 19 on a Ball that looked just As solid As his other strikes. Benchic admitted he had been having trouble on 19 All Day. In seemed like the left lanes were Lough All through the tournament he said. Still it seemed like a cruel method of payback but Benchic did t care. Pc knew his Luck would have to catch up with him sooner or later at least this time t was t in the ninth and i oth frames. I got 99,001ing a Fau Aid Bench in not seen clutch Bacr but certainly acting like he _ was very Lucky All he 10 pins fell. Even was t in the pocket the 10  acne hic said his Bowling saturday was reversal of his efforts the first to Days in the team and doubles events my first two Days i missed 16 spares Benchic solid but i got stronger and he Csc and Safe 18-Gamc sets helped me because every Day i got better. I was t throwing that Good of a Ball but the pins  Benchic s Strong finish overshadowed Kirch Goen s Mike Allen s Tough Effort in the singles. Allen had a 579 first series Hen Strung together 205-234-235 games for a 674 final series to finish with a 1253 set that earned him third place behind Benchic and Clay. I another Day Allen s 674 would be the big news Muf s teetering on the Edge of a 300 game look the pour lbs from Allen. Bunchie s  to stand up in Iii Tsi he Bowling of he idyll no Jwo time masters Champ Jack Paxton and Ilic die Nib Asl arc Champ Fred fingers Walton who were Tom Dot he toughest shift of Bowling Hombres with the l5amfc�atsunday. They la compete in doubles monday and singles tuesday then Well see How Lucky Bunchie s blasting really Torrejon captures Spain track titles Torrejon a Spain the Torre Jon High school boys and girls teams came out on top of Rota and Zaragoz atthe Spain regional track and Field meet saturday. The Torrejon boys chalked up Iso Points. Rota finished second with 60 and Zaragoza had 16. In the girls Competition it was Torrejon 126, Rota 63 an Zaragoza 36. Leading his team to the championship with two victories was Willie Clark. He turned in the second fastest 400-Mclcr time in Dodds Spain Competition at 51.27 seconds. Clark also took the triple jump Wilh a 37-foot, 9  Effort. He shared two More first place honors with Torrejon teams in the 400-meter and 1,600-meter relays. Charles Thompson also a member of the Torrejon s winning 400 and 1,600 Mctyr relay teams added another first in the 100 meters with a 11,17 clocking. Scaring big for the girls Torrejon s Lonna Hendrix pulled in firsts in the100-meter hurdles Wilh a Lime of 16.13 and in the 200 meters Wilh a 27.25. She also contributed to the 400-meter relay team s Victory and look a second in the Long jump behind Rota s Juliet per Kins who jumped 15-1. Perkins also took first in the 100 me ters with a Lime of 13.25. Mokeski Soma Johnson link to Phoenix be up Paul Mokeski and Jack Sikov of the Milwaukee Bucks and Dennis Johnon of the Boston celtic Friday denounced published report implicating them in a Grid jury probe of drug use and gambling in the Tea. Only hours before the to Ned game of the Bucks celtics Aba playoff sate tile three players held a news conference Sydeny allegations contained in a report published Fri Day by the Mesa Ariz Tribune. The newspaper quoted transcripts Otti Mony from a Maricopa county jury investigation in Phoenix that re in the indictment of five former a tour rent suns players on drug  16.the Tribune did not detail  copies of the secret t the newspaper said Plurie transcript showed thai former apis player Johnny High and a Cir enl or Walter Davis implicated Curr Evind former players on Aba teams up Boston Seattle Mil Waukee Kalp Lcuy and Phoenix As Cas Ual cocain afters. Modept broke into tears As he spoke to Raj pm from a stage behind the u the Mecca auditorium shortly r the Bucks morning practice. His is going to affect me mentally said my family is affected. There is no Way i can get that  Sinku Mokeski then Walko off the stage. He later returned 10 cof Meic his statement. I have two kid Fand a wife at Home and they Are  to me. And what comes Fin the paper is going to affect  Accord Jip the report Mokeski and Jet Vilh a Phoenix nightclub who placed bets on the feb. 21faukce Phoenix game shortly aft Erir meeting. Milwaukee beat Phoenix 15-107 in that game. The Tribune reported the transcripts lid Jimmy Jordan manager of Malar a nightclub old his bartender he Mokeski and Sikma and gave too Worth of cocaine Jordan did riot a Civ whether it was in return for . The  about betting on the Milwaukee Phi fix game came from Charles keen Aiti Jermer bartender Al Malarkey s who Hal been indicted twice on gambling charges a Ihrck players denied they knew keenly a Conan said Jordan my Wilh Sikma and Mokski in his office assay or two before lie game and Jordan n d him Tobet on Milwaukee. Mokeski and Sikma Friday admitted being at the nightclub but claimed Noth ing out of the Ordinary took place. Argentina s Gabriela Sabatini Ccle Braf Akcer first Victory Over Martina Narr Anilara. Sabatini stud Graf also Navratilova instal Ian final Rome a fourth Scedo Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina  Martina Navratilova Saludy and advanced to the final of the s  italian open against Steffi Graf. The 16-year-old a Batyi played nearly Lawless Baseline Tennis of beating the lop seeded Navratilova 1-9 1-26-j, on the slow Clay Center court of the Foro italico. Graf a 17-year-ol/german who is the no. 2 seed  third seeded Helena Sutkova of Czechoslovakia 6-3,6 3 to win her 26th/lraight match. Sabatini Cap Navratilova for the first time Afler five Lefears. Navratil gift the world s lop ranked player nov has failed to win any of the Lour  so  cynic red this year. Ago she Hailo i More matches this year fian in All of 1986, when she dropped Only three. Sabatini ranked no. 9 in the world Ralli Coom a 2-5 deficit in the first set to outclass Navratilova before a Vul Cal sell out Aow cof ,000. This nhe Best win i have Ever had Sabatini sin. I played Wilh a lot of Confidence. I new i had a Chance 10 win. And i did a Mything  Navy Atilomo who prefers faster surfaces said she pitted too passively. "1 played