European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday Juna 4.1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 prep pick h s . Football playoff set a new Dodds football agreement has been made. The . And by Tenor football champions Are going to meet nov. 7 for the Dodds Atlantic foot Ball championship. The football playoff game Between the . And Bennor was finned up last week Dodds Atlantic athletic coordinator Bill Wistran said tuesday. It is strictly a Pilot program for 1987. If All things work out Well we would Tike to continue it and possibly take a took �1 other sport in the following year. That look probably would have to be at a sport that would involve the  Wistran Laid thai the formal for Thoj Itakoff would be an Extension of the existing playoff setup for the five . Teams. We would continue our regular season formal using tiebreakers if necessary to assure that there is always a Winner. Then the league Champion woulds Lay the fourth place team and no 2 would play no. The winners would play the next week for the . Title and the right to Advance to the Atlantic regional title game he said. A nip of a Coin determined that the first Atlantic litle game would be at the site of the Bennor Cham Pion. Non Dodds entry International school of Brussels which has won the league title the past two years and Germany school in the Bennor Bonn and Matin definitely would be eligible for the playoff game Wistran indicated. Naturally there is some opposition to the game. The game did t receive 100 percent support Wistran said. There was some talk about it being another thing for the Guys and nothing for the girls but football was the Best sport to use As a Pilot. Some people questioned whether the trip was Worth the time away from school and the resources needed fur the Benefit gained. I personally am in favor of it. If things Are organized properly the championship can be More than just another football 1 game. In can be an educational project a  Bennor commissioner Loyd Morrow said wednesday that Hii coaches were pleased with the new arrangement As Long As it ii in football Only. That Ide conflicts with the previously mentioned possibility of expansion expressed by it Sloan. We in he Bennor Are very pleased to be Able to participate in a championship playoff Quinie with . Representative in football Morrow said. It gives us a championship situation in All sports again because we have been Able 10 participate with the Germany school in the Central european meets in Cross country wrestling basketball track and Helmand gymnastics regularly. Actually we were involved in football playoffs Wilh the Germany teams until 1985. We weren t included last year and the Germany schedules did t include us again this year. The new arrangement is a great one for both us and the . Teams we had to make some schedule revisions but we were glad to do  the main revision was to move the opening Date up a week to sept. 12. That cives Bennor teams the necessary open week nov. 7, enabling them to participate in the program. Morrow also said that the right to Advance to the Atlantic title game would delimited to teams playing 11-Man football. Brussels played eight Man football in 1986 and Morrow said thai Brussels officials were looking into the possibility of going Back to 11-Man this year. The Bennor also has adjusted its Tennis program from a Spring sport to a fall sport to coincide wit the Germany setup and give the Bennor schools the Opportunity to return to the Central european tournament. We worked it out Wilh Tom Leblane Dodds Germany sports coordinator so that we could com Pete in the tournament at Wiesbaden Morrow said. We participated in that very Fine Tennis program before and we re glad to be Able 10 come Back to that Competition while the coaches and athletic directors in the Bennor and . Are beaming Over their new program there is no such glee in Italy there is no football program. Italy District superintendent Helen a Clanni listed five reasons for dropping football when thai decision was made in january. They Wen thai Only i rec schools Aviano Naples and Vicenza were playing football that the other Dodds schools Brindisi Livotto and is Gonella were too Small and the inter National schools Milan notre Dame and american overseas school of Rome weren t interested the High percentage of injuries inc exorbitant Cost of replacing equipment and travel distances with the resultant High costs. Naturally there Are some unhappy people Down Here about not having football she said wednes Day. That was expected but there really weren t any serious  a Clanni had said in her original announcement that after much consideration it was decided for All people concerned that dropping football was in Chest course of action we could take Here in  football has been replaced by boys volleyball on the Italy fall sports slate. Cross country was moved Back to a fall sport after a one year trial of combining it with the track and Field program proved less than satisfactory. Although he was sidelined most of the track and Field Campaign Wiesbaden s Jason Beko made an important suggestion earlier this year that has teen incorporated into the Dodds Cross coun try program. Biko and Baum older s Rick Jasler competed in the Kinney Western regional Conwi country championships in California  year and the race was run Over 5,000 meters As opposed to the -1-Milc courses ran in Dodds. Neither Biko nor Jasler lived up to expectations because they had to rear Iii in too Little time for the Shorter course. I think in would be beneficial to change the Dodds distance to 5,000 meters. It requires in entirely different race strategy and is difficult la and is to because it is a much taster race Beko  s upon his return. If Dodds Cross country Athl Clos want to com Pete with stateside runners in those big meets we need comparability. When officials at the big meets in the Stales ask for f ,000-Mclcr times in is hard to give them accurate times. Perhaps this can be Dis cussed and decision can be made before Nam sea  and would you believe it Dodds Germany has heeded Biko s recommendation this year it will be 5,000 meter for both the boys and girls. Very Seldom has there been domination of an All conference team at the Munich girls have Dis played in inc coaches selections of the Germany a South soccer squad. The Small schools champions of Tom Manuel placed six players on inc squad see Germany and Bennor All conference learns on Page 20. While on the subject of soccer Leblanc called wednesday to Register disappointment Over the registration for inc Dodds Germany soccer clinic scheduled at a Ellingen june 20-27. We have allotted 84 places for both boys and girls Leblanc said. As of the june i deadline only24 boys and 51 girls had registered. This included alternates from me schools Leblanc said that anyone still interested should Contact him at ets 339-3096 or Wiesbaden civilian 06121-88299. Osterholz and Vilseck battled to a dead lock in the Dodds Germany boys Small schools All sports trophy Competition racking up 635 Points apiece. Wiessen finished third with an even600. The Competition was t so dose for lie Girini Munich winning handily with 560 Points Giessen followed with 490 and Berlin was third with 470. Ramstein nudged out Heidelberg by five Points for the boys big schools accolades. The royals finished with 6so Points. Nuernberg was third with 635. Patch picked up the girls trophy with 630points, beating out Heidelberg and Ramstein which finished with 610 and ,595, respectively. Becker tops Connors in French open Paris a Boris Becker has proven himself on grass. Now he s out to show he can be the Best on Day. I played almost perfect in the first two sets Becker Taid after advancing to the semifinal of the French open wednesday with a 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 Victory Over Jimmy Connors. But i m not satisfied yet i think i can win the whole thing the 19-year-old West German who is seeded second at Roland Garros Al though he Bas yet to win a tournament on Clay was joined in the last four by Miloslav Mccier of Czechoslovakia and Sweden s Mats Wilander both of whom also posted straight set victories. Mecir with an assortment of unorthodox but Brilliant strokes completed his rain interrupted match against Karel no Vacek by winning 7-6. 6-1, 6-2. Wilander eliminated the last Home favorite Yan Nick Noah 6-4, 6-3, 6-2, silencing the normally fanatical French crowd Wilh a awesome display taking less than two hours. In Friday s semifinals Wilander the French open Champion Iti 1982 and i98s, will meet better. Mecir takes on defending Champion Ivan Lendl who reached the semis on tuesday. Connors at 34 the oldest player and last american left in the men s draw played Well and had the crowd on his Side. But h did not have enough firepower and found Becker in great form with a new found patience on the Baseline. On a Windy Center court Becker took a 4-0 Lead that was enough to give him the opening set despite a late rally by eighth seeded Connors. Flaying steadily from the backcourt Becker broke for i 2-1 Lead in the second set. Both players then held serve until the ninth game a bin Becker broke again and went into a 2-0 Lead in sets As con nors made three errors. The Best Tennis of the match came in the third set at Becker rushed to the net More often and Connors fought to stay alive several times Becker covered him self in Clay As he lunged acrobat Cally to gel to the Ball. Connors was equally spectacular scrambling for Points As the crowd urged him on. Connors said Becker had to play Well to beat him. I feel i was playing Good Tennis. He Goi to a lot of balls today. I was using the whole court and he was not just standing there the american said. I did t take advantage of my opportunities but i m nol discouraged by inc Way i  Wilander destroyed no in adding Trig serves lobs and sharply angled volleys this rasping passing shots Wilander never gave his opponent Lime to Settle and won most of the important Points. He opened up a 4-1 Lead and although he was broken two Garnet later for the Only time in the match he broke Noah again to win the set. The second set followed a similar Pat Tern with Wilander even More Domi Nant. This Lime he took a 3-0 Lead stretched it to 5-2 and served out the set Wilh an Ace two games Laler. Noah bewildered by the swede s Speed and accuracy got to the net More quickly at the Start of the third set try Anglo pressure Wilander into errors. He had two break Points for 2-0, but Wilander saved them Boih. I m a much More aggressive player now. I feel comfortable Corning to the net Wilander said. I won All the big Points which made in easier  Mecir led 4-2 in the first set against no Vacek when the match was suspended by rain tuesday night. He looked May when play resumed but rallied from 4-1 Down in the tiebreaker to win the set and Loo charge with an assortment of winning shots. An sports television Aba finals Boston celtics at los Angeles lakers 3 . Friday. 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