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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, August 20, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. August 20,1987 the stars and stripes Page 31 phantoms shut out san Vito  writer Span Dahlem Germany Benl Walers Phan Toms Pitcher shortstop Rodney Johnson wanted to Belike his teammate Larry to to Moore tuesday s perfect game Pitcher in the Safe men s fast Pilch softball  and the Pha Niomi did shut out the ban Vito crusaders 8-o.ciosc but no Cigar. Johnson looked like a doctor on Pic Mound diagnosing weaknesses in the san Vito waiters. His Scalpel Sharp fastball was skilfully applied accounting for strikeouts on 14of2l crusader he got  phantoms defense and Johnson allowed san Vito Only three Hiti in the shutout. But  Don Jamison and the defense you Len i Stop Ine steady onslaught of hits and  first baseman Tom Garard started temp off with a line double 10 right Erteld and continued Loi Hird on a bad throw by the crusaders night fielder. James Lester s grounder to first plated the first run. After the rent two phantoms Drew walks Catcher Houston Smith lined a double to deep Center Field. Driving in to runs and a 3-0 Ben Walers Lead. In the top of the second Johnson struck out Uro of the first three Bailers and in the lop of the third fanned the Side his first five strikeouts in the game Johnson gave up just one walk and his offence col i cited nine Hiti As unbeaten bunt Walers improved to ,1 0 the crusaders fell to 0-2.in other action wednesday first Day loser ram slim bounced Back to win twice the rams besting Torr Jon 6-1 and Rhein main 4-3. In a Battle  Alcon Bury s Robert Robinson beat Moore and Binl Waters 8- Ramsten 6, Tom Jon i the Ramstein rams rebounded from tuesday blanking by Ben Watera to beat Torr Jon s raiders. The rams Nikki Hodges lined a shot to icel Andlor Latie followed suit with another double to Icli. Driving in the first rams run in the opening  baseman Finis Callen lashed a shot to deep Center Field for a triple that scored Laze then Sieve alone came up with a double to left Center to quickly increase the rams margin to 3-0.the raiders Only score came in the Bottom of the third. Dan do Mcnanly led off with a Blooper to left. Meal of second ill Ari Nilu r  rams put the game away by scoring i of runs in the fourth and one run in inc  4, Rhren Miln 3 the rams made the Best of six Hils against Rhein main taking an Early 2-0 Lead. Rhein Mai ii countered on Robert Martin s Homer to Sun the third am Chuck Emerson followed with a single and scorn a time performance against i crams. He had lilt a h p from his defense Jis in ims cuts in right Field accounted far three unearned rum that gave the spar ins an Edge icy never lost. Nuts Lull oii1ilii 11i11u a a Ulm Rcv of �.-,. Safe hoping to add White Daniel. I �. Us .l.-. R-f/"1 . No Mali i ii 11 Rah Mil hrs \vtl4  writer ramste1n, Germany open sin Gles and doubles Champion Rick Rezou Las is la Only player sure of a spot at Theair Force training Camp sept. 1-12 Al Andrews fab md., but Safe official Are trying to add two More champions to the list seniors Winner Roger White an masters titleholder Benge Daniel. While from Ben Walers and Daniel from Lakenheath both of whom also won singles for the second straight year As Well As doubles crowns Here last week Are being recommended for the of Camp in a message that went Oul tuesday according to Safe sports specialist Cynthia Christmas. Mary Forman of Iraklion Crete the women s singles and doubles Champion also could have been on the list but she old officials she did not feel that her game had progressed to the Point where she could be competitive. Forman said Ai the tourney thai Shehad been away from serious competitive Tennis about four years before resuming play this year after coming to Iraklion. Whether White or Daniel can actually make the trip will depend on duty commitments both expressed reservations after Safe Competition. If White can gel away it would be a Safe Tennis return trip to the air fore Camp for the major and base personnel officer Al Bent Waters. It would be a fitting conclusion for his double Triumph Al Safe Halwas especially satisfying from a personal standpoint. The Continental sports conference came to the tourney with a very Strong l 2-3 lineup in the senior division for player 35-39 years of age. White person ally beat each in order winning the title against Bill Hessberger whom he also beat in last Yea finals. Most observers fell it might be Hessberger s year especially since the synthetic surface of the ram Stem High school courts was identical to that on the Csc Champion s Home courts Al wies Baden. White a hard court player had to adjust to the Syth tic rubber courts which Are almost As slow As Clay. Adjust he did running through Bill Larock and Tom Lightfoot of rams Lem before demolishing Hessberger 6-t, 6-2 in the Lille match. In each Victory he was impressive. He just look the  away from me said Hess Burger As White served and volleyed every Point in a successful bid 10 Pul the pressure on his foe Early after Lakin the championship he retorted defiantly i be run the Csc gang let and inc Csc  then adding icing to the cake. White partnered Greg Luchers the Alconbury optometrist in an equally impressive 6-i, 6-2 Triumph Over Ligh fool and la Rock in the doubles showdown. The Csc duo whose strength is Al Ihnet was demoralized As while and Luchers consistently Cal them to the punch up front As Well As returning serv ice very Well. White s overhead volleys were devastating. If White had not commanded their respect going in he definitely earned i with his performance Here. His net savvy aggressive style and change of Pace shots had opponents talking to themselves As inc score mounted against them. Daniel emerged inc polished Veteran though not really tested at these championships. The in Texas tech Nutler who was once a Junior Davis cup player in his youth did not return 10  again until 19so, and then again last year. For the recently promo cd colonel his career and Ulics As an air Force Demist have had first priority Daniel prevailed both Lions in the masters division for players 40 and Over Over another colonel and medi Cal . Earl Mabry who cum Mauds the . Air Force Hospital Ai he Burgal. Deli Riillo to share the doubles Crow was do Natii Lakin Halh based partner . Garrelt who said afterwards. Ill jul the  up a lot. And i id Binge take them  arc in helped Square iting. Ai Home for Larrell for whom inc Tourne came at an awkward Lime. The Sarrells had bonked a vacation in Spain Mil Reali zing the Lime coincided with tin-1 s i e Toum Ameni. My wife was t very Happy when i icel on monday and hinted Hal i d Klier bring something Home said a la Amini . Mabry and Luchers Civ Jim half of a six Strong contingent whose jobs Are All involved in one medical Field or . A major is chief of in Chi airy at Wiesbaden s Safe Hospital where women s doubles finalist and sin Gles semifinalist Susan Wolf a  serve As a nurse. Her doubles partner and Csc Champi on shirk Smith is a major and a Nurs ing Mcm live of Mabry s staff at  s specially is Anestor biology. Smidili. Who now plays on i weeks Oul of the year just begot a and see Tennis on Page 22 rockets rams unbeaten army triumphs twice gain berths in Safe tourney Sembach a Germany Elwin main and ram Ilein Are sole survivors through wednesday in the Continentals Portt conference double elimination slow pitch softball positional playoffs and will join the Sembach tigers at the Safe championships aug. 20-26 Al Hill Nikon a. Greece. Drew Roy blasted a twp pin first inning Homer and drove in two runs with abuse loaded Tingle in the third inning to help the rocket War Pas the a i. The teams will Battle at noon thursday Wilh an if necessary game to follow to decide the Csc no 2 and no. 3  14, huh ii ii John Hernandez went 3 for 3 Wil three Hortere and Mccoy went 3 for 3 with two Homer As Ramu Cin cranked out 10 Homert against the Hahn Hawki in a 14-11 win. Earlier Hahn bad edict Span Dahlem 11-10. Indiantown Gap a. The army s and Marine s All stare each posted two victories in second Day action Al the armed forces womb of. Slow pitch softball  tuesday. Army now unbeaten in four games after winning its first iwo games Mon Day by one run each showed us Offen Sive Power tuesday in defeating air Force 8-4 and Navy 1 m. The marines used a six run first inning rally in rout ing air Force 11-4 and the Navy 7-0 to even its record at 2-2. The air Force which won twice monday is 2-2 and Navy 0-4. Army 8, air Force 4 three walks and sacrifice flys by Kenya Finch and Antoinette Bland gave army its first two runs. After scoring one in the second. Army Sheila Grainger of Bamburg singled to left for two runs to Cap a three run third inning for a 6-0 Lead. The air Force countered on Debbi Provencio c two run Tingle to Cut the deficit to 6-2 in the Bottom of the i hard Frame. The army s Sharon Gallagher of Stuttgart doubled and scored on Finch s single in the fifth. Gallagher singled in Pitcher Karen Sprague forthe eighth army run in he seventh in Ning. Donna Martin s iwo Oul triple plated one run and she scored on mar Gie Ray s bad hop single in inc seventh for air Force s final iwo runs. Army 16, nity 4 army scored 10 runs in the firs three innings and capped inc rout Wilh a five run Sinith Frame flurry. Rib Hils by Paula Cain. Blind an Gallagher plus Finch s double and a pair of errors gave army a 4-0 Lead inthe first inning. Then Navy countered Wilh run scoring Hils by Teresa win land and Sharon Wells to Cut us deficit to 4-2 in the Bottom of the firs inning army scored twice and Navy once inthe second before the winners tallied four limes in the fourth for a 10-j  Home run by Grainger Gallagher t run scoring triple and another Navy miscue highlighted the big inning. In army s big tilth. Caius and Gallagher Drnec in runs Wilh a single and ground Rule double respectively with Inch following with a iwo run single. Pitcher Karen Sprague singled in thu final run for the winners. Murler Luj 11, air Force 4 the marines tallied six runs unseen Hils in i hair first inning a priming and added three More tallies in ilu1 Sci Ond Frame to put away the air Force  Joanna Burgin singled in Chi Ryl Trapnell of Ramstein in inv Bot Tom of the inning the marines Jeannr Rofu Lowit tripled in two runs  Tiol Dolf placed another for a i a Ich and into inc marines win column mirlnri1?, no 0 the Marine scored us Liim a m ii first inning and added one More in the fifth in blanking Wonless Navy. In sports Radi Burbill Jim a a i do dvrs Al Montreal expo. 1 30 Fri  
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