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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, August 24, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Giessen completes title sweep Mainz Germany it s Gic Ssan atop Germany baseball. The Brewers finished off Ramstein 11-6 sunday to sweep the All Germany championship series in two games. Bobby Oglesby struck out 13, and Danny boy Lopez drove in Are runs to Pace Gic Ssan to its first All Germany championship. It was also the first title for a German american league team in this two year old series. Last year Sembach of Safe j Continental sports conference won the title Over Mannheim. It was a super season Tor a super team beamed manager Henry a. Velez whose Brewers went 19-8. We struggled Early in the year but we overcame everything because of super support Ramstein which clinched the Csc championship last week look a 1-0 Lead in the top of the first inning. Jerry Britton whose Homer helped Giessen win sat urday s opener 9-7. Homered in the Bottom of the first fora 1-1 tie. The Brewers leaped on Ramstein starter Clint har Ris for three run rallies in the third and fifth. Lopez sparked both charges Hii two out single plated a run in the third. His two out double drove Home two in the fifth. De nuegent had two Giessen s nine hits and drove in two runs. Jef Liams did the same. Mannheim women Blank Wuerzburg Mannheim Germany Mary Beckwith pitched a shutout and scored the Winner in Mannheim s 2-0triumph Over Wuerzburg for the Usa Keur women s softball championship sunday. The Mustangs Victory came in the second game which the lady rattlers forced by winning 7-3 earlier in the Day. Mannheim finished the two Day double elimination tournament with a 3-1 record. Wuerzburg went 3-2. Beckwith scored the Only run she needed in the to of the seventh. She singled and advanced on Deanna Mosley s hit Christine Miller flied out to push Beckwith to third. Janice Ferris was walked intentionally setting Spangle Huth s single that plated Beckwith. Mosley made it 2-0 on Carol Carr s single. Wuerzburg won the first game by overcoming a 3-1 deficit in the top of the seventh. Unchallenged Gardner runs away with Soock monday August 24,1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 pm Tor a b by Raffl Cut  s Keith Sultan Ctm necks in front of  Catcher Herb Pittman doling sunday s title Gune bears claim men s Crown Baum older Germany the Baum older bean pushed across two unearned runs in the lop of the i oth inning Here sunday then held on to defeat the Kaiserslautern panthers 7-6 and win the Usa eur men s slow pitch softball championship. The v corps Champion bears batting first despite their status As hosts for the double elimination tournament cashed in a pair of Lead off singles from John wiil Ndoc and Chris Thompson when Kaiserslautern left fielder Wayne Arnold let Bobby Adams single get through him. Thompson and Willidge both scored As the bail rolled to the Wall. The defending Usa eur champs tried to Battle Back in the last of the i oth but managed Only a Sacri fice Fly by Chris Tate which followed Keith Sutton s Lead off triple. Baum older s Victory negated a Bottom of the seventh Panther rally which sent the game into extra innings. Trailing i-4 i tic two Oul the panthers champions of the 21st support come scored the tying run when shortstop Adams booked a hard ground Ball off the bal of Chris tale and allowed Pinch runner Chris hard Knick to score from second. Hard Nick was running for Don Johnson whose Lead off double put the Panther sin position to profit from Adams mistake. Usa eur softball both teams squandered several scoring opportunities. Kaisers Autem stranded two runners on the first an third and Baum older left the bases loaded in the eighth and again in the 10th, despite plating the even Tual winning runs. The bears playing in the winners bracket pushed across single runs in the first on an rib double from Pitcher David Stratton and in the fourth on a two out Home run off he Bat of Catcher Herb Pittman. But the panthers struck for four runs and the Lead in their half of the fourth. Arnold and de Winters drilled Lead off singles and both scored when Chris Thomp son booted a grounder off the Bat of David Shaw. Shaw ended up at third and scored on Eurskine Lyons single Lyons left temporarily for Pinch runner Eric Eisen who came All the Way around to score when the relay on Don Johnson s single 10 Center Gol away. Johnson advanced to second on the play but died there As the next three batters were retired easily. The dears retook the Lead in their next at Bat when Willridge s double to right cashed in a pair of singles. Adams then drove in wiil Ndoc with a two out single to set the stage for the last and extra inning fireworks. Bruenn Czechoslovakia up australian Wayne Gardner Rode his Honda to Victory in the Soock Czecho Slovakia grand prut sunday to consolidate his Lead in the world championship race. Gardner who started in pole position seemed at ease with the new circuit and under no threat from his rivals. The win was probably More difficult than it seemed Gardner said after the race. I concentrated on widening the Gap Between myself and the following riders to avoid a due for Reading Posi Tion in the Lance  current world Champion american Eddie Lawson tussle with Yamaha Ica male Tadahiko Taira of Japan for second and third places. Lawson was Able to mount Only one unsuccessful Challenge on Gardner s dominance in the latter stages and bad to be Content with second. It was a Good Day for Yamaha riders with american Randy Mamola who trails Gardner in the championship standings by 26 Points placing fourth. An estimated crowd of 230,000 watched the grand prix races on the South moravian circuit which was completed Only in june. The race of the Day was a hard fought Battle in the 2socc class. West Germany 37-year-old Toni Mang who has a Large following of East Ern european fans had to fight hard for i Victory with the Lead changing con stantly. Saturday Mang expressed pleasure Over the new circuit it is exacting an secure he said. Everyone can ride fast Here. In the curves Here is so much space that five riders Tan go in  Carlos Lay ado the reigning 250cc world Champion missed me race. Hews injured in a training spill on Friday and flew Home to Italy saturday. Pitburg rambles past we Bruecken 27-0 Pitburg a Germany Ber Tram Chew passed and ran the Wilbur Barons past the we Bruecken warriors 27-0 sunday in a Continental sports conference exhibition football game. Chew the Barons new quarterback from Dowell md., fired a 58-Yardtouchdown pass 10 Derrick Wilkins to Mayvil 14-0 in inc third Quarter. Chew came Back Early in the fourth Quarter to Rush 3 Yards to pay dirt Bil Tuire. Playing its Only exhibition opened the scoring with 11 13 left in lie fir ii hair on Emmell Glover s 9 Yard to. Glover last year s starting a a replaced Chew in the drive. Tilburg s final to came on third siring of Thomas Wennen s 28-Yard, pus to Gerald Johnson. The Barons rushed for 24b Yards Wilh Freddie Miller gaining 108 on 24 carries Gene Longstreet who starred i Alconbury last year contributed 53 Yards in 12 carries. Bit Bure completed just three of 21 passes for 95 Yards. The warriors open the regular sea son Sepe. 5 at Home against Ramstein. The Barons Start sept. 7 by Bossin Wiesbaden. In sunday s other exhibition. Sum Bach beat the Karlsruhe a Ladner Griefs of the German american league 27-0. . Completes openers Safe s other league the . Sports cont Tynce. Completed us opening weekend sunday Wilh upper he fora blanking Fairford 20-0 and  Healing Mildenhall 14-12. On saturday defending  e Champion Chicksands lost in Iken Heath 14-2 and Greenham common Upham Alconbury 16-2  
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