European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday August 31,1987 the stars and stripes Ruga 25 Ramstein repeats at safes a hellen1kon a Greece Roger Abraham s sacrifice Fly in the lop of the eighth inning broke a 4-4 tie and enabled the Ramstein ram Robin portion of use tournament at 6-1, avoid necessary Pine for the Safe litle. The til gained the championship match with a i would have had to defeat the defend dog cams to defeat the sem Bach to in 5-4 in extra inning and repeat As Safe men i Low pitch softball champions. Wilh the Victory the rams who finished the round avoided an if a. Tigers who _ s-2 Mark defending Champion twice rim j for the Crown. Abraham s rib came As a Relief to the Ranu de sense which allowed three unearned runs in the tigers fourth and squandered a 3-0 Lead. The Tiger cored their three Wilhour the Benefit of a hit As four errors two by Pitcher Fred Ford handsome bad judgment on an attempted Force play Al Lowed the first la batters in the inning to reach safely. The defensive lapses erased the three run Lead Ramstein had amassed in the top of the inning. Tourney map Larry Mckoy who was held Hom Erless on a sunday with the wind blowing in started things for the rams with a Lead off double and moved to third on Johnny Hernandez Jingle. Abraham Fol Lowed with a single to drive in the tint run of the game Fred Ford then singled to plate the other two Sembach toot the Lead in the fifth when All tourney shortstop Wayne Pennington s Jingle cashed in a Lead of base the champions got the run Back in the sixth when a throwing error allowed on a single by Ford allowed Abraham who had also singled to score the run that sent the game into extra innings. Rain saturday night had washed out the completion of the round Robin portion of the tournament so Sun Day s play opened with three games required to close out the schedule. Mildenhall and Host he Lanilon started play with a Chance to tie Sembach for the championship berth but both lost to put Sembach into the finals without a playoff Bents to 7, hellenic in 4 a pair of three run phantom innings Cost Halle in kon.4-3,. Glenn Nichols and Steve Dunster each drove in a pair of runs for bin Walers which finished at 3-4 Afier losing its first four games. Rhein Maln 5. Mildenhall 2 Fred Gilbert Well 3 Tor 3 with a pair of Bis As the rockets ran their record to 3-4 and ended mild halts title Hope. The marauders finished Al 4-3, Rob teen 8, Comly 4 Ford and Brian Harmon each were 3 for 3 As the rams rang up their sixth Victory against one loss. Comiso finished at 1-6, in the cellar a game behind fair ibid 2-5. Amour Amrol tera Pitcher Ford Ramstein Catcher Tim Stumpf Rhein main first base Sandy Foster Mildenhall Sec Ond base Brian Dooley Ramstein shortstop. Penning Ion Sembach third base Mckoy rams Lem Outfield Charles Bollello Ramstein Stan Hayes Sembach Glenn Melendez Rhein main and Bill Bone Hill Chi Kon and extra player Bob Mason of Aviano who played for hell Nikon. Mckoy was named map and Foster compiled the highest Balling average of the tourney at .696. Hanson captures 4 Gold medals on final Day of Usa eur meet Bubuc Syfox staff writer Kitzinger. Germany Augsburg s Cardell Williams took three years to win the 1,500.asctuflenburg s Chris Banner look two Yean to win the High jump Wiesbaden s Theresa Hanson took one Day to win four Gold medals. So went sunday s finale of the usar eur track and Field championships a three Day event Hurt Law Vul corps dominate with 22 Gold medals to v corps was Williams reaction to talking the 1,300 meters in 4 01,98. The 17-year-old Captain clinched i with a kick that booted Wil Flecken s Mark Thompson to second place at 4 02.88. Second place was reserved for Williams in 1985 and 86. He just lost to John Vance record setting 3 52.30 iwo years ago then got nipped at the line by Carlyle Telesford last year. This time with three buddies from his West Point Days looking on Williams took the Lead with 300 meters to go then with Thompson breathing on Bis sweat Williams turned it on. The kick is my Forte and i knew it would come Down to thai said was Happy to have anything after just coming off Field duty. If i was i shape maybe i could be shot for the re Cord but pm grateful to be Able to make it said Williams who headed for re forger later in the did in All mentally. I Learned my lesson list year. I relaxed and Tost in photo finish. This Lime i would t Lei anybody beat neither would Bonner. In 1986, Banner look second in the High jump in Baum older i Clyde Harp. Sunday Bonner took first Wilh a leap of 7 feet 6 inches. Harp could t keep up. He i 6-1 of claiming the Silver Over Nuernberg s Michael Clark who also had 6-10v bul More you see him with his arms up said Harp of Bonner s Victory Salute on his first try at 7-Mi. I knew he would nabbing the Gold Bonner shot for the record. But when he failed three times at 7-2, he could t continue to try for the 7-3w that Jim Barrineau set in 1981.that s it for Bonner in Usa eur. He s scheduled to rotate to fort Riley kan., next los Angeles native Hopes to reach All army for a second Slraight year Harp plans to win a third Usa eur Gold in the High jump next year. Ill Winit again when he leaves he said. Wuerzburg s Ann Reed did win in women s High jump again she broke the record for the third Slraight year. She might be gone higher than her 5-8, but a bad knee ended her slopped Hanson. The 20 year old Wiesbaden medic burned the Competition for three records and a fourth Victory. She won the 100 in 12.08, busting the 12.10 set five years ago. She won the 200 in 24.62, erasing the 24.71 timed four years ago. She anchored the v corps team to a record 47.88 in the 400 relay. Baumholzer s Brenda Holloway and Hanau s Audra meat and Lisa Bryant teamed Wilh Hanson to break a 2-year-old Mark. Hanson also won the Long jump with tin not surprised,1 said the Newcastle speedster the been running since Junior High. E just wanted a Chance. Last year 1 find any Way to go out 1 did t know where to Check Hanson had to catch her breath to Check in this Lime. She ran the relay moments after winning the Long jump. I was upset i thought i d have time. I did t have no time 1 was tired bul i did t want to let you Guys Down she said 10 her teammates. Tall i want to do is go All army and can count on next Spring s All army Camp. Army coach Charli Greene says he needs women sprinters preferably Hanson and Holloway who took second in the 100 and 200. Greene who watched the meet was mostly impressed with Heidelberg s Lor Bearson. She set a Usa eur record for the fifth time by running the 3,000 in 9 42.41. That smashed her 10 10.02 of last s Cora Lisa Sheppard also continued her March through army track and Field. She won the javelin at 133-1, staying unbeaten in the javelin and Dis Cus through three Yean. The Vii corps men s 400-Retay team would be been Happy Wilh one Victory. Steven looked headed for a record. But when the Baton dropped Between third leg Ronald Baker of Stuttgart and Anchor Marcus Jackson also of Stuttgart Vii corps dropped out of sight."1 guess we wanted the record too bad said Baker. The Vii corp Gaffe opened the Way for Berlin s Triumph. The four bears who clocked the winning 41.s7 were William Jackson Greg Carr Andre Jordan and . husbands of Eunau did t win the masters 35 and older shot put. His 34-11 placed Ixta wed behind win Ner . Swanson of Schweinfurt whose 46-4 broke the record. But husbands 40, competed in his Lith Usa eur meet in 12 years. He plans to retire next month. Baum older edges Frankfurt for up title Frankfurt Baum older scored twice in the lop of the seventh inning for a 2-1 Victory and v corps fast Pilch soft Ball championship sunday after Frank fun had forced the if necessary game with a 3-0 Triumph. The championship earned eau hold or a trip to the Usa eur. Championships aug. 4-6 Al Stutlman. Alvin Fejeran singled to Start the win Ning rally and Mike Prince doubled in the lying run. Carl Kaplin s single plated Price for the game Winner. Frank Bias edged Richard Jackson As both pitchers yielded bul four Hiu. Jack ton Well Imo the seventh with a one hit Ter but gave up three hits thai produced the Baum older Victory. Frankfurt had taken a 1-0 Lead in the fifth on a walk and Vince Roas rib triple. Jackson who failed to fan a single Bai Ler in the second game had whiffed 12 Baum older hitlers in fashioning a five hit shutout in the first game Duel Wilh Bias who yielded six hit two of them Home runs Gary Wade slugged a Sola Shol in the second inning and John Frazier added another in the sixth. Frankfurt also scored in the opening Frame on an error. In saturday s action Baum older had sent Frankfurt into the loser s bracket with a 5-4 win. Pir Marsens rules 21st we Bruecken Germany Pir Masens edged Mannheim 1-0 Here Sun Day in the championship game of the double round room 21st support come fast pitch softball Lou Mamell. Mannheim beaten by we Bruecken 7-6 to Force the if necessary game for second place came Back to win the run Ner up spot Wilh an s-7 Victory. Ramstein san Vito Nab Lead Raf Wethersfield eng land defending Safe women s Champion Ramstein of the Continental sports conference and san Vito Italy of the Mediterranean sports conference each chalked up two wins Here sunday in the firs Day of the Safe women s softball tournament. Ramstein used tight defense to defeat Chicksands or the . 4-1,and a two Hitler by Roberta St. Petcen to Blank the , s Laken Heath squad 8-0. San Vito on the other hand bludgeoned its opponents sunday to prevail 10-2 Over . Champi on upper Heyford and 11-10 Over Csc entry Sembach in a see saw Slu Fesl. Standings at the end of the first Day of the round Robin tourney which runs through wednesday saw Ramstein and san Vilo on top at 2-0, Tilburg upper Heyford. In Ciurlik and Chicksands at 1-1 an Sembach and Laker Theale wingless at 0-2. Bridget Davis was 3 for 3 Wil seven Bis As the crusaders came from behind four times to win. Davis gave san Vito a Quick 4-1 Lead in the first Wilh a grand slam and delivered a two run triple in Hie fifth during a san Vito rally. A Mitten 4, Check Jodi 1 Cheryl Trapnell and Kim Law rence each delivered two run sin Gles As ram Ilein turned two Dou ble plays and let the defense throttle the Chicks. Rms urn 8, Lake Oheath q St. Peters pitched five innings of perfect baseball before Laken Heath Mary Peterson stroked a sixth inning single. Treen cell delivered two More Bis and Kandi Mcneill clubbed a three run Homer. Other scores sunday were bit Burg 10. Lakin health 4 in Ciurlik ii Sembach 2, and upper Heyford 6, Tilburg 3. An sports radio baseball Cut Frau Al Toronto 130 a on. Tuesday
