European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 3, 1367 the stars and stripes Page 21 prep Pickin s Italy football program reinstated the format is different bul there will be football at Aviano Vincnza and Naples this year. And with that Good news prep picking launches his 19th full year As the slats and stripes prep sport editor. Welcome Back to All athletes coaches and administrators. And a Hearty Welcome to a newcomers. The formal will be identical to that which i have used since i inherited this position from then prep sports editor now sports editor Bob Wicker to make the column As interesting and fair As it can be o present All sides of an Issue to carry reports on former Dodds athletes who May be carving niches elsewhere to congratulate when orchids Are merited and to chide whenever a situation might Call for onions. I wish All the Best for All the individuals and learns in every Dodds sport during school year 1987-88. Football will be reinstated in the Italy sports program Dodds Mediterranean Sei enc Allie Etc coordinator Guy Abromo said recently when i met with him in Torrejon. It will be a five team eight Man format. There is much interest in football in the communities involved and Hope filly the eight Man team concept will encourage other schools to enter the league the fall of 1988." Abramo said that Naples and Vicenza will each Field two teams and that Aviano will have one. The games will be played on a regulation football Field. A strict draft outlined by Abramo will be held to determine the players on the Naples and Vicenza earns which will be selected after All players have been practising for about 10 Days for the first year a football candidates at the schools will be put in the draft. A flip of a Coin will determine the first selector. That coach will gel one Choice. The second coach will then get two picks. The coaches will alternate from that Point with each getting two picks every time. A player will remain with the team he has Bee picked for throughout his High school career. If a player quits during the season and comes out again the next year he still will be on his original team. After the first year Only the incoming freshmen and transfers from other schools will be on the draft list. The rosters and picking order will be kept in the school office and copies will be sent to the District supervisor s and Mediterranean superintendent s of fice. Anyone transferring in during the season goes on the team which has the next pick actually football never has been missing from the Italy program. Aviano Naples and Vicenza competed through 1986, and Over the years Brindisi Livoto and Simonella had fielded teams the last three dropped football because their student enrol Ben Abrams mint became so Low they could no longer compete with the others. Then last Spring. Helen Centanni in Italy District schools supervisor after consulting the High school principals decided to abolish the sport be cause among other reasons Only three teams Avi Ano Naples and Vicenza had been competing and three teams Don t make a  after much consideration it was decided for the Good of All people concerned that dropping football was the Best course of action we could Lake Here i Italy Centanni said. Only the three bigger schools Aviano Naples and Vicenza competed last year. Aviano in t really that big and it has been taking a beating the last few years. She also said that football did t fit into the Pic Ture of a program trying to develop lifetime activities and cited economics and injury problems As other contributing factors leading to the discontinuation of the sport. Thai there was much interest in the communities As Abramo said was an understatement. There was so much interest and enough pressure was applied by parents that the problem reached the Dodds Washington and higher military Levels before it was re solve military families living in the communities affected by the decision to drop football asked their superiors to intercede and look into the possibility of reinstating it new Italy District superintendent Warren Van Zee said. When the topic was broached to or. Stremple newly appointed director of Dodds John Stremp Lehe urged the Mediterranean Region to reinstate football if at All possible and the new program was  in the original planning football was replaced by boys volleyball. Abramo said that volleyball remains on the Agenda bul Van Zee sees some possible prob lems ahead. When you figure the size of the schools split the number Between boys and girls and try to Field two football teams and also compete in Cross country and boys volleyball it can be Tough. It might come la the stage where something will have to give Vanzee said. There is a new High school at Comiso this year and it has been scheduled to compete in the full Italy schedule not counting football. The Germany golfers and netters get the jump on the rest of the Dodds athletes when the swing Inlo action Friday and saturday. Golf comic tuition is scheduled at killing in and Halm with 15schools expected to Field teams. Football mates is debut sept. 12 in the  the . Anil the rest of the schools swing into action. We Here in he is sports department Hope to make this the Best year Ever in prep coverage. To do this we Wilt need assistance from All coaches in gel Ling their reports in As soon As possible after the completion of each event. Those Calls must be made the Day the event is held no Calls will be accepted sunday or monday on saturday s activities. The absolute in office deadline for Calls from Germany is 7 30 . Callers from England and the Mediterranean May Call As late As 9 . Germany time. The stars and stripes can be reached directly in sports via ets 348-5225 or 348-5269, or throughout switchboard at ets 348-5741 or 348-s823. We also can be reached by Auto on or commercial lines. To get through via Alovon it is necessary to go through either Heidelberg or Frankfurt ask for Stan and stripes and then ask for sports. The Normal civilian sports numbers arc 06135 601225 or 06155-601269 however on Busy Days we also have Access to the following civilian Exten Sions �01216, 601236, 601237, 601255 or 601282. We Are very Busy on High school sports Days. So if you get a Busy signal please Call Back. We Demil Clyant your reports. In Golf we will take learn scoring the first 10 boy Sand first five girls and any noteworthy items. In Tennis we Wani team scoring boys singles and Dou Blet and girls singles and doubles. In Cross country. We want team scoring and both the top 10 boys an girls with the Winner s Lime at the end of each category. In volleyball we want Only the scores. In football the si5 will use score by quarters chronological scoring statistics team and outstand ing individual defensive luminaries etc., enough data for game stories. The Turkey schools Aren t playing football opting instead for track and Field in the fall. In of we win take learn scoring and inc top two finishers in each event along with the winning Lime distance or height. In All sports we need first and last names of All competitors visitors As Well As Hometown cars. It would t be fair to run just one team s achievements would it the Home coaches arc responsible for get Ting us the results bul the visiting coaches should cooperate As far As names and statistics arc concerned. In addition o the above 1 would like a roster of nil coaches in All Spiru at each school with Home Telephone numbers if available. I would like the coaches to submit head shots of outstanding prospects As Early As possible. That Way we would have them available whenever something special has Bee achieved. To Sura id to ten Johnsons Allen earn spots on All army squad fort Hua Chuca Ariz three Usa eur golfers were selected to theall army Golf squad following tuesday s fourth Ana final round of the army coi championships. Men s open golfers Mark Johnson of Wiesbaden Ana Al Johnson of Wuerz Burg and women s golfer Ruth Ann Allen of Schweinfurt made All army but missed championship Gold. Steven Galing of fort Devens who also was selected to the All army team blasted a final Day 73, two better than second place finisher Wiesbaden John son s 75, to grab a five stroke win. Wuerzburg s Johnson look third after a 76 fourth round Outing to total a 303,other Usa eur men s open golfers included key Anderson of ,b2-75 75-so312 Juan Perci of Darmstadt. 79 76-76-85316 Mark Malcolm of Heidel Berg 76-76-78-89324 and Tim is Rutzel of Stuttgart 86-81 -80-84 331. Allen one of two Usa eur women golfers in the championship picked up Ramstein grabs up title shells Pitburg s Clark 9-2 Bis him try Gui Sclitt of Al and mrs Johnson. Third and second place finishes six strokes on Leader Colleen Shubert of fort Gordon who was named to the All army squad but still fell six Short of firs place. Allen s final round of 90 gave her a four Day tally of 356, while Shubert finished with a score of 350. Emailia Rosalo of Stuttgart shot a 96 for a 393 total. In men s seniors play Marc Lowrancy of Stuttgart led Usa eur golfers with an 83 for a 3 is Paul Kibbat of Stuttgart shot a 82325 and William Bewely of Grafe Woehr had an 84325. Raf wether5fteld, England Cheryl Trapnell scored the first and last runs for the a protein lady rams to Lead her team to the women s Safe slow Pilch softball title wednesday with a 9-2 shelling of Tilburg s Mound Ace Kati Clark. Trapne drilled Clark s first pitch of Thor game Down the right Field line for an inside the Park Homer and scored the team s final run in the sixth inning after singling an crossing Home on a triple by by. Cueva. Clark had not allowed an earned run in 31 previous consecutive innings and was unsfored on until Ramstein scored an unearned run in a round Robin game tuesday which the Baran ettes won 4-1 to break rams in s perfect 5-0 record. Ramstein sealed the win with a four run burst in the third inning and a three ran fifth inning. In the third. Caroline Constable. Cueva and Candie Mcneil each singled to Load the bases. Roberta St Peter Fol Lowed with a single 10 drive in two runs Stacey Haynes hit a sacrifice Fly for a third run then Lynn Anderson connected for a single and the inning fourth run. Triples by Mcneil and Anderson a single by St. Peter and a sacrifice Fly from Kim Lawrence produced three runs in the fifth inning for a 8-2 Lead. Officials selected 12 ballplayers to the tournaments All tourney team. Selected from Ramstein were Cueva second Bas Trapnell shortstop and Mcneil third base from Ottburg selectee were dark Pitcher Jackie Tanner and Cris Ajensen Outfield. Others chosen were Lakenheath s Melissa Ancroft extra player and Mary Peterson Outfield Chick Sands Mary Schmidt first base and Belinda Chapman Outfield upper hey Ford s Tonya Gram Catcher and incur Lik s Jure riia White Outfield. An sports radio baseball Cleveland indians at Detroit