European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 24, 1987 the stars and stripes prep Pickin s it s Short season for Germany golfers would you believe it Many fall sports program is in ils last week of regular season Competition All the pollen Convene at Heidelberg Friday for final qualifying round for the i9s7 championship tournament scheduled oct. T-2 Over the same venue. Tom Leblanc Dodds Germany athletics coordinator said wednesday that final qualifying Stan Dards will be established at a pc Competition meet ing of the coaches Friday morning. We want to set a maximum score for eligibility because this is a Dodds championship Leblanc said. Any one who has averaged no worse than the determined score will Advance to the  Stuttgart s Shawn Reyes and Fred Gra Roblin Hei Delberg s Sean Smith and ran Stein s jct Fluty and David Lockyer have been the lop boys this year. Al have been around so it was a Good beginning for the first full week of prognostication. 1 connected on 16 of 22 games raising the season record to 18-7-0, .720. There have been no lies so far this year and the chances of there being some have been greatly reduced. No conference games in Dodds Germany canned in a standoff because use of the Kansas tie breaker to determine game winners is mandatory. Previously tiebreakers were used Only to determine league representatives for playoff games in Case deadlocks in final standings existed. However for some strange reason tiebreakers have been installed Only for league games. The 1986 87 regulations specifically say no non conference ties will be determined via the tiebreaker. 1 suppose half a cake is belter than none. Seeking even greater Heights and hoping there Areno ties this week it looks like run Uteri 18, Heidelberg 14 Mannheim 13, Kalu Lautem 12 Wiesbaden j2, Sfa Tygart 8 Bandhold Tell  12  Nuernberg 27, a fetch 6 Woodbridge 20, Ako Nunry 12 Lakenheath 18, London 14 a Fem 33, Naples Green 22 a Pitonza while 36, Naples White 28 Rota 25, Tom Jon red 8 Torrejon while 25, Zaragozi 0 Frankfurt 18, Wuerzburg 14vilseck 20, Berlin 12 hahfl27,8adkknznachl2 Fulda 19, soraterbcrr6 Glessen 20, Munich 18 Augsburg 12, Karlsruhe 6 shape  12 Bamberg 26, Brussels 6 ulml6.bonni4 accent 22, Ai Ubach in isb25,cronghtonl2 there Are several Tough is on that list especially Giessen at Munich. Those two schools played for the Smalt schools title last year after a format Chang locked oui the by Tenor Champion and Giessen prevailed. The original schedule draft showed Giessen play ing at shape his week. However several changes were made right away in order to set up better Geo graphical and school size matchup according to Leblanc. Some people have been claiming that the change were effected because Giessen did l wan any part of a Strong Bennor team. How asinine in my mind a Tietsen shape arrangement this week would have been better because it would have matched two excellent clubs which otherwise could t meet this year because of playoff scheduling which sends the Bennor Champion against the . If Giessen and Munich arc As Strong As they have been touted chances Are they will meet in the Ger Many a Small schools playoff game. It would make for a More exciting playoff if two undefeated leans which had t met before clashed for a title. Now of course that cannot be. 1sb Staci Rcd its current longest win string in Europe to 16 games by beating Brussels last week. The Streak probably will continue for 3 while because the tougher teams Hahn accent and shape arc at season s end Tor Larry Kelly s raiders. Comes time for the year s first stars and stripes offensive and defensive players of the week. Victories for Stuttgart Haven t been that plentiful Over the years but the stallions launched their 1987 aaa Campaign with an impressive 20-0 Triumph Over Frankfurt. Freddie Giddens engineered that big Triumph with three touchdown passes among his 17completions in 26 attempts for 192 Yards. So he is the Man of the Hou r. Containing the sweep is vital to a Good defense and ram Stem ends Billy Jenkins and Chris Killcy were Superb last week against Bill Una. They combined for 14 solos 16 assists and four sacks As the royals registered a 17-0 non conference Victory to earn recognition. It almost always is the same inc first week or so of the Campaign some of the Home coach shave reported Lack of cooperation from the visiting coaches in All sports on the Correct spelling of names three parents called to say that we had misspelled names in our stories sunday. Perhaps the Best answer would be to Exchange up to Date rosters before the Competition begins. Another problem appears to be the failure of revisiting football coach to Supply statistics on his team. It is difficult to give proper coverage if information is lacking. And the Only people who arc Hurt arc the athletes. The big schools volleyball tournament is set for Baum older nov. 7, according to , he has a problem concerning the Ger Many a South tournament no one seems to wan tit. It will be quite difficult for any of those teams Toad Vance to the Small schools tournament if they Don t have a league championship meet he said. The Dale for the a South is oct. 31, with the Small schools tournament scheduled a week lateral Giessen. It is hard to understand Why Dodds Germany runs into the same problem of looking for tournament Sites at the last minute year after year. Tha Sun and strip last might be first at least in no by Alan Robinson Pittsburgh a last place Isth worst place to be during baseball s september stretch drive but the Sandiego padres and the Pittsburgh pirates Are convinced that the last shallot first a few months ago a National league championship series Between the base ment bucs and the pitiful padres would have seemed unrealistic before the endow the Century. The pirates appeared header for fourth straight season in the no East cel Lar the padres dreadful 12-42 Start had fans speculating they might be the worst big league team sine the 1962 new York mets. There were jokes that padres Rookie manager Larry Bowa s tenure would be measured not in months but in min Ima. Look who s laughing now. The pirates armed with some of base Ball s Best Young pitchers have been on of baseball s hottest teams since july twice mourning seven game winning streaks. They recently won 18 of 21. The padres loaded with talented Young hit ters Are 51-45 since june 12, a record bettered in the no West Only by Divi Sion leading san Francisco. Sometimes adversity is Good for you Bowa said. I would t wish what happened to us on your worst  kids do Well in the minors and think thing will be the same in the majors. But it s not that easy. All those kids we throw out then Are better no than they were in  pirates manager Jim Leyland agrees. Sometimes your Young players have to learn How to lose before they learn How to win said Leyland. We re no tout of the Woods yet but our kids Are learning How 10 stay after it. We re Ahe Kuva lot closer to being a Good team now than we were three or four  so much better in fact that both clubs Are making a spirited run to escape the cellar this year. Bowa and Leyland labor in he shadows of High profile general mat trader Jack Mckeon of Sanand Pittsburgh s loquacious Syd who have received considerable creditor their teams turnarounds. But both teams Mirror the competitive some limes combative nature of their manag ers. Bowa and Leyland weren t particularly talented players. Bowa managed to milk 16 major league seasons out of mar Ginal ability and High Strung intensity. Leyland caught in the minors for seven years never batting higher than .243 but acquired a reputation Lor being a tireless worker and teacher. Bowa battled with his Young player Early in the season and questioned their motivation. But even after he nearly traded clubhouse Puncho with Stanley Jefferson he refused to divert from his plan to Slick with his youngsters. Now a lineup filled with Young Talent Uch at Jefferson Benilo Santiago Shane Mack John Knik and of course no batting Leader Tony Gwynn has devel oped into one of the most solid in base Ball. Bowa s stubbornness has paid off in stability. I Don t think i m a Lough on players like Jefferson or Mack As i was in april and May Bowa said. It s a rollercoaster. The Only Way to become consist ent is to learn by mistakes. The first thing my wife always tells me is re member when you played that puts Witback in perspective. The Young kids have finally jelled said shortstop carry Templeton one of the few remaining veterans from the padres 1984 no champions. They got the Confidence. Just basically we started playing better As a  the pirates quickly fell into their Cut Alomary sixth place in april but Leyland did t give up on Youthful pitchers such As Doug Drabek Mike Dunne Bria Fisher and John Smiley. Drabek oct 2 11, has won seven of his last nine Start Sand Dunne acquired in the Tony Pena Deal from st. Louis on april i is 9-1 in his last 12 starts. Since july we be pitched great Ley land said. I m not one who believes in a great Deal of momentum but 1 do know the better you pitch the better Chance you have of  Andy Van Slyke not Only has nought a consistent hat with him from st. Louis he splayed a Gold Glove Caliper Center Field. Jose land has been the regular second Tum Man for Only three Meek but Thrift 11 Al ready Catling him the Slickest Fielding pc pirates do Drabek. Future Ace of arc staff on j baseman since Bill Maic Roicki. We be finally got the Talent in  we re learning How to win said Thrift who traded away veterans such Alrick Reuschl. Rick Khodan. Johnny Ray and Don Robinson to acquire unit May be the majors youngest team