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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday january 10.19b8 the stars and stripes paga25 Wrasman nabs i 2th straight pin Csc collects 8 titles in Safe wrestling Sembach a. Germany Alconbury i Dan Wrasman recorded i 1zth-Siraighl pin in the Safe wrestling championships saturday As the United kingdom conference Maiden lifted four of nine free style titles in a Day that marked the crowning of seven double Gold medallists. The  s Tough freestyle showing diminished the fact hat the Continental spans conference ended the Cnoc wrestlers captured four. Wrasman logged in pins no. 11 and ii by matting two opponents in the 114.5-Pound freestyle title Chase. He recorded two pins in Friday s Greco roman com petition. His other eight pins were in last year s championships in which he captured double Gold and was named the outstanding wrestler. At with any Champion Wrasman fell the heat a marked Man feels when carrying he title of Champion. I had o work it lot harder this year Wrasman said. This year i was phys really More prepared but mentally i was weak. Today i Felt better than Friday but the Guys still kept coming at  one suy in particular was Rhein main s Joe Nuttall who chased and challenged Wrasman for 4 30 before becoming victim no. Ii. Nat tall was Tough. He really came at me recalled Wrasman. Victim no. 12, Rhein main s Mike Little went Down in typical Fly Walter fashion. I caught him in a Good head lock said Wrasman who added thai it was a smooth  Good enough and smooth enough to bring Little to the mat at 1 14, Cyrus Wynn of Alconbury became the . S Sec Ond double Gold Winner by using experience and lever age la overtake two Csc rivals in the 125 class. I think experience and my Chighi gave me the Edge said Wynn who wrestled for four years while attending Carson Newman College in term. I gel More leverage on  Wynn lopped harm s Ron Reynolds ij-7 in a Tough  he b be me a Lough match said Wynn. I beat him before. I had a fireman s Cany fora couple Points and a lot of  Wynn also manhandled Span Dahlem s Ronny Wavley 15-1 in a match he said was like a to technical knockout the . S other wins came in die 136 and 198 rat Gorio. Pull Palivoda of Alconbury joined stable mates Winaman and Wynn in the winners Circle by stringing a third straight title Palivoda claimed the 136 Gold by pinning runner up Damn dim Wald of Zweir Tocken in upper Heyford Charles  performed the Only dethroning task of the championship flattening buddy who Rafi to the mat at 2 57 for tint place in the 198 class. At the Lime who tall held an airy 9-1 Lead whorral of Berlin pulled he same stunt last year by toppling defending Champion George Nichols other double Gold Winnen included he Csc Brian Daly of Pitburg Rhein main s Keith Ellis and Larry Olney of Spang Dahlum and the macs Brian Van Baush of san Vito Italy and Ricardo Cue of Zaragoza Spain tournament officials selected Daly As the oui land a Csc three Gold Day started with Daly s 1 03 pin of second place finisher Dave Lobdell of Spang Dahlem in the 149 class. Ellis decision de Silver med Alist Russell Putney of Coulso. Italy 9-1 for the Iso title. Olney concluded the Csc title drive picking up hit second Crown overcoming a 5-7 deficit to pin Nin Nei up Jeffrey Slid Riam of Lakenheath at 2 51. Utuma men officials selected Daly As the outstanding arcs Van Baush a Navy lieutenant flopped Ronald cober of hell Nikon Greece in 3 46 to win Tho 163 title and Cue outdid Roger wend Colln of Simbach Foran unlimited division pin in 1 56 to give the Mac two freestyle titles. Zurbriggen wins men s downhill Val d Sere France a Pirmin Zurbriggen after two second place finishes won his first world cup downhill race of the season . Zurbriggen the Swiss skier who took two Gold and two Silver med als at last year s world championships and was the Overall world cup Winner posted the fastest time Ever on the Oreiller Killy course i minute 57.10mkunds. The brisk Day and icy fast course shortened for the race contributed to the fast clocking. The race was 3,390 meters longhand had a drop of s65 meters. Usually the course is 1,505 meters. The previous Best time was 1 59.20 by Conrad Cash Oman of Switzerland in 1982. Austria s 29-year-old pc Loran Anton Steiner look advantage of a Laic breaking Sun to come in Sec Ond with 1 57.64, edging Marc Girardelli the austrian who skis for Luxembourg and clocked 1 57.67. France Franck Piccard placed fourth in 1 57.87, and Italy Smi Chael Mair was fifth in 1 57.87. The highest american finisher was Tom Moc of Palmer Alaska whoa Stih Dis qua iffy cations pinned on 4 austrian women Swiss skier declared Winner Lech am Arlberg Austria api zoo Haas of Switzerland was declared the Winner of the season s third women world cup super giant slalom saturday after Sigrid Wolf who originally finished first and three other austrian were Dis qualified for violating regulations. Haas s time was i minute i5.5s seconds 20-hundredths of a second ahead of new runner up Catherine Quittel of France who was timed in 1 15.75. Third in 1115.79 was Michela Figini of Switzerland who defended her Overall world cup Lead. She has 121 Points 20 Points More than Blanca Fernandez Ochoa of Spain. The austrian women attached their Start ing numbers to their race suns in such a Wayas to gain an aerodynamic advantage Over Oiher competitors officials said West German coach Klaus Mayr said he saw that the tour austrian used safely pins to fasten their numbers to their suits which is forbidden under race rules. Mayr said he Laid the austrian skier about in but his warning was rejected and he lodged a protest. The race jury subsequently voted 3-2 to disqualify Wolf and fellow austrian Anita Wachter Sylvia Eder and Elisa Beth Kircher who placed fifth 10th and 12th, respectively. A subsequent austrian counter protest was rejected. The austrian ski federation announced that in would Appeal the per Mormance othe four at valid. A decision on the f1s directorate was expected to Lake several weeks. Wolf deprived of her Victory late said some of us have used safety pins but 1 certainly have  Micacla Gere of West Germany was fourth in 1 16.16 and of Mandez Ochoa finished fifth with a Lime of 1 16.18. I d belter not say anything now. Thai s a joke and ridiculous a disappointed Wolf commented on her disqualification. It is a sad thing to be beaten that Way. Stic also insisted that she had been deprived of a Chance to win the world cup in he Viper giant slalom Llu t Victory would have Given her 25 Points for an intermediate Lead in the standings. However Wolf said she believes that her skiing will not suffer from the disappointing outcome. I know i m in Good shape she said. Aspmo Switzerland Zoe Hill. Wins super a decision with the International ski federation f1s. Austrian officials were furious about the decision to disqualify the of four austrian women. Women s team coordinator Andy Rauch said he considered the the austrian ski federation in a disqualify the austrian. It sit id contrary to claims of third persons none of the starting number used by the. Austrian athletes were fastened to the race suits with safety  . Speed skaters sweep 500-meter race Innsbruck Austria a Amer ican  swept the first three places in the world cup 500-meter sprint event saturday. Dan Jansen set a track record in win Ning the race in 31.80 seconds ahead of teammates Nick Thometz and Many Pierce. Thometz was timed in 38.44 and Pierce was clucked in 38.il, world Champion Nikolai Gulyaev of the soviet Union also i a rack record in the 1,500 me left with a time of 1 min Pic 56.1 i seconds. Erik Plain of the United Stales was second in 1 57,08. One killed 3 injured in Africa rally Paris a a dutch competitor in the Faro Dakar rally died and two least mates were injured saturday just after the sum of the 10th leg from Prado to artist in niger rally organizers said. The victim was identified As Kees Vanloe Vujin 31, co Driver of a Daf truck that we in 15th place in the Overall provisional standings. Injured were the Driver of the truck Teo Van de riot and inc Mechanic. Dins Ross a Scot. The injured were evacuated to the nearest control Point by helicopter. In another Accident italian Motorc Yel isl Alessandro de pc Lri suffered abdominal injuries in a fall. De pc Lri was ranker eighth in the Overall provisional motor Cycle standings. Organizers said Van love Zion s truck rolled Over on a desert Sand Dune. Fol lowing the Accident which occurred about 20 Miles after the Start of the 418 mile pkg the Daf am Leader Jan de Rooy announced the withdrawal of his team from the rally organizers Taid. Do Rooy and co Driver Ivo  in eighth place in the Overall landings when the leg started from Djado. The Dat vehicles were dominating other trucks in the Competition on Friday the ninth leg of the rally we cancelled became of safety concerns. The organizers said they were not Able to assure refuelling for the helicopters that Fly regularly Over the course of the 7,982 mile rally the world s longest. In earlier serious accidents belgian motorcyclist Andre Malherbe suffered a severe Ncik injury and another belgian Guy Hynen broke both his legs in a fall. Am sports television and radio nil Puyo Fli Wain ton 1 Cal Cato pub. Sunday Houston it Dan or 10 Tun  
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