European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. January 17,1988 the stars and stripes v corps nabs 5 freestyle golds a final it min of Lii Vii tit ni�ii/u1 to f3v a 12bytomsaunders South utter Kirch guns Germany two v corps wrestlers celebrated a changing of the Colon ceremony in sat urday s Usa eur wrestling championship freestyle finals in route to a five Gold v corps performance. Hanau s Robert Ratlift and Baum older s Dennis do Recse won Silver medals in last year s tourney rat lilting inc 136.s-Pound class and Defreese in the 149.1 this year they traded Silver for Gold us a leaner Ratlift look inc 125.s title and Der desc grabbed the 149.5  Conn earned three first and the 21st support come and Berlin each took one. Ratliff blew past Berlin s tin Lowe 14-5 using multitudes of throws and take Downs. A run of 10-straight Points gave Ralliff a list period 14-1 Lead. He did t score in inc second period pre Ferring to be aggressively Safe Why should 1 score 1 had a comfortable Lead said Bailiff. I m not going to try to Force my moves and put myself in a  Defriese he of triangular proportions got past Fel Low Baum older Matman Lascelles Atkins 13-6. I jus stayed away and went for single Points explained  Points came in droves As Defreese picked up a 5-0 Lead on single Point manbevers in the first period before uncorking two big in Row in the second period lot the  corp fell Back on something old and two some thing news for ill other three  something old was Menau s Elvis Chambon who took the 136.5 title in 198. The two something a cwt were first time winners. Buu Holder s i14.5-Pounder Daniel stick Romero and Giessen s Cartton Pease in the 198 class. Chambers weathered a tight 5-3 first period against Berlin s Gary Reesor before unloading. If i can t gel inside i can t wrestle Aid Cham  got inside in the second period to open up a 10-3 Lead. Rector closed to 10-6, Bui. Chamber pulled off a take Down and a two Point till with seconds Usa eur wrestling left to Calm the threat the win was the end of a Long frustrating Road for Chambers. After Hij 1983 Triumph his career was put on ice until 1986 when he returned to the mat after two Yean simmering in the Stales. Chambers suffered a setback to his comeback when injuries froze his quest last year. Now hat the Hunt has ended. Chambers is hanging up his competitive shoes. Ill coach. Frn 29 Yean old and the Bones Don t heal like they used to he said. Romero started v corps medal Romp with a 45 pin against the 21st support come s Demorro hams of Kaiser Statem in the 114.5 class. I knew he Cut a lot of weight to make weight and. Did t do it Riant. I sensed he was getting tired and took it to him said Romero. And Pease grabbed v corps last title with a 3 15pin Over Vii corps s Loren Ames of Ansbach in the 198 class. Pease and Ames go Way Back. They met for the 1980 Oregon state High school championship which Ames won. They also battled in Junior College bouts. Pease competed for North Idah College and Ames attended Clackamas College in Ore gon. He s ahead of me by one win still said Pease. The two have wrestled seven limes. Pease look Ames to the mat after the loser mis fired on a gut wrench. He got too High when he tried to tilt me. 1 grabbed his head and pulled it under said Pease. Three golds went to Vii corps on opposite ends of the scale the firs Gold came in the lightest weight and the other two in the heaviest classes Heilbronn i Arnold Lewis look the 105.5 class out scoring v corps Paul Singer of Giessen 19-14. Singer jumped to a 10-7 first period Lead and main Tai edit until two minutes in the second period. Then came Arnold Lewis who countered with eight Points in the final minute of the second period is erase a 12 10 deficit and cruise to the  Vii corps big dudes Douglas Meridith of Heilbronn. The f9s6 198 Branic medallist and Roger Herrera of Aschaffenbur pulled their weight. Mend Ieth overcame a 10-2 deficit in the 220 division by pinning Gary v corps s Venable of Frankfurt in 429. I was hoping something would  said me a Idich. I went on instinct. When he took me Down with 1 45 left in the second period he left his Arm draped Over my shoulder and did i Hook my leg. Thai left pc Noble open for an Arm spin which minus the a spells pin. Venable unlimited Silver medallist last year real lad his Faux Pas. I should be bailed out. But 1 thought 1 could till him he said a corps coach Paul Rohler knew belter you Don l get of your Back against Menditch. He t too compact said Rohler who recalled the duo s preliminary match held  threw Mer Idich Down Bui could t hold  threw Venable Down and did. Dejavu. Hen Era outlasted the 21st support come s James demos 3-2 for the unlimited title. The Zisl support come and Berlin each grabbed one  Lewis of 21 is support come the defending 1 3.5 Champion retained a title with a 13-2 decision Over v corps Corey Scheldt of Giessen. I slapped at his legs to keep him thinking i d go forthe legs then i d go upper body said Lewis. Although a simplistic slate by it worked. _ Lewis went up -2 in the firs period and ran of seven straight in the second for the Gold. Wilbur Wolf gave Berlin a title by using his College experience to Beal v corps Kieth Williams of Hanau 15-1 in the 180.5  wrestled collegiate  said Wolf who competed Al the University of West Virginia. At Wavu he went to the Mcaa championships in 1984 and 85 in the 190 division and lost in the quarterfinals both Usa eur action turned to Greco roman preliminary matches saturday evening with championships scheduled to Start at 2 . Sunday. Cuba issues 2 demands for games participation Mexico City a Cuba will not participate in the summer olym pics in Seoul South Korea unless the safely of its athletes is guaranteed an North Korea is a co Host the cuban news Agency Prensa Latina said Fri Day. President Fidel Castro sent inter National olympic committee presi Dent Juan Antonio Sam ranch a letter advising him of the decision. Manuel Gonzalez Guerra president of the cuban olympic committee read the letter in Havana the Agency said in a dispatch monitored in Mexico City. Castro said he deeply regretted the decision but added our nation and our athletes who Are guided by deep ethical standards and a great sense of Honor will not be discouraged and will continue preparing for the olym pics in Barcelona in 1992 if they do not commit the senseless act of sanctioning us for maintaining honest conduct Prensa Latina Saint Cuba would be willing to reconsider its decision if an olympics free of violence is guaranteed in Seoul an North Korea is a co Host the dip ate quoted Castro As saying. Switzerland s Mueller takes men s downhill Pir Masens wins 3 in tourney Mueller Heidelberg Pir Masens and Bremerhaven were the Only two undefeated men s teams in inc Martin Luther King basketball tournament saturday after two of Days Competition Al Pallon Barracks. Parma sons has chalked up three Victo Ries and Bremerhaven two. The Road runners whipped us Heidelberg a German team 109-99, Grafin Wuhr 99 71 and Karlsruhe 118-104. Bremerhaven chalked up victories Over the Heidelberg generals 99-96 i overtime and 98-93 Over the Frankfurt sky walkers a civilian team. Gran Robinson led the Road miners to their first Victory with 31 Points and John Womble tallied 22. Robinson also lopped Pirro ascus in ils second win with 20 Points and Wayne Smith had 17.james Patrick and Ray Scot scored 14 apiece for Grafen Flor. Kurt Wilson had 22 Points and Robin son Smith and Don Crisp had 21 apiece in the Karlsruhe game. Russell Copeland and Robert Estes each 23 for the pacers. Bremerhaven nudged Heidelberg de spite the 40-Pnini Effort of Everett Jor Dan. The victors were led by Andy Vin son with 24 and Randy Morris with 19. Morris scored 22 and Lewis Gentry had 21 in the Triumph Over Frankfurt. In other games Frankfurt beat Heil Bronn 70-Fis, and Heidelberg Defeated Heilbronn 85-70. Bremerhaven also on two games in the women s tournament beating Stutt Gart ss-5j and Grafen Wuhr 68-64 As Lave me kill led the Way with 29 and 21 Points in the respective games. A other women s games Pir Masens Beal Heilbronn 65-59 and Heidelberg downed Parma sons 84-31. Bad Klei Kirchheim Austria up reigning world downhill Cham Pion paler Mueller of Switzerland snatched Victory from teammate Pirmin Zurbriggen Here saturday in a world cup downhill replacing the cancelled Hahnenkamp classical Kitz Bushel. Franck Piccard of France stormed in from Start number39 and bumped austrian Veteran Leonard Stock into fourth place. Pic card became the firs Frenchman since 1972 to finish among the to three in a downhill. It was a difficult race and certainly for me no without mistakes Mueller said after the race. At one Point 1 slipped badly but managed to gel Back on toe  mueller1 Victory had been lipped by Zurbriggen after his teammate s Good showing in final reining Friday. The result left italian Albert Tomba Atixhe head of the Overall Points standing with 151 Points. Zui Boggen narrowed the Gap to Nisi four Points and is at 151. Guenther Madr of Austria is a Distant third with 64 Points. Fifth was Rob Boyd of Canada with a time of 1 54.19. Boyd was the Only Canad an to place in the lop 15. He teammate Brian Lemmle fell in the final training Friday and suffered a knee injury. West Germany s Martil Wasmeier placed sixth with 1 54.28, and Norway  1 54.41. The weather and the continued Appal Ling Snow conditions dictated that Theca Usif was very difficult. Organizers had been battling for Days to main inc Coyer of artificial Snow us temperatures continued. To  s Jan Hein Thorson and West Germany s Sepp Wildgruber both fell Dur int he Tat stages of their runs. Wildgruber catapulted Down the slope head Over heels and had to a lifted from the course to a Hospital by helicopter. Doc tors reported he has severe concussion but no broken Bones and will need to be Hospi Tal izod fora few Days Jeff Olson was the Only american entrant in the lop so placing 47lh in 1 57 56.bill Hudson of Floc . Did not finish. Walliser wins women s race z1nal, Switzerland a defend ing Champion Maria Wall scr came from behind saturday to Edge Michuta Fig main a 1-2-3 Swiss sweep of n women s world cup downhill ski race. The 24-year-old Wall scr. Set Back by the flu during the Holiday break completed the 2.870-Meler course in 1 min Ute j2.i7 seconds finishing seven hundredths of a second ahead of Figini the olympic Gold medallist at Sarajevo. Brigile Oertli was third in 1 5187, Walliser s Victory marked the sixth Swiss downhill Triumph in As Many races this season. Veronika Wallinger was the ton austrian finisher placing fourth in i s3.sz. She was followed in filth and sixth places respectively by Austria s Karin Gutensohn and Canada Laurie Cotham. Edith Thys of Squaw Valley Calif was inc top american finisher lying Chantal Bou Misson of Switzerland for Hill at 1 54.52. Figini who has won three downhill this season against Walliser s two remained on lop of the Overall standings with 171 Points Wall scr is second will 127 Points