European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday March 8,198b the stars and stripes o Page 25sullivan tradition favors Foster b Hank love Nihon a sports writer Indiana Wujs apr _ if traditions any Greg Foster should receive the Suli Itai Ward As the nation s lop Amateur athlete tin it is presented monday night. Or the 57 past winners or the Awa Given by the Amateur athletic Union 34 have come from track and Field including five of the past six Honoreus. Aquatics with eight swimmers and three divers is a Distant second. Former Navy basketball Star Davi Robinson ulc Clad the associated press player or the year following his senior year is a finalist for the second year. However history in t on the Side of the7-foot. I Robinson the Only basketball players to receive the award which a athlete can Only win once arc Bill icy of Princeton for 1965 and Lon of Urcla for 1973. The Lisl of 10 finalist so inc award Given each year since Imp 10 the athlete voted the top athletic Gitche past year also includes arcs Llcy to Bra Schultz and John Smith Jakur celtic Banks gym Nast swimmer Janet Evans urea inn baseball Pitcher Karch Kraly and non Dierf swimmer Trade ruin con the award was established to Honor James e. Sullivan a founder and past aau president. Athletes arc nominated by National governing bodies for Amateur sports . Olympic committee officials an past winners. The Winner is Ihnn selected in National voting by More than 2,000pic, including members of the news inca Robinso Xifos signed with thetonia spurs. Hov Eicr Forron Anavy Secretary James h. A Mcd his no career by ruling a Center must serve iwo dolts Active Day in the Navy by fore starts combat of likes Oft trick Ewing and Kan Potter 29, of Chino Hills calif., was nominated after being ranked no. 1 in the world in the 110-Mctc? hurdles. Rerecorded last year s world s Best of 13.17 seconds in the event during a race i Switzerland and finished first in it at the world outdoor track and Field championships in Rome establishing 8 stadium record. Fosler also set american re cords in the so and 60-meter hurdles and a world record indoors. The list of Sullivan winners is a who who of american sports starting with golfer Bobby Jones who was the first Winner. The award is presented on the basis of character sportsman and ship along with outstanding . Two past win ticks a i a great Don Budge and runner James be recognize Dat Mojo frs Sullivan presentation first player in Wimbledon Ory to win the singles doubles and mixed doubles championship the Tam year is being honoured on the 50th on Niv Ersay of his selection. It s been 25years since Beany was selected after a year in which he so seven american and one world record Jackie Joyner a Croce the world re Cord Holder in the grueling seven t heptathlon who received the sul year will present it to this year Siau Jer before at expected capacity croww1,000 in the Indiana convention Cen Robinson 22, military obligation an Aba contract with the san Solhi spurs. The Woodbridge va., Rosw finished his collegiate career As inc Mcaa career Leader in blocked shots with 516 and was no 10 on the a Cawall Lime scoring Lisl with 2,669 Points. He also set Mcaa records for blocked shots in a season with 202 and in a game with 14. Ice finishing his College career Wii a 50-Poinl performance in a 97-82 Mcaa first round tournament loss Lomich Igan Robinson avenged 14 Points and nine rebounds per game for the United slates in the pan american games and is expected to play in the olympics this summer. Kraty. The Captain of the . Men volleyball team since 1984, is a Sullivan finalist for the third consecutive , 11, Ofsan Diego. Calif., has been a standout performer on Ilie nation most successful team in International Competition. To 1981, the . Men s volleyball team Defeated Cuba for the Gold medal in the pan american games. It also pos Ted victories Over the Host soviet Union in the finals of the Savvon memorial tournament and retained the Usa cup by defeating the soviets in the championship match. The Winner will be named Here for tiei0th consecutive year at a dinner Csc cd sportscaster Chris Schenkel with Al finalists scheduled to attend. The Almure Iausly was presented at news come Bice in the nation s Home town. The award is trek us Jim d nation ally for the second yearly Milky Way Candy bar. Nordic team includes 8 repeaters Garmisch West Germany lineup for the j98b Europe All services ski championships was completed Sun Day with the naming of 18 skiers for the Safe nordic team the All service meet one of the few army air Force sport comp Elk ions in Europe opens tuesday Here with the giant slalom followed by the slalom wednesday. Afler the Alpine Competition the nordic meet lakes Over next thursday and Friday in nearby enl Lebrunn. The Safe Cross country Tea announced by Cynthia Christ Safe sports office Basc Dwand saturday s air Foros Ruic events eight of the 1sjjtwrnamcd also competed in Tasu a s Alt services meet Here a Wolf and Diane Waliman of Safe skiing Frank Kratzer of Hahn an Don seniors Claude Carter la Dino Benl Waters and or of Ramstein and Bill Muhr Olden arc the returnees. Ladin last year in the open Divisi but most of Thutt Ron the men s team didst Jcj Piwin the 1987 All serv ices Rnjak Omasu Hansen of Greenham Winner of both open division. And the nordic combined at Safe lost week is new in Europe ibis la carry the air Force Colon against three time Usa eur and All service Champion Randy Sapp of Nalmberg. Joining Hansen Tratier and Berganio the open division will be Steven Teal of Wiesbaden Troy Pierson of Rhein like min main and Mitt Linard of Hahn. Teal and Minard will be moving up in class from the 30-39 division. Dick Baird a former All who did t Cam Peien a Blum Tesla a year Heads Siw group. Bair swept Ali of tier or in Ihn year s nordic seniors him will be seniors Carter i Jet and Andy Loeb of Ramstein when entrant last week. from Wiesbaden Tom Waldrop four some which also i Ciuni Ruhr Anrhein main s Richard Impf Slivinski of Rhein main was selected but cannot slay Here to compete so was replaced by 1mm, the Over-40 Al Ternate. Booker and Waldrop split the Victo Ries in the two masters races Here with Booker winning the , the Safe women s Champion in nordic will be joined by Roxanne of Avi a who was originally an emote Waliman moves in far Maryo Donnel who is unable to compete in other iwo alternates selected were Steve Petre Taria of Aviano in the open division Anc Graig Haiton of Wiesbaden in trails Hansen and Ladin were College roommates in 1978 at wis Consin Superior. Now they Are reunited As running buddies in the . And Skile armnies on the Safe team. Lacking Snow this Winter in eng san trained on roller Blades in Lahi ii Illi wheels on an inac Tive common. Wolf the Safe nordic and champs respectively both arc Dunat atthe Safe Hospital in Wiesbaden. In fact Wolf is resheske1 Boss Simonella wins 3, com Farmed title Simonella Italy Simonella won ill third straight com Farmed basketball championship Here the champions had to work hard to retain their title. It took three victories in leu than 12 hours. Simonella Defeated Rota 104-97 in the losers bracket final Sand then whipped previously undefeated u Maddalena twice hs-85 and 101-97,Robert Terrell led the Way in the championship game As Simonella erased a-39 halftime deficit to win Terrell later declared the tourney s most valuable player tallied 24 of his game High 38 Points after Hailes added 17 Points to the winning Effort and Kiric Perry and Sam Mic Mathis contributed 14 Points apiece. Steve Clark had 21 Points and Tyrom Vercen tallied 20 for the Traer. See Onell 88, u Maddolena Sterrell three Point shot at the Buzzer forced the if necessary lame was hard fought from the beginning with Simonella holding a 41-40 airtime Lead and neither team evermore than six Points ahead. Perry paced the attack with 23 Lod owed with 19 and Alvin Navy added 14 to the winning Effort Vercen matched Perry s output for la Maddalena annd dark and Stacy Taylor scored 18 and 14, respectively in a los ing Effort. Four members of the Simonella team bounced into inc 20s As the victors held off a determined Rota comeback reduced a 1 2-Point Hal Lime deficit to two Points with 5 48 remaining but Perry and Terrell hit iwo Quick buckets 1o Stem the led the attack with 23 Points Perry was one Point Back and a rfcs and Lewis Robinson finished with 20 each. Reginald Johnson topped Rota with Terrell Perry Johnson and Naples Donald Hammond and cuz Johnson were named to he All tournament team. For Fufa Safe fac of Chest buy no Tallahassee state has purchased Tichun for football players and prospects to tend wrestling matches truck Pur and an Oak Ridge boys concert a traps violating a disputed a Capon the Tampa Tribune reported Ujj newspaper said turns surfaced after a Cheju of univer sity records. Florida Kiaie officials said the practice a not a violation and they would Duld ask the Mcaa to clarify a jetted practice consist of provide of free admission to Prospect and Seminole players Are assigned As their hosts during try regulated Campus visits. Mcaa ruin allow payment of recruits travel and room and Board. But admission to professional events such As concerts and wrestling matches whoa Etc paid from a s20-a-Daylce Given to the guides an l official said a our position is that the $20 a provided to the student Host isto cover actual and Nec a pcs for All . Thai Inelda both on Andl grampus he said i appears that Hamken misinterpreted by a number of slate at hic director Cecil whonic Ingram of Impf relation. Right now that sup in the air. It s a Rule or jul now thai i in what i Call a Gray , a member of inc Mcaa s legislative interpretation committee said the panel might consider a briny ing the rate during an upcoming meeting
