European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday. Much 24.1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 prep Piltin s soccer Cefous Bow to easter to Day Spring will be a Little late this year. Originally the first Spring sports action of 19s8,Boyi and girls soccer in Germany and the Bennor was scheduled to begin saturday. However the first weekend of sports conflicted with the first weekend of the easier vacation. So soccer has been postponed unlit april 9. The track and Field and gymnastics competitors on the other hand loll around Tor a while longer before Banning upon the scene. Track and Fiel opens on eight Gem Tany Ken nor fronts april 16 gymnastics finally gets into the act on april 23. Postponing the beginning of action is a goo move i think but not for the reason Given. It Gener ally is Loo cold for March Competition in Germany. Over he years i have covered Spring sports open ers in late March at such places us Tilburg Halm Munich it Cetera and Trie weather conditions have been miserable. It is a bit much to expect the athletes to perform Well or even try to perform under Mich conditions track and held soccer and gymnastics conclude May 28. The Central european track and held championships will be at osterholz and the gymnastics championships at Wurzburg. Munich will play Host to the Small schools soccer playoffs the big schools four learn tournament aaa no. Is. A no. 2 and vice versa with win ners meeting for title and losers for third place will be at the aaa league champions site. Coaches in inc a Cen ral and a South Confer Encis opted to give up one week of conference strife to stage one Day tournaments involving All teams may2l the league and tournament champions will and Vance to Trie Small schools playoffs. If they Are the same then the tournament runner up qualifies the lop two teams from the Bennor conference also qualify for the Small schools even. Tom Leblanc Dodds Germany sport coordinator said tuesday that a site is still needed for the Germany a track and Field meet and Alto for the a Central soccer tournament. Italy Spain Turkey and the . All wait until after the holidays before beginning their Spring com petition. Some interesting revisions have been made in Germany and the Bennor beginning Neon Hanau and Wurzburg have been elevated to Ger Many aaa status Mannheim has been lowered from aaa to a and Baum older has been shifted Down Ward from a to a Emrel. Bad Kret Lunach and Karlsruhe have been switched from Germany a Central and ult has been moved from Germany a South to the Bennor for football. And the Bennor has been broken into two Divi Sions for football. Accent Hahn shape and International school of Brussels comprise the big schools division i. Bad or Cugnach Karlsruhe Bonn. Ulm Roesl Erbena and Brussels form division ii. All changes were made according to enrolments projected for next year. Karlsruhe revert Back to a Central Competition and Ulm returns to a South for All other sports. Bad Kre Zaach remains in the Bennor. Final arrangements Haven t been completed at yet but current plans cull for a 13-team, single Elimina Tion big schools basketball tournament and two re Jonau embracing the 19 smaller schools. The lop four teams front each would Advance to the Small schools tournament. Those arrangements make tense. Such a format would give every team in Germany and Hie Bennor at least one tournament appearance. Is All Europe Nom Nalion tellers nicked up Tut week my the in office deadline approached. I have begun the arduous task of making the final selections and selecting the top performers for the 1987-88 teams is indeed arduous t appreciate the Effort made by the coaches to Supply information on some of the outstanding players their cams faced. I plan 10 announce the 1988 stars and stripes All Europe basketball teams the players and coaches of the year next week. Fulda and Munich each placed two to Yore on the All mar girls team that will represent Dodd Germany in the four team International basketball tourney at Saumur. France april 1-4. Lisa ski him and Markie Troulman were chose from the a Centra and Small schools championship Fulda squad. Danelle Johnson and Laurie Molenc Are Munich s selectee. Rounding out the squad Are Kahn t Lynn Bondi Patch s Dani Conboy Worz Buie s Cheryl Craney Heidelberg s Karen Dandridge Mannheim s Jennifer Hall Frankfurt s Tina Harris soul pm s Rance my Lennon and Augsburg s Kim Nagy a Truberg and Are the Only schools with More than one representative on the boys Tea that will compete Ai Cholet France april 2-4. The Eagle selected were Chris person and Rufus Mont Gomery. Representing Kaiser Lautem arc Steve so Ronand Ai Randall. Also picked were Mannheim s Cory Jenkins gics san Smike Wayt Munich s Mike Barb Wiesbaden Steve Hollis or Wii Reburg s Robert Miles. Heidel Berg s Eric Eicr Karlsruhe s Damon Johnson and Ulm s Tom Edison. Dawson show feud in the past1 by the Sud led part this time Eric show did t hit andr Dawson. Andre Dawson did t bit Eric show either. Dawson the 1937 National league Emp baited against show for the first time tuesday since the san Diego right baseball Roundup Handor hit him in the face with a pitch last july 7. That s in inc past Dawson said of the Pilch that Cui his Mouth and Trig gered a Bench Clearing Brawl. The press is the one that keeps it alive. It s Over with. It s history. It was buried a Long time Flor grounding out reaching on a error and walking in the padres 5-1 Vic tory Over the Chicago cubs Dawson said batting against show was just like any other show had a line Outing allowing one run and two hits in six innings although he walked six. After hitting Dawson last year show said it was an Accident. The Pitcher says he s one of Dawson biggest fans. I be always listed his mannerisms i be been a fan of Hii show said. Bui i m not going to maintain a pseudo Macho facade about this. I regret thai it happened. I wish 1 had that pitch Back i was just trying to throw a strike on the inside part of the plate. In All my years i be never known anybody who would deliberately throw at somebody especially in the head. I have never Ever even thought about the padres also said that major league Karlsruhe Kos Mannheim from 21 St Cage tourney cubs Andre Danson. Show s Jusi another Pitcher baiting Champ Tony Gwynn will play sunday for the first time since under going Finger surgery March 11. He s been Hilling and he has t Hadany swelling or anything manager Larry Bowa said. In tuesday s other exhibitions red sox 10, tigers 4 de Romero had a double and three singles Rookie Jody Reed had a double and two singles and Mike Greenwell had his first Spring Homer in Boston s 19-hit attack. Bruce hum became the first bos ton Pitcher to go six innings blanking the tigers on two hits until he was tagged for three rum in the sixth. Twins 6, while sox 0steve Carllon pitched four innings of scoreless Relief and Kirby Puckett and see baseball on Page 22 Pir Masens Wesl Germany you bet in s Tough to repeat just ask the Mannheim Mustangs. A year Afier winning the 21st supper come men s title the Mustangs we rebooted by Karlsruhe 75-71 wednesday. Karlsruhe s Triumph pushed the Pac ers record to 2-1 in this double Ali Mia lion tournament. Mannheim which to kits 21sl title All the Way to the Usa eur finals in 1987, fell out at 1-2. Karlsruhe s big shot was Robert Estes. He hit 39 Points including five 3-pointers, Kevin Howard and Melvin 11 each for Karlsruhe. Res press came through with nine in these cond half. Mannheim with lop scorer Warr Nevans hobbled by a bad Back got 27 Points from Frank Gonzalez and 12from Stanley Williams. Evans managed to hit a 3-Poinlcr that Cut Karlsruhe Lead to 75-68 with 32 seconds left. Nesbitt lil Tejahn hit an other 3-Pointcr id Cut the Gap to 75-71. But Only 7 seconds remained. Karlsruhe held on to Advance against at 8 . Thursday. In wednesday s other games. Brenu Rhoaten men s3the players stayed alive with a 2-1 record and ousted Hie Yorktown Cri 1-2.brcmcrhavcn got double figure scor ing from All five starters. Rodney Morri sled the Way with 23, followed by Richar do Lee with 16, aundry Vinson 15 and Lewis Gentry and Michael Clark 14 each. For Owci Brincken John daily scored28, Milton Dickinson 21 and Danny Smith 13. 9-4. Pir Masens 88the sprinted into saturday s Lilic round by rebounding from a 48-42 halftime deficit Alex Goodman scored All 14 of his Points in a town s second half panthers took the Lead for Good 69-67, Wilh 11 15 left on Percy Brown bucket. Brown finished Wilh 15 Points ask town featured five players in double figures. Mike hard Man led the Way with 20points, a till Sutlon scored 17 and Jim Mic chess 14. A town 3-0, lakes iwo Days off while see tourney on Page 22 Frankfurt Mainz women win Darmstadt West Germany Frankfurt s Falcoa Elles looked ready to repeat As v corps champions wednes Day night. Rebounding from Darmstadt s late pressure the Falconette forged Post the demons 7749 in came 1 of their v corps semifinal series. The Falcon ties will try to finish off Darmstadt Ai 1 . Saturday Al Frank fun s Mcnair Cavern gym. If the de Mons survive that game � third contest would follow. Darmstadt led 32-11 Al half Lime an stayed on top through nearly 17 minutes of the second Glenda Bridges struck. The Frank Furt guard canned two 3-Pointcrs in the lost three minutes and the Falcon Lutcs went 6-for-6 Al the line to Seal web Victory. Rosalyn people led Frankfurt of sense with it Points. Vickie. She Leonand see win on Page 28
