European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 14, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 _ prep picking base for ers want varsity letters too  once Pandora s Dos was open ii really did t Lake Loo Long for the baseball people o gel Imo the act. They want High school varsity idlers too eve though baseball is nol a sport Dodds afters. But of course that was expected nol really expected but anticipated once the Dodds regional directors were instructed via Dodds director John Sorc Mulc from Barbara Spyridon Pope As Sis uni Sec Clary of defense for family support education and safely 1uch action. At the Ondof one year this program will in evaluated. Based on that evaluation we will deter mine whether to Emend the awarding of varsity be leis to other school year activities that Are unavailable within the Dodds  thai was two Moulds ago. Baseball is hammering at he door already. What happened to the year Lon Pilot study the same reasons 1 listed for not allowing swim Merslo have letters still exist. Naturally they should apply to baseball. I was of hat sponsors of the High school Drill teams feel their girls should get varsity Sellers 100. And thai that proposal would be submitted to the Dodds Germany sports Council. As ridiculous As that might sound and that s As ridiculous As considering Roth Drill activities a sport inc sponsors have one thing on their Side. Drill teams Are a part of inc school program. Step right up bowlers skiers softball players whatever Start writing your letters. Maybe some one should form a tiddlywinks association or a mar Bles confederation. An evaluation questionnaire will be sent to the Dodds Germany aaa basketball coaches shortly concerning the 1988-89 schedule Tom Leblanc. Dodds Germany Spons coordinator said tuesday. The Survey comes about because of a letter Frank Furt coach Bill Snyder wrote requesting a review of the decision to go Back to a Friday saturday sched ule last year following a one year Pilot the previous year. Snyder said that Frankfurt s basketball players missed less school on the tuesday Friday schedule and thai the players were Man relaxed after those games than they were by jilting through four Basket Ball games on a Friday night driving at the Way Home and nol gelling there until 1 30 . Some times and having to gel up Early saturday and sit Ting through four More games. Under the tuesday Friday format Iacre were Only two games Jayvee and varsity because the girls Ltd boys played at apposite locales inc Frankfurt boys at ram Stajn and lire Frankfurt pros at Home u farm twin for instance. Under the Friday Salu Nlay schedule there were Jav Girts. Jav boys varsity girl Sand varsity boys in action. Snyder pointed oui that the 14 coaches in Ger Many aaa Ond a voted 12-2 to retain the tues Day Friday program following the 19117 nig Schtoil tournament. It was decided otherwise and he old program was restored. This year several of the better coaches left the game because of the Murn to the old program. Leblanc said tuesday thai the questionnaires should be out to inc schools shortly by thai redoubled whether anything could be achieved before the end of the school year and the schedule could he altered for Neit year the first Spring Spons reports last weekend were quite Good. Only one or two coaches failed to gel Fin names on the soccer matches in Germany. England and Italy and on the Tennis matches in eng land and Italy. A couple of the reports were called in Loo late tomake the Early edition which serves most of inc Germany area. It would be appreciated if the coaches would report the results or have someone else do it for them u soon a possible following inc completion of the event. Events played Friday afternoon should be reported Friday afternoon. Last week there was a relatively full soccer slate and a smattering of Tennis. This week track and Fiel bounces upon the scene and next week the Spring Cycle becomes Complete when the gymnasts gel into track and gymnastics events take longer to report than soccer and Tennis meaning our phones might be tied up longer. So whenever you get a Busy signal please keep trying. A an soccer astros rip staggering braves strike overfed Padua Lily at a proposed strike by italian professional soccer play ers which would have hailed All major league and second division matches on sunday was averted wednesday night. The strike was called off following meeting Sci Ween federation chairman Antonio Matarrese and the head of the rebellious players aug Calion Sergi Campana. Matarrese and Carpana met privately for Aboul one hour in a hotel at nearby Verona and later announced the cancel lation of the strike which had been envisioned a a prompt Over the increasing number of foreigners paying in Italy. The strike would have been the first Ever in Italy s soccer history. It had Bee called on monday. The association had been angered by a federation plan to let second division clubs hire foreign players beginning in 1990. Recently major league clubs were authorized to employ a third non italia player for the next season. Campana a lawyer and a former player claimed thai the policy pursued by the federation would severely reduce openings for italians and hamper the growl h of Young Ulicni. Malar use had received a mandate Loiry to avoid the strike following a morn ing meeting with inc presidents of firs and second division clubs in Milan. He said no major concessions were made to the association but added the two sides clarified some controversial Points thus opening the Way to future negotiations. The threatened strike would have forced cancellation of some matches Cru Cial for inc title while costing major league clubs about 13.5 million in missed Gate earning. By the associated press Atlanta Nolan Ryan survived a shaky Slart to Pilch a i rec Hiller through seven innings tuesday night As the hous ton astros handed the Atlanta braves their seventh consecutive defeat 8-3. The game was witnessed by a crowd of Only 1,938 As the braves equalled their worst Start in the 22 years the franchise has been in Atlanta. The 1980 club also lost seven straight. Ryan 1-0, was staked to a 3-0 Lead inthe first inning on a run scoring single by Roundup Bill Doran and Kevin Bass two run Dou ble. But Ryan s control problems enabled the braves to lie the score Ryan gave up a Lead off single to Dion James in the Bollom of the firs then walked Damaso Garcia Gerald ferry and Dale Murphy to Force in a run. Ken Griffey hit a sacrifice by and Andres Thomas tic j the game with a ran scoring single. The astros went ahead to stay in he second off loser Zinc Smith 0-2, on do ran s rail single. Anole or run score when third baseman Ken Oberkfell mis played a pop Fly near the Mound allow ing Billy Hatcher who had walked to score Ryan Hen jellied Down 10 allow Only one Mure hit a fourth inning double by Thorn a and re tired 20 of the ant 21 batters before Larry Andersen relieved in the eighth. Ryan finished with eight strikeouts. Mets 3, expos 0 new York Ron Darling pitched his firs shutout since 19s6, allowing just five hits and dam Strawberry Hii his fourth Home run As new York beat Mon Ira in the mets Home opener. Kevin Mcreynolds went 3-for-4 for the Meis and Strawberry homered in the second inning giving the mets a major w Berry 10 2-i, Sieve Lake Hail three hits including a Solo Home run and Vinc cold Ryan had three hits an kb1 and two stolen bases Jose Delcon 1-1. Was Ibe Winner de spite surrendering three Home  Worrell came on in the Vighi to gain his second save although he gave Upa run in the ninth the cardinals scored two runs on three hits off Drew Hail 0-1. And los Lancaster in inc Sisikh to overcome a 4-3deficit. Homer tied inc score with a bases loaded Loop single to right. And Willie Mcgee drove in the go at cad ran when he grounded to second and beat a Dou ble play attempt. Reds 4, giants 3 san Francisco Pinch runner Chris Sabo stole second and third in the ninth inning and scored on Barry Lar Kin s sacrifice Al to give Cincinnati a Victory Over san Francisco. Buddy hell led off the lop of inc ninth with a single Uff Scon Carrolls 0-1, and Sabo ran Tor hell. The Rookie stole the two bases with one oui and Dave Collins it the plate Collins Pinch Hilling for winning Pitcher Danny Jackson 2-0,walked. La rfcs then died o right and Sabo easily beat Candy Maldonado s it Lxi Home run Tow to he Plale je3jjue-Jcading 1 4 for the season. Darling i 1, allowed just iwo hits after the third inning. He is Rucht out four and walked three. Can ills 7, cubs s St. Louis Bob Homer led  out of a season Long hitting slump with four hits and two Bis As the Cardi nals Defeated Chicago. The cardinals who entered inc game with a National league worst batting average of ,198. Had a Tjon Tii fib 18 hits against five pitchers to raise their record Sand dec j John knife s first Ca reer grand slam a iwo out drive in inc fifth inning Over the Center Field Fence gave san Diego a Victory Over loan Geles in the padres Home opener in front of a sellout crowd of 52, w5.kruk nil a 1-0 pitch off left hander Brad havens who had come on in Relief of a tartar Don sullen after the padres loaded the bases. Knit s Homer was so up after san Diego Tarter Andy Haw Kins 1-1, reached on a fielder s Choice Tony Gwynn walked and Randy ready singled