European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday May 13,19bb the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary Ramsden rolling again on Diamond the Ballpark in Darmstadt s military Community it called memory Field. Ai in. Thanks for the memory. Which is jut about what the Rar Stcin rams Sang sunday throughout their double header sweep of the Darmstadt demons. Nol that the rams danced in ecstasy Over their 7-2 and 6-6 breezes. They a Ped Victory after win rating last year s Continental sport conference base Ball championship. The rams also could t be euphoric Over the alleged crowd. A be is creatures watched including a dog. But if the stands were dead Ramstein was t. Therms had risen from the dead and that s Worth a lifetime of memories. I m Happy because we re playing  Sai Ramstein Pitcher outfielder Clint hams. As Long As we re playing it s great Sai Ramstein Utility Man Miguel Nieves. The rams almost weren t playing. Their air Force league the Csc killed baseball two months ago. The five air bases that played the sport Ramstein Rhein main Simbach Spang Dahlum and Wiesbaden were left without an organization. Where could they go the German american baseball league offered Sanctuary. Four of the teams said no  Ramstein said  and so sunday. May 8,1988, the a Kutcin rams ran up the air Force baseball Flag again. No while Flag waving from these Guys. They not Only Are glad to join a a a league composed mostly of army players but also plan to win it. You know we re going to Lake it this year said Nieves. We re the Best team in the German Ameri can  what about inc perennially Lough Mannheim Bucky Fox Amigos forget the Amigos. The three who we re like the  said Nieves said rams second baseman pal Mccain we Lutear up the league. We be got the Best team. Our Only downfall might be pitching but t guess it can Home  Catcher Kim Martini a rare army player with therms chimed in we re right up there. We have a lot of pitchers who throw  the rams almost joined the a a league As a exhibition team. Which Means this if they had t found two German players to fill their a a quota they would be been banned from fighting for a play off berth Rhein main was offered the same Deal an refused Ramstein accepted. That s How badly the rams hungered the play baseball. The rams want to contend for a Pennant Sothey searched for German players. Just before Sun Day s opener manager Mike Hallemann Corralle Lars Salomon and Armin Teske. The a a league s president Claus Helmig helped out by lending two More germans from Mannheim. One of those Mannheim cars on loan Enrique Ariza not Only fit in with his fluent English but also rattled off four other languages nil problem was knowing inc rules. In the second game he swung and missed on the first Pilch then seeing the Ball squirt past the Catcher he ran toward first. Us Enrique you can Only do that on a third strike. "1 was a Little bit confused he admitted. There was nothing confusing about Ramstein s domination sunday. The sweep placed the rams atop the a a s Northern division by one half game Over 1985 Champion maim a full game Over i9b6champior. Mannheim and iwo up on 1987 Champ Giessen. Will the air Force rams do a flyby Over inc eight other army dominated teams hell no said Kyle Stewart Darmstadt s first baseman. We Jusi did t play today. The Best team in the league probably Mannheim or  Vincent Milet. A demons Pitcher said could they but Mannheim no. Mannheim is a Power House. Mannheim it always the team to beat. Gies san go Lueky last  Helmig the a a president who doubles at Mann Heim s manager figures he can handle the new boys in blut. Why should they be Loo Tough they loss inthe preseason tournament to Maint but they re a Good team. We want a Strong team in the league. We want a Good balanced  Darmstadt s denier fielder Robert Ellis Calle Ramstein a Good team. They have a lot of depth. They have Good Slick and they re  . Perez who As Darmstadt s manager yanked himself off the Mound in sunday s second game said Ramstein s pitching looks  what Are Ramstein s title chances they Ain t got no Chance with Mannheim in the league so what Doe Ramstein add to a a baseball they re Good for the league because they re Good competitors. An their coach is a great person. That great person Hallemann would Rathe have stayed in the Csc. He and his rams wish the Csc had t ejected baseball a move first baseman Robb Brugh Calls kind of  then again the rams can thank the German american league for acc Pinili them in the swing of things. For Ramstein baseball in t just a memory tmit�4tml� Knight Lobo bound report says by Pete Herrera Albuquerque. . A in Diana basketball coach Bob Knight re turned Home wednesday apparently to Tell his team and Indiana University officials that he has accepted the coaching Job i new Mexico according to a published report. The Dallas times to Torald quoting unidentified sources close to Knight and the Lobos program reported in it thursday editions that Knight reached an Oral agreement on a ,i350,000-a-Ycar contract with new menu a. The Deal also Calls for a si50,000house. It s a done Deal. Knight s coming the newspaper quoted its source in Albuquerque As saying Ai he has to do assign the contract. Knight. In an Interne with Mthr to of Indianapolis did t say what he would do. On several different occasions in the past we talked to inc people from new Mexico and have talked to them about variety of things in Many different ways both from their standpoint and from mine Knight said. That s a part of the country that 1enjoy very much. The people at new Mexico arc awfully Nice people i thin kit s one of the really outstanding coach ing situations Hal there is particularly for a person that would enjoy the West Ern part of the country. And i have conveyed my thoughts Lothe people in Albuquerque in that regard a we have discussed various things  for Indiana Knight said regard less of what i Ever do i would always think some of the truly outstanding peo ple in the world reside Here in the stale of Indiana but there have been some things that have changed  the Albuquerque journal reported pulp Hutu Indiana s Bobby Knight. 3 Mcaa titles thursday that while Knight is the school s Choice for the Post the Job has t been offered to him  Bliss a former Knight assistant now coaching at Southern methodist Isth second Choice the journal said it was told by a source who was unidentified. There is absolutely no Validity tothe contract details reported by the times Herald Unm president Gerald May said. We deny Hal. It s incredible. Of course it s  in inc journal report. May said inc contract Wilh the new coach will be  to . Thai s the Only Fig ure that the. University will be responsible  Money is not an Issue with him the source said according to the journal. He knows we can t match what he s get Ting now. But he was t concerned about  Albuquerque Tribune reported wednesday that Knight and Unm officials discussed a five year contract with salary and other Jon related income Worth close to s3 50,000 annually. The Tribune said additional benefits and in come boost the Overall salary close to s500.000 a  galls. Owner of a Large Auto Mobile Dealership in Albuquerque and of the galls Cam that competes on the indy car circuit provided the private Jet that took Knight to Albuquerque the journal  told me he Felt that the University of new Mexico was one of Floc Only two or three schools he d Ever consider Leay. Ing Indiana for galls said. He said that Arizona was another one. He lot me he was real Dimerc Icid much More than a casual  the times Herald said that two sources close to Knight said the 47-year old coach told them earlier this week that he would leave Indiana for new Mexico where Gary Colson resigned under pres sure april 26. Another source close to Knight the newspaper added said Knight has been considering leaving in Diana for several  met with his players at Indiana wednesday Afi Moon but none of the players contacted would comment on what Knight told them the times her Ald re , who flew Back to Blooming ton ind., wednesday would t com ment on whether he was a candidate for inc Job. He met briefly with Indiana Una a Cisily athletic director Ralph Floyd. After their meeting Floyd said he Hope to know by Friday the coach decision. Asked if Knight were leaving Floyd said i m not going to comment on that at this Lime i can t answer. I Hope in whole thing is cleared up by tomorrow University Floyd Saiof. Night or  did confirm that Knight had gone to Albuquerque to discuss in coaching Job. He talked about the applicants an inquired about the Job and looked Over the situation himself Floyd  said that if Knight Lefi Indiana it would not be because of pressure Romany individual or group. Everyone at Indian wants Boblo stay Here he s got 10 decide for  Mexico athletic director John Koenig said he was negotiating with Trofin Alisej for the Job but he would t say whether Knight is one of  Taid he hoped to make his selection by late thursday or  Regent Jerry Apodaca said he believes Knight has a genuine interest in the new Mexico  gut feeling is he would t come to new Mexico if he was t considering it Apodaca a former new Mexico Gover nor said from Washington d.c., where he is publisher of hispanic  said he talked with Knight by Telephone late tuesday."1 told him we have the facilities the fan support and the financial resources. Told him All we needed was a Bobby Knight Apodaca  said Knight was very non  about Knight stretched from Albuquerque 10 Bloomington where Indi Ana president Thomas Ehrlich said he hoped knig Ould remain. Knight has nine years left on his contract. In my View he is an outstanding coach and i certainly want him to stay at Indiana University Ehrlich said. He i an outstanding teacher. I Don t think there s a  recently reprimanded Knight Tor comment the coach made on television about rape and stress