European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. May 26. 1988 the stars and stripes pegs 21 prep Pickin s track meets Sef weather or not the weather did t cooperate too Well last eco during he Ger Ronny Bennor rack and Field regional. Only two Dodds records fell Mannheim ssh Clia  turned in a 47.0 time in the girls 300-meter hurdles in the Germany aaa Region Al and accents Stan Smith cleared 13-6 in the pole vault in the bin nor meet. Morriw Cather will cd a Shol at lowering her time Friday and saturday in the Central european preliminaries and championships at Bremerhaven s nordic a Ladion and the chances Tor another record in the 300meters arc Good this week weather permitting. Merriweather is Only one of four outstanding soft Mcter girl hurdles in Dodds this year. Fulda s Mildre Cawthon. Whose record Merriweather broke is Back and has run a 47.d race. Heidelberg s Kris Wright has a 46.9, and Frankfurt s Shea Spradlin was right on  s heels in last week s aaa regional. Smith s status was doubtful because he injured his leg in a hurdles event later but be said wednesday Rooming that he had received the doctor s of and would be Able to compete in Bremerhaven to i Suiter slip cd approaching a hurdle and fell. I bruised my ice pretty badly and Cut my knee Haven t been Able to wort out be but use doctor gave me the of yesterday and 1m looking Forward to competing this neck. This is a very Good year Ford Odds pole a oilers. There Are several of us who have been around 3 feel or belter Smith said. Mannheim s Jay Wilson has cleared 13-9 in regu Lar season action and the 13-foot Barrier has Bee cleared by bib org s Vince Kelley and Munich s Jason Patras. Accent has three boys in the pole vault. The first two people from each event in the Henerio regional automatically qualified for the Central european. David longtime finished seconding Banc nor and Ken Clark was third. Clark however has bettered the pre determined qualification height of 10-6 during the season. So he Gem to . Corey Jenkins of Mannheim is a record threat in the boys 110-meter hurdles. He bettered the 14.4 Standard by a tenth of second two weeks ago and ran a 14.8 last week. Wiesbaden s Jason Beko has Tobe considered a possibility for records in the boo 1,500 and 3,000. Especially in the 800. His 1,500 and3,000 chances however May be hampered by the Lack of Competition. No one has come close 10 him Over those distances Lim Wise or head to head. It looks like a wide open Battle in the Cen trial european gymnastics championships at killing in this weekend. Tournament director wine Verny said tuesday at least six girls figured in the senior Lle Graham Norn Borg s katrina o Neal Heidelberg s Dannee Dubose and shape s Ana Hughes As the girls to keep your eyes on. In the Junior optional. War burgs Krissy Huber bib s Kathy Sparrow and Heidelberg s rus Cha Kouril have been the most impressive according the Verny. I think the Overall Competition should be As keen As it has been in the last three years or so Mem said. There does t seem to be that one spectacular performer we May have had in the past but there Are quite a few very Good performers. I m looking for Ward to a very exciting  big schools and Small schools soc cer champions will be determined his weekend into different types of tournaments. In the big schools it s a criss Cross pairing Germany aaa Champion is. Germany a runner up and vice versa at Heidelberg s Patrick Henry Village. Heidelberg and Patch boys and Juris won Bot respective league championships. Toe first round boys pairing has Heidelberg against Nymberg and Patch opposite Ramstein. In girls action it s Abo Patch against Ramstein but Heidelberg Puy Wurzburg. Winners play saturday for the championship following the third place game pairing Fri the Small schools tournament at Munich tech Nical University sports centrum across from the olympic Complex has an olympic Pool format Ber Lin. Munich Vilseck bad Kreuz Nach shape and Halm Are vying for he boys title Fulda Ansback Munich Giessen Bonn and shape Are competing for the girl laurels. The Germany a Central soccer coaches Are right on the Slick. Regular season Competition ended saturday Andon monday be Alt conference selections were phoned in to the stars and stripes. League Champion Berlin led the boys with four selectee Scott Wagner Kevin Henson ale Burke and James Williamson. Others selected were Karlsruhe s Hector Tuton Frank Ennix and Erik Reynolds bad a Reinach s Dean Hawkins and John Pardew Giameo s Steve Wal and Mark Lucas Fulda s Jeff Nishikawa and  White and osterholz s Andy Vossler. Champion Fulda Lieuen and Karlsruhe All placed three players on the girls team. Fulda representatives Are Margo Miller Grace Nishikawa and sue Rupp. Chosen from Wiessen were Mclisa in terse her. Erin Springer and her sister Jeneen. Making in from Karlsruhe tre Rente frill. Debbie Hatch and Valerie James. Rounding out the cast Are Carrie Worful and Heather Beck from osterholz and Jenny Hoffman of Berlin. Central european Champion Kim Schwerdtfeger of Heidelberg and Brussels Jennie Ryall who lost to Schwerdtfeger in the semifinals and finished third in the be have been invited to represent Dodds in Ibe United stain Tennis association interscholastic National championships at san Antonio Texas june 20-25. They will compete in the singles Competition and team up for the doubles. Bill Ryall. Jennie s father who also is the assistant principal it Brussels High school was instrumental in peking the invitations. I asked  butane Dodds Germany sports coordinate if in would be All right to Contact the Usta concerning the possibility of Dodds sending two competitors to the tournament. He consented. Then i asked the people at uie Usta if in adds could count maybe As a Sll state and take part inthe tournament. They said they d be glad to have the girls come said Ryall. Dont forget the nominations for stars and stripes athletes of he year. I know the deadline is still a week away because of the action that s going on now but athletic directors and co chs from Bose Schoob that have completed their Competition would be helpful if they could sub Mit their recommendations earner. This Laic in the year i recommend using the inter National address sports department the Start and stripes Postrach lt-1437, d6ioo, Darmstadt ii West Germany in order to guarantee meeting the june 4 in office deadline. Never in my wildest dreams in february 1969 did i imagine i would be writing prep Pickin s this Long. This column is no. 750. There has been much water flowing under Many Bridges Over the Span of nearly 20 years. There have been Many people who Nave disagreed with what i be written and there probably will be Many More. However i always have endeavoured id be fair and will continue to do so As i move Loward no. 800. Mayotte Mandrikova fall in Paris a photo Steffi Graf i weeps. Past Ronnie Reis Paris a  Mayotte Andre Gomez of Ecuador and two women seeds no. 8 Hana Mandrikova and no. 12 Raffael res i of Italy were eliminated in cond around surprises at the French open wednesday. The upset wave did not reach defending Champion Steffi Graf the other lop women s seeds Chris Evert Martina Navratilova and Gabriela so Balini of Argentina or men s seeds Stefan bribery and Mats Vijander both of Sweden and Andre Agassi. They romped to easy victories. Mayolle a Power player who has Trou ble on the slower Clay surface fell 7-6,6 4,6-4 to Magnus Gustaffson of Sweden. Gomez seeded i3lh, lost to Ronald Agenor of Haiti 6-4,4-6. 6-4, 7-4 in thelast match of the Day when he slammed a forehand into the net in the deciding Point of the 7-4 tiebreak. Earlier Ballina full of Argentina ousted Mandrikova the former French open Champion. Maria Strandlund of Sweden ended the tournament for Reggi who reached the quarterfinals Here last year. Yannick Noah of France seeded sixth worried a partisan Center court crowd by dropping the third set against lad mat Lar of Brazil but rallied wild some acro Batic dust raising sprawls to win 6-2, 6 4,4-6,7-6. In the clinching tiebreaker Noah slipped approaching the net but managed to make his return while tilling on the red Clay. He jumped up in Lime to Volley Malar s next shot then put away his next forehand vol Ley to set up match Point the 28-Yeawjld Noah pumped his fist and shuffled his feet in a Short dance on the Way Back to the service line then slammed an Ace to end the match. There Are no easy matches Here Noah said. At that Point i did l have much control  Navratilova s match was one of sever Al interrupted by a rain Shower. Shortly after play resumed with no. 2 seed Navratilova leading 6-0, 1-0. Her opponent Hellas tar Riet of the Netherlands be came ill and  cruised past Ronnie Reis of the United states 6-1, 6-fc no. 3 Evert beat Barbara Romano of Ialy 7-s, 6-2 Sabatini the women s fourth seed Defeated Karen & Lumper of South Africa 6-3, a and no. 5 Manuel male Eva of Bulgaria whipped Linda Ferrando of Taly 64,6-2. Also. No. 7 Claudia to hic Krisch of West Germany Defeated Fedirica Bon Signori of Italy 6-4, 6-0 no. 9 Lori Mcneil overcame Christiane Jolissaint of Switzerland 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 and no. 10 Zina Garrison beat Iva Buda Rova of Czechoslovakia 6-0,6-7,6-2. Among the men second seeded Edberg Defeated Arnaud botch of France 64,6-4, 6-3 third seeded Winder beat Francisco Yunis of Argentina 6-2,6-3,6 i ninth seeded Agassi downed Massimi Liano Narducci of Italy 6-1,6-2, 6-2 and no. 12 Emilio Sanchez beat Jim Pugh of the United slates 6-1.6-4,6-2.on a Day when eight seeded men and All 14 surviving women s seeds were inaction in second round matches the 14 year old Fulco look advantage of ragged play by Mandrikova to win 6-3,6-4. Mandrikova a czechoslovakian bom australian said she was having trouble regaining her form and concentration after being sidelined 2tt months with hamstring injury. She was up 4-2 in the first set and leading 40-1j on serve when a backhand passing shot by Fulco thai hit near the end line was called in. After that Rifae played very Well. She played to win the match said Mandli i Kova Winner of the 1981 French open. An sports radio basketball Aba playoffs Detroit at Boston 246a.m. Friday. 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