European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. May 27,1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 comment a by army boxing tourney a knockout the the new York Yankees have their brow zoo then army Boxen had their Berlin zoo last weekend. Pawing and clawing kneeling and bleeding bulling and gutting. The Usa eur boning championships in Berlin had hits meaner than the Leopard exhibit. Vanhest hit Adrian Mitchell s left Hook that kept Mannheim s Edward Carter on the Canvas a Hill min Ute. Referee Hector Cardona had to help Carter onto his Stool. What a jarring Start. This bantamweight semifinal was the first bout of the tournament. Three 1inter Baum older s Mitchell lost in the Bantam Wight final. Best fight the Light  tide bout be Len get Hausen s Harryl Loving and Wurzburg s Alex Benson. Loving won on a 5-0 decision but Only because he turned this into a Day. His invading wave doused a hot Benson whose right Nook decked Loving in the second round. Upset special the Light welterweight semifinal be tween Loving and Mannheim s Bill Traven. This turned out to be no upset since Loving won. But in the first round Traven in his first open fight nearly slopped Loving an All army Boner with 1 years of experience. Traven produced two standing eight counts one on a Knockdown and nearly added a third. Loving survived the scare of the tournament and punished Traven in the third round. Meanest fighter Loving his name and Happy de Meanor outside the ring mean nothing when the Bell sounds. This 22-year-old dude from Rochester. N.y.,looked like a Rabid Hitman he moment he Wai touched. Hardest hitter Wurzburg s Randal Crippen. The Light heavyweight Champion swung his left Hook As if it were a Cricket Bat. Whap no one can take that abuse for three rounds. No one did. Crippen crippled his foes at 1 22 of the first round Friday so seconds of the third round saturday and 1 58 of the second round sunday. He was the Only Champion to Stop his victim in the Mali. Closest fight the bantamweight final Between Augsburg s Eric Shields and Baum older s Mitchell. Shields retained his title on n 4-1 vote. Yet Mitchell decked the Champion twice in the third round. Angriest quote i did t Sec the fight barked Mitchell after losing the bantamweight title decision. Greatest Awakening Berlin s Ken Thomas in his super heavyweight semifinal with  s Wal Ford Jackson. Thomas looked like a bleeding limping Bear in the third round. One More shot would end Bucky Fox hit misery. Somehow he floridian found the strength to maw Jackson the rest of the Way. Thom As won a 3-2 decision and look the title the rent Day. Greatest comeback Haniu s Garry Grant. Here was a Man ridiculed for failing to make weight m his 1987 title Dale with Baum other s Kevin Bryant. Grant had the guts to admit he could t face losing to Bryant. Rather than hang up his gloves Grant re bounded o win the v corps heavyweight title then routed two Usa eur too for his middleweight Gold. Best chant slam Vii corps made Sui ii every one heard it. The chant included a rumble Young Man rumble verse. Shades of Muhammad All s rumble in the Jungle promo. Wont turnout boxers from 7th army training come setae Aad Heidelberg. They failed to show. A close second were Berlin s fans. They were loud but would be bad trouble filling a Lour bus. Hardest worker Wurzburg s Jot Hoskins. The Only thing lightweight about him is his weight class. This texan a a zealot which explains Why be a cop. After a fight every other Boice would Shower or join teammates in the stands. Not Hoskis. As soon As be decide one Giessen s Craig Thomas sat urday he ran for the locker room changed into heavy rain gear jumped rope for an hour and ran five Miles. I have to lose  was his explanation. The next Day he decision de Nurnberg s Kermit Smith for his second title in three years. Slickest Robe Crippen s Burgundy velvet number. Prettiest Panis Gram s sky Blue pair adorned with Cirill where Ever last usual is. Heaviest fight Carl Pillman s heavyweight Deci Sion Over Berlin s James Graves. The classical answer to the question of Haw can a 30-year-old dancer beat a 22-year-old  1 Itilman of Fulda knew that if his head met any of Graves Hooks in might fall off. Except for a dizzying first round blow Pittman dodged danger. The oldest Boxer of inc meet jabbed circles around Graves until in the third round he knocked the Berliner s headgear off. The judges liked Pittman 4-1. Two Days later Pittman won the title. Roughest Fortune Orlando Hollis a Light Wal tar Sis b Hunt m won drug s Randal City Ftp  a Johnson. Lew Highl out of . He  s Michael Green on opening night but broke his hand doing in. I d like to use in anyway said a game Mollie no Way. In another tourney break. Augsburg s Cony Cush suffered a broken Arm in his  semifinal loss to Hapau s Thom As Green. Sha Kiest quote he did l have me in Trou ble said Berlin s Jeff wooden after falling to Crip pen in saturday s Light heavy semifinal wooden must not have seen his own Light which is understandable since he wore the classiest eyes this Side of Sammy Davis or. When Crippen was through nailing wooden at 90 seconds of the third round me Berliner had crashed twice. That would be been thrice but wooden used Crippen As an upright sofa in he Sec Ond round. Best prediction am i Gonna beat hard i m going to  Hanau s Grant said thai before dealing a Schaffenburg s Michael heard far the mid  Gold. The litle gave Grant a Slot on the to Salter learn that will Battle a British in crier vice team Al 7 . Saturday in Mannheim. Mcenroe advances past Bergstrom of jew to Helen Kelsel orca Nadu. Upsets Manuela Maleva Paris a John Mcenroe firing 13 aces swept past Christian bergs rom of Sweden 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 thursday in the French open setting up a third round match against 16-year-old Calif Oman Michael Chang. Earlier women s seeds Lori Mcneil of the United slates Manuela Maleva of Bulgaria and Sandra Cocchini of Italy were upset victims and men s seeds Pat Cash and Henri Loco Nile escaped wit five set victories. West German Stem Graf the no. 1women s seed overpowered Susan Sloane of the United slates 6-0,6-1. Mcenroe who struggled in his first round match still was making unforced mistakes but had no trouble beating Bergstrom " thought t played a lot better today and i need to said Mcenroe i for Mer no. I player who is seeded 16th during his comeback from injury and distractions. Chang from Placentia calif., said he often played imaginary finals against Mcenroe in his mind while watching him win grand slam tournaments. In was always one of those dramatic matches. 1 always came out with inc great shots and won said Chang who beat Tobias Svan lesson of Sweden 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 in a Mccond round match. It going to be a match to Sec where Bain of us Are. John is gradually making his comeback and i m gradually making my Way up. The fourth seeded Cash last year Wimbledon Champion started strongly against Javier Sanchez of Spain but struggled before recovering to beat him 6-3,7-6,4-6,6-2,6-3, Sweden s Kent Carlsson the no. 7 men s seed Brcci cd Pas his second round opponent Jerome Potier of France 6-3,6 1,6-1, but  1 Ullh scud saw momentum swing wildly in his match before winning 6-1, 6-1, 6-7,1-6, 6-1 Over Bruno Ovcsar of Yugoslavia. I Felt tired by the end of the third set and i fell pressure Leconti said. I did l try to win the fourth Sci. I just tried to make him run and tire him out and 1  Sanchez got the upper hand Over Cash in the second set by chasing Down almost every one of the australian s shots on the soft Clay at Roland Garros stadium. Cash was Able to come Back by mining accurate ground strokes with his preferred so rec and Volley game which usually works belter on grass courts like Wimbledon s. "1 expected it to be a Lough Maich and in was Cash said. Helen Kelesi of Canada who reached the fourth round of the French open last car before losing to Graf beat Maleva 6-4,6-1. Cecchini lost 6-4, 7-i to is year old Brundu Shulii of the Netherlands who has moved up rapidly to 49lh place in the world rankings this year. Like Cash and laconic the favored Mcneil looked unbeatable at the Start she then lost command to Monchiu Martinez 16-year-old from Spain. Martinez played Crisp shots from in Baseline and took advantage of Mcneil s errors to win a i 6-3, 6-1. Ranked Only 279lh in inc world Martinez had in play in a qualifying tournament last week to gain entry Mlo the open. I played really Well in the first set Mcneil said maybe i was winning to easily. I could t keep my Concan iranian. Other things were coming into my  started backing off the Ball and playing  serving to stave off defeat in the seventh game of the final set Mcneil Seal Martinez chasing balls across the Back court but she ran Ihm Down and slammed a backhand passing shot to reach match Point. Correction in the Germany a Central All Confer ence soccer selections listed in yester Day s prep pickins two bad or Cugnach players Susan Blackmer and Shannon Gulyas Mere left off the girls Icom. In the prep High school Honor Roll for this week third place in boys discus should be Rick Smith of Baum older at 133 feel 3 inches instead of Rich Smith of Tilburg