European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 2, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 prep Pickin s Osfer fio a put on a first class show there was much scepticism several month Sago when it was announced thai the 1988 Central european track and Field championships would be hosted by osterholz and held at Bremerhaven s nor see station. Travel distances and the resultant costs and the notorious bad Northern Germany weather were the prime objections. Travel expenses were reduced somewhat by using a Piggy Hack system in which several learns travelled together on the same bus. Munich for instance picked up the Ulm and Augsburg competitors. Some problems arose because All the teams Riding the same bus did t have the same billeting arrange ments but those were resolved and no one missed an event. And the Weatherman cooperated almost perfectly last weekend. It May have been a Shade Loo warm especially Friday but the Stormy weather held off both Days until after the Competition had been completed. Osterholz definitely put on a first class show. We were very pleased to have the Opportunity of hosting a Dodds championship event of this stat ure osterholz principal Peter Price said  Able to stage such a meet is very Good for the communities of osterholz sch Armbeck and Bromer Haven. We received outstanding support from the military people in the entire area. And you just could t heal the weather. "1 admit i was a Little bit concerned about con ducting such a big event just three weeks before in Send of school but Mike osterholz and and meet director Mike Thompson and the people helping him did a super Job of organizing and conducting the  that Thompson and his people had put consider Able work and dedication into the project was Evi Dent As soon As one saw the program for the meet. It is the Best High school track and Field program i have Ever seen. Dodds National High school and world records the top five 1988 Honor Roll performers and the 1987 Champion As Well As the names and schools of All the competitors were listed for each event. The trip to Bremer Haven was by far the longest venture Many of the coaches and competitors have Ever made in Dodds. They Learned what the Oscr Holz performers face routinely each Dodds season. Coming up Here really gave me an appreciation of what the osterholz coaches and athletes must endure not once but Many times during the course of he school year said Munich football track and Field coach Jim Goodwin. We have played Oscr Holz in football twice but each Lime the game has been at our place. We came the greatest distance for this meet. It s a Long Long rip. It was Well Worth it though because the Oscr Holz people ran an excellent meet. Everything was so Well organized. The stadium is Beautiful and of course the weather was  Goodwin knows a Well run event when he sees one because Over the years Munich has established for itself a Well earned reputation for staging out standing championships for Dodds. Some exciting things happened inside the stadium those two Days. Mannheim s Jay Wilson became the first Dodds athlete to officially reach 14 feel in the pole vault. He cleared the bar Al that height but when the offi Cial measurement that is required for record settings was held it revealed that he actually had gone one fourth of an Inch higher. The coaches voted Wilson the outstanding Field events performer in the meet for his record setting achievement. The Wiesbaden 1,600-Mctcr relay team and Mannheim s Shelia Merricc Alicr set other Dodds records during the iwo Day championship. Keri hol Tham Teresa Pugh Trina Litany and Stephanie Mcneil turned the 1,600 relay in 4 0169 and Crri weather broke the 300-meter hurdles record for the second Lime in two weeks. She clocked 47-Flat in the aaa regional and then went Down to 45.86 in the finals saturday. Meme Alicr also won the 100-meter hurdles and Long jump and was named the outstanding female runner in the meet. Runaway triumphs by Wiesbaden s Jason Biko in the 800,1,500 and 3,000 meters got him the vote of the coaches for outstanding male running performer. Accents Susan Sargant did t win any lilies but she placed in All three of he events to earn outstanding Field performer recognition for the girls in balloting by inc coaches. The final awards presentation was a Little slow but everything else ran like clockwork. Practically every event started on time the exception being when a protest had been lodged and was being re viewed. One thing that distracted from the Success of the meet was the Complete tack of sportsmanship and appreciation displayed by members of two hot-dog400-Mcler boys relay teams. Both quartets had been disqualified previously and the individuals got into an argument Over which team was inc  settled the Issue by staging a race of their own during the presentations. I d like to say it was an Impromptu arrangement but i was lot later that the race had been planned Friday. La was a Well kept secret because the two respective coaches said that they did t know the race was going to be held until they saw the runners on the track. There was some excitement on the gymnastics and soccer fronts As those athletes wound up their 1988 Competition too. Ramstein s Heather Forbes and Heidelberg s Rou Sha Kouril won the senior and Junior division All around lilies respectively in inc optional Competition in the Central european gymnastics championships Al killing in Fulda s Amanda Mauser and a Lernberg s Karcy o Neil prevailed in the class til optional divisions. Heidelberg s Karen Johnson won the seniors class in  and British school of Brussels Sara Wells took Junior laurels. Frankfurt captured the big schools title and shape was inc class of the Small schools Field. The Heidelberg boys ran their winning skein to 18 games As they look the big schools soccer Lille for the second straight year with a 3-2 overtime con quest of rams Lem. The girls showdown featured a Bailie Between undefeated Patch and undefeated Heidelberg. Patch goalie Jeanne Tilelli registered her ninth straight shutout As the panthers posted a 3-0 Triumph in Small schools action the Berlin boys and gics san girls look Home the championships. Berlin edged past Hahn 2-1 in inc boys finale. Pics san. With Charlie to la making his first Dodds soccer coach ing Campaign a championship one outlasted Bonn 3 2 in the girls title go. Interest in inc Dodds Germany Quarter backs and receivers Camp scheduled aug. 3-8 at  has t approached sports coordinator Tom Leblanc s expectations. So the limit of six nominees per school has been lined. We had projected a turnout of about 150 ath letes but As inc june i suspense Dale approaches we have something like 78," Leblanc said tuesday. So we arc removing the limit and inc schools can Send As Many people As they want on a first come first serve  some coaches Al osterholz mentioned they had not sent in their application forms yet and they expected to do so As soon As they got Back Home. So. Perhaps the mail will bring some Good tidings As the week progresses. 1m sum and Stritt Lendl reigns Over Mcenroe in Paris Wuhan Ivan Lendl winning in four sets. Reaches quarterfinals Paris a Ivan Lendl Matching Cool precision against John Mcenroe s Dis play of fiery brilliance won their rain delayed fourth round match at the French open 6-7,7-6, 6-4, 6-4 wednesday. Lending defending Champion and lop seed earned a berth in the quarterfinals where he will meet Jonas b. Svens son of Sweden. The 16th-sceded Mcenroe served vigorously and rushed inc net at every Hance but Lendl moved him Back with pinpoint lobs or whipped passing shots around the charging american Landing them within inches of the tines. I thought i played Well Mcenroe said. That s How i have to play against him if i m going to have a Chance to beat him especially on a surface Tike  third seeded Mats Wilander of swe Den beat Emilio Sanchez of Spain 6-7, 7 6, 6-3, 6-4 to become the first to Advance to the men s semifinals. Wilander will play the Winner of the match betwee Andre Agassi of the United states and Guillermo Pyrcz Roldan of Argentina. After winning the first set in a 7-s tie break Sanchez rushed out to a 5-1 Lead in the second set. But Wilander rallied won five games in a Row and won inc second tiebreak 7-3. He became very tired and i got Back wiling or said. I be been Lucky so  Andre Agassi of the United slates beat Guillermo Perez Roldan of Argentina 6 2, 6-2,6-4 in a quarterfinal Matching two 18-year-old players Agassi the ninth seed played an at tacking Baseline game catching his opponent s shots Early and sending them Back with lightning forehand and Well placed two handed backhands. After shaking hands with the chair Umpire Agassi bowed to inc Center court crowd and blew kisses to the fans. Agassi will play Wilander in he semifinals. Lendl said Mcenroe who is trying a comeback had resumed to the top of Nis game especially at the beginning of he match but seemed to tire before the match was suspended for darkness tucs Day night. I Don t think he can play much better than he did in the first two sets Lendl said. If we played four or five sets in arow could he last i Don t know  in the crucial seventh game of the fourth set with the scored tied 3-3 and Cecot serving lend won with two perfect lobs and a scorching passing re turn of serve on break Point. Both players held serve for the remain Der of the match with Lendl losing just one Point when serving in the final set and none when serving the final game. I was very Lucky. 1 Hil three Good shots Lendl said. I was fortunate of play Well at that  said he thought Lendl hit Al least a dozen shots directly on the White lines in the final set. I be never seen a Guy Hil so Many lines Mcenroe said. It s Bill or to be Lucky and Good. He s Good and he got  also criticized the officiating saying the last two Points in the Sec Ond set tiebreaker were taken from him by bad line  tuesday night Andrei Chesna Kov of the soviet Union Defeated Wimb Ledon Champion Pat Cash the fourth seed 2-4,6-2,6-4,6-3. Radio basketball Aba playoffs los an Geles lakers it Dallas 2 06 Tun. Friday