European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday augusts 1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 outdoor adventures Fly fishing casts a Long line in . Fly fishing gets its Well deserved time imprint this week thanks to a Fine article written by Cap. Capt Berris samples of Bamberg. He Call what follows a new Angle for an old sport. Fly fishing is an old if not ancient sport. History records both Cleopatra of Egypt and the Early greeks for taking fish with a Fly. It was not until the15th Century and the writing of Dame Juliana Bern ers in England that Fly fishing techniques were popularized. Later after colonization the English Pas time came to America. Presidents Hoover Eisenhower and Carter were All avid Fly Fishers. The new York times and Wall Street journal have referred to Fly fishing As one of the fastest grow ing sports in America. Not Only has space age technology produced better equipment to make learning easier but exotic fishing places like Alaska new zealand Norway Iceland and Scotland Are within a Day s trip by commercial air travel. What once was difficult sport to master is now As easy As spin or bait casting. Fly fishing is a primary Means of fishing on Man european Rivers. More than 60,000 germans and nearly 1 million British practice the sport. It s Bee estimated that at least one million americans have fished with a Fly Rod. What makes Fly fishing so appealing Trout and water. Trout the Best friends of Fly Fishers thrive usually in the most cleansing Waters and a Scenic environment. Fly fishing requires meeting the fish Mark Swearengen on his terms. It takes the right Fly and the right Castro bring him in. How can service members and families learn about Fly fishing the Best Way is to have someone teach you. Take some lessons from a Friend or a German instructor. To find the name of a local Fly fishing school pick up a fishing Magazine at a Bookstore or fishing tackle shop. Peter silberhorn in Bavaria is an excellent instructor. He Speaks English and can have you catching Trout in one Day. His phone number is 09841-3627. You can also join a club. The bavarian Fly fish ers in Bamberg is the first american Fly fishing club to my knowledge in Europe. It is affiliated with the american federation of Fly Fishers which has about 60,000 members. Some of the objectives of the bavarian Fly Fishers Are to teach others to fish pro Mote German american relations and conserve local water resources. There Are some great Fly fishing Waters in Ger Many. The Wisent Puttbach Saale and Segnitz Riv ers in the Franzische Schweiz of Northern Bavari aare All classic Trout streams. Fish taken from the Berchtesgaden and Garmisch areas often Range up to 5 pounds and More. You can choose to fish for rain Bow Grayling or Brown and Brook Trout. A trip to Scotland Iceland or Scandinavia could get you an Atlantic Salmon of 20-30 pounds. Many americans leave their fishing equipment at Home thinking there in t any fishing in Germany. Quite the contrary fishing is excellent. As you experience a new culture Why not try a new method of Angling  for More information about Fly fishing in Europe or to Start a club in your area Contact samples by writing he Btry 2nd in 14th Field arty Apo 09139, or phone ets 469-7566. The second annual Mountain Bike race will be held in Garmisch aug. 13. Open to All members of the . Armed forces the event features a five Lap main event for women and a 10-Lap main event for men on a rugged four Kilometre track. Other races will include a Klunker classic using old bikes and a Hill climb event. Medals will be awarded to winners in each event. Registration is from 8 to 10 . On race Day atthe arc waterspouts office on St. Marti Strasse in Garmisch. Entry fee is $10. Helmets Are mandatory and can be obtained from the water sports office. For More information Call ets 440-2639 or civil Ian 08821-750639. Sugar Ray Leonard in retires Aga Washington a sugar Ray Leonard came out of retirement thurs Day for the third time and signed a con tract to meet Donnie Lalonde in a Dou ble title fight in the fall. I told you Guys some time ago after he upset marvelous Marvin Hagler for the middleweight title i was going to try to retire the 32-year-old Leonard said at a news conference. I tried. It did t  at stake will be the world boxing coun cil Light heavyweight championship held by Lalonde and the vacant wac super middleweight title. The super middleweight class has a 168-Pound limit seven pounds less than the Light heavyweight limit will work on Cuit television. The percentages were no revealed but Mike Trainer Leonard s at Torney said Leonard will top his previous personal record purse of $12 million and Lalonde a Canadian will get a record purse for a Light heavyweight Champion. The Light heavyweight record is the $1.75million Michael Spinks got for beating Dwight Muhammad Qadi. Trainer said the fight will be held inthe last week in october or in the first two weeks in november at a site to be determined. Site offers have been received from Japan the people s Republic of China Atlantic City n.j., and from three Casi no hotels in Las vegas nev., he said. The Scales Are tilted toward Las vegas Trainer said. A Victory for Leonard would give him at least a piece of five titles something no one has Ever accomplished. Leonard who stopped Hearns in the nth round for the undisputed welterweight championship in 1981, also held the Aba Junior middleweight and the wac middleweight titles. He came out of his second retirement to upset Hagler on a 12-round split Deci Sion for the middleweight title on april 6, 1987. That was his 34th pro Victor against one loss. Leonard retired for the first time on nov. 9, 1982, six months after he under went retinal surgery on his left Eye. On dec. 10, 1983, Leonard announced he was coming Back and on May 11 the Fol lowing year he fought Kevin Howard in scheduled 10-round bout that was sup posed to be a stepping Stone to a fight against  stopped Howard in the ninth round but was knocked Down in the fourth. Immediately after the fight he retired again. Austin knows getting in shape will be Tough san Diego a As she embark son her comeback in professional Tennis after a four year absence Tracy Austi realizes the path May not be As smooth As the original one that led to her no. 1ranking in the world at age 17. In her return wednesday night Austi teamed with Robin White in a two set loss to the top seeded doubles team inthe $100,000 Virginia slims of san Diego tournament. Austin 25, saw goo results in her play while admitting the loss reinforced her perspective about playing on the women s tour again. I know to get Back it takes a longtime said Austin who had been Side lined by recurring Back and neck injuries Rve talked to other athletes and they be told me How important it is to have  win went to Betsy Nagelsen and Dinky Van Wensberg 7-6, 6-1, before sellout crowd approaching 2,000 fans. Austin plans to play doubles next week in the Virginia slims of los an Geles possibly with Mary Joe Fernandez and then enter mixed doubles at the . Open with Ken Flach As partner. Also on her Agenda is a return to sin Gles but she says the timing in t certain. I definitely want to play Austin  before i play singles in a tournament i want to play some  Austin finalized plans to team wit White for the first time about two weeks ago but the seeds of her return devel oped earlier this summer. My body finally healed she said. That s probably the main Factor. I washable to practice longer. Then it All came to me at Wimbledon when i was doing to and sitting with you Guys in the Media asking questions. I had a Strong desire to  wednesday night s match was her firs since february 1984. She had been forced by injuries to Stop playing regularly on the women s tour during july of the previous year. I always had it in my mind to return Austin said. There was t one Day that i did t think i would come  Austin and White fell to a 1-3 deficit at the outset of the first set but improved their play to even the score at 4-4and eventually Force a tiebreaker on a service break. After having set Point in the tiebreaker though they lost three straight Points to drop the set. Still Austin showed in stances of her past form. I m very excited she said. I was nervous and i enjoyed myself. I Felt i concentrated Well. Doubles is a Sittle Dif Ferent from singles but the last part that comes is  Austin became the youngest player Ever to win the . Open when she topped Chris Evert 6-4, 6-3, in 1979 atthe age of 16 years nine months. In 1980, she achieved the no. 1 rank ing for More than three months breaking a five year hold by either Evert or Martina Navratilova. Austin won her second . Open championship in 1981. Ausa Golf tournament scheduled aug. 20-21 Golf the 10th annual aus Golf tournament will be held at Wiesbaden s Rhein Blick course aug. 20-21. The36-Hole tournament is open to All golfers for a $50 Entrance fee. Prizes will be awarded to the top three places in each of five Handicap flights. The Field will be limited to the first 168players to sign up. Entry deadline is noon on aug. 19. Free practice rounds on aug. 19, breakfast each morning and a barbecued inner saturday night Are among the Perks offered. There will also be contest for longest drive and closest to the Hole plus a putting tournament. For More information Call mar Johnson at 337-5318/5616, or John Chomko or Mike Mcfadden at 339-2158/3889. Track and Field v corps Western and Eastern regional originally scheduled for this weekend have been cancelled. The site for the Eastern meet Atwil Flecken is unusable due to weather damage. So v corps called off both regional and will hold its championship meet aug. 12-13 at the Fulda City stadium. Bowling a King of the Hill tournament will be hosted by Ansbach action lanes at Katterbach army Heli port  will Start at 10 30 . Sunday and the action will Start at 11 15. For More information Call ets 4672 638 or civilian 09802-832638. Arn sports radio baseball san Francisco at Atlanta 1 36 . Saturday