European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday August 20,1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 outdoor adventures Eagle eyes scope out a town Shoof the Kaiserslautern Rod and gun club is Edh rated about six Miles West of Ramstein Ajr Lannino in methane Bie. Something hot. 3p4 Between Spiesbach and Schroll Bach. Hours of oin Rod and gun Clu planning something big hot. They Call it la fiesta Grande something different and especially a lot of fun. It happens aug. 27, is open to both club and non club members and should be a big Day of activity entered on a Silhouette target shoot. Silhouette shooting is etching on in Europe an anyone looking for a Little something new should try it out. Here s a run Down on the program. Silhouette target shooting from 9 . To noon. I requires a .22 Caliper rim fire Rifle not exceeding 10 pounds two ounces with scope. Iron sights May reused but but Scopes Are the Norm. Course of fire will be 10 chickens at 40 meters 10 pigs at 60 meters 10turkeys at 77 meters and 10 rams at 100 meters. Entry fee is $5. A skeet clinic will go from 10 . To 2 . Bring your 12 gauge Shotgun. Spaces Are guaranteed in the clinic for the first 30 shooters. There will be a charge of around $10 for ammunition and skeet rounds but no entry fee. Mark Swearengen air Rifle shooting for kids and parents will be the attraction from noon to 1 30 . Air rifles will be available but you can bring your own if desired. It handgun instruction and practice from 1 30 to 2 30 . Emphasis is placed on safety. Other activities will include a course in Home de sense and Basic weapons safety Horseshoe pitching contest and a pig roast. One serving of this pork Barbecue will Cost $5. Then at 4 . A live country and Western band will take Over the entertainment. For further information Call Carmen Grob at ets 483-7216. Ramstein s Roy Crump told me of a Good Trout fishing Lake in his part of Rheinland Pfalz. It s locate t six Miles West of Ramstein air Bas betwee. F opera Tion Are fridays from 5 . And saturdays and Sun Days from 8 30 . Closing time depends on when everyone gets tired of fishing. No fishing License or permits Are required. The Lake is privately owned and the proprietor is always willing to help with cleaning and preparing  la smoke or Grill your catch or you can take it All Home for your own special preparation. You pay 14 German Marks per kilo. There is a Small stand that Sells Beer soda win and Wurst. Groups and parties Are Welcome and arrangements can be made to hold special functions at the Lake. To get there go from Ramstein Village to spes Bach. Turn right in Spiesbach and head toward sch Rollback. The Lake is located about three Kilometre Down the Road on the right. Look for a sign that says Schroll Bach fishing Pond. For further information Call civilian 0631-51834. The stars and stripes Rojas Angels mid season Surprise by Michael Silver new York in two thirds of season cookie Rojas has managed one of the league s worst teams and one of baseball s biggest mid season surprises. Most of All Rojas has managed to sur Vive. On june 29, Rojas California Angel were stuck in sixth place in the american league West with a 34-43 record. After Alast place finish in 1987, the Angels who at one Point fell 19 games under .500,appeared headed for another hellish Fin ish. Rojas their Rookie manager was re Mored to be on the firing line. That All changed however when the Angels caught fire in july. They went 19 8, a club record for the month despite being outscored by two runs during that period. By july 31, California was 53-51 an sitting in third place. It was the most exciting turnaround in Anaheim since they built the matterhorn roller coaster at Disneyland. Rojas seems at ease when talking about his team s Topsy Turvy season but bring up the subject of his Job Security and he suddenly becomes testy. Rojas who signed a one year contract to Man age the Angels after Gene Mauch re signed during Spring training did his Best to avoid the topic before tuesday night s game with the Yankees at Yankee stadium. I have a 25-year contract with adoption for a 35-year Extension he snapped. That s none of your  everybody puts so much emphasis on the manager said Catcher Bob a hot cookie Rojas begs to differ a Call with Home plate Umpire Dale Ford. Boone but if the players Aren t playing Well you can have Connie Mack As the manager and it s not going to  before the season the Angels assumed their manager would be Mauch whose26 seasons As a manager ranked him fourth behind Mack 53 years on the All time list. But when Mauch suffering from chronic bronchitis stepped Down unexpectedly before the season Rojas the team s Advance scout took Over. Nobody knew he was going to get sick and step away said Rojas who managed for eight years in Winter Ball in the dominican Republic puerto Rico and Venezuela. Of course it was a sur prise. Managing Winter Ball is the Sames anyplace you be got to handle peo  apparently has found a Way to handle the Angels a mixture of aging veterans such As bo9ne and Brian Down ing and youngsters in the Mold of Wall Joyner and Devon White. Although the Angels have struggled lately losing seven of their last 11 games they went into tuesday night s game in fourth place with a 59-59 record. Between june 16 and aug. 10, California compiled a 34 16 record a .680  s done a great Job Joyner said of Rojas a native of Havana and with Frank Robinson one of two minorities hired to manage since former dodger executive Al Campanis racially inflammatory remarks in april 1987. Whence were playing bad he did t have an Opportunity to go out and Correct it on the Field. He s handled some situations Well and he s Learned a lot. After a while we All went out and started playing the Way we re capable of  that the Angels play has improved so have Rojas chances of staying on. That fact however does t make him any More comfortable with the subject. I could t care less about whether they fire me or not Rojas said. That happens up in the office. I m not going to manage for 100 years. Someday it s going to happen and when it does you go do something else. I m sure not going to worry about All that  by the los Angeles times Washington Post new service Brian s time Heads Field in rovers stakes Saratoga Springs . A it has been 10 years since Trainer Joh Veitch won the travers stakes with Aly Dar. Saturday he sends out Brian s time in the 119th running of the nation s old est stakes race for 3-year-Olds. Veitch is the first to discourage an comparisons Between the great Lydar runner up to affirmed in All three 1978triple Crown races and Brian s time a smallish Colt known As Bubba around the barn area. He was physically larger Veitch said of Lydar. At this stage in his Ca reer Lydar had achieved great things. Brian s time is not big or attractive but they both have big  Brian s time Heads a Field of six 3-year-Olds entered thursday for the $1 million added travers at Saratoga race course. The Winner of the 1 a mile race will earn $653,100 if All six entries run. Brian s time a Roberto Colt who finished sixth in the Kentucky Derby Sec Ond in the Preakness and third in the Belmont stakes is the 8-5 Early favorite and will Start from the no. 4 Post Posi  showed his character Here after get Ting caught in traffic in the aug. 7 Jim Dandy stakes rallying in the stretch for a 5 /2-length Victory. This horse has to be reasonably respected following his race in the Jim Dandy said Veitch who later left for Toronto where he is preparing Sunshine forever for saturday s Arlington million at  the Gold Drew the inside Post position for the travers. Forty niner trained by Woody Stephens who is seek ing his first travers win Drew the no. 5  the Gold a 2-1 pick for the travers and forty niner second favor Ite at 9-5, dulled in the Haskell invitational july 30, with forty niner winning by a  in the Field Are Kin Post who will Start from the no. 2 Post under Jacinto Vasquez Dyn former no rider As signed from no.3, and evening Kris with Jerry Bailey from no. 6. Angel Cordero or. Will ride in his 17thtravers aboard Brian s time. He said Post position does t matter because Thebolt proved in the Jim Dandy he can overcome  does t matter to him Cordero said. He s got a style of his own. My horse has a race on this track. That  Stephens horses have finished seconding the travers three times each time Over a Muddy track. The Hall of Fame Trainer said an off track won t make a difference this time. This Colt nothing bothers him Stephens said. My horse loves the  though his entry is not the favorite the Ever confident Stephens said i will be at Post time. The Colt s done awfully Well. He has t run Many bad ones. He s been worse than second twice in 15 starts. That s pretty  the Gold trained by Shug Mcgaughey and Ridden by Pat Day has also been consistent. He finished seventh inthe Kentucky Derby the Only time he has been worse than second in 10 life time starts