European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday january 16,1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 v corps tops Usa eur wrestling by Walt Morrissett staff writer Pir Masens West Germany v corps continued its domination of Usa eur wrestling winning five Gold medals and five silvers in freestyle wrestling saturday and four golds in Greco roman on sunday. But 21st Talcom led by Leslie Lewis won five Greco roman golds sunday. Lewis defended his 88 title in the 163-Pound freestyle category by stopping Charlie Wilson of v corps for the 89 title. In his Greco roman finale Lewis took a 6-0 Lead by picking up Vii corps Darryl Hall and rolling him Over while the two were on the mat. He was credited wit three Points on that Man Euver and outlasted Hall 9-6 for the 163-Pound Gold. Lewis has won two straight Usa eur titles Al though he can train Only three weeks a year. My Job As a truck Driver for 37th transportation group in Kaiserslautern keeps me on the Road most of the time said Lewis. But i think i la be Able to re enlist for a Job in a town at top transportation motor Pool that will give me More time to train. I be shown that i m Good in this sport. I Hope i la get More support the 21st s other Greco roman golds were won by Jeffery Thompson at 105 /2, Johnnie Richardson at149 /2, Tim Wilson at 220 and Tony demos at 220 plus. V corps got Greco golds from Daniel Romero at 114 /2, Louis Wilkerson at 125 /2, Troy Owens at 136 /2 and Jerry Cobb at 198. In the 220 Greco roman category Wilson spent most of match at a disadvantage to v corps Thomas dragger the 220 free style Gold medallist. Wilson recovered with a spectacular overhead throw to pin dragger and win the title. In freestyle v corps wrestlers won Gold with prevailing at 105 a pounds Romero at 114 /2, Wilkerson at 125 /2, Owens at 136 /2 and dragger at 220. The 21st Talcom team took two other freestyle golds Johnnie Richardson at 149 /2 and ton demos at 220-plus. Vii corps Paul Jerome who has been a pairings official at the Usa eur championships since 1982,credited v corps Success to its Superior athletes and coach Paul Rohler whom he called the Best coach Over Here. A corps has taken most of the golds since the mid-80s," Jerome said. A corps has the stronger wrestlers and the better Rohler coached at v corps from 1982 to 85, at Vii corps in 1986 and 1987 and Back at v corps for 1988 and 1989. He was the 1982 Usa eur Greco Roma Champion at 163 pounds. He wrestled in High school at York a. And competed Collegia Tely at lock have state a. Most of the other teams have a player coach Rohler said. You can t wrestle and coach at the sometime. If you re coaching you can t prepare yourself. When you re wrestling you can t prepare your the key to his Success is preparation. Is Ken George v corps . Wilson tries to flip Jeffery Thompson top of 21st Talcom in 105 /2 final. Thompson won the match. We have a three week trial Camp for conditioning and discipline. We get them in shape and we get the ready. We teach each Man a couple of moves that fit his style. Then when he comes Here i watch the opponents i can Tell my Guy what he can do to win. I also keep their minds on the match. When the get upset with the officials i Tell them let me get mad at the officials just keep your mind on the wrestling " Rohler left the army after his 82 championship an wrestled in German clubs for five years four in Rhein land Pfalz at Ruchberg and one at Aschaffenbur for Mailbach. Ruchberg was in the Ober Liga the third highest league. Mailbach is in the Hessen state league. Most Usa eur champions can compete in Theo Ferliga or state leagues Rohler said. All army or interservice level is equal to the his experience in the european clubs gives him the Edge. The european clubs Start their kids with freestyle and Greco roman wrestling Rohler said. Most americans Don t get exposed to Greco until they re in the military. Greco is the most difficult because it s All upper body and no legs. In the . High schools and colleges we use Folk style. It s a style similar to freestyle that s done Only in the . And nowhere else. In order for the . To be Competine with the res of the world in Greco and freestyle we re going to have to Start teaching at the younger Levels. The military has the Best Greco program in the Vii corps 180-Pound Greco wrestler and assistant coach Raymond Hawkins is a perfect illustration of the player coach dilemma. He coached teammate Ronald Ayers to Victory in the 180-Pound semifinals then beat Ayers to win the Gold. Coaching is hard because you still have to do everything they do Hawkins said. This is a Vii corps team but we re All from different places. " coach Rogera Herrera is All army and i too second in Usa eur last year. Things seem kind of uncoordinated at times but we had a Good Vii Ayers is a body builder and his herculean upper Torso showed it but Hawkins used his experience to throw Ayres twice in route to his title the Only Greco Gold that was t won by v corps or 21 St Talcom. Aschaffenbur shoots past Suff Garf 79-70 Bubuc Syfox staff writer Aschaffenbur West Ger Many the Stuttgart stallions wish they never found this town. First they arrive an hour late be cause their bus Driver takes a wrong turn. Then they steer into the Schaffen Burg suns who beat the stallions 79-70. When their drag sunday ended Stuttgart coach Melvin Elliott had trouble with his math ill sum it up in two words too Many turnovers and no team a for the sunny Days of last april when Elliott s stallions basked in their first Usa eur men s basketball championship. Aschaffenbur has t won usar eur since 1984, yet its chances look Good after turning this Sabbath into suns Day. With Tony Elmore firing in25 Points the suns boosted their re army basketball Cord to 2-1 in Vii corps Western league tying them with Stuttgart for the top spot. We can beat anybody in usar eur said Elmore a second year Sun out of los Angeles. People Are going to know who we Are after Elmore hit three 3-pointers. His last one gave Aschaffenbur a 73-63 Lead with three minutes left. If that did t make it a Stuttgart Sun Down then his in your face defense on Anthony Claude s late 3-Point try did. This is what you can do when you want to coach Andy Whorton told his suns in their tiny locker room. When he was through with his speech Whorton added this game was not an upset. We have the people who when they play up to their Poten tial can Whorton was certainly happier than before Tipoff. He had said this would be his last game. The reason not enough players showing up which he blamed on commanders. He pointed to the Christmas tournaments in Kaiserslautern and Frankfurt where the suns took fourth place with six players. Whorton had assumed the head coaching Job this season after assisting last year and coaching Darmstadt from 1985 to 87. The 43-year-old retired sergeant first class from san Antonio insisted he would still quit after Knock ing off Stuttgart. Not that his suns believed him. He Ain t going nowhere said Al More. Assistant Sandy Biles said the head coach needs a vacation to spend his Money but hell be at practice v the suns did play As if it were their last game. They sped to a 42-34 half time Lead despite Claude s 13 Points. Claude the stallions new lefty guard stayed hot Early in the second half by hitting three straight jumper Sas Stuttgart tied it 44-44. But the stallions could never take the Lead. Whorton put reserves Michael Foster and Dezia Ingram Jnclaude and the All army Veteran was held to 2-of-12 shooting the rest of the game. He led Stuttgart scorers with 24 Points. Aschaffenbur s Point guard Len Wilkerson kept the suns hot with 11 Points. Jerry Robinson scored 13. Stuttgart s other double figure scor ing came from Julius Thomas who had 13 on 6-of-16 shooting and Sam Jones with 12. Elliott said before the game that this stallion Bunch is More talented than last year s. After the game this los was Good for us he insisted. It will bring the Guys Down to the Stuttgart coach still guarantees repeat Usa eur title. No doubt in my mind he said. In t there this Factor called Aschaffenbur hell no said Elliott
