European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday March 11.19b9 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports doctors suggest by Brenda c. Coleman Chicago a boxing injuries put soldiers ind the Hospital 401 limes Over six years and caused at least one Deil prompting doctor to Sunj Ojst Tut the sport he drummed out of the military jul is clip relates and hazing were. But i former military boxing coach us pied thurs Day that the sport probably produces fewer serious injuries than College football or wrestling especially with improved safety equipment and provides Excel Lent training. Arm men spent 2,056 Days in the Hospital and logged 3,581 sick Days because of boxing injuries from 1980 through 1985, the doctors said in this week s journal of the american medical association. Head injuries accounted for 68 percent of ail boxing related and 81 percent of boxing related injuries to . Military Academy cadets said the doctors led by maj. Robert w. Enic naut a Eye doctor at flt Salmons army medical Center in. Aurora Colo. Instructional boxing is mandatory at us. Service academics. Among military graduates known for their boxing prowess As undergraduates Are Farmer nary Secretary James Webb and former Marine i. Col. Oiler North. But Eisenauer who boxed when he attended the us military Academy said thursday that sports such As the martial Aru or fencing could provide Hie same benefits without the risks of injury to the Central nervous system.?. A. It s inconsistent to train � Soldier to spend Money on him to Leach him How to Fly a helicopter to repair jeep to drive a tank and then to have him participate id a sport that could conceivably make him unfit for duty Enzenauer Laid in a Telephone interview. One Soldier died after complications from bleeding inside the Skull and another was blinded in one Eye wrote Enzenauer and his colleagues including a Lwi brother who is also a physician and who boxed at the naval Academy. Evidence that boxing products irreversible brain damage is now As indisputable As the link Between cigarette smoking and lung cancer the doctors said. Concussions bruising of brain tissue bleeding in Side the Skull broken facial Bones and i pc injuries were among the types of head trauma recorded. Upper body injuries ranked next accounting for it percent of . They included dislocated shoulders elbows and wrists and broken arms and " " the doctors did not reveal How much the Hospital care and lost productivity amounted to in dollars but see boxing on Page 2s braves win Battle of big losers by the associated press the Atlanta braves East season s Sec Ond biggest losers won a Battle thurs Day Over inc team with baseball s worst record in 1988. The uracs who last 106 games last season he worst record in the National baseball round league shut out the Baltimore orioles 107-Gamc losers in the Al 4-0. Tom Glavine Dave Miller. Charlie Pulco and Joe to Cvar limited the orioles to three hits while Ron Gam homered for the braves. Glavic allowed two hits in tour innings striking out one and walking one. Miller a Rookie who pitched Ai class a Greenville Lam year allowed one hit in to innings then Pulco and to Cvar pitched Hilliss Ball Over the final three innings. It was Ihu fourth win in six emacs this Spring for the braves who have also tied one starter Brian i Dollop who Gate up two runs on three hits in four inning was the other Florida games it was Cincin Nati -9,-"r1iilibur6h 2 Houston 7, new York Mots 2 los Angeles 4, Minnesota 2 Toronto 6, chicag White sox 4 Texas 8, St Louis in Newyork Yankees 11, Montreal 6. Philadelphia and Detroit played a 5-5, in tuning t c and the game Between the1 Kansas City royals and Boston red sox was postponed by cold weather. In Arizona Oakland split its squad and won two games beating Seattle 6-5 in 12 innings and routing a California Angels split squad 90. The other half of the Angels beat san Francisco 7-1. Mil Waukee beat the Chicago cubs 7-1 and san Diego played a in inning 7-7 tic with Cleveland. Dodger ii 4,twins 2 Mike Marshall s two run Homer gave the dodgers their Victory in a game shortened to five innings because Ofrain High winds and cold weather. Astros 7, mets i Billy Hatcher hit a three run Homer off Ron Darling in the first inning and went 3 for 3, extending his string of consecutive hits to six for the astros. The Home run followed singles by Rafael Ramirez and Kevin Bass. Re 9, pirates 1 Eric Davis went 2 for 3 with a triple and bases loaded double As the reds had see baseball on Page 26 Indiana nabs big ten title Erie Anderson scores 19 Points by the associated pm Bloomington ind. Freshman Eric Anderson scored 19 Points thurs Day night As no. 6 Indiana beat Wisconsin 7s-g4, clinching the hoosiers record 10th outright big ten championship and the conference s automatic berth in the Mcaa basketball tournament. The Victory lifted Indiana to 15-2 in the big ten and 23-6 Overall putting the hoosiers two games ahead of second place Illinois with one game remaining in the regular season. Wisconsin hoping for an Al Large Mcaa bid dropped id 8-9 tied with Minnesota for fifth place in the big ten and 17 to Overall. The hoosiers 10th outright big ten title broke the record of nine they shared with Purdue and Ohio stale. Anderson a 6-fool-9 Forward who ear Lier in the week was named big ten freshman of the year by the associated press scored 14 Points As the hoosiers took a 36-32 half Lime Lead. In the second half t
