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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 16,1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 s forfeit what an ugly word what a Way to end a basketball tournament. Thai s How the girls championship was decide last week in the american schools in Turkey league basketball tournament. La never should have happened. The forfeit evolved because inc Ankara girls who won the league championship with a perfect 8-0 re Cord that included four straight victories Over to Cir lit lost their fifth game against the Yodjas in the double elimination tournament and found them selves in the unenviable position of having to play three games in one Day. We won t play three games in one Day Ankara coach Armin Klatt had warned at the coaches meet ing. True to his word Lall refused to put his girls on the floor after they had whipped Izmir and nipped inc Riik earlier Friday to create an if Nec Cussary situation. Dodds regulations limit specifically the playing Lime for any basketball player to eight quarters if two tournament games Are played in the same Day Kalt said Friday we be already played two games today and we d be violating Dodds regulations if we played another game. The tournament simply was t set up properly."., Kluun forfeited the game and said he would file protest through Turkey Region supervisor Edna Brewer to Dodds Mediterranean regional sport coordinator Guy  afternoon Abrams said he had talked with Brower concerning the forfeit but had t hear from either Lall or Ankara principal Rex Burgh to concerning the matter Burgh to said i support Armin wholeheartedly following the decision not to play the game Friday night. Abramo said he would have to Check the regulations when he receives Klatt s official protest in writ ing but he also said he nought there was a provision allowing extra playing Lime in tournaments. Forfeits have occurred in Dodds before but generally because a team used ineligible players. But never before has a tournament championship basketball game been forfeited. -. Tournament director John Drake who also is coach of the Champion inc Riik girl steam said that the Ankara people knew Long in Advance the tournament scheduled the. If no Cussary game Friday night and in fill the subject had Arisen again at the Roaches celing but that no changes were made.  were several things taken into consideration before we finalized the tournament  Drake said one was that the sat and act test were scheduled for saturday another was that Izmir was travelling by military air and would t have been Able to compete saturday if it had qualified for the  and we. Wanted to showcase wrestling at this tournament for the Sake of its survival and lastly if the. Situation were reversed. I would have been therewith my girls ready to play Drake added. Lall had a Point in his claim that the tournament May not have been set up properly. Normally in double elimination action the losers play two game the second Day of the tournament losers bracket teams generally play Early winners bracket games follow and then the losers bracket winners meet the winners bracket losers later to set up the stale for the final Day. Thai precludes inc possibility of three games in a Day. This was Only a four team tournament so the scheduling should t have been that difficult. However thai Normal losers bracket playing time was lost because the wrestlers were being show cased Witt a double round Robin program instead of the Normal Type of tournament. The Ankara boys would have been i n the same position had they duplicated the girls Victory Overin Cirik in a Friday afternoon game. Boys coach Bruce Donahue said they too would have refused to play a third game in one Day. Armin and 1 talked Over All inc possibilities and agreed not to play the game if we would get by incur ii and Force an it necessary game Donohu said. The sad thing Abtil All the Forf Eji rigmarole is thai the girls were the Only ones who were Hurt the Ankara girls because they did t get a Chance to play for the title the Inci Reik girls because they did t get a Chance to prove that i hair earlier win Over Ankara which had Defeated them in four previous games was t a Fluke the coaches had their say. Neither Side gave in. And. Although playing three games in one Day in Ideal there has been a precedent the Munich girls played three games on a Friday in the 1983 Small schools tournament at Patch to get into the championship showdown. They then beat Patch twice for the Lilly 43-40 and 57-41, behind the Stellar play of. Kristin Wilson. Munich had to play seven games in. Three Days and win six of them 16 become champions \ a that s a Long Row to hoc said Munich  Butler seven  Days is a lot to. Ask from a team but when you gel in thai losers bracket in a double elimination tournament you know you have some Tough playing to do if you really want thai championship. Obviously Dodds regulations were Wake a in i9b3. The american basketball Camp in Leys in Switzerland is atlrac1ing More and More Dodds players and coaches each summer. Last year 70 boys and 50 girls participated in the Camp. Which is run by  Damon head coach at san Francisco state and Chuck Dodson head South a american school in London in its 12th season inc Camp has drawn More than 700 players from Dodds and american International schools in europe.". In the Pas separate weeks were held for boys and girls. But last year with the completion of new dorm facilities the school went coed to the extent  took place the same Dales. The sessions themselves were separate but equal. 1 the Camp has a working agreement with Mcdon Ald a which Grants 10 scholarships to players from the european based schools. Players who have been named All conference and All tournament who will be returning to school next year and who show High qualities of citizenship positive Altitude coach Hatli to and leadership have priority on scholarship eligibility according to Dodson. This year s Camp has been scheduled aug. 6-12,further information can be obtained by writing Dodson at american basketball Camp Flat 2. 166 Willesden Lane London nw6, England. Jewison number is 01-45 1-5276. Five former Odds soccer players carved niches an the College scene last fall. Ansbach s Lori Dozark was the Only freshman to Start every game at Tarkio mo., College. Slit also made the Dean s list with a 4.0 Scholastic n re rage Dozark was Ansbach s outstanding athlete us four years she wus in school and was the  in the Small schools finals no Munich last Spring. Bad Kreuz Nach s Susan Blacic tier was tin Ilar Ting goalie and co Zapiain at Western Michigan she pos led a 3.5 Grade average As a freshman and hav Bee invited to become a member of the Honor College the. Other three All fresh Rich . A Lilberg luminaries Liz Barney Brian Hall and Mike Devancy Barney saw action in Alliv Gan is for Wooster College at Wool or Ohio this year after Elji ing All four seasons in High school Hall another four year High school performer and pc Vancy. Who Niimi so Heidelberg As a senior both started at Wistern Ken Tucky.  swi Boxi Huipo North americans catch soviet Paris a Chris Bowman of the United stat Sand Kurt drowning of Canada moved into a virtual deadlock with Aleksandr Farcey of the soviet Union wednesday after the men s original program at the world figure skating championships. Fadeev  narrow Overall Kod but Browning used iwo triple axes to win the original program Ana move into second place. Bowman s latin routine advanced him into third.  the three Are so close that thursday s Finai free skaling Worth 50 percent  total score will decide the Champion. Whoever wins that portion will take the title Viktor pc Renko of the soviet Union second to a a Civ after the compulsory figures dropped to fifth after falling on his combination jump. Poland s one apr Filipowski was fourth. Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko of the soviet Union waltzed their Way into the Lead of inc ice dance Ever ii. The Moscow couple earned top Marks of the compulsory Section which counts for 20 percent of the total score the Westminster Waltz and inc Argentine tango were the two required dances this year second went to another soviet pair main l Sova and Aleksandr Zhuolin in third were Isabellc and Paul Duchesnay rep resenting France although they were raised in Canada Klara Engi and Altila Toth of Hungary were fourth to Thill american champions Susan Wynne and Joe Driear were  s Karyn and Rodney Garossino were eighth world figure ska Tim and the other . Couple april Sargent and rus Witherby were 10th. Last year the Duchesnaye created a stir in the Fri dance with a hugely popular but poorly marked Jun Gle routine. Although the compulsory dances Aren t their Strong Point inc brother sister combination stayed in a challenging position the placement is totally secondary Paul said first tomes How we  the next phase of the Competition is the original set pattern thursday where All the couples dance to the Charleston rhythm. The final free dance is Friday the soviets led the pairs event in which medals were to be awarded after wednesday night s free program. Olympic champions Eka Tennit Gordeev and Sergei. Grinkov of the soviet Union led with canadians Cindy Landry and Lyndon Johns Fri second and East. Germans Peggy Schwirz and Alexander Koenig third. The pairs event the first medal Centof the championships concludes tonight. Canadians Cindy Landry and Lyndon Johnston were second going into the free skating with East germans Peggy Schwarz and Alex Ander. Koenig third the american pairs disappointed As Krist Iyama Gucci and Audi Calindo and Kim and Wayne Scebold tied for sixth Yamaguchi and Galindo the american champions skated a stiff tense routine with link sparkle. The sey bylds seemed to perform a Little bit belter but failed to impress the judges. Sergei Grinkov and Ekatarina Gord Ceva Lead pairs  
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