European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 6, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 prep Pickin s Spring sports in Dodds spotlight Dodds is slowly casing into the Spring sports Campaign. A smattering of soccer games took place last week and More soccer and a bit of Tennis arc on this week  Bui track and Field athletes and gymnasts Are soil preparing for Spring 1989. Track and Field makes is debut next week but the first gymnastics Competition in t until april 22. Complete schedule on Page 20. With the exception of determining the 1988-89 stars and stripes All Clos of he year everything winds up May 27. The postmark deadline for Sis athletes of Itic year nominations is May 31 and the in office deadline june 3. I will have full details on the athlete of the year requirements in next week s column. 6, car and track and Field Altor Cjon. Here is what we would like reported in each sport soccer final score half inc score goals assists shots on goal saves with the goalies names and totals. Track and Field team scoring for both boys and girls and the first two in each event wit the Winner s Lime height or distance. I plan once again o run a track and Field Honor Roll the lop. Three people and lies in event will be listed. As in the past Only winning times Heights and distances will be listed. Gymnastics seniors team scoring and first two people in each event vault uneven pars bal Ance beam floor exercise and All around juniors team scoring and thu win nor in each event. ,. The 1989.Albert Schweitzer basketball tournament has come and gone and the United states As expected won its seventh championship since 1973, encountering difficulty Only in us games with Greece. Greece was making Only its third appearance in the tournament. The greeks finished fourth in 1971,sat out until 1987, when they finished 10th, and put their  Forward this year finishing second. They dropped the title game 75-67 after losing an 82-80 heartbreaker to the United Stales in a Cross bracket confrontation two Days earlier. Greece bounced Back to beat Czechoslovakia in the semifinals to gain a second shot at the americans. The 1989 . Team was heralded As the Best Ever by head coach Dick Mccann and assistant Tom Kaiser in pre turn Amend reckoning. Even according to Kaiser on paper As Good As the magic Johnson team. We have a big Mobile team probably the fastest Ever in the Albert Schweitzer Tournai  the United states was the class fan Overall weak tournament probably the weakest in the 1980s, and Greece was the second Best team in the tournament a pretty Good team but definitely not Good enough that it should have caused the americans any undue hardship. A combination of suspect officiating and poor play by the.. Team enabled Greece to hang in there. In the first game the United slates made Only 36 of 81 shots missing Many from Short Range while committing Many turnovers in inc second the . Squad shot considerably belter but blew a 10-Poinl halftime Lead that should have been Al least 15 with  Ball handling. Also every time the . Team got rolling the whistle tooled Tacky fouls were called against the United Stales and rough House tactics by Greece completely ignored. But the Best Ever claim was a downright exaggeration. On past teams there were players you just knew were going p be stars in College on this team that possibility is strictly conjecture. Doubtless some of the 1989 Albert Schweitzer players will go on and make names for themselves in inc College ranks. But watching them perform in the seven Schweitzer games you did t get that Zhiry re going to be collage stars feeling too often. The Dodds team that competed in the inter National cadets tournament at choler France came within five licks of the clock of giving reunited Stales a double sweep aver Greece in easier Holiday Competition dropping a 76-75 verdict to a learn from  s Junior Dean made two free throws la give the . Team a 1-Point Lead with 14 second remaining but Art Zavos capped a furious Greece comeback that erased an 8-Poinl american advantage by hitting a is foot jumper to give the greeks the title. .".-. It was a classic championship game one that is a shame for either team to lose Dodds coach Tom Leblanc said monday. Unfortunately it was us who lost. The Dodds kids captured the hearts of the spectators in choler. It was such a great thrill throughout the game for our kids to hear the 3,000 spectators chanting us a us a us a the were the Best group we have assembled for the tournament ability Wise and attitude Wise. Lady Luck just was t there when we needed  Leblanc said that another big thrill occurred when Kerry Oliver a fan who travelled to choler with the . Contingent Sang this car Spang Cut a mar apart of the official ceremonies before inc title game. He asked me if it would be possible to sing the National an hum and t got permission for him to do it. He used no music and brought the audience to its Knees. It was awesome and the spectators responded with a standing ovation. What an inspiration that was for the team Leblanc said. The . Took Honic a Supply of trophies. The Cam got two for its second place finish Augsburg s Jerry Bishop finished second in the slam Dun Competition Frankfurt s Dan Hallgrimson received the players sportsmanship award and us Lanc Goi the coaches prize. La Blanc said that the last two awards were made by the tournament officials. Th.8ui.irai he racing sons take the wheel of an old rivalry by Rob Closter West Jung Down England a a Quarter Century after it reached a Peak the Nulo racing rivalry Between the Brabham and the Hills goes on. Then it was Jack Brabham is. Graham Hui for grand prix supremacy. Now it is Gary Brabham is. Damon Hill battling to become the first son to follow his father into the cockpit Ofa formula t car. The younger Drivers Are finding More than Speed involved. Money May be the biggest Factor in the Chase and the danger of a sport that hits claimed the lives of several of their fathers com temporaries is on their minds. So Are heir fathers lefties to racing. How can they escape it when the record books arc filled with their names and the courses where they race such As brands Hatch in this town Southeast of London contain Brabham straight and Graham Hill Bend to the sons it is All part of the lure. After you be had a famous father who done Well in racing you can t ignore it you set your goals on what he has achieved Damon Hill said the thrill of driving is enormous and it s almost inevitable that you would want to follow. I just think the attraction is too great the ranks of racing Are filling up wit second generation Drivers. In Europe Paul Stewart the son of for Mer world Champion Jackie Stewart is starting his career. Jack Brabham Graham Hiu and Jackie Stewart won a total of ii grand prix races and eight world Champi onships.1several father son lacing combinations arc Active in the United sties including Mario and Michael Antinelli. The Al  Sullivan tops preseason cart poll by the associated press Danny Sullivan tit defending cart pig mity car series Champion Lifa voted to re a in 1989, according to a preseason poll of members of the nation racing Amu. Suinn the 1986 Indianapolis 500 Winner received fewer grat place volts than runner up Al Unser jr., but wound up with 20 More Points 7bs-768, in the Overall balloting. The48-Tneinber Media panel ant 12 first place votes to Sullivan and 16 to Unwor who also was second to Sullivan in the 1988 season Points each of the top two Drivers had four victories during the 15-Ntce series lot Nutson. Rick mean the defending Indianapolis 500 Champion was third in the poll Irith ii first place Voles and 701 Points followed by Mario Andretti with two tint place Titca and 620 Points awl Michael Andrell with four first place volts and 01 Points Bobby banal was sixth with 476 Points while Emerson Flatt pall of Brazil was next with the final three first place ballets and 462 Points. Rounding oat toe top 10 were Arie Luyendyk of the Netherlands with 156 rotes Trofam of Italy with 154 and Derek Daly or Ireland with 84. The panel Ilso forecast that unset or. Would Lead the series in victories stun us who had nine pole in 1988, would again Lead in that category and that mean Sullivan s teammate would repeat As both the pole and race Winner a Indianapolis the 15-race series begins sunday Al Phoenix International raceway. Ers Richard and Kyle Petty and former world sports car Champion Derek Bell and son Justin. Geoff Brabham tie older brother of Gary is a successful Driver in America but no son has followed his dad into the dangerous world of formula 1 racing considered internationally to be the highest level the sport. Basal on their careers so far Gary Brab Ham,28, appears to have the Best Chance to emulate his father. He finished second in the British formula 3 championship last year while Hill was third and has been doing Wellin formula 3000 this year. While Hill has been sidelined by a Lack of sponsorship. Brabham won a British formula 3000 race easier weekend fighting his Way through the pack after spinning to the Backof the Leldon the opening Lap. He finished third in the season opening formula 3000 event at brands Hatch Selling a Lap record in the process. Formula 3000 is the level just below for Mula land was the stepping Stone for eight new grand prix Drivers this season. It also is the closest in Power cars average about 650 horsepower in formula 1, 450 horsepower in formula 3000 and 170horsepower in formula 3. I be got More experience than  m really a year or two ahead of him in  Gary Brabham said. "11 would be Nice to be the first  Driver in formula 1, nothing like thai has Ever happened in Europe Brabham grew up on a farm in new South Wales Australia and never though of competitive driving until he worked Tor brother Geoff As a Mechanic. It then too two years to talk his father into idling him become a race Driver 1motor racing is not just a sport like buying a j100 Tennis Racket he said. A new formula 3000 car costs s128.000 andean engine is $68,300. It s so much Money and such a commitment he wanted to make sure 1 really wanted it before he let  a Hill s problem is Money and his inability this season to find a corporation willing to sponsor his expensive quest. He is hoping fora place in formula3,000 this year and it jump to formula i Neil  know i be got the ability but i Don t have the Money said Hill whose father died in a plane crash in 1975. I m sitting around spending my Day on the phone trying to generate interest Bui Hill 26, said he still plans to beat Brabham onto the grand prix circuit. By the in nature of motor racing we re very competitive people Hill said Gary was a rival of mine last year and i know very Well i can beat him. La would just be Nice to be the first of the second Genera Onlo make it into formula 1."