European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 13,1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 prep Pickin s 25th boy 15fh girl to be recognized its that time again time 0 begin thinking about the 198 8-1989 Sta Sand stripes athletes of the year. This will be the 25lh year the stars and stripes has recognized a boy athlete of the year and inc Isle that such recognition has Buen bestowed upon the outstanding girl athlete. Frankfurt s Terry Brennan was the first boy selected Bonn s Chris Foster the first girl Ramstein s Chris Kelley and harm s Charlene Johnson were chosen last year. The rules arc unchanged. They Are 1. Candidates must be the offi ctn boy Ami girl ath letes of the year at their respective schools f Amhi a does t officially name such athletes the ath Letic director and coaches should Convene  make the proper choices. If a school selects cd athletes both ill he considered. 1. Letters of Nomina Flynn that include nil pertinent information and statistics should be submitted separately on the boy and girl regard inc his her achieve ments during school year 1988/89. Each idler Mustbe signed by the principal or athletic director and by at least one coach or hum the athlete has played. An athlete must be nominated. By his her principal or athletic director to be considered by he panel. A photo head and shoulders should accompany each nomination. 3, the in Ottice deadline not the postmark is june 3. All Competition kill be completed by May 21. Many schools Complete heir Spring sports Competition a week or to earlier those schools should sob met their nominations soon As possible because if they Are put aside they sometimes Are forgotten 4, the letters should be mailed to the athlete of the year. Committee sports department stars and stripes Apo 09211 or id the International address athlete of the year committee sports department stars and stripes Post och 11-1437, d6100, Darm Stadt ii West Germany. I would recommend using International mall to guarantee meeting the deadline Only achievements during school year 1988-19s9 in official Dodds sports will be considered by the panel there arc athletes who have excelled throughout their Scholastic career but last year s accomplishments will have no bearing on this year s selection. Official Dodds sports Are those sports which Are scheduled and funded by Dodds football Golf Tennis Cross country volleyball basketball wrestling track and Field soccer gymnastics and in the u.k., girls sof4bail, Dodds also schedules and funds such other activities As a Roth Rifle and fancy Drill teams and Check leading but Only by the wildest stretching of the imagination could those programs fall into the sports category.  and Berlin have each bad three ath letes of the year 10 Lead the boys selections. Marriott Smith 0976glen while 1977 and Eric Barcla 1986 were the a town winners Alco Johnson 1970harry Smith 1971 and Randy Smith 1975 were Ber Lin a there have been two repeaters among the boys Lanau s Barry Dorsey in 1978 and 1979 and Wiesbaden s Sani Murray inc next two years. There have been no repeaters among the girls and Bonn Madrid Torr Jon and upper Scyford have All had two winners. Foster and Ali Ronka 1986 arc Bonn s Wynn cars Carmen Lis won when the school was still called Madrid 1972 and Marissa Quinli Nilla won 10 years later under the current Torrejon colors. Lynne Chapman 1976 and Angela Gray 1978 were upper Heyford s winners. In 1983, the panel had a difficult time choosing and went with co athletes of the year Munich s Kristin Wilson and Tilburg s Lorraine Lacey. Dodds Germany sports coordinator Tom Leblanc and Bennor commissioner Loyd Morrow have agreed to service on the 1989 panel along with fellow sets staffer Tracy Tanner and me. The panel will Convene As soon As possible following the june 1 deadline to deter mine the 1988-89 stars and stripes athletes of the.  probably will run a Brief review of the athlete  year rules As nomination time approaches but i would recommend the above rules be clipped and posted on the school s sports bulletin Board. Announcement of the athletes of the year rules Isa Harbinger of Spring. So is this announcement that. Artist Margit Oleo has completed her printing work on the stars and stripes All Europe basketball certificates and they have been and mailed o the athletic directors of the respective recipients schools every one should have his hers shortly things did t turn out the Way Jooyoung envisioned. Just a few More  Joe Young told me at halftime of the big schools championship football game last november and i la be Back on my place in Arkansas getting ready for Spring fishing and relaxing doing All the things around the House that i have to do and want to  Joe Young retired from Dodds Jan 6. Exactly three months later 55-year-old to Young died of a heart attack at his Hackett Ark. Home. -. Young retired from the army As a Captain in 1973 and came to  High school As football coach. He Aiso coached wrestling Tennis and boys and girls basketball Here and was one of the most dependable , As far As getting his Gam reports into stars ant stripes. He was always there when a helping hand was needed. Young was a very Fine football official and a very Good Bowler.  of All Joe Young was a Friend to All my heart Felt condolences go to his wife and family. Robinson from Page 17 Ter weight Lille on Dee 20, 1946 with a 15-round dision Over Tommy Bell and never lost a fight to a welterweight Theresa of his career. Sugar Ray Robinson was the Man along with Joe. Louis former heavy weight Champion and Friend Larry Holmes said by Telephone from Phila Delphia. Those two Guys opened the door  rest of us. Anytime you gel into a conversation about old time greats those Are the two people everyone talks about Robinson Alto won the middleweight title stopping Jake Lamella to the 13th round on ,. 14, 1,951 in Chicago. When he Triet Lavolta his record Al ready was 119-1-1, Anil he was Well on his Way to establishing a reputation to great that his nickname would be taken by others hoping to be As  was the greatest Little fighter that i be known Holmes said sugar Ray Leonard was named after sugar Ray Robinson they re the same kind of fight ers. Robinson and those Guys used to. Fight heavyweights. They really did care in those Days just bring somebody on. Fighters Don t do that wednesday. Back in those Days they did t have  Lus Angeles  s spokes Man Bob Dannbacher said Robinson was pronounced dead at 10.09 ibis morning at erdtman memorial in Culver City and it appears to be of natural causes the Coroner s office was involved be cause i had been some time since Rob Inson had seen his private physician Dambacher said. We will b investigating the Circum stances surrounding his demise and Tak ing care of the cause and manner of death he said. It does not appear at this time there will be an autopsy. We will know More  Judy Davis the Public relations at Safe team decided As tourney concludes sugar Ray Rubinson in 1947 Brotman memorial said Robinson was brought to the Hospital s emergency room by. Paramedics at 9 55 this torn my and pronounced dead 14 minutes later. His family called paramedics this morning they brought him in Davis said. We can t comment a Jond Bat. Anything else will have to come from the Coroner. In Las vegas promoter Bob arum said Robinson hid been in poor health for some Lime. Sugar  was the greatest Boxer that Ever lived arum said. No i he could Box like Leonard or Ali. Tremendous reflexes great movement. He rent Ray Robinson possessed. He was the Complete  Raf Alconbury England starting the final Day of the Safe Bowling championships in 22nd place Julie Howard knew she would t be on the plane for the air Force championships in Washington so the Iraklion Bowler shot the  Here. On a Day when scores took off How Ard tired series of 632 and 596 to win the Sirr Glucs Competition and in the process establish the High women a game series and 6-Gamc Block for the tournament. Howard opened with a tourney High 245 in her 632 tourney High series. Her1208 was the Best Day any woman had in the 89 event and moved Howard up to eighth in the All events standings sellout of top four Contention. Those four bowlers who will represent Safe s women at Mcchord ,wash., april 16-21, and their is game totals arc All even is Winner Chris Goff. 3459 of  church3248 of in Ciurlik Johnnie Gibson ,3238 of Sensbach and Karen me. A Loughm 3230 of upper Scyford who barely edged Anne Mcnac Nycz of Torre Jon for the final scat on the plane. Menendz had a 20-pin Iead going into wednesday s Competition but Mcgloughlin opened with a Turkey in route to a final game 206 which made up the difference and More As Man Condez shot 163. All events Champion Goff according to Safe sports director Dick mulls had the Best women s tournament in1 re cent memory. She placed second to Howard in the singles on the strength of a 627-5601187. Her winning total was 1190-1082-1is73459. The men continued the Day s hot shooting As Don Ball of Alconbury eng Safe to Vilim land blistered his Home lanes for series of 676 and ,742 on his Way to the singles Crown at 1422. Ball posted consecutive games of 267, 265 and 267 to put away the Field. " the big Day put Ball into second place in the final All events tally at 3842, that was a Distant second to Rick Helms of Ramstein West Germany who was Sec Ond today it 645-713 1358 and i is Overall with 4082. Helms averaged 226.7 for his i � games and his 1493 Block monday was the tourney High. He holds. Inc High series with 752 and tied Ball for High game with 267. /., wednesday s conditions were perfect for the High scoring that characterize this year s tournament at one Lime four bowlers were simultaneously working on six straight strikes. And Helms was one of the 11 of the 20 male bowlers who averaged  200 for the tourney joining Helms and Ball for the flight to Mcchord Are Ramstein Fred Wal ton whose in game total was 3728, and Alconbury s Jerry Costa who withstood pressure from two a toss competitors forthe final spot on the Safe team. Costa roiled a final game 221 to finish at 3693, b pins better than upper hey Ford s Eric Claus whose final game 232 was t enough to overcome Cosla s 19 pin Lead after 17 games. Claus left a pin standing in the i0 h Frame of the As game As his bid fell just Short also involve the struggle for the final men s spot was  Torres. Torres trailed Costa be a Mere two pins going into the final game but his 205 feb Short Torres needed a Turkey in the 10th. Frame to catch. Costa but hews forced to Settle for a spare