European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 1,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 19 ism sports Calendar for March / 7 unless otherwise dated basketball 21st Talcom has a full schedule this weekend As the league approaches the end of its regular season. Kaiserslautern plays at Pir Masens and Mannheim at Karlsruhe smile Barracks Friday night with women a games at 6 . And menus contests at 8 . On saturday Mannheim hosts Worms at Benjamin Franklin sports Arena and Wei Brincken entertains Kaiserslautern at Miessau. Sundays schedule sends Pir Masens to Karlsruhe Smiley and Wei Brincken to Worms. Women play at 1 . And men at 3 . On saturday and sunday. The 21 St league Windup up its season with three games on March 10. In the Vii corps league two doubleheaders Are scheduled for saturday a Ansbach at Augsburg and ecu Ulm at Goppinger. On sunday Stuttgart visits Heilbronn Schweinfurt plays at Wurzburg Schwabish a mind at Aschaffenbur Augsburg at Neu Ulm and Bamberg at Niernberg menus game Only. Women play at 1 . And men at 3 . V corps holds its company level regional this weekend before concluding its Community level season March 10-11. The Western regional will be held at Lee Barracks in Mainz and the Eastern at Eschborn in Frankfurt and Mcnair Cavern in Hochst. Play in both regional starts at 6 . Friday. At Mainz on saturday and sunday first game begins at 3 . And 11 ., respectively. In the Eastern regional saturdays action starts at 10  And sunday s at 1 . Five saturday games and one on sunday Are scheduled in the German leagues first division. Leve Kusen plays at Bamberg 6 .Langen at 1860football the american sport makes its debut in East Germany saturday when the Stuttgart scorpions of the West German second league tackle the Badener Griefs of the German first league in Leipzig. The exhibition game will be held at the Georg Schwarz sport anlage with Over 8,000 tickets sold As of tuesday. Kickoff is slated for 1 . Tickets Cost 5 Marks East or West Marks for adults 3 Marks for youths and pensioners. Call Harold Kienitz at 0711247245 for More  arts Bamberg is holding a Usa eur wide meet for All Ages and belts saturday at the Juk gym on Warner Barracks. The meet starts at noon. Competitor categories include weapons Kata Kun mite breaking sparring and grand Champion for Black belts Only. Registration which starts at 9 ., costs $20 or 40 Marks. Contact the Bamberg sports office at 469-8890 for More  the Continental sports conference season continues at three Sites saturday. Rhein main and Wei Brincken play at Pitburg Hahn and Oesterberg at Sembach and Ramstein and Span Dahlem at Lindsey As in Wiesbaden. Women a matches Start at 10 ., 11  And noon and menus matches begin at 1 ., 2 . And 3 .Hockeybowling the Vii corps championships being held this week at kit Zingen a Marshall Heights lanes winds up on thursday and Friday with doubles and singles. Bowling starts at 9  Each Day. The Continental sports conference Small units championships open next wednesday and continue through saturday March 10 at the Pitburg a Bowling Center. Competition starts at 8  The first Day. The armed forces ice hockey club plays at Luxembourg saturday in the Rheinland Pfalz land Vesliga playoffs. The game is scheduled for 7 . Tennis a $475,000 menus tournament is being played in Rotterdam the Netherlands this week. The tournament winds up on sunday. Soccer two Friday night games and seven on saturday Are scheduled for the German first division this weekend. Karlsruhe visits St. Pauli of Hamburg 7 30 . And Homburg Saar plays at Bremen 8 . In Friday games. On saturday Hamburg is at Kaiserslautern Mannheim at first place Munich bochum at Stuttgart run Ner up Frankfurt at Uerdingen Niernberg at Drissel Dorf monchengladbach at Dortmund and Cologne at Leve Kusen. Saturday games All Start at 3 30 . Among German second league games Unte reaching in at 7 30. Tha Berlin and Bayreuth at Kassel saturday at 3 . Is at Saar Brincken Friday at 7 30 . Hanover at her boxing and Stuttgart kickers at Darmstadt sunday at 3 . Hagen 7 .Giessen at Ulm 7 30gold Star Hagen at Charlottenburg in Berlin 7 30 and Lud Wissburg at Cologne 7 30 . On sunday Bayreuth visits Olfenbuttel at 8 . The Bunde Sliga s second division has finished its regular season. Kit Zingen a Larson Barracks will be the site of an open invitational ring meet saturday. Weigh ins will be from 10  To noon with boxing starting at 6 . Battalion level boxing comes to Baum holders Hall of champions Friday and saturday nights starting at 6 . Horse racing Krefeld and Cologne have racing scheduled for saturday and sunday respectively and Gelsenkirchen will Host the first midweek racing of the year on wednesday. Dortmund is an alternative site for Cologne. First races Start at 2 . Saturday 1 . Sunday and 2 30 .  eyes Peak before leaving slopes retiring Swiss ski Ace Pirmin Zurbriggen plans to devote More time to wife Monika. Milan Italy apr Pirmin Zurbriggen one of the Best All around talents in Alpine skiing history will retire in March the Way he wants to a As a Champion. A being at the Peak is the Best position before leaving a Zurbriggen said in a recent interview. The 27-year-old Swiss Star one of the few skiers to have won races in All four world cup disciplines can win a record tying fourth Overall title and his eighth speciality title by the time of his Farewell a the seasons last world cup race in Are Sweden on March 18. A what i want most is to end my career skiing Well showing a Good form being among the Best a Zurbriggen said. The shy pious skier from saas  Gell a Mountain Village in the German speaking part of Switzerland said recently that a 10-year world cup career a along with three world championships and two olympics a had caused him a lot of stress. A i have won a lot already and i have no motivation for continuing a Tough demanding activity. I want to devote More time to my family a said Zurbriggen who was married last september. Zurbriggen revealed his intention to retire prior to the Start of this years world cup said Long time manager Marc Biver who has helped Zurbriggen negotiate contracts with personal sponsors and ski equipment companies estimated at $ 1 million a year. Biver said Zurbriggen will continue his promotional work for major ski Industry companies following his retirement. A i think of a career of consultant away from the Snow and slopes a Zurbriggen said. His retirement will come one year after that of swedish slalom specialist Ingemar Stenmark a three time world cup Overall Champion who won a record 86 races in his career. Zurbriggen has been a top skier in downhill super giant slalom giant slalom and slalom four disciplines that require different forms of training. Zurbriggen who has won 28 world cup races and 11 combined events a determined by adding together downhill and slalom results a can join retired italian Ace Gustavo Thoeni in the record Book if he wins a fourth Overall world cup title this year. He a the current Leader of the Overall standings with 295 Points 83 ahead of norwegian runner up Ole Kristian Furu Seth. With Only seven races left Zurbriggen a Victory seems secure and he also could claim the title in the super giant slalom  cup ski circuit ends three week hiatus Ponnaz Switzerland up a the menus Al orld cup resumes this weekend after a three it reak with another Swiss racer now nursing a injury. Accola joined teammates Peter Mueller and amp user giant slalom Champion Martin Hangl Jet in Falls earlier in the Campaign a on the sick list As he Tore the ligaments in his right shoulder during a crash in training at Davos Switzerland this week. Hangl had been expected to figure among Point scorers when men pick up the season with a giant slalom and slalom at vey Ponnaz. The Small resort with extensive Snow making equipment High above Sion in Switzerland a Southern Valias Canton was called into service As this weekends venue by the International ski federation after a Lack of Snow at Jasna Czechoslovakia forced its races to be called off. On the women a circuit officials Are continuing their search for a venue after calling off this weekends giant slalom slalom series in Candan Chu Spain another spot where Snow is a rare commodity