European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday March 22, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 19 Wiesbaden a armed Eagle swoops in for v corps semis Byro Staggenborg staff writer Darmstadt West Germany a Amar Odens looks kill. So do his shooting and rebounding Quot Oden nearly mowed Mem All Down last a car leading the Wiesbaden eagles to the Tim v championship series of Europe a Here they lost to Karlsruhe in three it amps. Now lies elbowing through the enemy rain rearming Wiesbaden for a run rough the v corps basketball playoffs. They Call him the Assassin his Only rime being that he just looks too Tough. His cold steely eyes shoot through his Grey without warning. His nostrils flare it the slightest provocation giving an indication that being mean Isnit just a ice tonality trait. Its his Way of life. Call him the Bandit a shrewd heart Ess player who would rather maim his it Ray than just leave them in pain a to Vilt to shudder to die. Call him the pit huh his explosive temper ready to Deto Lateon a moments notice. Done to Call him a Teddy Bear. His Moth in s the Only person who can do that. My live to Tell about it. Quot everybody thinks in a just a big brute a he said like it is As factual As the world being round. A a in a really just a big Teddy Bear. My Mother Calls me that. She lays in a just like a Teddy Bear and i am. Quot but ill always be a terror on the Bas to tall when he a not preoccupied with main dining the Assassin Personna Oden likes swat five foot guards around like annoy no houseflies keeping his painted Perch under the net free of such nuisances. All season Long Oden and co. Have taken opposing offences hostage compiling a v corps Best 10-3 record. Oden busted some Heads left some brushes and did some screaming during the Campaign but now that the playoffs Are the Center of his life opponents should pack plenty of band aids when coming to Wiesbaden a self proclaimed a House of a these Are the playoffs a Oden said in a grass crawling baritone. A no More jerking around. We out for do you feel Lucky Punk Oden has been making the Days at Wiesbaden a Little More bearable lately. The Assassin nearly single hand edly knocked off the surging Darmstadt demons in the opening game of the v corps semifinal series. With a swish swish Here a swat swat there there a Trey add another Trey Oden had a Day at the farm bulldozing 27 Points and 19 rebounds in the eagles 83-76 Victory Over the demons tuesday night. Game 2 is scheduled for 1 . Sunday at the Wiesbaden a gym. If the eagles win they take the series 2-0. If they lose a third game would follow sunday afternoon. The series Winner advances to the v corps finals against the Baum older Frankfurt Winner. A you just let a Guy like Oden play and try to contain him As Best As you can a admitted Demon Small Forward Scott Graham. A personally i think he a one of the Best players in Usa eur. You can to Stop a great player. Kind of like Michael Jordan. You just let him play and Hope he does no to Hurt you too what makes the Sylacauga ala., native the rage of the fans in Wiesbaden is his work ethic. If his 6-foot-4, 225-Pound Frame Isnit intimidating enough his Mastery of the Art of a in your face Mutha is. Against Darmstadt Oden rejected Graham not once but twice a in the same struggle. He shredded the ropes from every Range leaving everyone in the gym with elongated jaws. Teammate Harold Richardson found his jaw skipping across the Hardwood when Oden ripped the Ball from Darmstadt guard Frank Thompson buried it into his Chest and thrust upward for the easy Layin. Bodies flew. The ground Shook. The Earth opened. The Devil himself called the wild thang Home but Oden still had another half to go. Priorities. A a he a paid his dues a said Richardson. A do you see any other Center in Usa eur who can do the things Oden can no. He can dribble he can shoot he can play defense. He works hard. If he scores dunks or whatever he knows the most important thing is winning. It does no to matter who gets the the searchlights however Chase him. He a not hard to find but like any Good Assassin he a elusive. A everybody says in a overweight a Oden snarls. A a in a at 225 a my Max. I can run Down the floor As Well As especially the demons. The pressure of being one of the top players in Europe Hasni to gotten to him. Nothing gets to him. Block one of his shots and you better be on the fast train to Kalamazoo. Reach in while he a dribbling up court and you get your hand bitten off if not your head. Knock him to the ground you better Start begging for mercy a Coz you Gonna die. Slowly. No pain. No gain. No pressure. Quot pres Ofa a k i is la is amps Michael Abrams Lamar Oden eyes army title for eagles. Helps Pound Darmstadt tuesday sure bursts lie said setting up the Clint Eastwood Casque punchline �?o1 am not a a Teddy Bear on the other hand. Sports Calendar for March 22-28 unless otherwise dated v corps got a playoff jump on the rest of the army a leagues. Baum older swept Giessen and Darmstadt won two straight from Wil Flecken in last weeks menus quarterfinals. The semifinals opened tuesday at Darmstadt where defending v corps Champion Wiesbaden won 3-76. The Best of three series continues at 1 . Sunday at the Wiesbaden a gym. The other semifinal opens at 7 . Today at Baum Nolder with Eastern Champ Frankfurt coming to town he series resumes at 1 . Sunday at Frankfurt a Eschborn gym. The v corps women also shifted into playoff Icar a Asl week. Baum older swept Mainz and Frank Urt came Back with two victories at Home saturday to oust Wiesbaden. Frankfurt s survival tactics shot the Falconette into Chrisc a j s a8a�?~nst bad Kreuz Nach which was to wednesday. The series recharges at 1 . Sat a it at Rose Barracks gym. A itn1�?zihcm0lhe,r.,women,s sem final Hanau was to visit Ian a wednesday. Game 2 tips off at 1 . Saturday with a possible third game to follow. payoff stage this week Annisor a Schweinfurt magicians will try to pull into him one out of their hat. The magicians sneaked Eluino eau -u?01 sweeping their weekend finale is a to a a mind 106-100 and Wurzburg a tier Mai Vicli nes 8ave Schweinfurt a 6-4 record and final nhvnfr8 a yer Wurzburg for the second and p payoff spot in the Western conference. Barracu111 open be semifinals at Ledward Nurnberg in u 1 saturday Battle with Mark my k 8 so 0 won the Bast a la an 11-for Gamo i to 0�� t0 William o. Darby Cavern gym at 2 . Sunday followed by a possible perfect records. Ansbach 12-0, opens the semis by visiting Wurzburg at 1 . Saturday. The game will be played at Harvey Barracks gym in the Wurzburg sub Community of Kitzinger. Game 2 starts at 1 . Sunday at Ansbach a Katterbach gym. Stuttgart the other unbeaten team at 10-0, visits Nurnberg a Darby gym at 3 . Saturday. The series concludes sunday at Panzer Cavern gym in the Stuttgart sub Community of Bobingen. Game 2 starts at 1 . Sunday followed by a possible third game. The 21st Talcom tournament starts tuesday and runs through april 1 at Karlsruhe a Smiley Barracks. The Usa eur Junior 14-15 years girls tournament runs Friday through sunday at Neureul Cavern gym in Karlsruhe. Tipoff each Day is 10 . The teams in the running Are Ramstein Baum older Heidelberg Grafe Wohr Berlin and Schweinfurt. Hanover and Kassel at Braunschweig. At 3 30 saturday Cologne goes to Beilin Wattenscheid to Freiburg Aachen to Essen and Stuttgart to Duisburg. Sunday has two Day games a Hertha at Unterbach ing and Munster at Meppen at 3 . A and a night game a Darmstadt at Schalke at 6 . A Safe a Continental sports conference offers four games at 1 . Saturday at Hahn Lindsey at Ramstein Spang Dahlum at Owci Brincken and Rhein main at Berlin. A fifth scheduled game. Kleine Brogel at Pitburg was postponed until May 16. Skiing Auto racing game. Series has aschaffenhi.ro�,0? ? Best of three semifinal . Saturday o no $ Katterbach Schaffenburg can of no is at 1 sunday at the i ready Barra its gym. Corps women sport two teams with in Germany there is racing saturday and sunday at the Bockenheim circuit with races scheduled for touring cars formula 3 cars. Formula Fords and historical cars. The full 4.2-mile grand prix circuit will be used for saturdays racing and the Short 1.6-mile circuit will be used for sundays events. Bockenheim is located Southwest of Heidelberg and May be reached from autobahn a5 and a6. On Germany a curb urging the 39th adar Long distance trophy race for touring cars will held saturday with the racing program scheduled from 8 . To 5 . To reach the Nair Burgering take the Koblenz Trier autobahn a48 and exit at the German first division keeps playing at 8 . Friday when monchengladbach visits Homburg Saar and Leve Kusen goes to Frankfurt. Saturday s 3 30 . Lineup has St. Pauli at Hamburg Munich at bochum Kaiserslautern at Stuttgart Niernberg at Karlsruhe Dortmund at Cologne Bremen at Mannheim and Dusseldorf at Uerdingen. In the second division three games Start at 8 . Friday Saar Brincken at Osna Briick Bayreuth at the cism championships run through Friday in Scofeld Austria. Two Safe skiers Jim Ouellette of Wiesbaden and Pat Arnony of Sembach Are on the . Team. The Council for International military sports has three races scheduled for today the menus 15-Kilometer Cross country race women a 10-Kilomctcr Cross country and the 10-Kilometer biathlon. The meet ends with a 25-Kilometer patrol race Friday. The armed forces recreation Center in Garni Isch will hold two open races this weekend. The sixth and last cup series race a super giant slalom will hit the Zug Spitzer a slope at 10 . Saturday. Skiers will return to that slope for a nastar National standardized race giant slalom at 10 . Sunday. Call ets 4402-591 or 08821-750-591 to make sure the races Are on. The arc mountaineering office says the All services meet tentatively scheduled for this weekend has been racing tracks arc open saturday at Krefeld sunday at Dusseldorf Hanover and Munich and wednesday at the Continental sports conference championships Roll Friday through sunday at Owci Brincken. Each Days Competition starts at 9 30
