European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday May 4, 1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 25wibc by Klint Johnson assistant sports editor Hanau West Germany a last ears a bridesmaids Are aiming for the bridal veil this year. The Bremerhaven sea gals took a giant stride Down the aisle to the 1990 european women a International Bowling Congress team championship with a six it ame Block of 4182 at Hessen bowl Here thursday. That total 2107 and 2075 propelled he sea gals into the Lead after the 28-Eam first shift. The defending Champion Wurzburg strikers were in second place with a 4122 Otal. Just four pins behind the strikers were the Ramstein Classy ladies and the Mannheim red was fourth with 4073. One More team shift with half As Nany teams rolled thursday night. Bremerhaven an All civilian team features three quarters of last years run Ler up squad at Stuttgart. The Veteran Trio a Carrie Meyer Priscilla Agosto and Vickie Kern carried inc championship the sea gals a averaging 190, 189 and 185, respectively for the six games. Big Seagal series were Agostos opening 612 and Kern a finishing 604. Meyer and Agosto posted the highest games with a 247 and 224, respectively in the second game. The fourth Seagal is newcomer Krista a Dubois. Playing in her first wisc tournament she averaged 132. A she Dubois Only bowls once a week and the Competition Here made her nervous a said Kern. A but we re really Happy with our team  a we get a bit Rowdy after we bowl like this a added Meyer. Last year the sea gals recorded a slightly higher total a 4232 a in placing second behind the strikers 4260. Both Kern and Meyer said they Felt very much at Home at the two year old Hessen bowl which they said was very similar to their radio City bowl in Bremerhaven. A the ceiling at Home dips lower above the pins and we had to adjust to that visual effect a said Kern the teams 5-foot anchorwoman. A otherwise its the same Only much smaller. Ours has Only 14  All four sea gals hold jobs in the Bremerhaven Community a Kern in accounting Meyer in financial management Agosto in budget and Dubois As the commanders Secretary. Meyer will team with Kern in fridays doubles and she issued a Challenge for the next event. A watch us in the doubles a she said. A a we re going after  Kern and Meyer who have been competing together for eight years both brought 187 averages into the tournament and Agosta carried a 185. With two thirds of the team event completed Elke Holdren of the Wurzburg strikers was the Early Al events Leader with 1162 pins. She was followed by Lynn Brown of the Ramstein Battleaxe at 1150, Meyer at 1140, Agosto at 1136 and Kern and Anna Monley of the Sembach Kaiserslautern oreos tied at 112. The second place Wurzburg team. Also returning three of its �?T89 bowlers were paced by the consistent Holdren a 578 and 584 series. Suzie Crosby a 1105 and Rhonda bar a hades 1103 were the classiest scores for the third place Classy ladies. Meyers 247 was High game of the first shift and right behind her was Ruby Kasper of the Hahn lady Hawks with a 246. Kasper started strongly with a 619 series but trailed off to a 459. Lane items a Judy Facey the reigning wisc master Champion is not defending her 189 title. She moved to it. Campbell ky., earlier this year but still hoped to compete Here for Grafe Wohr. The Gra Fenworth tigers had submitted her name on their team. But they had to replace her shortly before registration deadline. A four shifts Are scheduled for fridays wisc doubles with 2 ., 4 40 ., 7  And 9 30  Start times. The same schedule will be used for the singles event saturday. A this is the 25th annual wisc tournament and the first one to be held in Hanau. Nato outruns James in dec tourney a. M to a by Bucky Fox staff writer Hanau West Germany a nato Garcia must be i Hought his opponents name was Warsaw pact. That might explain Why nato attacked Wurzburg Servell James with firepower that resembled artillery. When Dex Heimz a Garcia was through firing his ook he had won a 3-2 decision in the featherweight a finals thursday night to help open the army eur Dean boxing championships. 1 the Victory vaulted Garcia into sundays 1  Finals against Stuttgart a David Wade at the Flieger worst gym. More preliminaries go at 7  Friday Ith saturday an off Day. Garcia a decision was a mite close for a Guy with a mighty reputation. The 125-Pounder won the usar or featherweight title in 1989. He won the armed orces lightweight Crown Over the Winter. But in James Garcia found a fighter who could withstand his sledgehammer Hooks through three funds or nine minutes. A the came out better than i thought he would a said Garcia. A we fought in Copenhagen together last de Ember. We did no to fight each other but i thought i new him. In a not the boxing Type. I like to Brawl. But took the fight to  Garcia 22, delivered his Dallas heat for two rounds y the third both were in slow motion. It was a close fight a said James. A i just planned to it me out and fight  Wade stationed in the Stuttgart sub Community of Oblinger waded in for a bloody finish against wild dec Boxin Flecken a Hiram Morales in the first fight. Wade stunned Morales quickly with a left Jab. Morales flowed with blood the rest of the bout As Wade pummelled him with Hooks head and shoulder. When referee a1 Fontaine called the fourth standing eight count against Morales Wade was the Winner at 2 04 of the third. Andre Harvey of Schwabish a mind won a 5-0 decision Over Giessen a Craig Thomas in their lightweight semifinal. If you remember Harvey its because he won Usa eur in 1987 when he was stationed at bad Kreuz Nach. Harvey 29, came Back from fort Riley kan., last month and stepped Back into the european ring As if he Hadnot left. A i can to give up. Its in my blood a said Harvey. Is he headed for another title when he faces Darmstadt a Larry Ferebee who beat Bamberg a Walter Cooke on a disqualification at 2 38 of the third a ooh yeah a said Harvey. A a it a already  a near capacity crowd had barely returned to the stands after intermission when Hanau s own Wayne Gilmore shot the fans Back to their feet. Gilmore a 20-year-old Brooklyn bomber unloaded on Timothy Jones in their welterweight quarterfinal. When Gilmore a last left Hook landed Jones went Down and referee Hector Mendoza of Wiesbaden stopped the contest 25 seconds into the first round. A i came out with a right to the body and a Hook to the head a Gilmore said amid the Hanau cheering. A that Hurt him. After that i stayed on him because if he was going to stand and slug with me i was going to  Gilmore advanced to the semifinals against Bamberg a Curtis Kernall who unanimously decision cd Wei Brucken a Rowan Kerensky. The Hanau show picked up in the Light middleweight quarterfinals which starred the italian stallion. Mark Henry. He fought Back from an Early pounding to beat Wei Brucken a Derrick Reed in a 5-0 decision. Henry from Newark n.j., appeared heading South when the muscular Reed bounced him off the ropes to Start the second round. But the lanky Henry danced and jabbed his Way to Victory. He even pulled a sugar Ray Leonard Windmill Glove number which referee Morise Conerly of Worms stopped on the spot. Henry was just Happy to win in Hanau. He Felt like a Road team in the 1989 Usa eur welterweight quarterfinals where he lost to Mannheim Sadrian Johnson at the Bov sports Arena. A a that a Why i feel so Good. In a Home Quot said Henry. Henry will have the Home ring advantage again Friday. He meets Baum older s Terry Williams who won a 5-0 decision Over Nurnberg a Nathan Moore. The night ended with an exclamation punch. Bruce Baldwin of Ansbach fired a right uppercut that floored Wei Brucken Sumar Francis with 2 seconds left in the second round. While Francis recovered from lying two minutes on the Canvas baldwins Arm was raised As the heavyweight quarterfinal Winner. Cope skids after Daytona but he copes by Paul Newberry Talladega Ala. Apr Derike Cope knows some people think his win in the Daytona 500 a the first Lascar Victory for the baseball player tuned Stock car Driver was nothing but a Fluke. A a everybody says a you won at Daytona you should be Able to win other races a a he said wednesday. A a we be put ourselves in position to win other  still copes highest finish since his stunning win at Daytona is a 12th at Rockingham and he has fallen to 21 St in the Overall standings. But he expects to move up beginning this weekend at the Winston 500. A this is starting that portion of the season. Where we run Best a he said during a Media gathering prior to sundays race at Talladega super Speedway. A on the big tracks i feel More comfortable i have More  Talladega is the fastest Stop on the Winston cup series a in fact it had gotten too fast a couple of years ago Accord ing to Lascar officials. Speeds had climbed Well above the 200 Mph plateau before Bobby Allison a spectacular crash at Talladega in 1987, when his car literally took off like an air plane and ripped open a Fence in front of the grandstand. Allison was of but several fans were injured. Now All cars Are required to have a re stricter plate on the intake manifold during races at the Alabama track and at Daytona. Last year Mark Martin won the Winston pole with a Speed of just Over 193 Mph. But during testing last week several Drivers were circling the 2.66-mile Trio Val at speeds approaching 198 Mph. Is 200 Mph possible during qualifying thursday and Friday a i would not be surprised to see someone qualify at 200 Mph a said Darrell Wal trip a three time Winston cup Champion who Hasni to won at Talladega since 1982. A if the conditions Are right somebody could do it a agreed Cope a 31-year-old former Catcher for Whitman College in Washington. Cope gave up baseball after suffering a serious knee injury. The switch to Stock car racing May seem unusual but Cope said the two sports have More in common than one might think. A a you be got to have the same concentration a he said. A peripheral vision is important instincts mean a lot and so does depth perception. Forearm strength is important a especially on those Days when the car is not handling Well. A anybody who says you done to have to be an athlete to drive these cars is sadly  Only the most serious racing fans were familiar with Cope before the Daytona 500. And he was Only hoping to finish in the top 10 at the Premier Stock car event. Cope was running second a certainly a major accomplishment a when Dale Earnhardt Cut a tire on the last Lap. Sud Denly Cope found himself sitting in the Victory Circle. A i can still close my eyes and see that tire shreading on Earnhardt a car and me going by him to win. That will live in my mind forever. A to win your first race is a great feat but to win your first race at Daytona is unbelievable. Those two things Are the biggest moments in your  Davey Allison son of Bobby will be Back at Talladega to defend his Winston 500 title. In fact Allison has won the highly competitive race two of the last three years. Qualifying takes on extra importance at the Winston 500, the first of two Lascar races each year at Talladega. Thirteen winners in the 20-Ycar-old race have come from the front Row. The first 20 cars will be set during the first Day of the qualifying thursday and the remainder of the 40-car Field will be filled out on Friday