European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 7, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 25mannheim boxers take 3 titles by Bucky Fox staff writer Hanau West Germany a Rumor has it the Mannheim boxing team is changing its name to main Heim. As in main event. As in starring the main men of sundays finals of the army european boxing championships. The Mannheim March started at welterweight where Timothy Vance plodded to a 4-1 decision Over Bamberg a Curtis Kemball. Mannheim a second Crown came at middleweight where de Smith showed off the meanest Muscles of the three Day tournament. His Barbell Job on Ansbach Jonathan Carmichael led referee Morise Conerly of Worms to Stop it at 2 20 of the third round. Mannheim won its third title at Light heavyweight. That Mannheim dynasty Marlon Simpkins punched out his third Europe championship in four years by stopping wild Flecken a Steve Headley at 1 41 of the second. So on the Day after horse racing a triple Crown season started Mannheim won its own triple Crown. No other Community could claim that. Following with two each were Stuttgart and Ansbach. Mannheim fired away with the old and new while going 3-1 in the finals. The old was Simpkins. Not old in age he a just 23. Old on the stage he has been winning on this level since 1987. Simpkins did it the same Way sunday. Looking like the old smirking Simpkins he let Headley get a head of steam then blew him away with stomach Ching shots. Simpkins last attack bounced Headley off the ropes and onto his hands and Knees. Referee Hector Cardona of Stuttgart stopped the carnage at 1 41 of the second round. A a it a a matter of time before i catch up to them and take care of business a said Simpkins whose victim was Only 19 and in his sixth fight. Simpkins won Usa eur Light heavy titles in 1987 and �?T89. He won the All army Crown in �?T88, so he considers this his fourth straight championship. This was All new to fellow Mannheimer Smith. He a a 22-year-old specialist who Hadnot fought in five years. Smith had to be doing something Over that time. The Guys built like his nickname  his Rock hard punches twice Sank Carmichael to his knee. A i just hit him hard that Sall a said the new middleweight Champion. A the had 100 fights but that did no to  the new welterweight Champ Vance was even newer to the Mannheim scene. The 19-year-old private arrived four months ago. His boxing background in Kingsport tenn., paid off in his Marathon against Bamberg Semall. A my strategy was the same As the other night a said Vance. A score my punches and get  another mighty 19-year-old was Danny Medina of Baum older. He hammered out the bantamweight title by stopping Darmstadt a Nathaniel Green at 1 29 of the third. Medina from Sweetwater Texas was downright sour with a left Hook that buckled Green Early in the third round. Medina came Back with a right Hook that floored Green. As soon As Medina moved in for More damage referee Hector Mendoza of Wiesbaden said enough. �?o1 throw whatever comes to mind a Medina said of his punch the Baum older bomb. The meanest punch belonged to lightweight Andrea my european championships Harvey of Schwabish Amund. He unleashed an overhand right that flopped Darmstadt a Larry Ferebee on his Back. Ferebee wanted to get up but Cardona ordered him to stay put while the ringside doctor took Over. Harvey a Triumph ruled a referee stops contest blows to the head at 1 26 of the third gave him a second title to go with his �?T87 Crown. A i had it won from the beginning. 1 did no to play around a said Harvey who is 29 but feels a like in a 19.�?� if there was an upset it came at featherweight where Stuttgart a David Wade won a 5-0 decision from defending Champion nato Garcia of bad Kreuz Nacho a sub Community of Derheim. Wade lived up to his name. He waded in All nine minutes and countered Garcia a serious sidewinder. A i knew i could Brawl with him a said Wade stationed in the Stuttgart sub Community of Bobingen. A i played his game the first round then boxed the  Henry Hori went the distance to retain his flyweight Crown. He started quickly then fought it out with wild Flecken a Joseph Reinholz. Hori won a 5-0 decision but still called Reinholz a one of the hardest hitting 112-Pounders in be  Stuttgart a other title came the easy Way at Light Fly weight. Anthony Davis was uncontested. Ansbach a two champions swung through 5-0 decisions. Abel Rodriguez won at Light welterweight Over Aaron Dunham of Mannheim. Bruce Baldwin captured the heavyweight Crown against Nurnberg a James Jenkins. It Felt like old times for Baldwin after this Battle of Ohio fighters. He swept All army from 1985 through �?T87 while at fort Hood Texas. Then came an appendectomy in �?T88. This was Only his fifth fight since then. A this shows in a Back a said Baldwin a 28-year-old sergeant. Hanau a Mark Henry came Back from last years Usa eur loss to capture the Light middleweight championship. He won a 4-1 decision Over Ansbach Santhony White. Henry Ever the showman in front of his Home crowd was warned for talking and wind milling by ref fisticuffs in Hanau action was fast and furious in the army european Box i ing championships sunday at Hanau and a amps photo chief Gus Schuettler was on hand for the bouts. Mann Heimus Aaron Dunham above left photo jabs at ans to Baches Abel Rodriguez in vain As Rodriguez posted a 5-01 verdict. Hanau Sandre Harvey doubles up Darmstadt a Larry Ferebee in route to an rec Triumph. Henry Hori. Of Aschaffenbur left below takes a blow on the face from wild Flecken a Joseph Reinholz but Hori bounced t Back to take a decision. Eree Roderick Roach of Stuttgart. A i wanted to ruin his concentration a said Henry. He carried a bloody lip but also the winners trophy. Another Hanau finalist Samuel Blunt  give the Fliege Horst crowd a sunny Send Oft in the super heavyweight finale. He lost a 5-0 decision to Barry Charles who had no trouble carrying his weight and Crown Back to Bamberg. Earnhardt captures opening round of iroc Talladega Ala. Apr Dale Earnhardt was trying hard to stay in second place just Long enough to win. The Lascar Winston cup Star enou8h about drafting on a super Speedway to be certain he did no to want to Cian r l front East pack at the we last Lap in saturdays opening round of the International race of of pions at Talladega super Speedway. My objective was to stay in second Ipoh have a shot at drafting by the Ader on the last Lap a Earnhardt said. The strategy worked to perfection As Earnhardt got past fellow Lascar Star Darrell Waltrip a half Lap from the end of the 38-Lap, 101-mile race then held on for a one car length Victory Over a1 Unser or. Unser a two time iroc Champion and indy car Star tried hard to alter Earnhardt a plan. A Little a1 Unser was trying to change my strategy with several laps to go Earnhardt said. A a he a run up under us and id push Darrell and get Back by and wed All get Back in line. Earnhardt started ninth in the 12-car, All Star Field. He drove to third by the end of the second Lap on the 2.66-mile Oval led for the first time on Lap nine and never was farther Back than fourth the rest of the Way. The competitive Battle saw 16 Lead changes among five Drivers in the first iroc race for the identically prepared Dodge Daytona that have replaced Chevrolet Samaros in the series. Mark Martin another Lascar Driver and first year iroc Driver also snuck past Waltrip at the end to finish third. Brundle was fifth Schroeder sixth. Lascar stars Rusty Wallace and Terry Labonte the defending iroc Champion were seventh and eighth respectively and Geoff Brabham of Australia the two time defending Simsa Ftp Champion was ninth. Rounding out the Field were indy car stars Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil Bobby Rahal and one Lap off the Pace Danny Sullivan. Earnhardt a average Speed of 188.055 Mph broke the iroc record of 186.239 set by Bill Elliott in 1988 at Daytona International Speedway