European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes a a a Page 25parks, Austin Thunder into Lead by Tom Saunders staff writer Hanau West Germany a Frankfurt bowlers stole some Thunder from Ramstein pin men in the european american Bowling Congress doubles event monday a Day after Ramstein chewed up the team event. After struggling in sundays team event finishing 52nd out of 52 teams the Frankfurt Thunder struck the lanes like lightning in doubles Competition. The thunderous duo of Satch Parks and Joe Austin combined for a 2416 to Lead through three of five shifts and gave the 103 other doubles pairs a taste of Frankfurt Hurt. Ramstein made a big noise sunday placing three teams in the top five spots. Then came the Thunder from Down under. Both Parks and Austin who bowled in the Days second doubles shift both work at the Abrams Complex. After their shaky showing in the team event you a figure this place would Given them a Complex. But there was no Trace of one during the doubles. A we ate the place up a said Parks a native of Clinton my. Happy words from a Man who Only a Day before gagged with a six game 911 total in the team event. A it was real bad a Parks said recalling european Abc the Stormy Outing monday. And it looked like rain Clouds were forming Over his chances at qualifying for the masters again when he started a downward trend in his his first doubles set. Parks put it into drive with a 203, then veered off course slightly to a 191, before dipping to a 183. A i thought a i gotta get May act together a a said Parks. He got the wheels spinning again with games of 226-225-240 for a 691 second series and a 1268 Overall pin count. A a in a just trying to average 200,�?� he said hoping that a High enough to make the masters Cut. The top 31 All event leaders and the defending Champion comprise the masters Field. Last year the cutoff was 193.1. About his Washy showing sunday Parks ticketed the lanes with a violation. A yesterday. I done to think they cleaned the backs near the pins. The last 15 feet the Ball was biting a he said. If you think Parks gagged Austin rolled in with a 951 in team event. Austin a Falls Church va., native made up with an 1148 in doubles. Hahn Sperry Chambers and Ken Daugherty two members of the kens lefties team stood second with 2394 pins and Hahn a . Nelson and Rob Spencer of the Hahn Surprise were third with 2334. Chambers paved the lefties duo with a 1211 630-581and Daugherty had 1183 606-577. Nelson piled up a 577-621-1198, and Spencer hit a 581 -555-1136. Ramstein a Meathead beefed up a 2308 total Good for fourth place As William Yetto Cut a 559-580-1139 and Frank Patterson sliced 601-568-1169. Darmstadt a Ben Arnold 558-6071165 and Diego Villagomez 502-6291131 claimed fifth. Ramstein stacked three teams atop the team standings Midway through that event and is on top of the list of Desirea ble people to beat. The Ramstein night court sits in relative ease until wednesday when squad two hits the boards in the team Lane War. Ramstein bowlers filled three of the top five team spots at the conclusion of the first squad team play sunday. Leading the Ramstein charge were the night court quartet of Duane Hudson Mike Ballman Dave Warlick and Lyle Sletten who ambushed a 4548 team total in the second of the three team shifts. Hudson slowed Down 1202, while the other Trio were nearly identical. Ballman drilled 1117, Sletten mowed 1116 and Warlick toppled 1113. In sundays late shift the Sam Bash rollers turned in a 4544 pin count despite a sluggish opening three game team series of 2176. The rollers rebounded in the second series As Al Zehms a Riverside Calif native pounded a 629 and Billy Staves piled up a 648. Zehms big series included a 254 Middle game while Staves who Calls Florence s.c., Home dropped 193-234-221 for his team High total in route to a 1235 six game Block. Zehms has 1213. The Hahn Surprise had been roosting in second place after two shifts before being surprised by Sembach and dropped to third. Tony Horwath blasted a 674 opening series and settled for a 1237 six game count to motor the hah nites. Horwath assigned to Hahn Abs 50th munitions maintenance Squadron had been averaging 179 pins per game going into the championship. He ended the Day with a 206.1 average. Filling in the fourth and fifth spots Are Ramstein a rolling stones and ancient mariners. The championship format is divided into two squads. Squad one bowls sunday through tuesday while squad two hits the boards wednesday through  shoes undergoing a striking change by Tom Saunders staff writer Hanau West Germany a it used to be that Bowling shoes were the epitome of ugly. They used to be As hard As Turtle shells As appealing As Burnt Toast As stylish As military Issue glasses. How times change nowadays Bowling shoes Are a fashion statement. Gone Are the Days of hiding in the dressing room to put on Bowling shoes. Now that a done up front a in Plain View. The reasons Are simple. Nike Adidas Endicott Johnson Lind Brunswick. They re pumping out stylish soft weathered shoes the likes of which rival sneakers for Comfort and deck shoes for social Wear ability acceptance and versatility. A look at some of the shoes like Nike or Adidas. They look like sporting shoes sneakers a said Arne Mahlum tournament director for the three pronged Bowling championships at Hanau a Hessen bowl. The Hessen bowl which hosted the european women a International Bowling Congress championship which ended saturday and is currently hosting the menus american Bowling Congress championship is a showcase for the latest fads in footwear. There Are a few dinosaurs around but Only a few. Style seems to Rule this 32-Lane pin House according to Joe Melucci of the Mainz Mustangs who wears Dex tron shoes. A they have More Bend and give for push off and slide a he said explaining the soft weathered shoe. A they also let your feet  Melucci assigned to the 106th transportation in in Mainz has been Bowling for 14 years. A shoes have basically gone from hard leather to soft leather a he said. Augsburg Smarty Rowland a 10-year Bowler assigned to the 713th military intelligence unit wore conservative White am shoes. They re a not too Dis Tant Takeoff of the hard leather throwbacks. A Samf is fashion conscious a he said jokingly. A these shoes go with  his reason for choosing the plainer shoe was a durability. These Are about four years old and they re real durable a he said. And real clean. The shoes in fact looked fresh out of the Box. Rowland a priorities for picking shoes Are 1, durability 2, Comfort 3, style. If Rowland a 10 years of Bowling experience Isnit enough credibility for talking shoes then Chuck of Bryants 30 years on the lanes is. Of Bryant a member of the Vogel Weh pack rats team has been rolling for 30 years and has seen the shoe transform from what he Calls a a traditional to the Modem footwear treasures. A the first shoe i remember was the Plain old traditional ones a hard but  said o Bryant. Who has been working at Vogel Wehs a Bowling Center pro shop for nine years. He now wears Lind shoes a soft weathered White shoe that basically has the Keeling look. A these Are just like the ones pros Wear a he said. The attracting features of Lind shoes Are the a steel Shank reinforcement and ankle support a of Bryant said. A and they outlast five pairs of other  of Bryants priorities when buying shoes Are 1, Comfort 2, style 3, durability. Not everyone has been enticed by the sporty look though. Joe Austin a member of the Frankfurt Thunder team had on a pair of shoes that appear to made of Dinosaur hide. He bought his shoes in 1968 and likes them just Fine. A a it a like a Good baseball Glove a if it fits and it feels Good Why throw it away a he explained of his aged faded Tan shoes. The shoe craze has advanced even More than the average Lane fan suspects. Even Mahlum was taken Back a step when he saw Augsburg a Jenny lock wearing a pair of High top Dextran s. It happened six months ago and was the first time he had seen High tops. A and its the Only time a Mahlum said. Capriati wins european debut Rome apr teen age sensation Jennifer Capriati made an impressive european professional debut monday overpowering czechoslovak qualifier Leona Paskova 6-0, 6-3 in the first round of the italian open Tennis tournament. Playing on Center court of the Foro italico Capriati 14, the tournaments 12th seed needed Only 50 minutes to dispatch her Over matched opponent. After trouncing Paskova in the first set the hard hitting Capriati fell behind 2-1 in the second. A in the second set i lost a bit of concentration at the beginning and she started playing better a Capriati said. Capriati a lapse did not last Long. Serving at 1-2, she sharpened her powerful ground strokes and resumed hitting winners Down the line and Cross court from the Baseline to win five of the next six games and close out the match. In matches involving seeded players no. 11 Helen Kelesi of Canada Defeated australians Joanne Faull 6-4, 6-1, and no. 9 Laura Gildemeister of Peru beat Nicole Provis of Australia 6-2, 7-5. Unseeded american Lori Mcneil was eliminated by Czechoslovakia a Radka a Bubakova 7-6,6-2. Since turning pro in March Capriati has reached the finals of two of three tournaments compiling a 13-3 record and moving up to no. 25 in the world rankings. With her youth ready smile and italian parentage Capriati has replaced defending Champion Gabriela Sabatini in the hearts of Rome a emotional Tennis fans. A guest on a sunday afternoon to talk show Capriati described herself As a a very determined player with Talent. A i done to think its Luck a she said assuring the shows Host she Wasny to afraid to meet the big names. A otherwise 1  be Able to hit the  Capriati sat beside the president of the italian Tennis federation Paolo Galgani who complained that the upcoming world cup has caused a a thousand problems for the Tennis tournament which is the first significant event on the european tour. Players entered in the qualifying rounds have had to compete against the Racket of jackhammers and Cement mixers As workmen race to Complete the renovation of the adjacent olympic stadium in time for Italy a opening game against Austria on june 9. A we Are like orphans a said a tournament Media representative working in the camper that will serve As the temporary press Center. Martina Navratilova beaten by Arantha Sanchez Vicario in Munich on saturday is the top seed. In the Bottom half of the draw is second seeded Monica Seles one of the hottest players on the tour having won her last three tournaments and rising to no. 3 in the world. Missing Only Steffi Graf among the top names the italian open has drawn its Best Field since 1979. The $1.28 million menus tournament will be played next week. Jennifer Capriati in italian open. Routs Leona Paskova