European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday May 12, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 25commentar Hanau a Bowling Alley Kingpins Leland Durbin president of the european Bowling executives association and director of the Hessen bowl in Hanau and ame Mahlum longtime tournament director for the american Bowling con Gress women a International Bowling Congress championships each May have their hands full guiding hundreds of bowlers through the two weeks leading up to the european masters weekend. Durbin former Bowling director at Augsburg runs one of the finest houses in the world As Earl Anthony said when he visited the futuristic Hessen bowl soon after it opened in the summer of �?T88. But Durbin will be the first to Tell you a i still think Augsburg is the finest House in Durbin Heads an association of local Bowling officials and Bowling Center managers and directors. Cosmetics aside Durbin says bowlers Are looking for one thing Foremost when analysing a House for a tournament Quot Lane conditions Are the first thing they re going to be analysing a Durbin said a because they re coming in Here to score and they re looking for scoring conditions. Bowlers Are looking for scores that a what they re throwing that Ball for not for exercise or companionship but to score. A a they re also looking for clean houses Modem conditions what have you. But it comes Down to scoring conditions. They re not coming in Here to enjoy themselves in a Nice atmosphere. They can do that somewhere smoking during the championships was a Touchy subject i took on during coverage of the 1989 championships at Pattonville just North of Stuttgart. I believe that athletes competing for a title should not be allowed to smoke during competitor since its not allowed in other major sports a including the stateside pro bowlers tour. Durbin was asked about the a beat a smoking policy. A those stories created a lot of controversy last year a Durbin said. A it is a Touchy subject. No matter which Way i would try to answer this half would say a wait a minute a and the other half would say a great for him he Sall for a a in a a reformed smoker. I Haven to had a cigarette in 10 years. I used to smoke like a freight train going wait Morrissette Arne Mahlum Leland Durbin Uphill. In a still around a lot of people who smoke. Smoke still does no to bother me. If i can handle it As a reformed smoker i think the non smokers those who have never smoked should be Able to handle it even so it looks like smoking and Bowling Are stuck together Here. When Usa eur dropped out of running com Man wide championships last october the Usa eur Bowling office stopped running this tournament As Well. Now the Eben runs it. The change made it easier to get corporate sponsorship for the tournament. A a it a easier for us the Eben to get corporate sponsorship than it is for a military organization or a Naf organization a Durbin said a if we can get the sponsorship without the army restraints. A we still have to be careful with our sponsorship programs. We re not allowed to approach tobacco companies or Beer companies. But we done to have to. They know we re not allowed to approach them. And they re on our Doorstep. We be got people knocking on our doors asking How they can help us out. A if we done to take the help that a offered to us that a dumb. If we can gel something for free hats to shirts door prizes to pass on to our bowlers in a going to take Usa eur provided try for Oscar Lenz to oversee the tournament in Pattonville last year but Mahler said Lenz was slowed by a heart attack six months ago and he has been convalescing since. One similarity since Usa eur bugged out is that the Host Community bears the majority of the Cost of the tournament by providing the Host facility and people to help Mahlum and Durbin. Communities continue to bid for the tournament Durbin said. He Wasny to so hot about my suggestion that the championships be held at the Hessen Bow every year he said the Eben wants to move the tournament around. Until recently. Usa eur had been selecting the Sites one year in Advance. A a that a one thing we the Eben want to do in the future Quot Durbin said a is select the tournament Sites three to four years in Advance to give those houses plenty of Lime to gel in shape and Mahlum a computer Programmer for a military contractor in Augsburg has been the tournament director for the championships since 1984, and has bowled in the Abc since 1977, he uses a pc and a computer program he wrote to track the scores of All 700 or so bowlers. He also serves As the my of the tournament starting off each shift of bowlers with announcements and introductions a with the bowlers High games and other career highlights covering everyone Lane by Lane. It adds up to about two weeks of 15-hour Days from 9 . To past Midnight. My question is Why does he do it a i enjoy Good Bowling and i like to be around Good bowlers a Mahlum said. A i figure if i can t be a Good Bowler at least i can be friends with them. It s something that needs to be done in my eyes. I m Well equipped to do it and in be got the time to do it. So i do the stars and Stripe Becker wins Agassi ousted from wire reports Hamburg West Germany a top seeded Boris Becker of West Germany rolled into the semifinals of the German open Friday but second seeded Andre Agassi and two other seeded americans were upset in the $ i million tournament. Becker swept past american Jimmy Arias 6-3,6-1. Agassi was upset by Magnus Gustafsson of Sweden in a rain delayed third round Tennis Roundup match. Agassi trailing 7-6, 4-4 overnight saved a match Point in the 10th game of the second set but was beaten 76,7-6 by the 15th-seeded had to go on court again later in the Day and was ousted in the quarterfinals by Juan Aguilera of Spain 6-1,6-4. The unseeded spaniard who won Here in 1984, also had to play in the morning and completed a 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 upset of loth seeded american Jim courier in another rain delayed third round match. Guy forget of France upset fifth seeded Jay Beider of the . 6-3,3-6,6-4 and will play Aguilera in saturdays semifinals. Another Frenchman Henri Leconte ousted Franco Davin of Argentina 6-3,6-3 to earn a semifinal berth against Becker. Navratilova Seles Advance Rome a top seeded american Martina Navratilova and 16-year-old yugoslav rival Monica Seles dropped a total of four games Between them to Power into the semifinals of the $500,000 ital Ansbach a Peters Festijo capture doubles Crown Andre Agassi loses in German open. To Sweden a Magnus Gustafsson Ian open Friday. Navratilova shaking off a thigh injury that she says is getting better each Day swamped Spain a sixth seeded Conchita Martinez 6-2,6-0. She will play the Winner of a showcase Friday night contest Between american teen age sensation Jennifer Capriati and two time italian open Champion Gabrie la Sabatini of Argentina. Seles had minimal opposition from no. 5 Manuela male Eva of Bulgaria winning 6-0,6-2. Facing Seles will be Canadian Helen Kelesi the 11th seed and a losing finalist two years ago to Sabatini. Kelesi temporarily misplaced her concentration and needed six match Points before defeating Sweden a 13th-seeded Catarina Lindqvist 6-4,6-3. By Walt Morrissette staff writer Hanau West Germany a Ansbach aces Bill Peters and Bemie Festijo surged to the american Bowling Congress doubles championship thursday night and Ramstein a Randy Corey took Over the singles Lead Friday at the Hessen bowl. Peters 619-627�?1246 and Festijo 586-617�?1203 combined for a 2449 total and 204.0 average Good for the first place doubles pot of $500. They knocked the Frankfurt pair of Joe Austin 535-613�?1148 and Satch Parks 577691 �?1268 into second place. They had a 2416 total 201.3 average and won $400. Rounding out the top five pairs were Bremerhaven a Robert Kemp 598577�?1175 and Richard Markle 610626�?1236. They totalled 2411, averaged 200.9 and won $330. In fourth place were George Foisset 608-544�?1152 and Alan Brizee 602646�?1248 2400, 200.0, $250. Perry Chambers 630-581 �?1211 and Ken Daugherty 606-577�?1183 of Hahn took fifth with their 2394 pins and 199.5 average to win $238. Sam Rodriguez of Worms had led through most of the singles with his 735520�?1255 line. But Corey broke Tho Rugh with a 667-616�?1283 and 213.8 average. Jeffery Polczynski of Sembach was still third 596-651 a 1247, 207.8fol menus Bowlin Lowed by Carl Pina of Heidelberg 601639�?1240, 206.7bennie Johnson of Giessen 597-638�?1235, 205.8 and Greg Disbrow of Rhein main 552675�?1227, 204.5. Rounding out the lop 10 were Jerry Michie of Simbach 627-584�?1211, 201.8 and Mike Crouch of Berlin 621590�?1211, 201.8lied for seventh and Patrick Cron of Ramstein ninth with his 571-634�?1205 string and 200.8 average. Parks just missed a 200 average with his 199.3 while Bowling a 598-598�?1196 set. The final singles list As Well As the 32 qualifiers for the european masters was to be set around Midnight Friday. The qualifiers include the reigning masters Champ and the lop 31 All events finishers out of 440 bowlers in this year s event. However since defending Champion Larry Schultz of Ramstein is Bowling Well enough to make the Cut first through 32nd place will qualify for the masters. The european masters begins at 2 . Saturday at the Hessen bowl. The Sec ladder finals Are on sunday. Correction a on pinball totals for two teams published in yesterdays stars and stripes the third place Pitburg 3-e�?Ts and an o had 4576 pins not 4574. The fourth place Ramstein lab knocked Down 4565 pins not 4562
