European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 7,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 19 a. Soccer team etting feet wet by Rusty Bryan staff writer Sirrenia Italy a four Days before l first world cup finals Kickoff in 40 tars the team the experts say will go Ihrcke strikes and out Isnit All that worried lout going deep in the count. A sure we re nervous a said defender in Doyle after a steady downpour at to . National soccer teams club Mcd like training Camp shortened wednesdays workout to a 20-minute Ball winning Drill. A but that a the same As in any game his in t live and die like Trinidad where the . Claimed a must win 1-0 Load Victory to earn its first berth in the world cup finals since 1950. A Here we have three chances to do well.�?�. Those three chances come against Czechoslovakia at 5 . Sunday in a Florence pre tourney favorite Italy at 9 �. Thursday in Rome and suddenly formidable Austria at 9 . June 19. A a it la take a minimum of two ties to Advance a Doyle said of the teams goal of advancing past the preliminary round for the first time since the first cup in 1930. Quot but we be got to keep the goals against  much of the Load for keeping these goals out will fall on the . Goalkeeping Trio of Tony Meola Kasey Keller and David Vanole who spent a soggy 20 minutes wednesday practising punch clearances Over the training Campos Rugby goal posts. That a also further confirmation if any were needed that the chronically Low scoring american team will emphasize defense at least at first. A goals Are always precious Quot said . Coach Bob Gansler when asked about predictions of a goal deprived first round. A but the results of the first game determine what you have to do in games 2 and 3.�?� the soft spoken Gansler downplayed the possibility of pressure from the 40 years of historical baggage the team might be carrying. A a that san interesting sidelight but it s not on their minds. This is the first attempt for All but two to make the world cup. They made it their first  Gansler also soft peddled the experience Factor which is assumed to go along with those 40 years on the sidelines. Ass a Milia John Doyle right and his fellow americans open sunday against Czechoslovakia. A whoa a because we were expecting big hotel Quot Doyle said. A this i some place is a Only the world cup prepares you for More like a College dormitory the world cup a he said. A a of you look at a gut after wed been Here a while we realized this was what we needed to focus on the Job. Were not Here for big the rosters of Austria and Czechoslovakia none of their players have Ever played in a world cup final  that will change for All 24 teams this weekend. Until then the . Team is enjoying its tour of Tuscany. That a possible because of the teams practice of scheduling morning workouts and leaving the team free in the afternoons. A yesterday we visited Pisa a Doyle said a and it was really neat being in a country where soccer is no. 1 and people recognize you and ask for your autograph. A at Home even after we beat Trinidad no one knew us. Here they done to know us hotels we re Here to play  that fits in with Gansler a plan. A we were looking for an environment in which we could get our work done a he said. �?o1 assume the italian team and the others Are in places similar to  called by its italian acronym Coni the Center is an Island of playing Fields gyms weight rooms Rifle ranges and dormitories Cut out of a Pine Forest on the outskirts of town. Its about five Miles from the . Army s Camp Darby which has adopted the team. A we went to Camp Darby yesterday individually but they know we re with the Doyle said. A it was neat to get american Fri. 4 i 4 1 44 v 1 j j l _ a a _. 4 u n v r it team and what we re doing Here. The team is secluded in the training facility for the italian olympic team at this less than Tony resort Community on the coast of the tyrrhenian sea. A when we first saw the place we said Candy and sodas that they done to have Here at Coni a Darby Isnit through playing Home away from Home to its visitors. An ice Cream social is planned for monday a win lose or draw. Bugno wins tour Milan Italy apr italian Gianni Bugno won the tour of Italy wednesday Matching a 17-year-old record by staying in the Lead for All 20 stages of the cycling race. The 26-year-old cyclist won in 91 hours 44 minutes 27 seconds. The last person to Lead the Giro from Start to finish was belgian Eddy Merckx in 1973. Bugno became the fourth rider to do so. Bugno s Lead Over runner up Charles Mottot of France totalled 6 minutes 33 seconds. Bugno who won the Milan san remo classic earlier this year is the first italian in four years to win the tour of Italy. Another italian Mario Cipollini won the 20th and last stage which took riders 18 times Over a 3-mile course through Central Milan. It Eis to a Ufi june 7-13 unless otherwise dated the Stuttgart open an 18-Hole tournament featuring Alex Trebek of tvs jeopardy As a celebrity entrant will be held saturday at the Stuttgart Golf course in Kom Westheim West Germany. A shot gun Start is scheduled for noon. The entry deadline has been extended to fill the 128-player Field and is expected to remain open until saturday from 9-10 . The 120-Mark entry fee includes greens fees practice balls Continental breakfast dinner and entertainment after the awards ceremony. The prize list includes a 4,500-Mark electronic typing system for Low Gross. Low net Winner receives a 2,000-Mark gift certificate for a trip to a Golf resort in Spain. Other prizes will be offered. For More inform ion Call 420-6261 or civilian 0711-856-6875.aino racing in Germany the International adar a old timer festival a for old cars and motorcycles will be held on the incur Burgering Friday saturday and sunday with the a Rion scheduled going from 9 . To 5 . All three Days. The races will take place on the 2.8-mile grand prix course. To reach the curb urging take the Koblenz Trier autobahn a48 and exit at Ulmen curb urging motorcycle racing the grand prix of Austria sixth round in the world motorcycle championship will be staged sunday ion the Salzburg ring just East of Salzburg with races for u5, 250 and 500cc cycles plus cycles with sidecars. American riders Wayne Rainey and John Kocinski Lead for the 500 and 250 titles respectively going into his race. Practice and qualifying will be held Friday and saturday while sundays full Day of racing is scheduled to Start at 10 .Jmotocross the sixth round in the Motocross world Champi in ship for 250cc cycles will be held sunday in Marke i of the Netherlands with practice and qualifying races Friday and saturday. Markelo is located a few Miles West of enschede and not far from the West German Border. In Germany the 36th div Motocross Hessen will be held sunday on the Stimbert circuit in Bauern located just Northeast of Giessen. The featured Moto will be a German championship round for cycles with sidecars while races for 80 and 250cc bikes Are also on the program. Practice is scheduled from i to 5 . Saturday and from 9 . To 12 30 . Sunday. The racing program sunday begins at 1 . And ends about�?z5 30 ., with the featured Sidecar Motocross heats set for 1 30 . And 4 . Tickets for saturday Cost 5 Marks while sundays Price is 15 Marks. A combined ticket for saturday and sunday costs 15 Marks. To reach Bauern exit at Giessen Nord re Skirchen off autobahn a5 Frankfurt Kassel. Drag racing the first International dragster festival first round in the newly formed German National drag racing championship will be held saturday and sunday at Bockenheim with both cars and motorcycles on the program. Racing on the new Quarter mile drag strip will be pro Stock bikes Street bikes pro Street cars Competition cars top fuel dragsters and rocket cars. Qualification races will be held from 10 . To 6 . Saturday with a night racing show set from 9 30 pm to 10 ., while sundays elimination races Are scheduled from 10 . To 5 . Prices Range from 25 to 60 Marks for either Day while combined tickets Good for both Days Range from 50 to 110 Marks. Bockenheim is located Southwest of Heidelberg Uit autobahn a5 and a6. Double elimination tourneys Tail a baseball 0  volleyball the 2ist Talcom championships Start at 10 . Friday at i Esau a gym. The double elimination tournament continues at 11 . Saturday with the women a final at noon sunday and the menus title match at i . Vii corps will hold its Community level championships at two Sites saturday. The menus tournament will be at Darby Cavern in Firth near Nimberg while the women will play at Schweinfurt a Kessler Cavern. Both the Mainz rangers and Mannheim Klee Amigos Battle this weekend for first place in the Northern division of the Tele 5 Zermati american baseball league. The Amigos visit Mainz at 4 . Saturday. The rangers then go to Mannheim at noon sunday for a double header. After those three games the tie Between Mainz and Mannheim for the top spot will be broken. Also in the a a league Nimberg visits Augsburg at 4 . Saturday with Augsburg going to Nimberg for a twin Bill at noon   soccer picks up saturday when Mannheim and Wei Brincken meet at Miessau at 2 . In the 21st Talcom league. V corps joins the fray saturday with four games Wildfi Ecken at Hanau a Eric Nice Field at 10 ., bad Kreuz Nach at Darmstadt s Frankenstein Cavern at i 1 ., Frankfurt at Giessen at i . And Wiesbaden at Mainz at 1 . Then on sunday Baum older hosts Wiesbaden in Baum older a City stadium at 11 . Running the fourth annual German american fun run will be held at 10 . Sunday with registration at 9 30 . The run will Start behind the Mannheim officers club using a route through the nearby  the Berlin Adler 1989 German american champions Host the Solingen Hurn cans at 2 . Sunday in their attempt to qualify for the playoffs. Admission is 10  racing Munich and Cologne have racing scheduled for saturday and the Wei Brincken Cologne and Hannover tracks will have programs sunday All starting around 2 . Both Days