European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse April 12. 1991 the stars and stripes Page 25commentary masterful Golf by the Book look out. Its Back. The big Green masters is rolling this week at Augusta a. If you done to like Golf close your eyes plug your ears get out of town. Otherwise you can to escape amen Comer the Green jacket whispering announcers. Please no anything. A week in Baghdad. A month in Kuwait City. A year in a Bowling Alley. But stuck amid the inertia of Golf no. No nothing. Golf has boomed into americans pastime Buster. That ringing you hear is a Wake up Call. Wake up and smell the fairways. That rumble you feel is a bandwagon. Hop aboard and swing along. Golf is in like it or not. A Friend Speaks of the Utopia that is the Golf course. Colleagues go to the Golf club As if it were an Extension of the office. Sports illustrated reports that Golf Layouts Are spreading through America like amoebas. 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A town s men handle Wiesbaden in opener by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Kaiserslautern Germany a Mark Bullock led four panthers in double figures with 14 Points and his full court drive late in the game ignited Kaiserslautern to a 74-68 Victory Over the Wiesbaden eagles in the first game of the army european basketball championships wednesday night. The panthers take their advantage to Wiesbaden Abs gym at 2 . Saturday for game 2 of the Best of three series. Bullocks drive on the fast break with 1 38 left gave the 21st Talcom champions an offensive lift and a 68-63 Lead. Linzie Stovall slapped an offering from Wiesbaden Forward Troy Russell and a town player coach Donald Robinson got the deflection and fed a streaking Bui lock. With. Russell pounding the Hardwood behind Bullock the 5-10 shooting guard put an Aerial fake on the defender and Sank the bucket. A a there a Only two people in the world who can make that move a Michael Jordan and me Quot Bullock Oden the eagles leading scorer with 26 Points Wasny to laughing. A i Ain t got nothing to say a a Seething Oden said As he waded his Way through the Waves of a town faithful whose celebrations had spilled onto the court. Russell finished with 16 Points but had problems getting his shots off three of his attempts were batted away and he Sank 6 of 15 from the Field. He also got into foul trouble in the second half drawing his fourth personal with 5 35 left. Wiesbaden shooters had a rough game connecting on Only 26 of 57 shots. Kaiserslautern a Man to Man defense stymied Wiesbaden a shooting guards. Howard Mack one of the eagles aces from three Point land was shut out held to Only three shots the entire game. Stanley Rodgers was 1 of 4 from the Field. A Oden and Troy Aren t going to beat us by themselves a Robinson said. A Wiesbaden needs their guards. We did no to let dec finals lady pacers up on Heidelberg Karlsruhe Germany a Janice Johnson gunned in 26 of her game High 40 Points in the second half wednesday to Lead the Karlsruhe lady pacers past the Heidelberg lady generals 78-71 wednesday night for a 1-0 Lead in the Best of three army european championships. The lady generals had marched to a 40-31 halftime margin. Rhea Howard added 12 Points for Karlsruhe and Sandra Combs scored 11. Lyn Washington led Heidelberg with 23 Points Mary Berryhill added 19 and Celestine Harley dropped in 13. The. Series moves to Heidelberg a Patton Barracks gym for game 2 at 1 . Saturday. Should Heidelberg stay alive the deciding game would be played at Patton at 1 . Sunday. Them take their shots.�?�. Robinson suffered through a dreary Outing hitting Only 2 of 10. He was 6 of 10 from the line to put him in double figures with 11 Points. Stovall and Doug Williams had 13 Points each. A we done to have the big guns anymore Quot Robinson said. A a we be got six Sevem eight Guys who score 10 or 12 Points. That adds up.�?~. A towns Victory Sheds an interesting Light on the dec finals. The last time Wiesbaden played at Home for an army title it blew a 1-0 series Lead by losing two straight to Karlsruhe in the 1989 Usa eur championships. A Well go All out saturday Quot Robinson said. A a we re not going in with the idea that we can finish it sunday the if Nec Wiesbaden a Troy Russell 21 airs it out on Kaiserslautern a George Bennett 15. A amps Dave Cvejto. Essary gamete re not even thinking about sunday. A they were the favourites coming into this thing. They beat the Baum holders the Darmstadt All those teams. Hey we beat Good teams too. Pir Masens Karlsruhe Berlin. They be got to win two straight. We just have to get that one. That a Wiesbaden struggled Early finding itself Down by five at one Point. The eagles fought Back finally tying the contest at 32 at the. Two minute Mark. Vincent Jackson a trash bucket off Oden s 3-Point, attempt knotted the score Oden made it 34-32 with a pair of free1 throws and. The eagles coasted to a 39-36 halftime Lead. After stumbling from Wiesbaden s 9-2 run Early in the , a town kept it close. Greg Merritts jumper gave the panthers their first Lead of the second half at 53-52, Tim Coleman came off the Bench and added a couple of buckets to Send Kaiserslautern on its Way
