European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday May 4, 1991 the stars and stripes god for old athletes chasing the dying Sun Are seen As sad by some. Not by these eyes. I rooted for Jim Palmer hamstring and All defused fastball and All to make it. He did no to. I Root for Mark Spitz who went on the Fritz. And i cheer for Bjorn Borg who May never return to no. 1, or even to no. 100. And like Many of the rest of us i marvelled at George Foreman who except for some punches that appeared to nearly Knock his Bald head off his Beefy body had the most delightful time in his Challenge to regain the heavyweight title against evander holy Field. When it was Over he said with profundity a ship hip  on wednesday night another old Guy did the impossible the incredible and also the very difficult. He pitched a no hitter in the big leagues a his seventh including one last season a and struck out 16 batters on Toronto the Best hitting team in the majors that night. A a a /. A a we speak of the extraordinary Lynn Nolan Ryan jr., 44 years 3 months and 3 Days old of the Texas rangers baseball club Ltd. What a fabulous creature but no less so than Foreman. The former has never been away and is in his 25th major league season while the latter like Spitz and Palmer and Borg gave up his game a in his Case for 10 years from 1977 to 1987 a and then devoted the last four years to rezoning his skills even if sometimes against your common Tomato can. Numerous writers have contended recently that old Guys should not try to come Back for neither love nor Money nor grandeur. Recently on the editorial Page of the new York times it was argued that former great athletes should remain in the stands instead of Back on the Diamond or in the Pool or in the ring. Page 25commentaryiraberkowa better they a remembered for what they were in their prime a it concluded a than for struggling against the inevitable toll of advancing  the Coli native or. Peter Berczeller of new York City a second Avenue also wondered recently whether these athletes Are not a the trustees of their former  a a.  a maybe the late or. Browning had the answer a nah but a Many a reach should exceed his grasp a or what a a heaven for a in the Crucible of Competition there is the finest line Between  physical prowess but also Levels of mental commitment to that prowess known As will. Once away for a period one often loses the rhythm of required excellence. While it is True that the older you get the slower you get it is also True that the older you get the Wilder you get or should. And Foreman did. Ryan certainly has while almost beyond imagination and medical science retaining that fizzing fastball. It was thrilling to watch Jack Nicklaus at 46 win the masters or Willie Shoemaker at 54 ride Ferdinand through a Maze of horses to capture the Kentucky Derby a Nicklaus and Shoemaker like Ryan had remained Active a or Foreman at 42 or 43 or whatever taking the powerful Young Champion the full distance of 12 rounds and dramatically within one Short Hook throughout from usurping the Crown. One Many a dream is another a reality and we will always remember Spitz for example winning those seven dazzling medals and he secs himself at 41, possibly winning another. But one asks does no the have anything better to do with his life Why does no the sell insurance and leave us to our Romance not our business. The Odds Are huge against his successful return. Just As they were for  just As they had been in winning even one Gold maj Al or one heavyweight title. A a is there no room for Romance for the old is springtime Only for the Young and what a Young who is to decide let them try. If they prove doddering let them return to the Hammock. But not until then. Several years ago i was with a Chicago politician when we ran into an elderly Friend of his. A i done to know Why a i said when we walked away a but i generally like old  the politician nodded. A yeah a he said a for them the con is  s there is often among the old a directness a cutting away of the incidentals and the frills and a heading straight to the target. I done to think these old athletes Are fooling themselves nor Are they pathetic. They understand what it takes because they be been there though not in this particular body. And in their Way they too Are keeping True to the dreams of their youth and asking a what if what if a someone once asked Casey Stengel if head like to come Back and manage again. A Well a he replied a to be perfectly truthful and honest and Frank about it i am 85 years old which ainu to bad so to be truthful and honest arid Frank about it the thing id like to be right now is. An astronaut a the  in to horses beat by the associated press Louisville by. A a saturday racing fans could be dancing to a Happy jazz band one of the impossible dream starters in the Kentucky Derby. They could be toasting a Colt who would be racing a newest hit a Fly so free whose owner Thomas Valando has published the. Scores from such Broadway smashes As a a cabaret and a fiddler on the  Happy horse players could be bombarding Juke boxes or calling disc jockeys for a the  Green Alligator got his name from a line in that song which goes a Green alligators and Long necked geese humpty backed camels and  in coming years one of the tales told about the 117th Derby at Churchill Downs will be about sea Cadet who was born with a Tail worthy of the name a just a six Inch stub. Sea cadets Trainer Ron Mcanally just smiles at jokes about his tailless Colt. After All he had Silver ending fifth in the 1990 Derby who got his name from Gray hair in the tip of his Tail and he trained on eyed Ca Saleria who was 13th in 1982. This is the 50th anniversary of whirl away a Derby Victory. The triple Crown Winner was known As or. Longtail or the flying Tail. A the Kentucky Derby. Its wonderful a and Wacky. There can be a fairy tale Quality about the race and this year a fairy tale was the source of one starters name. A the Woodman was the father of Hansel and Gretel of storybook Fame and Woodman is the father of Hansel the Colt. Corporate report will be Trainer d. Wayne Lukasus 19th starter in his 11th Derby. His Only Victory was with the filly winning colors in 1988. Pat Day will ride corporate report in a bid for his first Victory in his ninth Derby. David Cross Trainer of Quintana will Saddle his first Derby starter since he won with sunny a Halo in 1983. Trainer Phil Hauswald returns to the Derby with Longshot Al David. In his last Derby in 1987, Hauswald experienced the High of saddling the favorite demons begone and the Low of seeing the Colt pulled up because of bleeding from the lungs. Barouki Happy jazz band win jockey Cash Asmussen Kentucky Derby an to �?10 30 . Saturday. An radio a 11 06 . Saturday. Post horse jockey Odds 1. Fly so free santos5-2 2. Al David Black 20-1 3. Wilder than Ever Oreegan 201 4. Sea Cadet Mccarron 10-1 5, strike the Gold Antley 4-1 6. Hansel Bailey 3-1 7. Forty something Seefeldt 20-1 8. Green Alligator Nakatani 20-1 9. Lost Mountain Mccauley 30-1 10. Mane minister Solis 30-1 11. Paul rus Sellers 20-1 12. Corporate report Day 12-1 13. Another review Madrid 20-1 14. Happy jazz band Asmussen 50-1 15. Best pal Stevens 7-2 16. Quintana Cordero 30-1 locals amps Sharon Kilday could set a distance record for the trip to the winners Circle. Asmussen who is based in France was to arrive at Louisville at 12 01 . Saturday. He was to leave at 6 55 . For Paris where he was to ride in the French guineas sunday at Longchamps. A Andrea Seefeldt will become the third woman jockey in the Kentucky Derby after being named to ride outsider forty something. Mark Johnston last years eclipse award Winner As apprentice jockey originally was named to ride forty something part of the five horse Mutual Field but on thursday night the ride was Given to Seefeldt 27. The Only other women to ride Derby horses were Diane Crump who was 15th on fathom in 1970, and Pattie Cooksey who was 11th on vague in 1984. Seefeldt is the 11th leading rider in Maryland this year. Forty something has won two of his last three races a Maiden special weight and an allowance. In his Only stakes Start he finished fourth in the sapling under Johnston at Monmouth Park last aug. 11.abc-Wibg All stars Roll into Augsburg by Walt Morrissette. Staft writer Bowling a although the persian Gulf War and troop pullouts have left fewer bowlers in Europe the Abc wisc All stars and european masters begin their annual two week run monday this time at the Sheridan Bowling Center in Augsburg Germany. The american Bowling Congress championships for men Start the action. About 80 bowlers have signed up which is about a third of the usual participation. They be been organized into three three Day squads. Each squad will fowl teams on Day 1, doubles on Day 2 and singles on Day 3.a a squad a will bowl monday through wednesday squad b thursday through saturday and squad c which contains most of the High rollers from last year next sunday through tuesday. The women a International Bowling Congress starts May 15, with 30 bowlers rolling in a single squad.  Roll team May 15, doubles May 16 and singles May 17. The top 36 men and 16 women including both defending champions will be eligible for the european mastersxmayt8 and 19. For More information Contact your local association Secretary or tournament director Arne Mahlum at the Sheridan Bowling Center at ets 434-6306 or civilian 0821-448-6306. Softball a the Continental sports conference has a full slate of weekend double headers for men and women. Rhein main visits Oesterberg and Berlin is at Sembach saturday and sunday with the women playing at 10 . And the men at 1 . Both Days. In All other double headers the women a game starts at noon and the men follow at 3 . The rest of saturdays schedule has Lindsey at we Brucken Pitburg at Hahn and Ramstein at Span Dahlem. On sunday its Lindsey at Pitburg Hann at Span Dahlem and Ramstein at we Brucken. Soccer a in the weekends a Tinly Rhein Hessen league game Hanau will visit Darmstadt a Frankenstein Cavern at 11 . Saturday. Baseball a the Kaiserslautern bears  team will Plav St. Martin of the Rhineland Pfalz league at Rhein ordnance Barracks sunday at 2 . Call bears manager Bill Kane at 0631-2336 for More details