European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday August 10. 1991 the stars and stripes c Page 25williamsport beckons Kmic saudi Arabia Germany Belgium i european Little league by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Ramstein a Germany a saudi Arabia gets a Chance to avenge a loss to the Kaiserslautern military Community in the finals of the european Little league championships last year when the Little league semifinals open saturday. Games Are set for 11 . For the Kmic saudi rematch and at 1 . For the other semifinal pitting Germany against Belgium. The winners meet at 5 . The european tournament Champion advances to the Little league world series in Williamsport pa., later this month. Kmic took the trip last year after Topping the perennially Tough saudi arabian entry. Kmic lost in the first round to Taiwan in Williamsport. Germany comes into the semifinals on the heels of an 18-2 Victory Over Israel Friday when Pool play was completed and coaches from Kmic saudi Arabia Germany and Belgium Drew positions from a hat to determine the draw. Germany coach John Carberry Wasny to beating his brow when draw time rolled around. A we concern ourselves with every team Here a said Carberry. A we scout All the teams and find their weaknesses but Well play hard no matter who we  the 18-2 Victory put Germany at 5-1 in the tournament for second place in the Pool while Kmic was first at 6-0. Germany lost last saturday 3-1 to Kmic in the first game of the tournament. Against Israel Joshua Gano threw a four hitter and Germany exploded for six runs in the first inning for the Victory. Raul Andino had six Bis and went 4 for 4 for Germany which also got 2 for 3 contributions from Shane Carberry David Dawson and Gano. Israel Ace Joey Cohen left after the first inning with a sore Elbow. He allowed three hits and took the loss. Nir Pelter came on in Relief and allowed 15 hits. Tomer Glantz led Israel hitters with a double and a single. The elder Carberry pointed to pitching and timely hitting for Germany a Success. Andino and Dante Eskridge Anchor the Baum older entry a pitching rotation. A your pitching has been getting the Job done. We played six games and won five. That a not too  Belgium enters the semifinals after slugging past Holland 23-7 Friday. Mike Arndt went 3 for 5 with a single double and triple that yielded five Bis. Steve Hilbert homered in a seven run Belgium first inning. Hilbert knocked a Kyle Helvey pitch into the Concession stand behind Centerfield to drive in Arndt. Luke mama Ham fanned nine and allowed Only two hits for the win. Saturdays Germany Belgium matchup May not have Carberry sweating but Belgium coach Jack Miller Isnit taking anything for granted. A there Are three things that worry me Kmic saudi Arabia and Germany a he said just before the draw. A a in a very pleased to have gotten to where we Are. I know whoever we re going up against will have a lot of class and a lot of skill. All of them Are going to be  Belgium s Only loss came to saudi Arabia on the first Day of the tournament. Saudi strode to an 8-0battle for trip Victory and Hasni to lost yet in the tournament. A from a mental standpoint they deserved to win that game a Miller said. A they hit when they needed to and got Good pitching. But no matter who we play from Here on out it la take our Best Ball to win. A i think at this Point. In a the one with All the jitters. The kids just came to  Carberry said the pressures of Post tournament play should t be a Factor for his team which had to win two other tournaments to Advance to the european championships. A both of those tournaments had semifinals and finals and we made it through. That kind of pressure is nothing new to these boys. They re mentally set Tor  the finale also is not a concern for Carberry. A a they re kids.  go until 10 of clock at night in you let them. When that game ends. I m drained. Their Energy is  saudi Arabia has appeared in the finals of the tournament for the past four years winning three in a Row before losing last year to Kmic. In other Friday games .. 13, Estonia 9 Luke Tatum had a double and two singles driving in three runs and Kyle Thornton chipped in with a pair of singles to Lead the. Victory Parade. Byron Clark allowed Only two hits Over the first four innings to pick up the win. Martin Raudso had two hits for Estonia. Poland 6,Italy 4 Wojcieh Kasperek pitched a five Hitler and struck out i i As Poland notched the Victory. Pawel Bargiol led the victors hitting attack. Mike somali had a double and a single for Italy. Intra league showdowns make Csc Tough by Mike Bowers staff writer the belief a Only the Strong survive is taking on real meaning in Continental sports conference football. Under the new two league format there is no such thing As an easy game because Only Intra league matchup Are scheduled the first month. Therefore powerhouses clash each week and every game has an Impact on the league standings. Homer Jackson 17th air Force sports and recreation superintendent could Only speculate when asked about the schedule. A i Wasny to around for the schedule making a Jackson quickly made Clear. A logically i think the games were arranged to get seedlings Early in each league. Why should the big bases pick on the smaller ones in the beginning a let them find out right away How they match up against their equals As far As population is concerned a said jacks off american league teams a Pitburg Ramstein Rhein main and Span Dahlem a Are from the big bases. Small base teams Hahn Lindsey Sembach and Oesterberg compete in the National league. Two former air Force Academy teammates will meet in one of saturdays games when the Rhein main rockets entertain the Pitburg Barons. Bit urge a . Shwedo and Rhein Mains Terry Maki wont meet on the Field however because both Are now head coaches. In saturdays other game Lindsey entertains Oesterberg. Sundays schedule shows Ramstein at Span Dahlem and Hahn at Sembach. All games begin at 1 . Both Rhein main and Pitburg were victorious in their season openers. Pitburg beat Span Dahlem 31-19 and the rockets flexed their defensive muscle against Ramstein 21-7. Shwedo who played tight end and All american linebacker Maki have already put their signatures on their teams. Maki has added new dimensions to an always Tough rockets defense while the Barons offence is entered around the Wishbone. A no doubt they re the toughest and strongest team offensively at this Point a said Maki referring to Pitburg. A a we re concerned but Are looking Forward to playing them. Our defense must remain disciplined and stick to assignments to Stop the Wishbone. However our offence must produce Points at each Opportunity a he added. Rhein Mains offence will be missing quarterback Hiawathia Porter who has a severe shoulder Bruise. He is expected be out of action a few weeks. Maki did no tse med worried and expressed Confidence in Back up John Hanson. A the does no to have lots of experience but he is poised. In a sure hell be Fine a said Maki. Oesterberg appears to be much improved after almost beating Sembach last week. The wolfhounds rally from a 23-7 halftime deficit fell just Short 23-22. A Sembach was surprised we did so Well a said first year wolfhound coach Greg Madison. A they scouted us the week prior during a scrimmage at Lindsey. We experimented at Lindsey but sunday we made adjustments that threw them  the wolfhounds Are coming off a one Victory 1-7 season but Madison expects a better year. A a we la definitely better our record. In a predicting Well be vying for the league title. We re better organized with lots of new faces a added Madison. Hiawatha Porter. Out with bad shoulder his optimism continued when speaking of the game against Lindsey. A a we la win a he said. A we know what they can do and i feel we have the better  Berger Senna 1-2 in Hungary qualifying Budapest Hungary a Gerhard Berger of Austria and Ayrton Senna of Brazil paced a Mclaren Honda resurgence As they swept the top two spots Friday in the first qualifying session for the hungarian grand prix. Berger made a late burst to gain the provisional pole position for sundays formula one race. Berger went around the 2.465-mile Hunga Roring circuit in 1 minute 18.238 seconds averaging 113.451 Mph. A on my first Lap my tires were going off on the last to o Corners so on my next set 1 was More careful on the Warmup Lap a Berger said. A my tactics paid  Senna was second with 1 18.549, while the ferraris of frenchmen Alain Prost and Jean Alesi were third and fourth at 1 19.326 and 1 19.552, respectively. A a it a very hot and my tires were going off before the end of the Lap so i had to be very careful a Senna said. Nigel Mansell of Britain Winner of the last three races was fifth with 1 19.818. A we just have to got the car up to Speed for the moment a Mansell said. A we Are going to have a big postmortem now and for sure we will find solutions for  on a hot Day in the rolling hungarian Hills outside Budapest most of the top Drivers waited until late in the session to make their qualifying runs. Berger was fourth for a Long time then went out in the last minute to run his Best Lap. Sundays race is 77 laps Over the tight twisting circuit where passing is Dif Limuli. Last year Thierry Boutsen of Belgium had the pole and led All the Way for his Only formula one Victory in the last three seasons. Senna still leads the Drivers Competition with 51 Points. Mansells three straight victories have moved him up to eight Points behind Senna. Senna opened the year with four consecutive victories but has managed Only two thirds and a fourth in the last five races