European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 b the stars and stripes Friday june 12, 1992army, of to Settle soccer titles by the stars and stripes Hanau will be gunning for a fifth straight european title against Schweinfurt at 11 . Saturday at the Erle see sports Center near Hanau. A a Safe a soccer championships take place Mon Day june 20 at Hahn a. Raf Ben Waters and Lakenheath will represent the . Sports conference Ramstein and Pitburg the Csc and Torrejon and Aviano the Mediterranean sports conference. Semifinals Are scheduled for 4 and 6 . On june 19 with the championship tilt set for 3 . June 20 at the Buchen Curen soccer Field near Hahn. A the and air Force s top four teams will Battle june 23-28 in Hanau to determine the european military Champion. Competition will be round Robin with teams split into two pools. Ronneburg sports Field Between Hanau and binding in will be the site of the tournament. Archery a Ramstein archers will Host the major Competition of the european season july 1112. Sanctioned by the National Field Archery association the event will be held at the Ramstein a clubs outdoor Range and consists of animal Field and Hunter rounds. Prizes will be awarded for All recognized Faa styles and divisions. Registration begins at 9 ., and the Competition starts at 10 30 . The fee is $15 per Archer. Escorts will be at the Ramstein Gates to sign in visiting archers. For information Call Fred Bridger at ets 4967487 or 06385-6110. Softball a wednesday is the last Day to Register for Hanau s Midnight madness tournament scheduled june 19-21 at the flip terhorst and Pioneer softball Fields. The event is double elimination with a $100 entry fee. Contact Greg hol Zinger at ets 322-1740 or 8656 for sports a july 3 is deadline to Register for another Midnight madness event this one in Dex him july 10-12. Entry fee is $75 for the double elimination event. For information Call ets 334-5746 or Civ. 0613338746. A monday is the deadline for All applications to reach the Usa eur sports office. The Allamy softball trial Camps arc scheduled for july 21-aug. 15 at fort Indiantown Gap a. All hopefuls should Contact their local sports office for applications and information. A Rhein main is hosting the Safe Small units championships june 24-28. Two teams from each of a Safe a three sports conferences will participate. A the last Day to Register for the Wil Flecken Ger Man american festival menus tournament is june 30. The event is scheduled july 3-5 and is open to All id card holders. The tournament includes a Home run Derby july 4 trophies will be awarded for the top three finishers. For More information Call 326-3884. Racquetball a a tournament pitting the against the air Force run thursday june 21 at Simbach a. The top eight men and top four women from each service will compete. Football a Safe football clinics Are just around the Corner. Raf Mildenhall England will Host a clinic wednesday and thursday Rhein Mains clinic is june 22-23. Former nil head coach Forrest Gregg Southern methodist University and will conduct the clinics along with Ken Faulkner commissioner of officials for the Southwest conference. Participation is open to All players and coaches including National teams in the surrounding communities. Individuals desiring to officiate at the Safe championships must attend one of these clinics. Contact Tom Burkett at ets 480-7275 or 7766 for information. A individuals who wish to officiate Usa eur Flag football should give their names to their area support groups before july 6 so that they May attend the 1992 Usa eur Flag football clinic july 14-17. This years instructor is David Gaskins of East Carolina University. Track and Field a Wurzburg hosts a meet saturday at Sicke Grund stadium in Kitzinger. Registration is $5 per contestant who May enter As Many As three individual events and is scheduled for 8 3010 30 . Saturday. For information Call ets 3507378. Auto racing a activities surrounding next weekends 24 hours of the Nair Burgering begin with practice for the German touring car championship one of three support races beginning at 9 . Wednesday. It will be followed by practice for the porsche Carrera cup race. The porsche race is noon thursday and is followed by the touring car event. Friday is reserved for practice for the 24 hour event and the third support event the German touring car trophy race both of which begin saturday. Trophy race is 11 . The 24 hours gets started at 4 . Distance running the Winner of wild Flecken a Mountaineer 10k Challenge june 27 takes Home $100 if the winning time Breaks the meet record of 35 minutes 25 seconds. Registration is 8 3010 . On race Day the race begins at 11 . Entry fee is $8 $10 with souvenir to shirt for the event which is divided into several age and sex categories. For information Call 326-3884. Basketball a registration closes at noon july 1 for the 12-team Wil Flecken German american festival menus tournament which runs july 3-5. The tournament is open to All id card holders. Call ets 326-3884 for go per Eck by in 22-for-22 showing Oakland a Dennis Eckersley is a a better than Ever a manager Tony Larussa claims up 11a by Ronald Blum the associated press Chicago he a 22 for 22, As perfect As a Relief Pitcher can be. In his business though you re Only As Good As your latest pitch. Quot i appreciate the notice a Dennis Eckersley says a a but the season is so Long. All it takes is one bad game and you Feci like you Haven to done anything All on wednesday night Eckersley saved Oakland a 5-2 Victory Over Milwaukee. That brought him four saves away from Tom Henkes record for consecutive save chances converted in one season. And it fave Eckersley 26 in a Row dating to last ept. 28. A i think he a better than he a Ever been a athletic manager Tony Larussa said sunday after the a a completed the weekend series with a 6-1 loss at Comis key Park. Last season Eckersley converted 43 of 51 save chances. That a great except he was 48 for 50 in 1990. And his Home runs were up to 11, his most since 1987. His walks were up to nine two More than he walked in 1989 and 1990 combined. Looking Back Larussa says the drop off was easily explainable. A i had to use him earlier than i would have because we were stretched with injuries a he said. Now Eckersley is Back in a Groove. Listening to him explain it though it has More to do with the a a winning than anything else. A a lot of it is that i Haven to had to pitch in a lot of one run games a he said. A live had a lot of two run games which makes it More comfortable. The 37-year-old Eckersley gave up just two earned runs in his first 22innings this season. He a Given up five in his last 43 innings. A i went in the other night to get some work and got lit up a he said. But again there san explanation. Oakland pitching coach Dave Duncan says you have to look at How Eckersley was used. A the got in trouble when he had worked Only two out of the last 11 Days a Duncan said a the other time he gave up runs he pitched three Days in a Row. He did no to have his heat. Not too Many Guys in that role do Well in a situation like those outings did t raise his numbers too much. Opponents have just a .225 batting average against him. He a walked just one Batter in 27 innings and struck out 31. Still he a not impressed. He a done too much before. A i done to think ill Ever have another year like i did in 1990,�?� he said. A a i done to Ever think ill have an Era like that 0.61but then Era really does no to matter for in 1990, Eckersley had 48 saves and allowed Only 45 baserunners. He s saved 190 of 215 chances since Oakland turned him into a closer in 1987 after Jay Howell got Hurt. He a walked just 17 batters in 228 innings since 1989. Five years a6�. On april 3, 19�7, that the Chicago cubs traded him with infielder Dan Rohn to Oakland for outfielder Dave Wilder infielder Brian Guinn and Pitcher Mark Leonette. While the others Haven to made it Eckersley is still going Strong. Outs Are what counts for relievers Quick ones. In a game where bullpen regularly get bounced and buried Eckersley is the closest to a sure thing. As he changed after sundays game it was Clear that he stays emotionally level. Day in Day out there a always that next game that next pitch a a it a a Long year a he says. A a we la see what
