European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes sports monday August 22,1994 if. Kaiserslautern gloves Crown by the stars and stripes Kaiserslautern Germany having amply demonstrated their skill with the Bat during a 51-run Romp through army european men s softball championship the Kaiserslautern panthers waited until the last out of the tournament sunday to show equal proficiency with the Glove. With a Nurnberg runner on second and two out in the final inning Kaiserslautern Pitcher Dean Simpson knocked Down a screaming liner off the Bat of Niernberg s Walter Carter and threw him but to pre serve a 10-9 Victory and the dec championship. The Gem by tourney map Simpson abruptly ended what until that moment looked like Niernberg s second last ditch comeback of the Day. The knights had gained their championship berth by striking for four runs in the Bottom of the 10th to i dec men s softball eliminate Babenhausen 8-7 in the losers bracket final. Kaiser lantern and Niernberg will journey to Ramstein sept. 10-11 for the army air Force final four tourney. Kaiserslautern 10, Nurnberg 9 the Region ii and dec champions to be confined All their scoring to the first four innings and held on As Region Iii Champ Niernberg struck for four runs in the sixth behind a three run Home from Leroy Hendley an added another in the seventh before Simpson took charge. Carter s liner looked ticketed for Center Field and a game tying rib but Simpson who was 10-for-13 for the tournament made the Stop for the unbeaten Cham pions. Arnold Benson had a two run Homer for the winners who averaged 17 runs a game in their three victories. Nurnberg 8, Babenhausen 7,10 innings the rail gunners champions of Region i broke a 4-4 tie in the top 10th with three runs on a triple single and Josh Killian s Home run and looked to be Home free. Even after Niernberg s Hendley led off the Bottom of the inning with a Home run to make it 7-5, the rail gun ners still looked solid when the knights followed Rode Rick Duncan s double with a pair of  Michael Lane singled Duncan Home to make it 7-6, Matthew Reilly doubled Home Lane to tie things and Clayton Calkins delivered a game winning rib sin Gle to end the game. Babenhausen had reached the losers bracket final late saturday with a 15-5 rout of Karlsruhe which sent the last runner up in the tourney Home. Killian had another two run Homer in that game pacer Tony Oakley had a three run shot. 8-run inning hands title to Baum older by the stars and stripes Wurzburg Germany the Baum older lady bears exploded for eight runs in the third inning Sun Day to claim the women s army european softball championship with a 14-7 Victory Over Heidelberg. The lady bears champions of Region i unloaded five singles three doubles and a triple to take an 11-1lead Over the Region ii champs and coast to the title. It was the second time the teams had clashed Sun Day with the eventual champions prevailing 7-3 in the dec women s softball morning winners bracket final. The lady generals rebounded from that loss and earned their rematch with Baum older with a 21-8 rout of Vilseck in the losers bracket final which followed but had Little left to use against the potent lady bears in the finale. Both teams Advance to the army air Force final sept. 10-11 at Ramstein a Germany. Down under rider on top of the world Australia s Michael Doohan takes a Victory Lap carrying his coun on ship. Doohan who won Only one race last season after coming try s Flag sunday after winning the Soock race at the czech grand Back from a career threatening injury dominated this season in prix for motorcycles at Brno and wrapping up the season Champi taking the title from Kevin Schwantz of Paige Texas. Bobby lob one ends Filusch drought Brooklyn Mich. A Bobby Labonte went from third to first late in saturday s rain delayed Detroit Gasket 200, then pulled away to his first Busch grand National Stock car Victory since november of 1992. Labonte the younger brother of for Mer Winston cup Champion Terry la Bonte and now a regular himself in Nas car s top series took advantage of a Battle Between Leader Mark Martin and runner up Chad Little to slip into second place seven laps from the end. He then zoomed past the fading mar tin who apparently succumbed to tire Wear after leading 78 of the 100 laps on Michigan International Speedway s 2 mile High banked Oval. Labonte the 1991 series Champion and 1992 runner up led Only the last six laps on the Way to his sixth grand National Victory and first since nov. 8, 1992 at Hickory . He beat Little to the finish line by 0.50-seconds about six car lengths while Martin wound up a Dis Tant third barely holding off Rookie Mike Mclaughlin. Dick trickle came on late to finish fifth. Labonte making Only his 10th grand National Start since the end of 1992, averaged 142.461 Mph As the event was slowed by three caution flags for a total of nine laps. Baum older s Tina Norris was named tourney map Wurzburg shortstop Monica Good won the Gold Glove award despite the fact that the defending Champion lady rattlers were eliminated in two straight games saturday. In late games saturday Region Iii Burtner up Vil Seck whacked Region ii Champ Nurnberg 25-6, Region ii runner up Kaiserslautern blistered Region i runner up Babenhausen 17-6, and Vilseck eliminated Kaiserslautern 5-4. Battling Mitchell wins 100 Cologne Germany a a fighting a d Dennis Mitchell beat fellow american John Drummond in sunday s Tele Kom sport fest 100 meters but he still won t say Why he had a fight with Fel Low sprinter Ola Pade Adenike of Nige Ria last week. V Adenike needed two stitches after the two sprinters clashed following wednes Day s grand prix meet in Zurich. I d like to say that what has been writ ten in the newspapers about the incident and about myself is completely false the american said after winning the 100-meter dash in 10.13 seconds. We did have a confrontation Mitch Ell said of last week s incident. Drummond was second in 10.17, while Osmond Ezinwa of Nigeria placed third in 10.28. V the americans swept the sprints when Gwen Torrence beat double european Champion Irina Privalova of Russia in10.95. In winning in Brussels two Days ago Torrence ran 10.83. I Privalova was second in 11.03, while Zhanna Tarnopolskay of Ukraine was third in 1.1.14. On a Good Day for american athletes Jackie Joyner Kersee beat her rival Heike drechsler of Germany to win the Long jump with a leap of 23 feet 3v2 inches drechsler s Best leap was 22-1 3/�. Mike Conley won the triple jump witha leap of 56-514 and Mark Crear had an other american Victory in the 110-Meterhurdles in 13.13. It was my first european Victory Andy first sub-13.20 time Ever Crear said. I am really Happy to be Back in top shape after my hamstring injury  Mark Everett completed the Good american showing by winning the 800 meters beating in the process poured Dine Morcelia of Morocco the world s top runner Between 1,500 and 5,000 meters