European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 21, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday update wills ends holdout Atlanta a Kevin Willis ended his six Day holdout thursday and returned to the Atlanta Hawks saying he had accomplished his goals even though the terms of his contract were unchanged. Univ reportedly hires coach Charlotte a Sonny Allen the Charlotte hornets chief West coast scout has been offered the basketball coaching Job at Nevada Las vegas on an interim basis the Charlotte observer  names new and Ithaca . A olympic Gold medal Winner Charlie Moore 65, was appointed athletic director at Cornell. Oates to guide rangers by Denneh. Freeman i Arlington Texas apr Johnny Oates thinks big he talked world series on his first Day on the Job with the Texas rangers. A your goal is to win the world series next year a Oates said. A i think  have enough Talent Here to do  Oates knows pitching and defense. He will be tested to the limit in teaching those skills to the  a a a a a i think Texas is Oates very close to being a Winner a Oates said wednesday after being hired As manager and signing a 2-year contract. A i know i was certainly intimidated at times just watching them take batting practice. But there is More to baseball than just . A Oates 48, fired As manager of the Baltimore orioles in september replaces Kevin Kennedy who was fired by new general manager Doug Melvin last week. Kennedy beat out Oates for the Boston red sox managers Job. Melvin replaced Tom Grieve who transformed the rangers into a Power hitting team that was last in the major leagues in defense. The pitching staff gave up More than five runs a game. A what this Ball club needed was a manager that had experience and also had a winning percentage of managing in the big leagues a Melvin said. A the Man to my right Here Johnny Oates brings both of those qualities to the  Oates 48, becomes the fourth Ranger manager in 29 months and the 14thcfeill-time manager in club history. He is the first with previous major league experience since Darrell Johnison served As interim manager for Don Zimmer at the end of the 1982 season. A i think one of the big reasons i was hired was because of my experience a Oates said. A i Learned a lot at Baltimore. 1 was driven to be better and i developed a thick  Oates said he Isnit Overly concerned by the poor Texas pitching staff. A what is important is attitude a he said. A the better defense you have the better pitching you will have and the less offence you will need  can learn to play defense and to pitch. We have a Chance to be very  Helen kicks pm Strai by sue Harper Staft writer Ramstein Germany a Ramstein a kicker is As a dependable As the Sunrise a says Frankfurt High school football coach Marcus George with a 15-for-17 record on extra Point kicks senior Helen Schlabs is almost that. A a  a a a the standout soccer player turned football place kicker is the first girl to play and score in big schools division i football for Dodds Europe. Why football r a i played soccer for 13 years and wanted to try something else a Schlabs said. A a a v a. A a a v Ramstein a kicking coach Mitchel Bart provides another reason. He says the kick in football is a soccer Stylc or kick and the extra work could go a Long Way to improving her soccer As Well. Football was Distant enough to be a something else a but familiar enough to be comfortable for Schlabs. Her father Michael w., Schlabs was a Kaiserslautern High school quarterback who graduated in 1969. Her twin brother Michael Surry who goes by his Middle name played football when he was younger but not in High school. Surry concentrates on Art. Winning a Dodds wide Art contest and having some of his work displayed in a Washington d.c., gallery he lets his sister carry on the family tradition of playing football for american High schools in Germany. Schlabs did not Ponder the ironies when the football idea came to her. The big worry then when she was trying out was making the team. She said she did t think she would. Her coach Bob Ermel did no to think she would. But that was before the tryouts when her tryout was still an idea. And no Quot she a the most accurate kicker  be got a Ermel said. A a she a not Strong on Long kicks hut on Short kicks she a always on  a in Ramstein a 28-6 Victory Over Frankfurt on oct 9 she scored four Points. As coach George relived the horror of Frankfurt a nine turnover loss he would end each touchdown recount with a and then old Helen kicked the balls As in of Helen 01�?T faithful. Although Schlabs is 13-for-20 in pats the stars and stripes october 21,1994 Page 32 Helen Schlabs adds an extra Point As Carl Kailipaka holds for Ramstein. A amps Dave Casey she is o-for-1 in Field goal attempts. But Schlabs is not looking at the pigskin for a College ride. This is her first and last year playing organized football she says. A my focus is on soccer. In a not talented enough or big enough to play College Ball a the 5-foot-8, 143rpound Schlabs said Ermel says her leg is not Strong enough. A she kicks from the 20-25-Yard line which makes it a 30-to-35 Yard Field goal. College kickers need to kick 40 or 40-plus Yards Quot the head coach said. Bart the kicking coach disagrees. He a thinks she could kick that distance anti then some with More work and More technique. But it does no to seem that she wants that Power Tor toot bail. Bart says that when she is practising her football kick she is talking about soccer. To that end football will help her improve her soccer. Improving her kick is not All Schlabs is getting front her football adventure. A i used to not like to watch the game because i really did no to like it. I really did no to understand what was going on. I think the two go hand in hand Quot Schlabs said ,. A but now because of playing on the team i like the game. If i were bigger i would like to be in on the plays  position would she like to play a a if i were big enough and had the ability she said paused and looked away. A i would play Center a she said with a Grin that quickly disappeared a if i were big enough and had the  do Hamel in top Rookie in Al vote new York a before he could begin his bid to become one of baseball a Best rookies Bob Hamelin faced a much tougher task he had to replace George Brett. A a a a a a Hamelin who inherited the designated hitting Job from the greatest player in Royal history wound up producing All the Power the team wanted. He also picked up a prize no Kansas City player had won since its expansion season a the Al Rookie of the year award. Hamelin became the first do to earn the Rookie Honor when he was a Clear Winner wednesday Over Cleveland out Hamelin fielder Manny Ramirez Lou Piniella last won the Rookie award for Kansas City in 1969. Because of his heft 235 pounds and his Home runs 24hamelin quickly earned the nickname a the Hammer and became one of the most popular players at Kauffman stadium with fans waving toy hammers when he came to the plate. Hamelin 26, drove in 65 runs and baited ,282. A a a a a. A he led Al rookies in homers Bis runs 64hits 88doubles 25walks 56 and games 101 when the players strike started aug. 12. Hamelin who also played 24 games at first base received 25 of 28 first place votes in balloting by the baseball writers association of America. 246850 j005