European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes sunday october 23, 1977 rockets win Crown Rhein main rips Wiesbaden,36-7, of gain Csc title game Bubo Modem staff writer Rhein main a Germany is Rhein main took pm to the Bridge Satur Day and came face to face with Wiesbaden. Someone had to jump off. The rockets refused and the flyers took a Swan dive carrying a 36-7 Shellack Ingrith them. The Continental sports conference american division championship has been hammered and nailed Down for the second straight season at the big Mac base Here. And it was no hamburger win. It had the taste of a filet medium rare with a dash of Worcestershire sauce. Rhein main a team that was blitzed 49-0 Midway in the season has come Back from first Down Yards Rushing Yards passing passes punts fumbles lost penalties flyers 7-1 118 6 19-3 9-32.j 2 6 66 rockets 22 236 154 9-23-2 5-30.2 1 9-126 that lost weekend to make its Way into the Csc championship game for the second consecutive year. And the rockets now 7-3, most Likely will meet the team that Hung that Embar rasing seven touchdown defeat on them and also a 21-13 loss in last year s title game the Pitburg Barons next Satur Day. All the Barons 9-1 have to do to wrap up the National Crown is to defeat the Span Dahlem sheiks sunday. A Pitburg loss would put the Hahn Hawks a 34-13 Winner Over Ramstein saturday in the title contest against the rockets. In any Case a Coin flip at 10 . Tues Day in the Csc sports office in Ramstein will determine the site of saturday s 1 . Title game. Rhein main had a debt to repay against the flyers 4-5 who earlier spanked the rockets 20-14. That debt was repaid nearly five fold the rockets losing by six but winning by 29. An intercepted pass and a Fumble recovery that set up a touchdown and a Fiel goal respectively and a 41-Yard to pass interception by linebacker William Ervin fuelled a 29-Point second half outburst that turned a 7-7 half time score into a rout. Its final two touchdowns came within 40 seconds of each other. Despite the margin this old storied rivalry which still ranks As the Best in the Csc still produced plenty of Rock pm sock pm football. Shades of 1972 and 1973 seasons that was when Rhein main was in two straight Safe championships winning one losing one were relived when maj.  d. Sadler who then was col. Sadler the Wing commander Here appeared on the sidelines with his Well known Boss Cap and joined present 435th tac Airlift Wing commander Brig. Gen. Theo Dore p. Crichton in leading the rockets in their  Crichton who has been Here since july 1975, it was another big accomplish ment. Rhein main has won a Safe Cage title a Csc baseball Crown and two Divi Sion Grid titles under his command. Like he used to do Sadler now the com Mander of the 21st air Force prior to game went from player to player and gave a word of encouragement along with a soul brother s handshake. And most of the time his words were let s take pm to the  one former rocket cheerleader now leading cheers at Wiesbaden conceded after being informed Wiesbaden can t handle the rocket Power when the Boss is  rockets did t fail either general especially the Boss. Rhein main lit up the scoreboard on its second series of Downs with a 50-Yard push in six plays As tight end Steve Holmgreen being used As a Fla Kerback on the play skirted left end for 13 Yards scoring stand ing up. Quarterback Scott Cole faked Power to fullback Jim Murphy one Way and gave on the counter to Holmgreen who followed tackle Herb Winfield s Block for the to. The drive was sparked by successive runs of 12 and 16 Yards by 155-Pound tailback Willie Harris to the 32 and 16-Yard lines respectively of the flyers. Tony Martin added the Point and it was 7-0 at 8 30 in the first period. It appeared the rockets were going to make it 13-0 but a lost Fumble by Little Willie Hale his knee hitting the Ball at the flyer four in the second Quarter helped even up the game for Wiesbaden which minutes later began a 86-Yard March that would tie the contest. That drive in seven plays was High lighted by a fourth Down and six situation from the Wiesbaden 49 in which Quarter Back Bernie Barnes unleashed a Long pass that split end Larry King took on the rocket 22 behind defender Ernest Hender son and hustled in for the to. The 51-Yard pass came with 6 19 left and placekicker Jack Campbell tied it 7-7. The Holmgreen rambles for Rhein main Rhein main tight end Steve Holmgreen As a flanker Back gains seven Yards inthe Csc game at Rhein main saturday. Wiesbaden s Sam Moultrie 40 and Bill Bennett make the tackle. The rockets won 26-7. Is photo by Cole there is a flyer in there somewhere flyers first first Down of the game was re corded on an interference Call during the drive and later had its first pass comple Tion. A 15-Yard burst by hard running Lee Helms aided the drive. Rhein main took charge of the game on the fourth play of the second half when rocket defender Laid a devastating tackle on Reggie Talley just As he was grabbing a pass. The Ball flew into Carl Jordan s hands and the rocket returned it seven Yards to the flyer 32. Eddie Harris the Csc s no. 2 leading rusher on three straight pops Over left tackle went 17, seven and eight Yards the latter for the touchdown standing up at the Flag despite being hit by  Cobb. Harris performed a Little dance As teammates mobbed him. Martin added the Point 14-7with 11 14 to go. The reliable Martin made it 17-7, with a 43-Yard Field goal at 5 29 left in the third stanza. Pat Porterfield s recovery of Barnes Fumble at the Wiesbaden 28 opened the Way for the Field  than four minutes later the rockets put six More on the boards As Cole after faking to Willie Harris rambled 16 Yards Between left tackle and end for the to with 1 54 left. Rick Watson blocked Martin s Pat and it remained 23-7. A 22-Yard Camp Bell punt to the flyer 30 put the drive in motion. Prior to the punt Rhein main defensive stalwarts Moses Williams and Earl Thomas sacked Barnes on his eight for a 19-Yard loss to Force the punt. With Dwight Jackson at the Helm the rockets drove 50 Yards in nine plays for the score. The big plays were eight Yards left end by Eddie Harris nine Yards right end by Murphy and 19 Yards left end by Willie Harris to the nine. The to came on a 12-Yard pass from Jackson to Richard Thomas. Martin converted 30-7, with 1 31 left. Forty seconds later Ervin crossed the Goa line with a to As the result of picking off a Barnes pass at the flyer 41. Flyer defensive standout Bill Bennett who is a former rocket blocked Martin s kick. With his first to Ever Ervin of Miami fla., was t finished. He picked off ase cond interception on the game s last play. Wiesbaden 0 7007 Rhein main 7 0 16 13 36 pm Holmgreen 13 run Martin kick wies King 51 pass from Cole Campbell kick pm Eddie harris8 run Martin kick pm Cole u run kick blocked pm Thomas 12 pass from Jackson Martin kick pm Ervin 41 interception run kick blocked Continental sports conference american division conference games Rhein main Sembach Wiesbaden we Brucken w 7 6 4 0 l 3 4 5 10 of 197 .253 134 77 a 158 161 176 431 All games w 7 6 5 0 l 3 5 5 10 of 197 272 157 77 a 158 181 189 431 National division Pitburg Hahn Ramstein Span Dahlem 8 8 3 t 1 2 6 6 347 201 200 111 74 110 174 236 8 8 3 1 1 2 6 6 347 201 200 111 74 110 174 236 saturday s results Rhein main 36, Wiesbaden 7 Hahn 34, Ramstein 13 Sembach 49, we Brucken 16 sunday s  at Pitburg 1 . . Conference conference games All games w l t of a w l t of a Alconbury Chicksands Ben Waters Lakenheath upper hey Ford Mildenhall 5 6 4 4 2 0 1 2 2 5 5 6 2 1 1 0 j 1 103 173 154 109 74 27 62 142 66 109 122 139 6 6 4 4 2 0 1 3 2 4 5 6 2 1 1 0 i 1 123 186 154 109 74 27 81 165 66 109 122 139 saturday s result chicksands22, Lakenheath 15 sunday s game Mildenhall at Alconbury monday s game Ben Waters at upper Heyford Wiesbaden halfback Lee Helms is humanity for a Yard loss at the flyer swamped under a pile of Rhein main 48-Yard line. This was typical Rhein main scene in the Csc game. The rockets won the american title 36-8. Sports on of television pro football Baltimore Colts at new England patriots 9 . Sunday live via satellite. Radio i football Baltimore Colts at new England patriots 9 , sunday