European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes saturday september 14,1985page 2tf j spartans Allen has title Hopes by Bucky Fox staff writer quarterback Bert Allen s two touch Down passes last sunday weren t shocking. Of they were enough to Lead the Alconbury spartans to Victory. And enough to land him the stars and stripes player of the week. But he had thrown two ads just two weeks before. Old hat. What was surprising was his victim bunt Walers. And the score. With Allen leading the Way Alconbury hurried bunt Waters 25-6, a kind of whip Ping the defending . Sports Confer ence Champion phantoms Aren t used to. Especially against the spartans who perennially suffered at the hands of . Powerhouses bin Waters and upper hey Ford. Not this year. It was a grudge game if you want to put it that Way Allen said. We lost to bunt Waters in recent years because of bad Breaks. This year we knew we were the better team. We out poised them. We con fused them. They did t know if we would run or pass. That s the key now we re doing both  Allen s touchdown passes travelled 28 y ads to Donald Martin and 21 Yards to circa Bays. On the first to Allen rolled right and hit Martin on a crossing pattern. The second score said Allen was a fake running play. Bays got behind the linebacker and they never expected me to throw to him. He s big As life 6-Lbot-8. I just threw it up and he was  the spartans 3-0 record gives them a two game Lead Over the rest of the Ameri can division. A . Title would be Alcons a photo by gut Schulller Alconbury s Bert Allen. He s been close before Bury s first since 1961. It would also be Allen s Only title in what he says is his last year of air Force football. He has been so close. Two years ago Alconbury contended Only to fall in the closing weeks. In 1979, Allen played running Back at Spang Dahlum which started 4-0 Only to Wither in the stretch run of the Continental sports conference. His finest Usah performance came in the last game of that year. It was n show Down with Pitburg for a division title. Re Lieving an ejected quarterback Allen drove the sheiks to two touchdowns in the last 12 minutes but bib org held on 44 39. Allen came Back in 1980 to Start at quarterback for Spang Dahlum. He finished second in the league in passing. It s no wonder Gene Jackson who was Tilburg s coach called Allen one of the Best quarterbacks he saw. Dick Madden. Arc Cham common s coach Calls Allen the Best bin the . Said Allen i m making a special Effort this year logo out a Winner. I know How it was always falling Short in the Csc be cause of Pitburg. I want it  and compared to Spang Dahlum Allen said Alconbury is a much better team because of depth. We can take out our first string defense and we Don t lose any  that could mean Allen will Sec old foe Pitburg again. The Barons arc tied atop the Csc with a 2-0 record. If the spartans and Barons win their respective conferences they would play for the Safe championship nov. 24. Allen 31, starred at running Back at Murphy High school in Mobil Ala. He joined the air Force right out of school and Learned How to play quarterback at Spang Dahlum. I m partial to Csc Ball Allen admitted. Alconbury is getting support we Haven t gotten in the past. There arc Good athletes Here but the Competition is More fierce in the Csc. There arc More fans in trademark hit earned in is Fortrose Niche byit4lbock Cincinnati he belongs to baseball eternity few to every dirt smudged kid on Cvar sandlot who s Ever played this fascinating game that is so uniquely american he is Pete Rose As uncomplicated As a punch in the nose and he a fans to have More hits than anybody who or walked up to Home plate with a Bat in a hands. How s that for uncomplicated1? using a formula he has employ fore Peter Edward Rose charged inn tory wednesday night crossing into Lory that was uncharted Belo probably never will be trod again. His record breaking hit on a off san Diego right hander de was the quintessential Pete Roj Wingk a line drive to left Field never to it from the moment it left his Black t if the face first Billy Obj scr slide is Rose s Baseline trademark Jen the line drive single is his signature a hitter. So when he became by tall s All time base hit King eclipsing Cobb on the 57lh anniversary of or b s last major league swing it was of Lirly appropriate that Rose did it with at baseball players Call a Frozen rope. 3 this was no As Wurf bouncer. There would be no Contr trial scorer s decision Over whether it a hit or error. There would be no close if Pirc s Call at first base. Rose As Usua Laok care of All those contingencies Withop first inning line drive drilled Over the shortstop s head into left Field. / it was his m192nd hit and his 3,162nd single. So Rhee knew How to react. He dashed hard Lown the first base line As the capacity rive front stadium crowd erupted in a frenzy rely heard in these pans since the glory Days of the big red machine. He would add a triple later for hit no. Coir Yentai a 4,1931 he would score both of his team s runs is 2-0 Victory Over san Diego. But this Nide would be remembered for Pete Rose s Tor Mark a line drive single the single broke the record. Fai the padres carmelo Martinez Field the Ball on one Bounce Rose rounded first base and took a couple of challenging Steps toward second much the Way he had done More than 3,000 times before. That Loo was Vintage Rose forcing the Issue taking nothing for granted. Martinez laughed about it later saying he was mad because Rose made him throw second instead of allowing him to run landmark Ball Back for personal Cliv its owner. But it was typical Rose.  play the game and play it hard. Welf celebrate later. He rated to first with one clap of his hands Al a double Palm slap for coach Tommy Wlms. Overhead fireworks exploded. In a Mowll he was engulfed by people looking like of body stuck in the new York subway Rush hour. The first person to get there was cps s 15-year-old son Pete jr., who hugged blather warmly. Then the rest Kcf the reds arrived swarming Over  44-year old Man who learn trom his father that he could hone ordinal skills to record smashing Levels with Prev and dedication. Tony Perez and Davs Concepcion his longtime teammates Boismi Rose on their shoulders and let the Aulbon of 47,237 fans rain Down on him. For in minutes they cheered for him Sal Tim the Man and his achievement. Eric Sho who had been a part of history Walcher he sat atop the Pitcher s Mound. I m not smart enough to a the words to describe my  Ros Evaid. Roses Pete and to or. Rating together i did t know what do. I was doing a Wight then i sort of looked up and slam cd to Ilii Niv about my father. I saw Hin up there and right be Hind him was  that was a in the tears came tears that  tension and emotion of the  that sent Rose Over to lean on Hopes shoulder and brought Pete or. Back a the Field to support his father. Thad the Only time i Ever cried on a Basc Bair Field Pete Rose said. He had cried Only one other time in his life he said. When my father  the Csc. There arc thousands there hundreds   should draw a Good crowd when Alconbury comes to town at i . Sunday. It s a Battle Between the 3-0 spartans and 3-0 Chicks who Lead the National division. They Don t have the depth we have Allen said. They Haven t seen a pass Rush like our defense has ready for them. We re going logo Over and take it to them. No  extra poin1s the spartans should Breeze the next four weeks. They take on inc four Small bases As the . Shifts into its inter divisional portion of the schedule. Predictions last week 3-1 season 8 4, .667 Lakenheath at Greenham common saturday the pirates Haven t flashed their hot offence since the opener. They won t do it this week either not against Lakin Heath s defense. Grenham by 3. Fairford at bunt Waters saturday the phantoms will use this next month to forge Back into the Lilly picture. Their offence can t be that bad can it bunt a tors by 10. Alconbury at Chicksands sunday this could be a shootout Between Alcon Bury s Allen and Chicksands Ken Smi Ley two of the finest lbs in Safe. More Likely. Smiley will frown in the face of Alconbury s defense. Alconbury by 8. Upper Heyford at Mildenhall sunday the so y Kings still have a defense As they showed against Lakin Heath last week. This could be a shutout. Heyford by 6. Safe Ter Friis set thursday for Tejon compiled toss sports staff Tennis a action in the Safe Tennis championships begins thursday at 8 30  the Torr Jon a Spain courts wipe the three Day tournament s title maj pcs winding up the Competition on sat play. Play on the base s four cd Mcd composition courts also starts at ocal Roundup 8 30 ., with final Day activity begin Ning at 9  Competing Are teams from the Continental United kingdom and Mcd Ilarra incan sports conferences in the men s ten Junior Veteran and seniors and thee men s divisions. Tefr team Captain s meeting will be held tue Day at 4 ., wild opening Cerco pcs banned for 10  Wednesday. Afr the awards ceremonies saturday Usall players arc expected to engage local so wish teams in Goodwill doubles Competti a. Bowl no boxers from Usa eur won two of Lix bouts in opening round action against Erman and austrian fighters in a thru Nalban Amateur smoker at Hom Burghall in nub Hauson according to the 1st personnel Cavid sports office.  Welch of Nuernberg stopped go any s Sylvester Adamiak in 2 14 of themire round. Light  Michael Julian of Wurzburg  s Jurgin Fror Cischo at 1 57 of to pening round dropping decisions Ere lightweight Victor Ferriera of Baum older Ghl Wal crw Highl Willie Cole of wac Ryburg welterweight Arthur Ortega of Wurzburg and Light middleweight