European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 04, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday october 4, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary a tale of two Baron football coaches once upon a time in the year 1976. A Man named Crnic Raulz was assigned to a place called Pitburg. Roctz had comic from the land of the Academy where legend had it they played football Wilh inc biggest of College teams. And Raulz who the scribes Tell us had helped coach football at the Academy went into the commander s office at Pitburg As visions Iff football titles danced in his head. The commander dressed in a Blue uniform Wilh fruit salad ribbons covering his left breast was impressed. So impressed was he that he gave Raulz the to ahead to build not just a team but a program. When the Man called Raci. Promised that commander that he would use his Academy background to build a Winner and galvanize the picturesque Eiful base around a team called the Barons the commander believed him. The Man called Roctz went to work. He gathered others of like mind to help him coach. He ordered the Best equipment and got it. Me had the Field recovered with turf so Green it made the Irish envious then ordered All but the football team to stay off it. He assembled players from throughout the base who wet attracted to this major s concept of discipline Esprit do Cor ,. And organization. And the team played for rate like no learn had Ever played at Pitburg. And for three years inc team he built the group they called the Barons was so powerful that every team in the land of Saff. Bowed in deference. At that Lime a Man named Dave Lockwood wore the Blue and White that symbolized the Barons. And while he played he studied the in in named Rae. Me asked questions and found answers thinking that one Day he might stand where Roctz reigned along the sideline clogged Wilh Barons. The Man named Raetz stayed but three years leaving behind his legend and an organi Alion he hoped would continue. Others assumed the Baron coaching throne but none achieved the stature of inc svs Prioto by gut Jehu tiler bit Burg coach Dave in Ockwood. Shooting for a Usa i title Man called Rael. Then uprisings sprang in the kingdom of Usai v. Among the bases that act had subdued and Al though the Barons a culled the would be usurpers fur awhile a tribe called the rams began to grow Strong. By inc ear 1982, the rams from the base they cull rms twin. Had taken the Continental sports Confer ence Crown that had once been the sole property of the Barons under the Man named act. The people of Pitburg grew restless. They longed for inc Days of glory when the Barons were no. 1. So. In 1983, they turned to the Man called Lockwood to restore them to their former stature. The Man named  a is ready. Stressing the ground pame that had become the Cornerstone it the Baron attack Pitburg s forces inn Many battled led by a Bull of a Man they Call i Rcd die Miller the Barons regained some of the  that Hail covered the land of Pitburg in the Lite 1970s but the forces of a Arstein had grown Loo Strong. So it came to pass that tote two  would Meel to decide who would Lay claim to the title of the Best football team in l sail in 19h.1 and 1984. The two titans clashed four times and although Lockwood s forces showed courage and strength the rams of Ramstein always prevailed. The Man named  remained unimpressed. Summoning his forces for it another Campaign the Barons began the i9n5 season on a Roll. Bit Burg chalked up four straight victories before taking a week of rest. All   in the land of Pitburg the Rushing attack potent the defense solid the scores lopsided. The Man named i Ockwood finally seemed ready to assume the Winner s role that the Man named act. Had played to a t. To do that the Man named Lockwood will have to win sunday. That s when Ramstein s army unbeaten so far in 19k5. Will invade Tilburg. The rams will face the Orga nation the history the Almu Phi re created by the Man named act. But the Man in charge in 1985 is , who has yet to disprove the Story that the Man named act. Took the Bucsi of bulb org s winning football tradition with him. The Start and Strines screening the Ramstein a Burg rivalry turn the above tale into a movie and you have Ramstein Al Pitburg. First blood. Part  it s the Best show in town. Battle of 4-0 teams. The rams top ranked offence is. Inc Barons lop rated defense. Rams Cin Riding a 22-Gamc winning Streak and trying to defend its Saff championship. Pitburg Riding revenge As it tries to reclaim the us api title it last won in 1980. Sunday s i . Game offers the Best air Force football outside of Colorado Springs. It s enough to feature in a film. Did someone say film naw. Can t be. Not Hal again. We Don l need anole or dreaded film scandal. A bul to capture this rivalry the utter hatred and jealousy that permeates Ramstein is. Tilburg we must relive the film. It stars sabotage and pettiness co starring indic tic Ness and loathing. The setting is Raf Benl Walers England. The time Frame is november 1984. As the camera focuses on inc rams Cin rams we Sec a learn whipping inc local phantoms in inc Safe Lilly game. As we Cut to the pos game mood we see angry Ramstein followers. They discover that bunt Waters had received a film of Ramstein before the title game. They re livid because someone says Pitburg provided Hal film. Rams Cin backers Sec Ilas a knife Job by a fellow Continental sports conference team. The next setting is Simbach a Germany. The Lime Frame is inc pos Lucason. The rams complain to William Breckner the iwo Star general who Heads inc Csc s overlord 17lh air Force. Fasl Forward. Bruckner cans Dave  As Bil Burg coach. Lockwood appeals. He says Ramstein s accusations Are false he had nothing to do Wilh a film flying to bunt Waters. Lockwood reclaims his Job. End of the film. Well nol really. In was More like recharging Ramstein Tilburg hostility. The teams distrust each other More than Ever. Lockwood and Ramstein coach Bill Schultz exchanged harsh words at the Csc coaches meeting in August. The words bal Wen rams Cin and Tilburg line men sunday will be . Nol to Mtnlion inc chants bal Wen bleachers. Tension. Elation. Agony. You name it. This rivalry provides in. No air Force Foo Ibal fan wants to miss in. After a season filled with Snow cars of 70-0 and 62-0 and 45-0 and 60-13. Ramstein is. Tilburg finally provides an honest matchup. So Why inc hatred which replaces respect in Ramstein Tilburg one reason is thai the Barons who bullied the Csc from 1976 to 81, could t Han dle it when the rams grabbed inc so Elighi in 1982. Rams Cin nol Only won the Csc Lilly from 1982 to 84. Bul also beat Pitburg five straight limes. When Tilburg was really Good everyone wanted to beat Tilburg Schultz said. When we got Good everyone started throwing knives and  rams Cin developed a wild image looking bad against mediocre teams and great against contenders. The rams reflected the . Raiders with their Jer Seys hanging out and their playground practices. That was in con rail to inc Barons who like the Dallas cowboys looked spotless and marched to Lockwood s clockwork schedule. Schult. Enhanced Ramstein s arrogant image by reveling in blowouts. Lockwood said last year Hal Csc followers Don l like  that Zirri Yalcs Schull. I read last year what Dave  said people shunt rams Cin because peo ple Don l like rams Cin. Whal people around the Csc. The first words out of people s Mouths is a Tburg. We be beaten Pitburg since 1982. When arc people going to Sec thai this is fun stuff. Football. Nothing drastic. Even the film was overblown. So whal if Tilburg mailed that footage the Barons could be sent Anil Lery Ramstein still would pc won. Yet Breckner wants to Cool this Ramstein Tilburg heal especially Afler the film. I asked Why. He released this statement the purpose of the Continental sports conference is to promote Competition and Friendly rivalries. If and when we Nave incidents Hal put our program in less than positive Light we review hem find the facts and Correct the problem if there is one. We have no inter Cal in whal night pc happened in previous  that s exactly Why the Barons arc keeping quiet these Days. Well hear from them sunday. The Stan and stripes no from Page 21 spite the elimination of inc reds. There s no que lion that the Way we played this year is going to make us very Strong next year Rose said. I m disappointed Cincinnati starter Tom Browning said. But it was a one in a million Chance for the dodgers not to win the division  carmelo Martinez s Solo Homer his 20lh of the year broke a 4-4 tic in the eighth inning and ended the reds run Al inc dodgers. Bruce Bochy had a two run Homer for san Diego which led 3-0. Rich Gossage 5-3, worked the final two innings to gain the Victory. Pirates 9, cubs 4 Chicago Johnny Ray s three run Homer in the sixth inning capped a four run pills Burgh rally Hal evened injury plagued Rick Sutcliffe s record at 8-8. Joe Kruslak had four of inc pirates 15 Hils. . Reynolds drove in in o runs in support of Rick Rhodon 10-14. Expos 3-2. Phillies 1-3 Montreal the expos Tim Raines had two hits sole a lire bases and scored twice while Bryn Smith 18-5, and Jeff Cardon who Gol his major league Cading 39th save combined on a five hit Ler in the the first game As Philadelphia dropped its 1 Ith Slraight game. In inc Nightcap Charles Hudson pitched a six Hitler and drove in a run for Philadelphia. Raines then stole his 70th base of inc year making him the first major leaguer in history to reach thai Pla teau five years in a Row. Astros 7, giants 2 san i ranc1sco Houston s Jim Pankovits Hil a Lead off Homer to snarl a four run eighth inning rally in a game spiced by a Bench Clearing incident an in Ning later. The game was played before the Small est candlestick Park crowd since 1974 1,213