European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday november 16, 1985 the stars and stripes age 25 Torrejon seeks 1st Safe final Mac Champ ready for saturday s Cash of upper Heyford Bulli Irv any .,.,by Bucky Fox Sun writer will Torrejon finaly win the Safe semifinal this year of course says the raiders coach Jim Kirksey. Ramstein coach Bill Schultz agrees. So does Spang Dahlum coach Bruchac Icerman. We re ready Kirksey mid As sat urday s 12 30 . Safe semifinal at Raf upper Heyford England approached. Out of observation said Schultz i think Torrejon is the better football team. They came up Here Germany and Bat Hahn then the next week beat Span Dah Lem. I think people will be Torrejos. Is my pick said Ackerman. Whote Sheila beat Heyford 9-6 in an exhibition and lost to Torrejon 20-0 in another exhibition. The two teams that executed the Best were Simbach and Torrejon. I think Torrejon will win it Torrejon advanced to this Safe semifinal by going 5-0 in the Mediterranean sports conference. Upper Scyford won the . Title this Way going 8-2 to tie Alconbury for the american division Crown then beating the spartans 21-18 in a playoff game. The sky Kings were awarded the . Championship because they did t have time to play National division Champion Chicksands. The . Title is Heyford s fourth in five years. The Mac Crown is Torrejon s fourth straight. Still it s Tough for Many air Force foot Ball followers to take the Mac seriously. 515 Ohota Tor do Dum upper Heyford s Jim Ousley. 9 straight wins since the league entered the Safe tournament in 1978, it is 0-7 in semifinals. Many remember How Mac teams were outscored 234-14 in their first four semifinal losses. The Mac finally quit lying Down in 1982. Torrejon fought within eight Points of Ramstein in the third Quarter before bowing 38-13. In 1983, Torrejon played Host to upper Heyford and lost to the sky Kings 28-3. By now the raiders weren t Happy staying close they wanted Victory. We have some Guys who can t handle pressure who freeze when it counts said Morris Al More who was Torrejon s coach. We Don t have the experience that teams in Germany in 1984, Torr Jon bolstered its exhibition schedule and swept it. The raiders beat Spang Dahlum Ramstein and wies Baden and thought their Safe semifinal chances were excellent. They played Host to Ramstein and trailed by eight in the third period then lost 22-7. What More can Torrejon do we be got to continue what we be built said Kirksey the new head coach who has been a scouted with the team for years. I Don t get satisfaction with winning the Mac. That s not my goal. I want so does Heyford. The sky Kings won Safe in 1981 and 82, then lost to Ramstein in the 83 title game. Last year they lost in the . Final to Ben Waters and started this season 0-2. Upper Heyford reached the Depths in its 1985 opener losing 39-0 at Alconbury. What Jim Ousley worry after the game he called his coaching debut a very false impression of he was right. Two weeks later Jeff Caddy returned to quarterback after playing safety and steered the sky Kings toward a nine game winning Streak. It s been a Long hard trip Ousley said. Scyford overcame 1 a two game Defi cil with three games left 2 a Coin flip that gave Alconbury the Home Field for the playoff and 3 an 11-Point deficit in the fourth Quarter against the spartans. Gaddy to the Rescue. He passed for a touchdown and Pat to lift Scyford within three Points. Then with no time left he scrambled 12 Yards for the winning to. It was almost miraculous Ousley said. After that touchdown i asked Jeff. How did you do that he said he ran for Daylight and to upper Heyford kept Alconbury from winning the . Title for the 24lh straight year. It just seems in the history of the . That Alconbury can t win these things Ousley said. I can t explain can Torrejon win one of these things Ousley who has t seen the raiders said i know they have a Good pass at tack. But they could come up to England and the wind could wipe out the pass from both of extra Points Ramstein s Schultz said he will attend saturday s semifinal. The rams rest Over the week end and resume practice monday. Prediction last week 1-1 season 37 14.725 Torrejon at upper Heyford saturday the raiders Are in for a Long afternoon chasing Heyford s Caddy. He s the same Guy whose late hit against Tor Cjon two years ago disqualified him for the Safe title game. This time he Dis qualifies the raiders. Upper Heyford by . Stars help basketball grow in Spain Madrid Spain a once a minor sport relegated to rundown gyms Basket Ball has become a big time attraction in Spain thanks largely to imported Ameri can collegiate stars. Although no one expects basketball to overtake soccer in popularity Spanish fans Are packing Arenas games Are televised Reg us arty and pro players Are becoming House hold names in a sports world once dominated by soccer and its stars. Spain which won the Silver medal in the sport at the 1984 los Angeles olympics is scheduled to Host the world basketball championships next year. Foreign players predominantly Ameri cans who possess Superior physical attributes and a greater knowledge of the a have added excitement Ana improved play and training of spaniards Visio Clif Ford Luyk the first american play in the Spanish league. A Manuel Sainz coat Lotf Spain s Best pro team. Real mantra attributes basketball s great rite to Equality among league the Arf which makes the Competition Keener to the sport More exciting for imported american players have greatly influenced the style of Spanish basketball and Are a primary reason for improvement in play and coaching Sainz said. Greater Quality among the league teams is the direct result of a 1980 ruling by the Spanish basketball federation that allowed each of the 16 teams in the first division to carry two foreigners on its roster. Of the 32 foreigners currently Puri Al Spanish teams 29 Are american my "25 Are Black one is Yugo ass fone is Ca Nadian and one is Pasaj Furman. Other also use imports americans. In France s Lff each of the 12 first divisions carry two foreigners. Of the 24 foreign players 23 Are Ameri an. The 10 first division teams in the West German pro league carry two foreign play ers each. Of the 20 foreigners 16 arc americans. In the Swiss pro league each of the 10 first division team May sign two but one of these is american. Cans Belgium s pro league features 26 Ameri is who fill All but one of the 28 foreign player slots allowed. American players in Spain s league earn ran 40,000 to $100.000, usually in pese tas although some Are paid in added Perks for most Palycia ajl use of an and paid medical jtjjmpi8be pay is very competitive Jsam Holn Spain and in some cases Superior according to the league office. But pay and thus the Quality of acquired foreign Talent Falls off sharply in the other leagues. West German Eagle director Manfred Pelzer said. Teams in the National basketball association advise Many of their top prospects to play in Spain or other european countries to gain experience before Rattet noting entry in the Aba. But some american College stars arrange their own tryouts with Spanish and other european teams and negotiate their own contracts. The Spanish basketball Boom began in Earnest in 1980 after the federation authorized private sponsorship of teams. In return for publicity worn on players jerseys sponsors began pouring Money into clubs to pay Hafl it was beefed up Competition usher scores and faster paced games. Luyk a 16-year Veteran of real Madrid where he is now assistant coach said basketball being played in Spain today is far Superior to the level when he arrived in 1962. Nate Davis a 31-year-old former. University of South Carolina Star and the Dean of american players in the league said Spanish basketball is the world s Best after that of the United states and the soviet Union. Davis who has led the league in scoring the past three years plays for Clesa of Al Ferrol. Sainz said extensive press and television coverage of basketball has greatly increased visibility and knowledge of the sport among the Spanish Public and has attracted Mil Lions of Young Spanish players. The sign that Spanish basketball had made it to the big time was the nations team s Success in los Angeles. Spain suffered its Only defeat at the hands of the United slates. Usa eur seeks skiers for British or compiled by Klint Johnson assistant sports editor skiing experienced army skiers Are being sought for a Usa eur team that will enter the 1986 British service International championships feb. 2-8, Cour Marcur. Italy. Slalom giant events Are Schedut trials to Hyrtl Sarteur team will be conduct Flaat arc Garmisch nov. 29 it qualified skiers should Contact Brian incr at Garmisch military 2535 or local Roundup it Subj tvs array team finished fourth uni of eight teams in the 1985 British services meet at Andermatt Switzerland. Boxing an eight Man usar eur team was to compete in a Friendship match with a swedish All Star squad thursday night according to 1st person Nal come officials. The Usa eur team members in 119 so Welch of Nuernberg 125 Joseph Hoskins of Nuernberg 132 David Craddock of Schweinfurt 139 Arthur Ortega Wuerzburg 147 Keith Williams of Nuernberg 159 Steve Mays of Carls Tedt 178 and David Vaughn of Mann Heim heavyweight. Lawrence Howie of Mannheim is the team coach and Tom Nemmers of Parma Sens is chief of the . Delegation. Power sting the department of the army has selected five Usa eur soldiers to compete in the All army Tri als at fort Lewis wash., the 1st person Nel come sports office said. They Are William Jackson of Wuerz Burg 114 pounds Queyton Karlburg of Nuernberg 132 pounds Ken Brown of Goeppinger 181 pounds Robert Patter son of Kitzinger 220 pounds and Oder Wilson of Baum older super heavy weight. All will be aiming to earn a spot in the inter service meet in february
