European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes saturday january 11,1966page 26 the Star Janaf 11, lasts British sports fans tackling football by Andrew Warshaw London api three years ago. Few British spoils tans could Tell a tight end from a touchdown. Bui with startling Midden Newi. Gridiron fever has gripped a land Mure comfortable Wilh up Ckel Anil soccer. Recorded of National fool Bill leu uric games Jitter act More than 4 million t v viewers weekly. Some 2do Home grown learns including the Ilii throw acis Greenwich rams and Dunstable cowboys play the game. With plans a Poat Tor major sponsorship. Britain is on the verge of getting its firs credible nationwide league. Interest in football is not confined to Britain. In Italy Whert nil games Are televised on privately owned stations i Here is t a Moji pm fisc. In Germany. 59 football teams participate in various Amateur leagues. Muny , pro and College games Are broadcast by an. The i incl has Atli noted some fans in France and Spain but Britain is the hotbed of interest in Europe according to an associated press Survey. In the buildup la the super bawl Jan. 26 in new Orleans British newspapers carry regular nil game rep Chis. Plus Plover and team profiles. Radio stations including bbl radio 4, give results of the playoffs in their sports bulletins. Magazines like quarterback touch Down and Gridiron . Feed the British appetite for pro football following developments in the . And advertising pack age deals la big nil games. Although soccer and Cricket attract far bigger crowds than football thousands of fans Are switching Eoy Attica. In pubs and subways British Gridiron buffs confidently rattle off such names As Waller Paylon and William the refrigerator Perry of the Chicago bears and argue favorite plays from televised nil games. If i had the Choice of watching pro football or soccer on to i d probably choose football said 33-year-old Jona than Massey out of the new Breed of Bril ish Gridiron fanatics. I hate to say that because i was brought up on soccer. But the Way Lilicy package Gridiron Here is so exciting so Zappy. Sec car not does t deliver the goods any More on Jan. 26, Channel will televise the super howl live for tie fourth so Reighl year. The network which specializes in programming for minorities Hiis a Nick t5 minute Sun Dikiy night show called Ameri can football whose viewers have quadrupled to 4.2 million in four years. The colourful All action show is the Sta Tion s fourth most popular program. In the chair is Nicky Home a Diminu Tive British disc jockey who says he knew virtually nothing about the sport when the show began in november 1981. Across the Atlantic John Smith a for Mer new England patriots kicker and one of the few britons to play in the nil helps Home round up the mulches. He spices up the show with nil stories. The British advertising Industry is Cash ing in using football language to promote products in to commercials. It s the Only Cereal for your super bowl goes one slogan. British teams or split info different leagues including the British american football league and the american foot Ball league of which have championship games. Us. Airmen give the leagues experience Jeff Gaddy the Star quarterback an the air Force . Champion upper Scyford sky Kings led the Milton key Era Bucks to a 10-3 record in the Al . Midlands division last summer. Attendance is still relatively sparse no erasing about ,000 9 game and pm eying skills Are poor by american standards. Two Gums have managed to attract Marc than 10,000 fans each. In one of them the Brighton b 52 s lost 76-0 to so visiting san Francisco Junior College learn. A massive boast is in sight with the announcement last month by the English subsidiary of Anheuser Busch inc., brew ers of Budweis or Beer of a $360,000 sponsorship Over the next three year. At least 60 teams already have been signed for the so called Budweiser league which slam april 27 and climaxes with the Budwe scr bowl aug. 25. Neu Bruecke reaches title game Hahn a Germany Neu Bruecke stayed on course Friday toward a second straight Continental sports conference san la units basketball tournament title. Neu Bruecke is the Only unbeaten Cam left after whipping Prem 72-55, the Victory vaulted Neu Bruecke 4-0, into sunday s 1 pin title game against one of three learns All of which have a loss in inc double elimination. Prem stands 3-1, in Shingen 4-1 and Frankfurt 2-1. Neu Bruscke led Prem 27-25 Ai half time the defending Champion ran away in the second half Wilh a 16-4 surge at the outset. Chris Thompson led the burst with 18 Points in the second half. 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A Chinjen then ousted Oslo 2-2, with a 54-49 decision. Chesbrough scored 19 paints 15 in the second half and Quintan Hollo Mui added 13. Ted Fulger and Lavoy Mcglown each hit 14 for Oslo. Vaihinger that ahead 12-2 and maintained & slow Tempo behind the direction of Point guard John Wilcox. Larry Stewart s tin in Wilh 20 seconds left shot Vaihinger ahead for Good at 51-49, Bucchi opened the Day s action by ousting Man Mingen 73-56. Memminger left with a i -2 Mark. Dairy Diggs Thoraf 1 g and Doug Las Bvrd 16 far Bue bet. Chris Davis scored 16 and Cliff Jackson 14 for Memminger. Frankfurt then knocked out Buechel Jug 57 behind Greg Brockman s 26 Points and Tony Caldwell s 12. Caldwell who also had five steals fouled out with 6 minutes left. Cleo Sullivan scored 12 and Lyn bronc 11 Tor Bucchi. Zucchet 3-2, Ted 55-50 Wilh 4 minutes left but Brockman Cut the Gap with a three Point jumper. Brocken an who scored 24 Points in the second half set up the winning Basket when he stole the Ball with 14 seconds left. He fed Otis Rock orc whose Layup gave Frankfurt its one Point Victory. An sports television coif Mony tour Sammil of Cham pions 7 . Saturday. Radi College basketball _ Georgetown at St. Johns 8 . Saturday. Amputee plays six sports Sydney Australia a having one leg is no Handicap for 16 year old Grant mood it who says an energetic Rome of Tennis or Basket Ball suits him Well. Grant whose right limb was amputated when he was 3 years old to prevent cancer spreading la the rest of his body does t Eliot of pre vent him from enjoying life. The Only spoil i found a bit hard was surfing but i got in and tried said the teenager. Grant nicknamed Iron Man by i . Has an artificial leg but tic rarely uses it because he raid i get around faster without a top Natch student. Grant plays six sports far his High school in Syd Ney s Western suburb of Parr Amalu. 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