European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday. August 4,1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 Broncos rams in London for american bowl hype London a the Denver Broncos and the los Angeles rants arrived in England monday to begin a week of practice and Public appearances As a buildup to he second annual american bowl nil preseason game. The Broncos last year s super bowl runners ii and he rants a playoff team for the fourth Consec nil Roundup live season in 1986, moved through customs checks and went to their hotels to rest. Both teams were scheduled to begin workouts tuesday. Wembley stadium England s 80,000 scat National soccer Arena Long has been sold out Tor sunday s dash. Football american style is a rapidly growing sport in England with telecasts of National football league games luring High ratings and More than 90 teams playing in a nation wide semipro league. The cheerleaders bands and other sideshows of pro football have been part of its Appeal in Britain. An while the Broncos flew quietly into Gatwick Airport South of he City the rams arrived at Heathrow Airport Complete with All the hoopla. The rams cheerleaders greeted the 85-Mcmber team with chants of go rams beat the Broncos a band played fans cheered and team representatives handed Oul ram to shirts to the crowd. Three players quarterback Jim Everett Light end Dave Hill and guard Dennis Harrah hoisted Tea owner Georgia Frontice in the air for photographers. I love the sport Frontice said. My dream is for the rams to win the super bowl and we Are very optimistic that this year could be our Everett said he hoped sunday s crowd would Sec the future super bowl champions. We be been work ing hard in training for two weeks and we Don t see this trip As a distract among the fans arriving with he rams was singing Cowboy Gene Autry. I Don t think i be Ever been this far for a game but 1 am Here to enjoy it aulry the sir year old owner of baseball s California Angels said. Both teams will practice at Crystal Palace National sports Center in South London and Are scheduled to Lake part in a string of promotions including a reception at the . Embassy and appearances at nightclubs and department stores. Gregg May name Subb if Wright fails to show up by the associated press Green Bay packers coach Forrest Gregg says he May have to name a replacement for Randy Wright next weekend if the holdout quarterback does not report to training Camp Gregg said sunday he would make the decision after next saturday s scrimmage. There comes a Lime. If a Guy s not Here he can t very Well Start for you can he especially at that position Gregg said. We can t have a ghost lining up at that position. We be got Mohave someone in there who can Lake the snap throw he Ball Call the plays and Call the a decision would be made among the four quarterbacks in Camp rookies Don Majkowski of Virginia and Dave Yarema of Michigan stale and Veter ans Chuek Fusina and David Wood Ley. Gregg said he had not talked to Wright a four year Veteran from wis Consin since veterans reported to Camp last wednesday. Wright and running Back Brent full Wood of album were the Only remain ing no shows after third round draft Choice Frankic neat ended a nine Day holdout by signing saturday. Neal is a wide receiver Oul of fort Hays stale. At the new Orleans Camp in Ham mond la., the saints were taking a close look at their defensive backs in an Effort to reverse a trend that saw opponents convert 42 percent of their third Downs last season. For us to make any major improvements defensively we have to do a better Job on third said do Capers defensive Backfield coach. Capers said the starters Corner backs Johnnie Poe and Dave Waymer. Free safety Frank Watt let and Strong Safet Antonio Gibson would need help if inc secondary was to be successful. The saints were looking at 19 defensive Backfield candidates. In Fullerton calif., he los Angeles rams announced that their top draft Choice defensive end Donald Evans had signed a contract and ended a two week holdout. Evans a second round selection out of Winslon Salem slate and the 47th player taken Overall had been the Only Rookie still unsigned. At the Cleveland Camp in kor Lanct Ohio the Browns waived nine players sunday including free agent wide receiver Clyde Duncan who was a first round draft Choice of the St. Louis cardinals in 1984. Also waived were offensive linemen Shawn Heffern Ron Pasquale Scott Schoe and Billy Kidd wide a Mciever Sam Johnson nose tackle Jim Pauciello linebacker Scot Walters and safety Terry Wright still unsigned and not in Camp arc Veteran offensive lineman Cody Risien and the team s first round draft Choice Mike Junkin. In Rocklin calif., at san Francis co s Camp defensive backs Ronnie loll and Eric Wright were expected to begin More Active workouts after re covering from injuries. Loll who made All pro in his first full season at free safety last year underwent an arthroscopic knee opera Tion a few weeks ago. Wright is recovering from a Groin injury and learn officials expect him to begin hitting this week. At new England s Camp in Smith held r.i., the patriots were gelling pleasant Surprise from fullback Bob ferryman a third round pick out of Michigan. The pals had expected to use Perryman primarily As a Blocker but he was their top rusher in a week end scrimmage against gained 32 Yards on six carries. The holes were there. Anybody could run through inc holes Perry Man said. In Wilmington Ohio Cincinnati Randy Wright. Holdout forcing decision coach Sam Wyche said the bengals appeared to be about two weeks ahead of their training schedule of last sea son and he attributed it to the experience of the players who Are the Guys came Oul Here and hey knew ail the formations they knew All he defensive alignments the adjust ments inc code words. Those things took two or three Days each to install three years ago he said. The bengals had the lop ranked of sense in the nil last season. With 11 i486 starters either injured or unsigned. New York Jet coach Joe Walton assigned free agcy Howard Richards the left tackle spot for the club s first full squad scrimmage. Jets defensive end Marty Lyons who had two shoulder operations last Spring could not pass this weekend s physical and remains More than three weeks away from work. The jets made their first cuts Sun Day. Waited with guard Mike Eslep. Guard Craig Villum wide receiver . Wide receiver Kirk Burnett Ide inc Civer Jimmy Norris running Back Anthonyt urk. Running Back Tim Newman and safety Dan Furth. In Ivi yme end Tony Sag Nelu and Dree Nisic end Jam Scott were waived after i Jing Camp. Germans wild Over cup win Frankfurt a just 3 week Becker led the German Davis cup learn to Victory Over inc United states the country s Pride has been boosted again with the come from behind win of its women s team in the federation cup. Newspapers throughout the country monday headlined the Victory on heir front in Gas praising German teenager Steffi Graf and her doubles partner Clau Dia Kohide Kilsch for turning what seemed to be a certain loss into Sweet Victory. German Tennis team rips the federation cup out of the hands of the .a.," read the headlines on the front Page of Frankfurter Mundschau newspaper Mon Day. The monday evening edition of the newspaper featured a front Page picture of Graf and to hic Krisch on its front Page. Super double Steffi and Claudia world championship win boasted inc Hamburg based daily Bild newspaper. The Victory was the top Story on or Man to news throughout the Day. There have been some excellent displays of West German Tennis recently. Becker proved he was made of special stuff when he was Down against Tim May Lotc in Hartford and showed nerves of steel by not letting the heckling of the . Davis cup team and fans in Hartford conn., affect his game last week. Graf added Ding to he cake by defeating Chris Evert in the singles at the federation cup then duplicated Becker s Strong standby coming from behind in the doubles with to hic Kitsch to win after being Down 6-1, 4-0. Nystrom wins swedish title Hastad Sweden up1 Joakim Nystrom on his Way Buck to the top after a year of injury upset world no. 3 Stefan Edburg 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 to win the si75.000 swedish open Tennis tournament sunday. Nystrom whose ranking plummeted from seventh in the world to the mid-2qs due loan injury last fall has now Defeated the top three players in the world this sum Mer. He beat world no. 2, compatriot in the semifinals last week a Vic tory that followed his upset of world no. I Ivan lend of Czechoslovakia on Clay in the italian open in May. Second seeded Edburg demonstrated near flawless serve and Volley technique in the first set. However Nystrom found his return to sweep the second set and broke in the sixth game of inc decisive set to run Oul the match. I was nervous in the beginning but i worked myself into the match said nos irom who ended a 15-Monlh drought in recording his 13th grand prix title Success. I started to return on his feel in the end of the in Rel set. I toil it he set but from then on i was t worried. "1 think have a Good i Hance m reach the top 10 in the world this added Nystrom currently ranked no. 12. Edburg. More at Home on a Famer fare crushed defending Champion i Onilio Sanchez of Spain in the Semi finals and Plau j Brilliant Cla court Tennis in the lir Ilii i . An sports radio Botlon bed sax my ringer 2 Rotundi
