European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 21 rams Down Broncos 28-27 As 72,000 watch in London b bitty a Al Slait writer lon1xjn the los Angeles rams awoke 72.7s6 fans with a alarm that Bocai the Denver Broncos 28 27 sunday White s 4-Yard touchdown dive Wuh 28 seconds left tied Hie same and Mike Lansford 5 Pat kick won it ii capped the National foot Basi league s second american bowl exhibition at Wembley stadium. The first one in 1986 featured refrigerator Perry is. Dallas a hot item that Kepi packed Wembley rocking for four quarters. Sunday s game failed to till this old olympic Structure by 8.000 scats and the British dominated crowd took three quarters 10 Start was a thrill for me to go into that historic stadium said rams coach John Robinson. This was Good preparation for the season. We were stimulate because it was not the dreary atmosphere of raining final Quarter featured . S Sieve oils and Denver s Gary backup quarterbacks who started Wembley rumbling Wilh chants and Waves like old , the ninth year Veteran from Stanford drove the rams to three touch Downs in the fourth Quarter. In his iwo quarters in Relief of Jim Everett he completed seven of 14 passes for i of Yards. Kubiak in his fifth year Oul of Texas am gunned Denver to iwo ads in the final period. He shared time Wilh starter John Elway and second year Man Dean May and hit 13 of 22 for 176 Yards. Kubiak looked like he d be the hero of this exhibition the opener for both teams. Wish his Broncos losing 21-20, Kubi see rams on Page 26 Wembley struck by nil fever a Iltong american contingent brings enthusiasm und banners in sunday s game it London s Wembley stadium. . Military contingent settled in Bidav Odiehl stiff writer London the pigskin was flying and the pads were crashing again and there american fever in a big � y sunday in North London. The stars and so rips made a rare appearance flying High above Wembley stadium where the Denver Broncos and u e Las Angeles rams battled in the Sec Ond american bowl the Only professional football game to be played outside the United stale this year. This was the fourth Lime american football fans Hove been Able to cure their football fever on the wring Side of the Atlantic. N 1983 the Minnesota Vikings plied Itse is. Louis cardinals in an nil Over seas debut. The offering in 198-4 was the Tampa Bay bandits and inc Philadelphia stars from the now defunct Usel. Last year the Chicago bears beat the Dallas cowboys in the first american bowl. American fans from european Mili tary bases in search of Gridiron action made up a noticeable portion of this year s raucous crowd. Typical of the american contingent were 40 people with one itt tour who forked out big dollars for a three Jay trip to England to see the dams beat the Broncos 28-27 and Lour London. Jef Mcevoy a Frankfurt v corps sol Dier paid about 1400 for air fare a hotel and two tickets to the game. He and wife Lynnette came to a Compromise. I be been looking Forward 10 it to seeing a Little bit of America. My wife wanted to Sec fifty seven Hahn Hawks look a trip to England so Sec the game and play an exhibition against defending Safe Champion Chicksands. Hahn thrashed the Chicks 45-0 before settling in As spectators sunday night. Coach Paul Killion expected 1m team not Only to enjoy themselves at the game hut to pick up some pointers from the pros. The ballplayers Are getting i kick out of this said Killion. Who sat with his team just off the 20- a j line a few rows i rum he Field. Killion said the setting was isl like Home. I sure am enjoying it lie suit. If i did t know Btu a i d think i was sitting Hack in the stall in an american stadium. The atmosphere has been us Hawks Strong safety John Sheen said he thinks thu Antish Croud differs onh a Little Tram us american counterpart. He said he likes what lie see to re More ocal. There s Mure rams coach John to Bevin agreed. The enthusiasm. Was recall great he said after the game. Hawks quarterback Mark Van Winkle was gelling his craving fulfilled after a Long absence from the game. Haven t been to a pro game in about 10 years he said. He said Al Wembley he did l care who was on the Field and was t particularly concerned with the outcome. The main thing is that they arc promoting american football in Europe in a desperate attempt to gel in Wembley England s most famous sports Lurf full Crew chief Randy Kennedy spent hours filling Oul entry Blanks in win his Biclel for the a inic. He reckons he spent numerous hours on several evenings Alicr work penning in 600 or 7110 farm1, Lur Saturn s draw at the Haven Lileath Exchange. Kennedy said he Din l want to miss he rare Opportunity 10 Sec pro football in person and in England. It s just the Jihnu Jill of american spoils in in said. He and iwo other Laken Haiti airmen one �01 la ticket Tom j Friend who had to work on game Day spent u Mere s3 Appicie Lur the bus tide to the Mie. Despite the Grung Unpi Ilarij of the came in England this year s a Rudd of .7s6 did l match last sear s 82.000 Croud that came to see the fridge the hears and the c us Brijs. Wants e pair feds by press san Fra Psid the Sanfrancisco iia rfcs Strong pitching performances a Mike Krukow and Kelly Down Linday to sweep a double header . J-2 act 5-2. And me thin one game of the reds inline Kiona league West Pennan Joce \ the Iwin factories see the in ans their of four gang Stolp of Nero Naup Viiu inn i Sinee May reds we held to just nine ruts in tin few Jamesin me opener. Krukow. Us i hit until barn in the Inch krul.0 Joe tins Over & ". Innings. Birukow look a Elliree Ini shutnut1 my the ninth hut Kat Daniels sin pm with one Oul and Eric Daub i his 32nd Homer. C Raig the Scenny nut of the inning and Don unbutton got the 1 1. Oul will Cibik hit his 2-uh Homer in see no on Page 26
