European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday August 14, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary British Public got a kick out of football you Mightie made a refreshing discovery while watching sunday s rams Broncos exhibition at London s Wembley stadium. British fans love football. Sure they liked the rams cheerleaders and he jazz bind and the mascots. They even liked the half Lime South american routine with the exception of an insensitive rendition of Don t cry for me a  that was Mere Gravy compared to the meal that British fans showed hey love football. Not British football. American football. They love the game itself. The Gary Kubiak to Ricky Nallick passes. The Shawn Miller on John Elway sack. Charles White s tying touchdown. Mike landlord s winning kick. More than 70,000 British fans sat and stood through four quarters of a game thai meant nothing in the National football league s standings. When you catch that kind of loyally at a stateside game you have a scoop. When this second american bowl coded on Kub Iak s desperate pass a fell amid a bund of rams the stadium Shook to the tune of a standing ovation. The message was clean Good game. The rams and Broncos might be Hurt for marquee stars after Eric Dickerson and Elway but again that was Mere diner. British fans mapped for the game itself a thrilling 28-27 los Angeles Victory decided with 28 Sec Jodi left. This was no wide eyed throng like last year the fridge would Ripple i thigh and Mcm Aboo would blink and 82,000 brits would do the wave. They seemed oblivious to the game s Boring Pace a 17-4 Chicago stroll port Dallas. Sunday s game Drew 72,786. A handful were connected with inc . Military. Most were British raised on soccer and crazed on football. And another year Wiser about what makes this game exciting. If you doubted their love of the game you should be shown up three hours before a Koit. The parking lot and ramps were jammed with British fans wearing football jerseys. Not just of the rams and Broncos but mostly of other nil teams the seab Awta jets buccaneers dolphins patriots. These were no fans trying to show off their know Bucko Fox Chariei while scores us go do is the n Al. Edge by buying to shirts at the last minute. These fans were prepared. It made sense then that the Wembley stands stayed quiet inc first three quarters. Of the place erupted when Towel waving Vance Johnson led out the Broncos and Rookie Keith Tinsley led the Kami onto the Field. And yes Elway and Dickerson Drew big cheers during the introductions. Yet the game opened slowly. Dick Jon did t break the scoreless lie until 12 51 had elapsed. Den ver led 13-7 after three quarters and both starting quarterbacks were silting out the final period. Noth ing a sing songs about so i Csc brits did t. Then came the frantic fourth. While burst into inc end zone on the first play of the Quarter. The face accompanied by clients songs and Waves was on. Kubiak was particularly on during a first Down Al the . 13-Yard line. He run a Bootleg left that no of Tan could select. Thai gave him All night to find Mark Jackson i coping Between com crack Greg Williamson and safety Reggie Richardson. The touchdown sparked a  verse of Here we to Here we go. Here we  Sung to the opening bar of the stars and stripes  since the Hawks of harm a Germany were in attendance 1 wonder if their fans will Start singing that repetitious line. Here s How the British press reported football s big hit daily express it was a Fine show iiluminaieo1 by moments of Superb athleticism. It was also for English soccer another  today on saturday the English football league tried to put on a party to Chic Bearc its Centenary and tailed. Yesterday the yanks showed them How to do  daily mail if English football had anything to learn from ill Distant american Cousin this weekend it was that Homicidal giants on the pitch Are a Power Ful deterrent to hooligans on the  the times is it surprising hat american foot Ball has gone Bull shoving into British hearts and minds is it surprising that a historic game of soc cer attracted 60,000 people to Wembley and that a routine exhibition match Between two american football tarns packed in a Ful House the Independent american bowl 87 will have done the game s Export drive no harm 72,786 watch ing i match that was certainly More of a contest than an  and Many were watching again when Channel 4 aired inc game four hours alter Kickoff. I can t blame them. I have this crush on the game Loo. The Stan and bulk Csc German american league baseball crowns to be decided compiled by Klint Johnson Alfh text pets editor baseball the Continental sports conference a cads in championship playoffs this weekend Wilh Ramstein and Spang Dahlum playing a Best of three series. The rams took the regular season Csc title and the sabers won the Posi Tion tournament last weekend the series starts it Rumstein s Home Field in Voge web. Friday at 5 ., and shifts to spin Dahlem on saturday for a 1 pm. Contest. A Vitae Cussary game is scheduled for i  Sunday at Vogl veh. Alt games Are scheduled for seven innings. The German american final series Between the Stuttgart Blue son and Gies sen Brewers is Alio scheduled this week end. Both Stuttgart and Giessen were Surprise winners of last weekend s semifinal series beating us division champions Mannheim Iod bomb org. The Blue sox and Brewers will be playing their series on away from Home fid the is use diamonds in Stuttgart and g Lessen Are both unavailable. The Besl of three a a series stars at Heilbronn saturday where Stuttgart hosts a nine inning game. On sunday the site will be Darm Siadi memory Field with Giessen hosting nine inning second game and a seven in Ning third contest n necessary. The first local Roundup game to Darmstadt is scheduled for noon. Winners of the Csc and a a series Square off the following weekend in a Best of three series. Distance sunning Giessen s i 0-Kilometer carnival run will be held saturday starting at noon. Registration will be from 9 30-11 . At the Miller halt gym in Gic Jeo. Gift certificates for 150 and s25 Wilt go to the top two Overall finishers Wilh id cards but the race is open to All Comers. The first 150 finishers All receive to shirts entry fee is j7 or 14 Marks. Another 10-km race the Echo hard run will be held saturday at Dex him s Anderson Barracks. Registration for s3, will be from 9-1 it to tun., with he race starting at 11 am. Toil event is open to everyone. A 10-km race and a i pm fun run will be held aug. 22, at Hanau i Flicker Horst Cavern. Entry fee will be j5, with All runners receiving a Mug. The fun Ami starts at 8 45 . And the 10-km race at 9 30 . Dace Day registration will be from 7-9 am. At the flick Cohorst Airfield. Call ets 322-7461 or 7667 for More information the second annual nid Alauf. Sponsored by Tus Nieder Eschbach in cooperation with die 4lh in 67th Armor will be held August 22. The 60-un race Starling at the Nidd River at 7 30 �.m., is open to . Mili tary runners. For More information Call ets 324-3168 or 347 5. Basketball a summer tournament will be held it Lee Bannis in Mainz starting today Al 6  The Dou ble elimination tourney continues pm sat urday and sunday and is open to to teams Tor a 170 registration fee. Contact is the Mainz sports office at ets 334-8181. The Continental sports conference basketball season opens ocl 31. All bases intending to Field Csc teams mud submit applications by aug. 24 to the conference office ets 496-7004 or 7292. Softball four usar or son Bailers Are on the All army team which will defend its 1986 Tille in the 10th an Nual armed forces women s slow pitch championship aug. 17-20. Returned from last Yew s learn in elude Star ii Burdell of Neu Ulm Ger Many and Sharon Gallagher and Tricy Wagner Boti of Stuttgart and Monica Good of Wiessen. Coached by Willie Bourdois the army team has won 20 of 28 games since its training Camp opened jury i s. A men s slow pitch softball tournament has been planned for tuis Reslau Tern Vogel heh Over the labor Day week end sept. 4-7. Entry fee is si00. Teams interested in the entering the tourney should All Jim Willis it ets 480-5727. Racing team fires Sneva Long Pond a. A Tom Sneva the 1933 Indianapolis 500 win Ner has been fired As Driver of the car owned by California businessman Mike curb. So Eva. Who was fired and then rehired by curb during a four Day Battle of words two weeks ago this Lime is apparently gone from he team for Good. A spokesman for curb said thursday the Leam s March race car has been with drawn from sunday s Quaker state 300. Unconfirmed reports said thai John Andretti the Nephew of longtime indy car Star Mario andr Cili will be hired to drive the car beginning with he cart race on aug. 30 Al Elkhart Lake wis Sneva was fired on monday july 27, after his wife Sharon reportedly complained 10 curb that Sneva had not been paid for More than a month. Curb said later that the matter was a misunderstanding and rehired Sneva in time to drive in the Marlboro 500 on aug. 2. He finished last completing Only five Lap before being eliminated by an electrical problem. No reason was Given for this latest fir ing which apparently took place tues Day night. The Veteran Driver nicknamed the Gas Man for his fist qualifying and hard charging style could not be reached for comment. Snova 39. Has won 13 rates 14 pole and More than $3.8 million in his 15 Jear Andy car career. But his Ian Victory came at Las vegas ncv., in the 1984 season finale