European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday August 31, 1987 the stars and stripes fags 23 College football 87 Bama likes to rebuild on Fop of Fife Heap by Hoyt Harwell Tuscaloosa Ala. A Bill Curry re building it team that lost 25 Citti Rmon has no illusions about what is expected of him As the new Alabama football coach. Alabama has had such Success Over the years that it builds the kind of support Alabama has he said. These people love this program in a Way thai is incredible perhaps More than Al any other when inc school hired him from Georgia tech an old Lime bitter foe and a member of inc Atlantic coast conference that left the Southeastern Confer ence some Crimson tide fans objected because he was not an Alabama Man despite inc fact thai Only four of the tide s previous 20 coaches were Home grown products. I grew up in the Sec i played in the Sec at Georgia tech and it s exciting to be Back in this conference Curry said. His team faces two non conference foes. South Ern Mississippi and defending National Champion Penn stale before ii starts Sec play against Flor Ida. Curry promises a More explosive offence than Alabama had in its id-3 season last year under coach Ray Perkins but he has a largely untested quarterback left hander David Smith to direct it. Highly regarded Billy Ray and Jeff Dunn Are com Peting for the backup Job. A belter offence and Ball control Are necessary Curry said until the tide can develop a defense that has Only three returning starters. We have Quality athletes on offence he said. We have a very talented offensive Alabama s running will be built around Bobby Humphrey who picked up 1,630 Yards last year including three 200-Yard games. Other runners Are Kerry Goode Murry Hill David Casteal Doug Allen and to Wright. Humphrey will join Gene Jelks a former runner now playing comeback and Goode in returning kicks. We. Have Speed and excellent returners Curry said. Bobby Humphrey rushed for 1,630 Yards in 86. Receivers Greg Richardson and Al Bell now arc in the nil leaving the pass catching to Clay White Hurst Greg Payne Anglo Stafford and Marco rattle. All american linebacker Cornelius a Conneu is among those gone from the defense but Derrick Thomas also has the potential o be a Good one. Other linebackers Are George Hal Hunt Randy Rock Well and Greg Gilbert. Kermit Kendrick in the secondary is the Only proven standout on defense. Curry however said that pc ski is the Best athlete on the squad. Other defensive backs Art John Mangum Lee Ozim. Mike Smith and Steve Wilson. Junior Chris Mohr has six of the 19 longest punts in Alabama history. The tide has kicked 194 consecutive extra Points hut Van Tiffin who got 135 of them is gone and his replacement will be either senior Alan Lopez or one of two freshmen Philip Doyle and Alan Ward. Larry Abney has held for 95 straight conversions and he will be Back. At quarterback. Smith will be following another left hander Mike Simla who started the last 27 games. Smith has handled the Ball Only 12 times completing three of four passes in the past two sea sons. However Curry said Smith is the Only one of the top three who has thrown his hat in the ring in practice. Either Ray or Dunn will have to take Over and win the second Job or Lake the first Job away from although Alabama finished ninth in the nation last season Sec writers have predicted the tide will finish Only sixth in the conference behind Louisiana state Auburn Mississippi Georgia and Tennessee. Alabama plays leu Auburn and Tennessee. The preseason selections Are fair said Curry. Although he said he would prefer being the favorite. I guarantee you the Alabama players Don t know they re underdogs he said. Mcnulty s 63 wins tourney Frankfurt a Mark Mcnully of South Africa shot an 8-under-Par 63 sunday Tor a 259 total and won the $430,000 West German open Golf tournament by three strokes. Mcnulty s playing partner Spain s Antonio Garrido who was leading by three strokes after saturday s third round fired a 2-under Par 69 for a 262 total and sole Possession of second place. It was Mcnulty s second German open Victory and was Worth $73,888. He last won the tournament in 1980 when it was played in West Berlin. Defending Champion be hard Lancer of West Germany finished in a lie for ninth place with a closing 65 for a 267 aggregate. Spain s seve Ballesteros did not place in the lop 10. Oliver Eckstein an in year old West German had his fourth straight below Nar round a 65. And wound up in a tie Tor sixth with a 266. The top . Player in the tournament was Dillard Pruitt who tied with Eckstein Al 266, including a final round 65. Gordon Brand or. Of Scotland shot a Mamola Lawson finish 1 -2 at san Marino up Misano adriat1co, Italy a american Randy Samota Rode Vii Yamaha to Victory sunday in the so oct class of the san Marino grand prix keeping alive his chances to win his first world title. Fellow american Eddie Lawson finished second and Overall Leader Wayne Gardner of Australia was third at the san Lamonica track. With the Victory Mamola closed to within 21 Points of Gardner in the Over All standings with three More world races still to go. With 15 Points awarded for each Victory the California rider can Slit catch his australian rival who has 145 Points in 12 championship races. Lawson the defending world Champi on consolidated his third place Overall position with 115 Points but still has a shot Al retaining his Crown. Mamola achieved his third win of the season taking a Quick Lead and fighting Back several attacks by Lawson who finished 3.9 seconds behind. Gardner who got off to a slow Start and gradually loss ground to inc Yamaha opponents ended the race on his Honda with a Gap of nearly 3i seconds. Mamola turned the 35 laps v 76 Miles in 46 Minics 35.85 seconds Al an aver age Speed of about 98 Mph. Sooth Africa s Mark Mcnulty 62 to tic the course record set by swe Den s Mats Lanners in the first round on thursday. Rome from Page 21 Burgess takes Woodlawn open Ramstein a Germany Ramstein s de Burgess birdied the next to last Hole Here sunday to overtake Fel Low Ramsteiner Jim goodnight and win the Woodlawn invitational Golf tournament. Burgess 12-foot Birdie putt on the Par-3 17th dropped goodnight out of the Lead he had held or shared for the Lour Ney s first 70 holes. Burgess had a final round 73 in come from four stroke behind and finish at 18-Over 298. Goodnight had his second consecutive 78 for a 19-Ovcr 299. Goodnight had u Chance to Force a playoff on the tourney s final Hole but he pushed an 8-foot Birdie putt four inches past he cup. A disastrous triple bogey seven on 14 spelled the difference for goodnight. Defending Champion Mike Arnold who played himself out of Contention with an s3 on saturday climbed Back to thirds a a final round 72 for 301. Lewis a notoriously slow starter. So Lewis had to come front behind As usual. Against Johnson that was impossible. Johnson said he had thought about this race for a Long time. In the Days before the final i was in my room concentrating on what to do he recalled. I thought of what i did in Cologne i just All came together in addition to the incredible 100 and Kostadinov s record in the High jump there were three other finals sunday. East German Sille Ladisch also used a Strong Start in winning the women s 100 in 10.90, holding off the late bid of country woman Keike Drc Chiler. Drechsler who had broken the meet record Wilh a 10.95 clocking in the Semi. Finals was next to last out of the blocks in the final and could not make up the ground against the Quick striking glad Isch. Drechsler s late Rush got her second place in 11-00, just ahead of Jamaica s Merlyne Otley. Third in 11.04. Italy s Maurizio Damilano thrill cd the partisan crowd by winning the men s 20 Kilometre 12.4-mile walk through inc streets of Rome in 1 hour 20 Nim Les 45 seconds breaking the meet record of 1 30 49 set by Mexico s Ernesto Canto in the first world championships in 1983. Joice Pri Bilinecz of Czechoslovakia was second in 1 21 07 and Joie Murin of Spain finished third in 1 21 24. Scoppo maty a relatively unknown finn scored a surprising Victory in the men s javelin throwing 274-1. Viktor Rev Tyukov of the suet Union look the Silver medal at 210-9, and Jan or Lttie of Iveth Slovakia inc world re Cord Huldur was third Al 269-8
