European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 11, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 commentary Italy fumbling its football program just when army football started to score it go thrown for a loss a huge loss. The biggest army Grid outfit in Europe he Northern Italy football league won t see actioniitl97. According to army brass in vicar a a command decision figured High Cost of resources and High risk of injury made football unfit for its troops. Sounds familiar. Kind of like How the army explained dropping Germany wide football in 1970, then Italy exposed that farce by building the niflin975. Then Darmstadt kicked off a tackle league in 1983. Then Ascham Tinburg joined the football crowd in1984. All the while army Headquarters in Heidelberg said of to Infra Community football just As Long Arno Community team travelled Cross country to play another team. Then last fall inc Darmstadt and Vicenza generals laughed at that ruling. They agreed to Pliny army super bowl i on nov. 11. The Darmstadt league Champion Babenhausen thunderbolts drove Downto Vincnza and beat the 22nd area support croup Black knights 15-0. Suddenly army football six teams in Italy seven in Darmstadt and four in Aschaffenbur was making a big comeback. Bucky Fox until the june sack. I was surprised because their program was  said Darmstadt sports dirt Dor Mike Dowhower. Thai s interesting because it takes an awful lot of Money to Start up. And to keep it going. But then to drop it is hard to believe said Ascham Tinburg sports chief Bob Roadermel no one was As shocked As Doug Urner. Erncr is the Vincnza sports Czar who founded inc nil 12 years ago. If you want to gel technical he ignited Vicenza tool Ball in 1969 with one game Nyear. " want it Back said Erncr. It s funny but football takes up my weekends from now till novem Ber. I Don t need the headache. But i feel it s Good for the Community and Good for italian football. It s Good Tor generating income Esprit de corps Momand Apple Pic. The italians Are amazed we dropped  they should t be. Italy s High schools dropped football last Spring. Only when they awoke did they map out an eight Man tackle program for the fall. Army football should be so Lucky. The nil with learns in Vincnza Camp Darby Naples Aviano and Bologna is out cold Tor 1987. When you Pul 2,000 and 3,000 in the stands from a Small place like this it s amazing we d Droit said Umer. Football Here with basketball and soft Bat were our biggest sports. Now it s just Basket Ball and softball. Well run a Good lag football pro Gram but who wants to Waich Flag will it draw 2,000 in Trie hands Heck  yet Here s Hope for army football. Unter says he s trying to revive the nil for 1988. Darmstadt s league opens this weekend. As a Hattenburg s league kicks Oft next month. The Ger Man american football league allows eight Ameri cans on each of its 108 teams so loads of soldiers play Here. Then there s the Continental sports Confer ence. It s an air Force league filled with key army Guys. How key in 1984 and 85, Ramstein won he i Safe championship with army players winning the most valuable player award in the title game Marlon Brown in 84 and Willie Mccray in 85. Rams in is allowed six army players As arc bit Burg Span Dahlem Rhein main and Torr Jon. Sem Bach and we Bruecken can play nine. Wic Baden and Camp new Amsterdam can use 12. Matin gets three. Yes the army can handle football. Maybe Italy s commanders win grasp that in time for 1988. Porsche club stages year s final slalom the porsche indy car nuke world premiere it the Frankfort Auto show. Porsche indy debuts Story us photo by Randy Bunch Sas Moto port editor the porsche Andy car which rep resents porsche of Stuttgart s Hopes Lor Success on american race tracks next year is making its world premiere at the 52nd Frankfurt International Auto show now under Way through sept. 20 Al the Frankfurt Fairgrounds. Porsche s indy car is the firm s first sin Gle seater racer since the 1961 formula one can campaigned on the grand Prii Trail by Calif Oman Dan Gurney and the late to Bonnier of Sweden. Gurney scored the porsche team s Only formula one prix win when he look the Check ered nag at the 1962 French grand prix. Porsche which has dominated the world sports car racing scene throughout the 1970s and 1980s, announced officially in january of this year that i planned to go racing in America and the indy car program was made Public. The porsche Factor team will do three races ibis fall for test purposes then con test All of the races in the american cart Serin beginning in 19gg, including the Indianapolis 500-mile race. The championship Auto racing teams cart series is the american counterpart to formula one racing. The final three cart races this sea son Are in Nazareth pa., on sept 20, Laguna Seca calif., on oct. Ii and Miami Fla on nov. 1. Al Unser St., of Albuquerque n.m., this year s indy Winner and the Winner of three other indy soot will drive the porsche in the final three cart  the Frankfurt press preview porsche officials said they hoped the sister car of the one on display would be ready for the. Sept. 20 cart race at Nazareth but a lot of testing remains so the Start at Nazareth is Uncertain. The car will definitely be ready for the final two rounds porsche officials said. Porsche officials stressed that its indy car As Well As the american cart Rac ing series represent unknown territory and that with no experience in Oval track racing the Challenge is difficult but much More exciting. Cart races Are run on both Oval and Road course circuits so porsche has constructed cars for both types of tracks. The Oval track version is the one on Dis play at the Frankfurt Auto show. The cars differ in certain dimensions and in aerodynamics porsche says. Porsche says its cart racing car is of a entirely new design from the aluminium plastic Monocoque to the porsche 2.8-Liler avg Turbo engine. The engine which runs on methanol in keeping with cart regulations turns out about 750 horsepower. Porsche s cart racing car will appear on the tracks in Green and White livery and will be entered As the Quaker slate porsche the official sponsor. Compiled by Rusty Bryan staff writer Auto racing the porsche club of America Germany Region will Stag its final slalom of the year on saturday and sunday at Rhein main a. The Sla Lom originally had been scheduled for Wiesbaden a. Starting time is 10 . Both Days with practice on saturday and sunday morning and official slalom runs or trophies starting at 1 pm on sunday. All porsche club members As Well As porsche car owners Are invited to com Pete in this event says Jerry Pierce the event s coordinator. Football the Continental sports conference enters in second week of play with 1 . Games this weekend. On saturday Span Dahlem heels Hahn and Ramstein entertains Camp new Amsterdam. Sunday schedule has sem Bach at Torr Jon Spain Zwic Bruecken at Wiesbaden and Pitburg at Rhein main the German american league shifts into is quarterfinals at 3 . Sun Day. The defending Champion Duessel Dorf panthers play Host to the Ansbach grizzlies to the other quarters it Kempten Al Berlin Cologne at Nuernberg and Dortmund at Kaw he. Softball there is a 21 St support omd Over-30 tournament scheduled for sept 18-20 at Miessau. Call the 21st sports office at 483-7617 Tor More information. Hunting and fishing Duck and pheasant Hunt in Denmark is set Tor nov. 28 and 29. Price of the trip is 650 German Marks which includes bus  shooting fees on overnight to an oceanfront hotel dinner breakfast and a danish Hunting License. Point of Contact Tor the trip is sip Adams at ets 379-6293 or 7737, his civilian line is 06202-15395. Adams can also provide information about a shrimp fishing trip tog reel Siel Germany on oct. 17-18. This excursion features bus transportation one overnight Buffet supper and Alt the shrimp you can catch lot $99. Racquet Baix a me com Racquel bal tournament will be held local Roundup sept. 25-27 at the lands Uhl fitness Center information it available from the enter at ets 486-7172 or 8330. Golf the Heidelberg shrine Oasis Golf tournament is scheduled for sept 19at die Heidelberg Golf club there is a $20 entry fee with proceeds going to 8fund to Send crippled children in Europe for treatment in . Shrine hospitals. Points of Contact Are Ronald Holm civil Ian 06221-390540, Phillip ,06202-52027, and Elmer George 06221 7651s9. Wrestling an All Comers tournament will be conducted Friday and sat urday Al the William o. Darby Cavern min Nuernberg. Greco roman Competition is set for 4 . Friday with weigh ins from 1-3 . Saturday it s freestyle Al 10 30 am. Weigh ins Are 730-9 30 . Both tourneys Are part of the annual us eur clinic which began tuesday. Distance running five and 10-k Cross country runs Are set for sat urday in Worms and Mannheim. There is no entry fee. Point of Contact in Worms is Richard Flowers ets 383 74b2. For Mannheim Call Robert pres Ley at 380-7164. An International track and Field Competition begins Al 2 . Sunday on a Olnhausen s sports grounds located on  across from Hub Baras military homing area. For the second year in a Row the com petition will draw track and Field Cham pions from around the world As Well As military athletes who excelled at the1987 Usa eur track & Field championships triathlon the Usa eur championships will be held saturday informs five divisions of men and women will compete in a 1-k swim 13 k run and 50-k. Bike ride Starling at . Al the worm Leal Lenoid. Am sport radio baseball St. Loaf Canu ats at new York men 1 Jojn saturday