European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday september 12,1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 commentary Italy fumbling its football program just when army football started to score ingot thrown for a loss. A huge loss. The biggest army Grid outfit in Europe the Northern Italy football league won t Ace action in 1987, according to army brass in Vienna a command decision figured High cos of resources and High risk of injury made football unlit for its troops. Sounds familiar kind of like How the army explained dropping Germany wide football in 1970. Then Italy exposed thai farce by building the niflinl97s. Then Darmstadt kicked off a tackle league in1983. Then Asch Altenburg joined the football crowd in1984. All the while army Headquarters in said of to intr Community football just As Long As no Community Cam travelled Cross country 10 play another team. Then last tall the Darmstadt and Cenza general laughed at that ruling. They agreed to play army super bowl i on nov. 22. The Darmstadt league Champion Babenhausen thunderbolts drove Down to Vicenza and beat the 22nd area support group Lack knights 15-0. Suddenly army football six teams in Italy seven in Darmstadt and four in was making a big comeback. Bucky Fox until the june sack. I was surprised because their program a so longstanding said Darmstadt sports director Mike Dowhower. That s interesting because it lakes an awful lot of Money to Sta Itka. And to keep it going. Bui then to drop it Uttard to believe said sports chief Bob Roadarmel. To one was As shocked As Doug Erncr. Urtice is the Vincnza sports Czar who founded the nil 12 years ago. If you want to get technical he ignited Vincnza football m 1969 with one game a year. To want Tyback said Urner. It s funny but football takes up my weekends from now lil novem Ber. I Don t need the headache. But i feel it s Good for the Community and Good for italian football. It Good for generating income Esprit do corps mom and Apple pie. The italians Are amazed we dropped this they should t be. Italy s High schools dropped football tast 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 teams in Vincnza Camp Darby Naples Aviano and Bologna is told for 1987, a heft. Pm put 2,000 and 3,000 in the stands from of Small place like this it s amazing we d drop it said Urner. Football Here with basketball and softball were our biggest sports. Now is s just Basket Ball and softball. Well run a Good Flag football pro Gram but who wants to watch Flag will it draw 2,000 in the stands Heck yet there s Hope for army football. I ult says he s trying 10 revive lie nil for 1988. Be a slant s league opens this weekend. As Chaitin but s league kicks off next month. The Ger Man league allows eight Ameri cans on each teams so loads of soldiers play there. A then there s the Continental spoils Confer ence. It s an air Force league a Jed with key army Guys. How key in 1984 and 85, a Emilein won he Safe championship with army players winning the most valuable player award in the title game Marlon Brown in 84 and Willie Mccray in 85. Ramstein is allowed six army players As arc bit Burg Spang Dahlum Rhein main and Torr Jon. Sem Bacn and Wei Bruecken can play nine. Wiesbaden and Camp new Amsterdam can use 12. Hahn gels , the army can handle football. Maybe Italy s commanders will grasp that in time for 1988, upset or Nof they la take it Falcons striving for .500 season by Bucky Fox Suft writer it was t exactly As shocking As beat ing upper Heyford 3-2 in 1986. Still the Fairford Falcons with take their 6-0 Victory Over Greenham com Mon monday. Not bad for a Fairford team that went 1-9 it first season of 1985,2-8 in 86 and adn t scored 8 Point the first two games of 87. I knew we d win said Robert bos Ley the hero of Fairford s upset All week our spirits were up. When everyone came out from the softball season last week we knew we could beat Bosley backed his words by going both ways. The i-fool-9, 9s-Pounder from Baton Rouge la was in on 14 tackles including three sacks from his right out Side linebacker spot. He also played full Back diving for the Only touchdown from the 1-Yard line and providing major blocking for Chuck Narcisse s 85 Yards. Bosley s performance lands him stars and St pcs player of the week honors Tor the . Sports conference. Every time he d go through the line. Chuck would grab Nis Bell buckle and follow praised Fairford coach Bobby Baker. " then there was Bosley leading that de sense. Said Baker As Long As we scored six Points there was no Way the Guy were going to give Baker was one of the masterminds of the 1986 defense thai produced that upset of Heyford. It was a Victory that sparked the smallest football base in Safe. Just like last year the Falcons had trouble drawing players in August. Now thai softball s Over with Fairford win Ning the . Slow pitch championship Falcon practices have Lumous of nearly 40 players. We want to keep it alive said Baler. We re Sli a shooting for .500. I know that s a High Goat but i be got Logie the Guys an Fairford i Robert Bosley. . Player of the week Baker s next goal is winning saturday at Lakenheath where he played in 1978. I Hope Lakenheath does t take us for said Baker. Well score More than said Bosley hopefully we can extra Points Greenham com Mon coach Jessie Mccoy called Bis loss to Fairford very was the labor Day doom the Low Point of Mccoy s coaching career it s the Low ebb of my career period he said. Where now for the 1-2 pirates Well get right Back on track. Like against at co Bury which Greenham beat 16-2 in the opener. Now it s Greenham s turn to think Upsel. The pirates play Hosl to 3-0 Bent Waters Ai i . Saturday. How could they pull in off very carefully said Mccoy. Torrejon coach Jim Kirksey realized How dependent his defensive line Ison tackle Randy James and nose guard Quinlan Glover. They missed sunday s Continental sports conference opener and Hahn waxed the raiders 43-0. We put no pressure on them said Kirksey. We did miss Randy James and Glover. They la be in the lineup Torr Jon plays Host to Sembach at i . Sunday. More Kirksey this is the worst defeat of my coach ing career. Now i know How it feels. But Well be Back. Hahn is going to lose one along the Way. They won t win Safe the Way their injury rate is going. No Way Kirksey was referring to three Hawks who went Down. Nose guard Charles Irvin is out a week with a bad knee. Cornerback Mike Broussard is out one week with a pulled hamstring. Safety Mike Sydney Hurt his knee and might be out three weeks. All three arc defensive Start ers. Predictions last week 5-4 season10-7, .588 Fairford 1-3 ill Kente la 2-1 saturday the Falcons feel Giddy after their Upsel the eagles Rotten after dropping an 11-7 must win to Benwa ices. You d pick an upset if you had nerves of steel Lakin health by 6. Ben Titera 3-0 it Greenham com Mon 1-2 saturday after the Fairford Upsel there Are no locks in the . But the key is turning on this one. Ben Walers by 17. Check Randi 0-3 at upper Heyford 3 0 sunday after bowing Ai Chick Sands in the . Final last year the sky Kings get their revenge Al last. Heyford by 22. Alconbury 1-2 a Milde balt 1-2 sunday you wonder How much the spartans have after losing 23-3 to upper Heyford. Evidently not much offence. But enough 10 win this. Alconbury by 5. Hahn 1-0 Al Rangdi Heleni 1-0 sat urday suddenly this is the game of the week. The sabers dormant since 19s2, awoke to Batter Camp new Amsterdam 73-0 in the Csc opener sat urday. Of that was Only Cna you say. Remember that Spang lost to Cna two years ago. The sabers arc Back. But not that Back. Hahn by 4. Camp new Amsterdam 0-1. Att Stein 0-1 saturday the rams need this breather after losing to Owci Bruch Ken last week. They will make it look Good. Ramstein by 32. Sembach 1-0 Al Torrejon 0-1 Sun Day Sembach brass was abashed by Tiger comments a couple of weeks ago so it s circling the wagons and muzzling the team. Torr Jon could use one of those wagons on its offensive line. Sem Bach by 21. Wei Bruecken 1-0 Al Wiesbaden 0-1 sunday the warriors pulled off the most significant Victory of the season by beating Ramstein. The flyers nearly topped it at Tilburg. Now the warriors and flyers find out who s really in therace. Wiesbaden by 7. Blob org 1-4 Al 0-1 sunday woe is the rockets crashed at Sembach by 42-2. Now they face the hard Hilling Barons. This could gel ugly. Tilburg by 43. Driver very critical after hitting Wall Indianapolis a indy tar Driver Roberto Guerrero was in very Crit ical condition thursday after hitting the Wall Al the Indianapolis motor Speedway during lire tests. Guerrero. 29, was taken in methodist Hospital with moderate to severe head injuries said or. Sutphen Olvey medical director for cart the indy car sanctioning body. His vital signs Are stable and he unconscious Olvey said. We Don t expect that to change m the next 24 Guerrero was being observed in the neurosurgical critical care unit and no surgery was planned Olvey Laid
