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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, September 29, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 29. 1987 the stars and stripes rams rally to trip raiders 36-31 Kam Stefn a Germany rams Cin s defense gave quarterback Jeff Wilson two opportunities to bring his team Back Here sunday and he responded both limes 10 Avert a stunning Upsel and Lead the rams to a 36-31 Victory Over Toi Cjon. Tony Pickering intercepted a Torr Jon pass on the visitors 35 and moved 2 Yards before being tackled on inc next play Wilson connected with Antonio car Ter Tor the touchdown and followed thai with a conver Sion pass to c a. Toomer to reduce Torrejon s 31-22 advantage to one Point on the first play from scrimmage following the ensuing Jdc Kolt Torr Jon running Back Jeff Nichols fumbled and nos guard John Pron pounced on the Ball on the raiders 23 to give the rams new lire. An offsides penalty and in unsportsmanlike Levy moved the half Back to the Torrejos 3 and Witson went to Toomir Tor the winning to wish 1 37 remain ing. Wilson s pass bid Tor inc extra Points tailed Givin Torrejon another Chance Tor Victory. Defenders broke up three straight Woodrow Wilson paws to give Ramstein its third win in four outings. Torrejon which rallied for its Only win last week has lost three games the game was primarily an Aerial engagement with 91 passes filling the air. Woodrow Wilson threw 33 forthe raiders and starter Charles Herron tossed 18 for the rams before Jeff Wilson got into the act. Jeff Wilson finished with 17-40-3 numbers Good for 258 Yards and four touchdowns. Herron completed 8 of i Tor 82 Yards and a to and Woodrow Wilson had an 11-33-2.176-Yard, 2-td Day. Herron nut Ramstein ahead Midway through the Jirol period with a 64-Yard toss to go Flory Greer. Woodrow Wilson came right Back with a 4-Yafd nip Tomike Hedgepth to tie the score. A 41 Yard Woodrow Wilson to Hedgepath pass gave Torrejon in first Lead it 12-8. But Jeff Wilson matched air Force football that Effort on a pass to Antonio Warren and gave therms a 14-12 halftime Edge with a conversion pass to Carter. Torrejon moved Back ahead in the third period on Earl Gipson s 39-Yard Field goal and Jim Glover s re covery of a punt blocked by Anthony Jones in inc end zone plus Gipson s first successful Pat after his ear Lier muses Ramstein lied the count again on a 5-Yard pass from Jeff Wilson to Randall Johnson and a conversion Aeri Al to Carter. But Torrejon took temporary control again on Riley James 40-Yard return of a Jolt Wilson interception and Gipson s 32-Yard Field goal which was set up by another James then. To other Csc action sunday Speg Tohlen 35, Wiesbaden 28 Span Dahlem a. Germany just when  sabers faces turned inc Shade of i hair red helmets they pulled out an overtime Victory. The sabers blew a 28-0 Lead then used a a Boyd touchdown and a Terry Jones defensive Gem to beat the Wiesbaden Myers 35-28. It was a Tittle too close forme said Spang Quarter Back Tony Bynum who passed for two touchdowns in regulation and hit Willie Lawson in overtime to set up Boyd s Winner. Wiesbaden coach Gary Covington who oversaw one of the great comebacks in Safe history lamented. We did t play Good enough to win the Ball game. We went completely out of our game plan to get Back in inc game but in was t enough. La was enough to Force the first overtime of the Continental sports conference season. The sabers 3-1, went ahead for Good after winning the Coin flip to Start the overtime. Since the Csc uses the Kantas tiebreaker. Spang look Over at the Wiesbaden 25-Yard line. Bynum tried two passes trial died. On third Down he scrambled and fired a strike to Lawson at the 2. Three plays later Boyd surged Over from the 2 for his second touchdown and a game High 102 Yards in 33carries. Travis Allen kicked he extra Point and spans had its 35-28 Lead. Under the tiebreaker rules Wiesbaden also got the Hall at the 25 with a shot Ai lying. Quarterback . Jackson whose 245 Yards passing had awakened the sleeping flyers tried to pass again. The first two limes. Spang end Ricky Hunt sacked him for 17 Yards in losses. Hunt s Crew pm More pressure on Jackson s third Down pass which Kevin Brown dropped Well shy of a first Down. Now came fourth Down at the Spang 42. The flyers last Chance. Jackson dropped Back and aimed at John Scott. The split end looked wide open in inc Middle of the end zone. At the last moment Jones Fyk w in from his safety spot to Bat the Ball away. Spang Dahlum was a Winner and Wiesbaden stood 0-4. Zembich 43, Soest Erlwig 25 Oesterberg a the Netherlands the names new and so apparently is the offence. But unfortunately for Soester Borg formerly Camp new Amsterdam the defense did t get the word on the new Leaf As the wingless wolfhounds fell to the Sembach tigers 43-25. Oesterberg which had lost its first three games by a combined score of 179-9, pulled to within 29-20 at the beginning of the fourth Quarter before giving up a Back breaking 80-Yard kicked return to Simbach s Ivy Cook thai assured inc tigers of a 3-1 record. Gardner sews up 5&6c� world title Goiania Brazil  Lin s Wayne Gardner won suns oct grand prix motorcycle rare and with 168 Points and with Only one race to go this season snagged the world championship title. Gardner Riding a Honda a 47 minutes 39.57 seconds Loaffie 32 laps of the 2.38-mile track become the first non american Ninive years Towin the world tit Laurle led the race from the Start Johnc 98 degree fahrenheit Spring the my world Champion Eddie the United states placed in Brazil s first International. Ling race with a time of 47 minutes 44776 seconds on his Yamaha. Randy Madra of the United states run Job third on his Yamaha with by Pine of 47 minutes 52.18 Sec race held in the heart of Bra Zil Vinik the 28-year-old Gardner s seventh of this season among the 14races on Lac world championship Cir Cuit. The thru Timnit a italian Champi on and two time by Fth Champion has sewed up the work nut even if he scores no Points in the a. 4 sea son closer in Argentina. He Ead 15 Points in sunday s race. In the Argentina race Lawson an Mamola with 146 and 142 Points respectively will Battle it out for Sec Ond place. Taylor Salsbery Lead spartans past Chicks Raf Alconbury England in the . Conference the shortest rout Between Chicksands and pay dirt runs from Taylor to Salsbery. Alconbury quarterback Reggie Taylor and wide receiver Bob Salsbery mad efficient use of that route sunday strik ing for 56-, 70-and 6&Yard touchdown passes As he spar tans ran their re Cord 10 2-4 with a 2cv4 Victory Over the wingless Chicks 0-6. All told Taylor had 258 Yards pass ing on ii completions in 27 at Susbery tempts. He was intercepted twice. When Taylor and Salsbery weren t playing catch he Alconbury defense was making life miserable for Chicksands starting quarterback Michael Shields intercepting him six times and limiting his seven completions to 33 Yards. Shields gave Way la backup Mike Bacon who completed 4 of 4 for 27yards, including a 9-Yard to toss to Jack Mckinnon in the fourth Quarter for the defending Safe champions Only score of the Day. The fighting Chicks enjoyed an Only slightly better Day on the ground than they did through the air Rushing for 127 Yards against a spartan defense whose leading Lackler was linebacker Jay Lind nine solos and four assists. Linebacker Rod Wright led the spar tans pass coverage gang with iwo interceptions. Kara Williams Brian Lilly Jef Frey Burns and Sam Davis grabbed the other four. Isell scores convincing win in Spanish up Jerez de la Dpi _ Nigel Mansel drove his1 Liams to a convincing Victory in the Spanish formula one grand prix Sun Day finishing 22 seconds ahead of bit nearest rival to keep the world championship Chase open. Mansell completed the 72-Lap, 303.�96-Lulometer race in 1 hour 49 minutes 12.692 seconds for his fifth win of the season. Frenchman Alain Frost was second in 1.49 34.917, followed by his Mclaren teammate Stefan Johansson of so Den. Nelson Piquet off Mil was fourth keeping his Lead Tetrie championship ii Andin a dim sing out on his  up his third world Lille. Piquet suffered a series of mistakes a 19-second pit Slop for tires and a during a crucial overtaking malt min Gilead his race been perfect he  Chance of challenging Mansell. The two Williams driven started from the front Row of the Grid and Mansell took the Lead on the final Bend of the first Lap. He gradually extended his Lead Battles for second him. Rind up on the  Lanse. I wanted to gel in the Lead quickly. I think for the first 20 laps in was a very very difficult  Brazil s Ayrton Senna shot through from the third Row in his Lotus to hold third position in the opening laps ahead of the dueling ferraris of Austri an Gerhard Berger and italian Michele a Boreto. Albreto overtook Hii teammate on the 13th Lap but on the 44th, As berber re passed him Prost crept up and sneaked by both the Scarlet cars on the Rabenda. Pros however i be overtake on the 45th Lap Piquet s in began with a pit Stop for tires that toot 19.02 seconds. He rejoined in fourth place and in his eagerness to make up ground spun while trying to pass Prost. He kept his engine going but rejoined in sixth place. He again worked his Way up Over taking Albreto the Beneson of Bel Gian Thierry Boutsen and Prosi to move Inlo third place behind Senna. He nearly touched the Back of Senna s Lotus in an overzealous attempt to pass finally got around him on the 62nd Lap then lost control and had an excursion on the grass on the 67th. Her Side of the track failed to rejoin. As Piquet struggled with an appear itly damaged car Prosi and Johans yep past him to second and thin the  Bench cited by the demise of both Vernl Tahr Siigri engine failure but not the Lap record to i ones. The time beat the record of 1 27.l 76 set by manse in last year s race Over the 2.6209-mile Jem circuit  
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