European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Magazine finl Ollers a by Juan Mendez pro game prayer Wen int Wiwi. The team won the Silver bowl in Ota Bun Dottla football league germans tackle football by Tim Boivin Wurzburg bureaus ast sunday when the National football league s scabs and scrubs were making a mockery of he integrity of professional football a group of German and american pigskin players were bringing Gridiron respectability to Wurzburg Germany. The Wurzburg pumas in their second year celebrated a second consecutive title by winning the German Bunde Sliga football league s second level title game the Silver bowl. The pumas did it by annihilating the Essen eagles 68-0 to finish 12-1 on the year. Wurzburg will move up to the firs division next year. Last year the pumas won the Southern Region to move up to second division. The squad played sunday s title game with hairstyles reminiscent of a butchers of Brian Bosworth hair Salon Cut. According to hanker Danny finkral when Wurzburg won their regional Crown last year 10 of the players made deals to gel different haircuts if Iha pumas made the Silver bowl. Finkral showed up sunday with such a haircut a Stripe shaved Down the Middle of his head with his shoulder length hair on the sides left alone. The result is Best described As anorexic Skunk. Center roman Vorndan showed up with a Pony tailed version of the Bosworth haircut. His head was shaved except at the Pony failed neckline and his number 67, was stencilled in red on the stubble above his ears. Vorndan was outdone by Peter Gradwohl who showed up with a if hts Beard shaved of on she right Side half his hair slaved Olf the top of his head on the left Side. Although the pumas Don t sound like Guys you would want your sister to Dale they have brought German american football up to Dale in Wurzburg All this just two seasons alter Guido Luetgens who works in advertising hit the bricks looking for Guys to play on his dream team. With 3rd inf div headquartered in Wurzburg and Only eight americans allowed to suit up for a game Luetgens had no problem getting . Players. Germans were another thing. He walked around Wurzburg asking strangers especially the bigger strangers if they wanted to try fuss Ball Smertka Nisch. Who minimal sponsorship Luetgens did t have Money to outfit an entire team. This was shoestring sports at its Best players had to buy their own equipment and that ran anywhere from 500-1,000 Deutsche Marks said Tony Williams a defensive end. Once they were equipped German players had a hard time adjusting learning to hit instead of hold. Enter someone who should know something about hitting the Hitman Reggie it s Reginald Alwater a 6-Toom, 235-Pound sergeant who works As a Mechanic Lor the 123rd signal in in Wurzburg. When they were playing the exhibition games two Pimm detente atm in the Eagle face throughout the game la Wurzburg years ago they Gol swamp of by Schwa Infgirl the Hitman said. They were trying Loholdt on 1o the people instead o hit Ling Thorn i decided to Como Oil Anil show Tho lineman How i was taught " one thing the Hitman Tan Loach is Hil Hng. The converted lineman played fullback in sunday s game scoring Oncu and punishing the eagles Over and Over by mowing Down three Lour or live of Thorn the eagles Middle linebacker hew backwards in the air enough to qualify for a frequent Fryer Bonus. There was a lot of brutal work involved in teaching those Guys Tho Hitman said. Tho Lough ones slaved out they scorned Horn to play a lot were afraid i had to Lell Thorn look he s a Man just like you re a Man ii to hits you hit him Back " the Hitman s pupils included defensive end Delict mar Tach a German Arm Soldier who plays on electrifying defensive end mar Tach spent sunday s game wreaking havoc in Essen s Backfield anole was computer Obialor Wolfgang Matussek an offensive tackle who was part of the line Iha blasted howitzers into thu eagles Delonso As the pumas rolled up 512 Yards total of Funso 440 on the ground. One of the Lun Mest things i be seen Sinco i be been with the pumas was watching Reggie run that pull Back a Alusick said with the score 58-0 and the eagles Back to punt the Hitman dropped Back As the Lone returner it was the first Lime he returned a punt Lor Tho pumas the germans could t believe in when they saw i he Hitman drop Back. He cruised Crossfield to actually elude some tacklers before being brought Down but not before sending three Eagle defenders flying in a game the pumas led 40-0 at halftime and which featured three touchdowns by Greg Ruth and two by Pat Virgin the Hitman s Lunback was the highlight. I m flexible the Hitman said shrugging it Olf. One thing that could t be shrugged off this year was the effect the addition of head coach Reynold Voisine and defensive coach Stan Wiliams had on the pumas. Voisine is the 3rd inf div command sergeant major while Williams a Corporal with 3rd in 63rd army played College football at North Carolina at with the tikes of Mike Quick and Dwayne Board. Dad s not really a coach said someone who should know Voisine s Lin backing son Larry. He s More of an organizer and that s what we  the elder Vorsino had been involved with the pumas from the Sta helping them gel goalposts and bleachers but in was his organizational skills that kept the pumas together this year. The pumas practice just two Days a week but the command sergeant major could t make most of the practices due to his division duties. The players still wanted him on the sidelines on sundays. Organization skills Drin t help him before sunday s game. Because of the limit on . Players. Voisine had Loo Many americans he flipped a Coin. I Hale to do this but if you can decide a better Way let me  it was a problem he had t faced before. Our american players Are in the military so i m always missing a few due to military commitments or leave. But when it comes Down to a title game everybody wants to be Here Voisine said. Even those with the weird haircuts. As each of the players showed up with a weirder haircut fans got on the old infantry e-9 All Voisine could do was shrug one person who did not shrug was Danny finkral s Gult Riend. "1 thought she d kill me when she saw to this morning f Ink Al said. But a Tilte off the top is a Small Price to pay when you re on the top. Which is where the pumas have been each year of Competition the familiar cry of Tho losers wait unlit next  is their Battle Call but this time in s from a group of winners Juho want to win the 1 is division just ask the Hitman. Nel year we re gang to Lake in to the lop Ngam " Friday october 9, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 13