European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday october 10, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 Wiesbaden s football woes fiery a a quits leaving flyer offence smouldering by Bucky Fox suit write trouble in Wiesbaden. The flyers arc 0-5.their quarterback quit. Their injuries multiply. Practice is limited. I be Koi to win a Bali game says coach Gary Covington while Wiesbaden tumbles. It won t be easy saturday. The sem Bach tigers take their 4-1 record to wies Baden. Covini Teton contends Well comeback smoking but if anything the flyers appear to be soldering in Safe s Continental sports conference the firestorm spread even More Las week when quarterback . Jackson quit. He returned his equipment three Days after passing Tor 245 Yards in the flyers 35-28 overtime los sat . He was taking me Tor granted said Jackson referring to Covington s move to bring in a new quarterback. Jackson related these events two nights Afler rallying the flyer Fram to 28-0 deficit against the sabers he heard Froman assistant coach that Covington would Start Dennis Douglas at of. Jackson then saw Douglas at practice wednesday and quickly turned in his pads. Covington could be talked to me monday to Tell me he had Confidence in me said Jackson. He Hurt me. He caught me off guard. I did t go through All that punishment just to lose Covington called Jackson coach explained that he needed Jackson to play halfback or tight end air Force football coring on because he s so diverse. They failed to reconcile. On sunday Jackson watched from he stands while Douglas wore his no. 3d and passed for 232 Yards in Wiesbaden s 37-7 capitulation to Hahn i wanted to Start Douglas because he s a Good quarterback and . Could play anywhere said Covington. Douglas was t exactly Brand new to the flyers he tried out last Spring. Then because of army duties he could t join the team unlit recently. It s not what Douglas can do better than .," stressed Covington. he had found a Home at quarterback. Bui a. Had gotten into the quarterback position because of injun indeed Jackson started Only one tame at Span Dahlem. He had relieved Kenny Brown the week before. Brown had stepped in when Starub Tommy Thomas went Down with a knee injury in the opener at bib org. Jackson a 28-year-old native of Den ver played quarterback for Ramst Inin 1980. When Covington became coach of the rams in is Jackson played a Utility role receiver run Ning Back some defense. Covington and Jackson hooked up again at Wiesbaden in 1986. Jackson resorted to his Utility play. Jackson was mostly playing Danker when the quarterback emergency arose. "1 have a lot of respect for ," Sai Covington. But we re not pals. 1 Don t believe in having players Over to the House or anything Only on the football Field do we know each i still have a lot of respect for the said Jackson. My Point is be ddn t think of . He was thinking win. I suppose 1 was selfish but i thought i had a Good enough the Jackson jump is an offshoot of Wiesbaden s original problem Thomas injury. When the big quarterback led the fivers Over Rhein main 34-0 in the preseason he looked ready to Lea them to their first playoff spot in 12 years. Then Thomas went Down which seemed to Start a Domino effect the flyers offence has since lost two Oiher starters to injuries halfback Ryan gales and guard Richard Sullivan the defense lost five starters ends Willie Spears and James scarce linebackers Mike Sion and Don Emory and cornerback Alex Henderson. Plus dead Eye kicker Randy Foster mined four game because of leave. Convington also has a practice prob Lem. He says that because his army players have such trouble getting nil to train he limits workouts to thrice a week. Tough times for a coach who Turne Ramstein Inlo a Champion and thought he was doing likewise at a won loss Point this is the lowest mid Cov ingian the dissatisfaction comes from not knowing How to turn the team around with Only a cer Tain number of Covington catches criticism for his stoical stance during games. His answer i m not a Rah Rah person. I flow key because i m always thinking. I m thinking Why we did t Block that Guy. What do they want me to do breakdown the Yard markers like Woody Hayes hit a Guy in the belly he has t lost his sense of humor. Referring to the halftime Harangue two weeks ago by Wiesbaden s win commander col. Ron Walker coving ton cracked i thought i was getting chewed out asked if be could be fired alter his season he said maybe after this Ball game if we Don twin Jackson s quilling draws no such laughs. Jackson says that if Covington approached him i d come Back in a the coach says i Don t see How a person can Lay Down the arms now and has no desire to ask jacks onto return. It s the kind of problem Covingto can expect with an 0-5 record. If we were 5-0, everyone would be behind me he said. Csc coaches advise changes in offence attitudes Bubuc Syfox staff writer so Wiesbaden s Gary Covington is scrambling to Lurn around his 0-5 re Cord. What would other Continental sports conference coaches do he s Gol to make changes if he wants to walk away with Bis Bead up said Span Dahlem s Dave Lockwood whose sabers beat the flyers 35-28 in overtime two weeks ago. He has to do something about that Wishbone. It s not exactly a come from Behm Deal. I d say of Guys we re 0-s, so Lei s have Tun. I d probably run the run and Stipoli the lonesome polecat three receivers on either Side or said harm s Paul Killion whose Hawks Beal the flyers 37-7 last week i was one of a few Coachm who Felt Wiesbaden would be in the heal of things i still fed that Way. Despite our score thai was one of the most physical games we had. But there s something missing in the soup there. If i were coach Covington i d Uke care of those change. He does thave control of his players. I heard a couple of people say get 80 Willie Spears and 81 Mike Fortes out of there. They were committing unsportsmanlike acis period. Their mind was not on football. They cared More about hurting than playing foot the Csc reported that Fortes who was ejected sunday is serving a iwo game suspension. Sembach s Jack Bornhoft who visit Wiesbaden at i . Saturday knows about slow starts. His tigers went pm but year before finishing with a 4-5 record. I changed my offence said bom howl. Thai s the reason i was t win Ning. Naturally you have to play an of sense that suits your Boragod s big changes were shifting Tan Hayes from linebacker to fullback and starting Terry Owens at Quarter Back. This year Hayes is Back at linebacker and Owens Al Danker and the tigers Are roaring at 4-1. Bornhoft had to adjust again Las sunday against Wei Bracken. Starting bed Jones sat out with a bad knee and Bornhoft Aid Owens was on leave so the coach went Wilh Miguel Cadiz the onetime starter looked Rusly through three quarters but he finished Wilh 240 Yards passing. One Hundred and nine of those Yards came on iwo touchdown passes in the last two minutes. The Cadiz Miracle erased a 22-7 deficit and Sembach won it in Over Lime 28-22. The coach called in Bornhoft foot Why he pulled a similar stunt in 1982 when his Sembach youth team won the Usa eur senior boys championship game. I Don t know How to panic said Bornhoft. I was in combat so Why panic extra Points Cadiz is the stars and stripes Flayer of the week for his comeback heroics. His 80-Yard pass to Mike while with 1 44 showing and z9-yarder to Tony Langley Wilh no time left sparked Sembach to its Triumph Over Wei Bracken. It s Back to reality for Macliz Bornhoft says Jones will Start saturday against Wiesbaden. Is Macliz bummed it s not a ice Down. For him says the coach. He knows jus role on my team. Macliz knows he s a punier tight end and defensive end and quarterback when i need How is we Bruecken coach Vern Miller taking this i m stunned he said five Days after the loss at Sembach. You be it on to but never think it can happen to he s also suffered a Hurt shoulder in practice this week. Harm s Killion reports that All Csc safely Mike Sydney reinsured Bis knee against Wiesbaden and might be lost for the season. Killion also say backup a a Brent Randolph is no longer with the team. Predictions last week 8-1 season31-14, .689 scat Nib 4-1 it Wiesbaden 0-s saturday alter Sembach re bounded in the dying moments Las weekend Wiesbaden might feel Safe with 10 touchdowns. The problem is the flyers will have trouble scoring two. Sembach by 9. Sang Dahlem 4-1 Al 1-3 saturday you have to Admire we Bruecken in the past three weeks the warriors produced iwo of this dec Ade s most dramatic dives. Yet they a suit up saturday and keep trying to win. You wonder How Warrior tailback Charlie Harris keeps getting up for 100 Yard games. Al least this Lime Wei Bruecken won t have a Lead to blow. Spang Dahlum by 10. Tom Jon 1-4 at ratin Maln 1-3 sunday Rhein main is finished Wilh the Nightmare part of its schedule. The rockets could Roll to a 6-3 record and still not make the playoffs. Rhein main by 7, Hahn s-0 at Soei Leraaen 0-5 Sun Day Hahn can be the first Safe team to Clinch a playoff spot. Can you imagine if Soest Erberti slops the Hawks flight that would Call for a new category Upsel of the epoch. Hahn by 45. Rams Telu 3-1 at Bubuna 4-1 Mon Day this was the Csc hottest rivalry from 1983 to 86. Two years ago it Drew Safe s biggest crowd in Al least 10 Yean. Now Ramstein s sliding and Pitburg s lying Low. Tilburg by 13. Chi Kunds
