European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 12. 1907 the stars and stripes Page 25 Rhein main tips Torrejon in of by Buck y Fox stall writer Rhein main a Germany the Flag follies came to town sunday. The Rhein main rackets Drew 17 Little yellow flags for 17g Yards. The Torr Jon raiders were assessed an identical 17 Tor 134 Yards. When inc lags had cleared. Rein main was a 9-6 Winner in overtime. The rockets 3-3, could thank Marty Yocum s 25-Yard Field goal and Bulc i Watkins interception that finally lopped this Flag draped mural on. I fell i was playing with the Guys with the stripes on said a bitter Torrejon coach Jim Kirksey whose gang from Spain fell to 1-5 in the Continental sports conference. Don t Ever com Plain about Torrejon refs  Rhein main coach Warren Stanley elected to focus on defense especially since the rockets won a third game for the first time since 1984. They did some things defensively that gave us trouble said Stanley whose learn passed for 241 Yards but was held to 24 Rushing Yards in 44 attempts. Seven Tor Cjon linebacker Derrick Riley was Fantas tic. They look us out of our game plan. Our plan was to run but they were giving our blocking a difficult Lime. The Rhein main defense showed uneven harder Edge. Led by linebacker Don Grigson s nine tackles the rockets Luried inc raiders for 3 Yards in 22 tries. Ton Jon did pass fur 164 Yards but the rockets intercepted five passes two by Strong safety Bobby Tindull. The biggest interception of All be longed in Walkins. The free safety Cul in front of tight end Aaron Monahan at the Elwin main 5 and picked off Wood Row Wilson s pass on Torrejon s first play of overtime. Since Yocum s Field goal had Sho Rhein main ahead on the rockets Over time drive Watkins heroics clinched the Victory. With his learn the last four years when we gel close we usually drop it said Watkins. This one got close and we Tonii in the end Yocum clicked on his 25-Yardcr to Cap the rockets Messy opening drive of overtime. His first overtime kick from 42 Yards missed. But the drive stayed alive on what else a Flag. Torrejon tackle Randy James had run into Yocum giving Rhein main Possession Al the raiders 12. When Rhein main moved backward on a motion Penally Yockin came on again. He tried from 35 Yards. No Good. Bui wait a Flag. Rill or had leaped up to Block Standafter five minutes of huddling the refs Sig air Force football Nalcy personal foul. That gave rhe in main a first Down althc9. The rockets went nowhere so Yocum returned. This Lime he hit his 2s-Yardcr, and they Ted 9-6. Rhein main led 6-0 on Tony Smith s 39-Yard pass to Premiss spicy with 11 12 left in inc first half. Torrejon started its lying drive with5 13 left in the game. Carl Gibson missed a 41-Yard Field goal but Gregson ran into him so the raiders got the Ball Al the ii. That Sci up Wilson s 9-Yard to Pashto Ken Adams that tied in 6-6 with 3 39 left. When Gibson missed inc extra Point and missed a 39-Yard Field goal iry with1 13 left a Csc game saw overtime for the third straight  Stanley we ddn i look Good but credit  sunday s other Csc game Hahn 46,  7 Oesterberg a Netherlands quarterback Terry Zitkovich passed for three touchdowns and ran for two More As the Hawks became the first Safe team to Clinch a playoff berth by routing the wolfhounds. Zitkovich after playing fullback Las week went All inc Way under Center for the 6-0 Hawks. He threw scoring passes to . Baker of 16 and 33 Yards and to Jeff Johnson of 8 Yards. He also ran for touchdowns of 2 and i Yards. Zitkovich completed 13 of 33 passes for 205 Yards and had just one pass intercepted As inc visitors dominated throughout. Fred Mayes 1-Yard run accounted for Kahn s other six Pointer. To. Payne scored he wolfhounds Only to on a 2-Yard run in inc second Quarter Hal Cut Hahn s Lead to 10-7. But from that Point the Hawks took Over with Baker s two tallies opening up a 24 7 half inc Edge for the winners. Sharing the offensive credit was , with 20 carries for 118 of the Hawks 144 Rushing Yards. Hahn also enjoyed a 24-10 Edge in first Downs. Payne rushed is limes for 112 of Oesterberg i 156 Yards on the ground. But the wolfhounds managed Only 22 Aerial Esrik As the Hawks held the Home team to 6 of 20 passes and intercepted three of those. Soe Lerberg also lost three fumbles compared to one for Hahn. Darryl Williams topped the Hawks defense with is Solo tackles and Eric Dobbins had a drive stopping interception. For the wolfhounds linebackers Andy Belle had 11 slops and three assists and Kip Michael 11 and one. Frank Brown capped Hahn s first Sis Prioto by Ken pm safety Bobby Undell intercepts right in finl of Torr Jon a a Donald Archibald 12. Scoring drive with a 24-Yard Field goal Sci up by Jeff Johnson s 20-Yard run tothe wolfhounds 30. The Hawks added Zitkovich s first to from inc 2, after Fumble recovery gave Hahn Possession on the  20. The wolfhounds bounced Back after a Short punt gave the Home team Possession at m id Field. Payne broke Loose for 48 Yards Hen scored on the a Cal play and Mike Shelton s Pat kick made it 10-7 Hahn with 12 20 left in the second Quarter. The Hawks quickly regained the upper hand on a six play drive featuring Zilko Vich passes of 16 Yards to Baker and 12 Yards to Kurt Oxley Baker s 16-Yardcr and Brown s second Pat made it 17-7 with 6 47 left in the half. A 17-Yard punt to the soc Storberg 45 set up Hahn for a four play March end ing with Baker s second score a 33-Yard or 53 seconds before intermission. Brown s Pat upped the margin to 24-7. Two 15-Yardere by Lawwell featured Hahn s third Quarter tally inc second carrying inside the wolfhounds 10. Zit Kovich scored from the 1 with just 13 seconds left in the period. An interception by Travis cull a and a 13-Yard punt Sci up the final two Hahn touchdowns. By Thea returned to inc sons Lyrberg 30, and Wilkovich passed 21 Yards to Mike Molerio to Sci up Mayes a yarder. The Short punt put inc Hawks in business at the losers 22. Then a 13-Yard Wilkovich to Jeff Johnson Aerial a pm just before the same pair hooked up for inc to from the 8, Lyle beats longer for German masters title Bybe Abrams staff writer Mosheim Germany for 71 hates it appeared As if Germany s Bern hard Langer was going to win his tournament the first Ever German masters. But he lipped a five fool Birdie putt he needed an no. Is to beat Scotland s Sandy Lyle Lyle had birdied the Hole Ihrck pair Ings Uhuad of Langer to catch the Ger Man Al 10-Undcr Par 278 for the four rounds Over the Par 4, 6,s 52-Yard Stull Garter Solitude Golf club layout. Langer then scuffed his second shot on 18, the second playoff Hole and lost the championship. I doubt whether i will win the tour  Lyle said when he was Leader in the clubhouse and Langer still Hud two holes of play. But after gelling a routine Par on 17, Langer was Short and a Little left on his second shot to the Green on the Par five 18th, the Ball winding up in a Flat greens Ide Bunker. Langer played the Sand shot beautifully easing the Ball slightly past the cup. But the pull that would have won him s 70.000 for first Prie nipped if lop of the cup and spun about 18 inches away. So. Back w no. 17 trekked the dead locked players. Hun drove Down the left Side Lyle slightly further than Langer but in the Edge of the rough. Linger pushed his second shot to inc right Inlo the crowd. Lyle hit his on the Back of the Green. When Langer chipped he wound up with a putt almost identical to the one he had had on is. Lyle putted to within eight inches to Pul the pressure on Langer there was no doubt about Langer s putt going in. And on to 18 again. Bolh drove the Ball far Down the Fairway. Then to the amazement of ihc10,000 spectators. Langer half topped half dug the Ball and it slithered off tothe right about 80 Yards into the practice Range which was out of Bounds. Langer pushed his next shot too but it stayed in Bounds 40 Yards from the pin. Lyle meanwhile popped his second shot into the Bunker Langer had visited in regulation Plav. Lyle came out to with in four feel of the in Langer hid chipped to within in inches bul Lyle would have had to three putt to lose. He did i and collected the big Money. Langer had to Settle for 148.000. Lyle a Cal into inc final round trailing Langer by four strokes bul he turned in a 33-3366. Langer also had 33 going oui bul he missed two Short pull on 12 and 14 for Birds that could have saved him from his later misery. Spain s Severiano Balu Sicro finished Wilh Birds on Ihrck of inc last five holes and wound up Only nne Suruk from fore ing a three Way playoff. 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