European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday october 17, 1987 the stars Anu stripes Pago 25 Zitkovich will Lead 6-0 Hahn against Pitburg by Bucko Fox stiff writer Terry Zitkovich is Hack Back in the big Garni or he firs time since he led upper Scyford Over rams Cin in the 1982 Safe title game. When Pitburg invades Hahn in saturday s i . Continental sports conference blockbuster Zitkovich Wilt bark signals Lor the 6-0 Hawks. Hell pass and lumber against a defense that has carried the Barons 10 a 5-1 record. Zitkovich s task won t be As easy As last sunday when his three touchdown passes and two Rushing ids earned him stars and stripes player of the week Hon ors. But hell inc his chances especially after having to watch from Hahn s sideline As the Hawks lost 14-9 in last year s Csc final to Tilburg. Zitkovich steamed air Force football Over the coaches decision to keep him from relieving starting Bmark Van Winkle. I think i would be beaten Pitburg the a Man said after that nov. Is 1986, loss. Eleven months later Halm s Rookie coach Paul kill Ion say Zitkovich will Start against Tilburg. Rot assured you will not see a repeat of tie Hahn Pitburg game of last year said Killion with Van Winkle in the bullpen. Well play anybody to said Wilkovich the Chance is great Tor me to prove i can do the things i said i could do. The pressure s on. It s a big balls arc. Bui in the past 1 proved i m a big ballgame quarterback. Like against Alconbury and rate std. Wilkovich was the quarterback in 1982. He gunned upper Heyford to the . Sports conference title by passing lbs free ads in a 20-10 Triumph Over Alcon Bury. Then he passed Tor a Safe tic game record four to passes As the sky Kings clobbered Ramstein j4 o. When we watched the Zamstein him we knew we could win fairly easily recalled Zitkovich when we watch Pitburg film we know Well win but it won t be easy. They have de Carcarey Mike Coffey and Dennis Hueston and those Are three Tough Guys with Ramstein Frank Martin was it How to attack the muscular Tilburg defenders Zil Kovich plans to spread the bait to receivers such As All stars la. Baker and Kurt Oxley and running backs Mich As . Caldwel and Mark Jones. They re part of a balanced offence that shows Hahn As the Only Csc team with 1,000 Yards Rushing and passing the key to beating Tilburg is you have to do both the run and pass Well said Zitkovich it s going to be a mud bowl. If you remember the 81 Safe title game. Granny threw it Low. Either our Guys caught pm or nobody did. Well do the same. I la throw it Low and our Guys will catch it or nobody Granny was Ocny Grandinctti the Heyford quarterback of 81 who blitzed Tilburg with three touchdown passes in a 28-14 Romp. While Zitkovich was Rushing for a game High 75 Yards at running Back wide receiver de Williams was catching a Safe re Cord 10 of Cran Dinoui s passes. Wilkovich contends that Baker i Betler than Wil Liams. Williams was a second year player. Baker has been now it s Zitkovich s turn to quarterback against Bil Burg. How will the Barons Slop him with a net quipped Pitburg coach Joe Green who called Wilkovich the Best in the Pitburg safety Danny Esles said of Wilkovich he s Terry Zitkovich sporting painted face. Starting for Hahn saturday not As Good As Van which brings up the rivalry Between Wilkovich 28 years old 6-foot-3, 220 pounds from Tacoma wash., and Van Winkle 30 years old 5-11, 165, from Cleve land. Killion has started each quarterback three times. They re both equal assures the coach. "1 see them from the Point 01 View of who Are we playing Van Winkle admits grumbling privately Over losing his Starling position after leading Hahn to a 9-0 regular season in 1986 and a 43-0 opening Triumph Over Torrejon last month. It was a Little difficult going from a starter role to backup and watching Terry play Well. It was a Pride thing a character test said Van Winkle. The adjust ment s made. We re gelling lots of Points and we re winning. Terry and i never had a problem. Terry is very proud. He wants to Start. He s a heavy competitor no double and the coaches like that. We be never had a Cross word never any Wilkovich says that if Van Winkle takes Over at of again "1 would t be surprised if they put me at full Back or Lifilie end i la go wherever chief killing wants me 10 go. I have no heartburn if Van Winkle Sierts Al quarterback this Witk it s the a Man. The Hahn and Tilburg fans want to Sec if out toads offensive linemen can blow out Carcarey. Cof Fey nit hues on said Wilkovich. I think they predictions last week 7-2 season 38-Lft, .7 14 a Laburu so at Hahn m saturday even with harm s High school team playing at nor this air Force til should pack Falcon stadium. Wilbure s mis take was Lelling inc Csc switch this game from sunday to saturday just before the season started. The Barons arc forced to come off monday s Lough Victory or ram Vietn and play with four Days rest. The differ enc will be Field Coal kicking. The Hawks have one in Frank Brown. Hahn by a Kwh Bruecken 2-4, a 0-6 saturday can Wei Bruecken sink any lower the warriors lost a Lead with Sqq left at Simbach. Then coach Vern Miller separated his shoulder while supervising his practice and missed saturday s 55-is Slaughter to Spang Dahlum. Miller says he s Back this week. He might not be Back next year if to loses this one. This is a prime time for Soe Lerberg to show off something other than its immaculate Field. by 6. Wiesbaden 1-5 at Torrejon 1-5 sunday after starting 0-5, Wiesbaden finds a Home with the Fluffy last half of us schedule. The Ryors better look out for Derrick Rise a the Aii Csc cornerback who switched to linebacker. Rhein main guard Tim Langley admitted after sunday s game that moving a out of the Middle was the rockets biggest problem. Wiesbaden by 3. Re fun main 3-3 to Ruth Len 3-3 sunday a virtual playoff game. The rockets and rams need this desperately if they Hope to play in the postseason. This looks like Rhein main s defense is. Ramstein s of sense. The rams simply have More firepower. Ramstein by 6. Sandbach 4-2 at 5-1 sunday Span Dahlem clinches its first postseason spot since 1981. Simbach might be blown its playoff shot by blowing a 24-3 third Quarter Lead to Wiesbaden last week. Now the tigers arc mired in the Quicksand part of their schedule. After Spang they play Pitburg and Ramstein they could sink to 4-s, Span Dahlem by 14. Fairford 2- it Alconbury 4-4 saturday it looks Bleak for Alconbury in inc . Sure the spar lans will win this one. Bui they have to Pray upper Heyford loses to lowly Grenham. Only then would Alconbury have a Chance to tic for the National dive is on title when they play Heyford in the last game. Even if that happens the spartans would have to beat Heyford by 23 Points to win the tiebreaker. First costs Fairford. Alconbury by 19. Bent Wilers 6-2 Al Chicksands 1-7 saturday this is Chicksands Chance to Salvage its miserable season. The Chicks can also avenge their 55-6 embarrassment at bin Walers in week 2. Arc the 1 phantoms seriously slumping after a fi-0 Start or did they simply trip Over two Tough teams Alconbury and Milden Hall Call it a trip. Bunt Waters by 20. Greenham common 2-6 in upper Scyford 6-2 sunday the sky Kings virtually wrap up their third straight division title. Heyford by 29. Lakenheath 6-2 at Mihun Hall 5-3 sunday the . Game of the week. Mildenhall s marauders arc the True cardiac kids of the league. They be won five games by an average of 4 Point and lost three by an average of 3. Throw in two overtime triumphs. This time Mildenhall wins to throw the american division into a potential three Way tie. by 3. Sampson signs Rich 6-year pact with rockets Houston a Houston s Ralph Sampson after spending the off season talking about testing the free agent mar Ket signed a six year agreement with the rockets thursday that will pay him a reported $12 million. The rockets now have both of their twin towers under Long term contracts. Akeem Olajuwon signed a 12-year con tract last season that pays him an aver age of 12.5 million per year. Sampson s agent Gene Perry said the rockets finally came up with enough Money to keep Sampson in a rockets uniform. There were a couple of times when i though Ralph would be moving on ferry said but the rockets came in and made it Worth Ralph s Lime to stay in Houston they opened up their pocket the Portland Trail blazers offered Sampson a reported 12 million Over 6 Yean but Perry said Houston s offer was structured the Way Sampson wanted it. The newspapers were Prilly close to what they Portland offered us hut be cause of the salary Cap they could t come up to Houston s offer Perry said. Sampson had wanted to gel his con tract settled prior to last season but Perry said it was Worth the wait. La was significant in How we Struc tured in now As opposed to then ferry said. Now everyone is Sampson suffered through to injury filled season in 1987 and underwent fan and Media criticism. I Don t think i have anything to prove to anybody but myself and the Only thing i have to prove to myself is to to out and play basketball Sampson said. The contract agreement ended a ctn months of negotiations with Perry. I figured in Vav oud be done sooner or later Sampson said. I m Happy with the contract and i m glad i la be Phing basketball Sampson a native of Harrisonburg a. Had earlier impressed interest in re turning to the East coast and added thai everybody knows i love the East coast. It s going to be my resting place in later Bui for now he says hell slay in hous ton. The Only thing to be determined was if Ralph wanted to be Here said Ivam owner Charlie Thomas. A Vern we deter mined that we War led to make sure he did come Sampson missed 39 regular season names last Sacaton because of ankle injun Ril a and knee surgery. He was selected to the Aba All Siar it am for inc West but did not play be cause of his knee injury. He averaged a pro career Low 372 rebounds and 15.6 Points i of game also a career Low
