European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday november 16,1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 belgian Ruggers clip . All stars byte Saunders staff writer Heussenstamm. Germany american Ruggers carry with them a reputation for i hair physical Brand of Rugby. That mystique was squashed by Belgium s National b team who trounced the . Forces Europe Rugby Union select Side All Star team 38-19 sunday. While crossing the runway to enter the Field the american players sounded like heavy artillery approaching As cleats clinked off the Asphalt physically the american team seemed to nil the part of the stereotype mean eyed Tough dudes who like banging Heads. Even belgian coach Frank Van Durve Ken was pessimistic going into the game despite the fact thai this was the select Side s first time playing together. "1 think we will not win said Vanderveken. We think for our for Ward it will be an interesting Day for  it was an interesting Day for the select Side. Scrum after scrum Ruck after Nick speedy belgian forwards pulled away with pie Ball using a Clear Cut advantage in technique and experience to keep the larger select Side Forward off balance. Once gaining Possession the Bel Gians lat called the Ball to Fly halfback Nick Hon Hon who ran in one try and booted three penalty kicks a drop kick and three conversions for 22 Points. The belgians opened the scoring with Hon Hon hitting a penalty lick and followed with Philip Balbour scoring a try and Hon Hon booting a conversion. Bill Rapp of Nuernberg gave the select Side 3 Points minutes later to Cut the deficit to 9-3. Then Hon Hon went on a kicking spree to lift the belgians loan ill Point Lead. Rapp answered by cashing in on one of the few scrums the select Side Man aged to win closing the first half scoring with the All stars lraiting2l-7. We had them rattled the first 10 minutes then we let them get off the Hook said Dave Mcnaughton presi Dent of he us Feu. Don Smith scored a try to Start the second half off on the right foot for the select Side but the sure fooled running and kicking of the belgian team squelched any comeback Hopes. Hon Hon railed a penalty kick and a conversion in the second half and the belgians crossed the try line three times fora 38-11 Lead to ensure their win. Smith and Mike Thomas scored late period tries for the All stars but the game was Well Oul Creach. Vanderveken g tone changed from pessimistic to critical after the game. We could easily see that this was the first time their team has played to Gether said Vanderveken. Their players were in doubt what their teammates would do with the Ball he also poked at the select Side s Lack of banging. There was no action. The Ameri can team was a Little weak. Maybe they were thinking too much Ameri can football. Our forwards were say ing thai in the scrimmages the con tact was weak. We were Kinda surprised the belgian said. Mcnaughton agreed in part to Vanderver can s criticism of the select Side s Piny but noted that the prob Lem was t Lack of Quality. It was a Lack of practice. It True we made a lot of mis takes. But Good Puy comes with play ing together. This is the first Lime these Guy have played together Mcnaughton Laid. The secret is to play More Rugby m a High Caliper. I m a Little disappointed with the final score. Without exception every one of their scores started with a mis take by us. Their Speed 1 Don t think Hurt us they did show Good passing and kicking. That s what  rematch Well definitely ask Ihm to play again. If we practice we can beat them Mcnaughton said. I Low about it belgians maybe next season. It depends on How their select Side team has progressed said Vanderveken. A Offe was Frankfurt final Frankfurt up Tim Mayolle of the United states Defeated Andres Gomez of Ecuador 7-6,6-4 in the Linal of the j174,000 Frankfurt cup men s grand prix Tennis tournament. In the doubles final West germans Boris Becker and Patrick Kuehnen beat americans Scot Davis and David Pale 6-4,6-2. Mayolle a 27-year-old floridian won $30,000 for beating Gomez ranked 13th in the world. In was Mayotte s fifth grand prix Victory and brought his loud winnings to $1,010,015. He is currently ranked no. 10 in the world. Mayolle jumped off to a powerful Start in both Cut building 4-1 advantages before Gomez found his rhythm. Gomez a tall left hander bounced Back to tie the first set 4-4 but was Defeated in the tiebreaker. In the second set after again fighting Back to 4-4. He Tost his nerve after May Otte got Lucky with a Ball thai struck the net Cord but went Over. The american won on the first match Ball after two hours of play. Quickness in mud won it for Pitburg says eagles coach by Bucko Fox suit writer Hahn a Germany the mud bowl was Over. Tilburg had danced through inc Slop to the tune of 31-0 and accepted its Continental sports conference championship coins. Harm had fallen face Down in the grime suffering a Csc Tina loss for the third straight year. As saturday s darkness fell on Hahn s stadium � Man walked off with nary a notice. A Man with the Only learn left that could beat Pitburg. He was Jimmy Barber coach of the Lakenheath eagles. Two weekends ago air Force football his learn won the . Sports Confer ence Lille and a ticket to the Safe championship game. So Barber was in town to scout his opponent for sunday1 i . Safe final. He found out that hell have to take his eagles to Pitburg for i rematch of 979 and 80. Lakenheath and Pitburg split those title games. It was hard to get a Good assessment in the mud said Barber who took Back film to Lakenheath that night by thurs was quicker than Hahn. They obviously went at them harder. " Pitburg quarterback Ben Chew threw Well in the conditions. He can Hurt you. We must watch him closely and put pressure on and that s what we re Good at i would rate Freddie Miller As a Solo Mon Type runner continued Barber re Ferring to Jerome Solomon the upper Heyford running Back who led the . In Rushing. I m sure Freddie Miller is a terror on sure footing. Bui we Don t key on people if everybody does their Job we can Stop  Hahn could t Stop Miller the Veter an tailback bolted for touchdowns of 23 and 64 Yards and totalled 133 Yards in 24 carries. Miller again came through in 8 Csc title game. In 1983, he romped to touch Downs of 49 and 99 Yards while amassing 214 Yards in Tilburg t 23-21 loss to Ramstein. In 1986, he scored on a 58 yarder and compiled 108 Yards in the Barons 14-9 Triumph Over Hahn. On this held. Crank the diesel. Thai s our motto said Alyin Mack the comeback who has been Miller s teammate since 83. While Miller cranked an offence that produced the biggest Csc title game spread since 19787 Mack geared a de sense that produced the second shutout since the Csc title game formal started in 1976, the Barons having blanked Sam Bach 10-0 in 1979. All that from a Pitburg team that went 6-3 and lost to Hahn 14-6 in the regular season. I did t think we d do h at the begin Ning of the season said Karl Deutsch. The Baron Center who missed the first two games with a bad neck. I was sep tical. Then everyone developed Ogeth  Mel Dinger who played guard for the Barons four seasons before shifting to offensive line coach last year said. It s been a lot of hard work. The Guys realized that we re in the playoffs it s Lime to buckle  what of the Hahn Hawks two straight years starting 10-0. Two straight years losing the big one to Tilburg. We were bad said Light end Kurt Oxley who caught just one pass for 15 Yards at least we did l have another 14-pointgarne." Oxley referred to the previous four scores Between Hahn and Pitburg with the Winner gelling 14 Points. Pitburg could pc sat on its 7-0 Lead which came on the fourth play of the game. The Hawks could t retaliate thanks to a Baron defense thai picked off seven passes and held Hahn to 51 Yards on the mud. . Caldwell the Hahn tailback who trudged nine times for is Yards said. We practice in the mud. We can run in the mud. It was t just hits. They were swarming. They were holding me. When they held me i went  Jeff Johnson the flanker whose 12 catches ranked third in the Csc Man aged just one for 5 Yards. It came from starting quarterback Terry Zitkovich who played revolving door with Mark Van Winkle. They combined on 2-of-42 passing for 158 Yards. We should be stuck with Zitkovich the first half then if he did l Cut it go with Van Winkle the second half said Johnson. Switching quarterbacks in and out does t Cut  coach Paul Killion said he went with Van Winkle for parts of the second and third quarters because Terry was t throwing the Ball like we wanted it thrown. Will these Hawks who have gone 20-2 with no lilies the last two years break up Well be a Good team next year said Killion who might return. There s a lot of Talent Here and a lot of desire. Well win a  Oxley a Hawk since 1984, says hell rotate in May. Wide receiver . Baker also Here since 84, says this season at the age of 34 is probably his last. Linebacker Dave Olson a 28-year-old Veteran of three seasons says i m nol giving up my number 53 till we win  coldwell says he s finished As a Hawk. He added Pitburg belter not lose. This is the second year in a Row they re in it. If they lose again that would be disgust  nil from Page 21 a cold Rainy Day As the jews who entered the game tied with the other four learns in the acc East improved their record to 5-4. The chiefs i -8 under first year coach Frank cans have nol won since beating san Diego opening Day. The eight consecutive defeats snapped the Tram record Sci in 1985. Quarterback Frank Seurer who set big eight con Ference passing records at Kansas was l3-for-22 for 233 Yards with three  in his first nil Start. He Abo ism sacked five limes and had a pass dropped in the end zone. Carl Howard s second interception stopped i desperation Kansas City drive and gave the jews die Ball with 1 30 to play. Rok Kiib 20, dons 13 Washington Doug Williams replacing an ineffective Jay Schroeder threw first half touch Down passes to Kelvin Bryant and Gary Clark to propel Washington to a Triumph Over Detroit. The Lions were driving for the tying score in the closing minutes but Darrell Green s third interception of the Day Al the Washington 15, ended the threat with 60 seconds left. A Illi Imi entered the game with seven minutes left in the second Quarter and the score tied 3-3. He immediately directed an 80-Yard drive completing three passes for 47 Yards including a 16-Yard scoring pass to Bryan. The redskins Neil got the Ball with 1 2 5 left in the half. Williams look Washington 61 Yards in 58 seconds Fin Ishing up the drive with a 42-Yard Tupasi to Nark. Clark Bocai Detroit safety James Griffin and made a Back peddling catch in the end zone to give washing ton a 17-3 Hai nime , 2-7, closed within 20-13 on Karl Bernards 2-Yard run Wilh 1 51 left in Chr third Quarter. Bui the Lions had one potential fourth Quarter scor ing drive thwarted by a Barry Wilbum interception and another stopped when Long was lacked on third Down from the Redskin 30 with 5 30 left