European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday november 27, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary Pitburg mastered comeback Road Bucky Fox Why now the Tilburg Barons had one of the mightiest teams in usage from 1981 to 1986. They always came up Short. Come 1987, the Barons looked shaky heading into the playoffs. They won it All. It s enough to make Dave Lockwood shake his head. He coached the dynamite Barons of 1983-85, but could t shake Ramstein s dynasty. Then he moves to Spang Dahlum this year and Pitburg decides to win the championship. I wish i d have been out there Lockwood said while running wednesday s practice of the Continental sports conference All stars. Really i was pleased for Freddie and Karl and some of the with tailback Freddie Miller running be Hind Center Karl Deutsch s blocking Tilburg blew through the playoffs. The Barons manhandled lock Wood s sabers 28-12 in the Csc semifinals. They handled Hahn 31-0 in the Csc final. They toyed with Lakin Heath 29-2 in sunday s Safe title game. The Barons made it look so easy. Natch you say Tilburg had Superior Talent. And yet Miller and Dutsch played for Lockwood Way Back in 1983. So did Dale Binkley Tracy Loi so Lac Danny Estes and Alvin Mack. That team lost to Ramstein 23-21 in the Csc final. In 1984, Dwayne Harp arrived with his offensive brilliance. De Carcarey and Mike Coffey landed their huge bulk on the defensive line. That team lost to Ramstein 14-6 in the Csc championship game. In i98s, Dennis Huston brought his Lin backing Genius from Ohio state. The Barons went 8-0 i bulldozing fashion then dozed 14-13 to Hahn in the Csc semis. In 1986, Emmett Glover offered a Slick hand at quarterback and Jeff Leonard sure hands at tight end. Greg Hatton gave new height at safety. Bruc Walls helped Man the secondary George Lane the offensive line. The Barons lost to Chicksands 29-22 in the Safe title game. In 1987, Bert Chew took Over at quarterback gushing Glover to receiver. Glenn Fulmar and Byr Nacman cemented the offensive line. Earl Slid go Hammer provided punch to complement hues ton at linebacker shoving Richard Specht to full Back. The look was t so new. The Barons had t won a Safe title since 1980. They went 6-3 in the regular season. When they collapsed 32-24 at Home to Spang Dahlum in the regular season finale they looked cooked. And yet they looked More impressive in the play offs than any Ramstein team Ever did. What gives this is the most unlikely championship team said Huston during sunday s title Celebration. We fought with each other. We fought with coaches. We did t mesh until the Money was on the line. This is a Money team. We did t have the Talent we had last year. The difference was Sas photo by Kim Geog Safe commander Gen. William ii. Kirk presents the map trophy to Pitburg s Freddie Miller. The difference definitely was defense. The Barons rated sixth in Csc defense in the regular season. Their Rush defense was worse than their pass de sense which was bad enough. Come playoff time that Rush defense yielded 106 Yards to Span Dahlem is to Hahn and 7 to Lakin Heath. Coffey stated the obvious our defense the last three games was on the incline. We re the belter team this year. Not Only mentally but everyone was pitching it was just too Tough moving Coffey and Carcarey out of the Way. Coffey goes 6-foot-2, 245 pounds. Carcary is 6j, 270. You know Why Carcary wore Blue pants rather than Pitburg Gray let him explain their regular pants Only went to extra Large. I Don fit in anything extra Large. I need double extra the Barons needed something to boost them Over the lop after so Many flops. Now the people have heart said Miller who averaged 109 Yards Rushing in the playoffs and Gar acrid the most valuable player award for the Safe final. We wanted it bad. We had heart before but something these Guys had we did t have in the past. We impressed me because we really got up for the what about that teetering regular season Miller admits that Early in the season there was animosity Between players and coaches. A lot of when Pitburg lost to Mountain rival Spang Dahlum to end the regular season the Barons boiler burst. They held a meeting. Players Only. Coaches keep out. Huston Mack Estes and Walls Drew up the crucial secondary switch Walls and Hatto starting at safeties Mack Estes at conc Racks. The coaches ratified it says Miller. Pitburg came out swinging. Hard. So hard that Lockwood and Lakin Heath coach Jimmy Barber called the Barons dirty. After bullying Lakenheath Huston said. We play physical football. They re a finesse team. Physical football won that same physical football lost in 1986. The Barons Drew 203 penalty Yards in i hair loss at Chick Sands. The . Referee could t handle Huston s College level hitting and flagged Tilburg to death. Put thai game in Germany where a Csc official mans the referee spot and Pitburg would pc won. Which is exactly what happened sunday. Pitburg was penalized 70 Yards Lakin Halh 88. The Barons attacked at will. They won the Usai to championship just in time. Binkley says he s through after seven seasons. Estes will go in january. Loiselle s leaving. So arc Coffey and Hueston. Carcary will go if lie can find a the heart of Tilburg Freddie Miller says he might rotate. Then again he applied for an Extension at Tilburg. I never gel tired of says he 28-year-old muscle Man. If i m Here in the end i would probably which would be Good news for Joe Green. The coach who gave his players the rope to Lasso a title. He s one Tilburg or who plans to return i guess i la be Back if the colonel offers it to the stun and 5lnp� Wiesbaden women s Cage tourney opens compiled by Klint Johnson assistant sports editor basketball the Wiesbaden women s basketball tournament a Dou ble elimination event with 11 teams opens today and continues through Sun Day at the Wiesbaden a gym. Army learns from bad or Cugnach Darm Slade Hanau Kaiser Slatlem. Mainz. Mannheim. Stuttgart wild Fleck in Wuerzburg and Wiesbaden a Are entered along with the Wiesbaden air Force squad. Friday s schedule of six games starts at 10 . On saturday seven More games local Roundup Are slated. Beginning at 10 . Sunday s action starts at Nonn. With five games plus an if necessary contest scheduled. Games arc scheduled every two hours. Men s Community level tournaments at Baum older and Berlin started thursday and run through sunday. But men s and women s tournaments scheduled for this weekend at Nuernberg were cancelled. The 21st support come league is Idle this weekend and the other two leagues in Usa eur. Vii corps and corps open their seasons next weekend. In the Continental sports Confer ence the Berhn at Span Dahlem men s games scheduled for saturday and Sun Day have been postponed. In Csc men s action. Wiesbaden vis its Woen Sprecht and Sembach plays at a Oesterborg saturday and sunday. Wei Bruch Ken Pla s at Ramstein saturday and the warriors Host the rams on Sun Day. Hahn is at Khein main saturday and they switch Sites on sunday. In Csc women s basketball Sembach plays at so Sterberg both Days and is at Ramstein and Hahn at Rhein main saturday. Ramstein visits and Rhein main is at Hahn on sunday. All army the Usa eur sports office has announced deadlines for application for 1988 All army sports trial Camps. Active duty soldiers who want to apply for an All army team must com plete athlete s application a form 4762-r and athlete s certificate of amateurism a form 4763-r. These forms should be submitted through local Community sports offices according to Amy Kaplan a Usa eur sports offi see local on Page 25
