European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Pages6 the stars and stripes Friday december 25, 1387 rams Harrah retires Anahi in. Calif. A los an a Clos. Kami guard Dennis Harrah. A col Worful country Hoy Wilh a Knack for talk ing As Well As blocking announced his retirement wednesday Afler 13 nil sea sons. His timing As Good As his endless Stream of one liners Harrah made the announcement shortly after the league announced thai he had been selected to the pro bowl for the sixth time. It s he final chapter in a very Luck Book for snid the 34-year-od har Rah who has been bothered by a bad Back and a torn leg muscle. I feel very fortunate to end it on this note hopefully i la he healthy by Fen. 7 and the pro How will be last nil Harrah has missed three games with injuries and won t play sunday against san Francisco in the rams final game of the season. He admitted that his Selec Tion was As much a reflection of his Ca reer and his popularity Asil was his play this season. These things arc not always fair he said. There s do finitely a bit of popular Ity in this voting. All 1 can say is Hal i d rather have people think about whal they have than what they think about a Guy like Mark Harrah admitted that he began think ing about retiring in training Camp. I anticipation of moving Back to West Vir Ginia after the season he recently sold his ownership in a local restaurant and his House. My Back was t any Good even in the preseason said Harrah whose Well sculpted upper body earned him the nickname Here from teammates. My body s telling it s Lime flyers top stars 5-3, extend Streak to 13 by the associated press Philadelphia Dave Pouli scored two goals As the Philadelphia flyers extended their unbeaten sir Cato 13 games Healing the Minn Sola North stars 5-3 wednesday night. The North stars got two goals from Dino Cie Carvlli but continued to Nhi Roundup struggle at the spectrum Minnesota s last Victory Here was april 9, 1978.Poulin and Rick Tocchet scored goals 34 seconds pan As the flyers took inc Lead for Good late in the mrs tied inc game at 2 when he lifted a Backhander that bounced of goalie Kari Takko s state into the net at 16 20. Poulin fired a slap Shol from the left Falcoff Circle past Takko at 16 54, Minnesota took a 1-0 Lead when ciecarello scored the first of two goals on the night. Ciecarello beat goalie on Hextall on a Power play just 19 seconds into the Mellanby was credited with a goal Hal bounced off Takko s skate Al 3 28 to lie the game bul Neil Broth gave Minnesota a 2-1 Lead on a Power play. Brolin slapped a shot thai bounced off Hextall s pads into the Nel at 5 06.Poulin s second goal put the flyers ahead 4-2 when he scored on a re bound in from of the Nel Al 10 56 of the second period. Pulle Eklund assisted on both Poulin goals. Ilkka Sinisalo scored a snort handed goal beating Takko Between the pads Wilh 9 07 left in inc game. Ceccarclli got his second goal of the night Wilh 1 30 left in he game when he scored off a Brian Bellows re . Who turned Back 33 North Star shots is undo scaled in his last 12 sians Llo a in other games wednesday night Sabre 5, red wings 2 Detroit Mark Napier had a goal and an assist giving him 500 Ca reer Points and leading Buffalo Over Detroit. Devils 6, penguins 2 Pittsburgh Aaron Ero Lenand Brendan Shanahan scored in inc second period to Start a Streak of five straight devils goals. The devils ended Phil Burghs three game win o photo Dave Poulin. Scores twice Ning Slcak and expanded their Lead Over inc fourth place penguins 10 i rec Points in the Planck Jersey entered the game on a 1 5-0 2, Cann Lens 2 Montreal Siep Hanc Riche scored his 22nd goal with 8 16 remaining in the third period lifting inc canadians into a comeback lie. The canadians who Oul Shol Washington 42-20, i railed 2-0 before rally ing in a Sis minute Span of the third period. Maple Leafs 5, blues 1 St. Louis Dan Daoust score unassisted goals in each of the first two periods and Gary iceman score twice for Toronto ending St. Louis unbeaten Streak at seven 7, islanders 5 Chicago Rick valve continued his torrid scoring Wilh two goals for Chicago As inc islanders fell out of first place in the Patrick division. Canucks a Kings 1vancouver, British Columbia the canucks snapped a six games inless Streak and Rookie goalie Kirk Mclean came within 21 seconds of his Tim nil shutout. The 21-year old Mclean acquired in a preseason Rad with new Jersey and playing in Only his 29th nil game had to face just 21 shots As the canucks thoroughly outclassed the Kings. There s not much else i could do to compensate. I be honed playing skills Lill they re Bald. Now i be got to hone fishing the 6-foot-5, 275-Pound Harrah will end his career eighth on the rams list of games played with 168. A first round draft Choice in 1975. Harrah was a key Factor in the rams drive to a super boat in 1979 and in Eric Dickerson s single season Rushing record in 1964. Dennis is a rare Breed said ram coach John Robinson. He s a Bright Man but he s also a very Tough Man who will compete As hard As anyone. And he s pretty funny too. Really he s a pretty Classy Harrah seemed to like the idea thai Hewill end his career in inc pro bowl just As former ram lineman Tom Mack did Afler the 1978 season. Dennis Harrah. A rare Breed rockets play Host to touring College cagers compiled by kl1nt Johnson assistant sports editor basketball the Rhein Mart men s squad will play the Rosc Hulma Institute a touring College learn from Terry Haule ind today at 6 . In the Pitts memorial fitness Center Al Rhein main. Rosc Hulman an Mcaa division Iii team is on a Lour of Europe. The fight in engineers opened their tour in mos cow becoming inc the first . College team to compete in inc soviet Union. Rosc Hulman coached by John Mutchner also played in Belgium and will travel to Paris after the Christmas Day Slop at Rhein main. The Indiana team is due to arrive in Frankfurt at 1 l 30a.m. Loday. The rockets own an 11-5 record in the Continental sports conference which will resume play Jan. 9-10. Two Wiesbaden learns the flyers from Lindsey As in the Csc and the eagles from the v corps league will open the 10th annual Rhein main Christmas tournament saturday Al noon in the Pitts gym. Defending Champion Darmstadt will face Mannheim of the 21 is support in the second game at 2 . Other tint Day pairings Are inc Csc 5 is. Hanau of v corps Al 4 30 . And v corps Gissen is Host ing Rhein main at 6 30 . The eight team men s double Elimina Tion Lourcy continues Wilh four Gameson sunday starting at noon. Three More games Are scheduled for monday begin Ning Al 2 . And two on tuesday Al 4p.m. And 6 . The championship and if Nessary games will be on wednesday at 2 . And 5 . The Frankfurt lilt bask Elhat Clas sic which has 13 women s teams and 11 men s entrants tips off saturday at 9a.m. With simultaneous women s games Wiesbaden army is at Gibbs Cavern and Darmstadt is. Heil Bronn at Drake Cavern. For inc rest of the opening Day sched ule the women s games will be Al Drake Cavern and the men s games Al Cibbs. A Drake it s Augsburg Mannheim at 10 45 local Roundup ., Wurzburg Hanau at 12 30 .pirniasens-Wildflecken Al 2 15 ., Frankfurt is. The Wiesbaden Kaiserslautern Winner Al 4 t .m., Span Dahlem Vij. Inc Darm Slade Heilbronn Vicotor Al 5 45p.m., ram Sicin is. The Pir Masens wild flock in Winner Al 7 30 . Winners of he third and fourth games will clash at 9 15 . In men s saturday matchup at Gibba Cavern it s Fulda Augsburg Al 10 30 ., Simbach bad Kru Czach Al 12 15p.m., Stuttgart Al 2 . Weir Zbura Hahn at 3 45 . Ranu Teinus. The first game Winner at 5 30 ., Frankfurt is. The second game Victor al7 15 . And Spang Dahlum is. The third game Winner Al 9 . Sunday s Lou Mamell menu shifts themen to Drake Cavern and inc women to Gibbs Wilh the same starting limes Ashe first Day. The men s teams move Back to Gibbs and inc women play a Drake on monday Wilh games at 11 30 1 15 ., 3 ., 4 45 . And 8 . At both gyms. The Lou Mamell climaxes tuesday a Gibbs. The women s final is scheduled for 3 ., men s final Al 5 ., women s if acc Pessary game Al 7 . And men s if no Cussary at 9 . The daily admission charge of s2 Osgood for both Sites. A tournament pass Good for All 46 games costs is. Cross country the army team at the armed forces Cross country championships will have sin Susareu runners Linda tenant of Pir Masens Kathleen Delgado of Stuttgart Daniel Owens of Augsburg Mark Sullivan of shape Belgium Michael Cassaday of Frankfurt and Mark Thompson of wild Flucken. The Usa eur Sentel was selected Al the army trial Camp Al Presidio of Sanfrancisco calif., dec. 14-18. The armed forces Competition will be held Al ten Dallas a Fla. Jan. 6-0. Lari Bearson a 1986 Susareu Champion while assigned to Heidelberg and now stationed at the Presidio of Sanfrancisco also made the army team
