European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 12. 1988 the stabs and stripes Page 25 soviets enter Seoul olympics by John thou Dahlburg Moscow a the soviet Union announced monday it will take part in the 1988 Seoul olympics Clearing the Way for soviet and u.5. Athlete to Tux each other Al the summer games forthe first time in 12 years Sovil sports officials expressed their support far communist North Korea s bid v have some of the olympic events held there but made Clear Hal the soviets would participate in any event. Soviet athletes win Lake part in the summer olympic games of 1988," Marat Ramov. Chairman of the soviet National olympic committee told a news conference. As for the people s democratic Republic of Korea it should make its own decision in this respect he said. The soviet panel s vote makes full East bloc Atten dance Al the olympiad a virtual certainty and opens the Way for a Bevy of soviet world champions to com Pete in the summer games. Ramov said that Between 500 and 520 soviet athletes will take part. The soviet committee decided to attend in the inter est of strengthening the Unity of the International olympic movement and because of the olympic role in of jeering peace and International understand ing the Tass news Agency said. Robert he Nick. President of the United slates olym Pic committee said the committee was gratified and enthusiastic about the soviet announcement. Holmick said he decision Means that the wounds from the Boycotts of 1980 and 1984 have healed and that our athletes will not be the victims again of the missed opportunities of olympic  All soviet bloc nations except Romania Bov coated he 1984 olympic games in Las Angeles claiming they were Given insufficient Security guarantees for their athletes. That Boycott was widely seen As soviet retaliation for the decision by the United stain and 65 other countries to stay away from the 1980 olympics in Moscow to protest the Kremlin s military Dave into Afghanistan the previous year. Ramov was asked repeatedly by reporters about How the Security guarantees provided by the South koreans differed from those made by the los Angeles olympic committee in 1984, we were not surprised by any Security measures of the South koreans he said. They just assured us they would provide All necessary arrangements in Accord with the olympic charter. It was enough to As sure our participation in the olympic games a three paragraph statement by the soviet olympic committee also urged that some olympic events be held in North Korea which it said would undoubtedly pro Mote a More Complete realization of in olympic  the lost time soviet and american athletes took the Field against one another at a summer olympiad an event held every four years was in 1976 at Montreal. At those games the soviets won 125 medals More than any other nation including 49 Gold medals. . Athletes took 94 medals of which 35 were Gold. After 1980, a Soviel sports Competition continued at other International meets including the Good will game held in Moscow in 1986. However the successive superpower Boycotts of the olympics sparked concerns that the games begun in Athens in 1896 in Hopes of fostering International Good will might be doomed by 20th-Century Power politics a Kremlin Boycott of the scout games had once been feared because of disputes Between North Korea and South Korea which is a . Ally and has no diplomatic tics with Moscow and its allies. North Korea demanded in 1985 that it be made a co Host of the games. The International olympic committee offered to let it stage five events Arch Ery table Tennis women s vote Mcball and portions of cycling and soccer. Bui North Korea has insisted on playing Host to not less than half of the Gomes. The soviets already had agreed to attend the 1988 a incr olympics which begin nest month in Calgary Alberta. Among the Best known soviets expected it the sum Mer games Are record holding pole vaulter Sergei Bubka Hammer thrower Yuri Scedyk runner Vyacheslav Evtimov the world Champion in the  meters swimmers Vladimir Salnikov and Igor Polyansky. Boxer Vasily Shishov freestyle wrestler Sergei by clog Azov and Marksman Igor Basinsky.  Iii Vili tulu ,ut.,i i1�i � by Smith Nova and Oxana am Yanchik. On Dee 2  and East Germany became the first of Moscow s allies to announce they would participate. Poland Bulgaria Romania and Mongolia have followed suit. Czechoslovakia s sports chief Antonin Himl. Said on Jan. 2 that his country also would take part Al though an official announcement was not expected until this Friday. Other communist countries including China Viet and Laos arc esp died to announce their decision soon. The official deadline for accepting invitations to the olympics is Jan. 17. The games will be held on sept. 17-oc1.2. As of wednesday the International olympic com Mittee said a record 149 of its 166 member nations have accepted invitations to the Seoul games the United state accepted on oct. 25. Browns get their 2nd Chance in sunday s acc title game by Gerald Eskenazi new York not the Cleve land Browns won t play in the Ameri can conference championship game until next sunday but along with their fans they be been playing the game for the past year. So saturday s 38-21 playoff Victory Over the Indianapolis Colts went beyond the signify once of a conference semifinal. They want another Chance in the conference title game. They will get it fittingly against the Broncos in Denver. Every City that has not won a super bowl has horror stories of How it lost in the playoffs. Cleveland s was per haps More poignant than most. They had not won a playoff game since the 1970 merger Between the leagues until they Defeated the jets in double overtime last season. Then a week later they seemed super bowl bound. The Browns look the Lead with five minutes remaining in regulation time and the Kickoff pushed the Broncos Back to i hair own 2-Yard line. From there though. John Elway marched into football legend by directing a is play 98-Yard scoring March thai sent inc game into Over time. The Broncos won on Rich Kar is s 33-Yard Field goal. In a City that suffered still another snorts disappointment when its acclaimed indians turned into losers last year there was nothing to do but wait for the Browns and still another Chance at a game that could redeem them. They did t have to wait Long. The third game of the season was a Mon Day night affair against the Broncos of All people. Cleveland was going All out there would be a festive downtown Atmo sphere buildings would leave their lights on tale into the night so the Goodyear running Buck Kevin Mack. Expected to play Blimp could show the City s exuberance. Instead the game was cancelled be cause of the strike. There was no re Venge against Denver jus yet. Now the Browns go into the title game with a quarterback who a in command and a tandem running at tack that creates so Many offensive opportunities. Earnest byner s versatility enabled him to share offensive honors with bar Nie Kosar in the decision Over the Colls saturday. Early in the game Byners Backfield partner Kevin Mack went to the sidelines and became ill that left byner As the key Back. Usually byner is there to catch passes and Mack is handed the Ball to run with. During the regular season byner led All Browns in receptions with 52, for 552 Yards. Mack meanwhile car ried almost twice As Many times As byner 20110105. This Lime though byner look the Rushing Load with 122 Yards on 23 car Ries. He also shared the Lead in receptions with Ozzie new some Al four. All that activity helped byner score twice. By the run and the pass. The Browns will apparently have Mack Back for sunday s game. The club doctor said it appeared he had contracted a stomach virus that was not serious. The Browns Only starter injured in the game was Larry Wil Liams the left guard who sprained an ankle. He was listed As questionable which Means he was Given a 50-50 Chance to play. Yet if in arc is another theme to the Browns this season besides a second Chance it is depth. And their search for Doplh helped produce the Victory Over the Colls. One of the things about our foot Ball team that makes it easy to coach said coach Marty Scholls theimer is that Over the last several years through the efforts of our personnel people and front office we be been Able to acquire considerable and Quality depth. Guys like Herman Fontenoy who came in and played a major  sch Ottenheimer May be Happy to gel Cleveland into the playoffs but he does t believe in practising there if he can help it. Instead of paying attention 10 what we have to do players Are More concerned about keeping their hands warm he said. I d rather have their  last year he took the club to Scro Beach Fla. And the Browns also prac tired there Lisl week. After the Bron cos Victory sunday he was taking the team sunday Nigel to Albuquerque n.m., not Only to be Able to practice in favourable weather bin to acclimate the players to High Altitude similar to Den Vars. Rice Heads Grid writers All pro team new York a record Selling receiver Jerry Rice of the san Francisco 49ers and 11 other players were named monday to the pro football writers of America All pro team for the second year in a Row Ron Meyer of Indianapolis was named acc coach of the year while Jim Mora of new Orleans was selected a pfc coach of the year Rice set nil records for most touch Down catches in a season 22 and most consecutive games with Al least one to reception 13. Other repeaters on offence arc tackle Anthony Munoz of Cincinnati Center Dwight Stephenson of Miami running Back Eric Dickerson of Indianapolis and tight end Mark Bavaro of the new York giants. On defense the repeaters Are end Reg Gie while of Philadelphia tackle Steve Mcmichael of Chicago linebacker Mike Singletary of Chicago com crack Han Ford Dixon of Cleveland and safety Ron Nie loll of san Francisco. Kicker Morten Angenot of new or leans and kick returner Dennis Gentry of Chicago were repeat selections on the special teams other members of the offensive team Are receiver Steve urgent of Seattle tackle Gary Zimmerman of Minnesota guard Bill Fralie of Atlanta guard Mike Munchak of Houston running Back Charles White of the los Angeles rams and quarterback Joe Montana of san Francisco. Rounding out the defensive squad arc end Bruce Smith of Buffalo now tackle Michael Carter of san Francisco line Backer Carl Banks of the new York giants linebacker Andre Tipp ii of new England linebacker Fredd Youn of Seattle com crack Frank minefield of Cleveland and safely Joey Browner of Minnesota. The punter is Jim Arnold of Detroit while Mel Gray of new Orleans is the punt returner