European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday january 15,1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary nil s beef ask contest challengers you think the Wshington redskins and Cleveland Browns will disco in in Shower when they Clinch super bowl berths sunday you should be seen Bob Kondo upon hearing he won the Stan and stripes super bowl Cental wednesday. The Kaiser Slatlem civilian nearly fainted against his office Wall As cameras clicked and reporters fired questions. With his two super bowl tickets dashing in his face Kondo looked like a grateful Champion. Kind of like How Joe Gibbs will look after his ked Slons Lake care of Minnesota. And Many sch Ottenheimer after his Browns Beal Denver then there will be those losing locker rooms. Jerry Burns burning Over his Vikings blown coverage. Dan Reeves wondering How his Bronco quarterback John Elway could miss that open receiver. They la look similar to the 20 s4s super bowl contest also rans. The 20 readers who missed win Ning the contest by the Distant Ofa Rich Karlis Chip shot ontto closed in on his trip to the Jan. 31 Bash in san Diego by picking 12 College bowl correctly. But so did those 20 other readers Kondo clinched his tickets on the first tiebreaker. He predicted 35 Points would be scored in the Orange bowl with Miami beating Oklahoma 20-14, Kondo was off by one Point. No one else got that close so California Here comes Kondo. What about the 20 who barely missed they so sure he won the contest he joke about packing Hii family i would be taken the he said of 17-Monlh-old Kyle and Christo Pher. I hid Emall packed with Little Denver Bron cot shirts ready. Gee Whiz Bardell wants the Browns to win because of former Drake acquaintance and current Cleveland free safety Felix Wright. But Bardell predicts Washington Over Minnesota with Denver winning it Ramstein s Warren Robinson an alabamian who finished sixth says no la Denver Denver won at Cleveland urn year. Cleveland will win at Denver this year. I like Washington because Daniel Green will shut Down Anthony seventh place David Graham a kentuckian stationed at Furth predicts Washington Over Minne Sota but Cleveland ail he Way they have the two Best com cracks Frank Minnif told and Hanford Dix Ort in football. They la be Able to handle Elway Henry Hepner of he Swisch Oldendorf begs to Dif Fer. Denver will Lake it All says the Harrisburg. Pa., native who placed eighth. Last year icy came so close. That helps in sports. It drives b team to do Well the next year. They la beat Washington in the super if you thought your nil expertise would cinch those super bawl tickets consider the strategy of the ninth place finisher Heidelberg s Bob Gas Cal made intelligent picks on seven ballot. With two other ballots he flipped a Coin. Guess which went 11-0? "1.1 was the Coin Sheet that said Bob s wife Leslie. He flipped the Coin and i for the tiebreakers they used birth dates and so Cial Security numbers to compile combinations. An exact science said Bob. Bob from Verona n.j., and Leslie from Pitts Burgh pick the redskins because they were stationed in Washington a few years. By a wide margin said Bob because of Doug Williams the Cseh game plan sounds like that of bad Neu Heim s Kelly re scr who finished 17th, she says that while husband Mark was tilling out a million of them he gave me one i filled it out Blind. I Don t know anything about football How docs re scr from Cullowhee n.c., predict the conference finals pfc Washington. Sounds Good. That s How 1 did All 12 acc Denver. Because my husband just mouthed Coppinger s James Raker was More fanatic. He entered 62 ballots. I knew i had one that was perfect he said. I also knew id Points his difference in the first tiebreaker was t Good it was Good enough for uth place. Raker from Toledo Ohio is rooting for his Home stale Browns. But he picks Denver All the Way. He goes with the redskins in the pfc i Don t think Washington will have single coverage Oil Carter like new Orleans and san Francisco did. They la have double coverage and hold him under i do Yards and win the game. Preston Kern of arc Mchaven also predicts a title for Denver. He and step son Larry Aquiningoc finished 16th, was Kern a michigander from it Lama zoo shocked they lost not already told my step son we would t win said Kern. Heidelberg s Jeff Fetter placed ii with a real fan s ballot. I m a big ten fan so i went with those teams said the. Spencer Villa Ohio native. My wife s from Florida so i picked Florida stale and Miami. The rest were either Felzer keeps following his heart far the nil title. This Browns fan picks Cleveland of course twentieth place Well to the youngest of the perfect Pranos Tickton. Heidelberg s Phillip Raub a 13-year-old eighth grader mailed in five ballots. So did i dad Allen. Son and father knew one of Phillip s ballots had Ashot at going 12-0 when the Orange bowl kicked off at 3 . Since Phillip had logo to bed Allen aped he game. Phillip viewed Miami s Triumph Lair that Day. Even though thai gave him his 12-0 record said Phillip i knew my tiebreaker 5a Points was off a Phillip from Aliquippa a picks Minnesota Carter and Wade Wilson Ore just hoi and Denver i Don t Eibink Cleveland s got i with the Broncos winning inc bowl. Then there s David Deruiter an air Force Colo Nel at Spang Dahlum who placed 21st, he predicts Washington All the Way. Now there s a smart Man. Iowa St. Again tops Kansas 88-78 Luna state Jeff Crater feels the Uuie by Kun s Milt Newton 21 and Lincoln minor by the a twi Ames Iowa Towa state coach Johnny Orr says he enjoys facing Kansas coach Larry Brown but he sure has been a rude Host when drown brings his team to Hilton coliseum. Orr s ugh ranked team Defeated Brown s loth ranked Jay Hawks 88-78 in a big eight conference game wednesday night leaving the Kansas coach with an 0-5 record at Hilton. Elmer Robinson led Iowa slate with 20 Points and four teammates also scored in double figures. It s always a pleasure and an Honor to play against Larry and his teams because they play so hard and hey re Well coached Orr said. To Bealem is a tremendous Honor Orr was so excited about the Victory in the cyclones big eight opener that he forgot How Many limes he has beaten Brownel Home. We be beat them four straight times he gushed. That s tort of a Towa Sec. Limiting Kansas Star Danny Manning to one Basket in the first 16 minutes bolted to a 17-Point Lead then held off a late rally by the Jay Hawks to improve to 14-2. Manning led the comeback and finished with 31 Points. Pit Laid his team tried to keep the game going at a rapid Pace. We thought we had to keep the pressure on them he said. We could t act Bock there and get into a half court game or we d be in real trouble. We Well to the zone defense the last four or five minutes and it was Good. The Good thing about it was we kept the Ball away from Manning. They did t College basketball throw it in there. They shot the Ball from the outside and that was definitely to our Kansas fell Loim Overall and -1 ill the league. The Jay Hawks played without starting Center Marvin Branch who was declared academically ineligible ear Lier in the Day. Everybody always Isles me where s the Loughes place to play and its always where they have die Best players Brown said you know this is nil a chopped liver bal club. They be last three games in the last three years re a Quality team they be got a great crowd. It s like our crowd sometimes. It does t allow us la get beat Brown did his team made too Many mistake against Iowa slate s press in the first half and could t overcome the big deficit. We hurried the Ball Over a lot he did. I Don t think we had trouble scoring when we got the Ballia the half court. The first half i thought their press Hurt us Early. I could accept the turnovers in the second half but the first Hal we did t handle the press very Lancster Rhodes added 19 paints for Iowa slate Jeff grayer scored 15, Gary Thompkins 13 and Reserve Mike Bon 10, grayer whet spent considerable time on the Bench because of foul trouble was 10 Points below his league leading avenge but the cyclones balance offset his subpar performance Manning came on Strong after his slow Sun and sea College or Page 26
