European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday. April 14,1988 the stars Ano stripes f1 setae Stuttgart meeting for title be a frito setae coach Doug ,., firs trip to final Byble Karo Sloff writer so. You setae Lions what do you plan i in when in Stuttgart stallions Trot into Lawn show up says setae coach Doug Umer. Ithal sounds like an underdog coach that s because he is. Urief a Lions have played just eight games As they enter their firs Usa fur championship series. Stuttgart is also entering its first Usa eur final which was to open wednesday night in Vincnza Italy. But the stallions reached this round after grueling Vii corps season. Add the fact that Stuttgart beat v corps Power Baum Holder in the Usa eur semifinals and the stallions look like a lock. After wednesday s game on Stafi court the Best of three series shifts to Stuttgart s Kelley Barracks at 7 30 . An if necessary third game would Start Al 2 , sunday at Stuttgart. Stuttgart is coached by Melvin Elliott a staff sergeant in the air Force. He assisted by Tony Jones a Navy rain. Three of the stallions Julius Thomas Usa eur basketball Runald Degray and Ronnie Mcdanie have i army experience. Sounds like a eur com special. No bunder the stallions strut onto Thi in court to the turn Urner a civilian who has been Sec Tafs sports director 24 years a ecstatic his Lions finally reached the final round. Be Onmi Down from the Clouds Umer said two Days after upsetting Kai 69-68 in game 3 of the Semi finals. This is a Good balls ii. They drive me bonkers. They give me 500 in clerk of stress and distress by i would t Trade them for anybody. They come late for practice. They argue among cacti other never on the court and then the Lions arc adept at winning the crunchers. After losing their first game of the double elimination Usa eur positional. I hey won four straight to reach inc Usa eur final four. After losing game 1 of the Best of three semifinals they so cd kaisers Lautaro Al Home. Umer who Lias coached army teams in the Suzic Rind Korea says a Usak eur nil would be inc of inc tap two no. Probably the Best i be done in coaching. There an 4h Iusa eur teams out there. When you come in with a team record now of ft-2 and gel this tar thl re s Goi to be Joy in setae which does t play a regular season funded its learn March 13. Seven i the Lions arc summed in Vicenza Star Center Omo Gregory and Joe Buff Ery come out of Turkey. Marlon Perry and Vincent work in Greece. Lets than two wets after that first practice the Lions captured the usar eur positional less than a month after that tint prac Tice the Lions advanced past usar eur s semifinals. Are they prepared for Stuttgart 1 we did l scout them said Umer. I m sure they did l scout us because who thought we d beat a town the Usa eur women s title Ernes had Mainz opening at Mannheim wednesday night. The Busl of la acc event moves to Mainz Al 4 . Sat urday. A third game would lip off at 1 . Sunday also Al main. Chargers land Malone in Deal san Diego a the Jaftok Gre Csia Rgers hate the pills and pick in acquired Quartz rack Mark Malone Tom the Burgh St Clurs in Exchange Tor an eighth this month s draft. The Deal reportedly includes a reworked contract for Malone. The details of the Conn weren t immediately available. The Deal was announced tuesday. Chargers owner Alen Spanos said Mileon is first in line to replace retired Vel ran Dan fouls but team officials will continue to shop far a Starling Quarter the chargers had been seeking to Wade for an experienced quarterback because backup Mark Herrman has been effective Only in Sci if and third Stringer Mark Vlasic a Rookie last year lacks seasoning. We still have that no. I first round pick but we re also Stilt looking for a quarterback Spanos said. Matune s not our answer but he s a big. Strong and Lough athlete who can help the chargers traded the 21 1 in pick in the april 24 2s nil draft which leaves them with ii . The club also will have to surrender at most a sixth round pick in 1989 if Malone meets stipulated playing requirements the paper reported. Malone who led the stellers to the acc championship game in 1984, was the National football league s lowest rated Pasura 46.7 among starters last Scann he completed 1s6 of 336 pusses for i.89s Yards arid six touchdowns kith 19 interceptions. Mark Mala ranked jul Munn starting ads in "87. Forf announced his retirement last month after is pc with Ibe chargers citing persistent injuries. The time pro Bowler produced seven nil passing Forks and 42 club records. Burgh. 5,. But inc chargers hop Southern California will re Jevc / every team in their search for a Starling quarterback a Nate the 6-foot-4, 222-Pound athlete. Wide receiver and offensive tackle. Malone 2u, was an athlete at Al Cajon Valley High school in san Diego county. Just think for an eighth round draft Choice we re i Vlinga great Spanos said. With n change of i Mcnery who knows How much he can hip us Malone dismissed in poor performance last year saying i m not going to sit Here and try to defend myself. The team did i have a great he said he planned to be in san Diego Early in May for training i m excited. I really am. The exciting thing flux jul san Diego is thu changes being made. I Don want to Lake anything away from Dan fouls who was the most prolific passer in the game but 1 Don t think you la really be seeing that in this Type of offence last Kauri the chargers started stressing control on the ground Are big plays via Long passes. To Weir newel Altac also relied on an aggressive defense and special teams. Ill do anything to gel belter players. Anything but Sun i touch the defense he said. Strekers Dunn has surgery Pittsburgh Pittsburgh stellers nose tackle Gary Dunn underwent arthroscopic surgery on his Knees to repair cartilage damage the team said tues Day. Thu surgery was performed last thursday in Miami Uhre the 6-f hl-3, 273-Pound Dunn lives during he of season. The team declined to comment on Dunn s prognosis or How the operation could affect his ability to play next season. Dunn 34, Hai played for the Steelen 11 seasons. He underwent two of season knee operations in january and july of 1986. Last season he ranked seven in on the team with 33 tackles. He also had 12 assists and one Fumble. Name that hot jul East tetum the a James Alan Robinson Pitts Hub h a they re hardly Hou Vhoid names to us Ball fans or even to some opposing players Aco managers. Bujnis is the season the Pittsburgh pirates finally hop no make a name for themselves in the National sue East. _ he Youthful pirates escaped last place Tor the first time in four years Lasi season by winning 27 of their final 3s games. They be started 1988by winning four of i hair first sit not Only Are they drawing attention with a re building program in which they replaced highly paid and unproductive veterans with talented youth they re also starting to draw pirates already have sold nearly a million tick ets for the 988 season. The crowd of sj.os9 for Mon Day night s Home opener against Philadelphia was the largest to see a baseball game in Pittsburgh in the club s 102-year history. It was great to see the fans because you always seem to play better when there Are people behind you Catcher Mike Laval ice said. It was very exciting. This is a Good team and think we re going to win no Mailer Haw Many people come bul having a big crowd really the pirates won three of their first five games on an opening Road trip to Philadelphia and is. Louis beat the Phillies 5-1 monday night As tripled and scored twice and Laval litre Hii Obrec run double. But inc Tsutaye a in the Victory was another of the pirates no Nunn. Rookie right handed reliever Vicente a Ladosz cd struggling starter Doug Pra Bezout of a basis loaded we out Jam in the sixth with the pirates leading 2-1. Or Rcw three scoreless innings allowing one hit. We was just the eighth Marat Izagui game for Palac ios who pc hts i speak English. He docs have a 92-Mph Fajita la had what pitching coach Ray milk Calls his a baling change up named after his that he throws at two different speeds. A. No wonder the Phillies who hive lost eight h their last nine to the pirates since last season mull be won Dering. Who arc these Guy " racing Roundup on break Randy Barnitt is on vacation. His racing Roundup column will return to the circuit next week
