European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday August 27,1988 upper hey Ford s Tate returns As Safe kicks off full schedule by Bucky Fox staff writer Raf upper Heyford England Warren Tate munched on a pizza. Kind of like he Hopes his upper Heyford sky Kings Munch on enemy football teams starting this weekend. "1 just wanted to get a shot the coach said Between bites. I liked the idea of playing for a . And Safe championship team at upper Heyford and returning to coach Heyford to a . And Safe As upper Heyford prepares to kick off the . Sports conferences season at 1 . Saturday at Fairford Tate could taste a Sweet spot in Safe football history. It is believed that no one has played on a Safe Champion then returned to coach that same team to a Safe championship. Dave Lockwood came close. He played tackle during Pitburg s three year dynasty of the 1970s, then coached the Barons to near titles from 1983 to 1985. Herb Poirot is close. He Quarter backed Chicksands to the Safe title in 1986 now he s coach of the fighting Chicks. Tate is probably closer. Poirot s Chicks who open at 1 . Sunday at Home against Lakenheath Are trying to rebound from a 2-8 season. Tate s Kings won the . S National Divi Sion title last year. Said Tate if i had the Heyford team the last two years i would be had a Safe championship. I just wish i could be coached some of the Talent that has been Here recently. I think if i had coached Jeff Gaddy quarterback from 1983 to 1985i would never have is Tate that Good Tate can get the most out of a Ball player said Greenhorn common s offensive coordinator Dick Madden who has been on the . Scene 20 years. . Johns9n, the Mildenhall defensive coordinator who helped Tate coach in the British league said he s a Good coach but he gets excited too Quick. He has Good technique and knows a lot of football. He just has to be a Calmer coach. If he were he could be better. He Speaks his mind and that s hard for some people to accept. I want that to sound positive because Tate is a sound this is Tate s first year As upper Heyford s coach. That s a strange thought because it s hard to remember this air base without this Man. Of his 41 years 22 have been in the air Force. Of his 13 years in the ., is Ken George Warren Tate. From player to coach More than eight have been at upper Heyford. Warren Tate wears the sky Kings Orange and Black All Day. Even to bed Don t ask. I m a real upper Heyford fan the master sergeant said. Even when i was coaching Chicksands i was an upper Heyford that May be but Tate made sure his Chicks beat Heyford three out of four times on the Way to claiming . Titles in 1977 and 1978. He just could t push Chicksands past Pitburg in those Safe finals. Tate sure knew How to play on Safe champions. He landed at upper Heyford in 1971, and As a tight end helped the sky Kings reach the title game where they lost 27-26 to Wiesbaden. The next year he switched to defensive end and line Backer. The sky Kings again won the ., but lost 6.-0 to Rhein main in the Safe final. The next two years Tate and Heyford won it All. The sky Kings returned the favor to Rhein main 17-13 in 1973, then beat Wiesbaden 28-21 in 1974. They were conditioned disciplined teams Back then recalled Tate. Plus they had Good Tate who was born in Morganton n.c., returned to his adopted Home of upper Heyford in september 1984. After that season he would have applied for the coaching Job but i was told the 1985 coach had already been he applied in 1986 and 1987, but Dee Delaney had a lock on the Job. The sky Kings reached the playoffs All of those seasons but Haven t won Safe since 1982. Tate finally heard he had the Job last february. Will he win with what he has yeah Tate said after a Long pause for some reason i think i m going to win it. I m not used to being on extra Points the stars and stripes player of the week for the Continental sports conference is sem Bach s Derek Green. Green caught a 32-Yard touchdown ass to help Sembach beat Hahn 12-9 saturday. The overtime game coupled with Ramstein s 14-6 Victory Over Wei Bricken gave the Csc a slimmed Down Early opening. Green s catch came with 6 29 left in the third Quarter and shot Sembach ahead 9-6. Not bad for a 29-year-old staff sergeant who had previously played football 13 years ago for his new Jersey High school. What a Way to restart said Green. Green got open for his to while de Jones scrambled from three Hahn de fenders. My quarterback had a problem see ing me i m so Short no lie. I put my arms up and he threw it finally said Green. Jones is Only 22 but already in his fourth season at Sembach. He relieved Wayne Pennington in the second Quarter and yet coach Ken fears says Pennington will Start sunday at Rhein main. Jones did t complain about his no. 2 role. He did say of Hahn that definitely was not the defense it was last year. They re not in condition. We sensed they were getting tired in the second Hahn offensive tackle Wayne Lewallen does t agree. Well be Back he said. Well see them in the play predictions last week 2-0 these opening full slate of predictions appeared in the Safe preview last week but in Case you forgot. On saturday it s Pitburg Over Ludsey by 5, Span Dahlem Over Oesterberg by 22, upper Heyford Over Fairford by 8 and Ben Waters Over Mildenhall by 4. On sunday it s Sembach Over Rhein main by 3, Lakenheath Over Chick Sands by 18 and Alconbury Over Greenhorn common by 7. Vii corps Delgado Marano win by Walt Morrissett staff writer Homburg West Germany Vii corps Kathleen Delgado fought off teammate Clarice Marano to win the Usa eur track and Field championships women s 5,000 meters and v corps Robert Brooks outlasted team mate Clayton Deel in the men s open 10,000 meters race Friday in the. Rueben Wallace of Berlin took the High jump in a jump off Over Clyde Harp of v corps. The 21st support come win ners were Hoyt Brown in the men s Mas ters 35 and Over 10,000 meters and Usa eur track Darryl Davis in the men s open Long jump. Lillye Gordon of v corps took the women s High jump. Their victories were part of a limited slate of opening Day events on a Damp track at the Wald station. Other teams represented included Ber Lin setae 21st support come 26th support group and 7th army training command. In the women s 5,000 meters Linda Tennant of 21st support come sprinted out to a 30-meter Lead before Delgado overtook her after the third Lap of the 12 1/2 Lap race. Tennant dropped out after five laps having burned herself out from the fast Start. That left Delgado and Marano to Duel it out. Her finished time of 18 minutes 12.33 seconds was 2 minutes off the re Cord set last year by Lori Bearson of 26th support group 16 49.64 but it was Good enough today. Brooks Deel and Melvin Mccullough of 21st support command broke out of the pack of 16 runners that made up the combined men s open and men s masters 10,000-meters. All three took their turns in the Lead before Brooks finished Strong to beat Deel the half Marathon Champi on at the Fulda marathons. Brooks won in 31 48.16. Brown won the master s 10,000 in 32.26.31. Harp and Wallace had both cleared 6 foot-9 and both missed three times before Clearing 6-10 3/4. After they failed at 6-11 3/4, the jump off was started at 6-10 3/4. Wallace missed badly on his first try. Harp had cleared the bar but kicked it off on his Way Down. Harp then missed at 6-9. Wallace then cleared the bar and watched it from one knee on the Landing pad As the bar quivered for what seemed like an eternity but stayed in place. Wallace was credited with the win at 6-103/4. Gordon s 5 foot 1/4 Inch High jump won the women s category. The championships run through Sun Day. Reggie says no but Yankee fans Hope Reggie Jackson playing his final game. Or was it new York a the new Yor Yankees switchboard lit up like a pin Ball machine Friday after rumours surfaced that 42-year-old Reggie Jackson might return to help Salvage a championship for the team he led to glory a decade ago. Even while Jackson who retired after spending last season with the Oakland athletics was denying he was interest Din returning to new York new York s fans were registering their ballots wit the Yankees. We be had a Bunch of Calls said on switchboard operator. We Haven t been keeping count but it s a lot. More of them say they want to bring him Back although others Don the rumours began when Bill Good Stein a former business associate said in new York that Jackson met with George Steinbrenner the team s principal owner to discuss his return As a player to the team which is in third place 4 /2games behind Detroit in the american league East. But Jackson told the Orange county Calif Register he knew nothing about it and said his representatives Are Gary Walker a close Friend from his Arizona state Days and attorney Stephen Kay. My boys Aren t involved Are they he asked citing Walker and Kay. I was in new York for a week Las week. Bill Goodstein was a Guy i saw in new York and we talked about project sin real estate and other investments. I had t seen Bill Goodstein in eight am telling you the truth honest to god. This one sounds a Little it also sounded goofy to callers to fan am new York s All sports radio station. We kind of joked about it Between ourselves said de Coleman co Host of the 10 show. But i Don t think we got one Call about it. I think the listeners we have treated it for what it Jackson said he might attend Friday night s game Between the Yankees and California in Anaheim if someone like Wally Joyner or Public relations director Tim Mead left him a ticket. But he added honest to god i won t be in even if he were could he help the Yankees whose main problem has been pitching their starters Are 1-13 in their last 14 decisions on the other hand if Catfish Hunter were to surface
