European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 15, 1988 the stars and stripes Paga 25 Barons fans leave bleachers Barren  writer on nov. 22, 19s7, the Pitburg Barons took the Field amid Roan from their cold wet packed fans. The Barons rewarded them with a 29-2 chilling of Lakenheath for the Safe championship. On oct. 9, 1988, the Barons sprinted onto the Field amid Library silence their fans or what were left of them braved Tilburg s fair weather and had Little to cheer. Their Barons lost 21-0 to harm. For die hordes that missed sunday same Here s where Pitburg stands 2-4 with Only a prayer for a playoff berth. That prayer probably won t be answered when the Sembach tigers 4-2, com calling at i . Sunday. Pitburg s empty stands reflect a empty feeling on a team thai was the Standard for Safe football from 1976 to 1987. The Barons won six straight Continental sports conference titles. They won four Safe crowns. They played to packed crowds. Now they stand on the verge of their first losing season since going 2-3-1 in1971. It does t matter. We re just going Tobe spoilers now said Pitburg s All Star defensive tackle de Carcarey in the locker room sunday. We lost 25 people from last year s team. And they were key players. It happens to the pros. It can happen to us. Give it a couple of years and they la gel it Back. But not this  Carcarey won t set it. He s in his fifth and last year with the Barons. So is Les Guillory another defensive tackle. Guillory struck for six tackles including a sack against Hahn. The Barons defense held the Hawks to three first Downs. We have a belter defense than last year said linebacker Earl Sledge who had seven tackles. Alvin Mack the cornerback in his sixth and last year with the Barons said air Force football the defense is still hanging in there. The defense made the big plays. We just could t  Bingo. Tilburg s offence has no  Art Gamble on the Bench after throwing five interceptions the week be fore Marc Stevers started at quarterback and went nowhere. Scott Kayser relieved in the third Quarter and could t get the Barons across Midfield. It s like a Damn circus said flanker Dwayne Harp. Harp was dynamite in Wilbura Power Keg offences from 1983 to 87. He hoped to break the Csc reception record of 51 in 88. With running Back Freddie Miller and quarterback Bert Chew skip Ping this season a blanketed Harp will be fortunate to finish with 20. We can t play revolving door at quarterback said Harp who scoffed at the antiquated to formation Pitburg opened with against Hahn. "1 hate to see this happen to Guys like Alvin and big de said Harp. They did t turn their Back on the program. Some Guys were Content to win a Safe championship then leave the team. Like coach Lockwood said con t forget what it s like on the other Side. We re on the other Side now that s Dave Lockwood who coached Pitburg from 1983 to 85. Joe Green coached bit Uig to the top Tail year. Now feeling the heat. Green did t hang around the gym sunday or come to the phone thursday. Csc player of the week Bruce Davis of Hahn the linebacker pounded Pitburg for 17 tackles including two sacks As the Hawks won 21 -0. Top 101, upper Heyford 2, 3, Alconbury 4, Ramstein a Laken healer 6, Span Dahlem 7, Mildenhall 8, Sembach 9, Hahn 10, Bent Waters. Sis Din duo Unhan linebacker Bruce Davis. 17 tackles against Pitburg predictions last week 6-2 season42-13, .764 rams let 4-1 at Hahn 3-3 sat urday Csc commissioner buddy Chapman is sweating this one out. If Hahn wins then finishes 5-3 and in Athree Way tie with Ramstein and sem Bach for the fourth and final playoff spot Chapman would can for a two game playoff. But he has scheduled Only the weekend of oct. 29 for tiebreakers and Ramstein is already booked that Day for a makeup game what to do the Cammish says he would lobby Safe to push backs its nov. 20 title game. Failing that and the . Did in 1985chap Man would squeeze in tiebreaker games midweek. If the rams beat Hahn put away the calculators. Ramstein by 13. Lindsey 1-5 at Oesterberg 0-4 sat urday Crummy game or the week. So Sterberg average one Victory a year. This is where the wolfhounds win their one. So Sterberg by 6. St bib 4-1 at a Labure 2-4 Sun Day Sembach coach Ken fears believes nothing about Pitburg s demise. They la of coming off the a l and going crazy. I expect the toughest Pitburg fool Ball team the Ever seen. They la be giving up the  says fears. The coach s answer i m pulling out All the stops that probably Means starting de Jones at a a after along hand injury. Sembach has t beaten Pitburg since 1979. If the tigers do it they re in the playoffs for the first time since 1985 and the Barons Aren t for the first time since 1982. Sem Bach by 1 2.  1-1 it Rhein main 6-0 sunday in the old Days Rhein main owned . Now the rockets Haven t whipped the warriors since 1984. Look for the rockets monstrous line to finally shake the turf. Rhein main by 29. Cd Lekunda a 5 at Ike Heath saturday the Baltic of the Birds. The Chicks have lost heir fight. The eagles have yet to catch flight. Lakin Halh Greenhorn common 2-5 at Alconbury 5-2 saturday Grenham looked like a Winner when it upset Alconbury 23 10 in the opener. Since then the crusaders offence has consisted of Jame Woodhouse running and Lookout Glass House blocking. The spartans hot quarterback Reggie Taylor will shatter Greenham s defense. Alconbury by 22. Bent Wirters w at Mildenhall 4-3 sunday Mildenhall marched into the season with a 23-Point Victory at Benwa lers. The marauders can March toward the playoffs if they keep pouring it on their last three games. Mildenhall by 1 2. Fairford 1-6 it upper Heyford 7-0 sunday Heyford has driven a jarring defense to the Best record in Safe shades of 1983, when the at a no of sky Kings won the . Title with a 1 0-0 record. This is the sky Kings Chance Tore it up. Heyford by 26. Flyers Power play stops North stars 7-6 Tymi Venadel Bloomington Minn. A Power play goals by Scott Mellanby and Pulle Eklund within a 33-second Span of the second period thursday night sparked Philadelphia to a 7-6 nil Vic tory Over the Minnesota North stars giving flyers coach Paul Holmgren a Happy Homecoming. It was the Only game in the National hockey league thursday night. Holmgren a St. Paul native played for the University of Minnesota and the North stars. He is in his first season As flyers coach. Philadelphia scored on 6 of 11 Power play chances Minnesota has allowed opponents to score on 42 percent of Man Power advantages worst in the league. Eklund also had three assists Brian Propp scored three goals and Tim Ken had a goal and three assists As the flyers 3-0, remained one of Only two unbeaten teams in the nil. Wayne Gretzky and the 4-0 los Angeles Kings Are the other undefeated team. The North stars 0-4, Are the Only team without a win or tie. Dating Back to last season they have won just three of their last 32 games. Minnesota had the league s worst re Cord last season and fans arc staying away from Mel Center in droves. Thurs Day night s attendance of 6,374 was seventh lowest in the club s 22-year history and worst since March 19,1978. With 9 30 left in the second and the game lied 2-2, Kerry Huffman s shot deflected off Mellanby s skate and the puck trickled Between the pads of goalie Jarmo myllys shortly thereafter Terry Carkner s shot hit Minnesota de Senseman Curt Giles in front of the net Eklund picked up the Loose puck and wrist cd it past myllys for a 4-2 flyers Lead. Propp and Minnesota s Dino Ciccarelli each scored twice in the third when Minnesota had four goals to Philadelphia a s three. Marc Habscheid put Minnesota up 1-0 after the opening period the Tram s first and Only Lead this season. Propp and crr made it 2-1 before Cal Broten tied the game. George Foster 50-hr slugger teaches strokes Bymark Seavy Norwalk Conn. A George Foster who used to draw crowds around major league batting cages with his tremendous displays of Home run Power Isnow attracting youngsters to a batting Cage for lessons. Since retiring from baseball in 1986, Foster has set up shop at the grand slam batting Range in Norwalk. I just think people should Lake Lime out of their schedule to impart whatever knowledge they have about the  Foster who hit 348 Home runs in Nis 17 year career said in a recent interview Silling on bleachers As the sounds of Bat Ted balls echoed throughout the Range. I just feel the Best situation is having kids who Are commuted and an instructor who is committed. I feel Good results will come from  Foster 39, puts his students through sometimes Boring drills aimed at Leach ing the swing he used to become the Las major leaguer to hit 50 or More Home runs in a season. You Tell someone to swing Down on the Ball but How do you get them to swing Down on the Ball said Foster who began teaching at the batting Cage last year. You Nave a skill that is muscle memory and you just work on it and work on it. For some it May seem monotonous but after they Start seeing the results they re going to like  Foster charges $ 175 for a series of five lessons or $35 per lesson. The profits go to building Bridges a Dayton Ohio based program for troubled youth that Foster started when he was playing forthe Cincinnati reds. He averages 15 Les sons a week. He also coaches a team in Greenwich s senior babe Ruth league. It finished in fourth place with a 4-7 record last sea son. Tired and sweaty after a half hour work out with Foster on a recent sat urday afternoon a in year old student liked the results even if they meant for getting the lessons taught by Well mean ing Little league coaches. They were telling me to swing up on the Ball and or. Foster is teaching me to swing Down on the Ball the youngster said. He leaches based on How be thinks hitting should be said Frank Lindsey grand slam s owner. Foster likes to teach the Home  Foster began his career with the san Francisco giants in 1969, but enjoyed his Best Yean As a five Lime All Star wit the Cincinnati reds in the 1970s. His Best season was in 1977, when he hit 52 Home runs the most in the major leagues since Willie Mays in 1965 with 149 rib and a .320 baiting aver age to win the National league s most valuable player award. He had a lifetime batting average of .275 with 1,235 rib and 347 Home runs. It was a falling out with the new York mets that spelled the end to Foster s major league career in August 1986. Fos Ter also insisted on having a personal Bat Ling coach. Television College foothill Miami kit at Noire Dame 7 Jop in. Saturday. Baseball world series game 1,Oakland at los Angeles 1 . Sunday. Radio College football Washington a Southern Cut 8 to . Saturday. Bayball world series game 1, Oakland at los Angeles 1 07 . Son Day