European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 17, 1988 the stars and stripes Paga 25 mar a hmm by Bqhm i Mph Rhein main rides defense past we Brucken 38-7 air Force football  writer Rhein main a West Germany How do you figure the Rhein main Rock cos they manhandled the  38-7 sunday. Their 7-0 record gives them the Home held in a staffs Continental sports conference playoffs. Their touchdown theme rap of How do you like me nowt by Kool Moe Dee has the meanest Beal in the league. Still this is Rhein main Home of the big City doubters. Just Tike in 1984, when the rockets Rode their defense of inc playoffs their followers wonder where their offence a. If we solve that we d be god said linebacker Jay Grigson who had one of Rhein main Isi sacks. The rockets offence Wen airborne or 163 Yards but skidded to jul 80 Yards in 48 rushes and 12 first  s with a Backfield of Greg Booker and Gerald Mason who Oiler Speed and 200-p us pounds and a line lha averages 256 pounds. Rhein main head coach Warre Stanley who runs his offence admits that with the playoffs looming in Ihre weeks we want to finish the season undefeated but we also want consistency out of our offence. We re winning without it. But that s what we be got tout work  then again who should complain Rhein main rules the Csc like no Lime since 1973, when it last won a league Lilly. Certainly Wei Bricken coach  was impressed with these rockets. They re we coached and they executed Well said Hendricks their of sense came off the Ball Well and too advantage of situations. They had a solid passing attack and running  re a legitimate 7-0 team. They la do Well in the playoffs. I won t say they la win it but they la do Fine in inc playoffs. If they had a weak Lister we did t Hod it when warriors Cotner Bacic Darryl Pillard who grabbed two interceptions said the rocket Are not All thai great when we hit them they stopped Hen Dricks mentioned the non Stop churn ing of rocket runners Willie Davis and lint Calhoun. And they realty impressed me wit How they caught the Ball said the we Brocken coach. When the bal was in their hands they caught i. We dropped a few James shorty who caught four passes for 79 Yards led a Rhein main receiving Parade that rivalled the pre game Homecoming procession. Six other rockets caught passes. Thai s not including Butch Watkins whose two catches were erased by pen allies including one spinning dancing number that would be been a 23-Yardtouchdown. Tor Hill played the first half at quarterback despite a Hurt neck from inc previous week. He quickly turned the pain on Zweir Flucken by scampering through five tacklers for a 28-Yardtouchdown three minutes into the game. Hill s 10-Yard to toss to tight endemic he her shot the rockets ahead 14-7 with 4 26 left in the first Quarter. The rockets made ii 21-7 when Davis scored from inc i with 12 05 left in the half. Two minutes Lacr Rhein main s punt return unit struck. Nose guard Mike Drew blocked Tad fits punt and before the Ball could Bounce out of the end zone Drew pounced on it for a touchdown. The rockets led 28-7. The Warrior were headed for a 2-5 record and their first loss to Rhein main since 1984. Tony Smith replaced Hill alb forthe second half Hill left with s-of-11 passing Tor 83 Yards and two interceptions. Smith followed with 9-of-ll pass ing for 80 Yards and had one picked off. The rockets scored twice More inthe second half with Dave sweeping 5 Yards for his second to and Gary Wal lace who nailed All five extra Points kicking a 40-Yard Field goal. If the rockets offence had any prob lems their defense had none. The stuffed  s ground game into 5 Yards on 29 carries. They neg ated the warriors 90 passing Yards with seven  jus two of the Csc record of nine by Ramstein in 1984. Watkins intercepted two to give Hima Csc High nine. Vincent Farham s Pickoff set up Davis first  Yanc Hinson s steal set up Davis rockets now god mkt Drof. Blocks punt scores second  my statement Al the be ginning of the season if we get a secon Dary said Walkins. Watkins had the Hii of inc Day a helmet Cracker near the end of the first half that forced Dave Pickens to sit out a few plays. It came As part of a defensive package that would have presented a shutout except that a Sloppy Rhein main snap a up James Wil Liams 4-Yard to for  inthe first Quarter have the rockets simply become intimidating i Don t have thai feeling said Stan Ley. But i think we be Gollon the re Spect of the league thai we re a goo football team. I m not totally satisfied but at 7-01 can t  tigers Maul Barons Clinch playoff spot Pitburg a West Germany the Best de sense they say is a Good offence. Don t try to Tell that to Stenbach s defensive uni tit knows better after collecting seven sacks five Fumble recoveries and four interceptions in a 41-14continental sports conference Triumph Over Tilburg sunday. The Victory was Sembach s fifth in seven games and it clinched a playoff berth for the tigers. They completed the Csc playoff picture which already included Rhein main Rar Stem and Spang Dahlem. The loss mathematic ally eliminated Tilburg 2-5,from playoff Competition for the lint Lime since 1981. With the Ball hogging Job the tigers defender turned in All the offence had to do was get the Ball into the end zone from Good Field position All Day in the first Quarter. Baron quarterback Marc Slev ers was sacked on his 15, where he fumbled and the tigers gained Possession. After a 5-Yard penalty Raymond Bosi went 20 Yards for a score and Ker Mit Snyter booted the first of his five straight con versions. Pitburg got thai to Back in the first minute of the second Quarter on Jerry Blake s 55-Yard halfback pass to do sync Harp. The Pat kick was wide. Later in inc period Sleven was sacked again fumbled again and Sembach recovered on the bit Burg 11. Two plays netted nil. Bui on third Down Best circled left end for the score. With 1 12 left in the half Blake fumbled Sera Bach recovered on the 19 and four plays later de Jones scored from the 4 on a keeper leaving Sera Bach up 21-6 at intermission. The second half was More of the same. In the third Quarter Sembach recovered a Blak Fumble on the Pitburg 24, and six plays later Victor Marion scored from the 4. Near the end of the period Stevers was sacked again fumbled again and Sembach recovered. This time Dost cracked Over from the 4 for his third touchdown. In the last period Daric to Washington intercepted a Scott Keyser pass and rambled 25 Yards for the tigers final Lally. Snyder s bid for a perfect Pat Day was foiled when the kick was blocked. Bui by then the defense had Given the offence Heball enough for an easy Victory. Then the Sembach offence gave Pitburg a safely when punter Roger Schmidt downed the bail in the end zone. The Barons got their other touchdown following the free kick this ont on a 4-Yard pass from Kayer to Blake. The Sembach defense which was led by linebacker Dennis Huston s 12 solos and 12 assists completely stifled bit Burx s ground game the seven sacks had the Barons 51 Yards in the Hole and they wound up with minus 14 net Yards Rushing Kayser had a Good Day passing for Tilburg Cam Pletnik 21 of 31 passes for 213 Yards. He was intercepted three times. De car Earcy was Tilburg s standout defensive player with 13 Solo buckles. Connors Navratilova win european tourneys Toulouse France a Veteran Jimmy Connors won the i07lh Tennis tournament of his Long career sunday solidly thrashing Andrei Chesnokov of the soviet Union 6-2, g-0 in the Una of the $290,000 Olympia open if the 36-Ysar-old american s Victor was not a particular Surprise the rapidity with which he wiped out his soviet opponent was finishing the two sets in 55 minutes and dropping Only two games. Chesnokov obviously was More tens and making More mistakes than he had Al week. He lost the firs eight Points of the match and the first three games. It was the first Lime Connors Ever Hadron a tournament in France. The reason it that i spent six of my est years nol coming to France he said. Bui 1 enjoyed this week and i looking Forward to getting some rest next week r Connors said he was t feeling Well and would go Home to take care of my health and i will Only come Back to Europe where i m scheduled to play in Antwerp Andalus tart if i  still 1 feel i m playing very Good ten Nis and 1 would consider in foolish lend my career knowing 1 can produce this kind of  Chesnokov admitted he had walked on the court with the feeling that con nors had a belter Chance of winning. "1 still can t figure Oul How to beat  said the soviet. I stayed on the Baseline because 1 was not confident enough to come in  Evert bows in Germany float it Uderstadt West Germany a Martina Navratilova Defeated her longtime rival Chris Evert 6-2. 6-3 Sun Day to win the $250,000 Virginia slims Tennis tournament. Navratilova who was the defending Champion has now won the tournament five times. She needed 75 minutes to Dis Patch the second seeded Evert. See you in 1989," Navratilova Callelo the 2,500 fans Afier the match. Ill be Here even if Steffi Graf plans to  grand slam arid olympic Winner Steffi Graf of West Germany did not enter the tournament Here Navratilova ranked second in the world behind Graf dominated play infill Derstadt not losing a set. I didst play Well today Evert said after the match. Arn sports television pro football Buffalo it new York Jet 2 a. Tuesday. Radio pro Foa Btu Buffalo at new York jews 2 06 . Tuesday