European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 31, 1988 the stars and stripes irk Page 25 Nigel Mansell s William Judd tips on one wheel after hitting Nelson Piquet s Lotus hand in sunday s Japan grand prix won by Ayrton Senna who celebrates to right. Senna wins in Japan nabs Drivers title Suzuka Japan a Ayrton Senna of Brazil driving a turbocharged Mclaren Honda overcame a Small from his pole position Start sunday and won inc Japan grand prix along with the 1988 Drivers title. Senna 28, clinched his first Driver championship Wilh one race remaining in the formula one season at Adelaide Australia nov. 13. Senna completed is laps of the 3,641 mile circuit in 1 hour 33 minutes 26.173 seconds. His Ica male Alain Prosl finished second in 1 33 39.536. The Winner s average Speed was 119.23 Mph As he scored his eighth grand prix Victory this season. The Triumph was Worth nine Points and gave Senna a total of 87. Prosl has 84 Points but could Only lie Senna if he wins the australian grand prix. However Senna still would be the Champion because he would have More victories eight to Frost s six. Only 11 of the 16 formula one races each year count toward the Driver s tide. Senna drove magnificently after a near disaster Al the Start when his red and White car stalled at inc pole position. "1 told myself that it was Over but began to find my rhythm and was going quicker and quicker. Senna said. Then some drizzle came and that helped me because everyone slowed  Prosl was the Early Leader hut Senna s charge moved him into first place in from of the grandstand on the 28th  Senna sped away to his relatively easy Victory. Thiry Boulson of Belgium in a Ben Etton Ford Der finished third in 1 34.02.282. Gerhard Berger of Austria Winner of the Japan grand prix in 1987in a Ferrari placed fourth in 1 34,52.887. Fifth was Italy s Alessandro Nan my in 1 34.56.776 in a Benetton Ford Der followed by italian Riccardo Pat Csc in1 35.03.778 in a Williams Judd. It was a disappointing Day for the us and of arrows Mccatron team As both its Drivers american Eddieth Cever and Derek Warwick of Britain had to retire. Checker s race ended with 16 laps sell following trouble in a full my Turing unit that caused a fire. Warwick spun out Wilh 35 laps left and had to retire. Cheever got up to eighth but Hen the fuel metering until sent Oul a great burst of flames and caught fire. Nigel Manset of Britain was forced to retire after colliding with the Lotus Honda of Nelson Piquet of Brazil. Bolh escaped  Mclaren Honda team won the constructors world championship Wilh 184 Points. To land s Sasse wins Frankfurt Marathon Hurst tops v corps Frankfurt. West Germany a Jos Sasse of the Netherlands won the Frankfurt Marathon sunday Wilh a time of 2 hours 13 minutes and 15 seconds. Sasse took the Lead in the final Kilometres beating out West Germany s Manin grub neg who had led for much of the race. Gruening finished second with a Lime of 2 13 46. Norway s Crete Kirkeberg captured the women s race with a time of 2 35 44. Last years women s Winner. West Germany s Annabel hol Kanip. Settled for second place with a time of2 37 25. A corps staged its Marathon championship in conjunction with the Frankfurt race. Giessen s Michael Hurst turned in the Best v corps Eft Orl winning the Junior vets division 30-34 years in 2 57.54. Fulda s Gary Flanagan look the open mile in 0041. Darmstadt s Roger Sanchez prevailed in the sub masters a new 35-39 group with a 3-1741 clocking and Frankfurt s Ronald Whit More took the 40-and Over title in 3 03.44. Bad Kreuz Nach s Teresa Cox was the fastest v corps woman she finished in 4 31.45. Rams rip wolfhounds 28-6 am sports television pro football Denver at Indianapolis 3 . Tues Day. Radio pro football Denver Al Indianapolis 3 06 . Tuesday. Oesterberg a Netherlands Tony Phillips put locks on the Continental sports conference regu Lar season Rushing and scoring titles Harry washing ton secured the receiving honors and ram Stem s of sense became the league s lop yardage producer As therms crunched a Oesterberg 28-6 sunday m the regular season s final game. Ramstein. Which finished the season in second place with a 6-1 record rolled up 378 Yards for a total 2,152 1,076 Rushing and 1,076 passing for the season lopping first place Rhein Mam s tally of 2,009. Ramstein quarterback Chuck Herron clicked for two touchdown passes in the second Quarter to help the playoff bound rams overcome a 6-0 deficit. Soes iceberg s Tony Johnson scored on a 7-Yard a a keeper in the first Quarter. Herron connected on a 24-Yard pass to Washington Wilh 13 04 left in the period and Mark Schito Gen kicked the first of four extra Points to give inc rams a 7-6 Lead Washington who came into the game leading the league in catches with 36, nabbed for passes on the Day for 56 Yards to boost his totals to 40 catches for 563 Yards and five touchdowns. With 35 seconds logo before the half Herron spun a 15-Yard string to Phillips for a 14-6 Midway Edge. Ramstein used two wolfhound fumbles for touch Downs in the second half. Alex Ballard scored on a i Yard run Wilh 6 21 to Goin the third Quarter for a 21-6 advantage after Sosler Berg coughed up the Ball. Then Phillips broke in from he 1-Yard line Wilh 9 55 on the clock in the final Quarter for his second score of the game and a 28-6 Lead. The touchdown elevated Phillips to the top spot in league scoring. He had six ads for 36 Points prior to the game. His 48 Points put him ahead of a Lien main s Gary Wallace who had 42 Points with six Field goals and 24 pats for the Day Phillips ran for 79 Yards to bolster his league leading yardage to 628. Ballard picked up 75 Rushing Yards and Michael air Force football Price had 48 As the rams raced for 182. Herron Bruce Leggroan and Leon Moyd combined for a l4-of-29 throwing Day for 196  Mccray anchored the Ramstein defense with 12 tackles an assist a sack and two Fumble recoveries Bobby Mccoy had nine solos and three  wolfhounds did have one Consolation. Cede Williams legged out 75 Yards to climb Over Lind scr Ryan Gates for second place in league Rushing with 431. Gales had 426. Burt Cox led the wolfhounds wilh86 Yards on the Day As Oesterberg ran for 174. Herman Roberts the league s fifth leading Tacker had six solos an assist and a sack. Or Sion Bright had seven tackles. Safety Johann Ford Middleton nabbed an interception and returned it 26 Yards and linebacker Mark Howard snagged an interception in the end zone in the third Quarter. In sunday s . Conference action Lakenheath 37, Ben Walers is Raf Ben Waters England the Laken Halh eagles moved closer to a repeat . Conference championship by whipping bin Waters for the Ameri can division  Clements scored the first three Lakenheath touchdowns on Short runs As the eagles coasted to their seventh Victory in 10 league games. Bin twalure finished Al 4-6.Lakenheath will meet upper Heyford nov. 12 in the  title game. Aconbury 22, upper hey Ford Raf Alconbury England Alconbury ruined upper Heyford s aspirations for a perfect Campaign As the spartans defense came up Wilh five Fumble recoveries and three  Victory Only closed the Gap in the final standing in the . National division because the sky Kings had already clinched the championship. They finished regular season play at 9-1, a game ahead of the 8-2 spartans