European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday november 12,1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 coaches predict rams Over Rock chefs Bubuc Syfox Suff writer while George Bush won he presidential election this week rams Cin won a Vole among Safe coaches. The Issue put before seven football coaches was this what team will win the Continental sports conference championship game when the rams ctn rams visit the Rhein main rockets at noon saturday four coaches predict the rams will capture their fifth Csc title of the 1980s, three predict the rockets will claim their first league Crown since 1973. The Winner advances to the Safe title game nov. 20 in England against cipher upper Scyford or Laken health. The sky Kings and eagles also play saturday for the . Sports conference Crown Simbach s Ken fears picks Ramstein but Only after changing his mind i watched Ramstein today fears said sunday night after the rams bounced Spang Ahtam 26-10 in the semifinals and i m not sure their defense can. Hold Rhein main moments later fears called Back to say i be changed my mind. I m going with Ramstein. I m lying awake thinking can Rhem main s defense Handl Ramstein s one Back offence no one in the league has realty slopped that offence. It s when told that Rhein main coach Warren Stanley said we stopped it the rockets yielded 144 Rushing Yards while beating the rams 14-2 last month. Hahn s Dob Sherman goes with the rams because they re to the Point where their offence is coming on line. They always had a defense. I always said that the first team whose offence came on line would Rhein main went 8-0 in the regular season. Then its starting quarterback. Tor Hill was suspended reportedly Over a drug test leaving therb duties to Tony Smith the Southern Southpaw responded with two to passes in a 21-0 semifinal Victory Over Simbach last saturday. Rhein main did pretty Good without Hill said Sherman. If rams Cin s defense can put pressure on Smith he s not As Calm under pressure As Hill. Last year it was easy to flush him out. He seemed to be a very erratic passer Back there Lindsay s Gary Covington agrees Ramstein is Ca Pable of shutting Down Rhein main s running game. I Hill does t get to play the consistency of the other quarterback Covington s advice for the rums whom he coached in 1981 and 82 run left against the rockets. "1 think you can run against it better Simbach did t do it and i can t understand Why Span Dahlem s defensive coordinator Jim Hill pick the rants by 4 Points. I think Ramstein has a better defense said Hill. " Rhein main nose guard Mike Drew is Tough. You can t run up the Middle on Mike Drew. But you can run off tackle and throw the Ball on s fran Hendricks admits he will Root for the rams because they re in my but he s picking the rockets because they re at Home and they beat Ramstein before. Ramstein must execute for 60 minutes said Hon Dricks. They did that against Pitburg in a 39-2 Victor probably the must fundamentally sound game of the year. But Licin main s size wears on you. You saw it work forthe redskins Over the Broncos in the super Hendricks says Ramstein s Speed particularly end Marcel Williams pass Rush can Rock the rockets but with those receivers at Rhein main if that line holds it does t Mailer who they re playing. They Rethe Best receiving team in the league. They Don t drop the Ball Ramstein s receivers make Tilburg s Joe Green also likes Rhein main s size which air Force football ads in owry.,. Sis Ous thu afrow rim Stein s Aru victorian Hopes to score. Rhein main a a Tony Smith and coach Warren Stanley have other Plain. Includes an offensive line averaging Over 250 pounds. Rhein main s got size and they re mentally together said Green. However rams Cin is a formidable oppo nent. 1 told Warren i think it s going to be one of the Best ballgames Over Here in a few Yean. Both teams players have been Here a Long Lime. So have Warren and Bill Schultz Ramstein s assistant head coach Green s Barons won the 1987 Csc title by crushing Hahn 31-0. It was the second straight year Pitburg beat a Hahn team that entered the Csc final unbeaten. Now Rhein main stands 9-0 and ram Stem s-1. I Don t think that Jinx is going to gel Rhein main because they played belter Ball the latter part of the season whereas Hahn played better Early in the sea son noted Green. He foresees the rockets winning "10-7,9-6, maybe 17-14, 15-12." from Willis Duckery who helped coach the wolfhounds goes with Rhein main because the have All that Talent. They have a football team this year Rhein Mart can run on them and throw on them Ramstein s Schultz famous for his sneering remarks said after the rams Victory last sunday i still feel Rhein main is dodging bullets. Some of the rockets came through the Gate asking if i had my Bullet proof Vest on. Told them i won l need it Well win the ballgame. We be got what we want another trip up the autobahn. Those folks up there can cancel their trip to Rhein main had its answers. Tight end t. Coleman said the Road to the Csc comes through Here. Stanley said of Schultz s Bullet remark he has a rocket to of the week Rhein main s Smith for stepping in for Hill and leading the rockets to their semifinal Triumph. Top 10 to Rhein main 2, Ramstein 3. Upper Scyford 4, Alconbury a Lakin Heath 6. Mitdcnhall7, Spang Dahlum a Simbach 9, Hahn 10, Ben Waters. Coaches the Csc will have a new look in 1989. Four coaches won l return and a fifth might Green has been replaced by former Baron Boss Ernie Treubig. Lindsey s Covington is through after a three year record of 9-17, Hahn s Sherman rotates in june and defensive coordinator Wayne Wyne might get the head Job. Soe Lerberg head coach do Warren says he won l come Back after an 0-8 record. We Brocken s Hendricks say he wants to return Buthis Fate base t been determined after a 2-6 season. Correction Friday s is item about Tilburg s 2-6 record being its worst is wrong. The Barons went 2-7in the league in 1967. Their other league droughts were 0 6 in i960. L6 in 1959 and 2-6 in 1953, their first in what was called the Germany Austria conference. Predictions last week 1-1 season 60-18. .769 Runstein 8-1 at Rhein main 94 saturday Rhein main is worried about stopping Ramstein s one Back attack. The rams Are worried Al out that rocket defense. They should be. Rhein main by 4.upper Merloni 9-1 Al Uke Nhouth 7-3 saturday if Heyford and Rhein main reach the Safe final look for a reenactment of iheir.1972 encounter which the rockets won 6-0. Who needs that Lakin Heath by 9.oly Stipic chair Bubuc Syfox suf writer / Baum older s Ray Mercer will attend saturday s Continental sports Confer ence championship game at Rhein main and already he has another title on his mind. The olympic heavyweight Champion announced that he signed a contract monday to fight with boxing promoter Bob arum s top rank inc. That paves the Way for what he Hopes will be a shot Al Mike Tyson s world title. Mercer an army specialist said Fri Day by phone from Baum older that the contract includes a Bonus of $130,000."i can use it now. If i want he said within a year and a half i should be close to being a millionaire. Mercer who won Usa eur heavy weight titles from 1985 to 1987, plans to leave the army on Jan 21 at the Penta gon then Start training the next Day in Las vegas. His Trainer will be Kenny. Adams the former All army and olym Pic coach who retired from the service last top rank setting up his bouts Mercer said ill be fighting real Mercer who turns 28 on april 4, said he will move his Camp to Atlantic City,n.j., in june and train under Hank John son the olympic assistant who retires from the army that month. Mercer s connection o top rank was made pub tie soon after he won the Goldin Seoul by knocking out South Korea s dark Hyun Man at 2 16 of the first round. The new York times reported in mid october that Anim signed deals to promote fights for Mercer and two other Gold medallists Kennedy Mckinney and Kenya s Robert Wangila. Mercer who resumed to West Ger Many on oct. 25, said in a news Confer ence that week that he would t sign any thing until talking with sugar Ray Leonard s promotion firm on Friday Mercer said everything is a thing of the past except Bob arum.". He said he signed the top rank Dealin the presence of Johnson and another army coach Alton Mark arson who flew from their stateside posts. Mercer said Mark arson will leave the army in de Cember 1989 and help him train. Mercer who plans to leave West Ger Many next month. Said he has been speaking at schools and signing Auto graphs at military installations. He also has kept Busy by helping the boxing team. Mercer the first Usa eur Soldier to win an olympic Gold medal has been invited to participate in saturday s noon Csc title game Between Ramstein an Host Rhein main. He will lip the Coin before the game and help hand outwards after the contest. Television College football Gro rub to Auburn 8 30 . Saturday us Tarizona stale 1 . Sunday radio College football Texas at a Kansas 8 . Saturday Wyoming � Houston,2.m,sunday. V
