European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday november 22, 1688 the stars and stripes Page 25 commentary Carson left out in the rain by giants the Man in the Ian overcoat stood at the Corner of inc Tunnel leading to the giants stadium dressing rooms trying to be inconspicuous. It was no easy task. Harry Carson hat after All worked in this building Ever since it opened 13 years ago. People know him. The new York giants and Philadelphia eagles were playing an nil game in the rain sunday an the Man had an umbrella. But it remained unopened. He had been rained on before. One More time would t matter. Carson watched intently As Philadelphia drove downfield in the fourth Quarter chewing up chunks of Yards moving smartly from its own 44 to new York s 18. The eagles were marching inexorably it seemed toward the lying touchdown. Under Ordinary circumstances. Harry Carso would have been in the Middle of the giants de sense calling Signata exhorting his teammates. He has been the wheelhorse of that unit for a generation with a record tying nine pro bowl selections. Carson has seen this team in the worst of times and the Best of times the three win seasons and the super Bow season. This was to be his last year. He will be 35 next saturday. It was time he thought to gel on with the rest of his life. But not this Way. Not on a. Not standing in an overcoat watching his defense being pushed Back in his Lap. That did not seem right certainly not to him. Carson could t play this game because far throw Copic surgery performed on his knee Friday. He could have played the next one he said because Modem medical techniques had him Back working out the next Day. He will not play the next three because the giants rushed to judgment and placed him on injured Reserve filling his Rosier spot with Rookie Robb White. Carson Felt Hurt shunned like a Leper in the clubhouse he would say. The giants particularly coach Bill parcel pleaded innocent. "1 never had a Guy come Back from a scope in three weeks or less parcs tvs said. Our fourth games 21 Days from the answer then was injured Reserve. He was aware that was a possibility Parcells continued. If he tells you he want he s not telling the truth. I told him Don l know what we re going to do and be said you be got to do what you be go Lodo " apparently nobody told Carson what the solution was and he Learned about it by Reading a newspaper. He figured he deserved a Little belter than that. Bui business is business. You can t play. We need the roster spot. You re on injured Reserve. So Carson dressed for sunday s game in an Over coat stood in a Tunnel with his hands thrust deep in his pockets and watched the eagles break some giants hearts. Now on tbird-and-7 from the giants 18. Randall Cunningham connected for a 16-Yard gain with Keith Jackson. But at the giants 2-Yard Fine Jack son fumbled into the end zone where Cris Carter recovered for the touchdown with 4fe minutes to play. The Man in the overcoat shuddered Ever so slightly. A bad break. Another one in a career of them. Now it was overtime tied 17-17 with nothing More vital than first place in the pfc East at stake. The eagles came Down toward Carson s end of the Field again arriving eventually at the 13-Yard Lin and lining up for the winning Field goal a 31-Yardcr that is a Chip shot in the nil. Philadelphia kicker Luis Zendejas connected but new York s Lawrence Taylor blocked the attempt. The wet Ball bounced crazily. Incredibly toward the end Rone. At the 15, the eagles Clyde Simmons scooped it up and ran in for the touchdown final score Philadelphia 23, new York 17. Almost s 0 years to Chr Day after the giants Gaye game away to the same eagles in ibis same stadium with an unbelievable Fumble the Fumble As it came to be known they had Given away another one. And there was t a thing the Man in the Tan Over coat could a about it. Than Vortis Tow or. T rockets Coleman or. Talk Bobucky Folstaff writer Raf Lakenheath England heroes by t. Coleman so As to avoid being called by his name Timothy. Like a nameless body he played an unassuming role in the Rhein main rockets surge to Ward the Lisafe football championship game. Coleman was a blocking tight Many catches. No glory. He did t even Sun until Scoll Wilbur a1987 All Star was injured Early in the season then the Rock Coleman Els won the Continental sports Confer ence semifinal Ove Sembach three weeks ago. Introducing or. T. The Road to the Csc comes through Rhein main he declared.-. After the rockets won the Csc Fin Lover Ramstein Coleman continued Call England. Tell them they have no Chance we re coming to get the Crown,7 every Day leading to sunday s title game with the . Champion Lake i Heath eagles Coleman came calling did you Tell Lakenheath we re Gonna body slam them what bothers me is the banquet the night before the game. Why do we have to eat with them because or. To the eagles had a Spe Cial for you Tbone without the meat. When the rockets arrived at the club Here for saturday night s traditional pre game dinner Coleman was Ted to the Bone which Lay beside a sign Reading to. Coleman s last that sign had it wrong. Coleman did t Stop chewing until the next Day after his rockets devoured the eagles 34 0 for inc air Force championship of eur Fop you think Coltman s Mouth Ever stopped moving they should t have shown up co Leman bellowed in Rhein main s raucous dressing urea. "11 should pc been 60-0 if the referees had t thrown so Many flags 17 on Ahcin main for 145 Yards. They got off tight. They re sorry. We body slammed a like i knew we what do you expect from a 6-foot-3, 230-Pound Bruiser from Brooklyn wha Rhein main expected was Coleman catching an Early pass to break Lakin Heath out fails eight Man front i he did exactly Hal. His slant route on the rockets second play worked for 29 Yards. Four plays later they were in the end zone. Rhein main was headed for11-0, s-4. Thai pc game banquet did t Only Tif fact Cottman. Both teams flexed their jaws and nearly came to blows which might explain the personal foul epidemic on the Field sunday. They Lakin health s players talked a Tot of crap at the banquet,1 said James shorty whose 36-Yard catch set up Rhein main second touchdown. We showed them on the Field. Lakenheath thought they were the belter team. Recalled them Lakenheath contended that Rhein main started the word War. Their big Guy 6-fool-9,300-Pound offensive tackle Guy Hunter came up to me and said Wien s the first time you ate said 5-9,195-Pound linebacker Woody Jackson. I told him when the last Lime you missed a meal fat boy you could make a lot of Money advertising for refrigerators and washers " Rhein main tailback Eric Huber who rushed for 39 Yards in 12 carries said the banquet Battle was what we needed. 1 was worried about our intensity until we landed Here rocket guard Tim Tangley believed the dinner darts Ted to sunday s 34-Point thrashing. Lakenheath brought that on themselves he said. I was so Happy beat ing Ramstein last week i had a Nard time getting up for the game. But lost night when they were calling us fat dumb and stupid t had no problem we found out they were Little weak and Lakin Heath coach Jimmy Barber Sawit this Way they came Over confident cocky and arrogant As can be expected from any 10-0 team. There was Finger pointing from their Side out on the they realized we were slopping them the rest of the first half so they had. To play Ball. And they the eagles recognized Rhein main strongest pass defender left cornerback Butch Watkins who had an interception in the second Quarter. So they picked on the right Comer Mike Russy no Luck Lakenheath finished with g-Oi-31 passing Wilh three kickoffs came from rocket line Backer Jay Gregson a week after storing the first touchdown of his life he did i again on a 13-Yard interception return. Which led defensive coordinator Barr Dine to say if Europe haunt discovered that Jay Gregson is the Best line Backer they did Rhein of vain s second touchdown came off a fake Field goal in the third Tony Smith look the snap rolled left and gunned a 2-Yard pass to tighten Watjins in the end zone Coleman almost broke up that pass by running the wrong route. That didst faze Watkins who caught inc touchdown and stood Frozen. Where was i going logo said wat Kins on the rockets bus. Then in recognition of their theme rap he added How do you like me now less Bam a a of o r s i n two g a m is by Bob Greene a sports writer Alabama might be watching the Jan. 2.Bow games on television but at least the Crimson tide will have determined the makeup of two of the Tina postseason contests. On Friday Alabama plays Auburn a Birmingham if Alabama wins Louisi Ana stale will go to the sugar bowl Jan 2 to face Florida state while Auburn will head to the Hall of Fame bowl the Day after new year s to meet Syracuse. If Auburn wins the tigers will represent the Southeastern conference in the sugar bowl at new or care and Louisiana state will play in the Hall of fam cat Tampa a. I m just thrilled to get to go to the sugar bowl said Florida slate coach Bobby Bowden. All of the other bowl matchup were completed after saturday s games wit top ranked notre Dame heading for a Jan. 2 fiesta bowl Battle against no. 4 West Virginia. They seem to be a very Good team belter than us right now notre Dame coach Lou Holtz said of West Virginia. Victories saturday by Southern Cali fornia and Nebraska settled four Jan. 2 matchup the Orange Rose Cotton arid Citrus bowls. Southern Cal by defeating Urcla 31-22, clinched the Pacific-10 conference title and a Rose bowl berth against Michigan. Urcla goes to the Cotton Bow to meet southwestern conference Champ Arkansas Nebraska became the big eight Cham Pion by edging Oklahoma 7-3. With the Victory the Cor huskers go to the Orange bowl to play Miami fla., while Oklahoma will Lake on Clemson in the Citrus bowl. Other postseason contests and match ups Are California bowl Western Michigan tvs. Fresno state. Dec. 10 at Fresno Independence Bow Southern Mississippi is. Texas Elpaso dec. 23 at Shreve Pon la. Sun bowl Alabama is. Army Pec. 24 Ai Elpaso Tsas. Aloha bowl Washington slate is. Houston dec. 25 at Honolulu. R Liberty bowl Indiana is. Sout Carolina dec. 23 at Memphis Tenn. All America bowl Florida is. Illi Nois dec 29 at Birmingham aia. Freedom bowl Brig Harri Young is. Colorado dec. 29 at Anaheim Calif Holiday bowl Wyoming is. Okla homa Slaler dec 30 Al san Diego. Peach bowl Iowa is North Carolina state Dee. 31 at Atlanta. Gator bowl Georgia is. Michigan stale Jan. 1 at Jacksonville a v
