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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 5, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday january 5, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 sports wire army assistant shuck named Vii Grid coach from press dispatches Tributino that Onfro press Lexington a. Jim shuck named Virginia military Institute s head football coach tuesday said the Job with the Long struggling key dets will pose Chal Lenges similar to those he faced As army s offensive coordinator. I think Vii has a tremendous amount of likeness to West Point shuck said at a news conference believe me i know it s not going to be easy. It s going to be a lot of hard  shuck 34, plans to use the Wishbone offence which has worked Well for army As he assumes the Job with a five year $52,000-a-year contract. The great thing about the Wishbone is it s a team offence he said it s a discipline  shuck takes Over for Eddie Williamson who re signed last month after his four consecutive losing sea sons gave the key dets seven straight losing  thinks he can turn things around at Vii and said there May be some army assistants coming along when he names his staff next week. Noll gets lifetime contract Pittsburgh Chuck Noll was Given a lifetime contract by the Pittsburgh Steeles on tuesday and will remain head coach for at least one More season but four assistant coaches were fired and defensive coordinator Tony Dungy resigned. Chuck Noll is our head coach and we have All the Confidence in the world in him said president Dan Rooney. He is right for the Steeles and he is right  Noll will be working next season with a revamped staff after the firing of special teams coach Dennis Fitzgerald linebacker coach Jed Hughes guards and centers coach Hal Hunter and conditioning and train ing coach Walt Evans. Dungy who Noll said was not comfortable wit the coaching shakeup resigned to go to a new spot or have a new  Dungy 33, has been mentioned As a candidate to be the nil s first Black head coach. He has confirmed recent talks with Broncos coach Dan Reeves about a assistant coaching Job in Denver. The Steeles said Noll who will be 57 on thursday would return As head coach next season and will re main with the organization for the rest of his  Walsh Johnson May stay Miami the desire to win another National championship might keep coach Jimmy Johnson and quarterback Steve Walsh at the University of Miami next season. I still Haven t made up my mind said Walsh who receives his diploma in May but has a year of eligibility left. It s going to be tempting to come Back and try to win a second championship after being so close this year  the same Challenge might bring Johnson Back for sixth season at Miami. I have less thoughts about going with the nil than i did in past years he said. I d like to make another drive at the championship myself. I Don t  red hot flyers win again Uniondale . Brian Propp scored the go ahead goal in the second period and added the clincher in the third As the surging Philadelphia flyers beat the new York islanders 4-1 tuesday night. In tuesday s other nil game Calgary beat Visitin Quebec 5-1. Standings and summaries on Page 22. The flyers 10-1-0 in their last 11 games fell behind Early but scored four straight times with Propp contributing the key goals. The loss ended a two game winning Streak for the islanders. In their last 18 games they Are 3-15-0. Sneva joins sep Granate i Phoenix Ariz. Tom Sneva the 1983 Indiana Polis 500 Winner and two time indy car Champion will replace Roberto Guerrero As the Driver for thesty Granatelli team in 1989. The announcement was made tuesday at the head quarters of team owner Vince Granatelli who said Guerrero requested and was granted a release from his contract in order to sign with the new Alfa Rome team. Sneva 40, has 13 indy car victories and 14 pole positions in a 17-year indy car career which just about came to a standstill in 1988. Sneva was fired from the now defunct team of Mike curb Midway through the 1987 season after a verbal Battle with the California politician and businessman. He drove several More races that season As a substitute Toran injured Driver but drove in Only two events in1988. The hard charging Sneva particularly known for his prowess on the big ovals finished 27th at Indianapolis and 22nd in the Marlboro 500. Guerrero 30, came Back last season from a serious Accident in september of 1987 in which the Colombi an Driver suffered critical head injuries. Red wings Trade Fryer Detroit the Detroit red wings traded left Wing Miroslav Fryer to the Edmonton oilers and As signed Center Joe Murphy to their Adirondack affiliate in the american hockey league the club said tues Day. The slumping red wings with Only three Points in their past eight games also were trying to Trade right Wing Tim Higgins and defens Eman Doug Halward the club said in a statement. U i Oeor 29 was traded for a loth round draft pick inthe 1989 nil entry draft after being placed on irrevocable waivers on monday. He had seven goals and eight assists in 23 games this season his first wit Detroit. Player Dies of cardiac arrest Richmond a. Reserve Forward Michael Brown who died of cardiac arrest during a practice had been playing his Way Back onto the Virginia Commonwealth basketball team after recovering from nag Ging injuries Brown s coach said tuesday. He had been practising for three weeks and we had brought his conditioning along said coach Mike Polho. We would t let him play in the first couple of games because we did t feel he was in condition  Brown 24, collapsed during a break in practice shortly before noon monday. Team Trainer Willie Johnson immediately began cardiopulmonary resuscitation and was assisted by paramedics who arrived within 10 minutes according to school officials. Treat ment continued in the emergency room of the medical College of Virginia hospitals but doctors were severable to restore Brown s heart beat. He was pronounced dead at 12 20 . Brown a 6-foot-6 senior from Portsmouth transferred to ecu from Chowan Junior College. Before that he had spent three years in the army. The state medical examiner s office was to perform an autopsy tuesday. Breland Starling on same card new York two former world champions Mark Breland and Marlon Starling try to regain their crowns on feb. 4 in Las vegas As both the world boxing Council and world boxing association welterweight titles will be at stake. Weiand l984 olympic bold medallist who lost i Saba championship to Starling goes for the same title again this time against undefeated Tomas Molinares of Colombia. Molinares took the title from Starling july 29 with a sixth round knockout in Atlantic City. On the same card Starling goes after the wac welterweight title of Lloyd Honeyghan of England. Hob will televise the fights at the indoor Arena at Caesars Palace. Esasky signs with red sox Boston first baseman Nick Esasky acquired by the Boston red sox from the Cincinnat reds in a Multi player Deal last month tuesday agreed to a one year contract for $570,000. Esasky 28, is expected to be Boston s regular first baseman this season. He batted .243 with 15 Home jaT62 Bis in i22 8ames for the reds and made$460,000. Schneider wins fifth cup race Maibor Yugoslavia Vreni Schneider of Switzerland won her fifth world cup race of the sea son on tuesday and became a Clear favorite to Domi Nate the world Alpine skiing championships at vailcolo., in 25 Days. While Schneider won a women s slalom her third of be season and appears in top form for Vail Jan. 29 Reb. 12, american Tamara Mckinney was third and also could be heard from in the world championships. This was an important Victory for me because i did not believe that i could continue my series of wins alter the Christmas break Schneider said after clock ing a two heat time of 1 minute 22.65 seconds the course was icy and  second in tuesday s race held in dense fog was austrian Tomka maierhofer in 1 23.81. Mckinne of Squaw Valley calif., was third in 1 24.14. Vreni skied without any real Challenge Mckinney said. She was just too Good. You could beat her on Yin your  at the same time Mckinney said she was so Happy to be skiing Well again because it gives me chances for the world  swede wins Innsbruck jump. Innsbruck Austria Sweden s rising ski jump ing Star Jan Bok Loev wednesday won the third event in the four Hills tournament a Victory that propelled him to second place in world cup standings. Bok Loev known As the a Man among ski jumping a or the Way he keeps the skis in flight. Had jumps or 104 and 109 meters for a winning total of 215 0 Points. He narrowly Defeated Finland s Ari Pekka Nikkola who led the Field after the first of two heats with 103 meters. But Nikkola did not quite match other top contenders in the second heat soaring to 105.5 meter for 214.5 Points. T third was Veteran East German Jens Weissflog with jumps of 100 and 105.0 meters and 213.0 Points. In intermediate standings of the tournament to be completed at Bischof Hofen near Salzburg Friday Weissflog topped the list with 637.5 Points followed by Finland s superstar Matti Nykanen 636.0, and his countryman Risto Laakonen 633.0 despite a 14th spot on wednesday West German Dieter Thoma was still ahead in the world cup stand Ings with 120 Points against Bok Loev s 115. Nakae Wenand Laakonen shared third with 106 Points each superstition an to thursday s programs 0600 lbs evening news 0630 can sports tonight 0700 Abc nightlife 0730 just for kids 3-2-1 Contact 0800 mister Rogers neighbourhood 0830 an morning movie stars and stripes forever"1000 the Larry King show 1100 entertainment tonight 1130 classic concentration 1200 Abc world news 1230 Donahue actors Hal Linden and Alan Alda introduce their movie a new  1320 general Hospital 1405 guiding Light 1450 just for kids cartoons 1505 Punky Brewster 1530 Day by Day ross1 reasons for including his father in in is social activities turn out to be less than honorable.1600 the today show 1600 headline news 1830 an evening news 1900 macgyver a Navy officer asks his old pal macgyver for help when thieves use High tech tactics to Rob Mili tary and civilian boats. 1950 Gasthaus the results of the mar Survey Are Dis cussed. 2000 227 Story becomes jealous of her famous Psychol 2030 in the heat of the night 2130 Cagney and Urey Cagney finds herself in a compromising situation when a former partner charged with killing a suspected rapist wants Cagney to testify.2220 an late edition 2240 the tonight show 2340 an s late show Elvira s Movia macabre scream baby scream 0130 Abc nightly news 0200 sat net programming Friday s programs 0600 lbs evening news 0630 can sports tonight 0700 Abc nightlife 0730 just for kids cartoons 0740  0805 wild America 0835 it figures 0905 the Tracey Ullman show 0930 the spectacular world of guinness records1000 the Larry King show 1100 entertainment tonight classic concentration Abc world news the Oprah Winfrey show general Hospital True confessions just for kids cartoons adventures of the Galaxy rangers Small wonder the today show headline news an evening news or. Belvedere growing pains 1130 1200 1230 1320 1405 1450 1510 1535 1600 1800 1830 1900 1925 1950 2000 2030 tour of duty 2130 Falcon Crest 2220 an late edition s?52 an late Snow rage of Angels part 1 of 2 0030 late night with Davidi Letterman 0130 Abc nightly news nigh watch continues German television thursday s programs first program 0910 for children 0945 work and professions 1255 press show 1315 movie this Happy Breed British this Story traces the lives of members of a British family from 1919 to 1939. Adapted from a Noel Coward play. Starring Robert Newton John Mills Kay Walsh and Celia Johnson. 1505 series for children Sinha Moca 1725 regional programs 2015 documentary vegetarian living an in depth look at How eliminating meat from the diet May be a step toward better health. 2103 concert Champagne melodies featuring music from classic operas. Second program 1255 press show 1315 work and professions 1655 news 1710 Tele illustrated 1930 movie Noble House 2145 news journal 2210 movie living the Alpine dream ?8li�l? by sup stauton  scheduled programming is subject to change  
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