European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday january 21,1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 if Only 232 could lament byte Boivin staff writer so close and yet so far. That s the Fate of the 232 readers who missed just one of the 12 College bowl games in the stars and stripes super bowl contest. While capt. Rolfe Bott the commander of the 518th signal co in Linderhof West Germany is in Miami to watch super bowl Xxiii Between the san Francisco 49ers and the Cincinnati bengals sunday the people with close Calls can surmise if i had just picked. Bott won t have those second guesses. Besides his winning ballot he would have still won if either Houston had beaten Washington state or Southern Cal had beaten Michigan and All the other results had been the same. Bott submitted ballots that missed Only those games and had the Best tiebreak ers among the people who submitted the same picks with just those misses. He would have lost on one other tiebreaker when his Only miss was South Caro Lina Over Indiana. Among those contestants with one bowl game wrong were a lieutenant with 79 close Calls out of 2,200 entries sent in and an Augsburg couple that were 1-2 when it came to being closest on the tie Breakers out of All of the ballots that arrived with one miss. There were three ballots with one miss that had 36 for a direct hit on the Rose bowl total score tiebreaker seven one misses with 35 Points for a tiebreaker in the Rose bowl and 10 one misses with 37 Pointras the tiebreaker. Following Are the Kings and Queens of what could be called the horseshoes brigade close Only counts in horseshoes with just the one wrong pick and the number of ballots missing that on game in parenthesis army Over Alabama 6 Vince Lopez of Hahn a Germany would have won on the second tiebreaker Over Gregory Michael of Rhein main a West Germany if All the other games had finished the same and the cadets had held on to beat the Crimson tide. Houston Over Washington state 18 Bott would still be on his Way to Miami beating Santos Aguirre of Mohringer West Germany on the Sec Ond tiebreaker. 9 South Carolina Over Indiana 14 first it. Terry Finley of Schweinfurt West Germany who submitted 2,200 entries 79 with one miss would have won on the second tiebreaker Over Bottand Jim Johnson of Hahn. Colorado Over Brigham Young 31 first it. Susan Green of Augsburg West Germany would have beaten everyone else on the first tiebreaker. She guessed the number of Points scored in the Rose bowl on the nose 36, and had the Best tiebreaker for the Orange bowl out of the three close Calls that guessed 36 on the first tiebreaker of the 232 almost could should beens. Wyoming Over Colorado state 5 sgt. Gre gory Marx of Friedberg West Germany would have won on the first tiebreaker. Marx sent in a Nice letter with his 550 entries saying he and his buddy sgt. William j. Hammer were two of the biggest football fans to serve our country in a land so far away and each ballot was filled out with a wish and a they also said if they did t win they would both still be Here next look Forward to hearing from those Guys again. Michigan state Over Georgia 23 Jerry Green of Augsburg would have won on the first tie breaker with his dead on shot of 36 Points. Oklahoma Over Clemson 23 Joe Stevens of Kapaun As West Germany would have won on the first tiebreaker also with a perfect 36. Arkansas Over Urcla 37 Susan Clifton of Nas Simonella Sicily would have beaten out Schweinfurt s 1st it. Terry Finley and 1st it. Joseph read of Pitburg a West Germany on the second tiebreaker. West Virginia Over notre Dame 10 Michael Finley also of Schweinfurt would have won on the first tiebreaker. Southern Cal Over Michigan 53 Bott would have won on the first tiebreaker. Auburn Over Florida state 10 Beverly Grudzinski of Munich West Germany would have beaten out 1st it. Susan Green of Augsburg on the second tiebreaker. Nebraska Over Miami 2 Dan Parietti of Schweinfurt would have beaten out Lou Plemens of Rimini Italy on the first tiebreaker. Girardelli triumphs on Lau erhorn Wengen Switzerland a world cup Leader Marc Girardelli mastered the icy Lau erhorn course in record time on Friday to Post a downhill Victory. Starting fifth the austrian born Luxembourg Ace finished the 4,185-meter course the longest on the circuit .51 Sec Ond ahead of West Germany s Markus Wasmeier who was also below the 8 year old Mark. Girardelli s time was 2 minutes 26.54 seconds for an average Speed of 63.9 Mph on the course featuring a drop of 3,372 feet. The previous track record was held by Peter Buerger of Switzerland who won the race in 1981 in 2 27.91. Daniel Mahrer of Switzerland was in third place trailing the Winner by .84. Girardelli who also captured the downhill race in Kitz Biichel Austria exactly one week ago thus won the two most difficult races of the circuit. Girardelli s new Victory confirmed his role As an Odds on favorite to win his third Overall world cup title. He won it in 1985 and 1986 before being de throned by Pirmin Zurbriggen of Switz Erland who has been the Champion for the past two years. He will also be the Man to beat in the Alpine ski world championships Start ing Jan. 29 in Vail Colo. Merle wins at tines tines France up Carole Merle of France won her third super giant slalom for the season Friday and with one race to go also secured the world cup title in the discipline. She is the first French ski racer since 1982 to win a world cup title. Merle clocked 1 minute 17.34 seconds through the 35 super a Gates to take the race by a margin of 0.26 seconds. The 24-year-old French racer is also the Only competitor that has wrenched world cup victories from the grasp of the dominating Swiss in the current year. Vreni Schneider has won 10, Michela Figini three and Walliser two. The race was a Confidence Booster for the austrians who have played second fiddle to the Swiss in almost every race this season. Wachter said she had trained Well and had a Good feeling before the race. Abc kicking off gala with Talent Challenge by Ronald Blum a sports writers the super bowl is sunday 9 . Pregame 11 10 . Kickoff on an to Central european time. Everyone knows about the Quarter backs and the running backs and the defensive backs and the think the nil s solemn spectacle needs some humor. Some people actually have done something about it. Michael Weisman the executive pro Ducer of Abc sports has to run not Only the super bowl telecast but also super Vise the pregame show. One of his innovations is the Talent Challenge featuring some nil players. John Scully of Atlanta Karl Bernard of Detroit Reggie White of Philadelphia . Junior of Phoenix Spencer Tillman of Houston Mike Martin of Cincinnati and Mike Young of the los Angeles rams will compete in the final which will be shown live on the pregame from Miami. What do they do a few sing a few do comedy a few play the piano. Are any of them Buddingh Rowitzer he does lounge music Weisma said of one player. Cafe Carlyle no. The Holiday inn off the Jersey Turnpike Weisman said. Super bowl on to they might be amateurs but they la reappearing before a huge audience. So will the magic wonders a group that will per form during Abc s gala halftime show. Frank Jacobs of mad Magazine Dida spoof of Weisman s memo on the pre game show lineup. Among the suggested items segment coins used in previous Coin tosses where Are they now predictions of the final score by Peewee Herman Jessica Hahn Luciano Pava Rotti Daniel Oretga Saavedra and the Castor la segment the nil tradition audits effect on or. Ruth Westheimer discussing effect of pregame sex on coaching staffs. Abc will have Bob Hope s superbowl party saturday night. How Are you going to Stop Icke Woods Hope asks san Francisco quarterback Joe , i Don t know it s nearly impossible Montana s lying subtitles Flash. He s going to have one linebacker grab one leg an another linebacker grab another later Hope brings on George Burns the world s oldest quarterback. Halftime producer Dan Witkowski poses with one of his groups the magic wonders. Who s you re favorite athlete Hope asks Burns. Joan s no athlete Hope says. You be never taken her Jerry Glanville the Houston oilers coach had knee surgery after Leonard Harris of the Cleveland Browns slowed him Over on the sideline. Glanville who appeared on Hob s inside the nil this week had an invitation to the inaugural. But he was t planning to go. Who wants a club foot Guy out there on the dance floor Glanville said. An sports television College basketball Syracuse at notre Dame 6 . Saturday Loyola at de Paul 11 . Saturday. Radio College football senior bowl 6 30 . Saturday. College basketball Kentucky at ten Nessee 1 06 . Sunday
