European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday january 27, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 commentary a ners pass fest with game on line where were you the night the lights went out on the greatest catch in super bowl history if you were in Germany too bad. While John Taylor was grabbing Joe Montana s 10-Yard to Dart with 34 seconds left to Rescue san Francisco an was pulling the meanest to sack since Heidi bumped the raiders jets game of 1968. Why did t we see the touchdown live an Fig ured it could Jam in a third straight spot. Something about foreign Money. When the studio Guy in Frank Furt switched Back to the game it was too late. Tay Lor had already made his game winning grab. The 49ers were mobbing him in the end zone. Viewers were sobbing for missing the drama. And not just an s audience. Cable viewers also were left hanging since Tele 5 out of Munich picked up an s feed. But hey if you had flown to Miami for sunday s Supe Xxiii you would t have suffered. You would be caught every second of the 49ers 20-16thriller Over the bengals. All you had to do was 1 win the stars and stripes football contest which landed Linderhof s Rolfe Bott in Miami or 2 know somebody. Mannheim s Ladd Mckittrick knew somebody. His father. Bobb Mckittrick is the 49ers offensive line coach. If anyone is going to run interference for you at a super bowl it s the Guy who coaches the blockers. And so Ladd Mckittrick a coach at Mannheim High school was Able to dissect this super Battle from one of the Best seats in Joe Robbie stadium. Especially that most dramatic of touchdowns. Where was Ladd when Taylor made his to i was probably a foot and a half above my seat he said of that joyous moment. Mckittrick s seat was on the 45-Yard line behind the 49ers Bench. He saw the winning play develop beautifully Roger Craig in the Flat As the primary receiver Taylor slanting up the Middle As the secon Dary receiver Montana drilling the pass to Taylor. The touchdown capped an 11-play, 92-Yard March that made Montana King of the Mountain. The person who makes it Click on the Field is Joe Montana said Mckittrick still marvelling at the drive. I did t see Johnny Unitas in his prime but Joe s the Best player in the  As Mckittrick chatted wednesday in the teachers lounge at Mannheim High a Day after returning from Miami colleagues patted him on the Back. Great game huh they said. Congratulations. You must be loved  you bet he did. Ladd has been close to the 49ers since his dad joined their staff in 1979. That was the year Bill Walsh became their head coach and Montana their quarterback. With Bobb Mckittrick making sure his line protected Montana san Francisco won three super bowls. Ladd witnessed every one. I be never been to anything like it said Ladd. My father and i have been Lucky enough to be at Bucky Fox . Assistant Bobb Mckittrick right with son Ladd. Three and never lose one because the Celebration after the game is  after sunday s Triumph 49er owner Eddie Debar Tolo threw a tent party at the team s Airport Hilton hotel. Ladd and his wife Lynne an army first lieu tenant stationed in Wiesbaden joined the crowd in watching replays on giant to screens and eating trays and trays of food. Especially Stone crab. You Don t get a lot of that in Central Germany said Ladd. What was his dad s summation of the game the missed opportunities make you grit your Teeth a Little said Ladd. But he said they played Well they had 400-something Yards 454. They had the Best quarterback. You would t want anyone else to Lead you at that time. Jerry Rice was the map but Montana probably had his Best super  thanks to Bobb Mckittrick s blockers. That line loosened in the first Quarter when left tackle Steve Wallace broke his leg. His quickness had won the Job Over an overweight Bubba Paris in the preseason but now my Kittock had to Call on the 300-Pounder. Paris was burned Early by Cincy s speedy end Jason Buck. But by game s end Paris and his buddies let nothing close to Montana. Said Joe the Guys up front played hard. They gave me the time to do what we had to do. I had All the time to throw the  where did Bobb Mckittrick figure in san Francis co s master plan he was basically in charge of the running game said Ladd. That meant designing the blocking schemes and coordinating the ground at tack with running backs coach Sherman Lewis. By the time the 49ers reached Miami Bobb Mckittrick had presented the plan to Walsh who finalized it. Ladd notes that san Francisco has 60 running plays and 125 passing plays ready for a super bowl. That s a lot to choose from during a game and whatever is called Joe Montana executes  Bobb Mckittrick ordered minor technique changes during the game said Ladd. Nothing drastic. They just had to finish out their Block for another  so they could count on Joe Cool. Everybody has to be in just the right spot said Ladd so Joe does t have to worry about getting  Ladd Mckittrick 27, started following his dad s teams soon after being born at Camp Pendleton Calif. A week after Ladd s arrival Bobb left the marines and invaded the coaching profession Oregon state Urcla the los Angeles rams san Diego chargers and 49ers. Ladd played quarterback at Granite Hills High near san Diego and in 1980 started for Cornell s freshman team. He missed the West coast though and transferred from the Ivy league school to Ore gon state. He majored in agriculture and was a walk on with the football team. Soon he earned a scholarship and started the last half of the 1983 season. For football it was t great Ladd said of his Oregon state experience. But i was Lucky enough to meet a Beautiful  that was Lynne the Roth Soldier who would Lead Ladd to Germany in 1986. That move Cut Back on Ladd s 49er fun which included throwing passes and reviewing plays at training Camp. Yet he does get to coach. He assisted Mannheim High s offence in 1987 and masterminded the Wishbone that helped the Bison win the Germany a championship last fall. He also coached Mannheim s Jav boys soccer team last Spring and is assisting the girls basketball team. When Lynne rotates to fort Lewis wash., this year will Ladd go the route of his father i really enjoy coaching but it s a Lousy profession he said. In the pro ranks you can get fired even with a winning season. Look at former Cleve land coach Marty sch Ottenheimer. College is getting the same Way. My father really does t want me to get into  if there s any move Ladd is watching it con Cerns Walsh who is reportedly stepping Down As head coach. Would Bobb Mckittrick have a shot at that Job Ladd said no he s a Low profile coach. He does t blow his Horn so he does t get a lot of press  Ladd could t confirm other rumours from Miami specifically Brent Musburger s report on lbs radio that 1 Don Shula might quit As the dolphins coach and 2 Mike White would get the chargers head Job. Ladd Mckittrick could confirm this Taylor s touchdown won the super bowl for san Francisco. The rest of us went by the replays. The stars and stripes army air Force skiers enter British military meet compiled by Klint Johnson assistant sports editor skiing a 20-member . Team including some Usa eur and Safe Alpine champions will compete next week at Meg eve France in the British International interservice championships. The we Klong meet annually matches military teams from various european countries plus Safe and or usar eur against the hosting British forces teams five this year. The canadians and australians Are also entered in this year s Field of 15 teams. Named to compete from Safe were team Captain Dieter Krause of Oberammergau Graham Smith of Wei Brincken John Skinner and James Durtschi of Span Dahlem Scott Sanders and Bryan Ballamy of Torrejon Jim Ouelette of wies Baden Patrick Amine of Sembach Kath Lene Welsch of Neu Briecke and Jennifer o Bryon of Ramstein. Dawn Thurston of Sembach is a Safe alternate. The Usa eur squad includes Thor Seaborg and James Crall of Bremerhaven local Roundup Jeff Robbins and Michael Mitchell of Mainz Todd Burmeister of Wurzburg Steve Hughes of ludwigs Burg Steve Short of Numberg Melissa Campanella of Gra few bar Maria Rothgeb of Nurnberg and Sylvia klees of Wiesbaden. Brady Glauthier a former Usa eur Champion working As a civilian at arc has been training the Usa eur racers. Glauthier gave the . One of its Best Ever finishes with an eighth place last year out of 70 entrants in the giant slalom. The Competition opens sunday at Meg eve with the men s and women s giant slalom. The following three Days Are reserved for the men s downhill with training monday and tuesday and the race scheduled for wednesday. The men s and women s slalom Friday con clude the meet. Usa eur has also announced its Alpine and nordic championships will be held at arc Garmisch feb. 21, 22 and 24. The dates of the Usa eur ski meet which had been in a scheduling limbo because of funding considerations were announced monday be Jeff Leedy com petition director for Usa eur out door sports. The Alpine races the giant slalom followed by the slalom will be held the first two Days feb. 21 and 22. All the nordic Competition will run feb. 24 a 2.5-Kilometer sprint in the morning and the 10 and 15-Kilometer races in the afternoon. Volleyball Safe s Continental sports conference will hold a volleyball clinic at 9 . Feb. 1 in the to Jelweh recreation Center at Kaiserslautern West Germany. Basketball the Safe sports office is accepting applications from play ers coaches and officials for the men s and women s training Camps next month. The men s Camp will be held at Torre Jon a Spain feb. 9-15, immediately following the Safe men s championship. The women s Camp is scheduled for Raf Ben Waters England feb. 16 24, following the women s tournament. Applications for the training Camps Are feb. 3 for men and feb. 10 for women. A women s team from Celles Bel Gium wants to play Safe teams in Home or away games. Contact the Celles coach Carinne Pochet at 082-666760. Bowling the Ramstein Bicentennial lanes will Host a no tap doubles tournament men s 9-pin, women s 8 pin feb. 19-20 from 1 30-5 . Entry fee is $15. Racquetball Pitburg is hold ing a tournament feb. 3-5. Deadline for the $15 entry fee is monday. Call Willie minor at 450-7093 or 6175. An sports television hockey Hartford at new Jersey 1 30 . Saturday. Radio pro basketball new York at Phoe Nix 3 30 . Saturday