European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. August 14, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 Csc football rockets suffocate flyers by Bucky Fox staff writer Rhein main a West Germany How did the Rhein main rockets spell Relief from sunday s heal de be is a. Defense As in freezing Wiesbaden into 12 Yards Rushing in an 8-0 ground ing of the flyers As both clubs opened the football season in Safe s Continental sports conference. Did someone mention the rockets own cold going they shivered against Wiesbaden steamy defense for 28 Rush ing Yards in 28 tries. Still the result was Rhein main s 13th straight victory1 dating Back to a 26-24 decision Over Wiesbaden that ended the 1987 season. The defending Safe champions also produced their second straight shutout dating Back to last year s 34-0 title game Blitz of Lakenheath. More the shutout was Rhein main s second straight in the regular season Dat ing Back to a 51-0 whipping of Wiesbaden in week 8 of 1988. You know our defense carried us All last year said Strong safety Vince Par Ham who grabbed two of Rhein main s five interceptions. It la carry us this year if we have  Rhein main s d pushed All of its Points. Nose guard Mike Drew blocked a punt which end Carl lab calf recovered on the flyers 23-Yard line which led to quarterback Tor Hill s 4-Yard touchdown pass to fullback disco Coburn. The rockets led 6-0 with 7 36 left in the first half. They made it 8-0 on a safety with 8 seconds left in the third Quarter. Rhein main s other end Marty Andres fired in from the left Side and sacked Cornell swanier. I was being held by their tight end the whole game said Andres but finally Igot by him. Then Drew and Lebeauf Bird dogged the quarterback into  the rockets defense made its icy stand despite the melting away of a unit that yielded 5.6 Points per game in 1988. All Csc end Boyd Vaughn broke his ankle in the off season. The tackles Are gone Mickey Pugh rotating. Larry Long retiring from football Randal Reif no coming out. Another tackle All Csc Omega Edwards quit last week to he said pursue his schooling. Yet another All Star linebacker Ira Washington did t come Dut. Free safely Bobby tin dal missed the opener while on emergency leave. Even last year s defensive coordinator Barry Cline is gone. As always with the deep rockets Guys like Parham lab calf cornerback Butch Walkins and linebacker Jay Grigson filled the gaps. You look Good As a coach when you have these Guys Grigson Watkins Par Ham said the new defensive coordinator Doug Stanley. Doug s dad head coach Warren Stan Ley had to fiddle with an offence woozy from Greg Booker s stomach virus. Without the Star fullback Stanley or dered an air strike from quarterback Tony Smith and his replacement Hill. They combined on 54 passes believed to be a Csc record the individual Mark is 48 by Wiesbaden s Jim Maxfield in 1967. Smith Hill completing 19 for 173 Yards with five interceptions. Cornerback Tony Thomas picked off two of those passes Wiesbaden s line Maydeil easy for the secondary with constant pressure it sacked Smith Hill six times. Two of the sacks were by end Ronnie Jack son a 28-year-old army player out of Rhein main s Marty Andres sacks Wiesbaden a a Cornell so univ for u Safe. Camp Pieri who had t played tackle since High school 10 years ago. He s As Good a defensive end As will be in the league raved Wiesbaden coach Dennis Carter. Carter also praised safely Gerald Webster who had a sack and an interception and led the flyers with eight tackles. Even so Stanley said that after he inserted Hill in the second Quarter and he passed for the to i thought we d Pic them apart. Bui they played us a Lough defense. They made it a lot tougher than 1thought. We will probably run into i hat every week being defending  Wiesbaden got a game High 54 Rushing Yards out of new running Back Calvi Bohanon and four catches for 49 Yards from Veteran receiver Keith Craig. We had the Talent the tools on of sense. In just lakes experience said car Ler. Then again. Rhein main played great defense. They Flat shut us Down. In sunday s other game Span Dahlem 16, Pitburg 3 Pitburg a West Germany with a punter like George Fayson on its Bench Span Dahlem showed no compunction about kicking a neighbor while he was Down. Fayson lengthened the Field for the Pitburg offence to the tune of 312 Yards on 7 kicks a 44.6 average. Included in that total were efforts of 65. 60, 53, 46 and 40 Yards and the average might have been even higher had not Fayson rung up 28 and 20-Yardcrs while aiming at the coffin Corner. Payson s real slate grabs were plenty for a vicious Spang defense which settled Down after surrendering an opening drive Field goal to confine the Barons to 158 Yards on the ground and a Mere 42 through the air. The sabers defense even chipped in with the winners first Points of the Day. A safety when Mark dip Rcd caused a Fumble in the end zone and covered Sheba Ron who covered the Fumble. The defense also played a big part in Spang s two scoring discs recovering Fumble on the Barons i 1-Yard line to set up tyke mix s 11-Yard to Gallop and stopping Pitburg on fourth and Short on it sown 48 to Start another drive. That one ended when quarterback Jack Craft rolled into the end zone from 15 Yards  s score came on Al Chavana s 30-Yard Field goal to end the game s open ing Possession. Nil Roundup giants ride subs to Victory by the associated press Foxboro. Mass. Jelt Hosteller and Mike Perez threw touchdown passes and Raul Allegro kicked two Field goals saturday night As the new York giants held off the new England patriots 20-17 in the exhibition opener for both teams. The giants played without starting quarterback Phil Simms who has yet to report due to a contract dispute. Hosteller played the first half with Perez and Jeff Rutledge each playing a Quarter. In other games saturday Vikings 23, chiefs 13 Memphis Tenn. Defensive end Chris Dolman ran 43 Yards for a touch Down after stripping Kansas City quarterback Steve Dyberg of the Ball As Minnesota Defeated the chiefs. Packers 28, jets 27 Milwaukee Sterling Sharpe turned a Short pass from Anthony dil wig into a go ahead 49-Yard touchdown play late in the third Quarter As Green Bay beat the new York jets. Bucs 41, oilers 23 Tampa. Fla. Finnic  completed 9 of 22 passes for 137 Yards with no interceptions against Houston in the exhibition opener for both teams leaving the game after throwing to passes of 32 Yards to Mark Carrier and 28 Yards to Danny Peebles to help Tampa Hay to a 31-9 halftime Lead. Aulos 23, Falcons 17 Philadelphia Don Mcpherson threw two fourth Quarter touchdown passes to Pace Philadelphia Over Atlanta. 49crs 37, raiders 7 los Angeles Tern Flagler ran for 11 Yards and two touchdowns As san Francisco scored four limes in the first 21 minutes in routing the los an Geles raiders. Redskins 21, us i Lars 14 Pittsburgh Joe Micklus 6-Yard touchdown run with 5 32 remaining capped an 87-Yard fourth Quarter drive directed by Reserve quarterback Stan Humphries  Washington beat Pittsburgh. Colts 31, saints 7 new Orleans Mike prior inter copied two passes and returned one 53 Yards for a touchdown to Lead Indianapolis Over new Orleans. Browns 25, Lions 2-4 Pontiac Mich. Defensive end Carl Hairston returned an interception for a touchdown and added a safety leading Cleveland Over Detroit. The Browns beat Detroit for the fifth straight time while squaring their preseason record at i -1. Detroit is 0-1. Broncos 17, rams 13 Denver backup quarterback Gary Kubiak completed 9 of his first 10 passes including an 18-Yard touchdown to tight end Pat Kelly As Denver Defeated los an Geles. A new look More aggressive Broncos defense under new defensive coordinator Wade Phillips mounted two goal line stands and kept the rams out of the end zone until the closing minutes. In two pre season games the rams 1-1, have scored just two touchdowns