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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, August 19, 1989

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday August 19,1989 the stars and stripes commentary Pitburg in the cold without hot Harp you think it s hot in fatigues Ponder Shoul Der pads and a football helmet. No wonder Tough Guys like Sembach defensive end Stan Moody suffered fromn cat exhaustion in Safe s Continental sports con Fetaque opening  hot items the season faces week 2 sad to see the Dwayne Harp Era end at  s flashiest  of the 1980s made his retirement official by telling Barons coach Ernie Treubig personally monday a Harp s flight further leaves bib the. Hanging. This flanker running Back scorched Safe of acids for 44 touchdowns from 1984 to 87. He was  valuable player in 1985. His clutch helped Pitburg win Safe in 1987, and his Emp aced the Csc All stars to a 20-16 Triumph Over the .  1988, Harp was the Only offensive spark in Pitburg s miserable 2-6  Barons did t look much better when they lost quarterback Bert Chew this summer. Still Harp wanted to rejoin the team upon his return from stateside leave in july. As he tells it he called team mates during a Layover in Mildenhall and discovered the coaches had asked the Baron players to vote whether to accept Harp. They had voted yes but Harp was Hurt by the idea of a vote. He said Good Bye football. I wanted to play. I was in the greatest shape said Harp 28. But it s the principle. A vote after All my years of playing for Pitburg was morally  coaches Sho Ulac decided. Treubig contends he wanted Harp Back even after he had missed much of summer training. But i explained to the players that Means one of you willbe Cut said the coach. So he let the team vote. Treubig admits of course he could pc  it Harp might pc helped Pitburg Avert ajs-3 open ing loss to Spang Dahlum. Instead the speedster with the end zone gyrations watched from beside the stands. It was hard said Harp.,.i now the Barons will try to Sirop Rhein main s 13-game winning Streak. Whew will Harp be at a pig test in the Pitburg area to a of Willich. Harp s pal do Naif Huc Slon an Aii Csc line Backer with bit Bunny 87 and now with Sembach was the topic Ara couple of Philadelphia eagles  week in London during the Amer ican bowl. Hueston was a starting linebacker in 1984 Bucky Fox at Ohio state the Alm Amater of five eagles. They remember Hueston Well especially Greg Zackroff. The6-4, 273-Pound Rookie offensive tackle praised Ueston s wild play Fretas a Bitch. But head 3"4�d  asked i remembered Huston leaving Ohio state just by the buckeyes re  the Rose bowl in that 84 season Zackroff said yeah. He ticked off Earlc Bruce tha Ohio state coach ape you just did t do tha three Dayoc forc the eagles beat Clevet 17-13 in  bowl Memphis slate s foot Ball program lawns placed on three years probation. That s the Alma mater of Browns linebacker Marlon Bro a i you think he was sad nah. The former Star said of the punishment they were icky. I m glad 1 got out of there in  Brown who played at Zweir Ilcken in 1983and Ramstein in 84, was an army specialist who specialized in sacks. Space dog As he was called played on his own planet which ignited jealousy in enemy coaches. They questioned Why an army Guy should be allowed to play in an air Force league. Which is the kind of pettiness that kept Waves of army Talent from lifting the level of Safe football. Take the 1987 season. Wei Blicken opened with a27-24 upset of Ramstein. Csc commissioner buddy Chapman discovered the warriors were using army players stationed at nearby Parma sons. He booted them and in effect  s season. The warriors crashed to 3-6. Chapman finally awoke to reality this year. His league finally lets army players stationed off base suit up. The Small bases Owci Bruckn and Baden can play 14 army Guys. The a Diu Pitburg. Sembach Spang Dahlum and re Are allowed ii army players. The by gaffs Hahn and Ramstein have nine army Stols included in those number pc slots for do pc dents. That s a Boon for . The sabers Star tailback is tyke Max Tho just last year was an All Europe running Iffla for Pitburg High  Post High Schom Carcer opened sunday with an 11-Yard touchdown in Spang s Triumph Over Pitburg. The d�5cndent Rule helps the . Sports con Ferince Jimora than the army Deal since the  in England. Small . Bases such As Ilc Sands can recruit four dependents and the Hicks have taken advantage with running Back Gary Singleton. He was a Star linebacker at Augsburg in 1985. Now he Hopes to be an Aii-. Running Back. The Chicks can use any help. Three years after winning Safe they suited up 16 players for prac Tice last week. No wonder coach Al Carter predicts doom. His reaction to his league shrinking its 10-Gamc schedule to a seven gamer. It s the first step toward dissolving football in the . I think i four five years there won t be football in the ." you can bet Rhein main in t thinking  defending Safe Champion rockets  so up add they portend to shun the army quota. An Jwo of their Impact players hideout . Carter and Ted Jacker Keith Cooper  army troops. Carter played for Ramstein 1987 and set the Csc record with Sec captions. After a year with the 82nd airborne div he sanded at Frankfurt s Drake Ca sern with the 503rdm� co. Last year s Csc rules would have kept cart Eric of playing for Rhein main. Now he s a Rockefeller catching three passes for 21 Yards in Rhein Mufti is of Victory Over Wiesbaden sunday he said wave got some weapons. I just told Ramstein coach cavy Boldi there s no stopping  of the most forgettable super  your pick from Minnesota 77, Denver 78, Philadelphia 81 or new England 86. My most for gettable  the eagles. Evidently because i forgot them last week while writing that the american Bow teams Philly and Cleveland have never reached the super bowl the eagles actually lost 27-10 to the Oakland raiders in january 81. Tim blk ind sir Pitt Parkey hits hard in two sports for the sky Kings football and boxing by Bucky Fox staff writer Raf upper Heyford England the to Jackson of Safe football goes by the name of los  know to who hits homers for the Kansas City royals and hits linebacker for the los Angeles raiders. You might not know los who should be called More for upper Scyford. He also plays two sports Only his double i football and boxing. Make that winning football and  the free safety has led Heyford to a 16-6 record and two division titles inthe last two . Sports conference football seasons. His sky Kings Hope to finally capture the . Championship when they open the regular season her aug. 27 against Chicksands. Parkey the Boxer has won four air Force crowns. He jabbed his Way to the welterweight title in 1985, Light Middle weight title in 86, middleweight Crown in 88 and added a Light Middle championship last Winter. I love it Parky says of the boxing ring. I m in my Best condition when i m boxing. I m already in shape while every one else is trying to get in shape. The hardest part is the training part and i love that. You see me out  he motions to the football Field where he has just practice with the sky Kings. I m into these practices. The boxing part comes  it should. Parkey who turns 27 on aug. 28, started boxing As a loth Grad Crin Warren Ohio and quickly won a Golden gloves title As a featherweight in1981. He continued boxing in High school and ignored  is until he joined the air Force. Soon after reaching Edwards ,calif., he ran into three former and future . Stars Hank Harmon Mike judge and Bonnie Day. They told him of football in Europe and by 1987 head landed at Scyford. Parky made a Quick Impact. His two interceptions and nine tackles led upper Heyford to a National division Clinch ing 23-12 Victory Over Alconbury. He was rewarded with a spot at cornerback on the 1987 . All Star team which lost to the Continental sports Confer ence All stars 20-16. . Coaches believed Parkey s play was the Best in 1988. They voted him the . S defensive player of the year after the Parkey paced sky Kings yielded but six Points per game while winning the National division with a 9-1 record. Chicksands assistant Gene Isbill said is that the one who busted our ass last year in our Backfield the same. When Parkey was t Blitz ing he was grabbing an interception i Heyford s 9-0 blanking of Chicksands. Richard flirt the coach whose Alcon Bury spartans split with Heyford last year praised Parkey As great on the Blitz. He s probably one of the Best defensive backs in the league  Mildenhall wide receiver Henry Wil Liams disagrees. Having seen Parky in last year s 14-10 Heyford come Backer Williams noted "1 did t Sec him do anything As a defensive Back. He returns punts but As far As defensive player of the year  teammate Rushing Champion Todd Jackson likewise dismissed Park with pretty Good hitter. Pretty  Parky receives Huzzah from Lakin Heath where offensive coordinator Tony lev Critt said i played 3 i years of col lege Ball and los Parky is one of the Best players i be Ever  could blame Parky for its 16-9 loss to Scyford in the 1988 regular season. He returned a Kickoff 72 Yards for a touchdown and made 10  did t convince Lakin Heath line Backer Andre Caver the 87 defensive player of the year who said no com ment to losing his Honor to Parky in 88.another Eagle running Back Orlando Bui Luck was convinced Parky is a safety with Caver s mind. He Hurt us last  How does Parky rate with his coach Russ Wright As a cover Guy one on one he s probably not the Best defender on our team. But As a ballplayer Back there he causes turnovers. He s a goo Guy to have playing Center  Wright said the sky Kings Best cover Guy of1988 was cornerback Darrell Brooks but he did t go out for the team this year. Not go out Parkey always goes out whether it s playing Spring football for the mss con a Millef Les Pirkey. Heyford s free safely and Boxer thames Valley chargers of the British league or for Scyford. Parkey admits he might quit boxing for Heyford because of Lack of Competition in the ., but he plans to coach the team  
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