European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday september 11.1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 Ramstein repays debt to pm by Bucky Fox staff writer Ramstein a. West Germany the Ramstein rams remembered How to beat Rhein main sunday. The Way the rams rolled 40-17, How could they forget Chuck Herron s two touchdown passes jarred Ramstein s memory. So did Tony Phillips 81 Rushing Yards and two touchdowns. So did Bobby Mccoy s 49 Yard interception return which vaulted Ramstein ahead for Good in the third Quarter. We owed them said Herron. Herron would know. He Quarter backed Ramstein to both losses at Rhein main in 1988. The second loss a 31-15 number came in the Continental sports Confer ence championship game. And that after Ramstein owned Rhein main from 1982 to 87. The last time the rams lost at Home to the rockets was oct. 17. 1981. When Rhein main won Here 37-20. So Ramstein was Back rocking the rockets and her. Lull la Lull ill Ltd ,.". Ron was Happy to have a big hand in it. After four games of coming off the Bench Luis Riib a. A .a.i. He started and completed 16 of 30passes for 153 Yards and no interceptions. I studied them All Herron explained of the air raid on a Rhein main defense that has three shut outs. I saw that their pass coverage was a Little weak and if we stretched them out we could beat them. Ramstein stands 4-1, tied atop the Rhein division Rhein main has a 3-2 record second Best in the Eifel division. Coming off their 11-0 Safe title season of 88, the rockets seem imbalanced. They looked like champions in the first half with Tor Hill scoring a touchdown and passing for another for a 17-7 Lead. Then came a second hair in which Rhein main was outscored 33-0. Hill clicked on 15 of 32 passes for 218 Yards and the air Force football rockets gained 17 first Downs. Yet he and Tony Smith threw three interceptions and rocket runners were smothered into 11 Yards in 36 carries. After that kind of Day. Rhein main linebacker Jay Greg son said. It s a lost season. We have a lot of Talent but a lot of new people in key he did add we still got a lot of Ball to play. You can t count us out Rhein main coach Warren Stanley said. We re not As Strong As last year. Putting it together is not As easy As people on the outside he added i m looking at 8-2.1 Don to think we need to lose again. I hate to lose said Hill. I be lost Only two games since i be been Here. Both losses have been this year. Hill started for the first time in 1989, and looked to an old favorite split end Prentiss spicy for five completions for 84 Yards. Herron celebrated his first Start by finding his old target Light end Harry Washington Lour times for 43yards. They clicked on a 20-Yard touchdown which gave Ramstein a 33-17 Lead with 13 28 left. Ramstein offensive coordinator Bill Schultz admitted he wanted to rub it in just As he did in 1983 when Ramstein scored All of its Points in the second half while crushing Rhein main 53-7. "1 wanted to get at least 47 Points on the Board said Schulz. As Long As they re Down keep them Down. They re not in our division and 1 want the championship game Schultz is euphoric Over his offence especially with the blocking of Center William Dawson and tackles Willie Mccray and Doc Holliday. We re Back. It too three or four games to gel ourselves together. Teams arc going to have to score 28 Points to beat this team said the offensive coach. What led to Herron finally starting a dream. Seem coach Larry Boldin had a vision in his sleep Friday night that Herron would Lead Ramstein to the prom ised land. It helped that Herron is a fourth year ram who knows Rhein main s defense. Phillips also knew Rhein main s defense. It held the Csc Rushing Champ to 36 Yards in the 88 title game. Last year they intimidated us a Little bit. We kept our Heads said Phillips whose touchdowns came on runs of i and 10 Yards. Greg Davis remembers Rhein main from the 88 Safe final. Davis was a defensive Back for Lakenheath. Which succumbed to the rockets 34-0. Now he s a ram Reserve who wore a newspaper photo of Hill on his helmet. I had vengeance on my mind said Davis. Hope fully we re kicking into fifth gear in sunday s other Csc game Wiesbaden 2, 0 we Brocken a. West Germany Wiesbaden s Greg Sargent tackled Tad freed in the end Rone Al Ler a bad snap for a first Quarter safely As the la cars held the warriors to minus-15 Yards Rushing. With Wei Bruckn in punt formation at its 10. Cen Ter Steve Rosenfield snapped it Over Clayton bests head. Tad freed recovered the Ball in the end zone and Sargent fell on top of freed for the safety with 6 16 left in the first offences squandered their Best scoring oppor had a first and 10 on the Wei Brocken 24 in the second Quarter but Nate Coleman s interception ended that had two scoring chances in the third period. Of Rcd s 25-Yard Field goal attempt was blocked by Teddy . And freed s Field goal attempt from the 34 was a Low kick Inlo the line. had four Solo tackles and an assist to help the flyers improve to 2-3, Zweir Ticken s Darryl Dillard had four solos six assists and two interceptions As his team fell to 0-5. Unhappy proof nabs italian up Monza. Italy a French Driver Alain Prost won the italian grand prix on sunday and moved closer to his third world title. Prost 34, said after his 39th grand prix Victory that his Mclaren Honda team had not properly prepared his car and the Victory was primarily due to the withdrawal of his brazilian rival and teammate Ayrton Senna. It was a Lucky win because i could not have beaten Ayrton today Prosl said. I am not Happy with this weekends i was faced with an unbelievable Streak of engine problems both in qualifying and in the race. Nobody knows what really happens with the his remarks were expected to fuel new allegations that Mclaren Honda May be trying to favor Senna in the run to the 1989 world title after Prost s Deci Sion to drive for Ferrari in 1990. Sunday s Victory extended Prost s advantage in the Overall standings to 20 Points with Only four races left Prost leads Senna 71-51 and appears almost unbeatable. However. Prost who joined Mclaren in 1984, said everything be came More difficult after he signed with Ferrari. Under Normal circumstances i would say my chances in the world championship look pretty Good. But will need More Luck someone will not be Happy if i take the no. 1 to Ferrari next year Prost said. Prosl who will drive for Ferrari next season alongside briton Nigel Mansell clocked a winning Lime Ozone hour 19 minutes. 27.550 seconds in the 53-Lap race. His average Speedway 144.26 Mph. Alain Prost shows the Field How to Cut Corners sunday at the italian grand prix. Sullivan nips dry sir. Andretti Elkhart Lake wis. A Danny Sullivan darted past an out of fuel Michael Andretti two turns fro the end and went on to win the Texaco Havoline 200 indy car race with a re Cord Speed sunday at Road America. Sullivan who started from the pole earned his second Victory of the season and the 13th Ofhie Sandy car career As he averaged 123.050 Mph breaking Emer son Fittipaldi s year old race record of 122.215. Andretti dominated the 50-Lap, 200 mile race leading twice for 31 laps and building margins of More than 34 seconds on the four mile la turn circuit. Sullivan the defending cart pig series Champion led three times during the race for 19 laps but trailed by about eight seconds after stopping for a final splash of fuel two laps from the end. And Ritli still led by 7.79 seconds As he began the last Lap. But suddenly he began to slow and Sullivan came charging into the picture. As the cars approached turn 10. Andretti was Side by Side with the slower car of Didier Thys of Belgium ahead of Sullivan who veered to the left and onto the grass alongside the racing surface to get by. Cart officials said unofficially that eight cars ran out of fuel on or following the final Lap including Sec Ond place finisher Tco of Italy. Rick cars Sullivan s Pensec Rac ing teammate finished third. Andretti wound up sixth a Lap behind. Fourth place finisher Fittipaldi who came into the race leading cars by 22 Points in the Battle for the season championship leads 165-147 with two races remaining
