European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 06, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday october 1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 comm Marv Usa eur con fake Safe s ski Lead in Light of Usa eur possibly freezing out it sports program a chilling that could affect de Cember s wrestling championships warmer new comes from the air Force. Namely the Safe Alpine ski championships  Back. A year after blowing the skiers off the schedule Safe sports Boss Dick Mullins say they re on for feb. 26-27 at Garmisch. Good stuff. Last year Safe slashed five events the All Star football game Power lifting boxing track and skiing. That did t Cut it with air Force skiers. They held their own Alpine invitational and proceeded to do a Snow Job on army skiers in an All services meet last Winter. Mullins saw the writing on the Mountain. And he says if enough Cross country skiers want to race Safe will try to run nordic championships  about an All be Rivas meet it s Safe s turn to sponsor one but Mullins is awaiting Usa eur decision whether to save its championships. The rest of Safe s sports program it s solid for 90," says Mullins. Especially for football. Since Usa eur has Thad football for two decades Safe continues to bulk up on army players. Liberalized rules of 1989let Small bases like Wiesbaden and  suit up 11 army players who because they follow the ditto win path  generally in better shape than their air Force Brethren. That helps explain Why army Guys hold two of the top Continental sports Confer ence records . Carter with 51 receptions for Ramstein in 1987 and Jim Bryan with four touch Down catches in one game and six combined ads Inone game for Wiesbaden in 1974. Then there was Zwic Brocken s Marlon Brown one stud of a Soldier who dominated Safe football in 1983 and 84 and nearly made the Cleveland Browns As a linebacker this year. Some of the top army players of 1989 Arram slain s monstrous blockers Willie Mccray and de Mitchell and Rhein main s harsh defenders Carl q Bucky Fox lab Causand Bobby Tindal. And yet As solid As Safe football s foundation should be the two conferences sure have the shakes this year. In the Continental sports conference  dropped out just before this season. Along with apr Cjon s flight in 1988, that makes two bases quitting the Csc in two years. Then again those moves Al Lowed the Csc to return to its old two division 10 game format. Which makes for a stronger eight team league. In the . Sports conference the eight teams stayed intact. But instead of sticking to its two Divi Sion 10-Gamc plan the league consolidated. That shrank the schedule to seven games. And since four teams Advance to the playoffs upper Heyford clinched a postseason berth by week 4. Weak. Then there s this wild firing spree. If coaches thought they were in the hot seat before Check out this simmer of discontent four coaching turnovers since the Start of training Camp. The goodbye coaches Chicksands Al Carter. His boiling Point ended up burning him. Disgusted Over his team s 0-5 re Cord and 48-6 loss at Alconbury Carter cussed out the game s ref Wayne Williamson. The ref report edit to 3rd air Force. That led to Chicksands base commander col. Joseph Panza firing Carter. Even Carter admitted that Panza had to take some Typ of  so the Man who coached Chicksands to its Only Safe title just three years ago is out. Herb Poirot who quarterback cd those 1986 Chicks is the new coach. The result Chicksands lost 42-12 to Lakin Heath last week for its 11 the straight loss. Alconbury s Richard flirt. He rotated after game i. And John Myrick took Over. The spartans sped to 4-0 before losing 24-6 to upper Scyford. Tilburg s Ernie Treubig. He Felt the pressure of his Barons going 0-3, so he went Back to High school coaching. Lindy Martin Rose from defensive coordinator to head coach and Pitburg is a Limp 2-6. This was Safe s flagship program from 1976 to 87. Five Safe titles. Jammed stands. No More. Owci Bruckn s fran Hendricks. This was ugly. Hendricks and his defensive coach Chris Simmons argued viciously Over substitutions during the warriors preseason game at Rhein main. Hendricks a Captain did t like that guff from a technical ser Geant so this Sank into an insubordination problem. Owci Brincken s 26th combat support group com Mander col. James Prouty promoted Harold Coop or from offensive coordinator to head coach. Hon Dricks and Simmons were out. The warriors have responded by going 0-8, stretching their losing Streak to 10 games. What makes Owci Brincken s football lop such a drag is How delightful that base s followers . Warrior stadium might be drab but the people who fill it have the Best sense of humor in Safe. How else do they stick around for results like Span Dah ice 52, Wei Blicken 6? you know How Harry Caray leads the crowd in take me out to the Ball game said . Announcer Tom Kendrick. Here it s take me out of the Ball game " a few  players predict their base will drop football in 1990. To which Prouty says Al present i see no reason which would Slop us from Fielding a football team next  thai s can do. So is Safe s Rescue of skiing. Let s Hope Usa eur keeps its sports program from plunging into the cold too. The suis and step Houston wares out the enemy Houston a the Houston Oil ers Call the Astrodome the House of pain but when the uth ranked hous ton cougars take up residence on saturdays it becomes the Ware House. Quarterback Andre Ware has expanded the limits of the run and shoot of sense this season triggering the cougars to a 3-0 record while Cading the nation in total offence with 423 Yards per game. Ware is storing up More Yards pregame than no. Ranked Noire Dame As a team. The fighting Irish have gained393 Yards per game. The heavy firing has propelled War into the National spotlight and he s not blinded by the Glare. He is ready to  notre Dame. There s not a player in this room who would t want a shot at notre Dame Ware said. I would love it. See if you could schedule a scrimmage with them. There s no telling what kind of num Bers this team could put up there s no body in the country who can Stop us i we Don t Stop  Houston leads the nation in total of sense 658.6 Yards per game passing of sense 550.0 and scoring 56.7. Coach Jack Pardee. Who has played and coached at the College and pro Levels with some outstanding quarterbacks says Ware has the strongest Arm he has  throw More balls than the pros do Parice said. In a pro training amp the quarterback will throw 100 to 120 balls a Day. Andre throws 200 everyday and we be never had to take him out Ramstein s Lockyer leads High school Golf tourney cougars quarterback Andre Ware. Wants a shot at notre Dame of a passing  Gabriel was like Andre when he first came up with the los Angeles rams. But even roman after 8-10 Days of that would take a Day off  Houston has outscored three opponents 170-14 going into saturday s game against Baylor which owns the nation Stop ranked pass defense. Ball control May be the bears Only Hope coach Grant Teaff said. It does t take a Sherlock Holmes to know if you be Goi the Ball and they Don to it s the Best Way to slow the Down Caff said. But their defense is As Good As their  ranks no. 5 in the Nalion in total defense allowing 213 Yards pregame and is no. 1 in scoring defense allowing 4.7 Points per game. By Ben Abrams prep sports editor Ramstein a West Germany Ramstein s David Lockyer did t pull Loo Well thursday but he hit enough other Good shots to Lour the Woodlawn Golf club in 38-4078 in the firs around of inc Dodds Germany Golf Tournai Mcnol. Lockyer the  put cd the 8th Hole for bogey and climaxed his round by four pulling the 18th for a double bogey. Both holes  two Lic Rcd with Subtle Breaks. On the Par-5 St Lockyer Hil an 8-Iron past the pin which was near the front of the Green Only the upper level. On inc Isih he left his second shot 50feet below the pin and his first pull barely crested the Hill. But Lockyer who finished third Las year in Berlin is sitting in a Good Posi Tion going into Friday s final 18 holes. He holds a seven stroke Lead  s Pete Konowicz and Stull Gart s Jake sle Phons. Konowicz had 44-41 and sle Phons reversed those numbers for their 85s. Vilseck s Brian Harris shot4.47_88 and stands in fourth place. I did t get into very much trouble today Lockyer said. I kept my drives in the Fairway most of inc Lime and i Milsome Good Irons. I did t putt too Well and 1 really messed up 18." Lockyer won the longest drive comic tuition with a Boomer on the 13th Hole. Heidelberg s Jim Bagwell who had turned in High-70 and Low-80 scores in the regular season and had been Fig Redas a prime championship contender had driving difficulties and soared to a 90. That left him deadlocked for fifth place Wilh teammate Bill Gafford and Wiesbaden s Evan Model after 18 holes. I m going Back to Heidelberg and go straight to the driving Range Bagwell said. I did t do anything off inc  the tournament is strictly individual this year. The team standings were Deler mind during the regular season. The golfers were pc grouped i Lothree flights according to scores they pos cd during the five week Campaign. The top 12 boys qualified for championship flight. The next dozen were assigned Lafirst flight and All others who had scored 100 or less Al Casl once were relegated lose cond flight. There also was a flight for girls. Ramstein s Mike Kroon Cal an Augsburg s Freddie Valenzuela who just missed the 12-Playcr championship flight had career rounds to Pace the first flight contingent. Krompegal had a pair of40s for 80 and Valenzuela fired 44-37 81, the 37 being the Best nine of the Day. Heidelberg s Sean Gordon 46-41 and Berlin s Ryan Dillon 43-44 turned in 87s to grab the second flight Lead. Nurnberg s Valeric Cottman posted a48-541q2 round to Lead the girls with Ansbach s Dana Plummer Only three strokes Back. Sle Phons won the boys close is to the pin Competition with a shot that stopped 9 feet 6 inches from the cup. Colema put her shot 11 feet 4 inches from the cup in inc girls contest. Heidelberg Courtney Ardarth had the longest drive for the girls