European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 9, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 25commentaryflopped Ilaf never Hod last laugh hand me that Towel. Gotta wipe this egg off my face. Such is the embarrassment when you believe an upstart football league that promises to kick off in Europe this Spring. Then promptly folds. The International league of american football did exactly that. Sacked itself last week. So no pro football league in Europe in 1990. Or semipro. Or whatever the Ilaf really was. Other than what the acronym sounds like. Here a what the i laugh managed to squeeze into its Winter of malcontent a announced its eight teams would play in Rome Milan Amsterdam Helsinki Barcelona Munich London and Birmingham. T dropped Rome and Milan. A said Rome and Milan would return in 1991, along with two other teams from either Dusseldorf Frankfurt or Dublin. A Drew up a 16-team format for 1992, with hints of Moscow. A hired former jets coach Walt Michaels to Lead the Helsinki Blue Fox. A signed former Stanford Boss Jack Elway to coach the London lightning. A named former Cal coach Ray Willsey to direct the Birmingham bears. A planned for rosters to include 24 local players and 12 from the . T mailed out releases highlighting a sponsorship Deal with Wilson sporting goods. A sent out More releases for a Stop the presses a a cheerleader tryouts for the International league of american footballs London  a scheduled opening Day for april 14, 1990. A changed its mind and went with an april 11 Start. A said never mind. The Ilaff a self imposed death sentence came two Days after it announced the rescheduling. A Fine Way to end fake february. What is this a league or a lie its hard to find out. Elway and his fellow coaches made like troops evacuating Europe. I called the Ilaff a London office Only to discover it no longer exists. A league or Guy Ross Biddiscombe answered the phone in Birmingham other than to say the two teams in England were Quot in Good shape but some of the teams on the continent had a problem a he referred questions to league Headquarters in Amsterdam. The associated press tracked Down league spokesman Steve Gerrish in the dutch capital. He said the Ilaf fell in 1990 because of a Tough time Landing work permits for players. Come again a league that could draw names like Michaels and Elway collapsed because of work permits the i laugh indeed. Which is Why you have to laugh when Gerrish predicts the Ilaf will absolutely play in 1991. Forget it. The Ilaf has As much credibility As John Elway in the super bowl. In England alone the league Drew fire by raiding local teams of their Best players. Then humiliated them with the Al fold. The Ilaf wont have a Chance in �?T91. That is if the world league of american football starts that Spring a March 24 a As promised. Remember world league Boss Tex Schramm was predicting last summer that his Kickoff would be in 1990. He changed his mind when he saw the complication of flying football to Europe. Well Here they come again. Schramme sold director of business operations with the Dallas cowboys Billy Hicks is in London setting up Camp for the world league. Hicks said wednesday the league will open Headquarters in new York this summer. He said the league will add Glitz by unveiling its teams City by City. New York one Day London the next Milan after that. Maybe Frankfurt maybe not. The world league has its own problems. Like finding stadiums. Take Frankfurt. Plenty of americans in that area to support a team. But where would a team play a spokeswoman for soccer a major league Wald stadium said wednesday she knew nothing about a Spring football league seeking a Home. But the Olaf is no Ilaf. The world league has Money. It has backing from the National football league. It has that proof of existence a a network contract this one from Abc Worth about $30 million for two years. And the world league pledges its near nil Talent will come from an nil style tryout. That places the Olaf in another world from the Ilaf which would have featured shaky locals. The world league will get a boost this summer. The Kansas City chiefs and los Angeles rams will play aug. 11 in Germany. The Freedom bowl will showcase the nil in Germany for the first time. But where Berlin or Frankfurt the olympic stadium or the Wald stadium nil Headquarters in new York said tuesday it has yet to decide Between the two cities. Volvo which will probably sponsor the game said from its offices in new York that the decision is the a Fly a. Berlin is a Good bet. It would add political Zap to the game and its olympic stadium owners All sorts of historical muscle. Then again i thought the Ilaf was a Good bet. Its Tough to see the future with egg in my eyes. The stars and Stripe Bucky Fox air Force advances to wac quarterfinals by the associated press Jeff Bowling scored 26 Points including eight free throws in overtime to Lead air Force to a 70-64 Victory Over san Diego mate in the first round of the Western athletic conference tournament wednesday might in Elpaso Texas. Air Force was to play top seeded Colo Torfin Alac Nast thursdays Quad Cim jump shot by san Diego  Michael Hudson with 11 seconds sent the same into overtime on a 58-58 tie. Jav me was marred by a Brawl in a Vang both teams near the air Force 21 seconds left. Bowling Fromi technical free throws and two throws for an intentional foul to give w Force a 70-63 Lead. Re or the Bottom seed raised its diepni0/ while eighth seeded san a ego state finished 13-18.  added 20 for with 20 Awn Jamison led the aztecs it hoary inference tournament games Assn. Of mid continent universities fans ism grc1en Bay the Best de a taste of it in league All season got foot its own Medicine. Berth Iowa earned a for to time with n so tournament for the Ference final Victory in the con wasfc0 0rthern Iowa a Victory Drick Mccunn u Don Miller put be shooter Tony a ngh on Green Bay Sharp for much of l Enne the coaches Soh 0ne of 10 a hot 8an e Bennett made just k0 his average.0 Sci red 3 Points 14college basketball Northern Iowa held the Phoenix to 18 first half Points on 34.8-percent shooting. Green Bay shot 37.3 percent for the game. Southland conference in another tournament final that filled an Mcaa berth Fred Thompson scored 10 Points during a 12-0 surge in the second half that lifted Northeast Louisiana to an 84-68 Victory Over North Texas. Big West conference Mark Hill scored 8 of his 22 Points during a 2 /2-minute Span in the second half to diffuse a us Irvine rally and help Fullerton state snap a seven game losing Streak with an 82-63 Victory. Fullerton advances to Friday nights second round against third ranked Nevada Las vegas. Reserve Tod Bernard scored 15 of his 21 Points in the second half As Fresno state ended a seven game losing Streak with a 71-56 Victory Over san Jose state. North Atlantic conference Rahim Hulandel scored 19 Points and Matt Johnson 18 to Lead Vermont to a 7662 upset of top seeded northeastern. Vermont advances to saturdays tournament final against Boston University. Ron Moses scored 16 Points and Bill Brigham 14 As by rolled Over Colgate 8563. Ohio Valley conference the game ending Horn sounded six seconds too Early As Eastern Kentucky led by Aric Sinclair a 14 Points beat Morehead state 52-50 in the voc semifinals. Morehead a Brian Miller outside the 3-Point line when the Horn sounded prematurely put up a shot that hit the no and landed in the hands of teammate Tracey Armstrong who missed a Short jumper As id a a the second and final Horn sounded. File Jeff Bowling scores 26 Points. Of win Over san Diego state Popeye Jones scored 12 of his 24 Points during a 27-7 second half rally that carried Murray state the regular season Champion to a 68-67 Victory Over Austin Peay. Trans America athletic conference Carl Brown made 10 of 13 three Point attempts and scored 39 Points As Arkansas Little Rock whipped Texas san Antonio 99-83 in the talc semifinals. Larry Robinson scored 6 of his 28 Points in overtime and Centenary rallied from a 16-Point deficit to beat Stetson 97-93. Centenary 22-7the regular season Champion trailed from the final minute of the first half until Byron stewards rebound Basket tied it 78-78 with 2 45  to run softball clinic compiled by Walt Morrissette staff writer softball a the Usa eur umpires clinic is set for april 3-6 at Vil suck a a Rose Barracks. Dan Blair a member of the National Umpire staff and an instructor at the Amateur softball association National Umpire school will Lead the clinic. Umpires who want to attend the clinic should Contact local Community sport local Roundup directors by March 28. The fee is $25, payable upon registration from 8-9 . April 3 at Rose Barracks recreation Center. Billeting can be arranged by calling the Vilseck billeting office at ets 476-2555 or the Vilseck sports office at 476-2500. For More information Call Mike Hester at 379-7818 or 6007. Baseball a the belgian first league is looking for pitchers. The ant Werp area league says it will pay room and Board plus Gas for pitchers to play in weekend games. Point of Contact is bit Burgos George Price at 453-7710 or 7377. Skiing a Dieter Krause led the . Team in the Swiss officers ski championships by finishing 14th in the combined Competition. Krause the air Force representative on the three Man . Team finished 14th in the 13.5-Kilomctcr Cross country race then 15th in the giant slalom. The Swiss races were held last weekend Ingstead. Officers from Canada Britain Austria West Germany France Sweden the United states and Switzerland filled 26 spots in each race. The . Navy representative Walter Wasowski of Oslo Norway placed 13th in the nordic and crashed in the first run of the giant slalom. Michael Petring an army skier stationed in Mainz took 16th in both races