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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday August 10, 1990  a a with London s american bowl just past and Berlin s american bowl winning saturday you can look at these nil exhibitions two ways. 1. What a drag to miss stars who Don t play. Marcus Allen sat out All of the los Angeles raiders 17-10 loss to the new Orleans saints sunday night mostly because he Wasny to in top shape after his holdout. Also missing from action were the quarterbacks who could Start in the regular season Steve Beurlein of the raiders and Bobby Hebert of the saints. 2. Great to see Guys play who normally sit the Bench in the regular season. Take Dave Wilson of new Orleans. He was terrific As a College Bat Illinois. Yet while the Man enters his ninth season who remembers his old coach for one Mike White the former Zillini Boss who hooked on with . This year As quarterbacks coach looked Forward to facing Wilson. As White chatted at Wembley stadium before saturdays practice he recalled How he once thought Wilson would Rise to a higher level As a pro. Wilson showed Why sunday night gunning for 137 Yards in the third Quarter the same Gould be said of Vince Evans. The cd us flame has flickered through 10 nil and two Usel seasons. He warmed up Lor the second half sunday and lit up the air for 126 Yards. Evans nearly forced an overtime but his rally fell 35 Yards Short of the goal line. Reminders of Why a couple of veterans hang on in the National football league. American bowls Are Good for that. Previous backup a a heroes were Denver a Gary Kubiak in 1987 and Miami a David Archer in �?T88. Kubiak is still around but Archer Isnit. The former Falcon starter was Cut again monday this time by san Diego. What else from the London game a Art shells raiders did no twin but he sure the stars and stripes not so a Pago 23 n comme Siitar Bucky Fox looked like a Winner. After each practice the huge coach left in a chauffeur driven Daimler. He appeared headed for a Ball at the Savoy even in his Black shorts and raiders Cap. A Craig Heyward looked ready for some kind of party what with his Diamond earring at saturday s practice. His wife Charlotte confided in the bus ride to Wembley sunday that its her earring. That Isnit Why Heyward is nicknamed ironhead but it might be helped him Lead new Orleans in Rushing with 32 Yards. A the Diamond of sundays game Brett per Riman the saints wide receiver who caught three passes for 94 Yards. He ignited the crowd like no one. ,. A that crowd totalled 63,106, the smallest of american bowls in London. And the quietest. No a there we go Here we go Quot singing. The scoreless first Quarter did t help. At one Point the Public address equated the Cool response to the hot weather. He did no to help himself by saying after a Short Napoleon Mccallum run Quot he met his  that Drew a deserved ugh. A the a was British for the first time since the Wembley series started in 1986. He rattled off Loo much play by play. Arid he pronounced the Raider Objay  Wembley a director Jarvis Astaire Shook his head at one Point and said an nil game needs an american a Guy. Absolutely. A if the fans weren to loud they were Active. They did the wave. And they stuck around for All four quarters something impossible at stateside exhibitions. This was the first London game without rain. But even in the previous four years the fans refused to Rush Early to the parking lot. One Brit said later Quot that s the British  a one Factor that kept everyone a British ians plus busloads of Saint and Raider backers a in the stadium was the cheerleaders. Whether their routines were pregame halftime or Between plays the Saint and Raider cheerleaders moved it. And not to some Waltz. They danced to rap. Which goes to show that rap is Here for Good. If the nil plays it its mainstream America a a British football player walking around thursdays practice was asked what he Learned from watching the muscular pros. Quot the benefits of steroids Quot he said. A will Lyle Alzado really make it Back As a Raider defensive end at age 41? i predict no. Shell sounded less than enthusiastic about Alzadon a prospects. One assistant coach called Al ado a bad knee Quot a serious  an 1,.a. To Guy said Quot he won t play a Down he did t even practice in London. A what about Mccallum the Navy lieutenant should make it at fullback. He Wasny to talking to the press because of the Way the Navy kept him from playing in the nil in 1987. That came after Mccallum rushed for 536 Yards As a Raider Rookie in 86. The naval Academy Grad wants to keep this nil tour of duty classified. Raider executive assistant Al Loca Salco a preseason prospectus has Mccallum leaving the military a prior to the 1990  Locasale hedged More before sundays game saying Only that Mccallum is due out  Mccallum did a Good Job submerging his comeback sunday. His one thwarted Rush was wiped out by a penalty and he dropped a key pass. The sort and strip pea will require minority membership Rule for country clubs hosting tournaments to begin in �?T95 by de Shearer Birmingham Ala. A. A the. Professional golfers association of America will require minority membership for country clubs conducting the pea championship beginning in 1995. A a those courses selected for the pea championship beginning in 1995 will have minorities including women and Blacks As members a Jim Awtrey executive director of the pea said at a news conference on wednesday. A right now we arc having conversations with the clubs hosting the championship from 91 to 94,&Quot Awtrey said. A we will continue to have those conversations until such time As we be completed that analysis. Well not have any further comment on the  the next three Gas will be played at crooked stick Golf club in 1991, Floelle rive country club in St. Louis in 1992, Aronimink Golf club in Newtown Square pa., in 1993 and Oak tree country club in Edmond okla., in 1994. An associated press Survey of courses holding major championships in the future showed that none of those clubs had a Black member. A we have contracts with these clubs and we arc talking to the clubs now Quot Awtrey said. Quot we have been and Well continue to talk to them and until such Lime As we be completed those discussions we think its unfair to those clubs to make any other comment when the policy was just  the controversy Over membership of clubs hosting Golf tournaments arose in june when it was Learned that Shoal Creek a site of this year s pea a had no Black members. The Southern Christian leadership conference said it would picket the tournament if the club had no Black member. Shoal Creek admitted a Black businessman As an honorary member last week and said it was processing another Black for full membership. The Sulc then called off its plans to picket the previously All White club. Quot we were very confident that Shoal Creek would reach that decision Law Trcy said. �?o1 would say. It make a significant statement because in a Short period of time Here it did indicate Shoal Creek s willingness to integrate the  the Pgar a Board of directors approved its new site selection policies on tuesday announcing it at wednesdays news conference. One clause in the policy states Quot the pea requires that prospective Host course which Are clubs rather than Public facilities have demonstrably open membership policies and practices prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race Creed color National origin or gender and that the maintenance of such open membership policies be contractually  Quot certainly we May be remiss in not addressing this in the past but we think that the Steps that we have taken now Are very positive Quot Awtrey said. Quot they reflect positively on the  he said the major championships hosted by the pea Quot at courses that do not have discrimination. We think that is a very positive  Awtrey declined to discuss corporations that announced they were withdrawing their television sponsorship of the event because of the Shoal reek a w Inhta to Ball do most of Fly ate golfclub5  Flap. He said those economic issues should be taken up with the network Abc. "1 think they should have come Back Quot he said of the advertisers. A we certainly  l feel that this is an economic Issue a Awtrey said. Quot we think this is a social Issue and we flunk that this is the Issue everyone is going to have to focus on  
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