European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday August 13,1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 23 nil in Berlin rams erected their own Wall in Berlin by Walt Morrissette staff writer Berlin a the los Angeles rams did no to need no education on How to Stop the Kansas City chiefs in the american bowl Here saturday night. The rams erected a Wall of their own to beat the chiefs 19-3 As the nil introduced 55,429 fans in Germany to the american Brand of football. The record will show that . Won on Buford Mcgee a 11-Yard run in the first Quarter Mike Lansford s 38-Yard Field goal four seconds before halftime his 21-Yardcr with 3 31 left in the fourth and Alfred Jackson a 31-Yard interception re turn with 1 14 left in the game. Kansas City was a just another Brick in the Wall a As Pink Floyd a 1979 ant establishment Anthem goes. The rams Gaston Green was relentless As the tourists who Pound away at what a left of the Berlin Wall. His 30-Yard run late in the third period and a 25-yarder in the fourth were the longest gains of the game. He finished with a game High 115 Yards on 21 carries. The chiefs stopped themselves on turnovers and quarterback Mike Elkins never really got going on offence in the first half throwing a pair of interceptions. Then a a Steve pc Lucr struggled in the second half with two interceptions. And Christian Okoye played Only the first Quarter to avoid risking an injury. So the chiefs defense spent most of the game on the Field. A your line was blocking real Well All during the game a Green said in explaining his big game. A Kansas City was playing to Stop the inside game so we were Able to Cut  . Coach John Robinson said a obviously our kicking game stinks in reference to Lansford a missed extra Point after Jackson a touchdown. A but we had some crispness in that first Quarter with 23 plays. Gaston Green had a great game for us and he a had a great training  Okoye did no to play much Schot Lonheim or said a because we wanted to look at los Angeles rams1 running Back Curt Warner drives for a few Yards before chiefs1 Brad Mcgovern 50 makes the tackle. Bairy word and Billy Jones and both did a Nice  what europeans and americans Here will remember Long beyond the final score is the experience of what was for Many of them the Only nil game  see in person. The nil did no to leave anything to Chance. About 40,000 people showed up for what was billed As Quot the worlds largest tailgate party on the Maifield next to olympic stadium. Most fans be they american British German or French showed up wearing nil shirts or Caps with the rams chiefs san Franciso 49ers, . Raiders and Philadelphia eagles being the most popular teams. The glitzy dance routines by the , rams cheerleaders and acrobats during halftime and timeouts also were a big hit with the crowd. The first wave Ever to hit olympic stadium started with 14 minutes to go in the second period. The nil had to be Happy there were enough fans to do a wave after Only 26,000 showed up in Montreal for thursday nights american bowl. Even Mother nature cooperated. It was 68 degrees under hazy skies at game time. Players from both teams said this was St grass they had Ever played on. A fan said she  believe they the Best rams had grass Here in August a without any Brown spots on  about the Only thing missing were vendors in the stands to Hawk Beer hot dogs and peanuts. As for future american bowls on the continent commissioner Paul Tagliabue said Quot we May go from olympic stadium to olympic stadium meaning the league May go to Munich in 91 and on to Barcelona in �?T92 to help promote the summer olympiad the sky seems to be the limit for the nil in Europe. A Fly a International week end by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Berlin a the a Fly a International week which brought teams into four different continents ended for the season with the los Angeles rams 19-3 Victory Over the Kansas City chiefs on saturday in the first Ever american bowl on German soil. _ the rams made it three straight in International appearances playing the Berlin game in front of 55,429 Rowdy fans in the 70,000-Seal olympic stadium three Days before the game the league had sold just Over 36,000 tickets for the contest. Nil spokesman Pete Abitable Wasny to surprised by the Large showing. A we had heard there was a tendency there would he a Strong walk up crowd since its such a Large  the game was televised across the United states via no cd Slop football vie Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh. The presence of a National broadcasting organization filming the contest added to the Strong showing. _ Merican service members and family members streamed into Berlin from As tar away As Greece and Turkey to witness the game live. The Uso distributed tickets through Neucom and secured duty train status to Berlin. Gas came from the far Corners of Germany from major communities such As lasers lantern and smaller areas such As Heilbronn and Ansbach. For one former i Jack Elkins it was a night to remember. For Mike Elkins it was a night to forget. Jack Elkins returned saturday to olympic stadium where 44 years earlier he had played football on a . Army team. He came to see his son Mike Start at quarterback for the Kansas City chiefs. The younger Elkins had a disappointing evening in a 19-3 preseason loss to the rams suffering two interceptions and three sacks while leading the chiefs to just 49 net Yards in the first half. His first pass was intercepted and led to a ram touchdown. His fifth pass was picked off at los Angeles 15 Yard line ending a Kansas City drive set up by a Good punt return. Jack Elkins had More Success in his appearance on the Field in 1946. His army team from the Frankfurt area Defeated a Berlin based unit 14-12 before about 10,000 . Soldiers. A the area All around the stadium had been levelled by bombs but the stadium was intact a he said. Quot i done to recognize the town at  the elder Elkins said he did not grasp the historical significance of the stadium when he played there. Ten years earlier Jesse Owens had mocked adult of hitlers theory of aryan supremacy at uits Staci uni by winning four olympic Gold Rcd als. A it meant just another toot bail game he said. A at 20 years old you really done to grasp the history around you. We were so Busy try ing to get Hitler out of our minds and get Back to Normal  but Jack Elkins a one time Catcher in the Brooklyn dodgers major Ixa Guc baseball organization did not miss the significance of watching his son play an nil game in Berlin. Quot it gets you All choked up. Its a great feeling a he said before the game. A Mike is the last of six children. To Sec him be successful with a College degree and a place in the nil is very  prior to Kickoff speculation was that the american bowl will move from Berlin to Munich a olympic stadium for future games though Abitante called the Rumor unfounded but not wholly untrue. Gate receipts and other analyses will be conducted to determine if the game will be played in Berlin next year. Frankfurt a Wald stadium the Home of one of the newest world league of american football franchises has also been mentioned As a possible site. The Berlin game was the final Stop on the leagues International week which brought teams to Tokyo London Montreal and Berlin. London a game the fifth consecutive time the nil has stopped at Wembley stadium topped the turnstiles As 63,106 fans saw the new Orleans saints top the . Raiders 17-10. Berlins 55,429 was second and Tokyo s 52,000 was third As japanese fans saw the Seattle sea Hawks Edge the Denver Broncos 10-7. Montreal brought in Only 27,000 fans to the 60,011-seat olympic stadium where the faithful few saw the Pittsburgh steel cars Romp past the new England patriots 3414.Edwards, Aguilar keep titles Wiesbaden West Germany a Kevin be ser of the Chicksands took a three set match from . Conference teammate Steve Palmer of upper Leyford sunday to win the Safe menus open division Tennis championship. Belser dropped the first set 7-5, then rebounded to win the next two 7-5 and 6-4, to capture the title won last year by Paul Farrow of the Mediterranean conference. Defending champions prevailed in two other Safe Tennis finals sunday. Paul Edwards of the Continental sports conference took the menus masters singles Crown again and Joyce Aguilar of the . Repeated her women a singles title. In a mulch Between two Home court players Edwards dispatched his Lindsey As team Nat Mike Mansue to 6-2,6-1 Lor the 40-and-Over title. Aguilar gave Chicksands its second individual Crown with a 7-6, 6-4 Triumph Over Denise Lybert of Torr Jon and the Mac. Greg Yuehrs added still another leg to the . Domination by beating the Csc a Bill Hessberger 6-4, 6-1 in an Lenc Cussary Battle following his earlier menus seniors 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 win