European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                1 a a Friday August 17, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 25 comment Abarnett the Center of . Attention i v to . Football people used to Call Willis Barnett a big  that a when he was throwing his 240 pounds around for the bin Waters phantoms. Now he a Down to 215. They used to Call him one of the fiercest nose guards in Safe football. Now he a a Center. Way Way Way Back they called him a Young stud. Now he a 39. ,.a the phantom of a football you could Call this Willis Barmett. He a still playing for Ben Walers after All these years a dating Back to 1978. Only one other Safe player goes Back farther Ramstein free safety Ujj. Jones 38, who joined Pitburg in 1975. You a think with Barnetts resume he would be resumed playing this year at his Normal weight and Normal position. Old Guys arc usually set in their plays. You done to see Bob Golic the to year old los Angeles Raider flopping from defensive tackle to Center. Or shrinking his 280 pounds. Not in his 11th nil season. Head As soon Cut his Samsonite hair. Then there a Willis Barnett. He a the Tommy la Sorda of Safe dieting. The Lyle Alzado of Beni Waters comebacks. That a another thing. Barmett has rearranged his football life after sitting out the 1989 season. The big daddy nose guard disappeared then resurfaced As a Skinny Center. The phantom of a football indeed Barmett did it the hard Way. The master plan for this master sergeant involved weightlifting aerobics and running. That was during the Winter. He started snapping footballs in May and he looked Snappy enough to impress Bent Waters coach Catfish Hunter. That s James Hunter in real life not to be confused with the former a a and Yankee Pitcher. Hunter goes 210 pounds. He a in such Good shape he might play linebacker in a player coach role. The last time Hunter played Barnett was a fellow phantom defender. Now Hunter 30, sees his 9-year elder and likes Bent Waters blocking already. A a he a a lean mean 215,�?� said Hunter. A and he knows How to attack  Hunter spoke while watching Barmett in practice last week. It was photo Day but Barmett did no to want his face shot. Only later did he agree to a picture while wearing a helmet. Why the balk a a he a himself a said Hunter. A once he makes up his mind to do something guess what he does it. He a  which explains Why Barmett switched from one masochistic position nose guard to another Centera the wants to be a Center a said the coach. A no. A for Sas Bryan mounts Bent Waters Willis Barmett Peers into an 11th year. Body wants to be a Center. Why centers get beat upside the  Barmett makes his new role sound like a duty. A if you have a weak Center Man people run Over your line. I have the strength to do the Job. I always wanted to do it but i did no to pursue it till this  in a Way it is a duty. Bin Waters starting Center of last year Robert Milush is scheduled to rotate after two games. A melt will fill the void. Barmett even has a hand in Long snaps one of the Tricky specialities. You a think he has the Knack for this stuff from his High school Days but he hardly played football while growing up in Goose Creek a he joined the air Force in 1970 but did t put on pads until Landing in Ben Waters in �?T78. He played four seasons then resumed his Bent Waters dynasty in 1983. His Only deviation from the defensive line was 1986. When he bounced to guard. Ten seasons. Thais a Long trek in air Force football. He remembers Fine teams and players specifically upper Scyford s . Title team of 1983 and its Star quarterback the next two years jul Gaddy. Barnett Hopes his new line with fellow ancient Ben Wooten 40 at right tackle can Lead Ben Waters to its first Safe title since 1968. The phantoms enjoy a Bye in the . S opening week then Host Mildenhall sept. 2. When the season ends so will Barnetts football career. Or so he says. The next time we see him he will probably be a 170-Pound kicker. A a a a a awhile the . Waits another week to Siart the Continental sports conference enters week 3, already you can Sec Why the Csc a free for All allowing eight of its nine teams to make the playoffs a is a joke. Its supposed to boost morale for Small bases. But look what happened to Zwic Brucken. The warriors pulled the biggest upset in years when they thrashed defending Champion Rhein main 40-0 in the opener. But it meant nothing. The Roek cts turned around and burned Oesterberg 46-8, White Zwic Brucken was losing in usual fashion 4112 to Ramstein. That Means Zwic Brucken and Rhein main both 1-1, have basically clinched playoff berths. So much for the regular season. As for this weekend i was All ready to pick Hahn to beat Rhein main by 8 Points sunday but the rockets want a postponement because too Many of their players arc working 12-hour shifts. My other picks Spang Dahlum Over Zwic Brucken by 13, Wiesbaden Over Pitburg by 2, and Ramstein vacationing at Oesterberg by 24. A a a while Napoleon Mccallum was in London for the raiders american bowl two weeks ago he  discuss his Navy status. You might recall the former naval Academy running Back Wasny to allowed to Moonlight with the raiders after his 1986 Rookie season. A Navy spokesman at the Pentagon said this week that the lieutenant is on terminal leave and will Complete his Active duty commitment and separate from the Navy in september. The stir and strip rockets lose coach push to postpone Hahn game compiled by Bucky Fox staff writer i football a a the Rhein main rockets Are sending off Sparks in us-3 Afes Continental sports conference. The defending champions lost their it head coach tuesday. I they might forfeit sundays game at 1 Hahn. I Bob Erwin quit As coach because of his monster Load As Rhein Mains hotel manager according to Rhein Mains athletic director Luther Johnson. ? the rockets who won the 1988 and j 89 Safe titles were 1-1 under Erwin. Johnson said a successor will be named \ next week. No head coach had to surface. This week because the rockets done to want to play sundays scheduled i . Game at Hahn. Johnson cited a dearth of players it because of 12-hour shifts connected wit the saudi Arabia deployment. I Rhein main would get a further break because of its Bye the following weekend. But is the Hahn game merely a postponement the Csc a Boss a1 Bianco 1 said thursday he wants Rhein Mains reason in writing by Friday to determine if the game will be played later or if the rockets would suffer a forfeit. Bianco added that the rocket Hawk game i still a a Long shot for sunday. Baseball a the ambassadors of baseball a team comprising former major leagues will visit Europe at the end of the month. R after an appearance at Hilversum Netherlands on aug. 28, they will swing through West Germany for autograph signing sessions at base exchanges and focal Roundup softball games. Making the i. Campaneria Bill Campbell Tony Chevez making the trip Are Bobby Bonds Bert _ Quot Quot Quot Tony 1 Dave Concepcion Bob Feller Tim Foli George Foster Jerry Grote Randy Jones Jerry Koosman Lee Lacy Bill Madlock tug Mcgraw a1 Oliver Lary Sorensen Rennie Stennett and Billy Williams. The itinerary aug. 31, Wiesbaden sept. 1, Hanau sept. 2, Nimberg sept. 4, Wurzburg sept. 5-6, Berlin sept. 7, Pir Masens and sept. 8, Kaiserslautern. Further information on exact times and locations can be obtained from the local mar offices. Basketball a the Safe coaches and officials clinics have a schedule change. Wake Forest coach Dave Odom and acc official Larry Rose won t Leach hoops at Torrejon after All. The base in Spain is jammed in connection with the deployment of troops to saudi Arabia so Odom and Rose will hit Pitburg instead sept. 6-7. They will open their classes at 8 . Aug. 30 at the Headquarters building at in Ciurlik am Turkey then teach at y . On sept. 4 at the windjammer gym at in Akton Crete. Also teaching in the clinics will be Clem son coach Cliffe Lisand Southeastern conference official Don Shea. Their classes Marl at 9 . Aug. 30-31 at the recreation Center at Aviano a Italy. They continue at 9 . Sept. 4-5 at the officers1 club at Raf Mildenhall England and Jom up with Odom and Rose at the Pitburg offi cers club at 9 . Sept 6-7. Softball a three players from Safe were selected for the air Force menus All Star learn of fibbing the recent air Force championships at Pope fab , two of the european based All stars Are from the Continental sports conference a Donnie Patrick of Ramstein and Jackie Mills of Sembach. Also named was Steve Jones of san Vito Italy from the Mediterranean sports conference. Named head coach and assistant coach respectively were Ron Simpson and John Greer both of Ramstein. The military Airlift come went 7-0 to Lake the title. Air training come finished second at 6-1. Safe tied for third at 3-4 with three other teams a Pacific air forces of logistics come and strategic air come. Of systems come finished 2-5, and unified come representing several commands was 1-6. A teams Are needed for a slow pitch tourney aug. 31-sept, 2 at Oesterberg a Netherlands the entry fee is si00 per team with a deadline of aug. 27. Call Joe Rauschert 363-8251/8020. Vhf string a Wurzburg will hold a freestyle and Greco roman tournament aug. 24-25 at Leighton Barracks. The tourney open to All id card holders will be held in conjunction with the Usa eur wrestling clinic aug. 21-25 at Wurzburg. The entry fee is $2. Weigh ins Are scheduled for 1-3 . Aug. 24 and 7 30-9 30 . Aug. 25. For More information Call 350-6306 or 0931-889-6306. Cycling a Wil Flecken outdoor rect Ealion is sponsoring the v corps Kip Pilbach Mountain Bike Challenge sept. 16 at the Kip Pilbach ski area. The race will cover 11 Kilometres of unmarked terrain Over Rock formations streams rope Bridges and other obstacles. Categories of Competition Are menus open 18-39 year menus masters 40 and Over women s open and a fourth division recreational riders for All others. The Competition is open to All id card holders 18 years and older. Early registration costs $10, and race Day Sigri ups will be $15. Entrants Are encouraged to walk the course sept. 15. Overnight camping is available at the ski area for no Cost. Cali 326-3449 for More information. Bowling a the Wil Flecken Bowling Center will hold a scratch tournament sept. I 2 and 4 from noon to 7 . Each Day. Six games will be rolled on three sets of lanes with a guaranteed prize fund of $2,000. Anyone Over 18 May compete for a $30 entry fee. The poc is at 326-3659 or 09745-353-659. Golf a Pell Cooper of Mannheim had an Ace on the Par-3, 156-Yard second Hole wednesday at the Heidelberg Golf course. Bob Smith Sieve Welsh and Harry Hanson were in Cooper s foursome. Rodeo a Rodeo Usa a full fledged event with Bull Riding Saddle and Bare Back bronc Riding wild horse and women a barrel racing comes to Vogel Well air station sept. 1-3. The Kaiserslautern cow Ijo a association will stage two two hour performances daily Al 2 and 6 . On sept. 1 and 2 and a single 2 . Show on sept. 3. Mission is 1 2 Marks or $6 for adults and 9 Marks or $4 for children under 12