European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 24, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 25 a Ltd big i i in v a amps Dave did to  a Jonathan Mcl Cigar 19 charges toward Oesterberg defenders from left Burt Cox Douglas grime and Miguel Robles. Wolfhounds in playoffs Bubuc Syfox staff writer we Brucken a West Germany Stop the presses. Oesterberg is in the playoffs. The wolfhounds pulled the improbable beating the we Brucken warriors 6-0 sundays basement bowl. Headline anyone Quot history made a was Steve Ortiz a Sug Stion. The right tackle helped Block the wolfhounds toward minus 39 Yards on be ground. But that Wasny to the crucial number either was 80, the approximate number scattered fans who witnessed this Sto de Safe football game. The big numbers were these five. The yardage . Payne covered i the Lone touchdown with 13 09 left. Two. The number of Oesterberg Vic Ries. In any other year the wolfhounds 6 record would go nowhere. In this iary a Continental sports conference for at eight of the nine teams make the layoffs. The wolfhounds Are in. The two ams they beat a we Brucken and Wiesbaden a have one Victory apiece Csc football and must scramble for that final playoff spot. Two. A Oesterberg a winning Streak. A team record. Two. Another Oesterberg record. The wolfhounds had never won More than one game in any season since entering the Csc in 1984. A a we re not in the cellar a wide receiver Hershel Deaton said amid a Happy Bunch of wolfhounds. To make sure everyone got it he underscored a a we re not in the cellar  the warriors nearly Are. With a 1-5 record they face the embarrassing Prospect of being the Lone team to miss the playoffs. That is unless they beat contenders Hahn or Sembach the last two weeks. A season ending tie with 1-6 Wiesbaden which lost to Hahn 26-12 sunday would to the warriors no Good since they lost to the flyers 22-20 on sept. 9. A i think we have a Chance a said  a defensive coordinator Graham Smith. His head coach Chris Simmons agrees. But he looked at the Hahn sem Bach year Enders and noted a we have to play at the top of our game and they have to play subpar. Its a Longshot to beat either team. Oesterberg looked like a Longshot sunday. Especially with six turnovers a four lost fumbles and two passes intercepted. The wolfhounds Best Hope was Burt Cox who at linebacker made nine Solo tackles to Lead a defense that held we Brucken to 4 Yards Rushing and 87 passing and who at fullback made the clinching Block. Cox a 215-Pound pennsylvanian joined the Backfield during a Oesterberg a six play 36-Yard winning drive. He carried for 7 Yards then blocked for three straight Payne runs. The to play came in from the sideline where coach Curt Wright called for Payne to follow Cox into the right Side of the line manned by guard Greg Eiler and tackle Glen Winchester. By games end Payne and Zweig Rick ends Rich Beckett had been ejected for fighting. For Payne the bout and Boot were Worth it. He rotates to the United states this week having finally fought his team into the playoffs. Mansell wins in Portugal Estoril Portugal a Nigel Mansell of Britain won the portuguese grand prix sunday in a race Cut Short because of an Accident with nine laps left. Mansell was leading by three seconds Over Ayrton Senna of Brazil with Alain Prost of France third less than a second behind Senna. Alex Caffi of Italy in eighth place was involved in an Accident and trapped in his car just off the track. The race stewards stopped the race with the race results reverting Back to the standings after the 61st Lap although Mansell had already completed 62 of the 71 laps. Mansell in a Ferrari was Given credit for the Victory the 16th of his career. Senna a second give him six Points and stretches his margin Over Prost in the Drivers standings to 18 Points. Senna has 78 Points to Proste a 60 with three races left. Gerhard Berger of Austria Senna a Mclaren Honda teammate finished fourth with Nelson Piquet of Brazil in fifth. Both Mclaren hondas surprised the ferraris at the Start As they stayed on the left Side and outs printed the Ferrari duo to the first turn. A i spun the wheels at the Start and almost went into the pit Wall a said Mansell who had the pole position. A in doing so i squeezed Alain out and Ayrton and Gerhard went by me on the  Senna held the Lead for the first 29 laps until he went in for a tire change. After the top four pitted Senna again led from the 31st until the 50th when Mansell went by him on the first turn. A the was faster on that Comer into the straight. I waited for him to come a Senna said. A i slip streamed him and he let me go by a Mansell said. A i would like to compliment Ayrton for  a from then on he was a bit faster. I was Able to hold onto to him a Little bit but we got caught in traffic a Senna said. A but i am very Happy with the second place  Caffi was not seriously injured although he was taken to the local Hospital for a checkup. The Spanish grand prix in Jerez is next  gave Allen numb feeling Long Beach Calif apr it Wasny to getting to it used with ice water on the sidelines that made Long each state coach George Allen numb. It was winning. It seems like in be been waiting 40 years for this win a n said saturday after the 49ers Defeated Pacific 28 actually it was 34 years ago that Allen last coached a Ege team the Whittier poets. He then went to the coaching the Washington redskins and los an Cord is for a total of 12 years compiling a 118-54-5 december the 72-year-old Allen took the Job of j rebuild Long Beach state which was 4-8 last l to a. Kad Only one winning season since 1984. In tick s10n school nearly dropped football in 1986, 7 because of poor attendance. Attendance aver aged less than 3,800 for four Home games last year. Allens perseverance paid off saturday. Kelly Studer completed 18 of 29 passes for 296 Yards and three touchdowns As the 49ers got their first Victory in four games under Allen. A a in be got to Pinch myself to be sure a Allen said of the Victory. A a in a still numb. A we did no to make the mistakes this week. That was the big difference. A your defense held up the whole game. I used three linemen two linebackers and six defensive backs. I Call it a dime defense a the 49ers had been outscored 124-33 in their first three games including a 59-0 loss at Clemson in the opener. They also had 10 turnovers in those three it games but committed Only one against Pacific 1-3. A this is bigger than an nil Victory a Allen said was a team  Allen declined the game Ball handing it to Junior wide receiver Mark Seay. Seay was shot oct. 30, 1988, while protecting his Niece from gang gunfire. Seay lost a kidney and still has a Bullet lodged near his heart. A a he a inspired me a said Allen considered a master at motivation. A and in a proud of these kids because they have overcome a lot of  with Long Beach leading 14-7, Studer threw touchdown passes of 7 and 60 Yards to Gerald Woodyard on consecutive drives Early in the fourth Quarter. Studer threw a 32-Yard touchdown pass to Jeff Exum for a 7-0 Lead Midway through the first Quarter