European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 04, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 4, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 19 commentary Send Wyche to the showers Sam Wyche has a dirty mind. He a also a bully plus he a a bad loser. Other than that he a a Prince of a fellow. # but he May be nothing More than your Basic football coach acting out his antagonisms toward women who done to know their place. The coach of the Cincinnati bengals ran an experienced reporter Denise Tom of Usa today away from his locker room monday night. Her offence was being female. Speaking of himself in the third person As people with out of control personalities often do he said a a Sam Wyche was not letting a woman into a locker room with All his players  Wyche added a your Guys done to want a woman to walk into a situation like that. I am not doing that to these Guys. In a not doing it to their wives. Ill be out of this business before i do  actually it would be a Good idea for Sam Wyche to be out of this business at least temporarily. Commissioner Paul Tagliabue on tuesday called for a a stiff Fine if Wyche cannot explain the incident. A Fine would not be enough. If Wyche is not suspended next sunday it will prove that the National football league cannot control its employees and that football would prefer women to cavort in tight fitting costumes on the sidelines and leave the reporting to the men. Before Wyche acted out his prejudices football was already Chin deep in swings Ness. A week earlier at a monday night game in new Jersey somebody tossed a full sized inflatable female figure into a swarm of male fans who proceeded to fondle and punch the figure with disturbing glee. Then came the business in new England when Zeke Mowatt and some of his patriots teammates apparently approached a Boston Herald reporter Lisa Olson and made an ugly display of their nakedness. The patriots owner Victor Kiam was quoted by two reporters As calling Olson a a classic Bitch a and seemed most worried about a Boycott of his Remington shavers. Kiam took advice from a Public relations firm and performed the most human gesture he knew a he took out advertisements saying he is not a bad fellow. Kiam also blamed the cover up on the general manag a Sam Wyche in fund Raiser last summer barred woman reporter from locker room. Or whom he is apparently trying to scuttle anyway. On monday Tagliabue appointed Philip Heymann a Harvard Law school professor to investigate. While Tagliabue was in Seattle affirming the right of women to work As reporters Wyche brought embarrassment to Tagliabue by refusing to allow a female reporter in his locker room monday night. Say you done to think it could have been the 31-16 loss football is a game of intimidation. What did Wyche do when his team lost he did no to beat up his players. He did no to blame himself. He picked on a female re Porter. Tough Guy. He seems to know that when Good men go wrong when they lose a football game its really a woman to blame. Wyche tried to get off the Hook by sending his quarterback Boomer Esiason outside the locker to give an afterthought interview with the second class reporters namely Denise Tom. Not Good enough. There is a time honoured tradition of interviewing in locker rooms. The reason sports fans know so much about famous athletes is that reporters have had Access to the locker room. Some athletes May not want us there but it was a working condition before these athletes Ever came along. And guess what the people who run sports teams know it is Good business Good publicity if you will to let reporters interview athletes. After a while reporters Stop noticing whether the athletes Are dressed. The locker room is where the Story is. It May sound bizarre interviewing somebody with no clothes on but As an old news reporter i Felt grubber interviewing about half the politicians i met and they were always fully clothed. For some athletes like Dale Murphy and Bob Knepper of baseball the Advent of women in locker rooms was a violation of their religious views that women should not work in the marketplace. Some athletes and Mowatt is not alone cannot see a woman without thinking they know Why she a really there. And athletes Are not alone in their prejudice. Lisa Olson heard Boos and taunts from fans sunday. Wyche is right about one thing there Are players wives who Are suspicious of female sportswriters. Guess these wives know their husbands Well. Things will get better because Young athletes and journalists who have grown up socializing together will be More comfortable working together. The minds of the Victor Kiama and the Sam Wyc hcs were formed in the past. In the Short run the answer is a Strong policy of Equality from every sports league. There Are after All Public Laws about discrimination. Another solution is towels. And Bath Robes. And a sabbatical for Sam Wyche to cleanse his dirty mind. Tho now York times oct. 4-10 unless otherwise dated football the Sembach tigers visit Wei Brincken at noon sunday to end the regular season in a Safe a Continental sports conference. That a the same Zweig Rick in that lost last weekend to Hahn 77-2, an Avalanche that managed to miss the league record of 96-0 that Hahn poured on chateau Roux in 1965. If the warriors miraculously rebound to win they would finish 2-6 and Edge Wiesbaden 1-7 for the eighth and final playoff spot. Sembach also has a playoff spot in mind. If the tigers win and keep Wei Brincken from scoring 35 Points they will Clinch the no. 2 seed in the playoffs which Start oct. 13. Sundays other makeup game has Rhein main at Hahn also at noon. Both teams Are in the playoffs. Soccer the German first divisions Surprise Leader Kaiserslautern brings its net stretching show to Hamburg this weekend where the red devils will take on St. Pauli at 3 30 . Saturday. Kaiserslautern has amassed 22 goals in its first eight outings this season a eight More than Munich a second Best total in this Low scoring season a in rolling to a 6-1-1 record and a one Point Lead in the standings Over unbeaten Frankfurt 4-0-4which plays its second straight Road game this one at Wattenscheid at the same time As Kaiserslautern St. Pauli. Other 3 30 . Games saturday have Hamburg at Dortmund Leve Kusen at Disseldorf wingless Csc Berlin at Cologne and a Trio of games convenient for americans Bremen at Nimberg monchengladbach at Munich and Karlsruhe at Stuttgart where the Host will Jay to recover from last saturdays 4-1 battering at Wattenscheid. Preceding All Liat is Uerdingen s 8 . Friday game in bochum. In second division games convenient for americans Saar Brincken kicks off at Home at 8 . Friday against by Berlin. On saturday hapless Schweinfurt 0-10-2 travels to Mainz at 3 ., and one half hour later Braunschweig kicks off at Darmstadt in a Battle of erstwhile first division clubs now mired in the Middle of the second division  racing the third annual Eifel classic featuring old cars of Model years 1927 through 1960, will be staged saturday and sunday on the curb urging with the cars to run on the legendary North Side circuit. To reach the curb urging take the Koblenz Trier autobahn a48 and exit at Ulmen curb urging. At the Bockenheim circuit in Germany there is racing on saturday and sunday for cars of various categories these races sponsored by the racing sport club of Switzerland. Bockenheim is located Southwest of Heidelberg off autobahn a5 and a6. In Belgium the zolder circuit is hosting races saturday and sunday for touring cars formula Fords and Renault 5s. Zolder is located just North of Hasselt in Eastern  racing the final round in the european truck racing cup series will be held saturday and sunday at the Jarama circuit North of  racing in Italy the final race in the super Bike world championship will be staged sunday at Monza North of Milan with practice and qualifying saturday. Meanwhile the final round in the european motorcycle Road racing championship will be held saturday and sunday at the Santa Monica circuit in Misano Adriatico near Rimini Italy. Races for 125 and 250cc bikes plus super sport 600s, arc on the Santa Monica  the 15tii annual adar pc Start Motocross Mernes will be held saturday and sunday. Mernes is located East of bad orb in the Spessars Forest  running 21st Talcom plans to conduct its Cross country championships saturday at Karlsruhe a Neureul Cavern. The event open to members of 21st Talcom communities Only offers Competition in eight age and sex categories and is open to civilians. There is no fee for registration which takes place from 8-10 . Race Day. The 10-Kilometer race begins at 11 ., with winners and selected others advancing to represent the command at the  european championships on the same course oct. 27. For More information Contact the 21st Talcom sports office ets 483-7617/8103/8284 or civilian 0631-411-7617/8103/8284.wrestling this weeks  meet will be at the Katterbach gymnasium with the Ansbach sports office sponsoring the Competition. Weigh ins for saturdays freestyle and sundays Greco roman Are Between 8 and 10 . Each Day. Competition begins at 11 . Each Day. A $5 entry fee covers the weekend. There is no admission charge. Further information can be obtained by phoning ets 468-8851