European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october 23,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 25one of the greatest Ever in Csc by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Ramstein a Germany a some called it the latest game in the history of Continental sports conference football n an Dahlem coach Dave Lockwood called it a win a much needed 38-34 Victory Over Ramstein a that suited his sabers into their first Csc championship g3e stage was Ramstein a Donald s. Greene memory i on saturday. There was a biting air about the snorts Complex As nearly 900 fans poured through the ates to watch the 8-1 rams Battle the 7-2 sabers. The Winner would take the rite of passage into the conferences ultimate game. Although Span Dahlem beat the rams 26-16 on sept. 16, Lockwood found himself in an underdog role once again. And with Good reason. He was Only 2-6 lifetime at Ramstein. For the boisterous Ramstein fans the first half was a fiasco that found their beloved rams Down 31-7. The halftime show of cheerleaders dancing at Midfield did nothing to break the Ramstein faithful a sour Outlook. Deluca Thurmond the sabers  quarterback dampened the pre game spirit with a 3-Yard pass to Willie Lawson on the opening drive of the game. Boom. Frank Goetz nailed the Point after. Spang 7, Ramstein 0. So it began. The ram fans would suffer through 30 minutes of sheer anguish. Ram quarterback . Johnson Wasny to throwing like his usual Superman self. One fan suggested that Johnson the number 2-rated passer in the conference  hit a receiver if he was standing a foot away. By the time the first half expired the exits were bottle necked with yawning Ramstein fans. The ram cheerleaders strutting at Midfield did Little to draw the Bailers Back in. When it was suggested that Lockwood would put in his second stringers and coast to Victory rams St Titi Cian Bill Panebianco scoffed. A no Way. How Many times does Span Dahlem get to run up the score on Ramstein a a Point Well taken. Just before the half Ramstein coach Larry Boldin went to plan b in the form of Bruce Leggroan a Journeyman signal caller. In the shades of Don Strock Leggroan nearly pulled off the Csc version of the famous dolphins chargers playoff matchup in january 1982 that was a unanimous Choice by a panel of nil sportswriters As the Best playoff game Ever played. The game had finally begun. Leggroan opened the half by firing six straight completions that netted 77 Yards. Running Back . Johnson plunged across from the 1 to Cut the Lead to 31-14. Thurmond got the Ball Back but was haunted by five interceptions he had thrown in the sept. 16 game. Strong safety Larry Holmes fielded the pass near the sabers 47, which brought Leggroan out for More. The Ramstein fans had chanted a we want Bruce earlier in the game and now they got their Man. He mastered Lockwood a Complex defense throughout the third Quarter completing key passes and covering crucial third Down plays. Now Leggroan came out in the turning Point. He drove the rams downfield to the Span Dahlem 10, a amps Ken George for a half Spang Dahlem a steel defense held Strong. Which met with a rousing round of applause from the Ramstein gallery. . Johnson capped the drive with a 10-Yard touchdown run with 2 17 left in the third Quarter. Mark Schildgen kicked the Pat to put Ramstein within striking distance at 31-21. Meanwhile Lockwood paced Back and Forth kneeling occasionally then Barking orders. The tension mounted. The rams got Possession again after Thurmond found Anthony Rhodes wide open in the Flat. Unfortunately for the sabers Rhodes was wearing a dark Blue ram Jersey. Leggroan seized the Opportunity unleashing a 25-Yard rope to Allen in the Corner of the end zone with 1 03 left in the third Quarter. Schildgen put the rams within a Field goal with the Pat that made it 31-28. The Ramstein crowd prayed Schildgen a mediocre Field goal kicker but a reliable Pat Man would unload with the tying Field goal. Leggroan thought otherwise. He marched the rams into Saber territory thanks in part to a Long pass interference Call that Cost the sabers dearly. When the flags were put away and the crowds delirium was reaching a Pinnacle Leggroan found himself with a first and goal on the one foot line. Thank you god a Handoff to . Johnson proved futile. On the next play Leggroan took the sneak across for the score at 12 49 in the fourth Quarter. Bang. A Little More than 18 minutes of football yielded 21 Points and the rams first Lead of the game. Schildgen a kick was blocked so the score stood at 3431. Suddenly the bottle neck was on the other Side of the Gate As the Bailers stormed through to catch a glimpse. The crowd went into conniption. Lockwood seethed. The Span Dahlem players were seeing red. Boldin and Crew saw the Light. The teams dallied thereafter but Spang regained the Lead at the 3 24 Mark when Ken Sneed pulled in Thurmond a 25-Yard offering. Goetzl a kick became the most important kick of the Day. 1 Lead been perfect on All four pats before. Miss and Schildgen gets a Chance to be the hero. Make it Leggroan has to win it. The crowd stood on the Edge of the bleachers even the normally reserved vip Section Barking in unison with the rest of the not so vips. Goetz boomed the kick through. The Lead a 3s-34 a would become the eventual final tally. Leggroan was not through. He converted a key fourth and 8 to keep the final drive alive while the clock neared the two minute tick. Pandemonium. Ram Stcin a world shattered less than a minute later for Willie Barrett blindsided the Southpaw Leggroan jarring the Ball Loose. Saber lineman de Goulding ounces on the Ball As if it were a piece of meat and he Adnot eaten in Days. Barrettes sudden Rise to celebrity did not sit Well with the Ramstein fans who were hoping log groan a momentum and Spang a inability to defend would pull their beloved rams through. A when i was getting ready for the tackle a Barrett said later a fall 1 could think of was the Csc championship. Three years we be missed it. When the Ball popped Loose i was saying a get it. Somebody please get the Ball a a before the clock expired Down to 00 00, the Span Dahlem fans rushed onto the Field the Bench erupted and Lockwood looked skyward. A that has got to be one of the greatest games Ever played in the Csc a said Lockwood whose sabers will play Host to Rhein main at noon saturday for the Csc title. Added Boldin a Bruce Leggroan sat on the Bench All year behind . Johnson and he took it in stride. He brought us Back and he has nothing to be ashamed  a a in be Only been around 14 or 15 years a Lockwood said a and that game certainly has to rank right up there with a couple of other games. As far As a playoff game this one was the  a a Span Dahlem tries to beat the Odds and Rhein main which Defeated Sembach 12-8 in the other Csc semifinal saturday and Hopes to Fly to the . For its first Safe championship game appearance Ever. The Csc finalist will meet the Winner of the upper Heyford Lakenheath title game at the Home of that Winner. Lakenheath blasted Greenham common 66-0 in a game some called the most Boring game Ever played. Eight different eagles scored in the fiasco. In a slightly More interesting contest the upper hey Ford sky Kings upset the Ben Waters phantoms the no. 2 seed in the conference 12-6 on sunday. The eagles try for their third straight Safe title game appearance while Rhein main goes for its third straight Safe title. The sky Kings go for appearance no. 9, and try to rekindle an Early 1970s dynasty. They first appeared in the title game in 1970.redsfrom Page 21 the hardest throwing Nasty boy. A sweep sweep sweep that Sall everybody was saying Over there. They tried to show us up. That a Why we done to mind sweeping them. They did no to give it up. We went out and beat them. A a we beat them fair and Square a said Chris Sabo echoing the party line. A a we re no. 1 now. We re better than they Are  the athletics  deny Cincinnati a impressive numbers to wit a the reds batted .317 As a team 110 Points higher than Oakland outhit the athletics 45 to 28, and out scored them 22 to 8. A the reds pitchers finished with an earned run a 4a. 1_____ re a of Tuff w in uie ensure denes me  us Anu we in Uima w the athletics after the third inning. Jose Rijo who itched shutout Ball for seven innings in the opening ame came Back to pitch two hit Ball into the ninth inning of the fourth game and allowed one run in 15 innings in both starts. He was duly named the most valuable player in the series. A the Cincinnati bullpen a notably Norm Charlton Randy Myers and Dibble the three flame throwers renowned As the Nasty boys a got into All four games and allowed Zero runs in 13 innings. The last bullpen to close a world series without allowing a run was the reds bullpen in 1976, which zapped the new York Yankees for nine innings in a four game sweep. The reds also executed the hit and run to perfection bunted twice in the eighth inning of the final game with the series on the line and even bunted with two strikes on the Batter Herm Winningham who would have been out on strikes if he had fouled off the next pitch. Instead he bunted the Ball fair outran the throw to first base and a few moments later scored the run that won the world series. A foul it off a Winningham mused. A i did t even think about fouling it off.�?�. Then in a simple statement that seemed to symbolize the winning York ethic of the reds he said a it was getting late and i can bunt. In a one of the Best Hunters on this team. This is what i do for a  Greet reds at Airport Cincinnati apr hundreds of screaming fans met the Cincinnati reds chartered Jet sunday night As the world series champions returned from a four game sweep of the Oakland athletics. The crowd of at least 500 cheered the reds As the doors opened shortly after the planets 9 56 . Arrival at greater Cincinnati International Airport. A a it a stirring. Its just overwhelming for All these people to be out Here at this hour of the night a reds owner Marge Schott said after emerging from the plane to cheers of a Marge Marge Marge a and a sweep sweep sweep a Airport officials had tried to keep the timing of the arrival quiet because the players did not disembark in the Public terminal. But the fans gathered behind the runway Fence and shouted As the players and coaches stepped off the plane. The City of Cincinnati and the downtown Council were sponsors of a Parade that was to be staged at 11.3u . Monday along a six Block downtown route. A noon rally at Fountain Square was to follow