European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday october 29, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 25rockets soft secondary hardens Bubuc Syfox staff writer Span Dahlem a Germany a soft did someone Call Rhein Mains secondary soft the same rocket defensive backs who broke Spang Dahlem a backs in saturdays Continental sports conference title game when Rhein main had finished off Span Dahlem 20-17, the Only thing soft around the rockets was their mud caked uniforms. Everything else was hard especially their gaze toward the Safe final sunday at Lakenheath. A we have the Best defensive backs in the league a said rocket linebacker Terry Maki whose football experience includes the air Force Academy. A they were always in position and they hit. They re very More than one reporter questioned Rhein Mains pass defense last week. More than one Csc player called the rockets defensive backs a with the exception of free safety Vincent Parham that a soft As in too Fluffy to handle Spang Dahlem a run and shoot passing game. In line with that thinking the sabers would slash the rockets As if the visitors were pillows. The sabers evidently believed that because they Spang a Kevin Reed left can to escape Rhein Mains . Miller with Christo Lee in Pursuit saturday. A amps Dave Didio came out shooting. Deluca Thurmond sprinted out and fired at Arthur Haislip. At Ken Sneed. At Willie Lawson. Three passes no completions. By the time Thurmond was through he had misfired on 16 of 22 passes. His efforts yielded 46 Yards. This from a quarterback who the week before had amassed 327 Yards against Ramstein a secondary. Spang a run and shoot attack had turned into a run and hide Retreat. The main reasons Parham Strong safety . Miller and cornerback wheels Herrin Christo Lee and Hank Maples. A we were told we had no defensive backs a said defensive coordinator Gerry Jenkins a so we just put Mem out Maples rotated at right Corner with Lee. Their assignment was Lawson the dangerous wide receiver who had caught passes at the University of Houston. College Ball Maples and Lee took Lawson to school. Maples Laid a particularly mean hit on Lawson in the first Quarter and the former Cougar went on to catch four passes for a Mere 34 Yards. You might remember Lawson As the regular seasons leading receiver with a 20.5 Yards per catch average. No wonder defensive end Marty Andres assessed his units Effort this Way a in one word Herrin swarmed All Over Sneed. This Saber receiver caught one pass for 8 Yards and a second pass for Zero Yards. A you could Tell when he Thurmond was going to throw to him Sneed. He looked right at him a said Herrin. Herrin a 23-year-old air Force sergeant is in his first season As a rocket. He played in a scrimmage in 1988, but quit after pulling a Groin muscle. He turned to body building and now uses those Muscles to backpedal and tackle. The run and shoot offence requires a quarterback to sprint and fire. Fast. Thurmond did that especially with rockets like end Dion Edwards head Hunting. A blitzing Miller produced the Only sack but Rhein Mains line constantly applied the heat. After passing Spang Dahlem a test the Rhein main secondary has a primary goal Stop Lakenheath which leans on the Arm of John Rudy and hands of Vince Payne and Calvin Hayes. A if we play defense like we did today Well win a said Herrin. Parham who helped beat Lakenheath in the Safe finals of 1988 and �?T89, promised a a we la beat with something soft no doubt. Said Lee after the Csc upset a i think we had some Charmin tissue for eagles win . Crown Raf Lakenheath England the Safe title game will be an autumn repeat. The Lakenheath eagles made sure of that by coming Back to beat upper hey Ford 34-30 sunday in the . Sports conference final. The Victory gave Lakenheath its fourth straight . Championship. It also gave the eagles a fourth straight flight into the Safe title game. They lost to Pitburg in 1987, then lost to Rhein main in 1988 and �?T89. Come sunday its Lakenheath is. Rhein main for the third straight year. The rockets 6-5, upset Span Dahlem Over the weekend for the Continental sports conference title and will come up Here in search of a record tying third straight Safe Crown. Lakenheath pumped its record to 8-0, but needed a fourth Quarter rally to thwart upper Heyford a third place team in the regular season that finished 4-4. The eagles trailed 30-21 in the fourth Quarter then Rose on John Rudy a passing. His 8-Yard touchdown pass to Timothy Graeter Cut the Gap to 30-27 with 10 09 left. It capped a 14-play, 79-Yard drive that Rudy keyed with a 23-Yard pass to Calvin Hayes. The eagles flew 54 Yards in eight play for their winning touchdown. Rudy clicked on passes of 26 and 17 Yards to Keith Jones whose second catch reached the 4. Three plays later Huel Clements barged Over from the 1 for the winning Odwith 2 14 left. Clements Winner climaxed a Day of constant comebacks for Lakenheath. Upper Heyford seeking its first . Title since 1985, ran ahead 6-0 on Lamont Downs 1-yarder with 8 45 left in the first Quarter. Two plays sparked the score Eric Ebanks Fumble recovery at the Lakenheath 22 and Chet singletons 24-Yard pass to Rick Youngblood. Lakenheath responded quickly. On the second play of the ensuing drive Rudy found Hayes for a 46-Yard touchdown. Mark Gutknecht kicked the eagles ahead 7-6 with 8 19 left in the first Quarter. The sky Kings went Back ahead 12-7 on Downs 19-Yard to scamper capping a seven play 80-Yard drive with 2 30 left in the period. The eagles squeezed in a seven play 55-Yard drive before the first Quarter ended. Rudy a 33-Yard pass to Hayes with a 15-Yard penalty tacked on set up Clements 2-Yard to. Gutknecht a kick made it 14-12 with 10 seconds left in the period. Lakenheath scored again three minutes in the second Quarter. Heyford tried a 25-Yard Field goal but kicker Scott Goley picked up a Low snap and tried to pass. Mistake. Linebacker Ray Mclaughlin intercepted and raced 90 Yards to pay dirt. The eagles led 21-12. Upper Heyford rallied for three scores to grab its last Lead. Downs came up with his third to a 2 yarder to Cap an eight play 60-Yard March. The Biggie was singletons 21-Yard Dart to Trey Hahn. When Singleton hit Downs for the two Point conversion the sky Kings trailed 21-20 with 5 32 left in the third Quarter. The sky Kings crept ahead 22-21 when Nolan Butler blocked Gutknecht a punt out of the end zone for a safety with 8 55 left in the third Quarter. They stretched their Lead to 30-21 on singletons 53-Yard bomb to Hahn with 6 08 left in the third period plus Downs two Point run setting up Lakenheath a championship burst. Rudy finished with 248 Yards on 16-of-33 passing and no interceptions. His main targets were Hayes 4 catches for 116 Yards Jones 4 for 78 and Vince Payne 5 for 40. That made up for Lakenheath a ground game which was held to 55 Yards in 33 tries. Clements led the Way with 44 Yards in 14 carries. Singleton fired away for his finest game in his five year Heyford career 19 of 36, 316 Yards and Zero interceptions. Hahn caught 6 of his bullets for 157 Yards. Downs rushed 27 times for 100 Yards in a Heyford attack that ground out 164 Yards. Jerry Wilson led Lakenheath a defense with 5 Solo tackles and 7 assists. Lionel Haikkila added 5 solos and 4 assists. For upper Heyford Harold Atwell made 8 , Cunha Triumph Chicago a mexican Martin Kitayo beat Poland Santoni Niemczak by a step to win the Chicago Marathon on sunday. The pair matched stride for stride after they took the Lead at the 24-mile Mark from Mexico a Dioni Cio Ceron who was running his first Marathon. In the final 100 Yards Niemczak took a half step Lead but Kitayo caught him and lunged Forward at the finish line to win in 2 hours 9 minutes 41 seconds. American de Eyestone was third. Portugal a Aurora Cunha led All the Way to win the women a race. Ceron had moved up from third place near the 15-mile Mark to take the Lead from Victor Mosgovi of the soviet Union. American Don Janicki had led from the Start until Mosgovi went in front Midway through the race. At race time it was 40 degrees with 9 Mph winds. The Quality of the elite Field was not up to Par this year due to lower appearance fees and prizes As the marathons chief sponsor old style Beer reduced its financial participation. First prize was $30,000, Down from last years $50,000. The race was run on a new course a mainly along the City a Scenic lakefront
