European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday november 14,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21 View i. It a redskins linebacker Monte Coleman moves in to sack eagles quarterback Randall Cunningham in first lift eagles past skins by Dave Goldberg Philadelphia apr Reggie White and friends proved coach buddy Ryan a Point monday night a that defense can score Points As Well As offence. With a Little help from Randall Cunningham and Heath Sherman the defense set up or scored three touchdowns in a Span of 3 51 late in the third Quarter to Lead Philadelphia to a 28-14 win Over Washington. The eagles 5-4 got Back into the Middle of the pfc playoff race. Washington 5-4 lost both of its quarterbacks Jeff Rutledge and Stan Humphries to injury. Brian Mitchell a Wishbone quarterback in College and listed As a running Back took Over and led Washington 56 Yards to a late to which he scored on a 1-Yard dive. The eagles avenged a 13-7 loss at Washington three weeks ago and tied the redskins at four games behind the unbeaten new York giants in the pfc East. If the season ended now Washington and Philadelphia would be wild card playoff entries. Two of Philadelphia a touchdowns came directly from the defense a 30-Yard interception return for a score by William Frizzell in the first Quarter and an 18-Yard run with a Fumble by Clyde Simmons in the Middle of the third Quarter spurt. Whites 33-Yard return with the first interception of see eagles on Page 26 top Iraq soccer team had hostage coach by Stephen r. Wilson Rome apr Eddie Firmani former coach of the new York Cosmos turned to a familiar pastime a soccer a As a Way to survive his a a traumatic experience As a hostage in Iraq. Firmani who flew to Rome on monday with a group of seven other former hostages said he spent his Days in Baghdad coaching iraqis Best soccer team. A it was a few hours of Leisure every afternoon a said Firmani an italian citizen who resides in Westwood . It gave me a Chance to get away from the hotel and listening to the news. It was a very positive thing for me. It was a in a twist of irony Firmani was coach of the National soccer team in Kuwait when iraqi forces invaded and occupied the emirate on aug. 2. 10��ani took the kuwaiti Job in tv85 after a celebrated International career As a player and coach. The South Africa born Firmani was a Star Forward in the 1950s with the italian National squad and first division teams Sam Paoria of Genoa and internationale of Milan. He later moved to the United states where he coached the Tampa Bay rowdies and the new York Cosmos of the now defunct North american soccer league. His Cosmos team which won the league title in 1975 and 1976, included Pele Franz Beckenbauer and Giorgio Chinaglia. Eddie Firmani Firmani returned to Kuwait from a vacation in the United states the night before the iraqi invasion. He recalls being awakened by the sounds of War. A i heard a whole lot of shooting and bombing a the 57-year-old Firmani said. A a i could see everything that was see coach on Page 26 economics Cloud Olaf inaugural Dallas a the world league of american football might not get started on schedule next Spring because of the Economy nil commissioner Paul Tagliabue said monday. A a it a possible it might not Start on time a Tagliabue said on the eve of a meeting of nil owners. A today there Are a lot of uncertainties. The Economy Isnit As robust As it was when the idea of the league was Olaf president Mike Lynn was expected to be on hand tuesday when the nil a looks at All aspects of the operation a Tagliabue said. A right now i think we re ready to go in the Spring of 1991 but we have to see what a the most sensible thing to Tex Schramm recently was dismissed As Olaf president in what was seen As an Economy move and Lynn moved into the Job from the Minnesota Vikings. Teams in Europe and the United states will form the Olaf with players supplied from a common draft Pool. A the world league is going to have to do a lot of promotion and we just have to see if they Are ready to do it next year a Tagliabue said. The owners also plan to discuss whether to expand the Power of the commissioner at the meeting which is expected to continue wednesday. A there will be a move to reorganize the league office a Tagliabue said. It would include putting the management Council nil films and nil properties under the Wing of the commissioner. Jack Donland a position As executive director of the management Council is shaky. Since Tagliabue became commissioner he has handled most of the talks with the nil players association. Tagliabue also reiterated that the door is still open for super bowl xxvii to be held in Arizona a if the people would like to approve the Martin Luther King he said nil owners will Likely put off a vote on moving the 1993 super bowl until the March sports television hockey a Montreal at Philadelphia 1 30 . Friday. Radio pro basketball a los Angeles lakers at Houston 2 30 . reported fiesta bowl bound Tex yid. The associated press team a a a a the fiesta bowl scrambling for Annail ein8 rejected by notre Dame and Virginia bowl stored Louisville from the All american fico sur under standing that Louisville is going to the Cotyie win an Henley chairman of the scouting Joni tree for the All american bowl said monday. Uis Ville which completed its season with a 9-1-1 record was committed to the dec. 28 All american bowl in Birmingham ala., the schools first bowl appearance since 1977. By pulling out of the All american and going to the fiesta on Jan. 1, Louisville would increase its payoff from $600,000 to $2.5 million. Don Meyers chairman of the fiesta bowls selection committee said that the competing teams would be announced at a news conference tuesday. A a we re trying to finalize the details of the matchup we re going to have. The teams we re considering Are from the Southeastern conference Southwest conference and Louisville. Louisville is not set but they re one of the teams we re talking fiesta bowl publicist Brent Deraad said organizers a feel very strongly about Louisville but we Haven to got an absolute confirmation from them. They Haven to told see fiesta on Page 26
