European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday december 27, 1990 the stars and stripes k k Page 19 air forces Rod Stephen left and Byron love have a Hall while going through a quickness Drill in preparation Tor the Liberty bowl. Air Force locks in on buckeyes Memphis Tenn. A Ohio state May prefer roses but air Force is Happy to be anywhere especially in Memphis tonight for the Liberty Bow. A a ooh i think Ohio state is a great team a air Force quarterback Rob Perez said a. / a a a a a a they re 17-Point favourites right in a surprised we re not worse underdogs than we Are. But Well go in there and give it our Best shot. I know to beat them our offence is going to have to have a great  a. Ohio state 7-3-1 missed out on its Chance to return to the Rose bowl for the first time since 1984 when a fourth-and-1 play in the final minutes failed and Michigan held on for a 16-13 Victory in the Reg ular season finale. That sent Iowa 8-3 to the Rose bowl Michigan 8-3 to the Gator bowl and the buckeyes to the Liberty bowl. A the program was on the verge of catapulting Back into the National limelight a Ohio state quarterback coach Ron Hudson said. Quot we would have been 8-2-1 and in the Liberty bowl preview Rose bowl but we just came up a Yard and a half short.�?�. Many residents bristled at comments by Ohio state quarterback Greg Frey and other buckeyes who griped about spending Christmas week in Memphis. But Ohio state finally has a reason to get excited. A Quot a a a a a a a a when you turn on the to and see a commercial where a couple of Guys Are promoting air Force to beat Ohio state sure it gets you going a Frey said. A i know they re just trying to sell tickets but i would like to beat air Force in a big  ticket sales for the Liberty bowl have been sluggish because of cold weather and a Lack of interest in two out of state schools. Bowl officials said last week Only 37,000 tickets had been sold much lower than last years record attendance of 60,128 when Mississippi beat air Force 42-29. The Falcons 6-5 Are the hoists Here by virtue of winning the commander in chiefs trophy for service academies. Perez a Junior who took Over the Job As its mean for dec 27 Jan. 2. Am on target in Rhein main a Germany the Darmstadt demons arc still in the Christmas spirit. Fresh off winning the Kaiserslautern Christmas shootout last week the demons opened the Rhein main Christmas tournament by gunning Down Hahn 10492 wednesday. Darmstadt which won this tourney last year got 26 Points from Carl Morrison 19 from Andre Miller and 14 from Herman More military basketball on Page 23 air forces starting quarterback in the Falcons seventh game against notre Dame will be the key coach Fisher do Berry said. A i guess that what he a Given us More than anything else is consistency and More of a threat of a big play a Deberry  it a a v �., a Perez started the preseason listed at third string. He battled Sophomore Jarvis Baker for the starting spot after Ron Gray injured his knee in the fourth  replaced Baker against Navy and rallied the Falcons to a 24-7 Victory. He rushed for 103 Yards on 21 carries a week later in a loss to notre Dame then led air Force Over  and Texas Elpaso to Seal the Liberty bowl bid. Buckeye coach John Cooper whose team arrived saturday said he Hopes the extra time and the practice for the Liberty bowl will push the Michigan loss out of his players minds. A we weren to too excited about it i have to admit that a Frey said. A but i think we have passed that Point now reality has set in. We re Here now and we be got a Job to  Manuel. Tpbie Strong led the Hawks with 41 Points followed by Terrance Johnson with 24 and Earl Jordan with 12. In wednesdays other games Lindsey 91, Heidelberg 68 the flyers had seven players in double figures Darius Lowe with 14 Points an Thon Jones 14, Troy Batson 12, Randy Gricius 12, Calvin Bohnnon 11, Darryl Bradshan 10 and Damon Mccann 10. For the generals Shaune Griffin scored 15, Ron Jones 14 and Gus Norcill. 11. Sembach 89, Lynn a 88 Gary Sells hit a 3-Pointcr with 9 seconds left to push the tigers o Victory. Sembach which came Back from a 22-Point deficit in the second half got 21 Points from Donald Mckenzie. Kelvin con acc added 17, Alt in the second half. Excell Robertson scored 15 and Sells and Keith Agboh Lah 11 each. For the hornets Gary Phair scored 23, Jonathan Haywood 19, Robert Lavern go 16 and Amos Jackson 14. Mannheim,89, Rhein main 82 Mike Grimes led the Mustangs with 26 Points. Burleigh Miller added 19, Victor Spencer 14 and Randy Brooks and Norman Maxine 10 each. For the rockets Howard Hall scored 23, Marv Thompson 20 and Kelly Marsh 12.isketball the Frankfurt Christmas classic which started on wednesday continues daily through sunday with six menus teams and 11 women a teams entered in the concurrent tournaments games Are scheduled at Gibbs and Prake gyms thursday and Friday starting at 11 . Both Days on saturday the action will be at Gibbs Only beginning at 11 , the championship games Are slated for sunday at Gibbs gym with the women a title game at 11 ., the menus at 1 . And if necessaries to follow Rhein main Wiesbaden a  team Darmstadt Kaiserslautern Pir Masens Hanau Baum older Niernberg Frankfurt Ramstein and Mannheim Are entered in the women a Competition. Niernberg Wiesbaden  bad Kreuz Nach Wildfi Ecken Baum older and Frankfurt Are in the menus tourney. Admission is free. 1 a a. A. /. A Rhein Mains 14th annual Christmas tournament also started wednesday and runs through sunday with  and air Force teams entered. Four games Are scheduled thursday starting at 1 pm. The first Tipoff of fridays three games is at 3 . Games at 1 . And 3 30 . Are set for saturday with the championship contest scheduled for 1 . Sunday followed by the if necessary contest. Rhein main Lindsey Hahn Sembach Heidelberg Darmstadt Hanau and Mannheim Are entered in the eight team menus tourney. Admission is free. A company level tournament is running at Darmstadt a Cambrai Fritsch gym through sunday for information on times and matchup Call 348-7359/6281,hockey Swinter game the Giessen Winter games will be held thursday through wednesday at various Sites in Giessen Germany. A a a. A a  thursday there will be racquetball from 1-5 . At Rivers Barracks gym and Miller Hall continuation of a volleyball tournament 1-5 . At Rivers gym and Flag football 1-5 . At the Miller depot and Rivers Fields. The racquetball finals Are set for 1-5 . Friday at Miller Hall and volleyball and Flag football continue Friday from 1-5 . At the same Sites As thursday. Saturdays schedule includes Flag football at Miller Hall and volleyball Rivers gym both finals from 1-5 . The boxing Competition is scheduled for Friday at Miller Hall starting at 6 . After an Idle Day monday the final event of the games will be the celebrate sober 10-Kilometer run starting at 9 . At Rivers Barracks. The awards ceremony will be held at 6 . Wednesday in Miller Hall. Wei Brucken a armed forces ice hockey club hosts eve Pitburg a German team Friday in the Peter Cunnningham memorial ice Arena ets 498-2420. The final round of the european cup runs from thursday through sunday at the Disseldorf ice Arena. The six teams entered Are Dynamo Moscow do Purgar Den Stockholm Locarno of Switzerland Turku of Finland Sparta Prague and hosting Dussel Dorfer leg which opens play thursday against Prague German to first program at 3 03 . Ski jumping to the 39th annual four Hills tournament in Germany and Austria opens at Oberst Dorf Germany saturday at 1 . Germany a first program will televise it beginning at 12 55 . The second event in the four Hills series will be held new years Day in Garmisch Germany at 1 30 . German second program horse racing Germany a tracks close out the year with racing saturday at Krefeld sunday at Dortmund and monday at Neuss. Starting times will be around noon at All three Sites. -1�