European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday january to 1991 the stars and stripes a Pago 21 i Seffl Pepin the mood for a change a it was a Chance to get out of the Philippines. A and. Believe me we jumped at that show Darrell mood explained his return to Dodds Germany following a year and a half at Wagner High school on Clark a tuesday. Mood who enjoyed considerable Success in football and basketball at Hahn High school before transferring to Wagner is at Karlsruhe where he is assistant coach for girls basketball and will be head coach for girls soccer this Spring. A things were really getting Nasty in the Philippines politically a mood said. A your sports activities were restricted to the base by the military and i must say the restriction definitely was warranted americans were getting shot and the climate Wasny to Nice at All. I lived about three Miles off base and had strict orders to drive straight Home not to Stop for anything. Believe me there was no Dill dallying. A someone wrote me a letter saying that Karlsruhe had a mid semester opening in science and be and i asked my principal at Wagner Henry Demps if he would give me a release so i could apply for it. He was reluctant to do so but he agreed that things there were tense and he approved the mood said that for a while things were great at Wagner. He had an outstanding basketball team last year the school did no to have football but it offered basketball and wrestling in the Winter and had track Wate Poio swimming and girls basketball in the Spring. Former Fulda coach Bob Shoff coached the girls basketball team and moods wife Paula was the assistant coach. A the basketball season last year was great a mood said. A we played 32 games counting a Christmas. Tournament in Seoul South Korea and the far East championships for big schools at Yokota air base in Japan. We lost to John f. Kennedy High school of Guam and Seoul american High school at Christmas but we avenged both of those losses at Yokota and finished 30-2. The Christmas tournament was sponsored by Northwest Orient airlines and the Korea sports officials association. They took care of the air fare and billeting. It was a great Deal for the kids a the Security tightening began in april a mood added. A we were allowed to finish our basketball Competition but much of the Spring program was curtailed this years basketball program was vastly Lim itch. The Christmas tournament was cancelled and there was some doubt about the far East tournament and next Springs schedule is extremely doubtful. Things might change by then but i done to expect them to get better that Quick. Mail its great to be Back in Germany and its great to get at a Good Darryl got his Transfer arid came to Karlsruhe Early in december but Paula a request was turned Down and she had to finish the term at Wagner. She and Ben Abrams Darrell mood was glad to flee the Philippines their two children arrived in Karlsruhe recently. A a a a a. Except for the aaa and a basketball teams which saw action dec. 18 and again last Friday and tuesday nights it has been a Long time Between games and wrestling meets for Dodds athletes or almost a month. Most of the basketball teams swing Back into action Friday night and most of the wrestling squads hit the Mats saturday to Start the stretch drive toward tournament tournament time is practically around the Corner. The wrestlers also begin their tournaments soon. The four Germany Bennor regional which determine the Field for the Central european championships at Heidelberg on feb. 8-9, take place at Wiesbaden Ramstein accent and Nurnberg on feb 2. The hop four wrestlers in each weight class Advance to the up Competition. The last wrestling tournament is the Spain showdown at Rota on March 8-9, basketball tournament Competition commences feb. 14 with the u k. Championships at Alconbury and the qualifying regional for the Small schools tournament at Hahn and Vilseck. The top four teams from each tournament boys and girls comprise the Field for the Small schools championships at. Baum Holder on feb. 21-23. That san everybody wants to get in the act weekend with the big schools Italy Spain and Luikey tournaments simultaneously scheduled. A a a. A a a a a a a a a a a a a a a while hacking up Golf courses and enjoying the Florida Sunshine Over the holidays i got a Chance to see cd Dodds luminaries Shaquille of Neal and Mike Hansen in action for leu on television a Lew times a ���.-�.�. A a a a a a a a a a a a. A Fulda a o Neal everyone knows has been really sensational All season but Torrejon a Hansen is beginning to Coile into his own. He was especially impressive in the Illinois game when he went 13 Tor 18 from the Field including 5 for 7 from 3-Point Range for 31 Points. Illinois won that game and the a and up1 stories emphasized How bad Illinois smaller forwards and centers had made o Neal look. Alter watching on television it was difficult to believe that their were at the same game. Despite the Illinik a smaller people hanging All Over him every time he got the Ball of Neal managed 18 Points 14 rebounds and seven blocked shots before fouling out with 3 48 remaining in the game. Fail ice he spent five minutes Riding the Bench in Loul trouble. Leu Mentor Dale Brown called the officiating a a joke an absolute f in their last appearances against Georgia on monday Niht of Neal was 12-18 from the Fields Ami 10-13 from the line for 34 Points with la and six blocks and i Lansen scored 14 Points with two.3-Point-ers and five assists. You might be seen where another sex Dodds sensation Eric Zeier,.was the first quarterback selected for the Parade. All America High school football Zeier the a amps offensive player of the year As a Sophomore at Heidelberg in 1988, led Marietta a High school to a perfect regular season with his sen National passing. However Marietta lost in the quarterfinals of the Georgia Kaaa eliminations. During a Eicre a High school career As a freshman and Sophomore at Heidelberg and at Marietta the past two years he was 39-3 while passing for 69 touchdowns with Only 18 interceptions. He is said to be considering Georgia Florida state and notre Dame. A the stars and Stripe Dallas Johnson is nil coach of year by Denne h. Freeman Dallas apr Jimmy Johnson did no to have a player of pro bowl Caliper or one Good enough to make even second team All nil. 1 somehow however his Dallas cowboys won seven games and got into playoff Contention and that was Good enough to earn him nil coach of the year honors in just his second season in the league. A we came a Long Way and we be still got a Long Way to go a Johnson said tuesday. A a in a truly honoured. I think the voters looked at the entire year and the improvement we had made Over last Dallas had a six game improvement under Johnson. They lost their last two games to Philadelphia and Atlanta after quarterback Troy Aik Tan suffered a separated shoulder. Johnson who brought the University of Miami a National championship before he swered the Call from Jerry Jones to replace Tom Landry did t win in a land slide just edging Art Shell of the los Angeles raiders by 2 a votes. Johnson got Isz votes from 80 sports writers and broadcasters in balloting conducted by the associated press. In 1989, the cowboys were 1-15, the worst team in the nil and in franchise history. A a a a we were a ragtag team a year ago a Johnson said. A it really gives me a Good feeling it really takes the Edge off the Way that we finished to get this award. This season Dallas was 7-7 and needed a Victory in either of its final two games to make the playoffs As a. W ild card. Johnson Wussy College teammate at Arkansas of Jones who bought the cowboys after the 1988 season. Johnson s Quick rebuilding has helped smooth Iris and Jones images after the tiring of Landry. A of course there was no Way i could Ever replace Landry in the eyes of Many people a Johnson said. A i just wanted a Chance to do things on my own Merit. I think winning this award helps our credibility a. Shell helped restore the wanning tradition in los Angeles. The raiders re turned to the playoffs for the first time in five years As their former Star tackle and. 1989 inductee into the Hall of Fame guided them to a 12-4 record. Since he took Over for Mike Shanahan after four Gaines in 1989, the raiders Are 19-9. Behind Shell in the voting were Miami a Don Shula with 91/2, Bui Falow a Marv Levy 9chicago a Mike Ditka 8san Francisco a George Seifert 8kansas City Smarty Schotten Cimer 5seattle a Chuck Knox 4/ and Pittsburgh a Chuck Noll 2. Ditka 1985 and �?~88knox 1973, �?T80, �?T84 and Liula 1964, �?T67-68 Are previous w Inners of the award. �?o1 had set a. Goal for a winning season a Johnson said. Quot we would have made it too if Troy Hadnot been Hurt. There a no if about it. If we had Troy we would have been in the a i inv Johnson a cowboys rebounded from i-15 in 1989 to 7-9 in 1990
