European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 11, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 25 Quot a a a Quot a a  i a ii i a n i inn  Al l i  l. A a Iii. Ii Yah. I i a a i a it a a a a a a Galaxy descends on Frankfurt to bit s a Jet lag new Jersey by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Frankfurt Germany with bloodshot eyes and sporadic yawns the Frankfurt Galaxy players got an Early taste of life in Germany before the team s March 23 opener. The Galaxy Germany a representative in the world league of american football arrived in Frankfurt on sunday for what will be a three month stay in Germany. Galaxy quarterback Mike Perez a 6-foot-1, 206-Pounder from san Jose state likened his preliminary View of the land of Beer and bratwurst to new Jersey. A it seemed like once we got off the plane and onto the freeway it looked like we were in new Lersey  fifty players walked into their Tempo Rary Home a a hotel in Frankfurt s Hochst Section a and were greeted with an English speaking receptionist. Tony Baker a Veteran running Back who played with the Cleveland Browns and Phoenix cardinals was impressed. A a in a really excited about being Here a Baker said adding that his father in Law was a 30-year army Veteran who spent some time in the country. A the comes Back to Germany every once in awhile. He loved it Over Here. Before i left he told me that the people were Nice and they treat americans  for at least one player sunday was a Homecoming of sorts. Keith Craig a wide receiver who last played for Wiesbaden of the Continental sports conference welcomed the Opportunity to come Home after five weeks in a scouting Combine. The Gal Axy drafted players in a scouting Combine in Orlando Fla., last month and spent the rest of february Scrimm aging. Craig was signed As one of four operation discovery players. These players Are signed out of a foreign country and Are assured of a spot on the final roster. Galaxy coach Jack Elway has been impressed with Craig a dedication. A a Keith a got Speed Good hands a Elway said. A a it a a matter of Keith just getting a feel for the offence. Hell  the Galaxy coaching staff had set a 6 . Orientation meeting with the players Kent Olinger Public relations director said most of the teams practices we arc to be open to the Public and a fan photo Day was in the works for a sometime next week. We just need to set the date.�?�. Oliver Luck the Galaxy a general manager a said the team will practice twice daily but the practice schedule needed to be finalized by Elway. The team will practice in Hochst and play its Home games across town in the 55,000-seat Wald stadium. The stadium is in the Southside Frankfurt Nie Durrad area. A a a. A a a a. A a the City of Frankfurt will officially Welcome Germany a newest american football team in a City Hall ceremony monday. 1. The gala a will play the London monarchs one of its european division rivals in the inaugural world league game. The Barcelona dragons round out the european division. Tickets to the five Galaxy Home games Are available through military morale welfare and recreation offices and Uso offices or Sandrock ticket outlets on the German Economy Oling or said. Start up has Elway lighting up by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Frankfurt Germany a Jack Elway leaned Forward in the Wicker chair pulled out a cigarette and lit it. \ a since this All began in be started smoking again. Quit for a year though a he said leaning Back and crossing his leg. He was tired. Head flown across the Atlantic Ocean from Orlando Fla., where the Frankfurt Galaxy coach hand picked himself a football team. The a a this he spoke of was bringing together 50 players and forming a football team. A a we be taken one Day off in five weeks. Funny the Day we took off a it w As a sunday it rained like hell. It Felt Good though a the former Stanford coach said As he took off his glasses to reveal a set of bloodshot Blue eyes. There was a Load of work that needed to be done before his Galaxy hit the Wald stadium turf on March 23 for the world league of american football opener. It was a sunday less than three hours after the Galaxy. Touched Down at Frankfurt International Airport. Jet lag was getting the Best of Elway. A you know my life has been football and the Guys who play the game. In be coached at All the Levels a High school division ii major colleges a and in be seen a lot of players who never got a Chance to play professionally because of numbers or just that they were at the right place at the wrong time. There Are a lot of Good football players out  those football players will be showcased on 10 Olaf team rosters this Spring in a nil backed Spring football league. Elway a Frankfurt team will play in the we aft a european division with the London monarchs and the Barcelona dragons. Other world league cities include Orlando Fla., san Antonio Texas Birmingham ala., Montreal new York Sacramento calif., and the twin cities of Raleigh Dur Ham . Elway is no stranger to the International game. He coached in Milan in an italian american league two years ago. A. A a a when i was in Milan i was impressed with the sacrifices these Guys made just to play football a he said. A these Guys worked during the Day and would come out at night for practices a lot of  but Elway is looking More for merely dedication. He a looking for an explosive of fens.  Mike Perez the Galaxy s first draft pick in last months position draft is the key Perez was a seventh round draft Choice of the new York giants in 198s and starred at san Jose state under the tute Lac of Claude Gilbert now a Galaxy assistant. The scouting report on Perez is that he a a Strong armed signal caller with great mobility. Elway a scout for the new York jets last season agreed with that synopsis. A a he a a Strong armed kid. A f moderate Guy a Bright Guy. He a a big Strong drop Back passer. Not a scrambler. Very Strong Arm very accurate in a impressed. That s b what we need. Well throw anywhere on the Field at any time. Not a very conservative  the world league is promoting its version of the game As a faster paced version of the nil game. There Are limited timeouts and huddles will be Lew. As the we aft a chief of a crating officer Joe Bailey said in december a what you re going to see basically is a no huddle offence for it minutes. Very fast paced very Quick. This is not a  the old a Guys who Aren t  Elway knows quarterbacks. His son John of the Denver Broncos is in Good standing in the nil quarterbacks millionaire club. A John has always said he wanted to go into coaching when he a done playing and he was going to come to Orlando to Check out the Talent. His a a. A amps Kon Reorg coi Ieli Jack Elway a lot of Good players wife was due with a child and it prevented him from going. He said lie wants to come to Germany and watch us  any Way the younger Elway could suit up in the Blue and Orange of the Galaxy Jack Elway smiled. A Well if he did head have to Lake a Little pay  . Soccer team ends droughts amps Scot a. Miller ice breaker Peter Vermes Tampa Fla. Up newfound happiness brought by the debut of interim coach John Kowalski sparked the . National soccer team to a 2-0 exhibition Victory Over Olimpia of Paraguay ending a four game losing Streak and a six game scoring drought. Team Captain Peter Vermes scored a goal and assisted on another to Lead the americans. Marcelo Balboa scored the other goal a an apparent offsides was not called. It was the teams first since Troy Dayak a Coal on oct. 27 of last year in a 1-0 win Over Sparta Moscow. The . Had not won any of the six games but had two ties. Kowalski former Mil Pittsburgh spirit coach replaced Bob Gansler who resigned feb. 23 following an embarrassing 10 loss to Bermuda after months of scrutiny by the United state soccer federation coupled with a tension filled relationship with his players. Now the team is More relaxed under Kowalski. A that was the Bottom line a Kowalski said. A go out there enjoy yourself and have some  Vermes is one of the players who is relieved by Gansler a departure. A i think the problem was that there was such a bad atmosphere with the coaching situation that it put a Damper on the team a said Vermis. A the Kowalski is bringing new spirit to the team and As you can see that spirit was on the Field tonight.�?�. Kowalski May not share his teams relaxed state with reports that a full time coach May be named by new federation president Alan Rothenberg As Early As March 12  Mexico in los Angeles. According to sources former Costa Rica world cup and Mexico world cup coach Bora Milutinovic is the front runner for the . Job. Kowalski stated that he desires a full time role but knew the situation ahead of time. Whether saturdays win will put him in the running is not known. A crowd of 13,124 was in attendance at Tampa stadium one of the several Sites that submitted a bid to Host games during the 1004 world cup. The . Team will automatically qualify As Host team among the 24 finalists. The team also qualified in 1000 after a 40-year absence from the tournament. Vermes Balboa Jimmy Banks Eric Wynalda and Bruch Murray Are current players who were part of the 1000  roster