European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday. March 15, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 25commentaryunlv? Olaf it s your Call Welcome to the hottest radio show on this Side of the Atlantic a fan talk. Pitch it to us and Well take a swing. The phones ringing. Bobby Knight Isnit around to slam it Down so Well pick it up. Hello Riyadh saudi Arabia. You re on the air. V Good. Its Mcaa tourney time. Baby. Univ All the Way. Absolutely posit we by bet your savings Bonds no question. Sorry. The running rebels will make the final four but then they finally fall. I like Indiana Over Urcla in the semis then the Floo Siers Over the rebels in the final. Hoosier mania in the Hoosier dome on april 1. No fooling. A Call from Aschaffenbur Germany what s on your mind comebacks. Jim Palmer had to be kidding trying to come Back after sitting out seven years. Absolutely. It was circus time just like Lyle Alza does carnival return to the los Angeles raiders Camp last summer. An . Television Guy predicted before the raiders saints game in London that Alza do play a Down. He was right. The same to Whiz must be called palmers shortfall. Another Call. Go ahead Berlin. Question. Why does to bother with Bowling hate to break this to you a because Bowling features the same soft athletes As Pool a but America loves Bowling. Check out these to ratings for last week the pro bowlers tour ranked no. 1, with wide world of sports second and the bulls Hawks game third. If you re looking for Carolina Duke get a Telescope. It ranked seventh. Evidently we re stuck with Bowling alleys on the screen. Brindisi Italy. You re live on fan talk. You re dead. What is this bombing my Man Palmer he had guts trying to make it with the Fox not bad for a Hall of Famer. Indeed. Speaking of old Guys who would be thought George Foreman could slug his was to a heavyweight title fight Here he is four years after starting his comeback from a decade Long Black Hole ready to Battle evander Tio Lyfield on april 19. Of. So Foreman will flip Over like one of Iris beloved hamburgers. But the old Man will pocket his millions and laugh All the Way to the vault. Let s hear from Frankfurt Germany. Finally got through.1 saw Oliver Luck the general manager of the Frankfurt Galaxy on to last night and i wonder what we can expect from the world , of american football. What is this the Usel last ? maybe. Luck admits his team has sold Only 450 season tickets. You might say that a pathetic. Then again he believes germans tend to buy tickets on game Day. Which is Why he still Hopes for 20,000-plus for the opener March 23 against the London monarchs Luck i open to plenty of promotions. A fellow named Clyde Ligons from 1st personnel come Down the Road in Schwet Zingen mailed us a tape with his song called Luck wants to hear it and hold a contest for a Galaxy theme song. Stay tuned. Another Call from saudi. This ones front Dhahran. Yeah Tom Greer Here. A blast from the past. The same Tom Greer who coached Alconbury to the 1983 Safe baseball finals?.- a. A a. A the same. Just wanted you to know we have the same respect Tor the Quot vaunted Republican guard Quot As for a off guard. Neither can so x t. Funny Man. Lets move on to Hahn Germany. You re on the air. My condolences to a fellow Missouri basketball fan. The tigers win the Rig fight tournament then get locked out of the Caas. Is that fair it is when you cheat. Anyway be Happy. Mizzau usually crashes in the Mcaa first round. Remember the disaster against Northern Iowa last year and the washout against Rhode Island in 1988? this time the tigers can ride the big eight title through the Spring and summer. Smile. You re listening to fan talk. Lets hear from Ben Waters England. A Howdy. As for howling beating the hulls in the to ratings that s the Only thing beating Chicago these Davs. Maybe Jordan and the gang will finally win an a Aba title. Quot Quot Good pick. A couple of hurdles to Considerthe. suns for one. Isial Thomas for two. If he comes Back for the playoffs Detroit is still a Bear for the bulls. Time for one More Call. Mannheim what son your mind baseball. Three weeks to opening Day. Flow about a Cincinnati repeat .�?Tno-.waythe Quot reds weren to that Good last year. They should finish third in the National league West behind , and san Francisco. In a picking the dodgers Over the pirates in the no playoffs. Watch Oakland Nail Boston again american league with the a a avenging 1988 and bashing the dodgers in the world series. If you re bellowing Over that it la have to wait for the next show. A a a a a. The stars and strip Welcome to word league London apr first Down and 10 Yards to go. Its one of the Basic phrases in football recognizable to any fan. What if that fan has never seen a football game or does no to understand English or Isnit used to measuring in Yards these Are among the challenges for the world league of american football which faces cultural and linguistic barriers when it becomes the first trans Atlantic league starting next weekend. With teams in five countries the Olaf will be a Multi Lingual league. The Frankfurt Galaxy which hosts the London monarchs in the leagues first game on March 23, will have Public address announcements in German As Well As English. Frerich and English will be used in Montreal. In Barcelona where the new York knights play March 24 in the first transatlantic game announcements will be made in catalan a the language of northeastern Spain. In Frankfurt general manager Oliver Luck is teaching a Crew to Flash a instructional blurbs on the stadium scoreboards. A they will be simple terms like a touchdown or a first Down a because we Are starting from scratch to introduce the game to Many of the people we expect to attend a said Galaxy spokesman Kent Olinger. Barcelona a dragons will use two pub lie address announcers a one to explain the game and the other for entertainment. Fans will be Given brochures printed in Spanish that will focus in football fundamentals. A we really Are in first Grade there. We have to educate people a a said Olaf european coordinator Bruce Dworshak. A people May sit there like its theater at first. We have to teach them How to be army is. Air Force Cage series stuffed a. A amps Ken George Frankfurt Galaxy a Tony Baker. At tuesdays practice the league which also has six teams in the United states will seek to blend americana with local flavor. Frankfurt fans will eat. Hotdogs and bratwurst while fish and chips will be served for the game against London. Barcelona will offer Beer Brandy and Boca Dillos a Ham sausage or cheese sandwiches on hard Rolls. Each team has its own cheerleaders with a dozen new Orleans saints cheerleaders joining the festivities for the opener in Frankfurt. A scottish bagpipe band the Quot up with people singing group from the United states and an English band playing beatles hits will also perform at Frankfurt s opener. The Central state University band from Ohio will play in Barcelona and at the London monarchs Home opener against new York on easter sunday which also will feature a laser show. Compiled by Walt Mok Zissette staff writer basketball the army and air Force worked great together when it counted in the persian Gulf but the two services could not get together on the basketball court in Europe. The major commands that run the army european championships could not come to an agreement with Safe officials for a proposed army air forces championship series in april Safe sports official Tom Burkett said. Bit urge a men and Hahn a women won the Safe titles in february the army champions wont be crowned until april and the army and air Force could not agree on How to move up the dec playoffs. Since Usa eur gave up control of its sports championships in october 1989, v corps Vii corps 21st Talcom and smaller commands Berlin Heidelberg 7th at and setae compete in the dec. A Safe a next step will be to invite the menus and by Omen Sec champions to a Tipoff classic during the basketball clinic in september or afterwards in october. A a we la go directly to the Community with the invitation a Burkett said. A for example if Darmstadt wins the dec we would ask them to play Pitburg in our classic. That Way we would bypass the problems we had at corps a the dec positional for men and women featuring Berlin Heidelberg 7th acc and setae is set for berlins Cole sports Center March 22-24. A Usa eur will provide the coach for the . Team in the shape International tournament the next two years Safe sports director Dick Mullins said. A Safe a Boh. Abbott of Ramstein coached the last two shape tourney teams. His 1989 team won the title and his 1990 team finished a the Usa eur youth services tournaments continue this weekend in Landsi Uhl for Junior a boys and Wiesbaden for Junior a girls. For More information Call Karen Ellis or Sam Sakorafis at ets 370-8823/8330. Bowling a Hanau a Hessen bowl Ai Wolfgang Cavern hosts a St. Patrick a Day 8 and pin no tap tournament sat Urray 9 . And sunday 11 . To 7 . Entry fee is $20. Call 322-8638 for More information. A the Hessen bowl has a Moonlight red pin event March 30 from 11 30 . You get a free game when you throw a strike when the no. I pin is red Limitone red pin per person per game. Softball a shape will Host a menus slow pitch tournament april 7. The Field is open to the first 16 teams to pay the $100 entry fee. Call Ron Flournoy at ets 423-4153 or 06544-4153. Volleyball a Hanau is hosting an easter Community tournament for men and women March 30-31 at Cardwell. Fliege Horst and Pioneer gyms. Teams must pay the $75 entry fee before the organizational meeting March 25 at 6 ., in building 1206 at York Hof Cavern. Call ets 322-8578 or 06181-15088/15089. Running a Kaiserslautern is running its 10th International German american half Marathon april 7. The competitor has been authorized by the German Union. The entry fee is $7 or 10 Marks. Preregistration is encouraged because 1,000 runners Are expected to participate. Entrants should Send a Check or Money order payable to outdoor recreation by March 31 to outdoor recreation 29th area support group Apo 09054. Call ets 489-7751 or 0631-536-7751,
