European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday april 5, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 25after go Ball a world commentary the Good news for military athletes with visions of pro football grandeur is this two former Safe players Are in the world league of Ameri tall a can foot the bad news is this neither has started lately. Marlon Brown the former Ramstein and we Brucken Star was relegated to Reserve linebacker duty with the London monarchs last weekend. Keith Craig the sex Wiesbaden receiver is a backup with the Frankfurt Galaxy. He will be fortunate to. Have Many passes thrown his Way. Craig Scase is consistent. During his tenure with Wiesbaden a flyers from 1988 to �?T90, he was one of Bucky Fox the Best hideouts in Safe but no super stud. Certainly Bent Waters Bonnie Daye prot _ numbers and Rhein Mairit a James shorty had bigger games. Even Spang Dahlem Willie Lawson sped through bigger seasons and he skipped a full one. Lawson a former Houston Cougar had to feel jealous watching Craig in Frankfurt a opener two saturdays ago. While Lawson joined the Chain gang Craig joined the Galaxy in receiving Frankfurt a fire he work exploding Welcome. But that was All the receiving Craig enjoyed did no to play a Down against London. He did no to play _ _ o a it a Mien. Against san Antonio in week 2. He wont play much All season. He san operation discovery project thrown in with the German players. Coach Jack Elway would rather order Mike Perez to find College Tough receivers such As Todd Young of Penn state and Alvin Lee of leu than risk throwing in Craig. The Galaxy is having a Tough enough time scoring As its 10-3 Victory at san Antonio monday night reflected. F Vav a v a but what Craig cry Heck no. This Guy is an army sergeant. Active duty my Man. His Lance missile unit allows him to suit up for pro football and travel big time which is what the Galaxy is doing right now from Frankfurt to san Antonio to new York to Sacramento to Frankfurt. The longest Road trip in . Pro sports history. Beats the Wiesbaden to Pitburg bus ride by a few Miles. We wont even get into the billeting difference. Marlon Brown has a More serious Case. He Isnit moonlighting. Line backing for London is his Only Job he loses it and he son the Street. Brown got close to losing it last weekend. After starting at left outside linebacker in the opener at Frankfurt he Sank Down the depth Chart to make room for Virgil Robertson. Robertson started sunday night in London a Home opener. The monarchs pleased nearly 47,000 fans at Wembley stadium by beating the new York knights 22-18 and going 2-0.a Abc televised it stateside. It killed Brown to sit the Bench in a game like that. A i need All the exposure i can get a he said by phone thursday _ Brown played a few Downs late in the Knight game. And was in on no tackles. That was a far cry from his first appearance in England Back in 1984 when his most valuable player performance pushed Ramstein past Ben Waters in the Safe title game. Brown was absolutely the Best military Talent in Europe. Every Safe football follow or knew it. He obviously knew it because he left the army and made his Way to Memphis state. Upon leaving school in 1989, he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns. The a fell before the regular season. The next year he found a spot with the British room beneath Frankfurt a Wald stadium. He said of the Olaf a this is like a minor league of the nil. If i do Good Here i ill get another shot. A he said of his London defense a we were laying Mem out at the workouts in Orlando. We scrimmage other teams and their coaches did t want any More of that. One coach called us a Bunch of  he said of the Galaxy a when it pc saw them in a scrimmage they did no to look Good. We could be scored 60-70 Points on them the Way we be been practising. We weren to  he said of joining the european divisions Glamour team a a it Sall right. My preference was Spain where All the women Are  he said of Frankfurt tackle Eric still Blind siding him after the whistle blew on the play after his sack a the was just trying to get a lick in. It 11 look Good on film. They weren to blocking nobody so he had to do  a. \. A a Brown suffered a bump on his knee when Galaxy tackle Ken Hackemack fell on his leg. That helps explain Browne a demotion for the game against new York. A / a a. Marlon Brown Columbia Lions of the Canadian football league. He says he left there Over a contract hassle. Which led Brown Back to Europe with the Olaf. So Here a a 28-year-old linebacker making $20,000 in an unproven league and suddenly hoping he gets to play. Life Wasny to so gloomy two weekends ago. Brown had a sack in London a 24-11 Blitz of Frankfurt. He looked so Good monarchs coach Larry Kennan said a Marlon is an excellent player. He so a Tough Guy to Block. He makes the Job easier for Guys in the  Marlon looked and sounded upbeat in the locker there Are other explanations. Brown is a Rock at 6-foot-3, 230 pounds but he a four years older than the 6-2, 215-Pound Robertson. Besides one London front office Man said Robertson who bounced from Nicholls state to Frankfurt to London is simply a better player. Brown says baloney. He Points to his regaining the starting Job for this week. Then again the Monarch coaches said he would Start last week and gave the Job to Robertson at the last minute. Brown knows this he trusts London a coaches As far As he can punt them. And if they fail to Start him this week Brown said he will request a Trade. It comes Down to this third game with London entertaining Orlando saturday night. Its a Battle of unbeaten the biggest game in the we aft a tiny history. It might be Browne a biggest game. As for sgt. Keith Craig and his Galaxy live from new York its saturday night. Be All you can be baby. The Star and sir Tapa Eccles Najarro aiming for cism by the stars and stripes soccer two european military members have been selected to try out for the . Team in the cism tournament. Air Eccles of Ben Waters and Oscar Najarro of Hanau will travel to Maxwell fab Ala for the May 20-31 training Camp. They will shoot for a spot on the . Team bound for the cism soccer championships june 1-18 in. Sch Aarsbergen Netherlands. A a v corps preseason tournament Rolls at 10 . Saturday at Hanau High school. General a it. Gen Clifford h. Rees Safe vice commander has appointed 21 colonels As Safe sports commissioners. The commissioners with their Home bases and ets phone numbers Are Badminton a , Ramstein 480-7955 basketball col. Lee Blank Mildenhall 238-2196 Bowling col. James Kula Ramstein 480-6590 boxing col. David Vesley Vogel Weh kaiserslautern489-6501 Cross country a col. William Lucas. Ramstein 480-6424. Cycling a a col. John Hawley Ramstein 480-8804 football a col. Harry Mcmillin Ramstein local 480-6424 ice hockey a col. John it Lart Incz jr., Ramstein 480-5908 Golf a col Fred Hicklin Ramstein 480-5329, Power lifting a col. Ardie Smith Ramstein 480-7277 racquetball a col. John Fuhr Mann Sembach 496-7910 shooting a col. Kenneth Roth Ramstein 480-6426 skiing a col. Scott Duncan Ramstein 480-j5357 soccer a col. Noel Parks Sembach 496-7933. Softball col. Joseph Boone _ Ramstein 480-6961 swimming a col. Jonathan Whittaker Ramstein 480-6125 Tennis a col. Michael Sterling Ramstein 480-6927 track and Field a col Thomas stubble Bine Ramstein 480-6437 triathlon a col. Wanda Wood Sembach 496-7888 volleyball _ col. Lionel Luxich Ramstein 480-2356 wrestling a col. Robert Morris Ramstein 480-6381. Golf a the Stuttgart Golf course in Pattonville is the site of a tournament at 10 . Saturday. Contact the Stuttgart Golf course at 4282-484 for More information. Running a Kaiserslautern hosts a half Marathon at 9 30 a town Wiesbaden men capture openers a a a a a is amps Ken George Hanau a Oscar Najarro. May Date at Maxwell fab . Sunday. Call ets 483-7700 or 0631-411-7700. Bowling a Bob Welch of Sembach and Brenda Humes of Torrejon will defend the titles they won last year in the Safe championships tuesday through thursday at Raf Alconbury England. A Bamberg hosts the King of the Hill tournament sunday in the Birc View lanes. Estimated prize fund is $1,000. Call Mickey Mccartney at ets 469-7722 or 09505-6407.afn sports television pro basketball a san Antonio at Chicago 3 . Saturday. A a the Kaiserslautern and pics Baden men took 1-0 leads in their bust of three army european championship basketball semifinal series wednesday night while the Heidelberg Ana Karlsruhe women won their semifinal openers. A town men 92, Berlin 82 Berlin a Donald Robinson scored 27 Points for a town. The panthers led 39-37 at intermission and pulled away in the second half. Anthony Thomas added 15 Points and Linzie Stovall nine for Kaiserslautern. Bobby Gooden topped the bears with a game High 3z Points. Robert Larry added 18 Points and Floyd Ward dropped in 11. A town can Advance to the dec finals with a Home win sat urday Over the bears. Tipoff at the Kleber gym is 1 . Should Berlin win the deciding game would be played at Kleber on sunday at 1 . Wiesbaden men 90, Stutt. 67 Stuttgart Germany a Wiesbaden had a slim 31-25 Lead at halftime before blowing out the stallions 59-42 in the second half. Troy Russell had 19 Points Chris Williams 14, Vincent Jackson 13, Lamar Oden 11 and Stan Rogers 10. Cedric Howliet led Stuttgart with 23 Points. Dec semis Wiesbaden is one game away Las. The eagles from the dec finals Host Stuttgart in game 2 saturday at 1 . A Stuttgart Victory would Force a thira game at Wiesbaden sunday at 1 . Karts women 80, Hanau 78 Janice Johnson poured in 36 joints to help the lady pacers Lold on after taking a 36-35 half time Edge. Rhoa Howard added 15 Points and Sandra Combs nine. Hanau a Stacey Justice led All scorers with 39 Points Brenda Harriston pumped in 21 Points and Lisa Nowhitney had nine. Game 2 is at 1 . Saturday at Karlsruhe a Smiley Barracks gym. A Hanau win would Force an if necessary game at Smiley on sunday at 1 . Held women 59, Stutt. 51 Stuttgart Germany Lynette Washington and. Clestine Harley led the lady generals attack with 16 Points apiece. April Ford added 10. 1 a Stuttgart a Melody Bland had a game High 19 Points and Cynthia Jackson added 12. Game 2 is at 1 . Saturday at Heidleberg a Patton Barracks. A possible game 3 goes at 1 . Sunday also at Patton. I