European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse No monday april 22, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 25 by Rob Staggenborg. Staff writer. Frankfurt Germany a with the Galaxy s 30-28 Victory Over the Raleigh Durham sky Hawks saturday night just 15 minutes old right end Mark Mraz leaned against a Wall in the gut of the cavernous Wald stadium and stared blankly at the ceiling. A a a a a. A. A a a. He was Mraz merited. A we can t feel Kio proud of the 6-foot-3, 257-Pourfder from Utah state sighed. A we came out and played great defense Early on then we let up a it took quarterback Mike Perez a last minute heroics to Salvage the much needed Victory and to keep the fans in the stands. It was a Victory and that was the thing but the world league of american footballs fourth ranked defense had been humbled. And it knew it. A you better believe there la be a lot of harping going on during mondays film time Quot Galaxy running Back Tony Baker said. A this was not a pretty win but it is a perhaps Galaxy free safety Mark seals summed it up most aptly. A it certainly was ugly out there huh a he said. This is ugly skyhawk quarterbacks Bobby Mcallister and Joe Pizzo passed for a combined 255 Yards on a Swiss cheese Frankfurt secondary hitting 19 receivers in 39 attempts a a 7.96 average gain per pass play. A a a Raleigh Durham was 4 of 31 in third Down efficiency compared to Frankfurt a 1 of 7. The sky Hawks pounded Frankfurt for 20 first Downs a 9 via air 7 on the ground and 4 on penalties. Two of those penalties were crucial pass interference Calls on third Down attempts. A the Galaxy secondary was burned for three Raleigh Durham touchdown passes a 6-, 20 and 29-Yard passes. ,&Quot.�?� Frankfurt a offence turned the bail Over four times two Perez interceptions and a pair of Fumble making the defense earn its pay. Galaxy defenders were on the Field 36 minutes 14 seconds compared to Raleigh Dir Ham a 23 26. A Overall we came out pretty Flat a seals admitted. A your offence came through today Plain and simple a it was just a Case of their quarterbacks and wide receivers making the. Plays a he said. A a that a what they re paid to do. Tonight Mcallister arid Pizzo earned that pay.�?�. Defensive backs coach Kevin Clark who plays for the Denver Broncos during the Olaf s off season Wasny to pointing fingers yet he certainly was riot pleased. A we be had better games and we will s ugly win. Sims i fill liar jew to or Galaxy defenders Mark seals 22chris Alexander 55 and Pat Moorer Bury skyhawk bal Carrier Joha Barti Ora Siti Dir. Have better games a he said. A the other team is bound to make a few catches. They re getting paid to catch balls. They re professionals Quot the Galaxy a Nickel defense looked professional enough on the first series of the game when outside linebacker Chris Alexander drilled Mcallister Back 10 Yards with a sack on just the games second Down. Two plays and a Raleigh Durham first Down later Alexander stuck running Back John Burch at the sky Hawks 17, and seals dived on the Loose Ball. Four plays later the Galaxy had a 70 Lead and was in route to a total defensive domination. Frankfurt added another to for a 14-0 Edge. Then the Nickel d looked More like a Penny. With just Over six minutes left in the first half Mcallister rallied his troops with a 10-Yard Spear to Marvin Hargrove a 19-yarder to Clarkston Hines and got a 15-Yard pass interference Call charged to Frankfurt cornerback Cedric Stallworth. A skyhawk holding penalty and a Galaxy roughing the passer Flag at the two-min-0 Ute warning brought Raleigh Durham to the Galaxy 20. Mcallister lobbed a 20 yarder Over Frankfurt a coverage to put the sky Hawks on the Board at 14-7. A four play 56-Yard scoring drive evened the score then Frankfurt inched ahead 23-14 with 9 45 left to play. Led by sub of Pizzo the sky Hawks marched 63-Yards on six plays to Cut the Lead to 23-21, then took a 28-23 Lead on an eight play 80-Yard scoring drive. A i done to think Frankfurt did anything differently a said Pizzo from the trainers room where an attendant iced up a knot on his left Shin. A the big thing was thar 1 was Able to avoid the the Frankfurt decease did administer some punishment. Mcallister was taken out of the game at the 9 20 Mark with a dislocated right shoulder. He is still expected to Start next week in Wembley when the 0-5 sky Hawks take on the 5-0 London monarchy on sunday. A yeah i got pretty banged up a a dejected Mcallister said As he also iced up his wounds. A but i m like a Timex a i take a Licking and keep on Frankfurt sticking nearly came in the form of a death Knell when Pizzo orchestrated the to Yard score org Diri c. A tin ready to to Psi i amp a came already a Mraz Saivii a we wit. 1 won t be to King Back to this Gaspe. 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I rvs All those Guys All the cred i at Tut put another fold in celts 117-105 by the associated press Boston a Dominique Vilkins scored 24 Points and John Battle 19 As the Atlanta Hawks opened a big Lead and heat the Boston celtics 117-105 sunday spoiling the return of Larry Bird from the injured list. Quot Glenn Rivers scored 16 Points Moses Malone and Duane Ferrell 13 each and Kevin Willis Jon Koncak and rum Al Robinson 8 apiece As the Hawks snapped a three game losing Streak and handed Boston a fourth defeat in a Row in the 1990-91 regular season finale. The celtics were led by Kevin Gamble with 27 Points. Bird who had missed seven games with a bad Back had 17 Points Atlanta outscored Boston 34-22 in the decisive second period. After failing behind 3431 at the Start of the Quarter the Hawks took charge with Wilkins scoring 10 Points in a 20-6 run. I the Hawks built the advantage to As Many As 22 Points 93-71, in the. Third period then withstood a Boston Challenge. The celtics pulled within six Points with 2 33 left then were outscored 8-2 the rest of the sunday in losing for the sixth time in eight games Bostons Atlantic division champions finished with a 56-26 record including 35-6 at Home. Atlanta ended 43-39, including 14-27 on the Road. In another Early game sunday wolves 89, bullets 87 Landover my. Tony Campbell made a 15-foot shot at the Buzzer As Minnesota overcame a 20-Point deficit and beat undermanned Washington by Matching the biggest comeback in the two year history of the franchise. Minnesota finished at 29-53, seven games better than last season but perhaps not Good enough to save coach Bill mus selmants Job. Musselman the Only coach the team has had is rumoured to be on his Way out. The Tom be wolves won Only eight of 41 mad games this season and Musselman has openly feuded with the dubs management. Tom Hammonds scored a career High 21 Points for Washington which dosed with a id-52 record one game worse than last season. 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