European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                K . Saturday april 27, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 25 machine Sweeney swooning a a i Dnn Starr a Tenn a a a a a a a a. A. A a. The stars and stripes by Rob Staggenborg. A staff writer Frankfurt Germany a Kevin Sweeney a mood mirrored the gloomy Dank weather that swallowed Frankfurt on tuesday afternoon. A a you re catching me at a time when in a a Little frustrated a the Montreal machine quarterback admitted the frustration stemming from the machines less than impressive output of being out scored 89-7 Irr its past two games. Sweeney one of the most sought after quarterbacks during the world league of american footballs february position by position draft has found the machine s two game losing Streak to be most humbling if not humiliating. Montreal 2-3 but still in first in the North american East division comes into Frankfurt for a saturday meeting with the 3-2 Galaxy. Kickoff is set for 8 . At the Wald stadium. The machine flew into Frankfurt on the heels of a 45-7 thrashing at the hands of the european division leading London monarchs last saturday and a 44-0 walloping by mouse Davis new York new Jersey knights on a a a april 13. A a a a Frankfurt comes into saturdays meeting after its 30-28 last minute Victory Over the Raleigh Durham sky Hawks before 21,065 shivering Wald stadium fans. A i Haven to exactly set the world on fire a Sweeney a 27-year-old Fresno calif., native said. A i think i be averaged something like 14 or 15 passes a game this year. Its impossible to get into the rhythm of a game when you re throwing so few  it until last week Sweeney was the machines starter but after a getting beat up pretty Good against new York a machine coach Jacques Dussault benched him in favor of Michael Proctor a 23-year-old passer from Murray state. The new York new Jersey game is a contest the 6-foot-4, 259-Pound Sweeney wants to forget. He completed Only 5 of 16 attempts for 21 Yards As the machine became the knights first notch on the bed. Post this year the duo of Sweeney and Proctor was sacked 10 times losing 80 a Yards. ,. A. A i took a few shots against new York to say the least a minor concussion shoulder sprain., a Sweeney said. Sweeney a Fresno state product and an Mcaa and Pacific coast athletic conference record Holder was drafted by the Dallas cowboys in the seventh round m 1987 and started two games in 1988. The machine made Sweeney their first a a pick and the world leagues second quarterback taken Overall in the february draft. Birmingham picked Brent Pease of Montana with the top pick. While Sweeney said he feels Good enough to play saturday he was still waiting for Dussault Scall. Not that a rest  help. The machine is averaging Only 67.6 Yards passing per game. Add that to the. 20 sacks Montreal a passers have been hit with in the first five weeks mix in a 42.2 completion ratio with six interceptions. What you get is the we aft slowest Kevin Sweeney in his Fresno state Days. Hasni to set the world on fire ranked offence. It has churned out a Dis my 90s Yards of total offence compared to London s league leading 1,994 Yards. A Overall i think All the offences Are struggling a Little bit Quot Sweeney said. A Birmingham struggled in its two games with us As did new York our offence and Raleigh Durham. New York struggled for three weeks then Boom. It started clicking. A last week was just a Blowout. London is very Well coached and its easier to make the big plays when you re winning and your attitude is  Sweeney and co. Have come to Frankfurt with the two blowouts behind them. The machine Hopes the confines of get Many offer Montreal a new Start and a turnaround. With Orlando and new York new Jersey All at 2-3, the Road to the Olaf playoffs is still open in the North american East division. A a it a natural for any team when you come off something like this a the two losses a and say a lets get this thing going  it takes a lot of leadership to get involved a Sweeney said. A being Here in Frankfurt makes it easier to stay focused on the game. I mean its a 30 a Mark cab drive into the City from Here. So hopefully everyone can keep their Heads on the game instead of trying to get downtown or whatever. A a we re 2-3 and emotionally Down. On the other hand we re 2-3 and tied for first place in our division. This could be a year when 5-5 will win the  Sweeney grew up in Fresno and was the California state High school player of the year in 1981. He joined his father Fresno state coach Jim Sweeney the next year for College Ball. In his five seasons As a bulldog one As a re shirted freshman Sweeney set 24 school pc a and Mcaa records and threw for Over 200 Yards in 31 games. Saturdays game against the Galaxy Marks somewhat of a pc a re Ilion. Jim Sweeney is a Good Friend of Frankfurt coach Jack Elway formerly of Stan Quot Ford and san Jose state and assistant Claude Gilbert who also coached under Elway at san Jose state and who Suc ceded Elway As head coach of the spartans in 1984. A Jack and i go Back a Long Way Quot Skyee Ney said. Quot he coached with my father in Washington and he a a longtime Friend of ours. We used to go Over to their House All the Limp know John Elway real Well and jacks daughters Lee Ann and  the Galaxy roster is loaded with pc a products including linebacker Chris Alexander san Jose stat guard David Diaz Infante san Jose statewide receiver Charles Lockett Long. Beach state cornerback Keith Mccoy Fresno state linebacker yep Paul a san Jose state quarterback Mike Perez san Jose state and defensive end Mark Mraz Utah state. A Mark s probably hit me As much As anyone has hit me in my entire career a Sweeney recalled with a Grin. A the beat me up pretty Good. It was fun playing against those Guys a yep Mraz  a  i know All about Kevin Sweeney a. Mraz said after Perez and the Galaxy offence saved the Day last weekend. A the played at Fresno state when i was at Utah state. Very Mobile quarterback a a Mike Perez a a Sweeney recalled a beat me my senior year 1986 45-41 in a game sports illustrated called the game of the year. We were Down by 24points, then we Cut it to 24-14, then we tied it at 24 All then it was 38-24, it was unbelievable. Mike won it with a couple of touchdown passes with 2 30 to play. Unbelievable. To this Day i hate Mike Perez for beating me my senior year. No mikes a Good Friend and a Good  now Sweeney is trying to realize his own potential in the world league and he must have a better game than Perez saturday if Sweeney wants to earn a trip Back to the nil. \ or does he a you get yourself in a situation where you re trying to make an nil team and you re playing maybe a half or a half of a Quarter in a preseason game a Sweeney said. A a Guy runs the wrong route and you get intercepted or just have a bad series it does no to matter. That a your game. These Days with 80-Man rosters its even More difficult to even get invited to Camp to get your foot in the door. Some teams used to bring in seven quarterbacks to Camp. Now teams London Barcelona Fvank Turt. World league. A Hrtko its local european division w. 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Are going with maybe three or four which reduced the amount of physical Contact you re exposed to a i had a hard time at the age of 25 thinking football was a Job and that you did it for Money All my life i have been a competitor and have had fun playing football. 1 1 6 a a in be had a total of six operations on various parts of my body and in a Only 27 years old eventually you say to yourself a do i really want to do tins anymore a then again if i read this in a paper or something id say a what happened to the fighter the competitor a Sweeney Points to the persian Gulf War for waking him up to what is really important in the world today. A the War really put it All in perspective for me a he said a there i was in training Camp away from my family playing football. And Here a a Guy out in the desert away from his family and friends and try a ing to fight a War. It wakes you up and makes you say a hey life s not so bad after  while saying you support our troops seems to be the Vogue thing these Days Sweeney seems sincere about it. A what those Guys did Over there was what was really important. It made me proud to be an american. It really did. I really feel like they Are the real heroes in the world today Quot he said. Whether Sweeney will get the machine Back on a winning track or whether he will Ever play in the nil again remains to be seen. Still. League stay. A  lit vim Hiim he a enjoying his world a this is a great Opportunity for people to come Back and play football attain especially at quarterback a he said. Why Sweeney opted for the world league actually came Down to Money. A after 1 got Cut by the 49ers in 1989my wife was five months pregnant. I figured it was time to get a Job a he said. When talk turned to the current state of repairs the machine must have Sweeney was almost apologetic. A a you re catching everyone Here when they re at a real Low. Id love to say everything is Hunky Dory Fine a he said. A a lot of this game comes Down to Luck. Like it getting the tit week for the winning touch Frankfurt getting the tipped pass last.  International crowd on the run by the stars and stripes running a runners from Brazil Czechoslovakia Kenya Poland and other countries will converge on the streets of Wurzburg for the City a third annual residence run sunday. Some 900 runners have already registered for the event about the same number that ran last years race. The International runners 10-Kilometer race will be the last of seven events scheduled As part of the residence run. Race courses Range from a 1.8-Kilometer run for Young children and students to 2.5-Kilometer races for part time joggers and Young runners to the two 10-Kilometer races. The first run will Start at 10 45 . Interested runners May Register up to an hour before their race begins. Fees Are 17 Marks for adults 12 Marks for youths and 52 Marks for professionals. For More information Contact the sport team Lau shop a local 0931-409493. A Mannheim Community squad a 10-Ktlometer run has been tentatively postponed until May 26. For additional details Call Matthem Giacomin or Elmer Woodard at ets 3825198 or 5397. Racquetball forty two athletes will compete in the Safe racquetball championships sunday through wednesday at Span Dahlem a. Tournament winners will represent Safe at the air Force training Camp May 5-10 at Pope fab . Softball bad Kruez Nach is sponsoring a tournament May 17-19. Admission to each tournament consisting of 16 teams each is $100 per team. Contact Rick Thornton at ets 490-6177 for More information. Power lifting Vilseck will play Host to the 1991 army european Power lifting championships at Rose Barracks May 25. A Quot for More information Call Tom Burkett at ets 480-7275 or 7766. Soccer a six v corps communities have formed the Rhein Hesson menus soccer league replacing the regular league in v corps which has dropped team sports. The new league kicks off saturday with these games Wiesbaden at Hanyu 11 . In Erlen see an 1 Baum older at Darmstadt 11 . At Frankenstein Cavern