European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 08, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday May 8, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 25picture Sharp despite lost outlet by Rob Staggenborg staff writer world league of american football officials expressed disappointment at Britain a sky televisions decision to pull eur sport off the air monday but National stations in each of the four International cities will keep the Olaf on the airwaves a league spokesman said monday. The world league signed a two year agreement with eur sport on dec. 3, 1990, to provide coverage of its games to More than 21 countries with a potential of 52 million viewers across Europe. A obviously we re disappointed that it happened a said Vince Casey the leagues director of information. A but we feel that in each of the four International mar kits we have Strong National coverage. What eur sport was doing was spreading our games to non world league countries like Gibraltar and places like a european Community commission ruled feb. 19 that the eur sport consortium consisting of 17 members of the european broadcasting Union and the sat elite broadcasting company sky television and Media conglomerate news International has garnered an unfair advantage Over other stations. Both sky and news International Are owned by International broadcasting Mogul Rupert Murdoch. A we were aware that they were having some problems a Casey said. A a there a not a great number of funds coming out of that arrangement. We feel very strongly about the National systems we have now. Eur sport just augmented that system. A a it a not like All of a sudden people Are saying a us of a a he said. A each world league country carries its teams euro sports a coverage of Thuc Olaf was a huge Selling Point for the league and the sports Channel delivered a weekly package of live games tape delayed games and even carried a the week in the world league a a highlight reel produced by nil films for the league. A the Olaf is carried stateside by local networks and Abc sports produces a weekly telecast of a game As does Usa network. But All is not lost for Olaf fans. The three european cities that have teams a Frankfurt London and Olaf week 7 Barcelona a All have their games carried by local networks. Tele 5 carries the Galaxy games Channel 4 in London carries the monarchs action and clevis to de Cataluna carries the Barcelona dragons games. The sports network and be Reseau Des sports transmits Montreal machine games. The commission ordered eur sport to Stop broadcasting unless sky television found other partners. Unable to find other investors sky decided to take euro sport off the air monday. And off the air it went its non Stop sports coverage replaced with the phrase a due to circumstances beyond our control eur sport has gone off the arrest Birmingham fire free safety Steve Gage and linebacker Chad Thorson helped capture a suspected serial rapist who had eluded capture for about seven months when the team stopped in san Antonio two weeks ago. According to Hoover ala., police reports the two players wives saw a Man lurking around Thorson a apartment Complex and summoned their husbands to Check it out. The two players questioned the Man who a tried to run away then stopped and said head lost his dog. A the make any of his Story make sense a Gage said. A we knew he was the players escorted the Man to his car and called the License plate into the police who arrested and charged the suspect 18 hours later with several rapes. A everybody around Here has been jumping up and Down with excitement a said Hoover police capt. Nick Derzis. A we have asked for a better break than what these Guys the one that got away the crime Bug bit san Antonio coach Mike Riley but he was less fortunate than Birmingham a two. When he returned Home from the game with the fire he noticed that his to set had been stolen. A a in a Lucky a deadpanned Riley. A the sets of the swamp things just when you thought you a escaped the Lime Green jerseys of Orlando. ,. In a system set up by the league each team was to play its first five games to the opposite of the Home or Road uniform and switch at mid season. Orlando fell in love with its fluorescent Green jerseys and team officials petitioned the Olaf to let the Thunder keep the Jersey the rest of the year. A a permission was granted a a a a Olaf press release said a so for the rest of the season you la be Able to see Mem coming from a mile go dutch next time. A the new York new Jersey knights have won their last four games and Lead the North american East division. A thing were going so badly during the knights first three games a All losses a coach mouse Davis decided his team needed a night on the town. Lie took the entire team to Christous in Manhattan for Steak dinners. The Tab came to $2,700. Small Price to pay. The knights Haven t lost i know you Montreal machine linebacker Tracy Simien saw a familiar face saturday when lie looked across the line of scrimmage and saw Sacramento surge quarterback Mike Elkins. A a. A a. A a a a a. Simien and Elkins a a Moonlight for the a Fly a Kansas City chiefs during the Olaf s week ahead saturdays games include san Antonio 3-4 at Barcelona 6-1london 7-0 at new York new Jersey 4-31 and Sacramento 2-5 at Orlando 2-5. Frankfurt 5-2 hosts the 3-4 Birmingham fire on sunday and the win less re Leigh Durham sky Hawks 0-7 go to Montreal 34 for a monday meeting with the guides available for those hardcore world league fans the league Blig relations office is offering inaugural Issue world eague Media guides to the Public. The 264-Page, four color volume costs $24.95, plus $3 shipping and handling. Included in the guide Are Complete sections on All 10 inaugural teams player biographies and includes chapters on the we aft a beginning the administration that runs the league and other feature stories. The guide is available by mailing an order to communications dept., world league of american football 540 Madison ave., new York by 10022. F a chutes helping to drop times Memphis Tenn. A for Man or beast a couple of Small parachutes strapped on for training can make for faster runners. A a we be just started but this is spreading like wildfire a Dean Lotz co owner of a Small new company called All Star athletics inc., said wednesday. Lotz and his partner former russian track coach Ben Tabachnik make and sell sports training equipment called Speed chutes. The devices for which All Star athletics has patents pending Are made up of belts with Small Quick re lease parachutes attached. The parachutes Blossom out behind a runner to increase wind drag. The chutes Are 3 feet in diameter made of Parachute cloth and attach to the athletes Belt with velcro. So far he and Tabachnik have sold some 500 of the gizmos to professional football teams colleges and High schools. A Trainer of greyhound racing dogs is also fond of the gizmos which sell for $80 to $90 each. The chutes improve strength and Speed and replace More traditional methods such As pushing or pulling sleds running up and Down Hills or slogging through mud Lotz said. A if you re running 80-Yard dashes you accelerate for 40 Yards and release the Chute and it catapults you at a faster Pace. It makes your Speed get faster and that relays a message to your brain that your body needs to pick up Speed a Lotz said. Lotz said Tabachnik used Small parachutes for training athletes in the soviet Union before moving to san Francisco about a year ago. Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Stanley Morgan pulls his a Speed , monarchs rip riders san Antonio Texas up1 Stan Gelbaugh threw three touchdown passes and guided London to scores on six straight possessions monday night sending the unbeaten monarchs rolling past the san Antonio riders 38-15. London won its seventh game without a setback to maintain a one game Lead Over Barcelona in the we aft a european division. San Antonio despite a 3-4 record is tied for the North american West division Lead with Birmingham. The riders owned a 9-0 Lead after one Quarter the first time in Mon has been outscored in a period All year but the monarchs scored three touchdowns Over a Span of 7 40 to take control of the game. Jeff Alexander ended an 80-Yard drive with a 9-Yard touchdown run for London a first score and Gelbaugh next hit John Horton with a 7-Yard scoring throw. Alexander gave the monarchs a 21-9 halftime Lead with a 5-Yard touchdown. Run after Dedrick dodgers 63-Yard interception return a one of four san Antonio turnovers. London opened the second half with another Gelbaugh to Horton touchdown pass for 6 Yards. San Antonio fumbled on its next two possessions after which gel Baugh threw a scoring pass of 26 Yards to Broderick Sargent and Phillip Alexander kicked a 39-Yard Field goal. Gelbaugh completed 12 straight passes starting late in. The first half after throwing two interceptions during the first Quarter and hit 18 of 26 throws for 156 Yards
