European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Olaf High in Musburger ratings five words to describe Brent Musburger resilient. He loses his lbs Plum and immediately sprouts up at Abc. Memorable. You can to forget his trademark a a we re coming to you live from  everywhere. If its Musburger this must be Frankfurt. A a a. A a a a a a a a a a Rich. So he loses a lbs salary of nearly $2 million. He a still Good for More than $1 million. Alive. This  no computer even if he impersonated one during his a a nil today Days. Musburger lived it up this week in Baden Baden Germany where he no doubt gambled big Cash in that luxurious spa town. A a a v a a. The real life Musburger surfaced after sunday nights world league of american football game at Frankfurt a Wald stadium. He had just announced the Galaxy a 10-3 Victory Over the Birmingham fire on Abc and the Man was thirsty. You a be too after three hours of jabbering. A they can you get me a Beer Here i am in Germany and i can to get a Beer a said the mus Man. Someone got him a Beer. He was Happy. Happy to talk about this Olaf which has propped up Musburger  its biggest figurehead if not talking head. Musburger sounded convincing that 1 the world league will survive if 2 it goes big time in the United states. Forget Raleigh Durhan Orlando Birmingham. Going Small in the South Isnit cutting it. Better to move teams to Chicago Washington Denver and Detroit. Push the world league in big town u a push up abcs ratings in big markets. So said Musburger. A. A a. Quot. A a a a a a a i would go in there in a minute a he said Between sips. A a it a hard to sell Frankfurt Raleigh Durham in the United states. But Frankfurt Chicago  a monster. Can you imagine Washington in Frankfurt Washington in Barcelona big a Musburger likes Chicago because of its huge pop Bucky Fox elation and ethnic flavor. The germans Are coming to town lets go. He likes Washington because it an International Magnet. Washington  flying to London. Bush must be leading the Way. Lets go. You listen to Musburger because he a big. He a about the biggest sportscaster in America. You name an event a super bowl world series Aba finals Kentucky Derby. The mus Man has done it on to or radio. There a a reason for that. He a Good. Brent Musburger smooth thorough infective. The Guy can Flat out broadcast. You had to think about that during last months final four. Jim Nantz tried to pick up where Musburger left off. Nantz did no to come close. So Here was Musburger coming off another Olaf broadcast. Not the biggest beat in the world. But he a still big. Not physically he a taller but not thicker than sidekick Dick Vermeil. His presence  big.  Galaxy cornerback Cedric Stallworth said a a brents a been everywhere. He ought  Here a what Musburger knows. A broadcasting Olaf games in Europe  a Ball >vv,-,.s compared with the world leagues stateside version. Why not Musburger spent his German time speeding on the autobahn hitting casinos eating great food. He was to Hustle Down to Switzerland in time for a Friday flight to san Antonio where Abc will televise the riders Montreal game sunday. You can bet Bren would rather see the Alps than the Alamo. A world league football might be minor league but its Superior to College Ball. There a not a. College team that could stay with London a he said. A the Monarch would kick notre Dames ass. -they�?Td.win. By three touchdowns. Going away. Not even a contest. There a not a team in cortege football that could move the Ball on the Galaxy. A a these Are mature men out there. The world league level  not  Good  the dreamers want you to believe and not  bad  the critics  a a couple of players from the firc Galaxy game have a Good shot at making the nil. One  Birmingham linebacker Maurice Oliver a a there was a personal foul called on him. That a Good lies a Tough  another  Frankfurt offensive tackle Ken Hackemack a a lie has the kind of Frame 6-foot-1309 pounds you need for being a pass  a done to count on Frankfurt a Star Tony Baker Rushing Back into the big league. A Baker  going to be a sensation in this league but he a not big enough to be durable in the nil a Musburger said. A this league gives Baker a helluva Chance for a career. There will be a number of others who stay in this  nothing wrong with that. If you throw in the incentive Bucks you re talking $40,0 h for three months work. A players Are taking it. Fans arc buying it. The Best  Selling it. Which brings up another word. Musburger. The Start and strip Zito Aims to strike again by de Schuyler or. A racing writer Baltimore a Trainer Nick Zilo likes where strike the Gold will be at the Start of the Preakness and he a sure he knows where the Colt will be at the end. Actually the superstitious Trainer Wasny to present when the Kentucky Derby Winner Drew the no. 3 Post position in a Field of eight 3-year-Olds. A the did no to come up for the Blue grass Drawee did no to come for the Derby and he a not going to come up Here a said the Preakness on an to a 12 30 . Sunday. Radio a 1 06 . Sunday. Zitows wife Jan. She added that her husband would be satisfied with his Colts Post position. Strike the Gold who likes to come from off the Pace Drew the rail for his Blue grass win and started from the no. 5 Post in the 16-horse Derby. Strike the Gold was made the 9-5 Early favorite thursday for the 1 and 3-16�?T-mile race saturday at Pamlico. In the last 11 years pleasant Colony in 1981 and Al Sheba in 198? have been the Only favourites to win the Preakness. A when you train strike the Gold you get pretty confident a Zito said. A every race he seems to get better. If everything stays the same in a extremely confident. A a a he son the right Trail a the triple rown  a Olympio Winner of three straight stakes  the second Choice at 5-2. Olymp o did not run in the Derby. Exercise rider Manuel Avila Caps his morning workout with Olympio at Pamlico. Best pal the gelding who finished second in the Derby  7-2 for the Preakness. Next at 9-2  Hansel who finished 10th  the Derby favorite. Olympio who races near the Pace Drew the no. 7 Post. A i  be happier a said Trainer Ron Mcanally. A we re outside the Early  Olympio should be near the Lead with corporate report mane minister and Best pal. A we have tactical Speed a d. Wayne Lukas Trainer of corporate report said before the draw. A we can relax off horses but he can go to the  however the ninth place Derby finisher Drew the no. 1 Post. That Means jockey Pat Day will probably have to Send corporate report to the Lead out of the Gate to avoid being trapped on the  Field the lineup Lor saturday 116th Preakness stakes a it the Post position horse name jockey name and Odds 1 corporate report. Pat Day 15 1 2 mane minister. Alex Solis 12 1 3 strike the Gold. Chris Anstey 9 5 4 Hansel Jerry Baney 9 2 5 Best pal. Gary so evens 7 2 6 Honor grades chos Mccarron 20 1 7 Chimp to. Eddie Deta Houssaye 5 2 8  Jolt be Velasquez 30 1nfl might add 2 clubs by 1994 new York a the nil will have two new teams and a different divisional alignment under an expansion recommendation from a committee headed by commissioner Paul Tagliabue. The recommendation which moved expansion to 1994 instead of the original target Date of 1993,  expected to be ratified by the league owners when they meet wednesday in Minneapolis. A in the past we be talked about intensive study and other matters a said Joe Browne the leagues vice president for development and communications. A it his gives a Clear signal to the cities seeking expansion franchises that the committee  ready to go  under the latest expansion plan geographical factors and natural rivalries will be considered when the six divisions Are redrawn. Tagliabue for example has noted that the present alignment includes Atlanta and new Orleans in the pfc West and Dallas and Phoenix in the pfc East. He has suggested that natural rivalries like Miami Tampa Bay could be better exploited under the new lineup. In a Short statement issued following a meeting at nil offices wednesday the committee said that 1994 was preferable to 1993 for reasons that include television labor Community planning needs and realignment. For example the leagues to contract expires after the 1993 season. The to contract has no provision for realignment and Tagliabue has stressed that he wants realignment with expansion. That would also allow Abc which generally has the acc and smaller mar Ket teams to move into larger markets