European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse M. M s a a Ltd m ii m rides Crest amid ticket flood Friday May 24, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 25 amp 481 Quot age is k so #1 i a f via m m m Fth re h lit a i m by Walt Morrissette staff writer Frankfurt Germany Galaxy general manager Oliver Luck said 33,000 tickets have been sold for the world league of american football season finale saturday night when Frankfurt plays Host to the Sacramento surge. The surge arrived in Frankfurt on wednesday and the Galaxy hosted the surge at its weekly press meeting. A tuesday morning there were 20 people on the Street waiting for our office to open to buy tickets a Luck said. All scats arc gone but the Galaxy is printing More standing room Only tickets to meet the demand. A vicious defense Mike Perez Tony Baker a five game winning Streak and playoff Contention have fuelled a Rush on Galaxy tickets. That club record 33<00 total would push the Galaxy a Maiden season attendance in the Wald station past 130,000. Frankfurt had crowds exceeding 21,000 for the Home opener against London 23,169 against Raleigh Durham 25,269 against Montreal and 28,127 against Birmingham. Luck said there was also a possibility Frankfurt could Host a playoff game june 1 or 2. Frankfurt would Clinch the league wild card with either a Victory Over the surge or a Barcelona loss at London. As the wild card team Frankfurt would visit the division Winner with the second Best record a if that teams stadium is available. But if Montreal wins the North american East the machine would visit Frankfurt in the wild card game because the Montreal expos have olympic stadium booked for a weekend series with the Chicago cubs. The machine would have to win at Home Over Orlando and have san Antonio win at new York new Jersey to make the playoffs. London is also hitting the Road for its semifinal because Wembley stadium Isnit available. While Frankfurt is close to the playoffs at 7-2, Sacramento is 2-7, having lost five straight since a 16-10 Home Victory Over Frankfurt. . Ram Jack Youngblood who a Here with Walt Gray to do the play by play telecast for Sacramento Schannel 3, had an explanation. A a we be been in every game a Youngblood said a but we be also Given up six touchdowns in the last five Ganies off either a missed special teams assignment or an interception. You can twin in any league giving away Points like even though Sacramento a record is Olaf week 10 local time saturdays games Sacramento 2-7 at Frankfurt 7-28 a a Quot a a a a a ,. Quot a Birmingham 4-5 at Raleigh Durham 0-93 . San Antonio 4-5. At new York new Jer a sey 4-58 .a v monday s games a 7. Quot. Barcelona 7-2 at London 9-06 . Orlando 4-5 at Montreal 4-58 . Second worst in the league to 0-9 Raleigh Purham. The surge fans remain faithful while the sky Aviks May have to leave Raleigh Durham because of poor attendance. A a we sold out our final game 22,250, even after we were eliminated a said surge general manager Mike Keller. A Sacramento is a Greal sports town. The fans there Are just Happy to have a pro football team. We had 16,000 season tickets and we have the no. 20 television Market in the . We did this with an old stadium Hughes stadium with limited parking that was built in 1928 As a a a a a Keller a former Dallas Cowboy who helped Start the Seattle sea Hawks Usel Michigan panthers and the surge said the key to Success has been similar to the european teams. A a we be created a close intimate atmosphere and everyone has a Good time a Keller said a now Well be put to the test when our new stadium Arco Park opens in 1993 with 56,000 Keller also works closely with Olaf president Mike Lynn and executives Joe Bailey and Bill Dockerty on the expansion committee Keller said the league will have a different look next season. A a we Al expand by at two four or six teams with at least one Over Here a Keller said. A we wont have things finalized until late june but we re looking closely at Paris Rome Milan Dublin and Helsinki. We re also considering Munich Berlin and the league would also create four team divisions with teams playing Home and Home with each team in its division. A that would eliminate the bum tiebreakers we have now a Keiler said. A also it would Cut Down on the number of overseas trips. The four teams in Europe would play six divison games leaving four out of the division. You la see ,. Is amps l. Emmett Lewis or. Frankfurt quarterback Mike Perez streaking toward playoffs stateside teams coming Here for one game and going Back like we re doing now not staying for two while skyhawk owner George Shinn is considering giving up his franchise at the league meetings in London june 8, Keller said expansion could change his mind. A when we expand by two or More teams the current league owners would share in pot of fees paid by the expansion teams a Keller said. A Shinn could get a share of a six team expansion pot if he stays with among league expansion goals is a move into larger stateside to markets. But Sclier said there a Money to be made at Home and abroad. A i think we can do both a lie said. A a 11 we expand to three or four great cities of the world in Europe eventually the to rights fees in Europe will equal Hose in the states. Networks Here will Start competing for the a London wide receiver Jon Horton is the we aft a player of the week. The league cited him after his eight catch 196-Yard performance in the monarchs 45-21 thrashing of Sacramento saturday night. The league said Perez who Quarter backed Frankfurt to its big Victory at Barcelona was the Only other player considered for the weekly Honor. I Wurzburg Vilseck boys wince titles Munich Germany a in the Central european track and Field finals at Dante stadium thursday Wurzburg and Vilseck won the boys championships and Patch and Hahn took the girls titles. The final big schools boys scoring went like this Wurzburg 101 Points Giessen 73, Frankfurt 64, Mannheim 31, Pitburg 28, Ramstein 23, Hanau 16, Stuttgart 14, Heidelberg 13, Kaiserslautern 9, Nurnberg 8, a Patch and Wei Brincken 6 and Wiesbaden 2. Vilseck a 34 Points led the Small schools boys followed by Berlin with 26 Points Lahr 18, Hahn 17, Fulda 12, ans Bach 10, bad Kreuz Nach 8, Black Forest Academy 3, Augsburg 2, of cd ent 1, Baum older 1 and Ulm 1. Two records were broken and one was a Emmanuel Reddix tied the 100-meter record held by five other runners at 10.6 seconds. A in the boys 800, Mike Daniels of Tarshia Bronner Terri Duthie Wurzburg broke the Dodds record in the prelims wednesday with a 1 53.3. He won the finals thursday w Ith a 1 57.1. Daniels also won the 1.500 meters in 4 minutes 10-seconds. Frankfurt strove Gray broke the High jump record. His leap of 6 feet 9w inches topped the 6-9 by Lahr s Phil cad in 1983. Daniels was picked As the most valuable runner and Gray was the most valuable Field athlete. Mannheim won the boys 400-meter relay. Wurzburg the sprint Medley and Giessen the 1,600 relay. 5 on the girls Side Patch took the big schools team title with 70. Points followed by Mannheim with 61. Hahn a girls won the Small schools with 30 Points. Mannheim took the 400-meter relay Patch the sprint Medley and the 1.00 1 relay. Tarshia Bronner of Augsburg took the shot put with a heave of 40 feet 21 j inches. A a Terri Duthie of Hahn was most valuable runner. She won the 800 in 2 24.1, the 1,500 in 5 01.5 and the 3,000 in 11 10.9.stephanie Jones of Wei Brincken was most valuable Field athlete. She captured the triple jump in 37-1- and finished second in the Long jump. By Rob Staggenborg staff writer Frankfurt Germany a by ormer All pro Jack Youngblood hates tour things about this world league of american football. A it interferes with my Turkey Hunting my Deer Hunting my Cluck Hunting. Of Veah and my Golf Oiin blood said a wednesday ii in rank Fui t. Where his Sacramento surge will play at s . Saturday. Youngblood a former defensive end Tor the los Angeles rams played 15 a years and was selected to the pro bowl seven times. Lie was voted nit. De pensive i Aye r of the year twice. Now he is the surges director of i Quot special projects. He a likes the fledgling league and not just Tor his paychecks a just to give you Jack Youngblood some idea How our fans Are. We had 16,000 people come and watch a game when it was 40 degrees out Rainy Windy a not one of your Basic Sacramento chamber of Commerce Days a he said. A hell / have braved weather like that to go Duck Youngblood and Walt Gray will Broad East saturdays game pm Sacramento Sacra to 3. Youngblood also teams with los Angeles raiders defensive Back Ronnie Lott and play by play Man Joe Starkey on surge radio broadcasts Youngblood whose main duties involve surge marketing said of the league a i done to think we even know where its going. There Are a lot of improvements to come., a but you have to remember they took 700 players Down to the Orlando Combine really rafted Mem worked the players hard and collected 60 players and assimilated them into a team a he said. shipped them off to All Corners of the world and they played a football game 40 Days later a orgy Days later the nil has months to get heir players together and each year they have their act Erans coming a the Olaf has endured its share of bad press with such newspapers As the los Angeles times referring to it As the a Laff. Der Spiegel a major German Magazine also called it a laughable venture in last weeks editions. Other Media organizations a Are calling it the a Fly a toy Box. A a there a going to be cynicism in the Media until the league proves differently a Youngblood said. A in general the expectations Are based on what Type of oot Bali they re accustomed to seeing. People expect this to lie like a super bowl every week. A lot of people have condescending attitudes toward it just waiting for the moment they can say a i told you a remember i v approached ers saying a hey we. Want some More sports the world league gave Mem what they . Attendance is averaging around 20,00 1 fans per game. While europeans a Are flocking to Barcelona a a Frankfurt and London games at an average of 30, Kkt. A i Ley nobody had a real sense of what this was going to be like nor what it was to become a Youngblood said. A people like football. That s the Bottom line,.the american Public is very sophisticated and very spoiled at the same time. They be been brought along since the .�?T60s, through the 70s and 80s and now into the �?T90s-on pro football. The game has become a spectacle. People go out get a six pack and sit Down and watch football. There Are a lot of football nuts out there. L hat s Why this league will work. Period a
