European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday August 17, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 25things differ for flyers sabers by Mike Bowers staff writer Lindsey and Span Dahlem Are football teams headed in opposite directions. Lindsey Winner of just one of seven games last year is 2-0 entering the third week of the Continental sports conference football season. Span Dahlem on the other hand now resides in the cellar of the american league with an 0-2 Start. The sabers were 6-2 last year and gained a share of second place in the Csc with Sembach and Hahn. Neither Span Dahlem defeat was anything to be ashamed of a 31-19 to Pitburg and 17-7 to Ramstein. However opponents done to get easier for head coach Dave Lockwood and his sabers. The undefeated Rhein main rockets 2-0 visit Span Dahlem saturday for a 1 . Game. Rhein main dealt Ramstein and Pitburg both 1-1, their Only loss of the season. A i can to worry about them Rhein main a said Lockwood. A its no secret they have the Speed strength and experience. We can match their Speed but we can to match their strength and experience. 1 can Only take our Little engine and do the Best we  Lockwood blames inexperience for the sabers disappointing wingless Start. A things started poor and got worse a he said. �?o1 knew ahead of time we would struggle. There Are More than 45 new faces and we re having Csc football to teach everyone the system from  gone from the sabers offensive Arsenal is the team s Reading rusher Chris James and one of the Csc a leading quarterbacks Deluca Thurmond who threw 14 to passes last season. A we be got to generate some offence and shake our error plague a Lockwood added. A your defense has t been playing badly but is often on the Field too Long. We need a Little Success and hopefully that will Breed some Confidence. A the winning attitude has to be developed. We have Good Talent and in the end we should be in Good shape for the  Lindsey a offensive line coach Samuel Colins jr., who played guard for the flyers the past three seasons credits attitude and coaching changes As the reasons behind the teams impressive Early Start �?o1 feel anytime you have coaching changes new ideas often create a positive attitude Quot said Colins. A a we be always had the Talent but players weren to always used to the Best of their potential. Our first games Are an indication that our changes Are Good and heading the team in the right  Colins credits first year quarterback Ray Williams with taking charge and breathing life into an offence that has been anaemic at Best in the past. A Host of Veteran players including three year performers Chris Salter and Teddy Froneberger solidify a defense that has held Hahn and Oesterberg to a combined minus 60 Yards Rushing. A it All amounts to hard work at practice and giving 100 percent plus at game time a added Colins. A we be instilled in our team that everyone can t be a starter but everyone can make a contribution. All we ask is they do their  the flyers authenticity will be tested sunday when they visit the undefeated Sembach tigers 2-0 for a meeting that has the National league s Best record at stake. A if we execute we should have a Good showing a said Colins refusing to make a prediction about the game s outcome. Quot we be already done better than previous years. If we work hard and stay focused Well continue to make people notice and have to contend with the.  Oesterberg and Hahn Are seeking their first win in saturday s other National league confrontation. Both have been unsuccessful in clashes with Lindsey and Sembach. A Sanday s other game features an american league contest Between Ramstein and Pitburg. The rams Are coming off a 17-7 win Over Span Dahlem w Hile Pitburg will be trying to pick up the pieces after a 21-7 whipping from Rhein main. Game times Are i .nfl notes giants 49ers feel winds of change by Mike Barnes up sports writer Bill Parcells sits in an Abc studio. Ronnie Lott and Roger Craig Don Silver and Black Mark Bavaro and Keena Turner Wear Street clothes. The Maras done to have Complete ownership of the giants. Eddie Debartolo or. Is portrayed As a Tightwad. Much has changed in the eight months since Matt Bahrs 42-Yard Field goal slipped inside the left upright and gave the giants a heart stopping 15-13 Victory Over the 49ers in the pfc championship game. For two of the leagues finest it has been a tumultuous of season. It actually began with san Francisco trying to protect a 13-12 Lead in the final minutes of the pfc title game at candlestick Park. Eric Howard knocked the Ball from Craig a grasp Lawrence Taylor recovered the Fumble and Jeff Hostetler took the giants to Bahrs winning kick at the final gun. Craig and Lott with seven super bowl rings Between them were soon left unprotected to sign lucrative plan b contracts with the raiders. Suddenly the always extravagant 49ers seemed to be reacting to the recession like everyone else. A the Way they went about it made them look bad a Lott 32, said of his treatment by the club. A i  go into a neighbourhood bar in san Francisco without people asking a Why did they treat you like that a the fans did no to like the Way it was  Turner and longtime cornerback Eric Wright also Are gone through retirement. The 49ers who remain admit it will be difficult to go on without these veterans. A was far As losing Guys like Ronnie and Roger and Keena and Eric Guys who have been around Here a Long time Well miss them a lot a quarterback Joe Montana said. A hopefully we wont have a struggle. Everyone keeps predicting we / will. Of course san Francisco remains formidable with Montana throwing to Jerry Rice and John Taylor and linebacker Charles Haley and ends Kevin Fagan and Pierce Holt stuffing the opposition. The 49crs, though must bolster their running game a they averaged 3.8 Yards per carry last year tied for last in the conference. Terrence Flager is Back after an aug. 13 Trade with Phoenix and coach George Seifert is hoping Dexter Carter or notre Dame Rookie Ricky Watters can contribute like the High stepping Craig of old. The giants who open the monday night schedule sept. 2 against the 49ers at the Meadowlands Arentt changing their time consuming Ball control offence even though coach Ray Handley has replaced Parcells who retired May 15 to become a studio analyst for Abc sports. Why should they new York won its first 10 games last season and finished with just 15 turnovers. Remarkably the giants committed no turnovers against the 49ers and Bills in the postseason despite holding the Ball for 38 59 against san Francisco and 40 33 against Buffalo in the 20-19 super bowl Triumph. A your philosophy remains the same a done to lose the Ball when you re on offence Quot said Handley 46, a new York offensive assistant the last seven years. Some giants say they won t miss the mind games played by Parcells despite his 85-52-1 record Over eight years. But Bavaro a absence will certainly be Felt a he was a Superb Blocker and one of the a Fly a most rugged tight ends. Bavaro was waived this summer after the giants Felt he would not recover from of season knee surgery. New York also lost longtime defensive coordinator Bill Belichick who left to coach Cleveland. And Tim Mara sold his half of the team to Robert Tisch for an estimated $175  standards threaten nil future san Francisco up the National football league is facing a Challenge tougher than the ones facing every week by Middle linebackers. At stake is the economic future of the league. The nil is in a Legal Battle to preserve its labor exemption which allows the organization to restrict free Agency hold an annual draft and practice other Cost cutting business procedures which normally would violate the nations antitrust Laws. But without a collective bargaining agreement with the players the future of the labor exemption is now in jeopardy under a barrage of highly visible lawsuits. While the nil is no stranger in court this latest Legal flurry following the expiration of the Cuba after the 1986 season May be too much to handle. From new York to California suits have been filed by players challenging the league on almost every business procedure. A it All conies Down to one question a what Slegal without a collective bargaining agreement a said Leigh Steinberg a sports attorney who represents Over 40 nil players Many of whom Are among the leagues highest paid. A the nil pills in plan b free Agency and someone sues. The league puts in developmental squads and another suit is filed. A just this week for example los Angeles Raider Star Marcus Allen and san Diego cornerback Gill Byrd both filed antitrust lawsuits against their respective teams in Federal court in los Angeles. The players say the league rules prevent them from becoming free agents and seeking a a Market value for their talents. Another suit involving several players is slowly making its Way through the Federal court system in Minnesota. The suits says Gary Roberts vice Dean of the Tulane Law school present a serious threat to the future economic health of the league. A the players suits Are very serious and in a sure Are being Given a lot of attention to by the leagues lawyers a said Roberts a former attorney for the nil when he was with Covington amp burling a Washington  Law firm. Under american labor Law a group of employees a through their collective Bargainer a can surrender some of their Legal rights in an Effort to make a business function More smoothly. Its called a labor exemption. In the nil Case the leagues now de certified Union a the a Flea a agreed in its 1982 collective bargaining agreement to allow it to restrict free Agency and conduct an annual draft. The league has been Content to argue in court that its labor exemption is still in place because it is negotiating with the Union on a new agreement. However the Early procedural victories in the various players suits indicate the nil is heading for an economic makeup Call next year. A the league is facing a very real possibility of losing the two mechanisms the draft and restricted free Agency it has to really control costs by next year a said Steinberg. Steinberg says its his belief that the Lack of a Cuba has already Cost the league plenty. A with a Cuba in hand football would be Able to do three things a he said. A first it can negotiate with the networks from a True Power position. During the last negotiations the networks were Able to say a we done to want anymore strike games so show us Security of  the league was t Able to do that and it probably Cost them millions. A it would also end the War going on Between the a Flea property people and the nil property people Over who gets what involving the Selling of merchandise. Thai also has caused a loss of maybe $100 million in funds. Lastly there is expansion. Its going to be very difficult to expand without some kind of agreement with the  gets Hole in one braunfels Germany a Kurt Kibbey of Giessen recorded a Hole in one on the 218-Yard Lith Hole at the Golf club Schloss braunfels thursday. Kibbey a 5-Wood shot was witnessed by Danny  of  sports Central european time television pan am games a 11 30 . Saturday live. Football a Buffalo at Green Bay 8 45 . Saturday live new York jets at new York giants 2 . Sunday live. Radio baseball a new York mets at Pittsburgh 1 . Sunday live Atlanta at san Diego 10 . Sunday live