European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Heisman suspense missing Byeff Shain new York up while the 57th Heisman trophy Winner was to be in attendance this weekend when his name announced the suspense of the past few years was missing. The downtown athletic club hair invited four players to new York for saturday s televised ceremonies but there was Little doubt that Michigan s Desmond Howard will be the one to accept College footballs most valuable piece of hardware. In fact it would come As no Surprise if Howard won by the largest margin of Victory in Heisman history. That already was the Case a week ago when the results of the Maxwell award were announced. Howard s landslide Victory there was the biggest in the 55-year history of that award. Its not that the other three invitees a 1990 Heisman Winner to Detmer of Brigham Young Florida states Casey Weldon and Washington a Steve Emtman a the Heisman trophy Winner was being announced As this edition of stripes was in route to our readers. See tomorrow s paper for details. Done to have outstanding credentials. But each also is saddled with a negative in the minds of Heisman voters. Detmer who beat out notre Dames rocket Ismail in last years balloting led the nation in total offence this season and was no. 2 in passing efficiency. He was the Only division a quarterback this season to top the 4,000-Yard Mark in passing yardage. In addition he is the Only player in division i a history to throw for More than 15,000 Yards and 100 touchdowns in a career. But Detmer s chances took a nosedive when by opened the season with consecutive losses to preseason no. 1 Florida state Urcla and Penn state. Weldon was considered Howard a most serious challenger As Long As Florida state kept winning. He ran his record As a starter to 14-0 before  to  losses to Miami and Florida to end the season dimmed his chances. Emtman was the most dominating defensive player in the nation this year taking the lineman a double with the outland and Lombardi trophies and also was named up lineman of the year. But linemen and defensive players traditionally have been shut out from the Heisman. The closest anybody from either category has come was second accomplished by Alex Karras in 1957, John Hicks in 1973 and Hugh Green in 1980. That leaves Howard who has been the master of the spectacular All season. The Junior wide receiver finished second in the nation in scoring reaching the end zone at least once in every game Michigan played this year. The stars and Stripe sorts december 15,1991 b Page 24olympic flame begins journey to Albertville ancient Olympia Greece apr the olympic flame began its journey to France Friday for the Albertville Winter games after being lit in this ancient town where the olympics were born. Greek ski Champion Thanassis Tsatiris held the olympic Torch in one hand and an Olive Branch in another As he jogged the first Hundred Yards of an olympic journey that will include two air plane flights and a countrywide relay in France. The flame lit in a Pine tree Grove by the rays of the Sun in a concave Mirror was then transferred to three miners lamps for the flight from Olympia to Athens. It will be flown by concorde supersonic Jet to Paris on saturday where it will be handed Over to French prime minister Edith Cresson before a relay that will end at Albertville on feb. 8. The flame will bum throughout the games. A the flame from Olympia will Light James Toney right fights Mike Mcc Allura to a draw and keeps his if middleweight championship Friday night Toney Mccollum draw and warm our age. The ceremony and the games Are significant because people Are United a Michel Barnier co president of by the associated press Atlantic City . Nobody won. Nobody lost. Nobody was satisfied. International boxing federation middleweight Champion James Toney and Mike Mccallum fought to a 12-round draw Friday night in a 12-round bout that left both looking for a rematch. The Albertville Winter games said Barnier spoke in an Olive and Cypress Grove dedicated to Pierre de Cou Bertin the French Nobleman who revived the olympic games in Athens in 1896. Clear and sunny skies allowed 18 greek actresses dressed As priestesses to Light the wooden Torch in the ancient Temple of Hera. The flame was carried by the women through the ancient ruins and stadium of Olympia where the original games were first held in 776 b.c., to the nearby Cou Bertin memorial. The flame was to be handed Over to former French ski Champion Jean Claude Killy in Athens on saturday in France it will be relayed by 5,500 people around the country for 57 Days until it arrives in Albertville. A record 2,300 athletes from 62 countries will take part in the 16th Winter games. In fact Toney got so angry at a Post tight news conference that he challenged Mccallum a manager Milt Chwasky after Chwasky questioned the decision. At least a half dozen Security officers and Toney supporters restrained the Champion from fighting the owlish attorney. After order was restored the fighters said they a fight again. However promoter Bob arum said Toney would Likely fight another contender in february before taking on Mccallum again in the Spring. The bout ended with both fighters Arm weary. Toney dominated the 12th, opening and closing the round with a left Hook. The last one knocked out Mccallum a mouthpiece a i thought the last two rounds won it for me a Toney said. A i had him Hurt bad. I just  finish him  Toney 28-0-2 with 20 knockouts froze Mccallum in the fourth with several right leads and one solid left Hook. Mccallum 42-1-1 with 34 Kos weathered the attack with a Strong right of his own. On the under card heavyweight contender Riddick Bowe stopped Elijah Tillery in the fourth round. Also Junior welterweight Charles Murray scored a unanimous 10-round decision Over former lightweight Champ Livingstone  retains title Paris a Terry Norris retained his world boxing Council super welterweight title Friday night with a unanimous decision Over Jorge Castro of Argentina the no. 1 contender. Norris a Winner this year Over sugar Ray Leonard and Donald Curry made the fifth defense of the title he won in March 1990 from John Mugabi. On the under card Anaclet Wamba of France stopped Massimiliano Duran of Italy in the 11th round. It was the first defense of Wambay a wac cruiserweight title. Victor Cordoba of Panama defended the world boxing association super middleweight title also with an Lith round knockout. He Defeated previously unbeaten Vincenzo Nardiello of Italy. Norris 30-3 with 16 knockouts was the Star attraction of the night. He took the ring Clad in Gaudy White fringed shorts and red fringed shoes the native of Campo calif., immediately went on the attack exhaling loudly with each punch. But Castro 68-3-2 with 49 knockouts was t intimidated and rarely backed away. By the fourth and fifth rounds of the 12-round bout Castro was covering up against the ropes while Norris hammered at him looking for an opening. A in the fourth round i thought i Beal him Quot Norris said. A i think i broke his nose and i started going for his nose. But he came . It was a big Surprise to  Castro belied his reputation for lackadaisical training by surging  in the sixth and seventh rounds when the two 24-year-Olds appeared virtually  sports pro football on to tonight a Page 18 College basketball scores a Page 19 Pierce Falls Short of record a Page 22 Illinois names Tepper head coach a Page 23