European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 c the stars and stripes Friday March 6, 1992 Galaxy boots kicker to trim roster a -. 11____ika nip Amarii Friday March 6, 1992 by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Frankfurt punter Tom Whelihan headed the list of training Camp cuts made by head coach Jack Elway wednesday in new braunfels Texas. Elway trimmed the Galaxy Rolls to 51, just one Over the world league of american footballs limit. Former nil regular Curtis Mayfield who left Camp for personal reasons earlier in the week returned to the team and was kept on the roster. Whelihan a record setting kicker at the University of Missouri lost his kicking Job to Frankfurt native Stephan Maslo and punter John Hopkins of Stanford. Wide receiver Craig Morton linebackers Terry Flemming and Todd Gatlin Ana defensive lineman Lee Jones were also released. Chris Alexander who led the �?T91 Galaxy squad in sacks has been put on injured Reserve after he injured his Tibia. The injury was described by Galaxy spokesman will Wilson As being similar to a Dent being left in a piece of Wood after being hit with a Hammer. Alexander should be ready for the regular season opener in Barcelona March 23. In another training Camp move Frankfurt acquired Washington redskins cornerback Johnny Thomas who has been out of professional football after a career threatening injury following the 1988 season. Thomas who played College football for Baylor will be kept under close scrutiny by the redskins who want to see if his rehabilitation is Complete. To make room for Thomas tight end Kirk Kirkpatrick the Galaxy a ninth draft pick was released. The Galaxy must trim its roster to the mandatory world league limit of 40 by March 8, one week before the teams preseason game against the new York new Jersey knights at Wald stadium in Frankfurt. In other world league news a Hes Sicher Rund Funk and Olaf the Galaxy have entered into a broadcasting agreement in which the German to station will produce an entire football game to be aired throughout Europe and the on Hessen 3, a regional Public to station. The station will produce three of the Galaxy a five Home games As Well As the playoffs and the world bowl in Montreal. Hess Ischer Rund Funk a sports department chief or. Jurgen Emig sees this Opportunity As a Way for the station to address the demand for a a new Leisure oriented events. The station is considering the season As a trial run and definite plans for the 1993 season will be made if All the expectations Are met. A Todd Young who scored the Galaxy a first Ever touchdown last season was released by the san Antonio riders after just three Days in the san Antonio Camp. Young had been traded to the riders for future considerations last week. A the Sacramento surges winning Streak Over the Galaxy reached an unofficial three games last week the Galaxy dropping a 13-10 decision in a scrimmage game in new braunfels Texas. The surge beat the Galaxy twice last season including a game which helped keep Frankfurt 7-3 last season from the world league playoffs. A we tried a lot of different things on both sides of the Ball a Elway said a and i am very Happy with the kind of play we Are producing As a team. We Are Way ahead technically than we were last year at this a John Elway stopped in new braunfels to Chat with his dad and before he knew it More than 500 autograph hounds pounced on him. A i never thought a quarterback playing in Colorado would be accepted in a state like Texas a he joked. Elway will Lead his Broncos to Berlin aug. 15 in the third instalment of the nil american bowl exhibition series in Germany. The Broncos Are set to face the Dan Marino powered Miami dolphins. A Jack Elway has invited Frankfurt area coaches to attend entire Galaxy practices starting in the morning with film and strategy talks and then actual afternoon practices during the season. Three coaches per Day will be allowed to attend the tuesday wednesday and thursday practices during the teams stay in Germany. Coaches who a like to Register should fax write or Call Marshall Happer in the Galaxy office and note a certain Date if any you a like to attend. For More information Call Happer at 069-530-99-35 fax is 069530-99-38. A Mcdonald a restaurants in Frankfurt Darmstadt Wiesbaden and rus Selheim will offer free French Fries after Galaxy Home games with a valid ticket stub Wilson said. A town Routs hounds Kaiserslautern Germany the defending army european Champion Kaiserslautern panthers downed the Oesterberg wolfhounds 103-84 in the army air Force Europe a Best tournament thursday night. The panthers won their debut in the double elimination tournament on their Home floor at Kleber gym. Oesterberg beat Wei Brincken 88-78 in saturdays opener. The Field originally had 29 menus teams and 18 women a squads. However the Sembach women and the Pitburg Barons fresh off of winning their third straight Safe title have pulled out. George Bennett led the a town attack with a game High 23 Points. Michaal Hardman added 14, Mark Bullock had 13, Lindsey Stovall scored 11 and Doug Williams chipped in 10. Tim Harper led the wolfhounds with 21 Points Shelby Brown scored 15, Butch Martin had 12 and Curtis Worsley scored 11. A town trailed Oesterberg Early until Stovall hit a 3-Pointer for an 11-11 tie. Mark Bullock hit two free throws to put a town ahead to stay 13-11, with 15 minutes to go before halftime. Kaiserslautern ran away from there to a 51-30 halftime Lead. The tournament for men continues at Kleber gym Friday at noon when Hanau plays 7th at followed by Europe s Best tourney Wurzburg is. The Netherlands at 2 . Wiesbaden is. Span Dahlem at 4 . And Niernberg is. Giessen at 8 . The Hanau-7th at Winner plays Lindsey on saturday at 10 . At Kleber. That Winner plays Kaiserslautern tuesday at 8 . At Kleber. The women a tournament continues at Pir Masens Friday with the Hanau Stuttgart game at noon followed by the Baumholder-7th at game at 4 . Then the men take the Pir Masens floor with Milden Hall taking on bad Kreuz Nach at 6 . And Stuttgart playing Darmstadt at 8 . In wednesday s late game Pir Masens men 93, Ramstein 72 the roadrunners outscored Ramstein 14-6 in the first four minutes of the second half to pull away. Pir Masens led 44-43 at intermission but completely dominated the second half. Marcus Elliot led the March to Victory getting seven of his game High 28 Points in those deciding four minutes. Pir Masens also got 24 Points from Darnell Arbett and 17 from Gerald Davis. John Mccormick paced Ramstein with 21 Points teammate Lee Jordan added 15.Krabbe samples called dissimilar Frankfurt Germany a a doctor who says she was present when Katrin Krabbe and two other German sprinters gave urine samples for a drug test told a newspaper thursday the samples appeared different. Krabbe the world 100 and 200 meter Champion grit Breuer and Silke Moeller were suspended for four years last month after a Laboratory said the urine samples undoubtedly came from the same person. But or. Ellen Bindemann told the mass circulation Bild the samples produced by the three sprinters at a training Camp in South Africa in january looked different a the urine samples of Krabbe grit Breuer and Silke Moeller were not identical a two were dark and one was Light a Bindemann said. Krabbe and her colleagues have denied any wrongdoing and Bindemann a statement appeared to support their advances with easy third round Victory 8 Steffi Graf wins with her eyes closed wednesday. By the associated press Boca Raton Fla. A Steffi grass forehand a ears to be in Fine form again this week. Its those backside shots she a worried about. Graf breezed to a third round Victory wednesday at the Virginia slims of Florida then discussed overexposure in the Tennis spotlight. She confirmed reports that a helicopter flew Over her House in Boca Raton 10 Days ago and took photos of her sunbathing nude in the backyard. The photographers work has yet to surface in print. A the Only got my Back thank god a Graf revealed. A otherwise i would have been crazy a i done to know where you can have your privacy anymore. If you re not Able to do whatever you want at your Home i think that a pretty Graf was upset but not in her match. The top seed won easily for the second time in 24 hours beating 14th-seed-Ed Naoko saw Matsu of Japan 6-0,6-1 in 48 minutes. In the feature evening pairing at the Polo club no. 2 Gabriela Sabatini won her opening match by beating to Durie of England 6-2, 6-0 in 57 minutes. No. 4 Conchita Martinez of Spain beat Eva Svi Glero a of Czechoslovakia 6-3, 6-1 no. 8 Judith Wiesner of Austria survived three match Points to beat ukrainian Natalia Medvedeva 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 7-3and no. 11 Kimiko Date of Japan eliminated Lisa Raymond of the University of Florida 7-5, 6-3. Shortly after advancing to the quarterfinals in the $550,000 tournament Graf talked about the Price of Tennis a it is really frustrating because you work so hard for what you do and dedicate yourself so much to the sport and give so much and then you done to even get respect out of it a she said. A you do your Job and then you should get some time away from on the other Side of the continent wednesday courier Sampras win Indian Wells Calif. A Jim courier and Pete Sampras the top two seeds both had to rally from first set losses to Advance in the second round of the champions cup. Courier the worlds top ranked player rallied to beat Christo Van Rensburg of South Africa 3-6, 6-0,6-2. Courier lost just four Points on his serve in the second set. Sampras struggled Early against fellow american Bryan Shelton before rallying to win 6-7 7-56-0, 6-4. Fervent crowd support Wasny to enough to boost 39-year-old Jimmy Connors past third seeded Michael Stich of Germany the 1991 Wimbledon Champion Defeated Connors 6-4, 6-3 to avenge a three set loss three weeks ago in Memphis. Guy forget and Goran Ivanisevic the fourth and fifth seeds both were upset in straight sets. Forget a Frenchman who was a finalist at this tournament last year do anything against russian Andrei Cherkasov falling 6-4,6-0. Ivanisevic lost 6-0, 6-3 to Richard Krajicek of Monte Carlo
