European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 c the stars and stripes saturday March 14, 1992pirmasens men topple a town by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Kaiserslautern Germany a once again the roadrunner eked by beep beep. This time it was a Rabid band of panthers from Kaiserslautern playing the role of Wile e. Coyote but the script read the same. Darnell Arbet rocked the House for 28 Points and Gerald Davis added 24 to Lead the unbeaten Pir Masens roadrunners to a 97-88 Victory Over the Host Kaiserslautern panthers in the a a Europe a bests tournament Friday. The Victory Over the 1991 army european champions puts Pir Masens in the tournaments title game at 2 . Sunday at Kaiserslautern a Kleber gym. The opponent will be either 1990 dec Winner Niernberg re a ij., which ousted Wiesbaden Darnell Arbet in the losers bracket semifinal earlier Friday or the panthers. The eagles and knights clash in the losers bracket final at 8 . Saturday at Kleber and the survivor would have to beat the roadrunners twice on sunday to win the  s bests basketball Arbet scored 12 of his 28 Points in the second half but his roadrunners watched two 10-Point leads dissipate after intermission. A a we re the kind of team that needs to keep it close a said Charles Ridley who was 7 of 8 from the free throw line in the game. A a we re a full court team not a Hal court team so when its gets close we re up for  George Bennett led four a towners in double figures with 20 Points. Linzie Stovall scored 13 Points and Lou Hardman added 10. Parma sense Point guard Jesse Rozier added 15 Points and Mark Bullock scored 10 Points for a town. In fridays earlier games Nurnberg men 85, Wiesbaden 83, of a1 Williams jumper from the top of the key with just two seconds left in the overtime sealed the win for Nurnberg. Williams ripped through the Eagle defense for 37 Points to Lead four knights in double figures. Lamar Oden who scored 36 Points nearly won it for Wiesbaden in regulation but his last second jumper chromed off the rim and out of the paint to Force the of. Rob Wheeler scored 16 Points for Nurnberg and Wendell Moore added 13. Goliath Yeggins banked in 12 Points. Fitzgerald Miller scored 16 Points for Wiesbaden and Troy Russell added 12. Niernberg went to a stall offence in the overtime that used up More than two minutes of the clock. A i Felt if we could spread out control the Ball and make their defense move out it would eventually Wear them Down a Nurnberg coach Mike Wood  women 70, Frankfurt 56 rules a Adams scored 14 of her game High 27 Points in the first half As Nurnberg ousted Frankfurt. Trailing Frankfurt 21-9 with six minutes left in the first half Nurnberg went on a 13-0 tear to grab a 27-25 Lead at intermission and maintained a comfortable distance the second half to stay alive. Belinda Justice scored 19 Points and Kenya Willis added 17 for the winners. Frankfurt was paced by juice Hardin with 23 and Markisha Vereen with 17 Points. The lady knights take on Heidelberg in saturdays losers bracket final to be played at 6 . At  women 82, Heidelberg 66 the lady demons got hot in the second half thanks to a Little jazz music. Jazz Washington erupted to the tune of 24 Points and Judy Tucker added 16 Points to Lead the lady demons to the title game where  face either Heidelberg or Nurnberg at noon sunday at Kleber. The lady demons would have to lose twice to lose the Crown. The lady generals kept it close in the first half but Darmstadt escaped the opening half with a 33-31 Lead. Becky King scored 20 Points for Heidelberg and be Nina it Washington and Deona Jennings added 12 Points each. Robin Brooks added 14 for Darmstadt. A a s cutting no Slack in Battle to earn Start improved Galaxy hits town by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Frankfurt Germany a Mike Perez milled about the second floor lobby of the Plush Marriott hotel in downtown Frankfurt on thursday while Tony Baker wore his signature Toothy Grin and Jack Elway Token on a Marlboro Light. They were  Well Kinda. Perez Elway and Baker returned to their Home away from Home in Frankfurt As they joined More than 50 Galaxy players and officials in a Welcome Home Celebration. The three were reunited after a 7-3 season last year was erased by a painful loss to a 2-6 Sacramento surge squad that would have clinched a berth in the first world league playoff. A a it a Good to be Back a Perez said his eyes a bit bloodshot and his body fatigued with a bad Case of Jet lag. A i definitely think the experience i had playing Here last year helped me in the nil Camps a he said alluding to his stint in the new York giants Camp last summer. A the fans Are so great Here. In a really looking Forward to getting Back out and  but the familiar targets Perez unloaded his bombs to last season Arentt there. Elway completely gutted the receiving corps in training Camp after Galaxy receivers had a difficult time holding onto passes last year. A i thought Perez did a lot of things extremely Well but he had a lot of dropped balls which will test your poise in a hurry a Elway said of Perez. Perez completed 171 passes in 357 attempts last season with 13 touchdowns and 17 interceptions for the leagues Apsite a a Mike Pyrcz. A Good to be backs fifth ranked offence. One of the new faces this season is Lew Barnes a 5-foot-8,163-Pound wide receiver with four years of pro experience. Then there a Baker who led the world league in total Yards from scrimmage with 1,071 Yards last year. Tight end Chad Fortune who snagged 20 receptions for 215 Yards and a touchdown also returns. Jason Johnson who pulled in 38 receptions for 423 Yards and four touchdowns was released last week. A a we be got some Guys with some nil experience out there a Perez said. A these Are Guys who can catch the  other new faces popping up in Frankfurt include defensive tackle Michael Simmons a 6-foot-4, 269-Pounder who was Elway a first draft pick this year. Defensive lineman Erwin Grabis a who played for the defunct Raleigh Durham sky Hawks last season and defensive end Jon Carter who also played for Raleigh Durham. A i think we made some huge improvements from last year a Elway said. By Walt Morrissette staff writer Frankfurt Germany the Date was dec. 2,1989. For the first time Ever the Alabama Crimson tide ventured across the state to play Arch rival Auburn at Jordan Hare stadium. After much Arm wrestling Auburn officials has wrangled their a a Home game in the series from Birmingham a legion Field. A that was a big game a Reggie Slack said thursday night As a new York new Jersey knights quarterback on loan from the Houston oilers. He a in town for the knights Frankfurt Galaxy preseason tie breaker sunday at the Wald Sta Dion 3 . A there were a.20,000 people out Reggie sack Side who  get tickets and 85,000-plus a school record 85,319  Slack responded with his biggest game Ever completing 14 of 16 passes for 274 Yards to Lead Auburn to a 30-20 Victory. Then came the 1990 draft when Houston picked him in the 12th round As the 321st player Overall and Slack dropped out of sight a Only to emerge As no. 10 on the Houston sideline. A that came As a real Shock to me a Slack said. A i thought i was better than a 12th-round pick. I just had to get used to  for the past two seasons Slack has been the third Houston quarterback behind All pro starter Warren Moon and Back up Cody Carlson. So what has he been doing in practice a Warren runs the first team Cody runs the second team and i run the scout team Slack said. A it gives me Good experience in Reading defences. I go through the same Type of training attend the same meetings and watch the same game films As Warren and Cody. A i came to the world league to get playing time a Slack said a the knights use the same offence As Houston the  Slack said the benefits of playing in the world league far outweigh the injury risk to his nil career. Quot the risk of injury is part of football. The Benefit of exposure and playing time far outweigh the injury  Houston pm Mike Holovak and coach Jack Pardee a thought highly enough of me to get me More work a he said. After his first Camp with the knights in Florida As far As the major differences Between the nil and the Olaf a there is a lot of Talent and athletes in the world league a there a More in the  but his nil connections do not give him any advantages in the Competition for the knights quarterback Job. A you have to fight for a spot its still wide open. It just matters who shines the  according to new York coach mouse Davis Slack is in a dead heat with Brent Pease in the race for the starting Job. Both will get the bulk of the playing time against the Frankfurt Galaxy in the Wald station sunday afternoon with third Stringer Doug Herderson looking on. A right now its Between Brent and Doug a Davis said a but that could change. Nothing is locked in Stone they re still competing. They be really been very close. A Brent has been the most consistent in Camp. A Reggie has the biggest Arm and the most athletic prowess in  Slack will try to break the tie with Pease on sunday