European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday March 19, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 21prep Pickin Spring game plan taking shape its Spring again not Calendar Wise until saturday and judging by the Stormy conditions under which the Dodds Ger Many Bennor soccer teams played last week certainly not weather Wise. But things have begun to fall in place As far As the Germany Bennor Spring sports venues Are concerned. The Central european track and Field finals and the be gymnastics championships had to be advanced to mid week because of scheduling conflicts at German facilities but they have been set for Munich and Nurnberg respectively. Track and Field finals Competition takes place at Dante stadium wednesday and thursday May 2021 the gymnasts go at it wednesday thursday and Friday May 20-22. Triple a and double a track and Field championships have been scheduled at Wurzburg and Mannheim respectively and Ansbach once again will stage the Southern regional. Site of the Northern championships still was undetermined As of tuesday. All four meets Are scheduled May 15-16, with the top four winners in each event both boys and girls advancing to the Central europeans. Augsburg a Tarshia Bronner shattered the shot put record with a toss of 43 feet a inches in the Southern regional at Ansbach. She was unable to better her own Mark in the Cess but she a Back again this year to take another shot at it. The draw Down has afflicted the gymnastics program somewhat reducing it to a 10-schools program according to Hahn coach Tom Richards. The gymnasts who compete on three Levels a beginner intermediate and advanced compulsory and option Alben Abrams programs a have always gone directly to the Central europeans and will do so again at Nurnberg. Germany big schools and Small schools tournaments Are on the soccer Agenda again. The big schools Competition is scheduled May 15-16, the Small schools the following week. The top four teams from Germany aaa and a qualify for the big schools meet the girls at the a champions pitch the boys at the aaa locale. The Small schools format is completely different. Bronner the Champion boys and girls from the by Tenor a South and a North leagues automatically qualify for tournament Competition. So do the conference tournament winners unless they Are the league champions too. In that Case the tourney runner up qualifies. Bad Kreuz Nach will stage All the a North eliminations Augsburg has All the a South Competition. The by Tenor girls compete at Bonn. No by Tenor boys site has been finalized As yet. Those tourneys Are All May 16. Sites for both the Small schools championships Are still to be determined. Thirty two boys and 30 girls have been nominated by their respective coaches for the 1992 stars and stripes All Europe basketball teams. Selecting the teams As always promises to be tedious chore not to mention choosing the players and coaches of the year. The 1992 All Europe squads will be announced next week. Head coach Tom Leblanc has made a change in the roster for the All Star team which will represent Dodds Germany in the Cholet cadets basketball tournament april 18-20 in Cholet France. Frankfurt a Webster Langhorne the first alternate when the official tryouts were staged two weeks ago has been picked to replace a Terrell dial who encountered some disciplinary problems on senior Gyp Day. The stars and str Pas longhorn mouse comes to London in Olaf opener by Rob Staggenborg staff writer when the London monarchs begin their title defense sunday at Wembley there will be a Pesky mouse in the House. The mouse in question is new York new Jersey knights coach mouse Davis he of the run in shoot Fame. The game is set for 6 . Davis knights found the Black Hole in the Frankfurt Galaxy defense last sunday emerging from their preseason tiebreaker game with a 28-9 Victory. It was not a pretty game by any Means and mouse will be the first to Tell you so. The knights converted Only 22 percent of their third Down plays and seven punts netted Only a 31-Yard-per-punt average. A your special teams need dramatic improvement a Davis said. Punter Bobby Lilljedahl saw a pair of punts upped in the game but he a not fretting just yet. A this is the first time we be really gotten into a game situation a he said. A before wed work on punts in practice and that was about it. We need to strengthen up the Middle a Little bit More but Overall in a pretty Happy with the Way things As was quarterback Reggie Slack who battled Olaf vet Brent Pease for the knights starting Job. Slack a third Stringer for the Houston oilers completed 8 of 13 attempts for 105 Yards and a pair of touchdown passes a a 41-yarder to Andre Alexander and an 11-Yardertokip Lewis in a 21-Point second Quarter sunday. The monarchs who solidified their position As the leagues Premier team with a 9-1 record last year and the inaugural world league title have 13 of their 16 All world league players Back this year. Quarterback Stan Gelbaugh Heads the encore cast and is joined by wide receiver Jon Horton Strong safety Dan Crossman linebacker Danny Lockett running Back Jud Garrett and All mouse Davis three of the a Nasty Boyzs a offensive linemen Doug Marrone Paul Berardelli and Theo Adams. But gone is coach Larry Ken Nan who joined Tom Flores a Seattle sea Hawks coaching staff. Defensive coordinator Ray Willsey takes the London throne this year. Willsey was the Mastermind behind London a league leading defense that blanked Barcelona 21-0 in last june a world bowl. The London offence powered by league offensive map Gelbaugh averaged 31 Points a game last year and churned out an average of 380.6 Yards of total offence a game. Gelbaugh a sea Hawks plan b acquisition led world league quarterbacks with a 92.8 efficiency rating last season. He posted a 62.4 percent completion ratio and passed for 2,65.5 Yards and 17 touchdowns. In the two London postseason games Gelbaugh completed 65.1 percent of his passes for 582 Yards and 7 touchdowns. He went on to Start three late sea son games for the Phoenix car on g finals last autumn. A Stan is one of the toughest competitors in be Ever been around a Willsey boasted. A the brings a tremendous amount of leadership and experience to this team and i look for him to have another Fine season in the world there is no love lost Between the knights and the monarchs As evidenced by last years meetings. The monarchs dominated the knights to the Tunc of a 3-0 record including a 42-26 playoff win that vaulted London into the world bowl. Gelbaugh launched bombs of 78, 68, and 62 Yards against the knights secondary last year and new York fumbled four times inside the monarchs 28-Yard line in a 22-7 London win at giants stadium last year. A i think its a Good healthy rivalry a knights general manager Reggie Williams said. A a it a exciting. Its probably the most crystallized rivalry that has formed in the world league so far. Its analogous to the classic Cross town rivalry Only ours is a trans Atlantic the Frankfurt Galaxy takes on the Barcelona dragons in this weekends other european divison game. That game is set for saturday at 6 . In Mont juice slows expansion Pace cuts list to 7 cities by Dave Goldberg Phoenix a the nil slowed the Pace of its expansion process tuesday stating in the strongest language it has yet used that the Uncertain labor situation could delay its scheduled expansion to 30 teams in 1994. The possible delay was announced As the league Cut its original list of applicants for two expansion franchises from 11 cities to seven eliminating san Antonio Honolulu Nashville and Raleigh Durham from the list of contenders. But More significant was the decision to slow Down the process under which the two new teams were scheduled to be chosen next october for play to begin in 1994. The decision was made by commissioner Paul Tagliabue and the expansion committee which specifically cited the scheduled june 15 trial of an antitrust suit filed by a group of players seeking free Agency. A it is the present judgment of the commissioner and the committee that current labor management in particular the june 15 Mcneil trial create substantial uncertainties regarding the expansion timetable a the league said in a statement. Unless these issues Are soon settled or favourably resolved this could be a significant impediment to making final decisions this fall to expand for 1994.�?� Freeman Mcneil of the new York jets is the Lead plaintiff in a suit that could Lead to free Agency if the players win. Last month the Case finally was scheduled for trial after years of pre trial motions. The seven cities now left Are three that formerly had nil franchises Baltimore Oakland and St. Louis a plus Memphis Charlotte Jacksonville and Sacramento. Tagliabue said the list will probably be reduced by two More at the eague a May meeting in los Angeles pc with Baltimore St. Louis Memphis and Charlotte appearing to be the front runners to remain. In the Only other action taken tuesday owners approved a modification of the blocking rules Banning Cut blocks by running backs. The change stemmed from a play in a game last season Between the new York jets and Detroit when a Low Block by fullback Brad Baxter of the jets resulted in a season ending knee injury to nose tackle Jerry Ball of the Lions. On wednesday the owners Are scheduled to vote again to renew instant replay for another year
