European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday april 17, 1992 the stars Ano stripes c Page 25chain gang labors on Galaxy sideline by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau this group is not pulling anyone Shain when they say they have the Best new in the House. For 11 airmen from Span Dahlem and Rhein main air bases in Germany that Ost is a sideline spot at the Wald stadium. The airmen work the Chain and sideline markers at Frankfurt Galaxy Home games. A if we were Back in the states the Chance of doing something like this fat session Al games would probably be a said Paul Tanguay of Span Dahlem. A a it a different than being Home on the  the absence of pretzels Beer a reliable Remote control and a nearby washroom is More than offset by an Opportunity to watch american football from a perspective that would be the envy of any diehard sports fan. The front Row View is shared by four Span Dahlem and seven Rhein main airmen. World league games Are primarily refereed by officials of the National football league which owns the fledgling league. Eight officials Are assigned to each game seven Are on the Field. The Chain gangs immediate Boss is the head Linesman. This is the second year that Span Dahlem and Rhein main airmen have worked the sidelines at Galaxy games. The Crew is not paid but the members of the gang do receive a few Perks a team jackets and hats two season tickets apiece free parking food and refreshments at the game and what several called a the Best seat in the  a a it san event for us a said Mike Staunton of Rhein main a because we would never get this Opportunity in the  Staunton and Dave Lockwood of Span Dahlem manage the Crew. They Are the Only returnees from last year. A there is a certain choreography that goes along with this operation a said Lockwood who organized and Heads the group. Its simple in a lot of ways he added but the Crew has a to have their minds on their  a we just can to be standing around saying a Diat was a great play. What do you think of that a a Tanguay said. A we can to enjoy the game so to  Tanguay records Field position throughout the game and keeps track of penalties for the officials. Joe Rieger switches the Down Marker while Jeff Green handles the Lead stick on the 10 airmen Jeffery Green Dave Lockwood Paul Tanguay Joe Rieger and John Holcy form the Chain gang at Galaxy Home games. Yard first Down Chain. All Are from Span Dahlem. Jeff Mulvaney and John Hosley both of Rhein main work on the same Side As the three Span Dahlem airmen. Their Side is considered the a Active Side a since its the Side the officials interact with most during the course of the game. Mulvaney works the other end of the 10-Yard stick opposite Green. Hosley clips plastic tags along the Chain that help referees gauge first Down measurements. On the other sideline or the a inactive Side a Are Chris  Nelson who mirrors Green . Philip who Marks where an offensive drive starts and Angel a. Aponte who parrots Rieger. Mark Jarvis is the alternate. The four Are also from Rhein main. The Crew is prohibited from cheering for or against a team. A most Chain gangs Are probably frustrated athletes who like to be close to the action a said Staunton the manager from Rhein main. A a there a a Little bit of fear Down there. You have to pay  such was the Case last saturday when the Galaxy hosted the Barcelona dragons. Hosley got clipped during the second Quarter on a play along the sidelines. He suffered a deep Bruise on his left thigh. The injury wont keep him out of action. A you have to learn to get out of the Way a Staunton said. A a he a one of the new Guys. Hell  during the Galaxy a Home opener on april 5, the Chain gang was sacked by an Abc sports announcer who criticized the Crew for moving the 10-Yard Chain too soon on a particular play. Staunton said it was the head Linesman a fault because he assumed the bal Carrier had made a first Down and signalled to the Crew to Advance. The Crew had a better rapport with the head Linesman working the Barcelona game the following saturday. Green who handles the Lead Yard Marker said head Linesman Tony Vetri gave unambiguous directions. A Tony was Good very direct As far As what he wanted us to do a Green said. A it keeps you in flow with the game As  teamwork was especially important for the Barcelona game because the scoreboard clock was broken. Although the official time is kept by the Back judge on the Field the scoreboard clock is something All football fans have come to rely on. However difficult the Chain gang is not complaining. A we do have the Best seat in the House a said Lockwood the Crew chief. A we have a permanent seat on the line of  gets Galaxy Start for ailing Perez by Walt Morrissette staff writer Frankfurt Germany a the game Between the Frankfurt Galaxy and the new York new Jersey knights saturday night in giants stadium matches teams that have been decimated in the arms race. Frankfurt quarterback Mike Perez is out after suffering a rotator cuff injury in his throwing shoulder during last saturdays 20-17 loss to bar Lecona. Backup Alex Espinoza will get his first Start Galaxy general manager Oliver Luck said. The knights Are even worse off. Starter Reggie Slack who threw two touchdown passes in a 28-9 preseason Victory at Frankfurt is out with a shoulder injury. A broken thumb has sidelined no. 2 Man Brent Pease. So new York new Jersey will go with third Stringer Doug Pederson. Perez Hurt his right shoulder after he stuck his right Arm out during a sack. A Mike tried to Brace himself a said Luck a former backup to Warren Moon in Houston. A a in be done it  after initial a rays in Frankfurt team doctors thought Perez had a bruised shoulder. A Perez said he Felt Good monday when he left with the team for new York a Luck said. A but when the doctors a Rayed him in new York on tuesday they thought they saw some rotator cuff damage. Further testing during the week confirmed the diagnosis. A we wont put Perez on injured Reserve because wed lose him for two weeks a Luck said. A and we done to want to keep Mike out for two weeks unless absolutely necessary. A we wont add a quarterback this week from team Dallas because its hard to bring in a new quarterback and Start him on four Days work. And if the rotator cuff is pretty serious you re out for two or three weeks and wed have to bring in a third Guy  Luck said depth at quarterback is a problem in the world league. A a there a a big drop off from the no. 1 to the no. 2 quarterback. In the nil when Joe Montana gets Hurt you can go to Steve Young. Then he got Hurt and Steve Bono came in and played better than All of  in player moves made by the Galaxy upon arriving in new York offensive lineman David Fenczyzyn was waived after Only two weeks on the roster to make room for offensive guard Billy Poe who was activated. The knights signed Fenczyzyn defensive Back Mark Scales was waived injured. A the just Hasni to been playing that Well a Luck said. Also cornerback Bill ragans knee injury was not As bad As expected and he will play saturday. A we thought he Tore some cartilage but its not As bad As we thought a Luck said. A the stretched some  a in the press conference after the loss to Barcelona a in which Frankfurt led 17-0 after the first Quarter a world league vice president of football management Jerry Vainisi said of Frankfurt blowing a 17-0 Lead a a that a football. In this league no team is 17 Points better than any other team except maybe Ohio and they Are an expansion team. A but Luck did no to agree. A there is a lot of balance and parity in the league and the nil Guys have helped a lot a Luck said. A but when you have a 17-0 Lead you  blow it you should build on it. We let them Back into the game. When Perez got Hurt we were on the 14-Yard line. If he did no to get Hurt we would have gone  a losing four straight at the Wald stadium including the preseason tiebreaker to the knights prompted Frankfurt coach Jack Elway to say a the fans Are tremendous in Frankfurt and we need to reciprocate their support by winning. We deserve to be playing in front of just the office  the Galaxy gets a Chance to straighten things out in a place where they re at Home a on the Road in the states. Frankfurt won three out of four stateside Road games in �?T91 the Galaxy won at san Antonio new York and Orlando and lost at Sacramento. A they get to go Back Home to american to and their wives and girlfriends a Luck said. A a in a not making a big Deal of it. We be lost four in a Row at Home one of them a preseason game. Now if we lose 10 in a Row at Home then we have a  a the bad Luck at Home Hasni to Hurt the Wald stadium Gate yet. Luck said close to 20,000 tickets have already been sold for both the Orlando game april 25 and the Home and regular season finale with London May 25