Discover Family, Famous People & Events, Throughout History!

Throughout History

Advanced Search

Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, May 18, 1992

You are currently viewing page 25 of: European Stars and Stripes Monday, May 18, 1992

     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                C the stars and stripes monday May 18, 1992high-tech Effort wins cup again by Howard Ulman san Diego a the americans cup is staying in America thanks to american the powerhouse product of a High priced High tech Campaign. Bill Koch a super fast racing machine won the Best-of-7 series 4-1 with its third straight Victory saturday. It led All the Way for a 44-Sccond win Over Italy a ii More i Venezia. Koch the millionaire president and backup skipper of america3 America cube said he had a dream that american technology and management could compete with the worlds Best. A i fall in love with my dreams and then i believe in them then i make them come True a he said. A a this is a Triumph for America and american technology and american teamwork. We be got an All american team Here. We re so proud of  a they did a very Nice Job designing that boat a said ii Moro skipper Paul Cayard a san Francisco native. A we got beat by a better boat and a better team and it Wasny to like it came Down to the seventh race. It was a pretty convincing  it made americans domination of the cup even More convincing. A . Boat won for the 28th Lime in 29 competitions starting in 1851 when the Schooner America beat 15 British competitors on a 53-mile race around the Isle of Wight. The san Diego yacht club which has had the cup since stars amp stripes won it in 1987, plans the next defense in 1995 off san Diego. The Only . Loss came in 1983 to Australia ii. . Boats swept the 1987 and 1988 competitions. Koch a Bucks and bytes approach produced a narrow White hulled boat with a red and Blue Eagle on the Side and innovative sails above. His Campaign spent an estimated $65 million much of it on computer based re search that constantly improved the boat even after it won the Best-of-13 defender finals 7-4, against Dennis Connery a stars amp stripes on May 1. American primary helmsman buddy Milges knew for a while it could win the cup. A a in be been thinking that for at least two months when we were experiencing How fast this boat is and what her potential really was a said melges the Only skipper to win an americans cup and an olympic Gold medal. Koch who has three chemical engineering degrees from Mit said the boat was changed before the finals for lighter winds in the 7-knot Range. But they were stronger throughout the finals. Since ii morons Only Victory by 3 seconds in the closest finish in finals history America led after All 24 legs of the three races a we were just chasing them around the course a ii Moro navigator Robert Hopkins said a just chasing chasing  he said the Crew May have been mentally drained by a Tough challenger final against new zealand in which it rebounded from a 3-1 deficit to win the last four races of the Best-of-9 series ending april 30. �?o1 done to think i sailed As Good As i could have a Cayard said. A if i would have sailed perfectly we could have still  ii Moro the result of a $70 million plus Campaign was the first european finalist since 1964 and the first italian finalist. America and ii Moro were even at the Start of saturday s eight leg 20.03-mile race. America3 led by 18 seconds after the first leg into the wind and 20 seconds after the second leg with the wind it boosted that another 18 seconds to a 38-second Gap after the third leg into the wind. America3 leads ii Moro i Venezia around the first Windward turn during saturdays  deepens for Galaxy 43-14 by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Frankfurt Germany a its hard to look on the Bright Side of life when it keeps gelling Darker. Ronnie Williams caught three touchdown passes As san Antonio rolled Over Frankfurt 43-14 in a world league game saturday before 31,641 turncoat fans. Frankfurt has dropped seven games in a Row. Williams snagged scoring passes of 22, 16, and 6 Yards As the riders improved to 7-2 Frankfurt dropped its seventh game in a Row to fall to 2-7. San Antonio barrelled to a 20-0 Lead by the half against the riddled Galaxy defense which ranks last in the league. Quarterback Mike Johnson a 31-Yard pass to Lee Morris set up a 6-Yard touchdown strike to Ronnie Williams. Johnson a 9-Yard Dart to Titus Dixon on a third and goal in the third Quarter made it 27-0, and the fans switched allegiances. In Orlando a 38-0 win Over the Galaxy at Wald stadium the Galaxy faithful cheered the opposition also. Will iams pulled in a 16-Yard Bullet from Johnson in the fourth Quarter to give the riders a 34-7 Lead. The riders got on the Board Early in the first Quarter on Jim gallery a 22-Yard Field goal for a 3-0 Lead. The riders made it 10-0 in the second Quarter after scoring on a fake Field goal attempt. Holder Kent Sullivan took the snap rolled left and sky hooked a fluttering pass to Williams in the Flat. Williams barrelled in from the 22 for the score his first touchdown of the season. San Antonio came into the game tied for the North american West Lead with the Sacramento surge 21-7 winners Over the Ohio glory saturday. The rider de world league sense had allowed just 109 Points entering this weekends game which is third Best in the 10-team league. The riders came into Frankfurt allowing just eight touchdowns in nine games. The san Antonio secondary had not allowed a passing touchdown in its last 21 quarters Frankfurt snapped that string in the third Quarter when Galaxy quarterback Chris Cochrane threw a 44-Yard touchdown pass to Jason Johnson that Cut a 27-0 riders Lead to 27-7. Cochrane also threw a 20-Yard touchdown pass to Chad Fortune in the fourth Quarter to Cut san Antonious rapidly expanding Lead to 34-14. San Antonio closed the scoring in the fourth Quarter on a safety that made it 36-16, Cochrane pitched out to Steve Bartalo in the end zone but the Ball rolled out of Bounds for the safety. The riders Lead the league in total defense with just 1,950 Yards allowed coming into the game. The san Antonio Victory gave the riders the distinction of being the Only North american team to sweep their european schedule. The Galaxy defense which was the top ranked defense last season has plummeted to the pit of the world league this season allowing a league worst 198 Points coming into the game 51 of those Points came last weekend in a loss to the surge. The Frankfurt secondary had Given up 1,799 passing Yards coming into the game and had Only five interceptions in eight games. On the whole the defense had Given up an average of 325,6 offensive Yards per game. Frankfurt has not won in Wald stadium in i a tries dating Back to last season. Still the team averages about 35,000 fans per game one of the top three Atten dance figures in the world league. Frankfurt closes out its regular season next saturday against the the inaugural world league titlist Thi London monarchs who came into this weekend games at 1-6-1 and last in the european division. The world league semifinals Are set for May 30-31 with world bowl ii set for june 6 in Montreal a olympic stadium. In world league games saturday new York new Jersey 47, Barcelona 0 East Rutherford . A for the new York new Jersey knights there was a Downside to posting the most lopsided Victory in the world league o american football and winning a team record fifth straight game. It came minutes after new York new Jersey Rippet Barcelona when Sacramento Defeated Ohio 21-7 ant r knights 5-4 chances of making the play offs for a second straight year. Ironically Barcelona 5-4 will be in the playoffs a the champions of the we aft a european division. I on cylinders saturday As Reggie Slack hit 25 of 33 passes for 333 Yards and two touch Downs and the defense limited Barcelona to 98 Yard total Ottense and forced five  21, Ohio 7 Sacramento Calif. A David Archer three three touchdown passes to Lead Sacramento Over Ohio. Archer passed for Over 300 Yards for the fifth time this season. The win kept Sacramento atop the world league North America West division standings at 7-2  
Browse Articles by Decade:
  • Decade