European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 08, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Eav August 8. 1993 sports the stars and stripes Page 29 no Moor son of Wembley a s a soccer far outdraw nil Sis Dav Oid Otoo tall scrawl former Dallas Cowboy defensive ended too tall Jones autographs his picture for senior airman Brian Haynes a firefighter with the 48th civil engineering Squadron at Raf Lakin Heath England. Jones visited the Lakin Heath fire station and by on a promotional tour for sunday s Dallas Detroit game in London. By Stephen Wilson London a there Are two games scheduled at Wembley stadium this weekend one featuring the champions of american football the other the champions of British soccer. Which is the bigger sell it s no contest Manchester United easily beats the Dallas cowboys. Saturday s Charity shield exhibition Between Man Chester United the Premier league Champion and Arsenal the a cup titlist was the Kickoff to the British soccer season. The lid lifter Drew 66,519 customers who saw Manchester win a penalty shootout 5-4 after the game ended in a 1-1 tie. By comparison sunday s american bowl game be tween the cowboys and Detroit Lions is just another nil preseason matchup in a country where interest in football is wearing off. Nil officials Are hoping for a crowd of 40,000-45,000 still Good but far Short of past years. The first american bowl game in London eight years ago Drew nearly 80,000 fans. Last year 61,000 turned out for the game Between the Washington redskins and san Francisco 49ers. The local press has virtually ignored this week s game. The mass circulation tabloids Haven t written a word about it while two articles appeared Friday in the broadsheets a profile of Cowboy owner Jerry Jones in the Telegraph and a Story on thursday s Media Day in the times. Besides the Competition from soccer the american bowl also is up against Britain s other National sport Cricket. England s test match against Australia is the top sports Story at the moment. In addition the american bowl game is lacking in big names. The cowboys Are without their two stars super bowl map quarterback Troy Aikman recovering from Back surgery and nil Rushing Leader Emmitt Smith holding out in a contract dispute. The big marquee name is Detroit running Back Barry Sanders but he is expected to play less than a half. While american football continues to have its hard Core supporters in Britain the general Public seems Mohave lost its enthusiasm after eight years of essentially meaningless preseason games. Nil president Neil austrian said the recession is partly to blame. The cowboys arc the super bowl champions he said but at the same time if the people Don t have the Money it s a real  ticket prices Range from $53 to $23. I m personally not ready to give up on the . And say we ought to move the game somewhere else aus Trian said. I Don t think american football s dying Over Here. Things go in  the next stage could be an nil regular season game in London or Berlin. There s no question the real fans Over Here have gotten sophisticated austrian said. They have been pestering us for a regular season game to take place. It s a few years Down the Road but i think it s realistic. It s Clear to us you could sell out Wembley at 70,000scats. You could play Here on a sunday with a 6 . Start time for . Toad bring the team Back on monday and have a week s Bye. We be talked about it enough. We know logistically we can do it and we believe financially we can do  s just a question of whether the owners or  would want to do  if that proves successful austrian said there exists the Long term possibility of Basing an nil team in London. In Berlin where the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings were to meet saturday night commissioner Paul Tagliabue also said the nil is thinking about a regu Lar season game in Europe. It s a matter of balancing the fans interests in North America with the interests of the fans Here in Europe who want to see a regular season game tag liable said Friday. Another major Factor would be the competitive aspect of whether it would be a disadvantage for a team to travel a great distance during the Middle of the sea son to play a game in  record hands pole to Martin from wire reports Watkins Glen . Mark Martin led Friday s All out assault on the Lascar Winston cup qualifying record at Watkins Glen International with a fast Lap of 119.118 Mph. That was nearly 2vi Mph faster than the previous Glen Stock car record of 116.662, set last August by Dale earn Hardt on the 2.45-mile, nine turn Road circuit. Martin consistently one of the be Stroad racers in the Stock car series took the 21st pole of his career and his third of the season As he grabbed the top qualifying spot for today s Budweiser at the Glen. The fast Lap which took Martin Jack Roush prepared Ford thunderbird just 1 minute 14.044 seconds was one of 12 qualifying efforts Friday that eclipsed Earnhardt s Mark. Ken Schrader s Chevrolet Lumina was second at .117.946 1 14.746fol Lowed closely by the Lumina of Terr Labonte at 117.892 1 14.814 and the thunderbird of Lake Speed at 117.755 1 14.901. Was a Strong qualifying performance for Speed in his first time in the car previously driven by Davey Allison who died july 13 of injuries sustained m a helicopter  other racing news Friday brazilians Mansell Battle Loudon . Raul Boesel of Brazil has often said that his country Auto racing Man Emerson Fittipaldi has served ashis inspiration in indy car racing. Fittipaldi is a two time formula on Champion and also a two time Winner of the Indianapolis 500. Boesel was familiar with Fittipaldi s accomplishments As he was growing up in Curitiba  Fittipaldi has found some inspiration from another former formula one Star Nigel Mansell. Although Fittipaldi has always competed with full Effort the addition of world driving Champion Mansell to the indy arteries has Given the Sao Paulo Brazil Driver some extra , Mansell and Fittipaldi were the three quickest Drivers in and avs practice session at new Hampshire International Speedway for sunday s new England 200. Boesel s fastest Lap was 167.914 Mph around the 1.058-mile Oval in a 1993lola-Ford owned by Dick Simon. Man sell drove his Kmart hav olme Lola Ford to a Lap at 167.159, followed by Fittipaldi s Lap at 166.808 Mph in the Marlboro team Penske Chevrolet. Boesel Mansell and Fittipaldi hereto continue their Speed Battle on sat urday during qualifications which will set the lineup for today s race. Rally Gamble fizzles zealand a Tough Day of Competition on the second Ana longest leg of the rally of new zealand round eight of the world rally championship saw an intense three Way Battle for the Lead Between three different factory teams Friday. At the end of the 428-mile leg from Rotorua to Gisborne and Back Frenchman Didier Auriol had taken his factory Toyota celica to a two Sec Ond Lead Over Scotland s Colin Mcrein a Subaru Liberty with the Ford escort co Worth of Francois Delecour of France a further three seconds Back. Overnight Leader Ari Vatanen off Inland was forced out of the event when his Subaru Liberty suffered broken lower front suspension . A tactical move at the end of thurs Day s first leg backfired on Delecour. He deliberately arrived 20 seconds late a ploy designed to put him behind the leading pair of Vatanen and Spain Scarlos Sainz on the potentially icy and hazardous roads for the opening stagehand avoid the pressure of breaking the  his plans of outpacing the opposition did not figure on the Speed shown by Auriol and Mcrae. Without the 20-second penalty Delecour would be leading the rally by 15 seconds. It was a Gamble but one i thought we should take the Frenchman said. If a couple of my opponents i front had found bad ice before me then it would have been worthwhile but that is the Way it  trans-. Race goes to californian by the associated press Seana Hogan of san Jose calif., won the women s division of 12th annual race across America bicycle race saturday inthe closest finish Ever. Hogan crossed the finish line in Savan  ga., after biking 2,910 Miles from Irvine calif., since the race began july 28.she finished in 9 Days 15 hours and 30 minutes Over an hour faster tha Muffy Ritz. Ritz of Ketchum Idaho finished in 9days, 16 hours and 39 minutes the fastest time Ever for a Rookie. In the men s race Gerry Patras of Sha Ron wis., remained the Leader. He passed through Calhoun ga., around7 30 . Saturday having completed 2,568 Miles. He was expected to finish therace around Midnight saturday. The women started two Days before the men. Nineteen men started july 30, but Only seven remain. In the team race which began sunday the Leader was Pacific Are trek made up of four men from Texas. They were expected to finish late saturday afternoon. Most competitors ride an average of20-22 hours a Day. The leading riders average 350 Miles a Day subsisting primarily on liquid diets