European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday november 19, 1985 postseason bowl picture shaping up Penn state opts for trip to Orange bowl  Essenson according to Mcaa regulations bids Tennessee controls its own destiny in no. The Citrus bowl was football writer May not be tendered before 6 . Sat the Southeastern conference race for the whichever team the Cotoli by Herschfl. Nissensr a foothill write one week before the official invitation Date much of the Bow picture fell into place sunday night when no. 1-ranked Penn state declared its preference for a trip to the Orange bowl in Miami. That put sixth ranked Miami in the sugar bowl in new Orleans and left the Cotton bowl with a major problem when Auburn refused to wait a week. Penn stale coach Joe Paturno met with his players sunday evening and sports in formation director Dave Baker reported hat the team s sentiment was that their leading Choice if they received a bid would be logo to he Orange  an Orange bowl spokesman told the associated press a bid would be forthcoming regardless of what 10-0 Penn state does saturday night in its regular season Windup against Pitt. It was not a formal vote Baker said. It was a sentiment that the Orange bowl would be their leading Choice right now the reason being that it would appear right now that Bow would offer the highest ranked team that we could  Mike Quick. Snags 2 to passes eagles Stop cards 24-14 St. Louis a Earnest Jack on ran for 164 Yards and a touchdown and Mike Quick caught two touchdown passes to Lead the Philadelphia eagles to a 24-14 National football league Triumph Sun Day Over the St. Louis cardinals. Jackson who carried 34 Lima ran 51 Yards for a touchdown with 9 16 left after Paul Mcfadden s 20-Yard Field goal Early in the fourth Quarter snapped a 14-14 tie. St. Louis waited a 179-Yard nub ing performance by stump Mitchell the career Best for the cards fifth year running Back. Mitchell plunged 3 Yards and 1 Yard to touchdowns As the cards overcame a 14-0 deficit in the tint half. The big gainer during a cards comeback that eventually went for naught was Mitchell s 60-Yard scam per to the eagles 11. Randall Cunningham took Over for an injured Ron Jaworski at quarterback for Philadelphia in the third Quarter and steered the eagles 49 Yards to Mcfadden s Field goal near the Start of the final period. The next time Philadelphia had the Ball Jackson swept right end and broke two tackles before scoring just inside the Flag at the St. Louis goal line. According urday or the end of that Day s game if there is one. The Penn state Pitt game is scheduled for a 7 45 . Start and the Orange bowl spokesman said the Kittany Lions would already have their invitation in hand by the Kickoff. We re looking at it like a game being played after the picking Date the spokes Man said. We be been spilling our Mouths off for months that what we want is the no. 1 team. If Penn state loses Nebraska has a Chance to be no.  Nebraska no. 2 in last week s associated press poll concludes its regular sea sen saturday at seventh ranked Oklahoma. The big eight Champion is the Host team in the Orange bowl. No. 10 Oklahoma state still has a shot at the title. As usual almost everything fell into place one week before the official selection Date. The big eight worked a Deal that will Send its runner up to the fiesta bowl against Michigan and the third place team to the Gator bowl against Florida state. Tennesse the sugar bowl. The vols can go to new or leans by defeating Kentucky and Vander bilt. That would put leu in the Liberty bowl. It was a lost weekend for the Cotton bowl. Fifth ranked Iowa seemed Likely for a trip to Dallas until Wisconsin upset third ranked Ohio state and in All probability Cost the buckeyes a trip to the Rose bowl. With Iowa in the Rose bowl if its beats Minnesota and Michigan going to the fiesta bowl the Cotton bowl was left squirming. It has never Tad a big ten team and would have been Happy with any of the top three from that conference. It asked 8-2 Auburn which is Idle this week and plays Alabama on nov. 30, to wait until saturday s Ohio state Michi Gan game. Obviously the Cotton bowl would have taken Ohio state with a Victory Over Michigan. Auburn which has been wooed by the Citrus bowl to play Brigham Young said no. The Citrus l s waiting to graft whichever Tea the Cotton bowl did t. And that s where matters stood sunday night. The Southwest conference Host team also was in doubt with Baylor Texas arid Texas am All in the running for the Cotton bowl. The Only official bowl pairing was i0 0 Bowling Green of the mid America conference against 9-0-1 of Esno state of the Pacific coast athletic association it the California bowl. These other teams reportedly were m for postseason trips t Arkansas Arizona state in the Holiday bowl army Illinois in the peach bowl Georgia tech Michigan state in the Alt american bowl Alabama Texas in till Aloha bowl but Only if Texas wins -4 least one of its last two games and does t go to the Cotton Bow air Force in Urt Bluebonnet bowl Georgia in the Sot. Bowl Washington Colorado in the free Dom bowl and Minnesota against Fht Clemson South Carolina Winner in the in dependence bowl. T pats rally sinks sea Hawks 20-13 Seattle a Steve Grogan s 13 Yard touchdown strike to Irving Fryar with 2 39 left gave new England a come from behind 20-13 Victory Over the Seattle sea Hawks sunday for the patriots sixth straight win. The patriots 8-3, scored two touchdowns in the final Quarter to overtake the sea Hawks 6-5, and remain in a tie with the new York jets in the acc East. With the score 13-13, free safety Fred Marion set up new England s game win Ning touchdown by intercepting a tipped Dave Krieg pass at the patriots 2-Yard line and racing it Back 83 Yards to the Seattle 15. Linebacker Larry Mcgrew was credited with tipping the Krieg pass on a third and five play on the patriots 7. After a 2-Yard run by Craig James arc Gan found Fryar cutting Over the Middle at about the 5-Yard line in front of cornerback Terry Taylor. Fryar went into the end zone. Standing up. Marion also intercepted a Krieg pass Sod caused a Curt Warner Fumble with a Strong hit in the first Quarter. Trailing 13-7 after three quarters tin patriots lied the score at 13-13 on a 23-Yard touchdown pass from Grogan to James with 4 25 gone in the fourth Quarter. Barefoot place kicker Tony Franklin who bad kicked 70 extra Points in a Row was wide on the extra Point attempt. Passes for 3 ids in 41-21 win hippie guides Detroit Over Vikings Pontiac Mich. Up Eric hippie threw three touchdown passes two to tight end David Lewis and one to fullback James Jones to Lead the  sunday to a 41-21 Victory Over the Minnesota Vikings. He also handed off to tailback Alvin Moore for a 1-Yard touchdown plunge in helping Detroit Roll up a 31-0 first half Lead its most Points in a half since 1981. The Victory pushed Detroit unbeaten in five Home games into second place in the pfc Central division with a 6-5 while Minnesota slipped to 4-7. Hippie who had failed to throw for 100 Yards in two straight outings played behind a revamped offensive line that gave him plenty of time to find his receivers. He completed 14 of 20 passes for 193 Yards before giving Way to Joe Ferguson at the Start of the third Quarter. Minnesota scored with 1 06 left in the first half on a 10-Yard pass from Tommy Kramer to Anthony Carter. Carter also caught a 38-Yard touchdown pass in the third period. Moore scored his second touchdown on a 2-Yard run after Detroit recovered Minne Sota s onside kick to Start the second half. Detroit scored after recovering two Fum Bles and intercepting Kramer twice to get 24 of its Points. Cornerback Bobby Watkins pounced on Darrin Nelson s Fumble three plays into the game to give Detroit the Ball near Midfield. Hippie hit Leonard Thompson with a 39 Yard pass to the 5 and two plays later connected with Jones in the end zone. Kramer threw on the next play but nose tackle Eric Williams tipped the Ball and free safety William Graham grabbed it on the Vikings 32. Mark Nichols caught a 17 Yard pass and Moore ran it in from the 1 for a 14-0 Lead. Eddie Murray kicked a 49-Yard Field goal for a 17-0 Detroit Lead and Carter fumbled after catching an 11-Yard pass with Strong safely Demitrious Johnson re covering on the Vikings 40. Nichols caught a 38-Yard pass on Tbs next play and Lewis finished the drive Witk a 4-Yard to reception. Nichols caught a 24-Yard pass in Detroit s next scoring Drift which ended with Lewis taking a 3-Ysrtt pass across the goal line for a 31-0 Lead i linebacker Roosevelt Barnes tipped � Kramer pass in the third Quarter and cornerback Bruce Mcnorton intercepted to set Murray up for a 51-Yard Field goal and 41-14 Detroit Lead. 1 Detroit which had been having problems throwing the Ball because hippie has not had time tried 10 first Down passes in tit opening half. Kramer sent Carter in motion and bit him Over the Middle for a 10-Yard touch Down and Carter went Over the Middle to catch a 38-Yard to toss late in the third period that made it 38-14. Wade Wilson replaced Kramer and led the Vikings on a 66-Yard fourth quart scoring drive that Alfred Anderson finish with a 1-Yard run. Braves7 Forster vows hell diet Atlanta a Atlanta braves Pitcher Terry Forster who gained National Atten Tion when talk show Host David Letterman called him a fat tub of goo says he will spend two weeks at a diet and fitness Center. I m tired of everyone throwing my weight in my face and telling me Bow bad it is Forster said. I m going to take the weight off keep it off and just pitch. No body will say anything about it again. That s the Way want  Forster will report sunday to the lat yw0 and longevity Center i Carlsbad calif., for a two week behaviour modification  Mary Olson one of the directors at the Cen Ter said the program is for people who have trouble with their own weight Loa  Forster who weighed Over 270 pounds by the end of last season pitched Only 4v innings the final 41 games because of injuries. H pitched Only two innings in the final 93 farm of 1984 for similar reasons. The braves concerned about Yontef weight and injuries have not offered the ital handed Relief Pitcher a contract for the 191 season. The National league club must a tic an offer by dec. 20. I want to pitch and i want to show him the braves 1 want to pitch Forster said