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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 11, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. December 11, 1985 the stars and strides Page 21 sports Trade winds swirl at baseball talks san i go a Trade reports continued in surround Andre of Awn of Montreal and Terry Kennedy of san Diego while he knotty questions of expansion and drugs faced baseball owners As their annual a incr convention began monday. Having already cooled Lalk s Wilh the Chicago White sox and new York Yan Kees the expos reportedly have seen a potential Deal wild the Atlanta braves fall through. Reports had the Deal sending Daw son who had 23 homers and 91 Rebii last year to the brakes for left handed reliever Zinc Smith outfielder Terry Harper and minor league Pitcher Duane Ward. The Price which includes Dawson s salary of is million a year apparently was Loo High for the braves another Deal prominently mentioned had Kennedy going to the Baltimore orioles for Pitcher Sammy Stewart and outfielder John Shelby. While Shelby could fill the padres need for a Fleet of foot outfielder san Diego general manager Jack Mckeon indicated that the Deal May never come off. While admitting that Speed in the lineup was his no. I priority Mckeon said he would not Trade Kennedy to get that. I think i can Trade  at the same time owners had meetings scheduled for later in the week on two of the most important questions facing them this year whether to expand and what to do about the problem of drugs in baseball. The first joint meeting of the leagues was scheduled for wednesday. While there was some evidence of impending trades Little action is expected on the free agent Market. The big name this year is Kirk Gibson of the Detroit tigers who had 29 homers and 97 Bis last year. Little however is expected to be resolved. The tigers filed their intention last sat urday to take Gibson l arbitration and Gibson had 10 Days to decide whether he would submit to thai forum. The Trade Market was expected to be slow because for the first time there is no de Cember inter league trading deadline. The two leagues May continue to Swap players until next july. The expos also have said they would Lalk to any club about first baseman outfielder Terry Francona. The Milwaukee Brewers reportedly have shown interest. The Yankees apparently having Given up an obtaining Dawson have turned their at Tention to Pitcher de Whitson. Who has asked to be traded. Whitson was 10-8 with a 4.h8 Era last season. Tar heels remain on Fop of weekly basketball poll by the associated press North Carolina which has broken the 100-Poinl Mark three limes this season remained atop the associated press col lege basketball poll this week. The tar heels received 47 of the 65 first place votes cast by a nationwide panel of writers and broadcasters. The tar heels 6-0, received 1,281 Points. They won their Only game last week a 114-71 pounding of Rutgers. Ear Lier in the season North Carolina which won the great Alaska shootout lopped the 100-Point Mark against Urcla and Lona. Michigan Duke and Syracuse help the second through fourth spots respectively in the top 20. Georgetown sixth last week moved into a tie Tor fifth with Georgia tech which held the Slot alone last week. Michigan 6-0, received 13 first place votes and 1,213 Points. Duke had four first place Voles and 1,162 polls Sara Cuse had 1,100 Points. Georgetown 4-0, received the remain ing first place Vole and 956 Points the same As Georgia tech 4-1. The seventh through ninth places remained the same from last week As Kan Sas 6-1. Oklahoma 6-0, and Kentucky 5 0, received 918, 777 and 774 Points. Illinois so. Won its three games last week by an average of 41.1 Points. The Zillini moved from 12th to in la place with 614 Points one More than Louisiana stale. 6-0, which was 11 ill for inc second consecutive week. Following Louisiana state in the second 10 Are Memphis stale Nevada Las vegas St. Johns Louisville Alabama Birmingham. Notre Dame Indiana de Paul and Ohio stale. Iowa which lost to Arkansas state 66 62. And Auburn which fell to Western Kentucky 71-58, were the Only teams to fall from the lop 20. Rams Surprise 49ers 27-20 to reach playoffs san Francisco a Cor Norback Gary Green returned an interception 41 Yards for a touchdown with 3 2-4 remaining monday night to give los Angeles a 27-20 upset of the san Francisco 49crs and assure the rams of at least a wild card berth in the nation Al football league playoffs. The rams 10-4, moved two games ahead of the 49crs in the National foot Ball conference West race. San Francis co s defending super bowl champions fell to 8-6 and probably will need Victo Ries in their last two regular season games to have any Opportunity to reach the playoffs. Nobody believed in us nobody respected us. But w c re 45 Guys with a lot of Pride said Green. We were sick and tired of hearing How great the 49crs were and what a Bunch of slobs we were. Tonight we were belter than the 49crs," said run Ning Back Eric Dickerson. He was held in Check most of the game but still led All rushers with 97 Yards including a break away 41-Yard sprint during the rams 17-Poinl final Quarter. I congratulate the Ranis on hanging in there with us and winning the game 49crs coach Bill Walsh said. Our Job now is to go out and win the last two games. We be come from behind before this season and now Well have to do it again Walsh said. The rams were behind three times against the 49ers before tying the score 20-20 with 5 08 left in the final Quarter. Dieter Brock threw a 39-Yard touch Down to Henry Ellard who grabbed the Ball after it popped out of defender Dwight Hicks hands. Mike Lansford s conversion tied it. The 49crs started from their 23-Yard line after the Ellard touchdown and got one first Down before Green made his sixth interception of the year and scored the winning touchdown. Joe Montana threw a Short pass Over the a Polo rams uric Dickerson. Pounds Mil 97 Ards Middle to running Back Carl Monroe bul the Ball popped away and into Green s grasp. San Francisco s final Possession ended when defensive end Gary Jeter forced a Fumble which he recovered on a sack of Montana. Jerry Rice the 49crs Rookie wide receiver Sci a icam record Wilh 241 Yards on 10 receptions he caught a 66-Yard see rams on Page 26 a announces All America Grid team by inc associated press two Star sophomores. Michigan stale running Back Lorenzo White and Oklahoma linebacker Brian Bosworth were named to the 1985 associated press All America team monday along Wilh Heisman trophy win Ning tailback to Jackson of Auburn and Lombard. Award recipient Tony Casillas l. Oklahoma s Brilliant nose guard. It was the second first team Secondi appearance for Jackson who made it in i i $ but missed out a year ago when he was Lim led to six games because of injuries. Casilla was one of six repeaters from last season. The other Lep eaten from 1984 Are i Simois wide receiver David Williams Aad Jacla placekicker John Lee on offence and Oklahoma Swie tackle Leslie o Neal Iowa line Backer Larry station Ana Arizona slate defensive Back David Fulchur on defense. In addition Miami Fla tight end Wil of cite Cutai lie Smith and West Virginia offensive tackle Brian Jozwiak moved up from the second team a year ago As did Bosworth. Defensive tackle Tim Green of Syracuse was on the third team in 1984. The rest of the All America offensive unit consists of wide receiver Tim my acc of ten Nessee offensive tackle Jim Dombrowski of Virginia guards Jeff Brugel of Southern California and John Rienstra of Temple Center Pete Anderson of Georgia and quarterback Chuck Long of Iowa. Rounding out the defensive squad arc lineman Mike Hammerstein of Michigan linebackers Michael Brooks of leu and Johnny Holland of Texas am deep backs Thomas Everett of Baylor and Mark Moore of Oklahoma stale and punter Barry Helton of Colorado. White burst upon the scene and led the nation in Rushing with a big ten record of 1,908 Yards an average of 173.5 Yards per game. Jackson the Early season Leader was hampered by nagging injuries in sever Al games and finished third with 162.4 Yards a game although his Tola of 1,786 Rushing Yards was second Best nationally. White also led the nation in scaring with 114 Points on 19 touchdowns while Jack son tied for second Wilh 102 Points on 17 ads. White and Jackson finished fourth and fifth respectively in All purpose Rush ing statistics. Long was the nation s third ranked passer completing 231 of 351 passes for 2,978 Yards and 26 touchdowns in leading Iowa to its first outright big ten championship in 27 years. Williams caught 85 passes for 1,047 Yards. Mcgee grabbed 50 for 947 Yards. Smith Miami s All time reception Leader caught 48 for 669 Yards. Besides White and Bosworth. The Only other Sophomore on the first team is he ton who finished second nationally in punting with a 46.0-Yard average. Lee made Good on 21 of 24 Field goal attempts and became the leading kicker in Mcaa history  
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