European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 28, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 28, 1ss6 the stars and stripes Page 25 Payton deserved shot at super to by Ual Bock new Orleans a you be the coach. You be Gal the Ball on the other team s Doorstep first and goal from the i Yard line. You re tending 37-3 in a no can lest super bowl. Lined up in the tuck Field you be got the greatest ground gainer in National foot Ball league history a Man who was your team s trademark Long before smart Lecky headbands and the super bowl shuffle became fashionable. Alongside him you have the nil s newest cult hero a 308-Pound Rookie defensive linemen who has made fat fashion Able again. Of coach so who gels the Ball Walter Payton or refrigerator Perry Mike Ditka went with his eating machine. Perry barrelled into the end zone ballooning he score against new England to 44-3, Payton went Home with 22 carries and 61 Yards but no touchdowns in a game in which he sorely wanted to score one. Even the fridge was surprised at the Piny selection. Coach Ditka called it and i was Over whelmed he snid. I though 1 was going in la Block for  yeah and so did a few other people. But Perry has become the Darling of America s new team and Ditka apparently could t resist the temptation to Send him rolling into the end zone for one More to. On a first Quarter drive near the goal line with the score 3-3, he even had the fridge looking to pass on a play in which Perry if you can picture this got his ample self sacked by a gang of patriots commentary Chicago settled for a Field goal. The bears had room for All this refrigerator gimmickry but could t find a close in carry in their playbook that might have gotten a touchdown for Payton. Every Lime the bears moved to far the kill they found somebody else to hand the Ball to. This was like having the Chicago cubs reach the world series and then Pinch hit for Ernie Banks. You just Don t do that. I m disappointed Walter did t score Ditka said but our plays on the goal line were not designed for him id score maybe they ought to be. Payton has after All managed to locale the end zone 98 times before on running plays some Long some Short in 11 Brilliant seasons. He complements our offence Ditka continued. You can t hand it to him every  maybe not but in a blow out situation like this one compassion might have dictated calling Payton s number. After All if Payton Only complements the offence now 1,551 Yards Rushing this year with 10 Hundred Yard games is a Nice comple ment he was virtually the entire bears offence for years. There have been so Many disappoint ments for him Over the years that he de served this. You Sec people playing in the super bowl Payton said and you won Der am i Ever going to gel there and see what it feels like?1 in s one of those things you have in your mind for so Long you Don t really realize when it s actually Hap  Apdo Walter Payton did t get the Call pay Tan is too much the gentleman and the team Man to Pap off about the slight. But the Hurt clearly was there. Yes i was disappointed he said. I feel bad but that s the Way it  quarterback Jim Mcmahon As might be expected was More Blunt about it. I feel real bad for no. 34," he said. He waited 11 years to gel Here and to not score a touchdown. I know he s feeling bad right now. I think he should have been carrying the football but that s not my  Mcmahon scared a pair of close in ads one from he 2-Ynrd line the other from the one. Matt Surcy went in with an i a yarder. For Payton there was nothing.  of the dears regretted thai Wal Ler deserves All the credit Perry said. This win is for  and when someone told Center Jay Hil Genberg that Paylon had not scored he cringed. Of that too bad. But he s the greatest anyway. He does t need a super bawl touchdown to be the  Smith complains about rough play tar heels beat notre Dame by Dick Joyce Chapel Hill . A top ranked North Carolina still has its win Ning Streak intact but sunday s 73-61 Vic tory Over Noire Dame in a game tar heels coach Dean Smith wished he had t scheduled. It was not very smart thinking on my part said Smith after he hard fought Victory boosted North Carolina s record to 21-0. He pointed out that the Irish had an easy week against Hofstra and american while the Tor heels were coming off sat urday s 85-77 Atlantic coast conference Triumph Over no. 4 Georgia tech. Smith said the game was played for National television at the request of the acc. I did t want to play this game at All. Smith said. We did t need the exposure. We re probably Over exposed As it  Smith and Center Brad Daugherty who was limited to seven Points by Ine Irish s collapsing zone complained about notre Dame s rough play. Daugherty called notre Dame s play out and out dirty. It s not fun to play College basketball that Way. I think they believe they have something to prove and As far As i m concerned they did t prove anything to  with the 6-foot-it Daugherty contained guard Kenny Smith with 20 Points and Forward Joe Wolf with in led the tar heels attack. Notre Dame coach Digger Phelps blamed the Irish s second half scoring drought for the loss they re As awesome As they be Ever been Phelps said of North Carolina. Notre Dame Oul rebounded North car Olina 24-23 and made one More turnover 17. But the tar heels shot 66 percent from the floor to the Irish s 41 percent 32 percent in the second half. Smith a 6-3 Junior scored six pain s and fed Warren Martin Tor a Field goal in an s-0 North Carolina run that broke a 53-53 tie and put the tar heels in the Lead for Good. Smith hit one Field goal and four free throws two of them after being intentionally fouled by David Rivers. He then hit Martin with a pass giving the tar heels a 61-53 advantage with $54 remaining. The Irish we once three game winning Streak was snapped fell to 12-3. They scored Only eight Points Over the last 11 23 after Rivers hit a jumper bringing them even at 53. Despite shooting 65 percent in the first half North Carolina led Only 39-37 at inter Mission As the Irish stifled Daugherty North Carolina s leading scorer. Daugherty s seven Points was about 13 below his average. Waif a 6-10 Junior scored 10 Points during 14-fi North Carolina run that moved the tar heels from a 16-13 deficit into a 27-22 Lead. The scare was tied three times before Daugherty s three Point play. Jeff Lobo s jumper gave the tar heels a 39-34 advantage. Notre Dame reduced the margin to two at halftime an a free throw by Rivers and a driving Layup by Tim Kemp Tan. Ken Barlow a 6-10 senior topped the Irish with 18 Points. Rivers had 17, Ditka Felt Fuller s wins key to title by Bruce Lowitt new Orleans