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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Simms capitalized on second Chance wednesday february 1986 the stars and stripes Page 23 mp1ff�j Honolulu up Phil Simms was Given a second Chance in this year s pro bowl and he used the Opportunity to full measure. The new York giants quarterback voted to be a backup to Joe Montana was pressed into the starting role when the san Francisco signal caller was sidelined by an injury. Then on sunday Simms was notified at the half that he was to play the rest of the Way because Chi Cago s Jim Mcmahon had aggravated a knee injury in the second Quarter. What Simms did was to guide the pfc to three Sec Ond half touchdowns that produced a 28 24 comeback Victory Over the acc. I knew at half time i was probably. Going to play the last two quarters he said. It helped me relax since i knew i did t have to Rush things. The coaches just told us to keep play ing and we would get some Breaks and  trailing 24-7 at the Midway Mark the pfc turned two turnovers and a Short punt into three touchdowns on passes by Simms to pull out the Victory. The last score a 15-Yardcr to Jimmie Giles of Tampa Bay came with 2 57 left and ended an 80-Yard March that was started by an interception in the end zone Phil Simms by Chicago linebacker Mike singltary. The first two second half scores came on a 15-Yard pass to Art Monk of Washington and a 2-yarder to Dallas Doug cosmic. The acc appeared to have the game Well in hand As it raced to u 17-Point halftime Lead. Marcus Allen of the los Angeles raid ers plunged Over from 2 Yards out and threw a Rainbow like 51-Yard scoring pass to was Chandler of san Diego. In Between the pfc scored on a 48 Yard interception return by Minnesota s Joey Browner. A 34-Yard Field goal by Gary Anderson of Pittsburgh and an 11-Yard pass from Ken o Brien of the new York jets to Louis Lipps of the a Celers gave the Ai a its other first half Points. You have to give them credit said Miami s Don Shula who coached the acc. When you Don t put Points on the Board in the second half you get beat. We made the plays in the first half but not in the second. I Don t like to lose especially to Way we did. That s a real disappointment. It was t a Good Day for a couple Chi Cago bears either. Walter Paylon suffering from the flu played Only briefly. Mcmahon played in three series and two of them led to 10 acc Points. He threw an interception on his first series which led to Anderson s Field goal and then fumbled the Ball to Denver s Rulon Jones which led to the o Brick Lipps to which made it 24-7. Sacked out Chicago bears quarterback Jim Mcmahon sits on the Lurf after being sacked by Howie Long american 74 of the los Angeles raiders in the second Quarter of wants $1 million offered $600,000 Hershiser sweating ouf arbitration by John Nadel los Angeles a two years ago at this time the major goal of Orel Hershiser was to become a full time Mem Ber of the los Angeles dodgers pitching now the 27-year-old right hander is wailing to find out whether he s going to earn $600,000 or a million this year. One million a year is a ton Hershiser said in a recent interview. Hernady the comment with faraway look in his eyes almost As if to say Pinch me. I can i believe this is happening to  matter How far out of whack base Ball salaries Are the reality of the Situa Tion is baseball players Are making that kind of Momney &. I a sen tatic. Tell me what i should be paid compared to my Peers its a business decision. It s not the game anymore. There Are two separate worlds. I d like to be paid what i m wort hand what i m Worth compared to my Peers. I think i m Worth is  who earned $2i2, last year filed for salary arbitration when he and uie dodgers could t agree on a i figure for 1986. Players with two f u i years of major league experience May file for Arbi Lra n hearing is sched by both sides and then a his 1986 request for dodger Potcner Orel Hershiser has com a Long Way in two years. And that s not going to  after spending 4vi years in the minor leagues Hershiser who Calls himself a lit Bloomer made his first appearance with dodgers late in the i98fseason. It was sept 1, 1983," Hershiser  Carter grounded out to shortstop Bill Russell on the second Pilch thales when it All  he 1984 season As a Long some observers. An injury to Jerry Reuss enabled him to Start a big league game for the first time on May 26. Harsh scr joined the dodgers Starling rotation in late june and was 11-8 with a 266 earned run average. He completed eight of his 20 starts with four shutouts and finished third in the National league Rookie of the year voting behind Dwight Gooden of the new York acts and Juan Samuel of the Philadelphia Phillies. The pro bowl game in Hawaii. Mcmahon aggravated a knee injury and did not play in la second half of the game which the pfc won 28-24. 7 patriots face random testing for drug abuse Boston a despite tests last month which showed that they had not used drugs for at least four weeks seven new England Patriot players will continue to be checked on a random basis the head of the team s drug program says. Or. Armand Nicholi who also is the team s psychiatrist said monday that the croup includes two players whose tests showed that they had been drug free for six to eight months. Until they understood that they would be tested some of them questioned Why the tests were continuing Nicholi said. It players arc clean for six to eight months we Slop consultation but lest. To my knowledge we tested All seven during the week before the patriots 46-10 super bowl loss to the Chicago bears Jan. 26, he said at a news conference. Nicholi called the news conference to reinforce Points he made in a written statement last thursday when he said seven patriots were tested for drug use Dur ing the past year. He said All those players were drug free for four weeks before he issued the statement and two had t used drugs All season. In thai slate mint he said tests showed that five of them had used marijuana and two had used marijuana and cocaine. Under the players collective bargaining agreement Wilh management teams can test players if a physician has reasonable cause to sup Cal drug use by those players. Nicholi said it s up to patriots coach Ray mond Berry to decide if there is reasonable cause. Most of them that have been called in by Berry freely admitted recreational use of drugs Nicholi said. Berry said monday one player he con fronted with his suspicions did not admit that he had used drugs  
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