European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 20, 1886 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Long gets $1.75 million 4-year Deal from Lions App nou Lions Chuck Long. Ends Jug Day holdout Rochester Mich. Up for Mer Iowa quarterback Chuck Long. Signed four year contract Worth si.75 million with the Detroit Lions monday. Making him the fourth High Cal paid Rookie this season. Long the Lions no. 1 pick and 12th selection Overall agreed to the pact Fol lowing a morning meeting Between his agent Jack Mills and general manager Russ Thomas in the Pontiac Silva Rome. I m glad o be in Camp and glad to have it Over with Long said at a news conference. I hink it s going to be the Start of a Good Long  Long ended a 2iway holdout in which he missed two exhibition games and 94 practices. It look a Long Lime to do it. But we re Happy to sign him Thomas said. I thin tiie Structure of the contract is fairly both  the former Hawkeye sought o four year contract Worth $3.3 million. He reduced his request to $2.6 million before going to 52 million. On jury 10, Long dropped his Price lo$1.8 million. The Lions countered with si.7 million last Friday and added incentive clauses monday. I m Happy with the  Long said. "1 had Confidence in Jack that he d gel the Job done and get me a Good con  the 6-foot-4, 211-Pounder hos thrown Only to his father and brother at thei Wheaton 111., Home during negotiations. After a physical. Long practice Wajih the team in the afternoon and looked Rusty. I m going to have to take it  Long said. I m probably a Little out of shape and i need to work on the play Book. I went Over the playbook. But i think i m going to need n coach to go Over in along Wilh  Long runner up in the 1985 Heisman trophy balloting to Auburn s to Jack son said he has been accepted by the Detroit players. I be Only been Here a couple of hours and some of the Guys arc calling me new meat " Long said As a matter of fact i be been practising singing. I be got a feeling thai tonight i m going to have Lodo some singing at dinner. They re the players going to want me losing my school song but the Only thing i know is the Star spangled Banner " the former All America led Iowa Loire Rose bowl last year. The Hawk yes ranked third nationally in passing efficiency 153.0 rating and eighth in total offence 262.5 Yards per game. Since Starling As a Sophomore in 1982,Long completed 782-of-l,203 passes for 10,461 Yards and 74 touchdowns. Panel sees sooner repeating by Joel Sherman new York up fifteen straight College football National champions have failed to repeal. The up Board of coaches predicts thai Streak will end. The Board monday established the National Champion Oklahoma sooner Ai an overwhelming no. 1 Choice in in pre season rating. The sooner collected 36 of 50 first place votes and 731 Points. Michigan which dosed Tut season nuked second to Oklahoma began this Campaign in the tame spot. The wolverines earned one first place vote and 60 Points Texas my Urcla and Penn state rounded out the top five. Alabama was no. Followed by Miami Fla. Nebraska Ohio state and Tennessee. The second 10 was Florida state Alno. 11 before Baylor. Auburn. Arkansas and Georgia. Bri gluon Young and Washington lied for 16lh, and Iowa Louisiana slate and Maryland followed. Texas was the last team to capture cons Active National championships in1969 and 1970. Oklahoma moved into position to match Hal feat after winning its last eight straight games last season including a 25-10 Orange bowl Victory Over Penn slate. The sooner also were last year s preseason top Choice. I think it was something that was anticipated by us Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer said of being named no i. We be been ranked no. 1 in the preseason several times in the Posl it s a part of Oklahoma football and really at this stage of the year we Don t think much about  besides Texas Only Oklahoma has won won Back to Back National lilies since up began its rating system in1950 the sooner won consecutive lilies under Bud Wilkinson in 1953 and 1956. In winning its fifth National title Las season Oklahoma averaged 37 Points per game in the eight games red shirt freshman Jamelle Holieway Quarter backed Down the stretch the no. 1 de sense in the country has Tost nose tackle Tony Casillas bul linebacker Brian bos Worth leads a talented group that will be tested right away. Lecla plays at nor Man on sept. 6, to open its season. Tiesu bowl Champion Michigan re turns the lop rated quarterback in the country in Jim Harbaugh. Texas a4m,which received five first place votes from the Board brings Back 18 starters from its first Cotton boat team in 18 years. Urcla Wilh its impassive running game received four first place Voles. Penn stale the no. I learn in the coun try for Sis weeks last year canted two top Voles while Alabama garnered one. The Crimson tide which has one of the nation s most fearsome defenders in line Backer Cornelius Bennett opens the col lege football season aug. 27 against Ohio state in the Kickoff classic. No. 7 Miami grabbed three first place votes. The hurricanes Are led by Quarter Back Vinny Testaverde. Botox win Widen Lead Over yanks from pm dispatches Minneapolis Rich ged Roan s two run Homer broke n ninth inning lie monday night to give the Boston red sox a 3-1 Vic tory Over the Minnesota twins As torn a Caver pitched three hit Ball for spinning. The win increased Boston s Lead in the american league East to 5 i games Over the Idle new Yor Yankees. Gedman s 12th Homer of the season off the upper deck facade in right Field decided a pitching Duel Between server 7-id. And Al Roundup Frank Viola 13-9. Who gave up Aone out single to Tony armas be fore gedman connected on a 3-1 . Who struck out seven and walked four in recording hit 3 Lith career Victory left the Gam after a two out double in the ninth by Randy Bush. Bob Stanley relieved and struck out Pinch hitter Tom Benansky for his 15th  red sox look a 1-0 Lead before Viola retired a baiter in the first inning. De Romero hit a Lead off single and Marty Barrett Fol Lowed with an rib double Down he left Field line. The twins tied the game in the third when Roy Smalley hit a two Cut Homer his 19lh of the year into the right Field upper  the Only other game monday indians 10, Bream 4 Cleveland Tony Burna Zard homered and drove in three runs and me Hall hit a two run triple in a four run third inning a Cleveland Defeated Milwaukee. Tom Candiotti 12-9, lied for the american league lend with his 11 incomplete game scattering 10 hits and walking three while sinking out seven batters As he won for the ninth time i n his list 12 decisions. Bernazard led off the Bollom of the first inning with his i2ih Home run and singled in two runt in the third. Hall drove in his third Runof the game with a fifth inning groundnut. The indians now 62-57 Wilh � four game winning Streak have not been five games Over .500 this late in the season since 1968. Scott pitches Houston past Pittsburgh from press dispatches Pittsburgh Mike Scott pitched four Hiller and Jose Cruz hit a iwo run Homer monday night to Lead the hous ton astr pm to a 3-0 Victory Over inc Pitts Burgh pirates the Victory was the first of Scott s Ca reer against the pirates. The Only nation Al league learn he had never Defeated. Ii also was the right hander s fourth shut out and fifth Complete game of the sea son both career highs. Scott 13-8, walked two and struck out 10 to raise his major leagues Lead ing total to 234, he has struck out 10 or More waiters seven limes this year. The loss pit Isburgh s third straight. No Roundup was charged to starter Bob walk 5-7, who gave up nine hits in eight innings. The right hander also walked one threw one wild Pilch and struck out four. In other games monday acts 5, dodgers 4 los Angeles Darryl Strawberry ended an o-for-24 slump Wilh a two run Homer and an rib single and Keith Hernandez homered pacing new York past los Angeles. Bob Ojeda i3�, won for the seventh time in his last nine decisions although he left after the dodgers four run fifth inning. Three relievers finished with Roger Mcdowell gelling the final three outs and his 1 3lh save. Strawberry gave the mels a to Lead in the first inning with a two out single that scored Vav Aliy Beekman. He climaxed a three run fifth inning with a two run Homer his 17th of the season for a 5-0lead against Orel Hershiser 12-9. Cincinnati John Denny pitched shutout Ball for eight innings and Cincin Nati survived a five run ninth by san Diego to Edge the padres. Denny 11-10, had a three hit shutout through eight innings extending his shutout string to in innings. He struck out four and walked one. The padres scored in the ninth when Pinch hitter Dane Lorg led off with a sin Gle and one out Allerton Mcwynn hit his 1 Jyh Homer. With iwo out Steve Garvey and Craig Nettles singled and Terry Kennedy lined a ground Rule double to left scoring Garvey and moving Nelli Eslo third. That brought on reliever John Franco Pinch Hitler Kevin Mcreynolds greeted him with a ground Rule double to left scoring nellies and Kennedy to make it 6-5. Franco struck out Pinch hitter Garry Templemon for the final out and his 20lh save. Dave la Point 0-1, was the loser. He struck out three and did nol walk a Bailer in 5 a innings