European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes wednesday. September 3,1986 terms sink Pitt 10-7 Pittsburgh a Dan Plocki kicked Ujj 19-Yard Field goal with 2 10 to play and Maryland Rode a dominating defense to a 10-7 College football Victory monday night Over Pittsburgh ruining the debut of Pitt coach Mike Gottfried. Pitt drove to the Maryland 33 in the final minute. But quarterback John Congemi was dropped for a q Yard loss on a third Down play. Then he threw a College Roundup fourth Down incompletion to turn the Ball Back Over to the terms. Congimi completed 23 of 45 passes for 258 Yards. Congimi contained for vhf quarters by a big play Maryland defense rifled a 32-Yard scoring pass to Reg Gie Williams in a second-arid-1s play with 5 12 logo to rally pin Loa 7-7 tie. Pilot had failed to score in the first half de Ite Ai Edge in time of Possession As Junior kicker Mark Brisco missed Field goal attempts of 41, 29 and 53 Yordi. Tommy Cal gave Maryland a 7-0 Lead with a 1-Yard scoring dive Midway through the third Quarter. He had runs of 14 and 5 Yards and Dan Henning hit Farrell Edmunds for 13 Yards and Azizuddin Abdur a oof for 15 id set up Plocki s winning kick. Maryland s first score came after a turnover. Pitl running Back Charles Gladman fumbled Al the end of a 32-Yard pass play when he was drilled by safety James Brown. Linebacker o Brien Alston recovered at the Maryland 45, the officials had initially ruled that Gladman was Down before fumbling but reversed their ruling after a conference. Henning. Playing his first game As a College Quarter Many vets get the a Back hooked up with Vernon Joines on a 24-Yard completion on a third and six play to the Pitt i. Cal leaped into the end zone to plays later with 2 15 to play in the third Quarter. Pittsburgh was once a one time top 20 perennial but hat won Only eight of its last 26 games. Pitl drove in the Maryland 24 on ils first Possession Gottfried elected not to try for a first Down on four Ali and one play but Brasco s 41-Yard Field goal try was wide to the left. After a Quinlin Jones interception Al the tarps 41. Pih marched to the Maryland 12 with 1 19 to play in he half. But Brasco who missed nine of is Field goal tries As a Sophomore was wide right on a 29-Yard attempt. Brasco s 53-Vard miss came with four seconds left in the half. Maryland 9-3 last season failed in get a first Dawn in the second Quarter and crossed Midfield Only once in the first half. The tarps first scoring Chance came in inc third period after a 41-Yard Henning to John Bonaldo completion hat gave Maryland a first Down at the Pill 24. But Henning fumbled As he was brought Down by Blitz ing Pilot tackle Lorenzo Freeman who recovered at the panthers 21. Three plays later Gladman fumbled after he in tackled by Brown and Maryland mounted a nine play 54-Yard scoring drive capped by Neal s touchdown. Maryland was out gained 347 Yards to 257, but the tarps limited he Panther running game to h9 Yards on 30 carries. Gladman a 1,000-Yard Back As a soph Omore was held to 24 Yards on 10 carries. Henning the son of Allan a Falcons coach Dan Henning. Completed 12 of 26 passes for 146 Yards with one interception. Par is 430 in 38-mile Golf Hole Las vegas Nev. A Dennis Conrad shot n 339 the first time he played the Hole. The score would have been lower but he had to take a few unplayable lies about 30 in All. Conrad As you might suspect lost the Hole. His partner. Sieve Kern shot 326. By this i no Ordinary a Hole. � s closer toeing the world s biggest Sand trap a Panjo Hole that now stretches 3b Miles from the Cali fornia Nevada Border across the inhospitable desert to a Casino on the Las vegas strip. Con Rad. K in and six others will Lee it up wednes Day from he inside of a helicopter hovering Over the desert and Hope to finish saturday on a Green at the Holiday Casino. Golfers physically unable to hit their next Shou will be Given 30 minutes 10 recover. Golfers hospitalized due to heal exhaustion or dehydration must have doctor s permission to resume play. Of yes. There s also the Rattlesnake Rule. You get Relief from All rattlesnakes Conrad said Bui the hissing sound in itself is no grounds for Relief. Part of the incentive of play ing is you la never have More Tun in the game of Golf than in the first Ihrcke or four but reality soon settles in. In can gel to be a real grueling thing he said. Especially if it s hot. And it s always nil teams trim to 45-Man rosters new York up1 Lynn Dickey and Paul Coffman Green Bay s passing tandem of the Early 1980s, were Amon the veterans Cut monday As nil teams reduced their rosters to the regular sea son limit of 45. Also released were three members of Miami s killer Bee defense of the same years As the dolphins Cut defensive end Kim Bokamper linebacker Jay Brophy and defensive Back Lyle backup of. All were starters in Miami s super bowl Xix loss to san Francisco after the 1984 season. Other veterans released included line Backer Brad Van Pell by the raiders wide receiver Phil Mcconkey by the giants and running Back Ethan Morton by Kansas cily. At Oxnard. Calif., Van Pell a five Lime pro Bowler was joined on the waiver wire by fellow linebacker Jack Squi Rek who is Best remembered for his interception just before halftime of super bowl xvi11, keying a Victory Over Washington. Rookie Napolean Mccallum made the raiders As a kick returner and Reserve running Back. Mccallum the Mcaa Sall time All purpose yardage Leader has been Given permission by the Navy to play for the raiders. Al East Rutherford n.j., Mcconkey s release was made possible by inc Emer gence of rookies Mark Collins As kick returner and Solomon Miller and Vince Warren is wide receivers. The giants also waived defensive end Dee Sardison and Center Conrad Good and placed running Back George Adams and kicker All Haji sheikh on injured re Kansas City mo., Horton a first round draft Choice by the chiefs a year ago was Cut after being a disappoint ment last season. Al Redwood City. Calif., the 49ersplaced running Back Wendell Tyler on injured Reserve following reports in the san Francisco chronicle that he was offered s300.000 by coach Bill Walsh 10 retire. Walsh reportedly is convinced Tyler will be unable to return from knee surgery. Al Atlanta the Falcons placed Joe Pellegrini offensive lineman on injured re serve and waived nose tackle Joe Cara Vello linebacker Ray Phillips safety Robert Moore and cornerback Dennis Buffalo Bills waived tight end Sam Bowers and linebackers Stan David and Herb Spencer and placed Lineback ers Jim has lilt and Lucius Sanford on injured Denver the Broncos Cut Jack Weil leaving them without a punier on their roster. Mcleran punter Chris Norma was Cut by Denver last week. At Dallas the cowboys ended an exhibition season kicking Bailie by culling Rookie Max Zendejas leaving the Job to incumbent Rafael Schlien at Latrobe. A the Sec Lars traded the rights to quarterback Cliff Cloudt to for a draft Choice Studl. Who played for the sic Elers from 1977 to 1983, had left the team to play for Birmingham of the United slates football league Al Lake Forest 111., former Illinois All America wide receiver David Wil Liams the second leading pass Catcher in Mcaa history was among five cuts made by Chicago. Al Washington offensive guard Ken Huff was Cut along with safety Raphe Cherry. At St. Louis the cardinals waive car Birdsong a former All pro who had been the team s regular punter for five seasons. At Berea Ohio running Back Greg Allen. Cleveland s top drat pick two years ago was waived. App Lynn Dickey. Released by packers ? 983 Draff was beef Ever for quarterbacks new York a just four sea sons after being taken in the first round the quarterback class of 1983 is proving it May be the classiest Ever in the nil. Five of the six taken in the first round have led their teams to the playoffs. Two have been to the super bowl. This sea son All will be starters. The class in order of draft selection included John Elway of Stanford picked by Baltimore As the no. I Choice Overall then traded to Denver when the Colls could t sign him Todd Blackledge of Penn slate now with Kansas cily Jim Kelly of Miami Fla. Now with Buffalo Tony Eason of Illinois who helped Lead the new England patriots to the last super bowl Ken o Brien of division ii California Davis the leading passer in the nil in 198s with the new York jets and Dan Marino of Pitt the record setting passer for the Miami dolphins. Last season Elway set a team Mark for passing yardage 3,891 and led the nil with 605 attempts. After leaving Illinois with his name on every big ten passing record Eason backed up Steve Grogan until the third game of the i98j season. The Job was his until the sixth game of the 1985 season when he strained his shoulder and Grogan came on to guide the patriots to sin straight wins. But Gro Gan went Down with a knee injury against the jets and Eason was Back leading new England to the super bowl. O Brien look Over for Pat Ryan in the ill game in 1984 and has been no. I since. He also was no. I in the entire league last season with a 96.4 rating and Only eight interceptions. Blackledge led Penn state to the National championship in 1982, and though he does t have the Arm strength of is Marino o Brien or Kelly he was picked ahead of them in the draft. Rejoining his 83 classmates in the nil is Kelly the acclaimed passing Whiz from the Houston gamblers who threw for 85 touchdowns in the last two us seasons. Though he is regarded As a Savior in Buffalo a weak offensive line and few Quality receivers Likely Means he won t be spending As much time handing out High fives after scoring losses
