European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 87,1988 the stars and stripes Page 19 com mental v too Bod too mean still playing to 9�en Bay packers Media guide Charles Martin s nickname jumps out of Hii Bio graphical sketch too mean. And last sunday the fr-fool-4-Inch, 282-Pound defensive lineman verified it. Upon seeing a teammate intercept a pass thrown by Jim Mcmahon the Packer nose Uckle committed one of the most blatantly brutal assaults in National football league history. Picking up the Chicago bears quarterback. Too mean body slammed him shoulder lint onto Soldier Field i artificial turf. In his violence too mean had been too obvious. Almost instantly the referee Jerry Markbreit ejected him. And tuesday Pete Rozelle suspended too mean for two games without pay a s15,000 slap. Sec Alary the commissioner was too lenient. Too mean should have been suspended without pay for the remainder of the season. Just As Evan Cooper a Philadelphia eagles cornerback should have been suspended for at least one game for fling ing Joe Morris the giants running Back out of the end zone and into the veterans stadium Wall three weeks ago. Cooper is believed to have been Fine substantially but he was not suspended. Life in the nil continues to gel rougher an rougher for those who can t really protect themselves quarterbacks running backs and pass receivers. Aside from the game officials who Don t always eject players quickly enough Only Rozelle can protect those bal carriers from defensive assassins with today s High salaries a Fine is virtually meaningless. When a player is suspended his team suffers. As it should. Mow that the packers have appealed the ban. Too mean will be too conspicuous by his presence thurs Day when the packers play the Detroit Lions in a nationally televised thanksgiving Day game. Selfishly the packers were thinking of thursday s game rather than the game itself. Having too mean in uniform is an insult to the nil s collective bargain Clave Anderson ing agreement. In the nil a two game suspension is harsh. But in this Case in was t harsh enough. In the nil any suspension is rare. In its 67 sea sons Only four players had been suspended for Fla Grant personal fouls Willie Townsend a los an Geles raiders defensive end earlier this season Stan Blinka a jets linebacker and Michael Jackson a Seattle Seahawk defensive Back in 1982 and Mel Morgan a Cincinnati bengals defensive Back in 1977. Jackson was suspended for two games each of the others for one game. Through the years Rozelle s reasoning has been that even a one game suspension amounts to one sixteenth of a team s schedule. That s equal to a 10-game suspension in baseball. In the nil a one game suspension without pay also represents a heavy financial loss. Judging by Martin s reportedis120,000 salary this year the sus pension will deprive him of s15,000, a pittance com pared to the Worth of any of the nil s belter quarterbacks. If got fined 15,000 for wearing a silly headband what s this Worth Mcmahon said sunday referring to his controversy during last season s super bowl xxx playoffs. I m Lucky he did t break my  in the second Quarter of sunday s game Mcmahon was looking downfield after having thrown a pass. Less than 10 feet away. Martin was watching the play. But when the packers intercepted Martin jumped the bears quarterback from behind. I just reacted Martin said when we get an interception we go after anyone we  but a player on the intercepting team is supposed to Block the nearest opponent not pick him up an slant him into the artificial turf on Hii shoulder. To complicate the situation Martin slammed Mcmahon on the ailing shoulder that had kept him out of several games this season. Mike Dilka the bears coach acknowledged that Martin s body slam had not necessarily further damaged the rotator cuff tear in Mcmahon s throwing shoulder. But a body slam is not usually prescribed As therapy for an already wounded Wing. Mcmahon was in los Angeles tuesday to have his shoulder examined by or. Frank Jobe a specialist in rotator Cut surgery for baseball pitchers. He could be out for the season. Martin meanwhile practice with the packers tuesday before being notified of his ban. Upon his return to the Packer sideline sunday he had been greeted with High fives and hugs from some of his teammates while Mcmahon wobbled to the bears sideline. All that Palling on the Back said Dave Ducr son a bears defensive Back let s you know what his intentions  before the incident Martin was wearing a Small White Towel with the numbers of five bears players on it 9, 34,29, 83 and 63. Those numbers corresponded to the numbers worn by Mcmahon Walter Payton Dennis Gentry Willie Gault and Jay Hilgenberg. Those Are just key Guys on the team we should play Well against Martin said. And possibly Lake a couple of them  it s one thing u Knock a player out Ofa game with a hard hit within the flow of Normal Contact. It s quite another to take a player out As Charles Martin did with cruel and inhuman punishment. If the commissioner had Send the proper message to the nil s other assassins too mean would have been suspended for the remainder of the season. And if too mean was merely an example too bad. Nor Ink them Miami coach Shula signs new contract Miami a Don Shula the second winning est coach in nil history ended months of speculation tuesday by signing a new contract with the Miami dolphins. Owner Joe Robbie announced the sign ing Bui gave no specific on terms. Snub current contract expires Al the end of this season his 17th with the dolphins. The announcement followed the dolphins convincing 45-3 Victory Over the new York jets monday night i m Happy to put All the rumours to rest said Shula whose 245 nil victories in 24 seasons with the dolphins and Balti More Colt Trail Only George Halas 319 wins in 40 seasons with the Chicago bears. Now i la get on with the Job at hand and that s to continue to get this football team ready to play each and every  reports in both print and broadcast Media had Shula going everywhere from Tampa Bay to Green Bay but be said none of those stories Ever had any bait in fact i could have waited to tee what Wai out there if 1 had coached until the con tract was up Shula Laid. But i nude the decision that a Long As 1 bad the Good relationship with Joe and he continued to support me in every Way i m going to be Loyal to him in every  although Shula has had a few Public disputes Wilh Robbie and the two Aren t the Best of friends Shula said they have a Good working arrangement i be been very Happy Bete in my Yean Wilh the dolphins he said. The support from the management and fens has beset great All a coach pm Aik for u a free land in putting together the product Watve had that Sola uld he definitely did t want to leave the dolphins when they were hav ing a such a poor season. The dolphins Are 6-6 and in danger of missing the play offs for Only the fifth Lime in his 17 sea sons Here. My no. 1 priority is i want to get this football team Back on its feel and Bac where it belongs up on the top he said. Robbie did t attend the news Confer ence announcing the signing but sent a statement. The Miami dolphins have Given South Florida a professional sports team with a history of Success unmatched since the 1970 merger of the National and american football leagues the statement said. One of the main reason for thai Success has been the leadership of Don  Simla s current contract covers three Yean and pays him $730,000 per season. Ahl player called up to replace Perreault Buffalo . A the Buffalo sabres have called up Center Doug Smith from Rochester of the american hockey league to replace Gilbert Perreault who has retired Smith played in the sabres first five game thu season before being sent to Rochester where he had five goals and six assist in 15 games. His Belt season inthe National hockey league was 1984 85, when be had 2 goals and 30 assist for the los Angela Kings per Rhaull the Sabre Captain retire monday. General manager Scolly Bow Man Tud left Wing Lindy Ruff would re place Perreault u Captain