European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday november 28, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 25 defense sure if can carry bears Lake Forest 111. A with Ace quarterback Jim Mcmahon out Tor the season because of a shoulder injury the pressure is on the Chicago bears Burly brawling defense to Lead the team to a second straight super bowl title. Several key defensive players said wednesday they were not worried about the blow to the offence. I figure we be been earning them since Day one said defensive end Richard Dent most valuable player in the bears super bowl win in january. We be been having quarterback troubles All season Long so it won i be any different. The Way i see it it s a defensive the bean placed Mcmahon on the injured Reserve wednesday and signed Maurice Douglass a safely who was Cut during training Camp. Defensive coordinator Vince Tobin said his players feel if they continue to play Well that no matter who is Ai quarterback Well continue to win football and Tobin said he cautioned defensive players wednesday Noi to feel pressure to make big plays because such pressure can cause mistakes coach Mike Ditka also remained optimistic about the performance of defensive stars like end Dan Ham Pton tackle William the refrigerator Perry and linebacker Wilber Marshall. The bears defense first in the nil has allowed the fewest Yards and Points by opponents in 12 games. Last sunday against the Green Bay packers the defense even outscored the offence Selling up the game winning Field goal after linebacker Mike sin Glenary caused a Fumble and safety Dave Duerson re covered the defense has allowed just three touchdowns in the last five games and has Given up Only four Rushing ads this season. It also has sacked opposing Quarter backs 17 times in the last three games. Ditka warned earlier this week however that the team s sputtering offence is pulling Loo much pressure on the defense. Our problems basically come Down to turning the football Over he said. We be turned the football Over Al an alarming Rale and we re pulling a tremendous amount of pressure on our the announcement thai Mcmahon would be out the rest of the season followed an examination tuesday in los Angeles by or. Frank Jobe an orthopaedic surgeon who told the quarterback he needed surgery now scheduled for dec. 12. The rest of the season is out Mcmahon said Al a news conference afterwards. It will be the second time in three years the bears will enter the playoffs without their lop quarterback. In 1984, Sieve Fuller started in the National football conference semifinal Victory Over Washington and in the pfc Lilly loss to san Francisco the bears have completed Only iwo touchdown passes in Ihei last seven games. There s probably a Little scepticism in some peo ple s mind about winning without Jim said backup quarterback Doug flu lie. Bui you Vegol to just pick up the pieces and flu lie said the offence had Confidence in Quarter Back Mike Tomczak who is starting against the Pitts Burgh Sie Elera sunday when the bean could Clinch their third Slraight pfc Central division title. Realizes now he was wrong sorry Martin feels ban fair Charles Martin. It happened so fasl Green Bay wis. A Greenbay packers defensive lineman Charles Martin who is appealing a two game suspension for slamming Chicago quarterback Jim Mcmahon to the turf said wednesday that he regrets the incident. I feel if i had a Chance to scratch it off and throw it away and wish it had never happened i d do it Martin said i did t realize How bad it was until the Media and to and All that stuff was showing it every Day. I Felt like i did something real terrible. But it was t intentionally done to try to Hurt him to put him out of the game Martin Lold the Green Bay press Gazelle. I feel sorry for myself for what i did. In was wrong but i had no control Over it. I just happened so fasl. I was t even think ing. I wish i had never done Martin a 6-foot-3, 275-Pound third year pro threw Mcmahon Down on the quarterback s already sore shoulder in the second Quarter of sunday s game at Chicago Well after Mcmahon threw an interception. Martin was penalized and ejected from the bears Defeated the packers 12-10 even though Mcmahon later left the has an aggravated rotator cuff tear and will be out for the tuesday nil commissioner Pete Rozelle suspended Martin for two games without pay saying Martin s action came when the play was clearly said he thought Rozelle s Deci Sion was my actions i think so Martin said. What 1 did was wrong. I realize Ihal in s wrong has had difficulty in dealing with the controversy. "1 Haven t slept Well in a couple Days Martin said. It s like committing a terrible crime. I Don t want to say murder. But it s something that s been real hard for me. In was the most severe Penally handed Down for an on the Field incident in Rozelle s 26 years As commissioner. If the suspension holds up it will cos Martin about s15,000, the press Gazelle said. But Rozelle said Martin will be Able to play in thursday s Green Bay de Iroil game after the packers announced he would Appeal the decision Rozelle said a hearing would be held on the matter. Green Bay coach Foi Tecsi Gregg had no comment on the suspension bul said mar tin will Start in the thanksgiving Day game Al the Pontiac Mich Silvan Doc. Packers preside in Robert Parins said he was told Rozelle will hold the Appeal hearing on monday. Steve win Borg of Dallas. Martin s Agert said he was stunned because of Martin s quiet off Field Imp frament. If you never knew the Guy and saw thai one play Thal s the kind of person you dining he was. We Inci said. But Hal was totally out of character for him. Unfortunately that s Whai everyone in the country will remember he said. Rice keeps getting better san Francisco a Bill Walsh Gol his first look Al wide receiver Jem Rice on film and it appeared the defensive backs were going in slow motion. It was wild. In so Many cases the defender just weren t in his class. Hews wide open almost All the Lime it was Tike watching a Gazelle the san Francis co 49ers coach recalled. Rice had 1,845 Yards and 28 touch Downs two years ago for Mississippi Val Ley state s record breaking passing attack and joined Hie 49e last season As a flail round draft pick the first Ever taken by Walsh from a Small College. We had High expectations and be s certainly full filed ,.or More Walsh said of the 6-foot-2 receiver. In his second season against the fast and physical defenders of the nil Rice has accumulated a league leading 1,281 is rinse u ads receiving. He goer into the 13lh game monday night Nagunst Testa Yor Trianu Only 6tyards away from the 49ers Isif season yardage re Ami re Cord Barfie Hennt Giusi s 1.746 Yards Sif fihe Houston of irks w 1961. Rookie season coming off the Bench in most games. He made a major break through on a monday night in december with a team record 241 Yards against the los Angeles rams and he finished the season with 49 catches for 927 Yards and three touchdowns. He had a 204-Yard game against Washington two weeks ago and two receptions totalling 54 Yards were nullified by penalties in that game. He also hashed a pair of three to games and he s averaging 19.7 Yards per reception and 33,8 Yards per to catch. It s mainly my concentration. Last year it was something i didst have. This year everything is falling into place Rice said. I be Learned a lot from Dwight Cark mostly How to watch every Rice added. Dwight almost never drops a pass. That s the Way i want to be. Clark the steady and dependable receiver in his eighth nil season owns the 49ers career record for receptions 473, and is 301 Yards away team the Ca reer yardage record of 6,664 held by Gene Washington. When i retire i la just sit Back and watch Jerry Rice go Rig by me Clark i m still reaching up Rice m not at my Peak right now. Maybe not year 111 be Able to reach it Walsh agrees. There Are areas where we believe he can Stilt improve the coach said. After four or five years he will be a truly great player. I expect this year he will be an All pro but then he can get better and better and better Rice had his first three to game against Indianapolis on oct a when Jeff Emp was fining in at quarterback for the injured Joe Montana and the other three to Day on Montana s return to action four weeks ago. Jerry Rice inspires Confidence in quarterback. He i got Speed and size and he does things with the Ball after he catches it Kemp said. When Kemp played with the los an Geles rams one of his receivers was Ron Brown who won an olympic Gold medal As a member of the . Print relay team. On a football Field Jerry has Awe some Speed comparable to Browns Kemp said. Rice has gone Over 100 Yards receiving six times this season twice since a three same stretch in which be totalled Only 11 catches for 131 Yards. But when i got into a slump 1 did t let it bother me he said. Last year would have gotten depressed. This year when i had three or four games that weren t so hot i took it in Heidelberg Han Cru a Burg win of Berlin Berlin Heidelberg Hanau and Aschaffenbur opened he Berlin thanksgiving invitational men s basketball tournament with victories thursday. The generals bested osterholz Nord deutschland in 21st sup port come league play 86-79,Hanau edged Baumholzer 89-86 and a Chalenburg rallied 10 drop bad or Cugnach 76-62. John Rousey tallied 25 Points and David Rylander 20 for the Heilbronn eagles who led 39-30 a halftime. James Miller topped of ierholzwith27. Richard Johnson scored 26 Points As Hanau s hornets bested their v corps Arch rival leading38-28 at intermission. Greg Kan Taw topped the bears Wilh 21. Theodore up thaw netted 29 Points for a Schallenburg s suns who trailed 34-32 at the break be fore taking the Lead for Good Early in the second half. Glue Rose topped the bad k pathfinders with 19 Points
