European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Pago 21 sports bears can claim title sunday by the aae dated a the Chicago bean becoming accustomed to play ing without first string quarterback Jim Mcmahon an winning with a first string defense can become the Flat National football league team to Clinch t Divi Sion title this season. The bears four games ahead of the Minnesota Vikings in the pfc Central with four came left can wrap up their third airtight Crown sunday with a Victory it Home against the Pittsburgh Steeles the super bowl winners with a 10-2 record Alican become division Champion if the Viking Are upset at Home by the Tampa Bay Otler nil Garnet sunday it will be the lot an Geles Kami at the new York jets Washington at 5tlouis, Cincinnati at Denver Houston at Cleveland nil Roundup new England at new Orleans Philadelphia at the Losangeles raiders Buffalo at Kansas City Atlanta at Miami and san Diego at night it s the new York giants at san Long nil weekend began thursday with the Green Bay packers ounce ring the Detroit lion 44-40,and the Seattle sea Hawks upsetting the Dallas cow boy 31-14.the injury prone Mcmahon who has led the bean to victories in his last 23 consecutive starts is out torte season with a shoulder injury and faces surgery next month. Without Mcmahon who has been Side lined much or the season with the shoulder problem and was knocked out of commission for the year last sunday on a late hit by the packers Charles Martin the bears offence has been struggling. However the defense ranked no. 1 in the league has been outstanding. It has allowed Only to Points fewest in the nil 11 Hai allowed Only three touch Downs in the last live games. It has allowed Only tour Rushing ads this season. And it has sacked opposing quarterbacks 17 times in the last three games. I figure we be been carrying the team since said defensive end Richard Dent the most valuable player in the bears super bowl Victory Over new England but january. We be been having quarterback troubles All season see nil on Page 26 Mcenroe advances in at to Atlanta a John Mcenroe Defeated Brad Gilbert 6 i 6-2, and France s Yannick Noah who threatened to quit alter Challenge Tennis tournament in the night session Ivan Lendl needed Only 53 minutes to Dow Sweden s miracl perfors 6-1,6-1, and Boris Becker beat thud ranked Mats Wilander of Sweden 7-6,6-3.Lendl was to meet Mcenroe in the semifinals of the 1500,000tournament saturday afternoon. Becker was to meet Noah in the night session. Lend was the Only undefeated player is the eight Man round Robin portion of the tournament with a 3-0 record and had clinched a place in the semifinals before powering past Peralyn the former University of Georgia Star who Lendl was never in trouble against the swede ripping seven to i foe need Onmon 24 minute in the next i we Little worried at the begin Ning because i haunt played match in a Lone time that Didiert Man anything mid Lindl Idin t a Mode int the Ransom myself. After this or four gum Becker overcame triple Jet Point in the opening Jet Down 5-4 and trifling few Al on his own Rte yet old we Ger however won five might to gain i 5-s tie before Sta wrapped up the match will to a i Aser Tjw Watt. Match Worth who cum Back from la toy off taa".T,was mar a psf Tot torn and needed Oaly saturate to disposed had five Acet an new Tot Gilbert in the match. The 27-Jhiwff Wiander Bike cd Taft Iove m the second game Tui own and Broad to thet Victory in 26 minutes. Critics Triumph As Texas decides to let Akers go by Jack Keeve Austin Texas a Texas head football coach Fred Akers the target of mounting criticism As the Long Noras tumbled through their first losing sea son in three decades was fired saturday. Athletic director Deloss Dodds who met earlier in the Day with the school s athletic a Cound said Akers would be reassigned to other duties at the univer sity. Dodds said those duties had not yet been determined. I have concluded it is in the bes Long term interests of the University of Texas to seek new leadership Dodd said a search for a new coach would begin immediately Dodds said. Aken who had just completed his10th season As head coach was informed of the decision saturday was an especially Tough decision to make because in spite of the criticism directed at him Fred alters has done some great things for the University Dur ing the 10 years he has been head coach and has handled himself in a class Way this year Dodds said. Dodds said his recommendation concerning Akers has been reviewed and supported by it president William Cunningham "1 believe this recommendation is to the Best interest of the University and support this change in our football pro Gram,1 Cunningham . Tom Morgan chairman of the athletics Council said that panel recognizes the Many positive contributions that coach Aken has made but the Council supports the change and i personally look Forward to a revitalize football program in the Aken was not immediately available for comment. He was at Bis University office briefly saturday morning after tap ing his weekly television Snow. Steve Ross who hosts the program said Ake made no mention of his Job status during the 10-year record at Texas was 86 31-2. For a winning percentage of .734.his Longhom teams won Southwest conference championships in 1977 and1983 and played in three Cotton bowls losing to notre Dame and Georgia an defeating Alabama. The Cotton bowl losses to Notredame in 1978 and Georgia in 1983 de Nied Texas the National title. Alan squads finished in the associated press top 10 four times including no. 2 in1981. Akers had a hard act to follow Royal whose teams won National championships in 1963 and 1969 and 11swc titles. Included in a 20-year record of167-47-5 was a 30-game winning Streak in 1968-70.and there were those Royal fans who never shifted their loyalty to Aken whose Businesslike style contrasted with Royal s country appeared resigned to the disaffection saying certain people did not like him when he replaced Royal and never would and there was nothing he could do about it. Despite averaging 8v4 victories a year Akers was 2-7 in bowl games and in re cent years lost by wide margins to Arch rivals Oklahoma and Texas am during the regular season. His critics said he simply could not win the big games. Akers graduated in i960 from the University of Arkansas where he played defensive Back quarterback and did the served As a student assistant at a Kansas and was an assistant coach at Jef Ferson High school in port Arthur Texas for one year before becoming head High school coach at Edinburg Texas for three coached one year at Lubbock High school in Lubbock Texas and was hired by Royal As an assistant in 1966, staying on until 1975 when be accepted the head coaching Job at Wyoming. Northeastern stuns Louisville Anchorage Alaska non East Era coach Kar Logel said his huskies May be Small but they Are Lough Cit kids who Arent afraid of anybody even defending Mcaa Champion Louis Ville. The undermanned huskies lived up to Fogel s Friday As Reggie Lewis scored m pout and northeastern of Bottom upset the second ranked cardinals 8844 in overtime in the opening round of the great Alaska shoot out they dont Back Down. They mix it up with anybody " food said after hit huskies forced i louisville21 in the Flat halt what you make 21ought to get beat or Denny took the pm Philo Lophie Salty. That s their pressure and our in die other three fames. No. 10 Iowa beat Alaska Anchorage 91-81. No. 17 North Carrma state edged Texas 69-68and Utah state heat Washington 81-72. Iowa was to play North Carolina stale and northeastern was to play Utah state on saturday while Alaska Anchorage was to meet Texas and Loui vibe was to Washington in the turnovers you into the tour Aames. Cram was predicting the Early season would b Toug Foru Cardiali who Tost both of their Star emf guard � graduation and Friday s Gane proved him right. We re still looking for pair of guards. A Able to see the open floor jct it to the Crum said. We didst hat body who could do that to bar traps were Foad said be didst know if bit Tea was 4uteker, but the Huskea Tett going in they coup Preas Louisville s Guiff. They were inexperienced. We gave them 10 or 12 defences. I Thiak we wore them Down food said. Crum said Bis team is overrated. Tried to Tell everybody we weren t a very Good basketball team. Everybody thought we d win with per Vii Edison Back but when you have to replace three starters you re a troupe he said Louis Vuk took the Lead in the Earl going but the smaller quicker unties repeatedly stole the bad at built a 36-24fcadwiih 6 12 left in the Bat Futon Spencena 7-foot Witlfr-9 Bli of to Lead Louis Vise bade Aga it Northeast am which had Only one player As Tau As 6-9. With Ellison amorim 14 and Spence seven the Tamimi trimmed the to 41-36 at Hab we. Lod vibe used to whittle Way at the Lead and a jump shot from the Comer by Lead with 1 3to go. Northeastern regained toe Lead an tipped the margin to seven behind six Polnett by Lewis ilk team Tad Epson went to work again bringing Louis be Cou be on Page so
