European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday. Dkwnbr3, 1988 the stars of Stopes pqe21 giants overcome 4�ers by Eric pre Witt san Francisco a after watching his team play 30 minutes of miserable football monday night new boric giants coach Bill Parcells told it like it was i told them they d better get in near or they were going to get embarrassed a Parcells whose player responded with a third Quarto rally that produced a 21-17 Victory Over the san Francisco 49en. Phil Simms threw two touchdown passes and let Upa sird to with a 49-Yard completion to Stacy Robin Ion in the third period turnaround which carried the giants to their sixth straight Victory and assured them of at least a wild card playoff berth. Defense was the key sir Urru said in. Tribute to he Anil which shut out the 49ers in the second half. So menu totalled 388 Yard passing including 202 in the 21-Point third Quarter. The giants usually potent running game was limited to 13 net Yards on 19 rashes. In a Way i m glad we were behind 17-0, because i got to throw a lot Simms said. But it s More enjoyable to win doing both Well running and pasting it keeps everybody Nappy Simma was intercepted twice in the tint half when the giant a ruining game netted Only two Yards and kicker Raul Allegre mused two Field goal attempts. We got intimidated in that first half. We Cou Kent move the Ball parcel admitted. San Francisco coach Bui Walsh called the setback the toughest loss we be had since i be been with the Joe Montana said it was a matter of not putting a full game together. Bill said we would need 14 Points per half. In the second we did t get the 14. We got the 49ers had a Chance to pull out a Victory in the final minutes of he game but were slopped an Downs after getting within the giants 25-Yard line by improving to m-2, the giants remained lied with Wathington Lor die pfc Eastern div Tam Lead and Wai Neetice re data Sand to Fiat pm 49en, second the of Cert drooped to 7-5 i and fell it tames Betta i the Cariato Badri los Audet rum. Fimm pasted 17 Imrit to run tag Back Joe mat hand 34 Yards to wide receiver Robinson for the touch Downs which Oon peeled drives of 49 and 71 plunged one Yard for the a he to immediately after the 49-Yard play to Robinson who pulled the Ball to his Chest at he landed on the ground near the Joal toe the 49en, who failed to get a tint Down in the third Quarter Buffi their 17-0 Lead on Ray wiring s 30 Vard Field goal in the 6m period end a Pur of to by receiver Jerry Rice in the second Quarter. Rice who ought nine passes for 84 Yards caught an sea giants on Page 28 assistant Hill takes Over kicks fire Hubie Brown App Toto liable Brown. Out after slow Start new York a Hubie brawn was fired monday As coach of the a anew York kicks who got off to a 4-12 Start amid controversy Over whether Pat Rick Ewing or Bill Cartwright should be the making the announcement general manager Scotty Stirling named Bab Hill Brown s top assistant to Lake Over for Brown who was in his fifth season Wilh the club Brown Drew criticism Over the use of 7-Foolers Ewing and Cartwright As cent Erand Forward. Both have struggled at the Power Forward position Stirling said the kicks Lack of improvement this season after a two Yea run of injuries was the key Factor in fir ing was an extremely difficult Deci Sion but we Felt a change was needed Attis time because the team was not show ing the Progress we expected Stirling said. The move was not necessarily made because of the team s disappoint ing Early won loss record but because the expected improvement in the team was not coaching change took effect with a morning practice at Upsala College incest Orange . Before the kicks left on a four game Western Road trip Start ing with a tuesday night game in Phoe Nix this is a great Opportunity for me Hill said. I m very confident in my Abil Ity to coach and equally confident in my players ability. It s just a matter of the team coming together and playing for common goal. Hubie Brown Means a great Deal to me and it was an Honor working for was not available far comment. Brown led the kicks to the easter conference semifinals his first two sea sons but the team was hampered the past two seasons by injuries to Bernard King Cartwright Pat Cumro Ings and Rory Sparrow. Ewing the kicks no. 1 draft Choice was Oul the later part of lost season with a knee the injured players returned this season with the exception of King then a scoring Champion in 19w4s. The kicks had 24-58 and 23-59 re cords the past two is the first head coaching Job for Hill 37, who spent eight Yean to a to assistant at Kansas. He Tuo was an assistant at Bowling Green and Pittsburgh. Stirling who replaced Dave Debus Schere As general manager last january gave credit to Brown s hard work an total dedication to the kicks during his have to recognize the significant contribution he s made during his five seasons with the team particularly Dur ing his first two seasons Stirling has coached under extreme duress the last two years because of the Many injuries suffered by key Brown 53. Was the Aba coach of the year with Atlanta in i97s after the Hawk unproved from a 31-51 to a 4m1 record. He spent a year out of coaching in 1981-82 after being fired by the Hawks where he coached for five seasons. Colts a Dowhower hire expat Meyer Indianapolis a Rod Dow Bower hired less than two Yean ago to put new life into a ineffective offensend rebuild the fortunes of the Indiana Nous Colts was fired monday and re placed by former new England coach Ron firing of Dowhower the dub ninth coach since owner Robert Irsay obtained the franchise in 1972, was announced at a news conference held in the nil club Headquarters. Dowhower recognized for his Abili Tyas an offensive coordinator and Quarter Back Developer As a College and nil assistant compiled a 5-24 record in two seasons with the Colts. That was the wont among Active nil coaches. Meyer 4i, served As coach of the patriots from 1982 to 1984, compiling an18-15 record and had one play off game. He entered the nil following nine sea Ion As a collegiate head coach at Nevada Lai vegas and Southern methodist the former Purdue defensive Back pos Ted a 61-39-1 record As a College coach and Bis final two teams it sum won 18 of 22 Garnet. The tiring followed 13 consecutive losses this season the fourth won Start in league history and an offence that ranks at or near the Bottom on nearly every league statistic Dowhower 43, was plagued by prob lems at quarterback from the tune he arrived in Indianapolis in january 1985. He began the 1985 season announcing that Art Schlichter would quarterback the team but he made Only one Start and was eventually released Mike Page who was released during the off season started most of last season when the Colts finished 5-11."we made a commitment for a Long period of time to Ron Meyer said Colt vice president Jim Irakay who played for Meyer at sum. We think this move usin the Best interest of thu organization. Indianapolis obtained Gary Hogeboom in a Trade with Dallas last april and then selected Jack Trudean of Ulinor into second round of the College draft. Dow Hower announced that Hogeboom would be Bis quarterback Beta training Camp began. The seven year nil Veteran suf see Colts on Page 26 Bobby Layne Dies Lubbock. Texas a halt of Fame quarterback Bobby Layne known As the football players football player during his glory Days with the University of Texas and the Detroit Lions died of cardiac arrest monday. He was 59. Layne died at 1 05 . Cost after being hospitalized for More than two weeks in critical condition methodist Hospital spokesman Doug Mode said. Layne had entered the Hospital nov. Is suffering from internal bleed ing Layne starred in an Era when ath letes played hard on and off the Field. I want to run out of Money and breath at the same time be once longtime Lubbock resident Layne returned to the City nov. 12after being hospitalized at St. Joseph mercy Hospital in Pontiac mich., tora similar ailment. He was visiting Michigan to pre sent a Hall of Fame ring and certificate to longtime Friend a oaf Walker who was inducted into the pro foot Ball Hab of Fame this year. Hel the mow competitive person i be Ever known Walker said before Layne a death. On the Field he commanded respect and demanded sex Layne led Detroit to nil championships in 1952-53 and 1957, and Aba played for the Chicago bean the new York bulldogs and toe Pitts Burgh Leelen in a 15-year profession Al career. He retired in 1961 wherever he played since nil High school Days in the Dallas suburb of Highland Park Layne was the strand the Center of attention on and off the when he Quarter backed the Leelen against the new York giants he was discovered still in new York two Day later. He told Leports Behan t gotten the City out of hit sys time playing for the steel in against the Dali Cowboy Layne kicked a fullback in. The but Tocks after a play. He later fullback had t run the play prop when he joined the stack it according to one account to took Over see Lamb oaj�t0e 26
