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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 13, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 25denver pcs of a but . Yawns by United press International while Denver was delirious Over inc Broncos Cap hiring Ike acc championship sunday new York took in the giants expected Triumph in the pfc title game with link More than a Yawn. People set off fireworks honked horns and generally went wild in Denver after the Broncos Upsel the Browns 23-20 in Cleveland in in Adi super bowl xxi thousands of people dressed in Bronco Orange from head id Luc gathered at slap con International Airport to Welcome inc Broncos Home from Cleveland. A bomb threat delayed Ihu Broncos United airlines Charier night for More than one hour As inc earn tried to leave Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. The plane left Cleveland at 8 36 . Some tried scaling the barbed wire Fence Ai sin Pelion in an Effort to gain ii Heller View for the Bron cos arrival. Fans were chaining we want inc i  and Many were wielding stuffed dogs hanging in effigy in reference to Cleveland s defense nicknamed the Dawes i love it i just love every bit of in said Millie Baldouf of Denver who has men Ping to inc air on to  Broncos off and Welcome them Home for every game since 1975. "1 expected inc Broncos to win because i said my prayers last night. And besides coach Dan Reeves promised me they would win at a present for my 39th wedding  in contrast though new York nose tackle Jim Burl Wii into the stands and High i cd with fans at giants stadium in Midtown Manhattan the Celebration of the giants 17-0 whipping of the Washington redskins was much More subdued it was very  said Howie Marcos i bartender at i Etc Smith s Hall of Fame bar located near Manhattan s grand Central station. Do you want to compare it to tin sixth game of the world series when the new York mets Defeated the Boston red sox in 10 innings ? thai s like comparing a Cadillac to a Volkswagen. By the 10th inning of that game we had people hanging everywhere. Tonight when i came on for my shift near he end of the game at 6 .here where Mayhe Sis or seven people watching the  a pol Ceman from Midtown South who regularly for thereat sunday nights said "1 am Happy giants hut this is a typical night to far. Maybe even a Little quieter than  at grand Central station there were no outward signs of affection for the giants who had not won a championship game in 30 years. Travellers busily ran for trains and headed out the door As u legion of new York s homeless took shot scr from inc cold weather. Marcos who an hour after inc giants Victory was sen ing six people quietly watching television said the weather forc Casl of Snow and the giants Early Lead probably kept patrons Home. Perhaps the Gianis fans were wailing for the super bowl before they let Loose with 30 years Worth of frustration. I like the Gianis. Inc giants arc no. 1." said Earl Meivin 63, who was joined by five others at me Ann s bar on third Avenue about an hour after i he pfc championship came was Over. But what is there to cheer Aboul the game is Over in was Over in the first   Rich Krulls 3 and Rock Dennison celebrate. Will probe payment by canucks nil suspends . Coach Quinn Vancouver. British Columbia a coach pal Quinn of the los an Geles Kings was paid a 5100,000 Bonus to sign As inc future president and Gener Al manager of the Vancouver canucks according to canucks majority owner Frank Griffiths. Meanwhile a National hockey league investigation Inlo the signing of Quinn by Vancouver while he still was under contract to los Angeles will begin wednesday. Quinn has been suspended pending inc results of the investigation. Griffiths contacted by Telephone tie cause he is on vacation in Hawaii said that his learn had acted ethically and honorable and that tic was confident Iti club will be cleared of any allegations of wrongdoing he also said nil president John Zig scr telephoned him earlier jail week and asked him to tear up the contract with Quinn. Bui thai he refused. The contract was signed and was committed Griffiths said "1 think we be gone about this he right Way and i think the league s investigation will show thai we have. Kings pal Quinn. Sure hell be cleared he said Quinn has a contract with the Kings that ends this year but includes an option under which i inc learn had la make him an offer concerning a renewal by the end of september 1986, no proposal was made and after two months. Quinn approached the canucks through his agents and asked if Vancouver would be interested. We said we certainly would and we began talking towards the end of the year Griffiths said. The Deal was concluded and signed on dec 24 and pal went to 1-a and immediately informed Kings general manager Regie Vachon that he had committed himself to Van Couver and that he would be leaving. I understand Kings owner Jerry Buss was away fishing or some such Ihrig at the time. But now they Are Mak ing out that they had no knowledge of the situation which in t the Case i m assured. There was a Short time Over the past iwo or three Days when i had my doubts about whether pal had informed them but now i m certain he did. After he told them they went on for two weeks As though nothing had happened. In was at that time that we made  
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