European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday septembers 987 the stars and stripes Page 23 bears hoping Mcmahon will let them fold a a flush b Joe Mooshil Chicago apr with or without Jim Mcmahon the Chicago bears figure to win i hair fourth straight title in the Central division or the National football conference. No team in the division has come dose to challenging the bears the inst two seasons when they went i 5-1 and captured inc super bowl and last season when they went 14-2 and lost in the playoffs to Washington. But Mcmahon who missed the second half of Las season remains a question Mark. He underwent a Luul act surgery last december and the bears were so concerned about his condition thai they made Michigan quarterback Jim Harbaugh their no. I selection in the National football league draft last  gave them five quarterbacks and at the time coach Mike Ditka said Well keep  before the preseason started the bean were Down to that number Mcmahon was unable Tothrow in training Camp with any regularity and Steve Fuller went on injured Reserve after undergoing Shoul Der surgery. Mcmahon could miss the entire season or he might be ready for the season opener against the super bowl Cham Pion new York giants in the lint monday night nationally televised game sept 14. With him nobody knows. That leaves Chicago with Mike Tomezak Harbaugh and Doug Flutie the 5-foot-9 former Heisman trophy Winner. Tomczak who made seven starts and won them All last season appears to be the top candidate for the Job if Mcmahon in t  so hell be operating with one of the Best support ing casts in the league a team that s led the league onrushing the last four seasons and in total defense for three  Payton the nil s All time Rushing Leader is Back for another season to add to his record 16,193yards, Neal Anderson and Thomas Sanders figure to Cut into Paylon s playing  Gault leads the wide receiving corps that could use a healthy Dennis Mck Jonnn and the bears have a Veteran but Young offensive line led by Jinbo Covert and Jay  Dent Dan Hampton Steve Mcmichael and William Perry All familiar names Are the main menu front on defense. Behind them Are linebackers Mike sing Elary w Ilber Marshall and Otis Wilson. Co Meracl could be come a problem with Mike Richardson a holdout but the safeties Are solid with Dave Duerson and Todd Bell who Wilt ease Veteran Gary Fetcik into a backup spot. If the bears trip Over their commercial activities or something unlikely happens the Minnesota Vikings could take Over. Pfc Central preview quarterback Tommy Kramer who makes the Vikings a constant threat recently spent a month in an Ai Cohol treatment program after being arrested for Drunken driving but coach Jerry Burns figures it won t affect the Veteran quarterback s play this season. He s always been a very smart player and a Guy who slays in excellent condition says Burns. It s just a matter of regaining his  Minnesota Vikings last season Minnesota became the Only team in in division to beat he bears Over inc last two years when they Defeated them 23-7 in Minneapolis. Throughout his career Kramer has had some of his Grea Lesl game against the bears. As Long As Tommy Kramer s at quarterback healthy or not in a program or out of a program i know he can beat us Fencik said recently As the bears were being polled on which team they fear the most in their division. Kramer Heads a sound Viking passing game. His receivers include Anthony Carter and Leo Lewis along with tight end Steve Jordan. Green Bay packers the bears might not fear the Green Bay packers but they d belter respect them. The two teams arc involved in one of he keenest rivalries in the league one that included pushing shoving and outright brawls Over the past two  Wright passed for 3,247 Yards and 17 touch Downs last season to convince coach Forrest Greg that he s the no. 1 quarterback. James Lofton is gone but Wright has exceptional receivers in Phillip Epps and Walter Stanley. Kenny Davis showed Promise last year at a running Back Andice packers fortified the running game by making a Burn s Brent Fullwood their no. I draft  will be the major problem for he packers. Who had one of he poorest pass rushes in the league last season although second year Man Tim Harris a defensive end linebacker could become a  is optimistic because the packers won three of their last six games in a 4-12 season and played Well i losses to the bears and the Washington redskins. Detroit Lions the Detroit Lions could be the Surprise team in the division after going 5-11. They have decided to give second year quarterback Chuck Long a shot at the starting Job. We want to see if we have something Here. We czechs oust . Team from Canada cup play by the associated press Sydney. Nova Scotia goals by Vladimir Ruzicka Dusan Pasek and Jin Hrdina gave Czechoslovakia a 3-1 Victory Over the United slates sunday night in Canada cup tournament , 2-2-1, advanced to the semifinals White the United states finished fifth in the six team Competition As it suffered its third loss in a Row after starting with victories Over Finland and Sweden and was knocked out of the  s Chris Nilan scored the Only goal for the . Team which out shot Czechoslovakia 37-25. Ruzicka scored his second goal of the tournament Al 13 38 of the first period As he deflected a shot by pct Rosol past goaltender John Vanbiesbrouc of the new York  americans outplayed the a chs in the second period and tied the score atthe 2 29 Mart when Nilan stripped a czech player Al the Elueline and score Don a rising slap shot inside the a Post. The americans who did not score Power play goal in the tournament swarmed the czech end on consecutive Power plays in the first 10 minutes of the second period but failed to  regained he Lead at 14 12 of the period on a Power play when Pasek picked the Comer with a hard shot from the top of the Circle Pasek the czech Captain will join the Minnesota North stars after the 1988winter olympics in Calgary the czechs were Shon handed for four of the final six minutes but they put the game out of reach with a  by Hrdina with less than four min utes to  sunday s other game Sovol Union 3, cauda 3 Hamilton. Ontario Wayne Gretzky s goal lied the game with two minutes 27 seconds remaining sunday night As Canada clinched first place in the round Robin phase of the Canada cup with a tie against the soviet Union. Canada which finished 3-0-2, plays fourth place Czechoslovakia wednesday night Al Montreal. The soviets who finished second at 3-1-j, meet third place Sweden tuesday in the first semifinal Glenn Anderson and Ray Bourquc also scored for Canada. Sergei Svetlov had two goals and Vladimir Kurtov one Canada s Wayne Gretzky. Scores tying goal for the soviet Union. Gretzky the eight Lime nil most valuable player look Over in the final minutes. Edmonton teammate Mark Messier whipped a pass out of a Corner of the soviet zone and .1 bounced into the crease. An Derson another Gretzky teammate sent a drive off goaltender Evgeny Belo sheikin leg pads and Grusky jammed the rebound across the goal line. A Polo with or without 41m Mcmahon bean should win. Think we do coach Darryl to Gers says of Long Long will operate behind a solid line made up of Keith Dorney Harvey Salem Steve Molt and lamas Brown. If Chris dict Rich recovers from surgery Al the better. Defensive end Reggie Rogers was the no. I draft Choice of inc Lions to strengthen the line. The line backing is sound and safely Devon Mitchell is Excel Lent although fellow safely dam curious Johnson the team s leading Tacker last year was traded to Indiana Polis after a dispute with his coaches. Tampa Bay buccaneers Tampa Bay had a 2-14 year. The buccaneers hired Ray Perkins As head coach and made quarterback Vinny Testaverde their no. 1 pick. Testaverde could give the buccaneers a Quick  also is counting heavily on other rookies and thinks 12 or 13 could make the roster. Tampa Bay had one of the Best and deepest drafts in the league. But Testaverdi is the key. In Tampa Bay s opening31-30 preseason loss to Cincinnati  came off the Bench in inc final Quarter and threw three touchdown passes. His top receivers will be Gerald Carter and Phil Freeman and his presence along with Rookie running Back Don Smith will make things a Tot easier for Tail Back James Wilder. Nil to offer More Liberal free Agency Washington up the nil said sunday it will offer More movement to free agents but the proposal will fall Short of the Union s demand for unrestricted free Agency. John Jones a spokesman for the nil management Council said he Hopes i coffer will persuade the nil players association to Back off from an announce ment of a strike Dale for after the second week of the season. The proposal from Jack Donlan the management Council s executive director Wax to be presented monday to Gene Upshaw president of the association Jack is making a move from a real dollars and cells  Jones said. He is saying to Gene and to the player representatives. We think we have a Good system and we re ready and willing to invest the Money that will make it even belter " Jones said management was still work ing on the proposal sunday and that the offer would include an agreement to lower he compensation a team must give to Signa five agent from another team