European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 21. 1967 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports redskins top cowboys 13-7 by  11, Freeman Irving Texas a Joe Gibbs said he would be shocked if inc Washington redskins Defeated the Veteran Laden Dallas cowboys on monday night in a showdown for firs place in the pfc East. La turned oui dial the Washington coach was Dou ble shocked in the nil s final replace mini game be cause he downed the cowboys 13-7 with a quarterback who was playing Semi pro bait in Laic september. Ii is one of inc most emotional wins i be Ever been associated with Gibbs said. Our replacement play ers kept us in the conference  Washington is now 4-1 in the pfc East while Dallas dropped to 3-2. The redskins were led to Victory by quarterback Tony Robinson who was fifth in Tennessee school history in passing Yards. Robinson came on after de rubber was knocked out with a shoulder injury in inc first period. I really did t have Lime to think or react Robin son said. 1 just executed. I had a pretty Good game i  Robinson hit 11 of 18 passes for 152 Yards but also suffered two interceptions. I never lost Confidence he said. I Dnn t know whether i will be Nitro three Days from now but i was just Happy to be a part of the Redskin organization for this one  Gibbs said he was glad Robin son was Able to play with a mini mum of mistakes. This is a tribute to our front office because they got me these players and they be been super Gibbs said. Tony did a great Job. He had tremendous Poisik for his first nil  added this whole thing has been extremely emotional Robinson and 1 Haven t forgotten our team at Home. I think anytime you play and beat Dallas it s a  Dallas coach Tom Landry said we were our own worst enemy. And we just could t Stop that second quarterback they had in there. He kept making some big  Landry said he never considered replacing Nuar Ler Back Danny White despite the boo barrage Ali it and Tony Dorsett received from Many of the of .-413 fans. It s our Job 10 turn Boos to cheers Landry said. I did t want to take Danny oui. We had a change to win until he last play of the  Obed Sariri kicked two Field goals and Ted Wilson scored on a reverse to provide the Only scoring the redskins needed. Dorset said the Hoos did t concern me. The fans pay their Money and they can react any Way they and to. My Job is to go oui then and play to the Best of my ability and not worry about what the fans reaction is going to  White said. It does t make my Job any easier but i be said that before. The booing is going to hurl this team if the tans Don t get behind  the crowd of 60.415, second Only in the Lyric weeks of strike replacement football to he 61,230 drawn to Denver s mile High stadium last monday looked on As Washington improved its strike team record to 3-0. The loss was the first in three games for the Dallas re placement team. Washington took the second half Kickoff and drove see redskins on Page 26 Martin to manage yanks for 5th time Piniella named pm new York a Billy Martin was named manager of the new York Yankees for the fifth Lime monday after Lou Piniella who had been expected to be fired was promoted to general Man Ager instead. Piniella replaced Woody Woodward who had asked to be relieved As pm the club said in a statement. I m anxious to return As Yankee manager and i m looking toward bringing an exciting and winning Tamlo Yankee fans Martin said in the statement. Piniella said in Piniella the statement "1 feel his is a step for Ward in my baseball career and gives me the Opportunity to least a new facet of the  the Yankees finished of Tarth in the american league East nine games be Hind lint place Toronto in Piniella s second season As manager. The Yankees were second in his first year. Yankees owner George Steinbrunner met with Piniella last thursday and there were reports that Piniella would be fired and replaced by Martin. On aug. 8 in Detroit Steinbrenner issued a two Page statement in which he said he might have made mistake by hiring the inexperienced Piniella As Man Ager. He later reminded everyone that what counted was the Bottom  the Bottom line was that the Yankees who led the american league East by three games at the All Star break finished fourth with an 89-73 record. Nothing Lou did Hurt us in any  Yankees first baseman Don Mallin Gly said. He did what he could. He put the Best players on the Field every Day and made the right moves. We just did t produce. We did t play welf when we had to. But we never lost respect for Lou. Never. We placed hard for  Piniella had one year remaining on his two year contract though slain Brenner s decisions have never been affected by that. I had a Job to do and did it to the Best of my ability Piniella said in the last week of the season. I just would pc liked to have seen this club if we stayed intact. But we be talked enough about injuries. We re nol making excuses. In s just a  the Yankees suffered major injuries to their first two hitters in the lineup outfielder Rickey Henderson with a right hamstring Strain and second base Man Willie Randolph torn knee Carti Lage and eventual surgery. They missed combined 109 games. Piniella did not talk with Steinbrenner for almost a month after missing a scheduled Call from his Boss on aug. 3. Piniella later apologized Tor not being in his hotel room to accept the Call. He was 90-72 in his Firel year As Man Ager and his two year record was 177 14s. Martin is the Yankees Isth manager since Steinbrenner bought them from lbs 15 years ago. He last was dismissed As Yankees manager on oct. .27, 198s. Just before the Start of game 7 of the world series Between Kansas City and St. Louis. He had been named manager thai april 28. Replacing Yogi Bern 16 games into the season. On sept. 2d in Baltimore he got Inlo a fight with a bar Patron at the crass keys inn where the Yankees were slaying. The next night he broke an Arm As he fought Yankees Pitcher de Whitsun in the hotel lobby in an elevator and in the parking lot. Although the Yankees were 01-54 under Martin. Slain Brenner decided to such to Piniella. For the last iwo seasons Martin has been an adviser to  and j television commentator on Yankee broadcasts. Martin s first full term As Yankees manager was his most successful. He re placed Bill Virdon on aug. 2, 1975,  weeks after he was fired by the tfx Ai rangers. In 1976, new York won its first pen Nant since 1964. And in 1977 inc Yan Kees won the world series by beating the los Angeles dodgers in six games. One More time App Huld Billy Martin who was hired Tor fifth time As new York Yankee manager monday is shown at a news conference after his third hiring by the yanks in january 1v83. Bui the Yankees fought while they won. Manin nearly crawled with Reggie Jackson in the dugout at Fenway Park on june 18, 1977. To was a dispute with Jackson thai led to Martin s first Yankee firing the a Cal season. On july in 1978, Jackson ignored Martin s instructions to bunt in a game. Jackson was suspended for five Days. Martin continued to show anger at his Star player and on july 23 at o Hare air Pun in Chicago. Manin said of Jackson and Steinbrenner one s a born liar inc other s  Martin resigned in tears the next Day on a hotel Balcony in Kanus City. Mo., and he was replaced by dub Lemon. Hulust file Days Bier. Slein Biem ran bounced that Martin would return As manager in 1980. Steinbrenner could not Wail that Long. And Martin resumed for a second term on july 18. 11179. The Yankees shaken by the death of Thurman Munson were 55a\ under Martin finishing fourth and he was fired on oct. 29. He went to the Oakland athletics for three seasons and was twice named ai1 american league manager of the year. The a s finished second in 1980 and won the West in 1981. They fell to fifth the a Chi season and Martin began acting irrationally. After hews refused a contract Extension he ripped apart his office in frustration. He returned to new York for i third Lerm on Jan. 11, 983, joking with Stein Brenner Al a Yankee stadium news con Ference. Again there was trouble. On june 14 he destroyed a urinal ill Munici pal stadium in Cleveland and three Days later he Diree cd an obscene tirade at a female new York times reporter. The Yankees finished third behind Baltimore and Martin was fired on dec. 4, with Berra replacing him