European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday november 4.1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Ruzek Field goals Power cowboys past giants 33-24 a photo glints Erik Howard 74 mid Lawrence Taylor sack Dallas Snir Gertack Danny White. Irving Texas a the Dallas cowboys won their fans Back and May have dealt a fatal blow to the defending super bowl Champion new York giants playoff chances on monday night. Roger Ruck s record tying four Field goats and four new York turnovers in the fourth period carried the cowboys to a 33-24 nil Victory Over the giants who fell to 1-6, i told inc team it was our Job to bring the fans Back not the fans1 Job to cheer Dallas coach Tom Landry said. Win Ning cures All your ills. We be beat inc world champions twice. The fans were really loud. They got inc giants jumping  Landry said Ruzek who was Cul once in training Camp his year was just great. You can t say too much about  the elated cowboys 4-3, faked dump ing a bucket of gatorade on Landry. Using dry towels instead of the wet stuff which soaked giants coach Bill parc Clis after every Victory of their super bowl season. They kind of surprised me there Landry said. Parcells said inc game like the giants season was a bad dream. It was a Nightmare at the end of inc game Parcells said. With those turn overs we just kept asking for  Parcells who had called it a must game refused to Bury the giants for the season. We be got eight games to go and it will be very difficult now he said. Well see. Things have a Way of Chang ing in his  new York quarterback Phil Simms left with a knee injury late in the fourth period but it was t expected to be serious. We re optimistic on i Hil i an cells said. We think he just has a sprain on his  the Dallas defense set up 26 of the 33 Points led by Jim Juffcoat. Who returned an intercepted pass 26 Yards for a touch Down. Jeffcoat said i want to thank he crowd forgetting on our Side. It  Ruck said i never thought Aboul the distance on any of Rny Field goals. My main concern was alignment. They just kept going through but 1 could t gel too excited. I thought this game would prob ably go into overtime Kuck kicked held goals of 34, 49, 40 and 35 Yards and de Jones a defensive end. Lipped two passes that the cowboys turned into interceptions in the fourth Quarter. Fuiek s four Field goals in the fourth Quarter lied a record set by Ciarus pc pc Mian of Detroit in 1966 and curl Knight of Washington in 1970. Ruck s first Field goal of he Quarter a 34-Yandcr with 11 58 left was followed by a 49-Yardcr with 4 ii to play a 40-Yardcr with 2 54 left and a 35 yarder with 46 seconds to play. The tickle Dallas fans proved 3 big Factor in rattling the giants who lost to the cowboys 16-14 in september. New York has lost five of its last six games against Dallas. Simms was carried off the Field with a sprained medial cola Cral ligament in his Lefi knee with 2 38 to play Afler a High Low tackle by jct coat and Jones. Jeff Rutledge finished the game and fumbled away the giants last real shot setting up Fuiek s last Field goal. Simms two second half touchdown passes to Lionel Manuel who was Wear ing a cast for a broken left thumb gave sea cowboys on Page 25 huskers gaining on sooner in a poll by Herschel Essenson a football writer second ranked Nebraska Cul into top rated Oklahoma s Lead for the third week in a Row in the associated press College football poll White Texas am replaced Ohio stale in the top 20. Oklahoma which has been no. I in every poll this season pounded Kansas 71-10 and received 38 of 60 first place votes and 1,173 of a possible 1,200 Points from a nationwide panel of Spon writers and sports casters. Nebraska which Defeated Missouri 42-7, received is first place ballots and 1,137 Points. The Cor Husk m have been no. 2 All season although both teams have 8-0 records. Last week Oklahoma led Nebraska 40-13 in first place votes and 1,176-1,134 in Points. The previous week it was 42-12 and 1,179-1,134 and the week be fore that 47-7 and 1,184-1,122. The Remc Inin Van first place Voles and 1,108 Points went to Miami of Florida which is no. 3 for the sixth consecutive week. The hurricanes Defeated East Carolina 41-3. The top nine teams arc the same As last week. Fourth ranked Honda slate walloped Tulane 73-14 and received 987 , no. S leu beat Mississippi 42-13 and received 943 Points and no. 6 Auburn trimmed Florida 29-6 and received 906 Points. Seventh ranked Urcla received 835 Points after Downing Arizona Siale 31-23, no. 8 Syracuse beat Pitt 24-10  received 798 Points and no. 9 notre Dame crushed Navy 56-13 and received 751 Points. Florida. No. 10 last week slipped to 17th Afler los ing to Auburn. Georgia and Clemson i2lh and i4lh, respectively a week ago Are tied for i oth this week. Georgia was Idle Clemson beat Wake Forest 31-17. Oklahoma state is 12th, with Alabama and South Carolina lied for 13th, followed by Michigan slate Penn slate Florida Indiana Tennessee and Texas am. Last week s Secona 10 consisted of Indiana Georgia Tennessee. Clemson Ohio stale. Alabama Oklahoma state Hunn slate South Carolina and Michigan state. Ohio stale dropped out after a 13-7 loss to Michigan slate. Texas am won its fourth straight game defeat ing Louisiana tech 32-3. And made the top 20 after a four week absence. The Southwest conference has not been represented in the lop 20 the Lasi Tun weeks. A an psf Craig named by Apas manager of year new York a Roger Craig whose skill and inspiration lifted the san Francisco giants from last place to a division championship was named Mon Day As the associated press manager of the year. Craig received 46 votes from a nation wide poll of writers and broadcasters prior to postseason play one More than Montreal s Buck Rodgers. Tom Kelly manager of the world series Champion Minnesota twins was third with 37 votes. Whitey her of who Ted St. Louis to the no Pennant was fourth with 20 Voles followed by de troit s Sparky Anderson 17milwaukee s Tom tre Belhom i and Pitts Burgh s Jim Leyland i. The giants finished the season 90-72. Six Kames ahead of Cincinnati in the no West. San Francisco look a 3-2 Lead in it Best of seven playoff with the Cardi nals but were shut out in the final two games at St. Louis. We had a great season Craig said. It was Tough on everyone losing to St. Louis but it was an outstanding season and losing one or two games does i ruin that. Like Whitey Herzog said inc toughest part is getting there making it to the  Craig was named the giants skipper on sept. 18, 195, by general manager a Rosen. The Gianoli were 56-88 under Jim Davenport to that Point and finished the season 62-100. A was the first time in the franchise s his try thai he Gianoli had Tost 100 games. I was Only there in games in i9b5 and did t really Leam much Aboul inc players then Craig said. Half of them were Hun and inc other half wanted Toga Home. They were already talking Aboul going  Craig used his experience As a player coach and scout to make sure inc giants see Craig on Page 25