European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 16, 1937 the stars and stripes Page s. I i a. ,-.,.-�.j.l�j.mj.1j,.,,Iai j .l1.j-.-j1 t1,-Hstr. Up--,t.--, Ryli Jnet Tab 49ers Wallop bears 41 san Francisco a Jerry Rice caught three touchdown passes 10 lie two nil records and Steve Young replacing i lie injured Joe Montana threw for tour scores monday night a san Francisco routed turnover plagued Chicago 41 to Lake command of 1 he pfc race for Lite super bowl. Rice made coring catches of i 2 and 16 Yards of passes from Young increasing his season touchdown total to i $ and extending to 11 his siring of games with at least one touchdown. Rice who caught eight passes for 75 Yards lied the consecutive game record set by Elroy crazy legs contest continues join the nil s Best by Itlen Pmj a trip far two in super bowl xxii. An entry Blank Tor this year s contest appears again today on pane a. Hirsch in 1950-51 and lied by buddy dial in 1959-60. The is touchdowns ties a record for touchdown receptions set three years ago by Miami s Mark Clayton. Young who replaced Montana Midway through the first Quarter when the san Francisco starter went out with a hamstring pull made the most of his nine completions. He threw the three touchdown passes to Rice and also connected on a 13-Yard scoring pass to Dwight Clark. The 49crs improved to 11, Best record in the nil while he bears fell to 10. San Francisco also maintained a one game Lead Over new Orleans in the pfc West and look a one game Edge Over Chicago and Washington in the race for he Home Field advantage in the playoffs. The last six pfc learns to have that advantage have gone to the super Row and five have won it the game was played almost entirely by backup quarterbacks. Young took Over when Montana the league s lop rated quarterback tripped Over teammate Roger Carifi and suffered whal was diagnosed As a pulled left Ham string Mike Tomczak who threw inc winning touchdown pass in last week s come from behind Victory Over Minnesota replaced Jim Mcmahon who Sal out inc game with a pulled hamstring. Tomczak threw four interceptions in the first half and was replaced in inc second half by Rookie Jim Harbaugh. Turnovers by Chicago gave san Francisco 13 first half Points and deprived the bears of two scoring opportunities. The 49ers led 20 at the half. Chicago shut out fur the first time since a 23 loss to the 45ers in the pfc title game Here in 1984, out gained the 49ers 152-46 in the second period but had four turnovers on their five possessions and were Mil scored 10. Young was t Brilliant but he was far More Success Ful than Tomcak completing nine of 19 for 91 Yards. On his first play he scrambled 18 Yards to the Chi Cago 1-Yard line. Two plays later Young hit rite fur the first touchdown of the game. His 13-Yardcr to Clark came in the second Quarter and he combined with Rice for scores in each of the last two periods. Sun Francisco s Jerry Rice eludes Chicago s Dave ducks on to wore record lying touchdown in 41-fl rout of bears. Dana Mcl Cmor also had an 83-Yard punt return for a third Quarter touchdown and Ray Wirsching had first Halffield goals of 20 and 45 Yards. Tome a who had won his last 10 starts Lor the Rikars finished with 11 completions in 25 attempts for 122 Yards with the four interceptions. San Francisco took a 7 Lead on the eventful second series of the game tin one on which Rice lied the consecutive game record and Montana was injured it was the Only drive of the half that did l sinn Wilh a turnover and covered 59 Yards in nine plays. The bears helped by a 15-Yard face mask penalty on Jeff Fuller moved to the san Francisco 1h. Uni Don Griffin ended that threat by intercepting a Tomc Zak pass in the end zone. San Francisco made it 10 on wars cling s Lidd goal with 13 seconds left in the period. The score was set up when Michael Carter punched the Hall Loose from Waller Paylon and Kevin Fagan recovered at the Chicago 11. Chicago s third turnover an interception by san Francisco s Todd Shell set up Werschin i s 45-Jard Field goal with 5 35 Eune in the second Quarter. It was Wersching s longest Field goal of the season. Chicago was thwarted again Wilh 5 10 left in the half when Kevin Butler s 40-Yard Field Coal attempt was wide left. It broke a is ring of 14 straight successful Field goals by the Ikari kicker. An interception by Mike Waller Sot up the touch Down to Clark Hiil made in 2fm Wii i 3 like l in inc half. Kiev s second scoring Caich was a diving reception at inc end of a 53ard, six play me. Tit1 third Young Rice Hookup came at the Man of the final period and completed a 3h-Yard, right play drive. Wyoming triumphs laram1e, Wyo. A Fen Nis Dembo scored 29 Points 23 in the second half As sixth ranked Wyoming Defeated Georgia stale 100-89 in monday s Only top 20 College basketball game. Wyoming 5, struggled through inc first half trailing 36 i his to k s Mil More col lege Basket tall on Purje 26. 35 with 3 49 remaining before intermission. But the cowboys Nul scored the visions 82 to take a 43 38 Lead at the half. A Eugia St Etc was Ted by Lla Ilen Graham with 24 Points. Jazz Down supersonics 116-95 Salt Lake City a Thurl Bai Ley scored 29 Points and the Utah jaz behind a 21 run in inc first period Defeated inc Seattle supersonics 116-95 in monday s Only Aba game. John Slock ton added a career High 26 Points including ii of Utah s first 14 Points while Karl Malone had 22. Stockton nil 9-of-Io and 8-ol free throws he also made five steals in the game. Dale Ellis led the sonics with 21 Points. Tom Chambers added 13, All in inc second half after the jazz had taken an insurmountable Lead. The jazz used a 11 spurt to take a 28-13 Lead. Utah amended its margin to 56-36 at the half and the closest inc supersonics could gel in the final period was 17 Points. Stockton is a great  Seattle coach Bernie Hick Crisafi said. He Hai really improved. He dishes the Ball out Well and he raises the leu a of play of the other four players on the  Utah coach Frank Laden agreed i m very Happy for John. Me placed a ire Mcmauus game but Ihen he s capable of playing like that regularly. Juhn was t the Only Plaver who played Well tonight  added i can t think of one of our Pla i r who did t have a Good  i fell Gimp Hoiu my game  hailed we. I worked hard in i All sum Mer and n i Sianglo pay  Ogrodnick s Power play goal nips Detroit new York Ai John Ogrodnik s Power play Goat broke a tie Wim 8 54 remaining to give the new Yort rangers a 4 3 is Cindy Over the Detroit red wings in monday Sonly nil game. A Grodno a. A former red Wing play ing his 6uoth nil game backhanded the Rehmund of defens Eman Michel Pel it s shot into n wide Upen net. Detruit s