European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wed Nassy october 12, 19b8 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Cunningham leads eagles past giants by Ralph Bernstein Philadelphia a Philadelphia eagles quarterback Randall Cunningham was a smash in his first shot at Primi Lime. Cunningham threw for 369 Yards and three touch Downs monday night As the eagles playing their first nil monday night game in seven years Cal inc new York giants 24- 3. I think it s the Best i be Ever  said Cunningham a four year Veteran who completed Al of 41 passes. I Don t remember when i be thrown so Muchin a game. Beating the giants we Haven t done that Sinee i be been Here. Now we know what we can do. It will boost the Confidence of everyone on the team in fact the eagles had lost six straight and 12 of 14 against the giants. Monday night s Victory allowed the eagles 3-3. To move into a tic with the giants and Washington redskins one game behind the surprising i tic in cardinals in the pfc East race. The giants Dawn 17-3 Early in the third period had rallied within 17-13 and were threatening again with three min utes left in the game. But the drive ended when Phil Simms pass to tight end Mark Bavaro was dropped at inc eagles 8-Yard line. Bavaro had caught nine passes for 148 Yards before the crucial drop while Simms finished with 19 completions in 39 attempts for 324 Yards. Cunningham said he Suc Cunningham ceded by attacking the giants Short coverage. The giants always run a two deep coverage and people try to beat them deep he said you Nave to get them underneath because you won t get enough time to go Long. So we spread the Ball around to  Cunningham threw to six different receivers with tight end Keith Jackson and running Back Keith Fivars catching nine passes each. Wide receiver Cris Carter caught five including a third-and-9 throw at the eagles 35 that he converted into an 80-Yard touchdown that capped inc scoring. The variety of receivers helped the eagles overcome the absence of pro bowl wide receiver Mike Quick sidelined by a broken Bone in his right leg. Giants coach Bill Parcells said the eagles played Philadelphia s sell Joyner 59 Breaks up a Phil Simms puss intended for giants1 Joe Morris in to Rel que Quier. Well but we had our chances. Cunningham played Well we expected that. He made key passes. They made big plays and we did the was a great Victory Over a Heck of a team one we needed very bad eagles coach buddy Ryan said. Our Guys would t be  the eagles defense was led by end Reggie White s 2 i sacks and constant carrying of Simms by tackle Jerome Brown and end Clyde Simmons. The giants took a 3-0 Lead 8 32 into the game on a 47-Yard Field goal by Raul Allegro. The drive to a first Down at the Philadelphia 32 was triggered by a pair of 16-Yard completions from Simms to Bavaro the eagles went ahead 7-3 with 9 28 left in the second Pend on a 12-play, so Yard drive capped by Cunningham s 4-Yard pass to Jimmie Giles. Cunning Ham completed eight passes in the drive including 12 Yards to Byars and 19 and 17-Yard throws to Carter. The giants then drove to a first Down at the eagles 18, but Simms was inter epic and Philadelphia took aver at its 7. Cunningham directed an 11-play, 93-Yard drive capped by a 4-Yard touchdown pass to Byars to make it 14-3 with 25 seconds left in the half. The eagles made it 17-3 on their first series of the second half As Luis Zendijas hit a 37-Yard Field goal. Cunningham completed passes of 34 and 12 Yards and Anthony Toney ran 17 to move he Hall to the giants 10. The giants Cut it to 17-6 on a 22-Yard Field goal by Allegre with 4 01 left in the third period. New York drove 93 Yards on is plays including Sim i piss completions of 14 and 38 Yards to Lionel Manuel to Sci up the Field goal. The giants got within 17-13 on a 38-Yard touch Down pass from Simms to Zeke Mowall 2 16 into the fourth period. New York Kepi a nine play 7s-Yard drive alive by inches on a gambling fourth-Anil-1 run by Joe Morris at the new York 46. Morris appeared to be slopped Short of the first Down but made ii by inches. Falcons Croudip Dies cocaine suspected by de Shearer Decatur a. A the Atlanta Falcons say David Croudip never tested positive in any nil substance abuse checks yet a medical examiner said Indi cations arc the defensive Back s death was drug related. Nothing i m telling you is written in Stone but preliminary lab tests do Indi Cate cocaine and possibly some other drug in his system or. Joseph l. Bur ton said monday. Burton the medical examiner for de Kalb and several other counties in the metro Atlanta area performed an autopsy on Croudip 29, who was pronounced dead about 3 30 . Monday. The player had been rushed to a Hospital in the Atlanta suburb of Duluth after suffering seizures at his Home. He May have done As much As a Gram of cocaine Burton said. A Gram is a very Small amount about a thimble Ful. A single line is enough to cause death and you could possibly get anywhere from 20 to so lines from one Gram depending on How Long they  Burton said preliminary tests were con ducted at a private lab on monday and thai he could t Complete his investigation until receiving a report from the stale crime lab. He said it usually takes 10 to 12 weeks to get lab work Back but because of the interest in a prominent athlete it Likely would be Back much sooner. Taking cocaine is playing russian Roulette Burton said. Every single week we probably have one or two people die from drugs in the Atlanta area. It s become the most dangerous drug today aft Over he  shortly after Croudip s death was reported Gwin Nult county r Coroner Randy Simpson said witnesses reported that the player had ingested co Caine. We have been told by witnesses that he had ingested a concoction or Cockru of same son with cocaine and some liquid Simpson said. We Are extremely shocked and Croudip startled to hear Hal his death May have been drug related said Rankin m. Smith jr., president of the Falcons. He had never had any previous drug problems to Pur knowledge and had never tested positive in any nil substance checks which makes this news All the More surprising to those who knew  Burton was asked if Croudip s death was similar to the drug related deaths of Len Bias the former Maryland basketball Star who died in 19s6, and Don Rodgers the Cleveland Browns defensive Back who die Din 1987. On the surface there seem to be Many similarities Burton said. We Are All saddened by the death of David Croudip coach Marion Camp Bell said. He was a special person to us. He was very popular among Hij team mates. He was a Happy Guy a Nice Guy to have in the locker room. It s a big blow to us. He will be realty  Croudip a member of the team since 1965, was a Reserve comeback and Cap Tain of the Falcons special teams. He played in sunday s 33-0 loss to the los Angeles rams and bad one tackle. He was always the most energetic and upbeat Guy on the  starting cornerback Scott Case said. We voted him special teams Caplain. Thai s a  when told that cocaine was involved. Case said i can t and won l believe that. 1 just Don t believe it. I practically lived with the Guy every  "1 woke up this morning and he did to Falcons guard Bill Eralte said. It just does t seem fair. He was a Good Guy Nice to  Croudip is survived by his wife. Holly Smith Croudip daughter Amy 31/. Step Dauber Abby Sansone. 13, and his parents James Croudip of Jefferson vile ind., and Josephine Thornton of Camp ton Calif. R Croudip. Bom in Indianapolis at tended san Diego state before joining the los Angeles express of the United slates football league he later played with the Usel s hous ton gamblers and was picked up by the nil s los Angeles rams in 1984. After being Cut by the rums he played two games in san Diego in 1985 before being Cut by toe chargers and signed by the Falcons