European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday november 23, 19b8 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports 49ers Romp past skins to boost playoff Hopes sex Guiu Pito brr Cal Hubbell. Memorable All Star feat huh of Famer Hubbell Dies from injuries by Ross Newman lot Angeles times Scottsdale. Arii. Carl Hub Bell a Hall of Fame Pitcher who pioneered the screwball and used it to Reg ister one or the most memorable Feals in All Star Jame history died at 85 Mon Day. A spokesman at Scottsdale memorial Hospital Osblom said that Hubbell did of head and Chest injuries suffered sat urday in a car Accident near his Home in Mesa aril. Hubbell last control of i car and hit a Metal Post after suffering a stroke according to the police report. Hubbell known As King Carl and the meal ticket pitched for the new York giants from 1928 to 1943. He had a 253-154record and won 21 or More games for five straight seasons starting in 1933. He pitched a then record 46 it consecutive scoreless innings in 19j3, and was the National league s most valuable player in1936, when his record was 26-6. The giants with Hubbell As their Ace won pennants in 1933, 36 and 37. And won the world series in 33, with Hub Bell winning the first and fourth games see Hubbell on Page 26 by Dave Goldberg san Francisco a the truck that hit the Washington redskins Mon Day night was named John Taylor. The car that rolled Over their prone figure was named Joe Montana. Combined they left the nil on the verge of being without a repeat Champi on for the ninth straight season White putting the san Francisco 49ers Back into the Middle of the muddled pfc playoff picture. The 49crs won the survival Battle be tween the Only two time super bowl win ners of the 1980s by beating the redskins 37-21. Taylor broke open a 10 7 game with a 95-Yard punt return thai helped san Francisco to a 23-7 Hal flame Lead. Montana who missed two series with a sprained knee threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third after going five games with just one touch Down piss. The loss left Washington 6-6 after its third loss in four games in fourth place in the pfc East behind Phoenix Phila Delphia and the new York giants All 7-5. Washington plagued All season by mistakes turned the Ball Over four limes monday night. The redskins May now need to win All tour remaining games to have a  at the playoffs. Right now the redskins Are hurting said coach Lac Gibbs whose team Fin. I Hes with Cleveland Dallas Phila Delphia and Cincinnati. All but Dallas have winning records. Right now we re not in a Good Posi Tion. 1 still think 10-6 will make it but we be got some Tough games left to  san Francisco which had lost three of four is 7-5 and tied with the los Angeles rams for second in the pfc West two games behind new Orleans. More importantly the 49ers Are ahead of Washington and in the thick of the Battle for an pfc wild card . It s really big coach Bill Walsh said of the Victory. Every game now is really big. There will be some teams caving in. We just have to take advantage of our  the learns exchanged first Quarter scores the 49ers scoring first on an 18 Yarett pass from Montana to Brent Jones. The redskins countered with Doug Wil Liams 15-yarder to Ricky Sanders with Brent Jones leaps Arron real with first 49cr to h Redskin Barry Aubura witches. Seven seconds to go in the Quarter. Mike Gofer s 52-Yard Field goal gave the 49ers a 10-7 Lead and then the spot Light full on Taylor. The second year wide receiver who was suspended for the first four games this year for failing a substance abuse test fielded Greg Coleman s 49-Yard punt at the 5-Yard line. Jones broke tackle by Clarence Vaughn slipped through two More redskins and jump Dover coleran breaking free for the Long est pull return in 49crs history and the longest in the nil Liliu year. If it was t for my blockers,1 Proba Bly would have been stuck at tic 5-Yardline," Taylor said. When i got to the end Xone i just wanted to take a  on the next play Jeff Fuller intercepted a Williams pass at the washing ton 48, the 49crs took nine plays to score on Tom Rathman s a Yard plunge with 40 seconds left in the half. Cofer extra Point attempt his second try Tot lowing a penalty was blocked by Wither  had a 4-Yard touchdown pass to Sanders in the third Quarter and an 18-yarder to Art Monk in the fourth scores cancelled out by Montana s 4-Jtitqrun and fail 80-Yard bomb to Jerry Rice both in the final  completed 15 of 23 passe for 218 Yards Williams 27 of 41 for 271. The 49ers limited Washington to 56 Yards Rushing ill 25 carries Roger Craig ran 24 limes for 75 Yards and caught five passes for 37 Yards for the 49ers. Monk had nine receptions for. See 49ers. On Page 26 Brown s heroics he a rockets drop Hawks by the Awo dated Frew Houston rockets coach Don Chancy mad a Surprise move in Houston s 117-113 Victory Over the Atlanta Hawks on monday night. He s been playing Well in practice and i made him move and it  Chancy said after he inserted Seldom used guard Tony Brown into the lineup and Brown responded with a Point one of six rockets to score in double figures. Others in double digits for Houston were sleepy Floyd with 20, Buck Johnson and Akeem Olajuwon with 18 each Otis Thorpe with if and Mike Woodson with 13, v Chancy Send Brown into the game with 5 35 left in the first Quarter and he played for 19 minutes. Brown who missed an of lost season with an injured Achilles Tendon had played in Only one prior game this season scoring two Points. They were probably a Little surprised thai 1 came no Roundup out and shot lie Way 1 did Brown explained. Hope fully this will help me make the  Atlanta coach Mike i Ratel to was one of those sur prised by Brown s performance. The seen Tony Brown before and i d be interested to know the last time he had a game like this Fratello.  Victory was Houston s second in a Row against a lop ranked Eastern conference team. The rockets handed Detroit its first loss this season 109-98 sat urday. This was very important for us As a morale and Confidence Booster Chaney said of monday s Victory. To play two teams Back to Back that arc the Best in the East and to beat them is very important for  Floyd scored 5 of his 20 Points in the final 2 20 of play to spark the rockets he also contributed 12 assists. Olajuwon also had 14 rebounds. Atlanta 6-4, was led by Dominique Wilkins with 29 Points Reggie Theus with 16 Points and Moses Malone with 19 Points and 17 rebounds. In the Only other Aba game monday night jazz 117, clippers 98 Salt Lake City John Stockton scored 22 Points had 15 assists and four steals la Lead the a uhf a Over the los Angeles clippers. Dirril Griffith had 25 Points Thurl Bailey 24 and Karl Matone 23 Points and 11 rebounds for the jazz. Rookies Danny Manning and Charles Smith led the dippers with 21 and 19 Point. Respectively. V san Diego s Reggie Williams left the game with 6 48 remaining in the second period after taking a Finger inthe right Eye. He never returned and the team later announced he had a scratched Cornea. He scored Bine Points before he was injured. .