European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday december t4, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 the dolphins sack Browns Quanfu Ruck a Tritsc Kosar in first quartet. Kosar left the Jam with a sprained knee in fourth period Marino s 4 to passes lift dolphins past Cleveland by Steven wine Miami a Dan Marino passed for four touchdowns and 404 cards including n 46-Yard bomb to fred1 Banks in the final minute to set up the winning touchdown As the Miami dolphins ended a five game losing Streak with a 38-31 Victory Over Cleveland monday night. Don Elrock released last August after15 years with the dolphins including five As Marino s backup came off the Bench to throw touchdown passes of 3 and 2 Yards to Keg unit Langhorne in the final i minutes to lie the game at 31. He still has it Marino said. He showed he can still play in this league Strock replaced Crnic Kosar who suffered a sprained left knee in the fourth Quarter when linebacker John of Ferda hit him As he released a pass. Kosar is listed As questionable for Sun Day s Home game against Houston. The Browns 9, can win an acc wild card playoff berth by beating Lac oilers. ,. After Strock s second touchdown pass with 59 seconds left Marino moved Miami 65 Yards in four plays. Banks a former Cleveland player beat Hanford Dixon along the sideline for the big gainer to the i Yard Tine and Lorenzo Hamp ton scored on the next play with 37 Sec Ondl Cal. I gave them an Opportunity said Marino who threw three interceptions and i had to make the play at the end. Freddie did a great Job of getting the dolphins 6, ended their longest losing Mercak since 1967. It makes me feel a Little Bil better about our football team Miami coach Don shuts said. It s been a Tough five weeks probably As Lough As i be had. I never gave up on this team and the play ers never gave up on Marino completed 30 of 50 passes set an nil record with his fourth 4,000 Yard season and broke a team record for career touchdown passes. He threw scor ing passes of 11 and 9 Yards to Mark Clayton 2 Yards to j in Jensen and 2 Yards to Hampton. "1 Don t think Dan wanted to be out done Shula said. Strock came in and did a helluva Job. I m glad he did a Good Job and we Kosar was Hurt Strock concluded an 80-Yard drive with a 3-Yard touchdown pass to Langhorne that Cut Miami s Lead to 31-24. Cleveland got the Ball Back with 3 29 left when Felix Wright returned Marino s third interception 26 Yards to the Miami 38-Yard line. Strock set up the tying touchdown by hitting Brian bran Nan for a 25-Yard gain on fourth and 5. Sirock irid o Raily Cleveland again in the final seconds. The Gams end Das his desperation pass fell incomplete at the Miami is it was different playing Miami but i m a competitor and i just made the Best of in Strock said. "1 knew Miami would be Tough at Home on monday night. They always have been during the 15 years i was Cleveland s other scores came on Kosar s 2-Yard scramble running Back ear nest byner s first touchdown reception of the season a 39-Yardcr from Kosar and mall Bahr s 33-Yard Field goal. Fuad Reveiz kicked a 35-Yard Field goal As time expired in the first half to give Miami a i7t10 Lead. The score was setup by will Iam j Hudson s recovery of a Langhorne Fumble at the 50-Yard line with 32 seconds icel. Another Cleveland turnover came see dolphins on Page 23 Sherrill resigns at am College station Texas Karl Malone scored 33 Points including 13 consecutive free throws and Thel llah jazz extended Miami s losing Streak to 17 straight Wilh a 110-94 Victory in monday night s Only Aba game. Ma1onc keyed a 12 Utah run in the first 2 21 of. The second half scoring seven Points As the jazz went ahead 66-48. 1 Malone Hadi 15 Points in the third period As Utah 10 at Home built its Lead to 83-58 on Marrcil Griffith s 3-Point goal. The jazz had an 89-64 advantage beginning the fourth period and went ahead 106-74 on Mike Brown s Bosket with 4 55 left in the game. Utah which has held opponents to fewer than 100 Points in 11 games this season trailed 9 when Miami s Kevin Edwards scored an a rebound Early in the first Quarter the jaw then went on an 8 spurt and took the Lead for Good when Thurl Bailey scored on an assist from John Stockton putting the jazz ahead 17-15 with 4 $ left. Slock Ion finished with 14 assists. That Basket was part of a 9 jazz run capped when Malone Sank two free throws. Malone made All 10 of. Streak to 17 his free throws in the first half and his first three of the second half before he missed the second shot of a two shot Opportunity with 9 49 left in the third Quarter. He went on to make a career High 17 free throws in 2l Atler repts.-. Bailey finished with 17 Points and Griffith 16 for1 the jazz. ,-.,. Rony Shikaly scored 19, Billy Thompson 15 and Grant Long m for the heal which is three losses Short of the Aba record for consecutive losses in a single season. The Mark was Sel by Philadelphia in 1972-73
