European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes tuesday december 27,1908 Jill 1ii it 1.  ilm a officials booted several close Calls by Dave Goldberg a p football Wriler Cleveland it s axiomatic in every sport a team  practices and plays together will perform belter than an All Star learn. Bui when it comes to choosing officials for playoff Kames the nil ignores hat concept which May have been one reason for All he controversy in Houston s 2 l-23 Victory Sulu Day in the Ai c a Vlad card game the Crew that worked that game headed by referee Jerry a Leinan was a wend of officials from different Crews who graded High Al a particular position. There was a Back judge from Here a Side judge from 1 pm and a replay official George Slavy from some where cow which in t what the owners had in mind Lam Spring when they decided to make the replay Man a regular part of a regular Crew that unusual mix could have been responsible for 21 penalties fur 103 Yards a couple of controversial Calls that might have been overturned by replay a comic opera sequence of onside1 kicks wild 31 seconds left and More talk about the officiating than about the game itself. Moil appeared to go against Cleveland although Marty Schottin Heimur he Browns coach and a Mem Ber of inc nil s Rule making Compeli Ion committee generally had Little Eaniri Plain tie even was sanguine about a Call on which Sladky ruled a muffed Ball by Houston was a lateral Only to have Occman void Hal by declaring that Side judge Kay Dorcz had blown the whistle 10 end he play before inc Browns Clay mat thews recovered at the oilers 5 and ran into inc end zone. "1 understand he Rule and i understand How it Hap pc cd  said. Matthews said he thought he should have had a touchdown although the rules arc Clear you can l Advance a muffed lateral unless you catch i in the air so it would have been Cleveland s Ball Al the 5. One official looked Al me like he was serious like indeed 1 got a touchdown Matthews said. Then they went into  indeed it sometimes looked like a officials Confer ence session even More w