European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday August 19, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 Mcmahon traded to san Diego Jim Mcmahon has won 49 of 66 nil regular season and playoff games including i 46-10 rout of the new England patriots in super bowl xxx. Forest Iii. A Quarter Back Jim Mcmahon who led the Chi Cago bears to the 1986 super bowl championship has been traded to the san Diego chargers. The bears made the announcement Fri Day morning on the eve of saturday night exhibition game Between the two teams. The bears will receive draft choices in return for Mcmahon depending on How Well and often he plays for the chargers. Mcmahon who will turn 30 on Mon Day has had Only two injury free seasons his first two following his selection in first round of the nil draft out of Brig Ham Young in 1982. In 1984, he sustained a serious kidney laceration in the 11th game and missed the rest of i he season. Since then he has had a series of injuries every year including shoulder Hamstrings and Knees. Nevertheless he is a proven Winner. The bears have won 35 of his last 38 regular season season he started the first nine games sustaining a sprained knee in the ninth against new England. Mcmahon did not play again until the playoffs. He did not Start but played in a 20-12 Victory Over Philadelphia in a fog shrouded pfc semifinal game. He started the following week in the of championship game a 28-3 loss to the eventual super bowl Champion Sanfrancisco 49crs. The bears Are going in a different direction player personnel director Bill Tobin said. Our quarterback situations the bears now have Mike Tomczak Jim Harbaugh and Rookie Brent Snyder. Tomczak figures to be no. 1 with har Baugh As backup. Tobin said the bears will receive a1990 draft Choice from the chargers. We can get a number three or even number one depending on the Success of Mcmahon and the Success of the chargers Tobin said. Jim Mcmahon is said the Deal has been in the works for several months and was Dis cussed during the draft last april. But what san Diego was offering at the time was embarrassing Tobin said. The fit was there. San Diego needed a starting quarterback and Mcmahon might not have been our starting if Mcmahon might play against the bears on saturday night. Tobin said that s up to coach Dan Henning and the , an eight year nil Veteran is 49-j 7 As a starter during his career including a 3-2 Mark in playoffs game. Despite twing plagued by injuries since1984, he is 35-3 since then As a starter in regular season problems that first bothered Mcmahon during the 1985 season anal pro year he capped by leading the bears 46-10 rout of new England in the1986 super bowl included a career threatening rotator cuff injury that required surgery in 1987. But the outspoken Mcmahon who clashed frequently with coach Mike Ditka Over style More than substance still threw More passes than any other Chicago quarterback last year 192 to170 for Tomczak. He completed 114 for 1.348 Yards and six touchdowns wit seven interceptions and his rating of 76.0 was slightly ahead of Tomczak s 75.4mcmahon started the 28-3 loss to san Francisco in the pfc title game but was lifted in favor of Tomezak after going 14 of 29 for 121 said he did t think he would have started for the bears this season the Way things were going in training Camp no. I think he believes he can win with anybody. It s his coaching that gets it done so now i Don t have to Deal wit that anymore Mcmahon said at a news conference at the Northbrook office of his agent Steve Zuckor. Ditka said that while he Mikeil Mcmahon and respected him my feeling is Jim needs a change of scenery. I Thinkell be happier starting for the chargers and being in a class chargers have been searching for a quarterback since Dan Fouts retire before last season. Their quarterbacks Mark Malone free agent David Archerald second round draft pick Billy Joe Tolliver were ineffective in a 20-3preseason loss to Dallas last weekend. Third year Veteran Mark Vlasic who won both games he started last season re Mains on the physically unable to perform list As he continues to recover from a knee injury suffered in his second Start last three Chicago s quarterbacks were effective in Chicago s 28-20 win Over Miami on monday night. Mcmahon completed four of six for 47 Yards and led the bears on an 84-Yard touchdown drive. Local Roundup bodybuilding Bonanza set for Hohenfels byte Boivin staff writer bodybuilding the european forces body building federation flexes for it s All european All services championships next weekend by holding the7th army training come grand prix and Usa eur championships at the Hohenfels physical fitness Cen Ter today. Weigh in and registration is from 8 to 10 . Pre judging is from 11 . To 3 . Finals arc at 6 . There is a $5 Spectator fee for pro judging and a $7spectator fee for the finals. Combined tickets for both events purchased before the Competition starts cost$10. Softball Vicenza Italy is holding a slow pitch tournament labor Day weekend sept. 2-4, for both women and men. The entry fee is $25 and the deadline is Friday. Sports billets Are available on a first come first serve basis and Cost $4 a night with the athlete pro Viding the bedding. Camping costs $5 or $ 10 per night depending on the electricity Hookup. For More information Contact Doug Urner or Matt Thomas at ets 634-7009. A Rock around the Dock double elimination slow pitch tournament is planned for next weekend aug. 25-27, at the Fliege Horst Cavern in Hanau. Sponsored by the . Army warrant officer association s Hanau Silver chapter registration is open until tuesday and costs $80, plus teams must contrib Ute two restricted flight balls. An overnight camping area is available. For More information Contact chief warrant officer Desjadon at ets 322-7545/7604. Safe is holding an intramural slow pitch championship tournament under a double elimination format sept. 1-4 at Ramstein. All unit level intramural teams Are eligible to compete with a 48-team ceiling set on the tournament. A Consolation round will be played to guarantee each team a minimum of three games. Entry fee is $150 per team plus two balls. For More information Contact Gary Kelly or Mike Todd at ets 480 7348/7244 or civilian 06371-47-7244/7348. Ecu Beilcke is the site of another unit level slow pitch tournament aug. 26-27 for men. There is a 20 team limit in the double elimination tournament an the entry fee is $ 100 per team. The deadline to Register is wednesday. For More information Contact Mark Hupp at ets493-7407 during duty hours or civilian 06782-6321 after duty hours or Tom Carlton ets 493-7216 duty or civilian 06782-9271 after duty hours. Golf the 3rd annual american red Cross Golf tournament will be held aug. 26 in Stuttgart. A Hole in one on either the 3rd or 6th Hole will win Afree car. Other prizes include trips and equipment. There is a $30 entry fee for the tournament which will tee offal 12 30 . With a Shotgun Start of up to 180 golfers. Flights will be arranged by Handicap. For More information Contact the red Cross at ets420-6366/6060 or the Golf course at ets 428-2484. The Heidelberg Oasis of the european shrine club will hold a tournament aug. 26 at the Heidelberg Golf club. Entry fee is $25. Proceeds from the 18-holc tournament will go to provide transportation to the United Stales for treat ment in the shrines hospitals for crippled children residing in Europe. For More information Contact Elmer c. George a Heidelberg civilian 06220-765159. John cowing of Hess Isch Oldendorf aced the138-Yard i oth Hole at Ramstein s Woodlawn club tuesday. Watching when the Ball dropped in the Hole were the other members of Gowing s foursome wife Shu and Gary and Shirley Peterson. Bowling applications for the inaugural euro Pean senior doubles singles Handicap tournament held by the Abc wisc Are being accepted through aug. 31. The tournament will be held sept 9-10 at the Cam brai Fritsch Cavern Bowling Center in Darmstadt West Germany. The tournament will be limited to 128 doubles teams and 254 singles bowlers. Four games will be bowled in each event and All Competition will be Handicap. Any two Abc wisc members 40 years old or Abo Veas of aug. 1, 1989, May form an dec nary. Participants do not have to belong to the same association. Entry fee is $ 15 per person per event and $ 10 for All events Competition. For More information Contact Olga Ginter at ets 379-6273/7703,
