European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 4, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. October 4,1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 playoff fever Oakland Pitcher Dave Stewart scheduled to Start game 1 of the american league championship series does t appear to be suffering undue pressures he lakes batting practice monday afternoon in Oakland Calif. Stewart same against the Toronto Blue jays was scheduled for Early wednesday morning Central european time Swatch thursday s edition of the stars and stripes for coverage of the 89 playoff opener. In the meantime Complete statistical matchup of All four playoff teams appears on Page 22. Sports Shell becomes 2nd Black Ever to run nil team Al Segundo. Calif. A arts hell became the first Black head coach in modern nil history tuesday whence was named to replace Mike Shana Han. Who was fired by the los Angele raiders. Shell. 42, who was inc raiders Offen Sive line coach was named to the pro football Hall of Fame this ear. He re tired As a player after the 1982 season after 15 years As one of the top offensive tackles in pro football All with the raid ers and immediately joined the team coaching staff. Shell joined the raiders As a third round draft Choice in is from Mary land state now mar land Eastern  played in 207 in games third High est total in raiders history and played in the pro bowl eight limes. In 1923. Fritz Pollard became inc first Lack to coach an nil team when the Hammond. Ind. Pros named him player coach. Shanahan. 37, was in  year of a three year contract. The raiders Are 1-3 this season having lost loaf West opponents Kansas City Denver and Seattle the past three weeks. Shanahan was 7-9 in his first season last year. Shanahan left the raiders training facility about 30 minutes after being told by Al Davis the team s managing Gener Al partner that he had been fired. Shanahan was hired feb. 29, 1988, to replace Tom Flores who retired after nine seasons. In 1987. Bores final sea son the team had a 5-10 record its worst in 25 years. The raiders won two super bowls under Flores after the 1980 season while they were still playing in Oakland an following the 1983 Campaign their Sec Ond in los Angeles. The raiders were91-56-Oundcrflorcs. Davis admitted after last season that he had some differences with Shanahan. Despite their losing record in 1988.the raiders would have won the championship in i hair weak division had they beaten the sea Hawks in the season final eat the coliseum. But Seattle won a wild 43-37 decision. Shanahan was Only 35 when hired bythe raiders after serving As an assistant coach for the Broncos for four years. Hews the offensive coordinator for the head coach Art Shell. First since 20s Denver teams which won acc championships in 1966 and 1967. It had been speculated since training amp this summer that Shanahan might be lir cd and inc rumours intensified Ashe raiders went into a three game slide after they overpowered san Diego 40-14 in the season opener. Davis opted for Shanahan Over several raiders assistants who wanted the Job after Flores stepped Down. Shell was one of those assistants. Davis also interviewed Dennis Green a Black before hiring Shanahan. Green is head coach at Stanford. An sports television baseball no championship series game 1, san Francisco Al Chicago 1 . Thursday. Radio baseball Al championship series came 2, Toronto at Oakland 8  no series game i san fran Cisco at Chicago. 1 07 . Thursday. Unexpectedly unbeaten bears deepen eagles Hole by Dave Goldbe Gap football writer Chicago the Chicago bears Are right where they arc accustomed to being 4-0 a Quarter of the Way through the 1989 season and two games ahead in the pfc Central where they Haven t been out of first place since the opening game of 1984. The Philadelphia eagles could be on their Way out of the pfc East race even this Early in the season. I know a lot of people did t expect us to be Here bears coach Mike Diton said after his team beat Phila Delphia 27-13 monday night for its fourth straight win. If you said that we d be 4-0 after playing Cincinnati Minnesota and Philadelphia this Early a lot of peo ple would have been  the win Over Philadelphia was accomplished by Mike Tomczak who threw three touchdown passes and a defense led by Richard Dent that had four sacks and four interceptions of Randall Cunningham. Cunningham held to 53 Yards passing in the first half finished with 32 of 62 for 401 Yards but could no get the eagles closer than 20-13 after they trailed 20-3 entering the final period. The loss put the eagles who won the pfc East Las season in a tenuous position after entering the season As a consensus favorite to win the division. They arc 2-2, two games behind the new York giants 4-0 and play the giants sunday at Philadelphia. It is a must game because a division loss at Home an Philadelphia would not Only Trail by three games but would be one game Down to the giants in the event of a tiebreaker. Ditka gloated about that fact after beating buddy Ryan for the fourth time without a loss since his for Mer defensive coordinator and Long time adversary left to become Philadelphia s coach following Chicago s super bowl Victory in 1986. We re not the Best but we know they re not Thebes Ditka said. They think they can come in Here and talk their Way into a game. They got that from their coach the fat  Philadelphia s problem was the same it has been forthe past few years finding help for Cunningham. The eagles gained Only 67 Yards on the ground an Cunningham had 41 of them on five scrambles. They also had no sacks and Only occasional pressure on the opposing quarterback something on which their defense depends. That gave Tomczak time to find his receivers in single coverage. He had eight completions to tightens including a 35-yarder to James Thornton that put the game away with 6 09 left and made the final 75or so of Cunningham s Yards inconsequential