European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday october 20,1990 the stars and stripes Page 21 dolphins Dunk pats Miami apr the Miami dolphins have improved so much they can win even when they look bad. Stingy defense and Mark Higgs touchdown on a blocked punt helped the dolphins overcome five turnovers thursday night As they beat new England 17-10 to assume sole Possession of first place in the acc East. The dolphins 5-1seeking their first playoff berth since 1985, took a half game Lead Over Buffalo which National football league plays the new York jets on sunday. The patriots 1-5 sustained their fourth consecutive loss. An 11-Day Layoff left both teams looking Sloppy. Miami won despite dropped passes an interception and four lost fumbles including one in the patriots end zone. New England had 34 Yards at halftime and 197 in the game against the dolphins defense ranked fourth in the nil. Miami stopped the patriots on 14 of 18 third Down situations. A things went bad for the offence tonight a said Miami defensive end Jeff Cross who had one of five Miami sacks and leads the league with eight. A we know there la be Days like this. We just Hung in there and did enough to get the Job done and the dolphins had All five turnovers by halftime but led 10-3 thanks to Higgs 19-Yard return of a blocked punt. With the Ball at the patriots 36-Yard line he slipped Between blockers up the Middle and smothered Brian Hansen a kick grabbed the Ball on one Bounce and scored easily. Dan Marino set up Miami a other touchdown late in the third Quarter by hitting Mark Clayton for a 36-Yard gain to the patriots 2-Yard line. Sammie Smith scored on the next play to Cap a 64-Yard drive for a 17-3 Lead. New England a touchdown came with 6 18 left when George Adams caught a 4-Yard scoring pass from Marc Wilson on fourth Down. The patriots quickly forced a punt and took Over at the Miami 44, but their final threat ended when Wilson was stopped for no gain on a fourth Down sneak at the 35 with 3 31 left. The patriots had chances to build an Early Lead but failed to pick up a first Down after Miami a first three turnovers. Linebackers . Junior and Hugh Green each had two sacks of Wilson who completed 18 of 38 passes for 187 Yards. His record As the patriots starting Quad new England a Rod Mcswain right closes in on a first Quarter Fumble by Miami fullback Marc Logan. Terback fell to 0-8. New England scored first on Jason staurovsky a 41-Yard Field goal which was set up by Ronnie Lippett a recovery of Marc Logan a Fumble at Midfield. Patriots 2-Yard line. But Smith fumbled when he was hit by Brian Hutson on a third Down dive play and Lippett recovered in the end zone. The dolphins came into the game tied for the acc the dolphins moved 35 Yards on their next posses Lead for fewest turnovers with nine in five games. Sion and scored on Pete Stoyanovich a 47-Yard Field goal Midway through the second Quarter. It was the first Miami Possession that did no tend in a turnover. With the game scoreless Miami drove 61 Yards to the the win gave Miami its Best Start since 1984, the last time the team made the super bowl. The win was the dolphins fourth consecutive Triumph against intr division rivals the teams Best such Streak since 1986.Stewart, la Russa criticize Canseco Oakland Calif. Up the Oakland athletics tried thursday to defuse a controversy sparked by criticism of the play of right fielder Jose Canseco in the clubs 5-4,10-inning loss to the Cincinnati reds in game 2 of the world series. Following the game Canseco was criticized by manager Tony la Russa for mis playing a Ball in right Field. Later Pitcher Dave Stewart took a few Oral volleys at Canseco a unpredictability at the plate. The defending Champion a a trailed two games to none heading into game 3 Friday night in Oakland. Canseco who signed a $23.5 million contract this season homered grounded out twice struck out twice and hit into a double play in the ninth of game 2. In the Field he had trouble Fielding one hit made a poor throw Home and had a Ball carom off his Glove for a triple that allowed the reds to tie the game. It was the latter that Drew fire from la Russa. A i think that a a play you be got to make it you re going to win the game a la Russa said wednesday night. A i done to Dunk he Canseco got a very Good jump the question is Why. I thought Canseco was in real Good physical shape going into a he Stewart who rarely criticizes a teammate said Canseco a unpredictability world series on an television game 4, Cincinnati at Oakland 1 . Sunday 1 07 . On radio. Makes it Tough for the team. A to me with Jose its gotten to a wait and see a a Stewart said. A like he hit the Home run. For me it becomes a a so what now what Are you going to do next a with Carney Lansford you say a yeah he son with Dave Henderson a yeah he a with Rickey Hendersona yeah he a but with Jose a its wait and a la Russa held a team meeting before thursdays practice in order to Cool the Issue. The a a emerged seemingly with the outbursts behind them. A a it a not a major incident a said Canseco. A we done to want it to get blown out of proportion. We done to need that kind of distraction right the a a slugger who was 1 for 7 in the series after two games said he Felt he could help his club rebound from its 2-0 deficit. A a in a still pretty confident at the plate a Canseco said. A a in a not 100 percent but i still think i can help this Jose Canseco right gets an elbows up from teammate Mark Mcgwire in game 2. Canseco also got support from Rickey him an easy target. Henderson and Cincinnati a Eric Davis. A superstars like Jose Canseco will Al a Jose is playing with a lot of nagging ways us acct for criticism Davis injuries a Henderson said. A when you a hmm Media cd. Have nagging injuries they prevent you nations the superstar is always cd from performing the Way you can. V cited to do great hings but this game Davis said Canseco a Star status makes can be very
