European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday december 5,1990 the stars and stripes49ers win showdown 49ers quarterback Joe Montana eludes sack attempt by giants Eric Dorsey in second Quarter of 7-3 san Francisco win by Frank Tutsky san Francisco not in a Rock pm sock Mem Battle National football leagues two most successful teams monday night the 49ers were the biggest giants of All. With four minutes left they stopped the giants on four passes from the 49ers 9-Yard line and they went on to win 7-3. Liis was heralded As the game of the year a super bowl before the playoffs even started. It turned out to be a defensive fight with both offences struggling. The giants took the Lead on Matt Bahrs 20-Yard Field goal in the first Quarter and the 49crs moved ahead on Joe Montana s 23-Yard touchdown pass to John Taylor in the second Quarter. That was All the scoring but it was enough for the 49crs to run their record to 11-1. They had already clinched their fifth straight division title. A. A a a. The giants fell to 10-2 with their second straight loss. They missed an Opportunity to Clinch a division title but they can still do it with one Victory or one Philadelphia loss in the next four weeks. The giants were held without a touchdown for the first time since a 6-3 overtime loss to Buffalo in a 1987 game Between strike re placement teams. Before that the giants had scored at least one touchdown a game in every game since a 29-0 loss to the Chicago bears in a playoff after the 1985 season. Monday nights crowd of 66,092 Jans was the largest to see the 49ers play in candlestick Park. The spectators cheered loudly and often As the 49ers held the giants at the end. A a a a Quot a a. A. With Little More than four minutes to go the giants drove from their 35-Yard line to the 49ers�?T 9. On first Down Phil Simms a pass to Mark Bavaro was batted by Ronnie Lott the 49ers�?T heralded free safety on second see 49ers on Page 26 College football Texas up to no. Colorado by Rick Warner a football writer the eyes of Texas Are on 4he National championship. The longhorns leaped from fifth to third in the associated press College football poll on monday improving their chances of winning their first National title since 1969. Texas which beat Texas a amp a 28-27 on saturday jumped Over Miami and Brig Ham Young in the final regular season poll. Miami edged san Diego state 30-28, while by was demolished by Hawaii 59 the hurricanes 9-2 fell from third to fourth the second straight week they be dropped a notch in the poll following a Victory by 10-2 plunged from fourth to 13th. -. A a a Colorado which completed its regular season two weeks ago remained no. 1 for the third straight week. The buffaloes 10-1-1 received 42 first place votes and 1,476 Points from a nationwide panel of sports writers and broadcasters Georgia tech stayed second after beating Georgia 40-23, but closed the Gap on Colorado the yellow jackets 10-0-1the Only major team without a loss got 16 first place votes and 1,397 Points they trailed Colorado by 130 Points last week now they Are Only 79 Points behind Texas 10-1 got the other two first place votes and 1,338 Points Niobe than Miami notre Dame 9-2which was Idle moved from seventh to fifth with funding out the top 10 Are Florida e 9-2penn state 9-2. Washington Houston 10-1 and Tennessee 8 1,252 Points. Rounding out the to state 92 2-2. Florida is 11th, followed by Michigan by Clemson Mississippi Illinois Iowa Louisville Nebraska Oklahoma Southern Cal Michigan state Southern Mississippi Ohio state and Alabama. A because of the bowl matchup Only the Orange Cotton and Citrus have a realistic Chance to produce the National Champion Colorado plays notre Dame in the Orange Texas meets Miami in the Cotton and Georgia tech faces Nebraska in the Citrus the possibilities r if Colorado wins the buffaloes should win the National title. If notre Dame wins and Georgia tech loses it would Proba by be a close Battle for no. 1 Between the Irish and the Texas Miami Winner. If Colorado loses and Georgia tech wins the yellow jackets would stake their claim to the National championship but the Texas Miami Winner would also get Strong consideration. Blockbuster bowl opponents Florida state and Penn state Are playing As Well As anyone in the country. But the Winner of that game appears to be locked out of the title picture because the winners of see Texas on Page 23 Runnin no. 1 a by the associated press Kentucky thought it was All dressed up with no place to go this season. Then a me an invitation to join the rest of College basketball s elite. The wildcats entered the top 25 poll on monday at the Bottom rung. But that did no to matter to coach Rick being on probation you done to have too much to look Forward to a he said. A to. The players in our program who. Have been through so much and worked so hard this is very rewarding a. A a a a a a a it was the first time Kentucky had been ranked since the final poll of the 198788 season. Kentucky 3-0 is serving the second year of an Mcaa two year probation that prohibits postseason play. The wildcats who have beaten Penn Cincinnati and notre Dame were no. I for three weeks in 1987-88, the last season in which they bad been ranked. A this is just the beginning for us a Pitino said. A i Hope we can maintain this level of play throughout the sea son.�?�. Univ which received the news it wanted last week when the running rebels Learned they could defend their National championship remained no. I in the poll. College basketball two other teams this week a no. 21 besides Kentucky joined the top 25 South Carolina and no. 24 Temple. The sunni a rebels who opened their season saturday night with a 10968 Victory Over Alabama Birmingham received 45 first place votes and 1,579 Points from the nationwide panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Arizona 6-0the Only other school to receive first place votes and Arkansas 5-1 held second and third while Syracuse 4-0 and Duke 5-1 each jumped three places to be fourth and fifth respectively. Arizona no. 1 on 19 ballots had 1,555 Points while Arkansas which lost to the wildcats in the preseason nit championship game had 1,435, Syracuse had 1,312, 80 More than the Blue devils whose Only loss was to Arkansas in the nit semifinals. Georgetown 3-0 and Indiana 4-1 each jumped three places to sixth and seventh respectively while Urcla sea a foul on Pago 23afn sports television College basketball a Duke Georgetown 3 . Thursday. At
