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    European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 16. 1991 the stars and stripes Page 21nfl could postpone super bowl new York up a the National foot Aii league has discussed postponing of the Jan. 27 super bowl if War Breaks out in the Gulf. The league monday released a statement saying that As of now the championship game will proceed As scheduled but the nil reserves the right to change its plans. The two sentence statement from an unidentified nil spokesman said a the nil is planning to Complete the remaining postseason games As scheduled. If events during the next three weeks Lead us to re Eval uate our plans we will make an announcement to that effect at that  the super bowl the biggest annual sports event in the United states and a spectacle televised around the Globe including the Middle East will be played in Tampa Florida. The super bowl opponents will be decided at sunday s conference title games in Buffalo ,� and san Francisco. Within hours after those two games fans Media advertising officials and support personnel will head for Tampa. Although no one within the league office was wilting to discuss the situation publicly there is obvious concern about the threat of terrorism if fighting begins in the Middle East after the United nations Jan. 15 deadline for iraqis withdrawal from Kuwait. A a in a not going to make a comment because there Are too Many things happening Quot said Robert Harlan president of the Green Bay packers. A comment should come from the league office and i am sure that see super on Page 26 a a \ it it s Indiana Purdue 65-62 by the associated press West Lafayette ind. Eric Anderson scored 15 Points and Calbert Cheaney had 14 on monday night As no. 3 Indiana forced to play its top scorers with four fouls each for most of the second half held off a furious rally and beat or due 65-62. The hoosiers 15-1, 3-0 in the big ten led by 14 Points in the first half and six at halftime before the 6-foot-9 Anderson and the 6-6 Cheaney picked up their fourth fouls in the first four minutes of the second half. Purdue 10-4, 2-2 outs Ord Indiana 10-2 Over one five minute stretch and took its first Lead 49-48, on a Basket by freshman Ian Stanback with 11 46 to go a free throw and a Basket by Chuchic White in the next minute gave Purdue a Indiana a Calbert Cheaney swats Ball away from Purdue a Craig Riley behind Cheaney. 52-48 Cushion and brought Cheaney and Anderson off the Indiana Bench and Back into the game. Two baskets apiece by the two Indiana stars and a 3-Point play by Jamal Meeks gave the hoosiers the Lead again at 59-58, and two More baskets by Anderson left Indiana up by 63-60 with 1 48 to go. Pat Graham iced the Victory on two free throws with 18 seconds left. Matt Painter scored for Purdue then after Meeks missed two free throws with 6 seconds left the boilermakers had one More Chance before Travis Trice kicked the Ball away. The Victory was Indiana a 13th in a Row. The hoosiers 15-1 Start matches its Best since 1982-83. A Purdue was led by White with 17 College basketball Points. In other monday night action no. 12 Duke 89, Wake Forest 67 Durham . Sophomore Thomas Hill scored a career High 22 Points and Christian Lael incr added 21 As no. 12 Duke Defeated Wake Forest Duke 13-3, 3-1 led by 15 Points at halftime helped by16 Wake Forest turnovers including five in the last two minutes the Demon deacons 7-5, 2-2 closed to within 57-49 when Randolph Childress hit a 3-Point shot with 14 40 left. A a a a a a. But Duke gradually widened its cad and Hill s breakaway Dunk in Thoyl Inal seconds marked the Blue devils biggest margin in the Atlantic coast conference game. V a a a a a a a a a a a a a Bobby Hurley who keyed the Duke de sense finished with 14 Points and Brian Davis scored 15. Chris King led Wake Forest with 13 Points and Robert Siler had 12, no 15 e. Tennessee St. 96, Citadel 76 Johnson City Tenn. Marty Story scored 23 Points and was 7 for 7 at the free throw line to Lead no. 15 East see Indiana on Page 23 an television a  College basketball a North Carolina state at North Carolina 3 . Thursday. In byte Canavan East Rutherford . A the new York giants May go to san Francisco for sundays pfc title game without Matt Bahr their leading scorer and the Only Guy who scored against the 49ers in the. New York san Francisco showdown on dec. 3. Bahrs status for the game was in doubt monday As coach Bill Parcells disclosed that the placekicker suffered a neck injury in the third Quarter of the giants 31-3 win Over Chicago sunday. Parcells also said that injured quarterback Phil Simms would not play sunday and added that there was virtually no Hope he would be Able to play in the super bowl on Jan. 27 if the tji ants make it to Tampa Fla. A the chances Are a lot less than i thought they would be a Parcells said referring to Simms playing. A at first i thought they would be 50-50 for the super bowl. Now cd have to say they arc 20-80.�?� Simms who sustained a severely sprained right foot against Buffalo on dec. 15, would have been eligible to come off injured Reserve this week. Bahr was knocked woozy making a tackle on a Kickoff return by Dennis Gentry and had to be helped off the Field. He returned late in the. Game and kicked an extra Point and kicked off but he left the locker room after the game wearing a neck Brace. A they Are concerned about a line in the a Ray a Par cells told a  conference. A they done to know if its an old one or a new one. We re going to have to  a. A a. A doctors planned to use a cat scan to evaluate the injury Parcells said. Giants spokesman de Croke said late monday afternoon that the team would have no statement on the test until tuesday. Bahr whose 20-Yard Field goal accounted for the giants offence in a 7-3 loss to the 49ers, was not immediately available for comment. The Veteran kicker appeared to Duck his head when he tackled Gentry and his neck snapped Back when the Bear tried to run him Over. If Bahr is not Able to kick the giants have a number of options. The most Likely would be activating Veteran Raul Allegre whose Groin injury earlier this season created a Job for Bahr. Allegre has been ready to return to the Active roster for weeks but Bahr has kicked so Well that Parcells decided to stay with him. Bahr has made 18 of 24 Field goal attempts this season including a 46-yarder sunday that bounced off the left upright and just crossed Over the crossbar. New York also has Rookie Matt Stover on injured Reserve but he has never kicked in an nil game making the activation of Allegre likelier. A a in a rather not talk about it a Allegre said monday. Quot whatever happens happens. I Hope he is Well. 1 Hope its nothing  being Hurt Allegre had made four of five Field goal attempts and All nine of his extra Point attempts. Parcells said there is a Chance he might sign a player this week but it would be to play on special teams  
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