European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Nil exhibitions notes Young leads 49ers past chargers 24-13 by the associated press san Francisco Steve Young turned a scramble into a 47-Yard touchdown run and threw for another score As the 49ers beat the chargers 24-13 in an exhibition game monday night. Young starting a second time in place of Joe Montana raced past linebacker Henry rolling broke Donald Franks tackle at the 5-Yard line and carried cornerback Gill Byrd and Sam Seale into the end zone for the games first score Midway through the opening period. Montana missed most of practice in the week leading up to the game because of Elbow tendinitis in his throwing . He last played in an aug. 3 exhibition against the bears at Berlin. He was held out of the teams aug. 7 exhibition against the Broncos because of the Short turnaround Between the games. Young directed two other first half touchdown drives to give the 49ers 4-0 a 21-3 halftime Lead. John Taylor caught a 21-Yard pass from Young with 19 seconds remaining in the first half to Cap a six play 77-Yard drive during which Young completed five of six passes. Overall Young completed 18 of 25 passes for 227 Yards and rushed twice for 60 Yards in dropping the chargers to 1-2. Keith Henderson a 4-Yard scoring run with 4 45 remaining in the second Quarter put the 49ers on top 14-3. The 49ers held onto the Ball for the first 12 a minutes of fhe second half during an 84-Yard, 18-play drive ending in a 19-Yard Field goal by Mike Cofer. The chargers Only touchdown followed a 49ers turnover. Spencer Tillman a Fumble was recovered at the 49ers�?T 15 by linebacker Stephon Weatherspoon and Rookie Eric Bieniemy scored three plays later on a 7-Yard run with 10 01 left. In monday nights other game Broncos 21, dolphins 13 Denver a Rookie running Back Greg Lewis scored twice and John Elway passed 62 Yards to Ricky Nattiel for another touchdown As Denver broke out of an offensive slump with an exhibition Victory Over Miami. The Broncos 2-2who had scored just one touchdown in their first three exhibition outings showed signs of life on their first offensive play when Elway hit Mark Jackson on a 46-Yard pass play. That series ended when safety Jarvis Williams intercepted Elway at the dolphins 12. But Elway water found Jackson on a 31-yarder to set up Lewis 3-Yard run for a 7-3 Broncos Lead Midway through the second Quarter. The Broncos scored two touchdowns 27 seconds apart in the third Quarter. Nattiel got behind cornerback Chris Green on a Streak pattern and hauled in Elway a Long pass in stride at the 20, putting the Broncos up 14-6 with 6 59 left in the third Quarter. On the next play from scrimmage Broncos linebacker Karl Mecklenburg stripped the Ball from Rookie running Back Aaron Craver and defensive end Warren Powers recovered at the dolphins 25. Lewis swept the right Side on the next play for his second touchdown with 6 32 remaining in the period. Elway calling his own plays for the second straight game completed 7 of 15 passes for 185 Yards. Dan Marino who had led the dolphins to a pair of Field goals by Charlie Baumann gave Way to Scott Secules after the Broncos third score and Secules promptly engineered an 80-Yard drive for the dolphins Lone touchdown. Secules kept the drive alive with a shovel pass to Craver that went for 31 Yards on fourth-and-5, and he hit Rookie receiver Scott Miller on a 6-Yard pass for the score. Broncos Karl Mecklenburg stops pm inst Tony Paige after a Short gain. Vets a _ a i a As nil teams make cuts by the associated press Mike Wilcher an 8-year starter for the los Angeles rams Al Del Greco the Phoenix cardinals placekicker for the past four seasons and Veteran backup quarterbacks Don Mcpherson and Rusty Hilger were Cut monday As nil teams got Down to 60 players. Cedric Mack who started 84 games in eight seasons with the cardinals and Michael Haddix Green Bay a leading rusher last season were also set free by their teams while the Atlanta Falcons admitted their interest in acquiring holdout running Back Bobby Humphrey from coach Dan Reeves confirmed that negotiations for the 25-year-old runner Are underway with Atlanta but said the Falcons a offered us something we did no to Humphrey who left the Broncos Camp on july 12, has two seasons remaining on a four year $2.3 million contract signed in 1989. The 31-year-old Wilcher who played in 122 games was perhaps the Best known player Cut. But he was beaten out by a group of younger players As los Angeles worked to revamp a defense that ranked next to last in the nil last season. Monday was the first Day of wholesale cuts As nil teams that opened training Camp with 80-Man rosters worked to get Down to 60 by 4 . Edt on tuesday. They must Cut to 47 by noon Edt next monday six Days before the Start of the regular season. Other than Wilcher Del Greco and the two quarterbacks most of the players Cut were free agents or Low draft picks. It was also a Tough Day for coaches particularly new ones. There were two trades. The saints sent unsigned cornerback Robert Massey a two year starter to the cardinals for guard Derek Kennard and an undisclosed draft Choice. Kennard will help fill the Gap caused by a season ending knee injury to starting guard Steve Trapilo. The new York jets meanwhile sent offensive tackle Ron Mattes obtained from Seattle for a draft pick last january to the bears for an undisclosed draft pick. Mattes was the player blocking Lawrence Taylor during saturday nights exhibition with the giants when Taylor sprained his right ankle an injury that looked More serious at first than it was. Delgreco an 8-year Veteran who also played for Green Bay lost the cardinals kicking Battle to Greg Davis a plan b pickup from Atlanta who had four Field coals in the cards 46-0 win Over new England on saturday night. Del Greco made 17 of his 27 Field goals for Phoenix last year and All 31 of his extra Point attempts. Mcpherson and Hilger nil transients lost out in Competition Tor what would have been at Best third string quarterback jobs with the eagles and Colts re Sph Ilee who for a time in 1987 was the starting quarterback for the raiders also played for Detroit and was signed As a free agent by the Colts last season after round draft Cincinnati Cut its Lith round draft pick tight end Chris Smith As Well As Denni Arey a free agent wide general manager Bill Polian said contract renegotiation talks with holdout linebacker Darryl Talley had a a y file Don Mcpherson was beaten out by Rookie Brad Goebel. Jack Trudeau was Hurt. He saw no action. Mcpherson runner up for the 1987 Heisman trophy while playing for Syracuse spent two seasons with the eagles before being traded last year to Houston who Cut him in preseason. He was signed again this year by the eagles but lost the fight for the third string Job behind Randall Cunningham and Jim Mcmahon to Rookie Brad Goebel a free agent from Baylor. Other personnel moves Browns Cleveland Cut tight end Charles Arbuckle leaving Only two tight ends on the roster a second year Man Scott Galbraith and Lee Rouson a plan b pickup who had spent his previous six seasons As a running Back with the giants. ,. The Browns also placed third year defensive lineman Rhondy Weston who missed last season because of a knee injury on the waived injured list meaning he will be waived when he is fully recovered from his rib Cage injury. Safety Thane Gash was placed on the physically unable to perform Reserve list because of a neck injury that will probably cause him to miss the entire Pittsburgh Cut three veterans Center Chuck Lanza wide receiver Lorenzo Davis and defensive lineman Karl Dunbar. Lanza a fourth year Man and Dunbar in his second season spent All of last year on injured Reserve. Davis was in his second year and saw action in four games last season without catching a . Atlanta Cut 10 players to get Down to 67, still seven above the limit teams must meet by 4 . Tuesday. Among those released was Mark Tucker the clubs 7thdarryl Talley taken a a turn for the worse and the team is ready to Start the season without him. Buffalo also Cut four draft choices a defensive Back Shawn Wilbourn 5th round wide receiver Millard Hamilton 6th round offensive lineman Tony Delorenzo 10th round Ana tight end Steve Clark 12th round. Packers in addition to Haddix Green Bay Cut nose tackle Bob Nelson who started every game in 1990 safety Jerry Woods who played in All 16 games last season tight end William Harris who has also played for the cardinals and bucs in his career and nine new Orleans cuts included two draft choices ninth round running Back Anthony Wallace and guard Mark Drabczak the 12th-round wide receiver Derek Hill a plan b signee and Arizona Alum who caught 53 passes in two seasons with Pittsburgh and backup hideout Don Holmes were among the cuts along with quarterback Jeff bridewell the teams 12th-Rouna in addition to Wilcher third year defensive end George Bethune was Cut along with second year defensive lineman Bill los Angeles which still has 76 players on its roster moved tight end Mike Dyal and guard Joel Patten to the physically unable to perform list and waived linebackers Todd Woulard an 8tn-round draft Choice and Jono Houston Cut placekicker Teddy Garcia and handed the kicking Job to free agent Ivan sports Central european time television baseball a teams to be announced. 1 30 ., thursday. 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