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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, October 30, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Raider receiver Mervyn Fernandez runs away from chiefs Lloyd Burruss 34 and Deron Cherry 20. Willie Gault 83 misses the Block. Last minute to provides very Best win for chiefs by Doug Tucker Kansas City to. A making sure the week was not a total Flop for the Tomahawk chop Steve Dyberg hit Tim Barnett with a 6-Yard touchdown pass with 47 seconds to go monday night capping a two touchdown fourth Quarter rally that vaulted Kansas City to a 24-21 Victory Over the los Angeles raiders. The raiders led 21-10 and were one play away from sealing their 30th Victory in 37 monday night games. But Jay Schroeder s Short pass to the goal line was intercepted by Lloyd Burruss who sailed 83 Yards to the 15 to put the rally in motion. A this is without a doubt the Best the very Best we Ever had a said defensive end Bill Maas. A a we re Down two touchdowns to the raiders on monday night and we come Back and get  one night after the Minnesota twins beat the Atlanta braves in the seventh game of the world series the 77,000 Tomahawk chopping chiefs fans saw Christian Okoye slice Over left end on fourth and inches for a touchdown that made it 21-17 with 8 07 left following Burruss interception. A i thank god i had the presence of mind to stay in there and watch that the nil at mid season a Page 25 quarterback a said the 11-year Veteran safety. A i knew what play they were running and it would have been very easy to turn and follow that  a bitterly disappointed Schroeder who had several Long pass plays during the night blamed himself. A it was a completely stupid throw a he said. A we kick a Field goal there and we keep the momentum. There was no need to Force a Ball in there. At that Point you throw it in the stands kick a Field goal and keep the momentum  after Okoye a touchdown the chiefs forced a punt and took Over at their 43 with 4 32 left. Deberg faced fourth-and-4 from the 11 and rifled a pass to Todd Mcnair who leaned away from a Tacker for a first Down at the 6 with 51 seconds left. De Berg then found Barnett cutting across the end zone for the winning score. A it was Man for Man and he was trying to Jam me to keep me from running the Streak route on the outside Quot Barnett said of raiders cornerback Lionel Washington. A the did exactly what i wanted him to do. The stars and stripes october 30,1991 c Page 28 he pushed me inside. 1 said a of ill go ahead and break across. I was Able to do that and he was never Able to  the raiders 5-4 scored five Points off the chiefs first two possessions but had Only one touchdown to show for four visits inside the chiefs 20. A we made some mistakes and we did no to score a said coach Art Shell. A a you be got to score when you get Down there. The first time we got Down there their defense made a great play. We knew Kansas City was going to make a run at us and they did and they got the  the chiefs launched their final drive with an 18-Yard pass to Pete Holohan that almost was intercepted by Ronnie Lott whose fourth Quarter interceptions were Pivotal in the raiders previous two victories. Barnett blamed Washington for getting beat on the last touchdown but Lott said it was his fault. A i did no to make the plays at the end a said Lott. A two of the plays at the end the touchdown and the interception. Those were my plays. When you re playing in a big time game like this you be got to make the plays. I did no to make them  sex coach to guide Yankees new York up Buck Showalter fired As third base coach by the new York Yankees three weeks ago was brought Back tuesday to become the clubs manager. A Showalter 35, becomes the youngest manager in the major leagues and the 13th Man to manage the Yankees since George Steinbrenner purchased the franchise in 1973. He replaces stump Merrill who was fired the Day after the regular season ended. Showalter who has spent his entire 15-year baseball career with the Yankees organization As a player coach and minor league manager was introduced to the Media during a news conference at Yankee stadium. He originally was dismissed from the club oct. 7 As part of Merrill a dismissal As general manager Gene Michael said he wanted to bring in a manager with previous experience managing at the major league level. But at an oct. 18 meeting of the Yankees ownership partners Michael was directed to go after Showalter considered a rising managerial Star with pennants at three Levels of the Yankees organization. Showalter managed class a Oneonta to the new York Penn league championship in 1985 and his team lost a one game semifinal the following season. Promoted to manage at fort Lauderdale in 1987, his team captured the Florida state league title that season. Moving up to double a Albany in 1989, he led that club to the Eastern league championship. Inside sports nil schedules results a Page 24 Lions Peete facing surgery a Page 25 twins Morris declares free Agency a Page 26 Blackhawk sign goalie Belfour a Page 27mariners name Plummer manager Seattle a Bill Plummer backup Catcher with the powerful Cincinnati reds teams of the mid-1970s, was named to succeed Jim Lefebvre As manager of the Seattle mariners tuesday. Plummer 44, was the mariners third base coach this season when the club broke .500 for the first time at 83-79 under Lefebvre. Lefebvre a three year contract expired at the end of the season and was not renewed. A this is great news a said All Star Cen Ter fielder Ken Griffey jr., who had lobbied for Plummer. A the has the respect of the players already. I Don t know of a Guy on this team who  want to play for  a a in a pumped Quot second baseman Harold Reynolds told the Seattle times. A this news makes me want to Start the season now. Plummer broke into the major leagues with the Chicago cubs in 1968, but spent most of his career As a backup to Johnny Bench at Cincinnati during the years of the a big red  he finished his major league career with Seattle in 1978. Plummer has been with the Seattle organization for 14 years As a player coach and As a manager at three minor league Levels. In 1987, he led the mariners aaa affiliate at Calgary to an 84-57 record and finishes of second and first in the leagues split season. Mariners management picked Plummer from a list of candidates and interviewees that included Milwaukee coach Don Baylor and former new York Yankees manager Bucky Dent  
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