European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes february 4,1992 b Page 28schuler fired by clippers los Angeles a ending several weeks of speculation the los Angeles clippers on sunday fired coach Mike Schuler the organizations sixth coach in 10 years. Schuler is to be replaced on an interim basis by assistant Mack Calvin until a new coach is named during the All Star break Clipper general manager Elgin Baylor said. A the level of tension and general uneasiness on the team has progressed Over a period of time to the Point that our performance on the court has suffered a Baylor said in a statement released by the team sunday night. A Twete not playing up to our capability. It has not been a relaxed comfortable or enjoyable  in the Aba on Page 26 for anyone. For these reasons we find it necessary to make a coaching  in the past two weeks several local newspapers had reported that Schuler a performance was under scrutiny and that e was in danger of losing his Job. Baylor said those reports had nothing to do with the teams problems. Schuler was hired in May 1990 to replace Don Casey fired at the instigation of team members. Schuler was 52-75 with the clippers including 21-24 this season. The clippers Haven to made the playoffs since 1976, when the franchise was in Buffalo and Haven to finished with a winning record since 1978-79 when they were the san Diego clippers. The firing came the Day after the clippers broke a four game losing Streak with a 99-88 Victory Over new Jersey. They had lost 10 of 14 previous games. The team is off until tuesday when it entertains Dallas. An unmistakable sign that Schuler a Days were numbered came when the team which is All Black defied the coach by refusing to practice on Martin Luther King s birthday. Center Olden polynice has been openly critical of Schuler a system and complained last week about the difficulty of playing for a coach who Wasny to Likely to be around much longer. A a it a the not knowing a polynice said. Charger Back Marion Butts runs through a pack of pfc pro bowl defenders for a Short gain during the of cd a 21-15 loss sunday. Rypien pfc Triumph Over acc again 21-15 2 a everyone is trying to give an All out Effort. We want to win. But i Wake up Ever morning wondering if he is still the coach or not. Its a Tough situation for the  the 51-year-old Schuler a contract a Yin a. A. A a runs through the end of next season. Drilled the winning pass to Rice in the end the pfc was called for Rushing too by Ken Peters Honolulu a Mark Rypien threw for two touchdowns in the Washington redskins super bowl Victory Over Buffalo last week then closed out the nil season with another two touchdown performance in sundays 21-15 pfc Victory Over the acc in the pro bowl. There a a real rivalry Here a Rypien said. A even though we had fun during the week that goes by the Wayside on  Rypien who completed 11 of 18 passes for 165 Yards in the pro bowl was a candidate for the All Star games map award. But it went to Dallas wide receiver Michael Irvin who tied a pro bowl record with eight catches for 125 Yards including one of Rypien std throws a in College Only the Best make the nil. In the nil Only the Best make the pro bowl a Irvin said. A and this map is the Best of the  he smiled and added a it was worthy enough for me to Call Home and Tell  _ Atlanta a Chris Miller brought the pfc from behind with a fourth Quarter scoring pass to Jerry Rice of san Francisco an 11-Yard touchdown with 4 04 remaining that erased a 15-14 deficit. Rice finished with seven catches for 77 Yards just one shy of the pro bowl record now shared by Irvin and Steve Largent. After the pfc touchdown Chris Spiel Man of Detroit recovered a Fumble by the new York jets Ken of Brien at the acc 46 to help preserve the Victory. Miller drove the pfc 85 Yards consuming More than nine minutes then a Quot a Iff inside sports of Meara wins pro am in playoff a Page 21 nil s plan b unprotected list a Page 24 Usan lifter storms Moscow a Page 25 jets goalie bags 5th shutout a Page 26 zone. A personal foul penalty against Derrick Thomas of Kansas City on third-and-10 moved the Ball to the acc 12 and enabled the pfc to go for the touchdown. Miller completed seven of 10 passes for 85 Yards. For the acc Jim Kelly of Buffalo completed six of 10 passes for 68 Yards and one to while sharing the duty with Houston a Warren Moon and of Brien. A the competitive juices came out on both sides a Moon said of the All Star match which was competitive enough that several punches were thrown. Jeff Jaeger of the los Angeles raiders kicked his second Field goal of the game from 27 Yards to give the acc a 15-14 Lead Early in the fourth Quarter. Kelly directed a March of 70 Yards to the Field goal with Jaeger Given a second Chance after his first attempt was blocked by new Orleans Sam Mills. Many men on the Field goal try a the pro bowl Rule is a maximum of six rushers a and the 15-Yard penalty moved the Ball to the pfc 13. After the acc was unable to move the Ball from there Jaeger made his kick on the second try. Rypien returning to the game to replace Dallas Troy Aikman As the pfc went to its two minute Drill before halftime staked his team to a 14-12 halftime Lead when he threw a 35-Yard touchdown pass to redskins teammate Gary Clark with 26 seconds left in the half. Clark running a Post pattern sprinted past defender Dennis Smith of Denver and was wide open when he hauled in the pass from Rypien in the end zone. An 18-Yard punt return by Detroit a Mel Gray to the acc 35 set up the score. Rypien a earlier to was a 13-yarder to Irvin who broke free in the left Flat to tie the game 7-7 late in the opening Quarter. The score capped a Rypien directed March of 65 Yards. The pfc fell behind 9-7 in the opening moments of the second Quarter when on second Down at the pfc 10, Washington a Earnest byner took a pitch from Aikman was hit immediately by Greg Townsend of the raiders and went Down in the end zone for a safety. Jaeger who had missed from 39 Yards earlier in the Quarter gave the acc a 127 Edge when be hit a 48-Yard Field goal with 3 35 left in the first half. Kelly put the acc on the Board first hooking up with Miami a Mark Clayton on thira and goal from the pfc 4 on the of cd a first  rip Missouri for big 8 Mark a p. 22