European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse More by the associated press Buffalo , apr a quarterback controversy what quarterback controversy Jim Kelly Frank Reich and coach Marv Levy maintain there in t one heading into sunday s acc championship against Miami they might be the Only three people in Buffalo who believe it. News reports and radio shows Are filled with it who should Lead the Bills into their third straight acc title game7 Kelly has Quarter backed the Bills to two super bowls both losses. Reich has Quarter backed the Bills to none. Kelly started 16 regular season games for the Bills this season. Reich started none. Kelly is considered among the Best quarterbacks Ever to play in Buffalo. Reich is not a yet Page 29 for More on nil pfayoff3 so who do most people want to see Engineer Buffalo s no huddle offence in biggest game before the super bowl Frank Reich. Go figure it the super sub was a 5-1 favorite Over Kelly in a poll conducted by the Gannett Rochester newspapers 1,267 votes to 237. Quot it s like a hot goalie Quot Bills fan Jeremy Applegate said. A you stay with Reich until he fizzles some said the Bills Are playing better with Reich in the lineup but they should Start Kelly. Others said Kelly is a better quarterback but Buffalo should Start Reich anyway. Like a scratched record Buffalo Bills coach Marv Levy keeps repeating the same thing Over and Over and Over. Kelly will be the starter for the Bills sunday. A live said from the Day he was injured what our procedure would be Quot Levy said this week. A if he has medical clearance which he has and he looks of which he does and he feels of which i have no indication that he does the a going to Start. Reich is 6-2 As a starter subbing for Kelly including both of the Bills playoff wins this year. More than a few fans say the team should stick with the hot hand. So Why is Kelly getting the Start ,1 says one Buffalo player who wished to remain Anonymous a look i your Buffalo Bills dictionary under franchise and you la see Kelly smiling up at the stars and stripes ports january 16,1993 a Page 36 Day of Sun brings new Sod to stick san Francisco apr the Sun finally shone on candlestick Park thursday and the Relief was evident on the faces of nil officials. Less than 72 hours before Kickoff of sunday s pfc championship game groundskeeper rushed to take advantage of a Day of Sunshine and Day weather and finished laying 28,000 Square feet of new Sod on the Mushy Field. By late afternoon what had been a Brown mess was transformed into a gleaming Green Field for the meeting of the Dallas cowboys and san Francisco 49ers.even the end zones had been painted. The swamp had become serviceable. A it s Beautiful Quot nil grass guru George Toma said. A right now id say it s the Best playing surface in the nil. After a Day of steady rain wednesday that All but halted the re sodding project the league s turf consultant was Able to finish the Job he was brought in from Kansas City to do a this is great just great Quot said Bill Buckley head groundskeeper at candlestick. A this is what we needed. If we have a couple of Days like this the Field will dry pretty Good. About 50 workers began work at 7 . To try to catch up on re sodding the Center portion of the Field. The work had been started on tuesday but was Only a Quarter of the Way completed when drenching Rains came on wednesday. Crews pumped about 5,000 Gallons off the Field that Day Buckley said. Groundskeeper Hope for one More Day without ram to allow the Field to Day out but More rain is forecast for late Friday and saturday. The new turf will be covered with a Tarp in Case of More wet weather. Dallas offensive lineman Frank Cornish left and wide receiver Michael Irvin Welsb each other Luck As they pack for Road game 70,000 fans Send cowboys on san Francisco title Hunt by Charles Richards Irving Texas it a Dallas Cowboy fans jammed into Texas stadium on thursday night for the biggest Pep rally in the state s history. A crowd estimated at More than 70,000 gave a rousing sendoff for sunday s pfc championship game against the san Francisco 49ers, the fans cheered widely As cowboys present and past were hailed in a spectacle that lasted 75 minutes officially but More than three hours in reality. A we have More fans for this Pep rally than most teams have for their football games Quot All pro wide receiver Michael Irvin said to the cheering crowd. A a we la see you in Pasadena Quot the site of the super bowl. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and head coach Jimmy Johnson got standing ovations when they were introduced for Brief remarks. Jones estimated the crowd at More than 70,000 even though 5,000 seats of the 65,000 capacity seat in Texas stadium were blocked off for a Short fireworks display near the end of the rally. A we had thousands of fans outside unable to get inside Quot Jones said after the rally. A we just had no idea that this Many people would show up. We certainly anticipated a lot but this was outstanding the nil and certainly the cowboys really do want this kind of spirit. This is what sports and football should be quarterback Troy Aikman running Back Emmitt Smith and other cowboys one by one kept the fans in a frenzy when they appeared spoke and when the highlights of the 1992 season were flashed on two giant screens in the stadium. Earlier in the rally five former great cowboys took the stage and also got ovations. They were quarterback Roger staubach running backs Tony Dorsett and Robert Newhouse tight end Billy Joe Dupree and wide receiver Bob Hayes staubach and Dorsett Drew prolonged ovations when they were introduced and the Texas stadium crowd cheered loud and Long when highlights of the old a a american steam Quot were shown on the giant screens Johnson spoke Only one minute and said a they worked very hard but their work is not done. Ill ask you the same question i asked them we you satisfied Quot the crowd thundered a no Quot a let me ask that again Are you satisfied a quota no Quot the crowd responded again still louder
