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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday january 22, 1993 sports the stars and stripes. Pago 29sports figures can t Bear new York by Jim litre the associated press Chicago a what is it with new York and sports celebrities anyway How come everybody still takes the Calls but nobody takes the Job anymore up until tuesday there was reason to think this love hate relationship was strictly a Quot baseball  that free agents like David Cone Barry Bonds and Greg Maddux after being wined and dined in new York chose Kansas City san Francisco and Atlanta instead because the memories were still fresh of How Yankee acquisition de Whitson was once chased across a parking lot by angry fans and How met Bobby Bonilla lost 50 Points off his batting average in just one Yea but no. Tuesday brought the suggestion that it is becoming a Quot football thing Quot As Well. Barely two weeks after Tom Coughlin said he  leave Boston College for the new York giants Job Dallas defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt who was courted even More energetically As a successor to the fired Ray Handley turned up in Chicago to take Mike Ditka sold Job instead. ,. When asked to explain Why he chose this town Over that one Wannstedt showed some nimble footwork for a Guy who spends most of his time plotting How to Stop it. Quot the giants Are a great football organization a he said. Quot everybody knows  but a moment later he said Quot Chicago has always been a team in be really respected an awful lot. It was just a great Opportunity for  and a few moments after that with his wife at his Side and two teen age daughters somewhere in the Back of his mind Wannstedt added Quot personally with my family we re excited about living in  hardly anyone in the sports world says that about new York any More. Sure the celebrities arc excited about the lunch at four seasons or the View Over dinner at the Rainbow room or As was the Case with Maddux having great seats to take in a performance Dave Wannstedt a a Quot excited about living in  of Quot miss Saigon at the theater. But excited about playing or coaching there about the too High prices and expectations the too Low jabs and degradations. Apparently. Not now whether it s the result of genetics or environment new yorkers Are a very suspicious people. And there was plenty in this latest rejection to be suspicious about. Under the guidance of Dallas coach Jimmy Johnson Wannstedt became the pick of the litter among nil assistants after the cowboys went 13-3 and notched playoff wins Over Philadelphia and san Francisco. And because of their close Friendship there was much speculation that Wannstedt would not risk alienating Johnson by signing on with an pfc fast team that would require student to go up against Mentor twice each season. Though Wannstedt never alluded to it Johnson said As much tuesday. At a news conference in Dallas Johnson said he and Wannstedt had discussed their diverging paths Only the Day before and concluded that Quot our relationship probably would have deteriorated had he been in this  beside the warm and fuzzy however there was one More related fact that almost certainly figured into the equation. Wannstedt apparently plans to take several other members of the Dallas staff to his new Job locale and he knows he is much More Likely to get permission if the whole lot of them open shop in the pfc Central. So assuming the Money was equal in both places what else came into play some people assumed that Wannstedt would choose new York if Only because he would accept much More readily following a bust like Handley instead of a legend like Ditka. But they did not realize that Wannstedt docs not scare easily and that he had a front Row scat to watch Johnson crawl out from Tom Landry a Long Shadow in Dallas in Only four seasons. To sure some of the fans wonder if in a Tough enough for Chicago a Wannstedt said. Quot i can reflect Back to when i was one of the Guys in the meeting room watching film when we went through a 115 season in Dallas. And 1 got through that a he said Quot without  a he would do Well to keep that in mind during the Tough times that await him in Chicago. Then again Wannstedt can always find additional Solace in recalling How much less traffic How Many fewer reporters and what weaker opponents he will have to face by Landing at of Hare instead of Laguardia Tennessee grinder booted for allegedly firing at cop Knoxville Tenn. A Tim Frost a freshman defensive Back accused of firing a pistol at a policeman during a weekend Brawl has been dropped from the Tennessee football team coach Phillip Fulmer said. Fulmer told the team tuesday evening that Frost who was charged with attempted murder and several weapons violations was off the team. Bill Snyder Chancellor of the University of Tennessee a Knoxville Campus earlier tuesday announced Frost would be banned from living on Campus until the allegations were resolved. Fulmer said he agreed with Snyder a Quot View of the seriousness of the  Quot our expectations of personal behaviour of student athletes have not changed from the time i was on the football squad 1969-71 As a player myself through today a Fulmer said. Quot our athletes must conduct themselves according to University policies and those of our football team and i expect nothing less a said Fulmer a longtime assistant coach to Johnny majors now completing his first month As majors successor. Twenty nine football recruits were visiting the Campus when the fight broke out during a fraternity party at alumni gymnasium. Police allege an officer responding to a Call from Campus police was fired upon and he returned fire but no one was wounded. Frost was chased Down and a pistol recovered. Frost a 19-year-old from Scottsdale a was freed on $35,000 Bond and faces a feb. 2 court hearing. He told the Campus newspaper the Dally Beacon he fired two shots into the air to protect himself and to help break up the fight. He claims an unidentified Man wielding a bottle and stick was threatening him. Young enjoys rivalry with Montana by Dennis Georgatos san Francisco a most of the time Steve Young and his agent Are on the same Page. Not this time. Young interrupted a Golf vacation tuesday to make Clear Leigh Steinberg was speaking for himself when the agent questioned whether it was in Youngs Best interest to stay with the san Francisco 49ers. Steinberg maintained the constant comparisons to Joe Montana were unhealthy for Young and that he would be better off playing elsewhere so he could be judged on his own merits. Quot this Isnit anything new for Steinbergin s always bothered him. But now Many times do i have to say i love it a Young said in a conference Call tuesday from Monterey. Quot its always going to be a Challenge its a Challenge i  Young said Steinbergs remarks did not threaten their relationship and he expected him to represent him in upcoming contract negotiations with the 49ers.there is no timetable for the talks. San Francisco coach George Seifert however already has said he envisions Young remaining the starting quarterback Over Montana. Young is among 12 players on the 49ers�?T roster who could become unrestricted free agents March 1 under the new collective bargaining agreement however the 49ers Are expected to protect Young As the designated a franchise  Young led the 49ers to a league Best 14-2 record but some 49er fans continue to see him As an interloper who has denied the now healthy Montana his rightful place. Montana a four time super bowl Winner in 10 years As a starter spent virtually All of the past two seasons on injured Reserve before recovering from a serious Elbow injury. Its a snap University of Washington quarterback Mark Brunei take a snap at tuesday practice for sundays East West shrine game at Palo Auto Calif. Brunei who led the huskies to this years Rose Hiowt will share the West a quarterbacking chores with Weber state s Jamie Martin in the annual Charity game Weikh pus senior All stars from each Side of the country against each other  
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