European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pats staying St. Louis left out again Row no on oct 26 Sion in this regard Kroenke said. I " x St Louis a St. Louis ans again the teams to Charlotte no a. Kroenke did t appear hopeful the stars and stripes i Ernisse d getting a National football and then awarded the second w an existing nil team could b a. I i  Vin to announced Friday Ville Fla., on nov. I. _.-. Not in the near  when it was announced Friday that the patriots would stay in new eng land. James Busch Orthwein told a news conference in Boston that Robert Kraft the owner of Foxboro stadium where the patriots play will buy the 35-year-old professional team. The nil praised the Deal which is expected to be voted on by club owners in him Early next month. Approval by three decision did not Surprise him fourths of the owners is required for the As much As we d like o see nil foot Sale to be finalized. Ball Back in St. Louis it s Clear that or. St Louis earlier hoped to get one of Kraft faces far fewer obstacles in Pur the two new franchises awarded by the  pm tin a Wein Sefl this year but the league gave one of and we understand Jim Orthwein s on nov. 30. Attention then shifted to and Orthwein a St. Louisan who Hadi been Active in trying to get a team for a native Louis at the expansion meetings. Columbia mo., shopping Center mag. Nate Stan Kroenke who had headed a it Rinn of  businessmen  a a r a of to secure a team for St. Louis said the Sion in this regard Kroenke said. And Kroenke did t appear hopeful that an l Tea e snared in the near future. There Are still a number of issues Tobe addressed if St. Louis is going to com Rete with Baltimore and other communities that will pursue potential relocation candidates aggressively he said. While we Don t think there is much Hance of an outright Purchase of an existing nil team we will help St. Louisin any Way we can to convince a team of the tremendous relocation Opportunity and support we know is  convention Center. Off s win guarantee by Dennis Georgatos Dallas a George Seifert is no Jimmy Johnson and he would go no fur ther than to say the san Francisco 49ers had a Chance to beat the Dallas cowboys in sunday s pfc title  clearly irritated by Johnson s statement guaranteeing a cowboys Vic tory Over the 49ers, Seifert bit his Tongue during a news conference Friday. He dismissed the remarks by his coach ing counterpart As an attempt to play mind games and said he wanted no part of it."1 think it s most Likely that coach Johnson was attempting to further Moti vate his football team put a Little More pressure on his club get them fired up that much More for the Ball game Sei fert said. And at the same time possibly Coslet returns to Clancy Page 33 distract us to a Point where we re think ing More about the comments made by the coaches than focusing on the  the coaches won t be playing the game. It s the players game. They Rethe ones who will initiate what takes place Seifert  Francisco tackle Harris Barton was not As  said the 49ers had saved some newspaper clippings detailing Johnson Brash prediction made during a Call to a Kansas City at Buffalo 6 30 . Get today on an to 6 15on radio san Francisco at Dallas 10 . Get today on an to 9 45 on radio radio talk show thursday night. Hopefully we can shove them right in his face Barton said. Running Back Ricky Walters who had a playoff record five touchdowns in san Francisco s 44-3 win Over the new Yor giants last weekend said As far As he was concerned Johnson s prediction had t changed a thing. It s not something you have to worry about simply because you Don t win a game by talking. Head to head combat that s How you win it waiters said. San Francisco quarterback Steve Young agreed with Seifert that he thought John son was trying to do a psych  he also said it would t work. Young recalled that Bruce Coslet fired recently As head coach of the Newyork jets had made a similar guarantee last year before the 49ers played the jets. It s Worth noting that the 49ers beat the jets 31-14 in that 1992 game. I be seen it work sometimes and i Veseen it backfire sometimes said Young. Kicks Patrick Ewing tries to drive by magic s Shaquille o Neal in Friday night s game. O Neal s 37 boast magic past kicks Madden Summerall team reportedly signed by Fox new York a after paying reached at his Dallas hotel $1.58 billion to televise nil games the Summerall and Madden partners for Fox network is going to pay millions 13 years will close out their lbs careers More to get the league s most popular an sunday when they broadcast the pfc bouncing team. Championship game Between Dallas and John Madden has reportedly agreed to san Francisco a $30 million four year contract with Fox where he will join longtime lbs broadcasting partner Pat Summerall. Usa today reported that the an Al noun cars reached agreements with Fox. Madden would not talk about Fox. I Haven t agreed to anything and i Haven t signed anything Madden said when Usa today said contract figures for Summerall s contract were not available. He also covers Golf and Tennis for lbs. In a stunning Surprise last month Fox outbid lbs by about $400 million for the rights to pfc games Over the next four years. The move will Force lbs out of pro football for the first time since 1956. Byre Goodall Orlando Fla. A this time Shaquille o Neal picked his spots to Challenge Patrick Ewing. Hindered by foul trouble in an earlier meeting Between the All Star centers o Neal avoided the Bench Friday night and had 37 Points and 17 rebounds in 45 minutes to Lead the Orlando magic to a 106-103 Victory Over the new York kicks. He s a great player but i said to my self if he s going to score i m going to just have to let him score because usually when i get fouls it s those silly reaching fouls. 1 did t get any reach in fouls to  Ewing scored 36 Points but had a potential game winning shot blocked by o Neal with 16 seconds left. The kicks Center who had nine rebounds missed a followup 15-footer that also could have Given new York the Lead. The magic s Nick Anderson grabbed the rebound was fouled by Charles Oak Ley and made two free throws for a three Point Lead with 9.7 seconds remaining. John Starks desperation 3-Rjointer at the Buzzer bounced off the rim. After scoring 39 Points in new York s 100-95 Victory Over Orlando on Jan. 4, he Man aged Only 16 on 7-for-21 shooting Friday night. The key was not allowing Starks Roget off Orlando coach Brian Hill said. You know Ewing is going to get his and Shaw is going to get his. You have to shut see Page 32 for other Aba games the other people  Neal made 18 of 27 shots while Ewing was 14-Fpr-3t from the Field in the nationally televised game. They re an up and coming  re an established team Ewing said. They want what we have. We re trying to protect what we be got. This was a Dis appointing  Hardaway scored 25 Points and Anderson finished with 19 for Orlan do which shot 48 percent from the Field. Oakley had 15 Points and 12 rebound for new York while Charles Smith scored 14 in his first game after spending six weeks on the injured list. The Victory which snapped Newyork s six game winning Streak moved the second place magic 22-16 to within five games of the first place kicks 26 10 in the Atlantic standings