European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ild nday August 29, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 29 Bubble players sparkle in Falcon Raider wins by Bob Greene Tony Smith was running for his foot jail life and May have made it. Nil teams had to get Down to the 53 player limit by sunday and Smith was considered on the Bubble. Well have to take another look at the film and this will be the hardest Cut at Lanta coach june Jones said after the fal cons beat the Philadelphia eagles 20-12in the final exhibition game for both teams saturday night. Some play ers on the fringe played Well to  a third year re turn specialist from Southern Mississippi Smith was spectacular running backkickoffsfor47, 156 and 47 Yards. It basically Wasion the line for me Smith said a petted things to work out just the Way they did tonight for the special teams. It is Only going to get  Falcons Rookie Eric Jack a free agent i from new Mexico also had a big game against the eagles 1-3. He had a 71-i Yard interception return to set up Atlanta s clinching touchdown Early in the fourth Quarter. Atlanta s ads came on a 12-Yard run by Craig ironhead Heyward and on Perry Klein s 2-Yard option keeper Fol lowing Jack s interception return. The Falcons 3-2 also got Field goals of 46 Smith i sex nil exhibitions and 36 Yards from Norm Johnson who missed from 36 Yards when the Ball hit the left upright. Randall Cunningham who left Early inthe second Quarter with a bruised right Elbow threw a 12-Yard touchdown pass to Calvin Williams and Eddie Murray kicked a 22-Yard Field goal for All the scoring by the eagles offence. Phila Delphia s Marc Woodard dropped Klein in the end zone for a safety. In other games saturday raiders 24, oilers 23 at Houston Charles Jordan and Daryl Hobbs two players trying to make the Raider roster came up with spectacular plays to give los Angeles a last minute Victory. Billy Joe Hobert threw a 15-Yard touchdown pass to Jordan who made an acrobatic catch in the end zone and hit Hobbs for a 2-Point conversion pass with 28 seconds to play rallying the los an Geles raiders to a Victory Over Houston. The oilers who lost in the final eight seconds to the Buffalo Bills last week had rallied from a 16-9 deficit to Lead 23 16 in the fourth Quarter. Bucky Richardson led the oilers on a drive to a Field goal and then threw a 3 Yard touchdown pass to John Henry Mills to put Houston ahead. Hobert pulled the raiders Back aided by a personal foul against Houston s Steve Jackson that gave los Angeles first Down at the oilers 15. On third Down Hobert scrambled and threw at the last instant. Jordan leaped Over the Back of cornerback Blaine Bishop to make the touchdown catch. Hobbs mane Vered in the end zone Ani made a diving catch for the winning Points for the raiders 4-1. Houston finished exhibition play at 2 a Al Del Greco who kicked three Fiel goals missed a 60-Yard attempt on the final play of the game. Jeff Jaeger kicked three Field goals and . Kors returned an interception 38yards for a touchdown As the raiders took a 16-9 Lead before Richardson entered the game Midway in the third Quarter. Kors is also considered a Bubble player. Bears 27, giants 21. At Chicago Steve Walsh starting for the injured Erik Kramer threw touch Down passes to Curtis Conway and Jef Graham in the first half As Chicago completed its first unbeaten preseason since 1958. Kramer who had muscle spasms in his shoulder lifting weights thursday is expected to play in the opener against Tampa Bay. Kevin Butler kicked two fourth Quarter Field goals for the bears including a 53-yarder with 4 16 left. The bears had a 24-7 Lead in the final period before the giants 1-4 rallied be Hind backup Kent Graham. Keith Elias scored on a 1-Yard run with 10 24 left and Graham threw a 20-Yard touchdown pass to Chris Galloway with 9 16 remaining following Thomas ran Dolph s Fumble recovery. Baltimore rallies in 4th to trim cats by the associated press Hamilton Ontario Tracy Ham capped an 11-Point fourth Quarter with a 20-Yard touchdown pass to Mike Pringle As Baltimore beat the Hamilton Tiger cats 28 17 in the Cal on saturday night. The teams entered the final Quarter tied at 17-17. Sheldon Canley recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown in the second Quarter and Donald Igwe Buike added three Field goals for Baltimore which improved to 5-3 and moved to two Points Back of first place Winnipeg in the East division. Former nil quarterback Timm Rosenbach scored on a 9-Yard Runin the second Quarter and Paul Osbaldiston added three Field goals for Hamilton 2-6in saturday s other game Lions 67, pirates 15 Vancouver . Britis Columbia scored nine touchdowns and set a team record for Points in romping Over wingless Shreveport. The Lions 7-1 scored five touchdowns in the first half and four in the second. The expansion pirates 0-8 held a Brief 6-0 Lead Early in the first Quarter when Tony Moss caught Atwo Yard i d Pas from Tom Muncke de on gives Falcons a Chance Suwanee a. A Atlanta fal cons coach june Jones said saturday that free agent All pro cornerback Deio Sanders has told him he will give his for Mer club the Opportunity to match any offer he receives from another nil club. Basically Deion has promised us that hell bring us any offer he gets and see if we can match the thing said Jones. We re kind of operating under that  Sanders a two sport Star who played the Outfield for the Atlanta braves before being traded to Cincinnati earlier this year was Atlanta s no. 1 draft pick in 1989 an played with the Falcons for five seasons. Eugene Parker the agent for Sanders stopped just Short of saying that the fal cons had been granted a right of first refusal on his client but admitted he had promised the Falcons the club would have a Chance to compete for Sanders. Parker in a Telephone interview from his fort Wayne ind., Home confirmed that Sanders had two contract offers. He did not identify the teams involved but the Atlanta Journo Constitution confirmed that at least one of the proposals is from a club that Sanders Aid not visit during his recent tour. Sanders made visits to san Francisco Kansas City new Orleans Miami and Atlanta. Sanders said Friday night he Hopes to make a dec Sori by monday but Parker hinted that no decision was imminent. Backup a a Tommy Maddox Hopes to escape salary restriction he had in Denver. T Maddox sent to rams for draft Choice los Angeles a former Urcla quarterback Tommy Maddox re turned to Southern California on sat urday when he was traded to the los an Geles rams by the Denver Broncos for a 1995 fourth round draft pick. Maddox will Likely be the rams no. 3 quarterback behind starter Chris Miller and Chris Chandler. Maddox who had refused to take a major Cut in salary said that while he was t actively seeking a Trade he knew the cards were on the  with the salary Cap a lot of Tea Saren t going to pay a backup quarterback $850,000," he said. The rams would not release Maddox salary for the upcoming season. On Friday Bronco coach Wade Phil lips said that because of Maddox s $850,000 annual pay and salary Cap considerations the team would release mad Dox before sunday s final Cut deadline unless they traded him by then. The Denver Post reported saturday that Maddox refused to take a Cut that would have reduced his salary to $200,000.r Maddox 22, was the Broncos no. 1 draft pick in 1992. Bulldogs buckeyes Anaheim Calif. A Fresno state coach Jim Sweeney knows All about Ohio state s reputation As a hard nosed football team from the big ten. He s no intimidated and he Hopes his players Arent either. They have no mystique Over us said Sweeney whose bulldogs face the 20th-ranked buckeyes in the pigskin classic on monday night at Anaheim stadium an to 3 . Get tuesday. Ohio state coach John Cooper in t to worried about Fresno state which finished 8-4 last year and tied for the West Ern athletic conference title. I m confident Cooper said. I veneer put a football team on the held that i did i think had a Chance to  if anything College football s second game of the t a season should he easier for Fresno slate than its last game it the 1993 season Sweeney said. In that game the Aloha Hull Fresno state never led while losing to Colorado 41 30. Pigskin classic i think our players might be a Little prone to worry about Ohio state said Sweeney whose team is playing a big ten opponent for the first time Ever. But i la Tell you this they will never play a foot Ball team with As Good personnel As Colo Rado s.  the buckeyes coming off a 10-1-1 sea son and a Holiday bowl Victory see the pigskin classic As a Warmup for their sept. 10 game at Washington. Still play ing Fresno state will give Ohio state a look at several new starters. The buckeyes Losi of most of their offensive line leading rusher Raymouth har Ris and defensive tackle Dan Wilkinson the no 1 pick in the null draft. The Buckeye of fuse revolves around Junior quarterback Bubby Hoamg running Bank  George and Joey Galloway one of College footballs top received and a third team All american last season. Defensively Ohio state s top goal will be to Stop Fresno state s passing attack Cooper said. But this year Fresno state will be playing without quarterback Trent Dilfer who jumped to the nil s Tampa buccaneers after his Junior year. He will be replaced by Sophomore Adri an Claiborne who had Only limited play ing time last year Jim Sweeney made the comment that Claiborne will be a belter quarterback than Trent Dilfer Cooper said. Now that s a big statement because Dilfer Wasa first round draft Choice. He Claiborne Only threw Eit it or nine passes last year but they claim he can throw the Ball 80 Yards in the Aii Claiborne who Aho has the ability to scramble gives i i Miu slate a More run oriented Oik Rue. The bulldogs Whu tradition ally have alternated Between to tailbacks will rely on Michael Hitman the entire game against Ohio slate. A Seeney said