European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 07, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                R. " " ,4-. Snags record is of pc 1c sores o in Romp Over of to posses the stars and stripes ports september 1994 r Page 32 by Dennis Georgatos san Francisco a with a win in hand tying one of the nil s longest standing records Mon Day night was enough for Jerry Rice. But the san fran Cisco 49ers coaches had other ideas. Rice who went to the sideline to celebrate after tying Jim Brown s record for career touchdowns was sent Back out in the game s final minutes and broke the record with to no. 127 As san Francisco beat the Losangeles raiders 44-14. They told me they were going to give me one last shot and i took advantage of it Rice said. Rice scored three times the last a leaping 38-Yard reception from Steve Young with 4 05 to play As raid ers defender Albert Lewis was shadowing Nim. They were the first touchdowns by Rice in four games against the raiders and they moved him past see Page 26 for game summary to list Brown As the league s touchdown Leader. "1 really just wanted to win this football game said Rice who nevertheless was relieved to get the record out of the Way. I m very fortunate. So Many Guys helped to put me in this position. When i caught that last Ball so much pressure just left my  Lewis could Only give credit to Rice s amazing ability. "1 was too Busy running to see the Ball Lewis said. I lost the Ball in the lights. It was under thrown but he made a Good adjustment to come Back and get it and he held on to it. I Don t know How he did that. With the game in hand late in the fourth period Rice thought he was done for the night but was called Back onto the Field by his coaches. It was George Seifert s Call said Young who threw for four scores. Hopefully the raiders will understand we wanted to do it at  who has. 120 touchdowns receiving tied Brown when he ran 23 Yards on a reverse for his second touch Down of the game earlier in the fourth Quarter. The score was set up by Dennis Brown s interception of Jeff Hosteller at the raiders 36. Rice finished with seven receptions for 169 Yards. Jim Brown had held the touchdown record since the running Back retired from the Cleveland Browns in1965. " Young was 19-for-32 for 308 Yards and four touch Down passes the first and last going to Rice. Brent Jones caught Young s other touchdown passes the second an 8-yarder on the first play of the fourth Quarter. San Francisco s new look defense which has seven new starters also made an impressive debut effectively preventing the raiders Fleet corps of wide receivers from becoming much of a Factor. Rice s first touchdown and Doug Brien s first Field goal helped san Francisco take a 23-14 halftime Lead. Brien who kicked a 33-Yard Field goal with three seconds left in the second Quarter also made a touch 49er receiver Jerry Rice beats Raider Albert Lewis to score 127th career touchdown and surpass Jim Brown s record. Down saving tackle of Raghib Ismail to Stop his first Quarter Kickoff return at 51 Yards. Rice got his 125th career touchdown on the bomb from Young streaking past Lionel Washington and Patrick Bates. He gathered in the pass about the 30, stumbled when Washington dived at his Ankles but maintained his bal Ance and raced the rest of the Way into the end zone untouched for a 7-0 Lead. Jones scored on a 15-Yard scoring pass to put san Francisco up 14-0. A turnover opened the door for the raiders to score. Terry Mcdaniel broke up a pass to John Taylor and linebacker Greg Biekert came up with the interception returning it 11 Yards to the san Francisco 30. Hosteller converted the turnover seven plays later when Tim Brown came open Over the  7 Yard scoring pass As the raiders pulled within 14-7 with 9 44 left in the second Quarter. Dexter Carter returned the ensuing Kickoff 40 Yards to set the 49ers up at their 49. Young led a nine play drive scrambling for 23 Yards on a fourth Down for a first and goal at the 8. Rice nearly got in for another touchdown when he was stopped a Yard Short of the end zone on the next play. Ricky wallers Ihen scored on a 1-Yard, and san Francisco led 20-7 when Brien missed the extra Point following a bad snap. The raiders answered when Napoleon Mccallum capped a five play 54-Yard drive with a 1-Yard scoring run with 3 07 left in the second Quarter. Sanchez Vicario Sabatini gain semifinals by Bob Greene new York a second seeded Arar Roxa Sanchez Vicario and no. 8 Gabriela Sabatini battled into the semifinals of the . Open tuesday. In a Battle of mistakes Sanchez vicar to outlasted no. 5 Kimiko Date 6-3, 6-0before Sabatini Hung on to beat unseeded Gigi Fernandez 6-2, 7-5. Fernandez a Surprise semifinalist at Wimbledon earlier this summer dropped the first set then took charge in the Sec . Open Ond until Sabatini the 1990 . Open Champion found the Range with her top spin passing shots. What followed was a comedy of errors. Neither player wanted to make a mis take so both became Over cautious. One Sabatini serve was clocked at 58 Mph so slow that Fernandez Gol Way out front with her swing and Send her return Cross court wide. Laler a Sabatini second serve did t reach her own service line Landing less than 10 feet in front of her. She finished with eight double Faulls. The semifinal berth was Sabatini s firs since she captured the title. In the opening set of the first match it appeared As if neither Sanchez Vicario nor Date could held serve there were service Breaks in the first second fifth sixth seventh and ninth games. In All Date had 39 unforced errors two thirds of them in the opening set against Only 12 winners. Monday night Andre Agassi showed he could take his acl to Broadway. Spicing his tremendous Shol making with a dash of Flash Agassi hooked up with sixth seeded Michael Chang for five sets of crowd pleasing Tennis. And when it was Over the unseeded Agassi had a see open on Page 31 oll246850"00050vl