European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 32 the stars and stripes sports sunday october 30,1994 it by Dick Brinster a sports writer so this is Cincinnati s big game  Against the cowboys in Dallas with a third string quarterback this is going to be their super bowl cowboys guard Nate Newton said of sunday s game with the wingless Beng als. They re like a Snake waiting to  if that Praise sounds a Little too effusive for a 1 team fac no an 7 team hold on there s More. Preparing for what should be one of the great mis matches of the nil season the cowboys Are finding All sorts of strengths the bengals and their seven pre Vious opponents did t know existed. Cincinnati has a very talented defense running Back Emmitt Smith said. I just Hope All that Cream does t come to the top this  the cowboys Are fooling no one into thinking they arc anything but a continuation despite the Chang of coaches from Jimmy Johnson to Barry Switzer of the clubs that won the last two super bowls. _ Switzer on the tall end of Many a lopsided game in his College Days at Oklahoma is taking a More realistic Rait still cautious approach the reference Point i always use is Iowa state Switzer said. If we play our game it s no problem. If National football league we Don to it could become  never did Switzer s sooner scored at least 56 Points in six of the 16 games he coached against the cyclones. Overall his sooner were. 16-0, winning by an average of 43" 13. R that can t be comforting to the bengals but it does t seem to bother Jeff Blake expected to be the Cincinnati quarterback. I won t be in Awe so that s going to help me out a lot he said. Elsewhere sunday it will be Cleveland at Denver Kansas City at Buffalo Seattle at san Diego Detroit atthe new York giants Philadelphia at Washington Miami at new England Houston at the los Angeles raiders Minnesota at Tampa Bay the new York jets at Indianapolis and Pittsburgh at  Bay visits Chicago on monday night. Idle this week Are Atlanta the los Angeles rams new Orleans and san  about a mismatch Between Cleveland 1 and Denver 5. The Browns Are Riding High while the Bron cps Are still trying to find themselves despite knocking san Diego from the ranks of the unbeaten last sunday. The Browns Haven t played a team that had a win Ning record and then there s a matter of history. Den ver is 15-5 against Cleveland 14-2 since 1975. Mile High stadium is a very hard place to play said Browns coach Bill Belichick. There s a lot of crowd noise and enthusiasm and the Broncos usually play to a High level when they re at home.". Its recent history last january to be exact that bothers Joe Montana. He was 9 for 23, and the chiefs watches the Bills Thurman Thomas run for 186 Yard Sand three touchdowns when Kansas City visited Buffalo and came away with a 30-13 loss in the acc title game. It Vas one of those Days where we could t get any thing going Montana recalled. We did t play Well As a team and i think we All want to forget it. Montana s counterpart was t fooled. "1don t think it s going to be As easy As it was last year Jim Kelly said As a matter of fact i know it snot."F.?v., his team s 20-15 setback to Denver bothers san Diego coach Bobby Ross who knows a loss to the sea Hawks Cou pled with a Kansas City Victory would leave the chargers and chiefs tied for the acc West Lead at 2. We really need to get this game Ross said. It s division game and it s an acc game. There s a serious Ness of purpose. Not that there was t last week it s just that when you do lose it makes this one that much More important.". Shr Veport a Fryman Anthony Shelton left grabs Toronto Slomback Bobby Gordon. Pirate Fig nips argonauts Toronto a Bjorn Pittmo s 5.Yard Field goal As time expired Friday night gave the Shreveport pirates a 29-27  Over the Toronto argonauts. Pittmo s kick set up by Mike John son s 27-Yard completion to Greg bal lard came 7 seconds after Toronto s Wayne  i n us air Nauls a 2 -?.- a a with a 3s-Vmj Field  Limmos s kick  Atler shr a h to s David Lucas scored on a Yard punt re turn. It was Shreveport s first Victory in nine Road games and Only its second Victory. Overall in 17 games. Pittmo s 35-Yard Field goal with 8 36left had Cut Shreveport s deficit to 24-19. To a can scored on runs of 1 and 2 Yards in the third period As Toronto erased a 16-0 deficit sir Veport had to Ken the Lead on mar tin 1 Atlon s Yard run. Lammle finished with four Field goals two com ens and a single for Toronto 7 10. Pittmo kicked five Field goals and two converts for Shreveport. Flt drug Washington a the nil management Council and the players association have agreed on a new drug policy described by the two sides As the mos comprehensive in sports. The policy expands the testing and discipline components of the previous policy by adding a stronger emphasis on Educa Tion evaluation and treatment the league and the a Flea said. The treatment phase will be administered by four regional medical teams of psychiatrists psychologists an social workers jointly selected. Any player diagnosed with an alcohol or other drug abuse problem will have an Opportunity for treatment and recovery but must agree to fully participate in the evaluation and treatment prescribed failure to do so will result in fines or sus pensions a under the new plan teams would enter players testing positive for drug use into a treatment program. If a player tested positive for the substance after completing the program he would be fined three games pay. A second positive test after treatment would result in a four game Fine and a four week suspension. A player would be banished from the league with the possibility of reinstatement after one year fora third positive test confidentiality would be maintained for players in treatment and rehabilitation. .".-. ,."/ i All players will continue to undergo preseason urinalysis for drug screening in addition the random urinalysis testing for players in the program after the Ini tial evaluation and treatment phase also remains in place. The 28 clubs were advised of the agreement in a letter from league counsel Jay Moyer arid Harold Henderson executive vice president of labor relations. We Are pleased that our drug and Al Cohol policy now has the full support of the players association Henderson said. The new policy adds mandatory treat ment arid retains a Strong disciplinary component. This program will help ensure the integrity of America s favorite the players Are committed to a drug free league said Gene Upshaw executive director of the players association but we also understand that substance abuse is an illness and that any responsible and effective approach to this prob Lem must emphasize education treat ment and  the existing policy on steroids remains unchanged the league said. Dallas a Erik Williams the Dallas cowboys tackle injured in a car Accident will undergo surgery monday to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb. He was moved thursday from Park land memorial Hospital to Baylor University medical Center. The cowboys use Baylor for All surgical procedures. Williams suffered several injuries in the one car Accident at 3 15 . Mon Day including torn ligaments in his right knee that  end his season. Tex is department of Public safely officials have said they re  the Accident in which the 325-lineman hit a con Crete re Twining Vall with his Mercedes. Meanwhile defensive end suhanic car ver said he. Was speeding Hen he crashed his truck monday. Carver s truck was found overturned about 2 30 . On northbound Central expressway Carver who was unhurt said he caught a ride Home and did not report the Acci Dent until the next Day after talking to his lawyer. Carver said he did t want to get into trouble and Embarrass his team. It was just careless Messing around with my cd player he said. Waiver also said he did not place a Call to police claiming his vehicle had been stolen. Ninety minutes after the Accident someone identifying himself As. Carver called police to report that his truck had been stolen. Police said they will file no charges against Carver