European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Who s no. 1? just ask Ima by William n. Wallace the new York times forget Nebraska and Penn state. Syracuse will be playing the no. 1 team Miami on saturday in the Carrier dome according to one authority coach Frank Beamer of Virginia tech. A they Are a great football team the Best in the country in my opinion a Beamer said monday after watching the hurricanes flatten his team 24-3, live on saturday and again on tape sunday. Beamer cites the Miami defense to support his of Tion the one featuring Warren Sapp at tackle and Ray Lewis behind him at linebacker. Maurice Deshazo the homies a running quarterback who can pass and is therefore not unlike Syracuse a Kevin Mason went nowhere. He was sacked six times and tech wound up with minus-14 Yards Rushing and Only 171 passing. A we did no to let Deshazo get outside where he a most dangerous a said Kenny Holmes the Miami end. A we kept up constant  Beamer did hold out some Hope for Syracuse saying that the oranges option offence might be the Best Way to attack the Miami front seven a because its Quick and you done to have to hold the blocks so  a but their secondary is so fast  catch you Over on the sideline before you be gone very far a he  compliments and so Many others raise the question about Miami a loss 38-20, to Washington on sept. 24. Defense had Little to do with it. In five minutes during the third Quarter the huskies scored 22 Points from a 75-Yard pass play a 34-Yard interception return and a Fumble recovery in the end zone. Since then the hurricanes have Given up Only 32 Points in four games and 20 were to Florida state. Because Miami a Mike Crissy is injured the place kicker Dane Prewitt will do the punting. On Short notice he punted four times against the homies for a respectable 40.8 average. A the stars and stripes november 2,1994 Page 36 pack in Hunt nil lockout More games May get a this week by the associated press for Only the second time in three weeks the nil and its players Union negotiated monday and no Progress was made in resolving the month Long labor dispute. The bargaining session in Washington came with the league expected to cancel More games this week. Last monday the nil Cut four games for each team off the 84-game schedule. Brian Burke the no la a director of hockey operations had said he expected the league to announce a schedule revision monday. The number of missed games was up to 168 monday the 31st Day of the lockout. Seven More were to be postponed tuesday. Nil commissioner Gary Bettman and Union Boss Bob Goodenow met face to face for the first time since last week and Only the second time since oct. 10. The two met in Chicago last week. This time it was Washington with the meeting lasting five hours. A there was no Progress to report a nil spokesman Arthur Pincus said. The league and its players have been unable to reach a collective Bare a a Green Bay fullback Edgar Bennett hangs onto the Ball during heavy rain monday night before being brought Down by the bears Dante Jones left and Maurice Douglass. Chicago a unable to beat the wind and rain with Brett Favrey sarm most of the night the Green Bay packers slogged Over the soggy Soldier Field turf to earn a Victory they had to have. Edgar Bennett scored three touchdowns and Favre had a 36-Yard scoring run As the packers Defeated the Chicago bears 33-6 monday night. Bryce Paup intercepted two passes for the packers 4-4who stayed in the Hunt game summary nil standings a Page 32 for a playoff spot. The bears and Detroit Lions also Are 4-4, meaning the Minnesota Vikings have a two game Lead in the pfc Central. Favre was 0-for-7 before completing a pass to Sterling Sharpe Midway through the third Quarter. Finally after the packers running loosened up the bears defense Favre completed four passes on the drive that gave Green Bay a 27-0 Lead. He capped the 65-Yard March with a 13-Yard pass to Bennett who rushed for 105 Yards and two other scores. Favre finished 6-of-15 for 82 Yards. But his biggest accomplishment on a 43-degree night that included 36 Mph gusts and a steady rain was simply taking care of the football. Favre who threw an nil High 24 interceptions last season and was picked off seven times in this years first seven games carefully engineered Green Bay a no turnover attack monday. Alou named majors top manager agreement to replace the one that expired in september 1993. Despite the latest talks Between Bettman and Goodenow players were not optimistic about an Early settlement. A a Mats Sundin the latest locked out swedish nil player to join his former team in Sweden said a we need a Miracle to Start the nil season before  at least a dozen of the no la a 30-plus swedish players have asked to play for their former teams. The Prospect of a drawn out  swayed Florida defens Eman Peter Andersson a decision to return to Sweden. Andersson signed a two year contract Over the weekend to play for his former team Malmo if. By Ben Walker a baseball writer Felipe Alou whose Young Montreal expos had the Best record in baseball when the strike started was chosen monday major league manager of the year by the associated press. Alou received 34 votes in nationwide balloting by 58 writers act broadcasters. Buck Showalter of the new York Yankees was. Second with 11 votes and Mike Hargrove of Cleveland was third with nine Alou votes. Earlier this month Alou was a near unanimous pick As no manager of a the year by the baseball writers association of America. He received 27 of 28 first place  was 74-40 and leading Atlanta by six games in the no East on aug. 12. The expos have shown improvement since May 22, 1992, the Day Alou was hired to replace the fired Tom Runnells. A i believe a lot of people realize that after three years of solid Progress we have a super club a Alou said recently Alou has said his favorite part of the Job is watching Young players develop their Talent. He and his coaching staff saw the likes of 23-year-old shortstop Wil Cordero 23-year-old Pitcher Pedro Martinez and 21-year-old first baseman Cliff Floyd show major Progress this season. Alou 59, played for the expos in 1973 and joined the Montreal organization As an instructor in 1976. He has been with the system since then managing successful expos teams in class a double a and triple a. He also coached at Montreal for several seasons. This year the expos dropped 8v2 _ games behind Atlanta in april before rebounding under aloud seven handed approach. They passed the braves in july. And began pulling away and were in position for their first postseason appear Ance since 1981. A the one regret i have is that we did no to Complete the regular season a he said. A a a / a among those who helped the expos this year were outfielder Moises Alou the managers son and reliever Mel Rojas the managers Nephew. The expos have done Well in recent years despite losing such players As Den his Martinez to teams that were willing to pay More for free agents. The expos also have been hit in the front office losing the likes of general manager Dan Duquette. _ this of season Montreal May lose outfielder Larry Walker to free Agency. The expos also could face problems trying to sign High salaried outfielder Marquis Grissom and reliever John Wetteland. A a we be shown the world we could recuperate from losses a Alou said. Alou is under contract to manage the expos through 1995. He also has a two year personal services contract with Montreal beyond that and that could also mean the managers job.246850 000504