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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes ports is Ysaas september 13,1995 Page 40 Aba new York apr the efforts to results a said Russ Granik the leagues de certify basketball a Union failed tues Deputy commissioner a it demonstrates Day by an overwhelming margin paving they will make up their own minds about the Way for labor peace in the Aba. Their own destiny and not be con trolled in an election held by the National by a group of agents and outside Law labor relations Board 26 players voted  to keep their Union and 134 voted to de in june the Union leadership had a modified Deal that was slightly More favourable for the players but still closed Many of the loopholes in the leagues salary Cap. That agreement is the one scheduled for a vote on wednesday with approval needed by 21 of the 27 player reps. Daniel Silverman the nor by a new certify. The election clears the Way for struck a Deal with the league but a group York regional director said the results the player representatives to approve a new labor contract wednesday in Chicago and for owners to approve it monday in new York. Quot obviously we re pleased about the of agents who represented Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing among others forced players to table the vote and started the desertification Effort. Packers nip bears after escape by Rick Gano Chicago apr the Green Bay packers first half was an offensive masterpiece. Short passes medium ones and a 99-yarder from Brett Favre to Robert Brooks that built leads of 21-0 and 24-7. A the second , was a great escape. The Chicago bears using a key interception and a blocked punt not Only got Back in the game a they threatened to win it. 1 Quot your heart is beating you re worried you re scared. But geez we held on a Favre said after the packers survived for a 27-24 Victory monday night. Quot we did a lot of things. They came Back Strong. We knew that 210 was not going to hold  7\ Green Bay a defense came to the Rescue the bears trailing 27-21, were at the 2 and ready to take the Lead but were forced to kick a Field goal. Then with two minutes left Reggie White forced a Fumble by bears Quad More nil on Page 37 Terback Enk Kramer and Wayne Simmons recovered to save the Victory it was very difficult and very rewarding at the same time a said packers coach Mike Holmgren. Quot i have never seen so Many bad things happen in such a Short time.�?�. A a a a a a. A a a a. Green Bay which won both games with the bears last season by a combined 73-9 score appeared on the Way  lopsided Victory. But a fourth Quarter interception by Donnell Wool Ford who a been burned on the 99-yarder, and a blocked punt by Anthony Marshall giving the bears the Ball at the 2, put Chicago in position to win. After the packers twice stopped Rashaan Salaam from the 2, Erik Kramer lofted a pass in the Corner to Jeff Graham who caught the Ball out of Bounds. Quot it was a real intense moment a White said. Quot we knew they would give Rashaan the Ball and we made the plays to Stop  Kevin butlers 20-Yard Field goal then made it 27-24 with just More than nine minutes remaining. Favre was ready to put the game away. He hit Mark Chmura for a 20-yarder and connected on a 13-yarder to Edgar Bennett. Dorsey Levens then carried 21 Yards to the bears�?T12. But Green Bay  get in the end zone and this time a fumbled snap on a Field goal attempt gave the bears another Chance. But White sacked Kramer and forced a Fumble and Simmons recovered at the bears 22 and the packers ran out the Dock sending Chicago 1-1 to its eighth straight monday night loss a five at Home. The bears got close in the second half when i Meta Nigan a defensive tackle whose father played linebacker for the packers from 1967-70, caught a 2-Yard touchdown pass from Kramer in the closing seconds of the third Quarter to make it 27-14. Favre who was intercepted three times last week threw his first of the night Woolford stepped in front of Brooks and returned 15 Yards to the packers 8. From there Salaam rammed into the end zone to pull the bears to 27-21 with 11 57 to go. Green Bay scored on its first two possessions behind Favrey a passing Bennett a running and the play of Brooks to take a 14-0 Lead. On the third Possession just when it appeared Chi in August the Union and Aba struck will not be official until sept. 19. The losing Side May file objections to the Way the vote was conducted. The Norb would then take four to six weeks to determine whether the objections Are valid. 7 bears Michael Timpson barely hangs onto the Ball As he a upended by packers Travis Jervey 32 and Joe Kelly. Cago had the the packers ginned deep they jolted bears with the eighth 99-Yard touchdown pass in nil history and first since last season when san Diego a Stan Humphries connected with Tony Martin. The play came with 10 08 remaining in the first half and made it 21-0. Favre on a third Down and-10, dropped Back into the end zone pump faked and then found a streaking wide open Brooks. Brooks had freed himself with an inside outside fake on Woolford. A a i did no to think about dropping it a Brooks said. A i did no to think about getting caught. I Only had positive thoughts. All i was thinking about was scoring a touchdown catching it and  said Woolford Quot Favre pumped it and went deep on me. He fooled  it was the longest touchdown pass for the packers in their 75-year history surpassing a 96-yarder from Tobin Rote to Billy Grimes in 1950. Favre hit Brooks with a 4-yarder on the opening drive to Complete a 65-Yard drive he passed 15 Yards to former Bear Anthony Morgan to make it 14-0 at the end of the first Quarter. And after the bears got their Only touchdown of the half a 1-Yard run by Salaam with 4 58 left Favre went right Back to work. A 24-yarder to Terry Mickens set up a 32-Yard Field goal by Craig Hentrich that put the packers ahead 24-7 at the half. Hentrich ordinarily the punter took Over the kicking in the second Quarter after Chris Jacke aggravated a hamstring injury  
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