Show - 2C The Salt Lake Tribune lerY -1941-41 E111" 41 Hatfield Leaves Arkansas for Clemson '''' '' victory in Denver in 1985 and the overtime win in San Francisco in 1988 in addition to four preseason victories Only one was decided by more than a 17-1- 6 I 16-1- 3 touchdown Linebacker Michael Walter has chased after Elway in all of those losses and he'd like to put an end to a trend he can't easily explain "It's a lot of things" the 49ers' leading tackler said "All the games have been close so it's not like they've been blowing us out It's something I don't take a lot of stock in because when we play a team that we've beaten four or five times in a row I don't think 'OIL we're going to have an easy time of it' Denver had anything but an easy time in the last two games On Nov 11 1985 Rich Karlis field goal with 1:33 kicked a left to play to give the Broncos a 17- 16 victory in what the 49ers still know as the "Snowball Game" The play in question occurred just before halftime when San Francisco holder Matt Cavanaugh was distracted by a snowball and fumbled Ithe snap to doom a field goal try Elway completed 20 of 42 passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns Joe Montana's 425 completion perrecentage in the game mains the lowest in his career Paris was hit in the eye by a snowball on the same play leading him to quip last week: "If I could find the person who did it I'd eat 'em" Then on Oct 9 1988 Karlis kicked field goal his third midway a through the overtime period to end a winds Two game played in plays earlier Denver cornerback Steve Wilson intercepted a Steve Young pass that slipped through Jerry Rice's hands Montana had been replaced by Young in overtime after suffering bruised ribs Guard Bruce Collie said the memory of those games will help motivate 49ers' veterans Rice a rookie in 1985 agreed "Those were crazy games" Rice said "It kind of gave us the feeling that they had something over us But this time there won't be any snow and there won't be any wind" Photo —AP Ken Hatfield 'Things Will Work Out' Lemieux Steals NHL Show With 4 Goals d Continued From front of you" Wales coach Pat Burns said "You just let him play" That's what happened in a game in which checking was just about nonexistent "You leave a guy like that alone in front of net and something's bound to happen" Burns said Lemieux needed little motivation to rise to the occasion in the NHL's first appearance on network TV (NBC) in a decade But he may have gotten a little extra incentive from the introduccrowd during the tions He was the last player to step on the ice and received a roaring ovation "I guess it was special when I stepped on the ice" he said "A lot of people expected me to do well and maybe win the MVP There was a lot of pressure but I was lucky to get a fast start" Lemieux four goals tied the record of four set by Wayne d pre-gam- e e All-St- Gretzky in 1983 The expected battle between Lemieux and Gretzky never materialized in this game the highest-scorinr encounters of the NHL's 41 g All-Sta- Sport light r 4 0 A iroit j001 '401 Atz N -- s4 I 0- Jerry Tarkanian 4 Jack Nicklaus —Tribune 414 -- 1- IN TRANSMISSION Per les architect of Pittsburgh's "Steel Curtain" defense of the 1970s their new head cwt Jets general manager Dick Steinberg was quoted Sunday as saying he had completed the interview process and a new coach would be named soon Published reports in New York have said Per les is the Jets' choice "All 1 can say is that something is going to happen soon real soon" Steinberg said in Sunday's New York Newsday The Detroit News quoted a source close to the Michigan State program as saying the Jets offered Per les $6 million over five years Steinberg denied that an offer actually had been All IN 1111 IN KM 40a-al ONLY 3iA- a -Swum ' -- 1) ' 1 3 ii ip Y1-- 1 ) pr's tl - EN BM NI Ka IN MN 11': '::3 I N t - A i 0 fo):J 'it p 7 4"11 7 ' 'clrgnots itiffecorad you s-- - t''' - - ' 41 - 178048 "nr7§8: - IC 1 first-perio- d three-pointer- 107-9- 7 Henry Is Best of CBA Stars MOLINE Ill (AP) — Omaha's Tim Leg ler scored 17 points and Conner Henry of Rapid City added 16 Sunday in leading the National 5 Conference to a victory over the American Conference in 107-10- the Continental Basketball Associr Game ation The Nationals were ahead by 19 points in the third quarter before seeing an American comeback that failed to send the game into overtime only on a missed slam dunk at the buzzer by Bob McCann of Pensacola Playing before 4300 fans and 27 NBA scouts the Nationals built a halftime advantage by using All-Sta- 63-4- 9 home winning streak to 15 The triumph was the third straight for the Bulls and coupled with Detroit's 107-9- 7 loss to the Lakers put them back into first place in the Central Division It was the third straight defeat for the Knicks their longest losing streak or the season New York's Patrick Ewing was held to 16 points 12 below his average Bucks 127 Heat 101: At Milwaukee Ricky Pierce scored 11 his 22 points in the second quarter as Milwaukee won its fourth straight game at halftime afThe Bucks led ter Pierce hit two consecutive three 63-4- 1 made as of Saturday The News also reported that the Jets had put off making the offer official until all candidates had been interviewed Per les didn't immediately return calls to his home Sunday press almost unheard encounters "I wanted these guys to come out and play aggressive" said Rapid City and Nationals coach Eric Musselman whose father Bill coaches the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA "Pressing was the easiest way to do that" McCann topped the American squad with 16 points and Cedar Rapids' Starks had 14 Henry named MVP wasn't surprised by Musselman's intense style "He's a Musselman" said Henry "That's the bottom line Likc his dad he wants to win" a half-couof in rt all-st- ar e 2 2 last-plac- pointers during a 21-- 6 run Milwaukee expanded the lead to 1 late in the third quarter and went on to post its most decisive victory of the season Jay Humphries and Alvin Robertson each scored 19 points for the Bucks Robertson also had 15 rebounds and 10 assists 89-6- Blazers 115 Hornets 100: At Port- 9-- 8 n high-octan- 60-wi- n 7En PICKIIP ACITSSORIES UTAH'S LARGEST FACTORY DiRECT EXPOITS THAT CARE POLISHED STAINLESS STEEL ROCKER PANELS IntzvE:2 cm I EASY SIDE rsws" 4 $5295 y ones sww litst iiints AA FORS iES 112 4" JEEP CJ 3" ioe o CI Of ot 4 to W il WE DEAL IN METAL MONDAY - 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11 EASY TO INSTALL NO ITOLES TO DRILL A KEEPS OUT RAW A MESS AM CONSORT EllANNATITAS DRAFTS A DRAWS MOSE OUT AYARASLE FON MOST TRUCK& it cv 7 - DEFLECTORS atio : a it Continued From Portland coach Rick Adelman was asked if he saw a fundamental change in the Jazz's approach He said what really mattered was that the Jazz still led the league in field goal percentage differential The only difference was that instead of outshooting opponents 48 percent to 43 as they did last year this year it was more like 50 percent to 45 To him the net effect wat the same So while the Jazz's defense has re mained effective their 50 percent shooting has risen to the top of the league They have become a highly efficient and more interesting offensive team largely because of their ability s to shoot the driving skills of Blue Edwards and the continued improvement of Karl Malone and John Stockton The latter two already at an All Pro level simply have not stopped growing Each of them has improved his scoring average in every season he's played in the league (Stockton's in his sixth year Malone his fifth) and you could spend a whole afternoon leafing through the NBA Encyclopedia finding the few who have ever done that Malone has markedly improved his recognition skills in the low post which gives the offense more options He also is passing better is enjoying the best field goal percentage of his s career and is making Stockton has hovered around the top of the league's three-poin- t percentage list all season after malting 26 percent from behind the arc just through his first five seasons He's scoring more and assisting so much that he personally accounts for 426 percent of the Jazz's points more than Michael Jordan (423 percent of Chicago's) and Magic Johnson (41 percent of the Lakers') With two players like this on the floor transition periods don't have to be painful And this one hasn't been for the Jazz The Jazz are certainly not finished refining and polishing their new identity There will be nights when they can't quite decide whether they should be playing mudball or show-timBut they are learning to strike a balance between the two In doing so this team has become more exciting to watch much like team The chief differthe 1982-8ence of course is that the 1981-8e team was a team whereas this one may be the best the Jazz have ever had It is already the best road team the Jazz have had They're on the road one of only three NBA teams with a winning record and the franchise has never had a winning road record this late in the season Heck this year's team has already won more road games than the first three Utah Jazz teams won all season With a three-gamhomestand this e week the new Jazz have an outside chance of getting to the record halfway mark with a 30-1- 1 you don't need an abacus to know that's halfway to 60 That's not to say this is a team But it is a pretty good one — even in a transition period C-- 1 II' C1—m-11111- LIFETIME Ell In Transition - 4P '-'-7- jazz Do Fine li- - ': SIDE AIR -' 61"11'41111- - 45051rxecoe':aasa-mrsoing-lcooui-ti""-:'PN" Arkansas athletic director Frank Broyles said Sunday his school will work quickly to choose a successor record The choice of Hatfield who had a could as the head coach at Air Force from 1979-8have created more controversy But after Hatfield met Sunday with the players the threatened boycott for the 1990 season was called off On Saturday players said that if Ford was not reinstated or an assistant wasn't promoted they would sit out next season "We decided as a team in dedication to all of our assistant coaches and Coach Ford the best thing a ih 95 Adjustments Necessary t in 1989) 3 SUSPENSION Bring Your Car In For An Fluid Pan Gasket Clean Screen Road Test ' 4 IN NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets apparently are on the verge of making Michigan State coach George Wire Services Includes: Stat4111111r (17-- Jets on Verge of Hiring MSU's Per les Annual Transmission Service Spetia6ll 11e151 WI i gf SI Bulls 117 Knicks 109: At Chicago Michael Jordan scored 42 points as the Chicago Bulls extended their 1)E811 71 a8 n gem pass UP W41111 11 mieux largely regarded as Gretzky's heir apparent as the NHL's best player who dominated Lemieux's contribution plus two goals each from Buffalo's Pierre Turgeon and New Jersey's Kirk Muller helped give the Wales their 1 lth victory in 14 games in the current conference series which began in 1975 Turgeon had both his goals in the first period Muller scored once each in the second and third periods Also scoring for the Wales Conference were Buffalo's Dave Andreychuk Philadelphia's Rick Tocchet Shane Corson of Montreal and Cam Neely of Boston Gretzky's teammate Luc Robitaille scored twice for the Campbell Conference which also got goals from Edmonton's Mark Messier Detroit's Steve Yzerman Winnipeg's Doug Smail and Calgary's Al Mac Innis and shoot-ou- t Joey Mullen in the wide-ope- n that was closer to street hockey than a regular-seasogame 65-5- 9 banquet "There's always the possibility of things changing" he said "If I explore some things and find out that it's better for myself to come out this year than next it's certainly a possibility that I will" However Ware said he would return to school if he had to make a decision right now NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue has said the league may ease restrictions on athletes who wish to play in the NFL before using up their college eligibility "We'll have to clarify the rule" Tagliabue said "It will involve some liberalization but it will also involve drawing a line below which we would not make exceptions" Tagliabue said "outstanding" players such as Barry Sanders and Keith Mc Cants should be allowed to enter the draft as underclassmen But the commissioner said he feared that a revised rule would hurt players with marginal talent "It would be very unfortunate if the players who were not the superstars made the premature judgment that they were ready to play in the NFL" he said "If they can't it could easily be a great mistake" Tarkanian NCAA May Be Near Settlement After 13 Years A Vegas basketball coach Jerlegal battle between Nevada-La- s ry Tarkanian and the NCAA which went all the way to the US Supreme Court may be nearing an end Published reports said that the NCAA has agreed to a settlement which would call for Tarkanian paying a judgment of $21000 and assuming his own legal fees — estimated at $340000 Jack Kitchin a Kansas City lawyer who represents the NCAA said an agreement may be near that would resolve the issue with the association Tarkanian and UNLV The resolution would involve only the legal battles dating back to 1977 and would not involve any future actions the NCAA might take Kitchin said Nicklaus Hits The 'Big 50' Qua Hies For Seniors Tour Jack Nicklaus officially qualified for the seniors golf tour when he turned 50 on Sunday Nicklaus will make his seniors debut Saturday and Sunday in the Senior Skins Game in Hawaii as he renews rivalries with Arnold Palmer Gary Player and Lee Trevino He is committed to three more seniors events on a 1990 schedule that he's still working on He will play in The Tradition in Scottsdale Ariz and the PGA Seniors in Palm Beach Gardens Fla both in April and probably in the US Senior Open in Ridgewood NJ in June kr 9-- Continued From C-- 1 ing a Bahamiam conga on my head" Thompson said of Thomas' blows to his neck and back of head "It felt a little like a scalp massage "We kept them in control because we were aggressive We aren't a passive team We're just so smooth it usually doesn't look like we're working hard" added Thompson Warriors 120 Celtics 115: At Boston Chris Mullin scored 20 of his 30 points in the second half as Golden State beat the Celtic snapping a 12- year losing streak at Boston Garden and providing coach Don Nelson his 600th NBA victory The Warriors who had lost seven straight road games rallied from a halftime deficit built a 15- point lead with just under 412 minutes left and then hung on Nelson who helped the Celtics to five NBA championships as a player became the 10th coach in league history to win 600 games He has a 600- 404 record in 13 seasons Terry Teagle and Mitch Richmond had 26 points each and Tim Hardaway added 25 for Golden State the NBA's second-highescoring team The victory was Golden State's first in 12 games in Boston Garden since Jan 28 1978 Robert Parish had 29 points and Kevin Mc Hale 22 for the Celtics 4 goliCv" 5 Lakers Tame Pistons P ' Los Angeles had won two previous MVP awards including last year in the Campbell Conference's 5 win at Edmonton But this time it was Le- P I Houston Ware Hints He May Opt for NFL Draft Heisman Trophy winner Andre Ware says he may change his mind and skip his senior season at Houston to join the NFL Ware who holds 26 NCAA passing and total offense records has repeatedly stated that he would return to Houston next season But he appeared to soften his stance Saturday night in remarks made prior to an awards 41t Gretzky the superstar center from C-- 1 d 55-17- part of something that's bigger than yourself" Clemson athletic director Bobby Robinson said it took a person of "great strength and fortitude and confidence" to take the job following the NCAA investigation and the uproar surrounding Ford's resignation "We looked and we talked to a lot of people The name that we always kept coming to was Ken Hatfield" Robinson said "I just hope that all the Clemson people will appreciate him as much as ' I Andre Ware b for us and our future would be to reconsider playfootball season" team ing for the upcoming a tight end said "We're Fields Stacy spokesman not 100 percent satisfied but we felt a little better knowing that everyone out there knows we did our best to get what we wanted "However we have a new head coach and he's not within the staff that was here before" Defensive back Dexter Davis said some players had already made up their minds with the hiring of Hatfield "Some people are ready to transfer" Davis said "Others don't know what they're going to do We're not happy That's the bottom line" Hatfield met with the team for about 10 minuted before Sunday's news conference to announce his hiring but would not comment on what was discussed 1 told "I talked to the Clemson players and them it's a very difficult time in their lives I told them just to go home pray about it and think what they want to do and what they can do best for themselves" he's been appreciated everywhere else because he's going to do the job "He's going to earn your respect and appreciation — and most of all he's a winner" he said reHatfield compiled a The cord at Arkansas guiding the Razorbacks to six bowl apperances in as many years His bowl record at Arkansas however was including Cotton Bowl losses to Tennessee (31-2- 7 in 1990) and UCLA CLEMSON SC (AP) — Ken Hatfield of Arkansas accepted the head football coaching job at Clemson on Sunday and a threatened player boycott was averted after he met with the team Hatfield who coached the Razorbacks for six years and led them to the Cotton Bowl the past two seasons replaces Danny Ford who resigned Thursday less than two weeks after the NCAA accused Clemson of recruiting violations "We understand it's a very difficult situation and time but I promise you that things will work out" he said "There's nothing that can't be accomplished if everybody's part of the team and you're Continued From GI ti) - - January 22 1990 Monday Swoop into 'Super' City gale-forc- - r 4ffrfe'-'- SF Denver heer the - 4&tat- !ot!oPefigiorylAgiVIMeiftortmAftn!:aw4fi?A: wtelptido"p04omvsqltsgmtvmrtworobroww!TRIrrtirelpdpOrchterrri? 1 |