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Show - THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Page B4 Monday, February 1, 1993 SUPER: take our loss and go back to BILLS" work." (Continued from Page Bl) (Continued from Page Bl) Aikman. who completed 22 of didn't throw an inin the playoffs, is 26. terception Running back Emmitt Smith, who overcame a slow start to finish with 108 yards rushing on 22 carries, is 23. Linebacker Ken Norton, who e had the key stop on a stand in the second quarter and returned a fumble nine yards for the final touchdown, is 27. in The Cowboys, who went 1989 in Coach Jimmy Johnson's first season, figure to be around for a while, in other words. As Bills wide receiver James Lofton said when asked what it would take to stop Dallas in the future: "An earthquake over in Santa Monica tonight. That's the only thing that will stop the Dallas Cowboys." If there was a turning point in this one, it came with 3:24 to play in the first half, after Buffalo had on cut the Cowboys' lead to a 21 yard field goal by Steve Christie. Dallas, which scored two touch- "I felt good when I came in on the first drive (after Kelly twisted his right knee in the second quarter)," Reich said. "I was sorry I couldn't get a touchdow n right off, but the Cowboys are touch to score 30 passes and on." -- goal-lin- 14-1- ' 1 The big question the Bills had to face, almost immediately after they stumbled off the field in humiliation, was: What about next year? Can and will they come back to still another Super Bowl? Do t J- they really want to? "This team nas a lot of character," Reich said. "If any team can break out of the kind of slump we're in, this team can do it. It has the character to come back. "It's going to be tough," coach Marv Levy said. "This team is tough enough to do it. The worst thing you can do after losing one like this is to go into a shell and say, 'We can't do 'it.' "We're not looking for anybody to put the blame on. They scored 14 points in the last two minutes of the first half after we had gotten off to a good start. 9 0 -- I downs in a span in the first quarter, put two more on the board in 18 seconds to essentially put the game away. Smith, held to 28 yards on nine carries to that point, broke a run to the Buffalo 19 to get things started, the longest gain this season against the Bills' second-ranke- d run defense. "I don't have to talk about turnovers. Everybody knows turnovers kill you. Let's not indulge in negative talk. 1 38-ya- rd Wide receiver Michael Irvin turned cornerback Nate Odomes around on a post pattern on the next play, and Aikman's second touchdown pass made it Cowboys. secDallas got the ball back onds later when Thurman Thomas, who was held to 19 yards on carries, fumbled after catching a swing pass from Reich and defensive end Jimmie Jones recovered at the Buffalo 18. On first down. Aikman threw again to Irvin. who spun away from cornerback James Williams and into the end zone with the touchdown to make it an game with :36 left in the half. "If you can't produce, you're not going to win," Bills linebacker Shane Conlan said, "and we didn't produce. We got ruined." Buffalo's only highlights came in the first five minutes, when spc ace Steve Tasker broke through to block Mike Saxon's touchpunt and set up a down bv Thomas for a 0 Bills 21-1- 1 "The Buffalo Bills are a quality team. We'll take our lumps. We'll 1 1 1 1 1 cial-tea- 7-- lead. (Continued from Page Bl) AP Photo Dallas defender Ken Norton (51) brings down Buffalo quarterback Jim Kelly during the second quarter of the Super Bowl. The Cowboys' Charles Haley (94) and Buffalo's Howard Ballard (75) are also on the scene. Kelly was injured on the play. neth Davis up for no gain on third down and Kelly, under a heavy rush from defensive end Tony Tol-ber- t, had his fourth-dow- n pass intercepted in the end zone by safety Dallas got even late in the period after Kelly, under pressure from a blitzing Kenneth Gant, was intercepted by Cowboys safety James Washington, who returned 13 yards to the Buffalo 40. Aikman hit tight end Jay Nova-ce- k for a touchdown that tied the score, and the Cowboys took a 14-lead 15 seconds later when defensive end Charles Haley knocked the ball loose from Kelly and Jones caught it in midair for a Kelly was knocked out of the game on Buffalo's next offensive series when a blitzing Norton flew by an attempted block by Davis and crashed into the quarterback's right knee. touchdow n. The Bills fired back on the first play of the second quarter as Kelly hit Andre Reed for a crossing pattern for 40 yards to the Dallas 4. Two running plays got it to the I foot line, but Norton stood Ken Enter Reich, the hero of Buffalo's 8 overtime playoff victory over Houston, who quickly hit tight end Pete Metzelaars for seven yards and Reed for 38 and a first down at the Dallas 22. 23-ya- 7 -- Thomas Everett. Two running plays and an offside penalty on Haley moved it to the 3, but Haley stuffed Thomas for no gain on third and and the Bills had to settle for Christie's 0 field goal and that deficit. 1 21-ya- rd 14-1- Counting the earlier stand, that gave Buffalo six plays inside the Dallas 6 and only three points to show for it, and the Bills never got 7 closer than in the second half. 31-1- 41-3- "There was never any doubt we would get to this point," Johnson said. "The concern was how long it was going to take." Skins Game win extends Palmer's career By BOB GREEN AP Golf Writer MAUNA LANI. Hawaii nold Palmer's money-- w - inning Arvic- tory in the Senior Skins Game extended the playing career of the most popular player golf has produced. Palmer. 63, came into the weekevent end wonand w his ith game struggling future w holds. the hat dering "My goal is to win." Palmer who has not done so in almost five years of Senior Tour activity said before the start of his 39th. made-for-televisi- "When I see that possible. I w ill give is literally im- a cliffs of Hawaii's Palmer's when Coast birdie putt on the 16th hole provided him with a second consecutive title and third in g Skins. Senior four years in the Ko-hal- n I've ever had being able to win today." And it w iped away any thoughts of leaving the game to which he has contributed so much. "What retirement?" he asked w ith a smile. "I've thought about it a lot," said Palmer, still referred to as "the king" by his fellow pros. "I've thought: what do I like to do? What would I do if I retire?" Palmer asked, then answered himself. 4. up." he said. But that changed Sunday on the lava-strew- "I've been doing this for a long time." he said. "But it's still fun, still a thrill, one of the great thrills 22-fo- ot money-winnin- "1 like to build golf courses. "I like to fly. I do that now. "I like to play golf. I love to play golf. If I retired, I'd be playing golf at (his home course) Bay Hill. "If I can still play and win against these guys. I'll play out here," he said. He proved his point by winning S 1 40,000 of it on that S 90,000 16th-hobirdie from critical, the total purse of $450,000. Chi Chi Rodriguez, a last minute replacement for Lee Trevino, won $145,000; $50,000 on a 20-fobirdie putt on the 11th and on the $70,000 with a second hole of a sudden-deat- h - 1 le ot playoff. The latter came after the national television cameras mercifully had ended their live coverage and thus avoided missed birdie putts of 6 feet by Jack Nicklaus, Palmer and Ray Floyd on the first playoff hole, and misses from 6 and 3 feet by Palmer and Floyd on the second. "The odds on all those misses are a million to one," Rodriguez said. Floyd acknowledged his prob- lem. "I just lost confidence in my the course, site of this tournament - Lee SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. w Phoenix the won Janzen Open ith mindset which a helped him weather uncommonly bad weather. Then he let his thoughts wander ahead. n "I don't want to be a wonder." Janzen said Sunday after birdies at the last two holes victory. "I gave him a want to be the other w ho has more than two w ins. " 68 finale Janzen 's didn't look exceptional. In fact, his total of 273 w as the highest ever on one-wi- two-sh- ot 1 72-ho- TPC of Scottsdale 6.992-yar- d since 1987. Mark Calcavecchia, a e champion who missed this year's cut. set the record at 1987. But Janzen tamed conditions reminiscent of a British Open w ind gusts to 28 mph. hail and two-tim- rough. "My main thought was to focus on every shot." he said. "I'm used to seeing perfect weather here in Phoenix. When it started hailing on No. 12, I didn't know what to think." Robert Wrenn, the leader at after 54 holes, shot a 74 and y finished in a tic for third. 1 four-wa- Dixie, CSI keep winning; By The Associated Press The College of Southern Idaho and Dixie College remained first and second, respectively, in the Scenic West Athletic Conference with road v ictories over the weekend. The w ins set up a showdown for gets your Floyd, who was shut out after y the sixth hole of play. He finished with $60,000 in earnings. Nicklaus, making his first start of the year, won $55,000 despite his frequent forays into the unplayable lava beds. "I can't remember when I played this bad for two days," he said. "I've worked pretty darn hard for three months with very disappointing results." Nicklaus won $25,000 with a birdie putt on the 12th hole, then "wasn't seen the rest of first-da- 15-fo- ot the day." Arnold, however, was very much in evidence, celebrating his critical, putt and the revival of his playing career by urging his legs into a romp to the gallery ropes to slap some fives with the fans. 16th-ho- le not-so-hi- I'MU'!' similar conditions Saturday and began the final round tied with Frost, was all alone in second after sinking birdie putts on four of the last six holes. Nevertheless, he had a 72 to finish at 275. 276 were Wrenn, At Mike Springer, Kirk Triplett. and Michael Allen, another late challenger who faltered with a bogey on No. 18. Keith Clearwater, who had the CSI defeated Dixie by 2 points earlier this year in St. George on a controversial rebound bucket on the buzzer. It was Dixie's only setback of the season, and the Rebels w;ll be Iwking not only for but a piece of the revenge SWAC lead. On Friday, Snow College most handed the Rebels their a 66 and day's best round Mark Wiebe were at 277. Janzen played the front nine even. He offset a bogey on the second hole with a birdie on the third. While the leaders faltered on the back nine, he made his move, rolling in birdie putts on Nos. 13, 15, 17 and 18. Even a bogey-- 4 on the 162 yard 16th hole was a good effort Janzen had to after his second shot from a bunker dropped into the rough near the green. "A double bogey there would have been deflating," he acknowledged. -- one-pu- tt ond loss, but Shamon Antrum with seven secdrilled a onds to play in an win for 85-8- 3 Dixie. The Rebels improved to overall . league play and 9-- 1 in 21-- 1 al- sec- two-for-o- thing." 241 pound Norton hit The 6-d the Davis, who tried to slide out to the left. ," "We met Norton said. "It was my day ... It was a standstill. I knew I was on the goal line." Washington came in to hit Davis and Norton then took the running back down. The linebacker came up and threw an uppercut that began at his knees into the air. -- 2, 0, 208-poun- face-to-fac- e, chin-to-chin- "All the squats I did all year," Norton said. "I'm outweighing the guy. There's no way in the world he could have pushed me back . ' ' Meantime, CSI edged Utah Valin Orem, and then swept Saturday to past Salt Lake keep its record perfect at ley Wannstedt shifted the Cowboys e out of the defense into the basic Gardner, the fullback, moved into a receiver's position on the right. Thomas remained in the goal-lin- 4-- 3. 70-6- 3 85-8- 2 1 0, the dressing room," safety Henry Jones said. "Just silence. We really thought we had them in the first quarter. But that monkey is still on backs." "We've just got to stick together," said wide receiver Don Beebe. "We thought we were a team of destiny. This was very our disheartening." Beebe provided a couple of rare moments of excitement for Buffalo fans. First he caught a touchdown pass from Reich to 40-ya- rd in whittle the Dallas lead to 7 the third quarter. "I thought for a while at that point we were back in it," Beebe said. Beebe later stripped Cowboys defensive tackle Leon Lett, who while carrying was the ball toward the end zone with one hand after returning Reich's fumble 64 yards. Beebe's burglary forced the Cowboys to settle for a touchback instead of adding still more points to the Bills' margin of 31-1- hot-doggi- defeat. "I knew I could stab the ball out of his hand if I could reach him," Beebe said, enjoying one of the few chuckles of the day by a Buffalo Bill. "The guys just adjusted," Wannstedt said. "You're not sure if they're going to run or pass. You get a happy medium so you can play both." Thomas ran into the right flat. Cornerback Kevin Smith covered him. Left end Tony Tolbert shot into the backfield and pressured Kelly. Tight end Pete Metzelaars stood at the back of the end zone. Gardner looked for room in the front. Between them waited safety Thomas Everett. "You get pressure," Kelly said, "and you either take a sack and it's their ball or you try to score and that's what I did ... 1 saw Pete and Gardner and I threw it toward those two, hoping one of them would get it." Everett, parked in front of Metzelaars, intercepted the pass and snuffed the drive. On the Bills' next possession, they moved inside the Cowboys' 5 again. Steve Christie came in to kick a field goal. Two 5 meant only the inside Dallas trips three points. The Cowboys never looked back. The Bills did. "I thought we should have gone for the field goal the first time," Thomas said. "I was surprised ... You can't question the coaches' call. But after the interception, a lot of players came over to the sideline and said they felt we could have run a different play." 20-ya- rd U.S. forces in Somalia keep track of Super Bowl By GEORGE ESPER AP Special Correspondent In MOGADISHU, Somalia sandbagged foxholes and at sentry - posts, U.S. military forces in Somalia kept track of an American institution in the wee hours of this morning. The Super Bowl. For thousands of Marines and soldiers, it was a break from the drudgery of sentry duty and a respite from the snipers, the bandits, the dirt, the disease and the heat of Somalia. set up showdown for crown the top spot this Friday, 7:30 p.m., in Tw in Falls. Idaho. r David Frost fared even worse. had three He started double bogeys and a bogey in a four-hol- e stretch ending at No. 12. He wound up at 281 after a final-roun- d 78. Andrew Magee, who shot 64 in movements. "They like to pull the guard," defensive tackle Russell Maryland said. "They pulled him around to our right. Norton read that, filled the hole and got to the running On fourth reputter," he said. "When you miss turned to the down, Thomas for Davis. lineup " into a few, it mind. Janzen edges Magee for Phoenix Open title By MEL REISNER AP Sports Writer On third down, reserve tailback Kenneth Davis took the handoff from Kelly and ran left, looking for a gap. Norton, coming from the defensive left, mirrored Davis' back, too. It was like a day." "There wasn't a lot of yelling in backfield. FAILURE: 0 Levy said he told the Bills after the game, "You don't want to hear a speech from me now. We're all hurting and speeches won't make it go away. We'll talk about it in depth at our team meeting on Tues- U.S. military spokesmen reported no major incidents overnight. The game was beamed into Sod malia on radio for the 24.000 American troops. There was no live television, except for a team of Marines based aboard the USS Tripoli offshore. The game was taped on the Tripoli and videos were being sent to Mogadishu for the land-base- d forces. land-base- For many American troops, duty took its toll in exhaustion, and they were too tired to stay up until 2 a.m. to listen to the game. Somalia is eight hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. Other troops lost interest as the score widened in Dallas' favor, ending with a 52-1- 7 Cowboys rout over Buffalo. Although radios are not permitted on guard duty, Williams, like scores of others, was following the game by checking in with his command post by field telephone for progress reports. "I don't like either team," he said, "but I had a feeling Dallas would win." Staff Sgt. Joseph St. Onge, 31, of Sioux City, Iowa, said he listened to the second half and was rooting for Buffalo. He said the troops in his platoon, which guards the embassy, listened to the game in shifts. Marine Lance Cpl. Dennis a Mc-Crar- y, engineer from San Antonio, Texas, carried a radio as he made his rounds checking the generators that provide electricity to the Marine compound. He was among 20 trwps in his platoon who stayed up for the game and the only Dallas fan. Next to them. 20 Army troops were following the game. "We had like a little said McCrary. "Like a Super Bowl party Somali style. Very humid, sweaty, getting bit by mos- quitoes, slapping mosquitoes. Having a good time, you know. Marine Cpl. Jeff Clark, 22, of This is the first Super Bowl haDenver, listened to the first half of ven't been able to see live on TV. It was very different." the game. it knew wasn't going to get "I any better," he said. "So I went to Linoleum was invented bed. I was routing for Buffalo. about 1860 by Frederick That's why I went to bed." Walton of England. He Marine Lance Cpl. 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