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Show cé6 * The Salt LakeTribune SPORTS/OBITUARIES Wednesday, December2, 1998 Leg Fractures Put 49ers’ Lineman Outfor Season needed to regroup and rally and pick up the how the leg Steve Mariucci Young, one ofthe league’s best players and the San Francisco Hospital, the day after fracturing both bones in his lower rightleg in a freak, sickening collision on the field Team physician Dr. Michael Dillingham inserted a metal rod into the tibia, the main weight- bearing bone between the knee and ankle. The fibula, a smaller supporting bone, was set andwill beallowed to heal onits own. He's out for therest ofthis season and could miss a part of next season, as well With all things considered, he seemedto be in goodspirits and certainly he’s gettinga lot of sup- port,” said Coach Steve Mariucci who visited Young in the hospital beforethesurgery In speaking with Dr. Dillingham about the prognosis, he shared with methat there's a good possibility that B. will play next who wasalso involved in the hit It must have seemedlike a re- curring nightmare for Norton, New York's Kent Graham scrambled out of the pocket and 49ers head coach 49ers’ defensive anchor, underwent surgery Tuesday at Stanford 31-7 win over the New York Giants. fourth quarter of Mondaynight's slack.” during a 1994 Mondaynight game that left Los Angeles Raiders running back Napoleon McCallum with a career-ending knee injury. “This gameis so strange,” Nor- Young and linebacker Ken Norton Jr. closed in from oppositedi- rections to make the tackle. season. Obviously, there are no guarantees, becausea lotof heal- ton said. “You're so fortunate to Young had grabbed hold of Gra- play it, but I don't think Beople ham’sjersey when Norton plowed ing has to take place and things haveto go right.” realize the chances we take into the fray and his helmet struck Young squarely on theleg. Dillingham estimated Young would need eight to nine months of rehabilitation before trying to play this thing. Everybody is fu play away from something like With Young’s cleat firmly planted in the soggyturf,his leg play again. Mariuccisaid former buckled, bending at a grotesque fereda similar injuryearlyin his his anguish evident to anyone who this. It knocks you out. It's a big hit in the chest. It’s very hard to live with.” angle. Youngfell to the ground, 49ers center Jesse Sapolu suf- Mariucci said Norton was devastated by Young's injury. “He feels as bad as anybody does and Kennyhas to get overit, saw his face or heard his screams. career and was able to come back and resume aproductivecareer. “It’s quite a loss for us,” said “T could tell Bryant was hurting pretty bad,” said Graham. * It was larsituationto whenwelost Jerry Rice, which also was devastating andweneededto regroupand rally andpick uptheslack.” Addeddefensive tackle Junior Bryant: “Thereis not one person Washington when he suffered a Mariucci, who chokedup at times as hespokeof Young. “It’ a Joe Theismann-type injury.It’s too,” Mariuccisaid. “It wasn’t his ult.” Theismann was playing for Mariucci said for now, Young would be replaced with a threetackle rotation using Brentson something you just hate to see.” broken leg in a Buckner, Shane Bonham and 1985 Monday night gameafter being hit by the Gabe Wilkins. The 49ersalso plan to activate defensive tackie David New York Giants’ Lawrence Tay- lor. It was Taylor who immediat Richie from the practice squadafter the formality of placing Youngon injuredreserve. ly after the tackle began frantically waving for a doctor. Theismann that is going to compensate for Bills Beat Noon Seat Sales Deadline by a Nose THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — With a flurry of faxes and phone calls in the final hours, the Bills narrowly beat Tuesday's noon deadlinefor selling $1 million in away the lease deal negotiated provements and other amenities, and leave after this season. The team, working with a marketing group known as Business Backs the Bills, sold two luxury wick shows. “The governor has been very clear — he’s been emphatic — with Erie County and the state premiumseats. That ensures the suites and 103 outdoorclubseats m will stay in Buffalo for at east another five years. Just two days after one of the Bills’ most frustrating moments. on the field —a 1 loss to New England decided after dubious last-second officiating calls — the Monday to $155,000. Bills beat theclock to win perhaps the greatest off-field struggle in theirhistory “When Houston lost their franchise, when Los Angeles lost their franchise, and now Boston loses: its franchise, the BuffaloBills are staying in Buffalo and we: NewYork,” said Erie County ecutive Dennis Gorski Gorski was referring to Patriots Owner Robert Kraft’'s recent announcement he would movehis team to Hartford. The $11 million in seat sales to ew York businesses and funds forrenovationsto RichStadium. The project will start as soon as the season is over, Bills urer Jeffrey Littmannsaid Had the Bills fallen short of the $11 million goal, team owner Ralph Wilson could have thrown the analysis by KPMG Peat Mar- that this stadium can be paid for by something that would not be a to burden on the taxpayers of Con- There were enough verbal necticut. What this report proves is that the stadium does in fact cut the deficit payforitself,” Brendan Fox, the agreements to cover the remain- chief legal counsel for Gov. John der by Tuesday's deadline, Littmannsaid. But the team waited G. Rowland,said Tuesday. until 3 p.m. to make the an- Manyquestions remain, howev- er, including how muchit will cost nouncement in order toget paperwork in order. the state to move a steam plant on the proposed stadium site and “We were downto fourth-andinches given the time of day.” said Erkie how much a pollution cleanup would cost. Thestatealso needsto Kailbourne, TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona without BY JANET RAE BROOKS, SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUN nouncedhere Tuesday TheWest Coastcity, famed for its balmy winters, beat out Que becCity and Calgary. Calgary was hoping to lure the Winter Games back for a return engagement after beinghost in 1 This is about bringing the Gamesto Canada,” said Vancou ver bid chairman Arthur Grif fiths, speaking by satellite from Vancouver amid thecheers of ju bilant supporters. We're extremely honored proud andprivileged to takethat task on Members of the Canadian OlympieAssociation (COA) voted Noy. 21 andballots remained un HE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE OGDEN Somewhere, Lynn Ar chibald must be smiling After Weber State's 69-61 victory over Boise State Tuesdaynight at the Dee Events Center, Wildcat Coach Ron Abegglen credited Archibald foraplay that his teamused to break fully employing against Weber Specifically, it attempts to give a 4 million over the na, 2-05 pm KyDeEhe Miam: at Oakland, 2 Baltimore a Tenet 215 p. Chega at Sineota 620 pm onda Green Bay at Tampa Bay, 620 pm bin said. internationally sanctioned events bid leader Patricia Trottier said counted for 10 days with the COA opting to withhold the results until after Monday's Quebeeprovincial election, won by the separat- than any place in the world, Grif- ist Parti Quebecois. It was feared a two-hourdrive north of Vancou- the separatists might have ex- ver, has a reputation for fickle Movement worldwide remains one ofthe tenets of the International Olympic Committee. And event in February, when the 2010 Games would take place, he said. mild, cosmopolitan Vancouver, where IOC members could golf during the day and chose from hundreds of restaurants at night, might prove irresistible interna- fiths said. Although the coastal ski resort, ploited a Quebec City loss as a winter weather, Whistler has neyer had to cancel an international slight to Quebec. Vancouver likely will be the onlycontender from North Amer- Vancouveralsotouted itself as ica to be the site of the 2010 games. The sitewill be announced the candidate most likely to win internationally. Calgary's proposal to recycle its 1988 Olympic ven- by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2003. No U.S. cities are expected to bid, as the ues was the most economical op- United States Olympic Committee is focusing resources on bringing tion for Canada. Calgary promised to stage the Games without government funding and guaranteed a $246-million legac: the summer games to an Ameri- can city in 2012. And Vancouver's Calgarycalledits “new visio chances will be slim if Toronto wins its bid for the 2008 Summer Games. The IOC will make that decision in 2001 during Calgary’s presentation to COA membersbefore votes were cast. But wide trend toward social, fiscal and environmental sustainability “Never before has the COA been presented with such a low- The winning Vancouverbid of- fers world-class ski facilities at Whistler, which is host to more risk, high-reward opportunity,” spreading the Olympic tionally, too. Vancouver's proposal to convert its planned indoor speedskating oval into Canada’s largest indoor field house after the Games probably attracted votes from summer-sports delegates. Cross-country skiing, biathlon for the Games part of a world- and nordic combined venuesto be constructed near Whistler are also intended as a legacy for mountain-biking and other sum- mersports. That opened it up for everyone.” Gill “Harold has beenreally good for of the second half, when Weber turned a 49-46 deficit into a 57-51 lead | got behindtheir zone,” Gill said got to run the court a little better. nailed three straight three-point jumpers during a two-minute span ‘I think they forgot about me a cou- pleof times. Andonce| hit that first one...” Gill finished with 14 points as Weber State improved to 3-1. Boise State, which led by as manyas nine “We played little harder in the second half,” said Abegglen. “And weplayed little smarter.” good shooting guard, such as Weber State's EddieGill, some open looks at the basket, preferably from the 26 points, including 15 in thefirst Weweren't getting a lot done just reason the Wildcats were so success- three-point line passing it around,” said Abegglen weran ‘Utah’ a coupleof times for Eddie and we were able to get him gomeshots. Harold Arceneaux led Weberwith half. According to Gil , he was one ful at finally cracking Boise’s zone. “Theystarted to key on him,” said Gill. “They were denying him the ball and double-teaming him. makethatcall.” The Bills expressed anger and outrage. “This was between two teamsout there dying for position- ing in the playoffs and the standings and their careers,” defensive end Marcellus Wileysaid. “We can take loss, but this is cheating. This is not uslosing;this is us getting the gametaken away from us. Patriots offensive lineman Bruce Armstrong saw the apparent blown. calls differently. “That happens,” hesaid. “‘They can complain to the commissioner.I’m sure his in-box is real full right now.” Actually, it is Seeman’s in-box that’s full. Every week, he and a cadre of other NFL experts grade the officials. The NFL has 16 crews, with seven in each crew, and they get weekly written reports from the league grading every call from the previous game. Each play is graded CC forcorrectcall, IC for incorrect call or MC for marginal call. These are not made public, Carlos Alberto Abalos -A Utah Man- Jacke, who kicked two field land two seasons ago, beat out for. mer Oakland kicker Cole Ford in a two-man tryout. “He kicked awfully well,” To- us offensively,’ said Abegglen “He's got to get more boards. He’s And he’s gottoplay a little better defense. But Harold, he’s a scorer.” Defensively, Weber playedits best game of the season. BU MPG Wiliams 17 12 Washington 38 $12 VanWrihin 10 24 nen 22 410 Shephard 4026 Hordemann 20 14 Armstrong 20 3 Tlimn” 12 11 Moan = 68 Totals 200 2452 OFT OR APP OP 00 1 3 1 2 1103 4 1 2 00 2 0 3 4 440-2 $2 11 0 4 1 § 12 3 0 2 3 00 3 0 0 6 00 «1 0 1 2 23 70 315 911 23 12 17 61 a tl offo 00rr o$1 R Apr0ae Ketan Baskerville Boi 5 51 8 Gi sil te0 te 2a at the University of Utah, died in fol 100 an 82-64 defeat at Nevada-Las Ve- Mee two fo1 Bl 0tf boot 20008 Mayof 1997 of cancer. He was 51 gas. tum fon oe tT ae St We call it ‘Utah. said Abi Boise, however, was limited to Arceneaux 31 911 69 8 2 1% outburst, droppedto 4len, “becauseit’s somethingI picked beforeBill's only 28 second-half points. The Worfoh ores tot 1 fen Tasf up from Lynn Broncos shot 46 percent, and top ben 1 08MOF00 0008 The Broncos owned a 33-26 lead at is designed to bust the i 188 scorer Roberto Bergerson finished halftime, when Weber had already ie 4H oo kind of tenacious match-upzone de- committed with only 12 points in 23 foulTaleo at tet 9 18 8 108 11 turnovers. fensethat the Broncos weresu esetRe plagued minutes. openits gamewith the Broncos. Archibald, the former head coach umnist Will McDonough, who said years covering football. ‘No official with any commonsense would injuries. 30 years of the bonds issued to pay for the stadium, road im- Gill did therest A junior from Aurora, Colo., absurd,” wrote Boston Globecol- he'd never seen such a call in 38 Super Bowl win over New Eng- Weber State Borrows Play From the Past to Stop Boise State BY STEVE LUMM called for pass interference. But that’s what happened this time. The Patriots got an automaticfirst down at the 1-yard line and scored the game-winning touchdown with no time remaining. “Tocall interference on playlike thatis simply goals during the Packers’ 35-2 Vancouver MakesItself a Candidate for 2010 Winter Games TORONTO — Vancouver, and nearby Whistler ski resort, is Can. ada’s candidateto be host to the 2010 Winter Olympics, it was an- touchdown. Almost never is the defense ficials. Some retire and some are cials. The NFLsaysit scouts about 200 collegeofficials every year and from that selects 15 finalists for NFLopenings. The NFL requires each official take a medical exam andstress test. in March.Attheir July clinic, officials must pass a physical fitness test that includes a half-mile run, agility drills and the 40-yard dash. NFofficials are responsible for the big plays and thelittle details: It's also their job to make sure that gameballs are properly inflated. For all this they are paid from $1,431 to $4,i a game, depend- ing onseni NFL ‘otticial do not work fulltime in football. Their ranks in- clude high school principals, college professors, salesmen, corporate executives, a podiatrist (umpire Ed Fiffick), a California highwaypatrolman(field judge Al. Jury) and a golf pro (referee Ron Blum). Their counterparts in Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association and the Na- tional Hockey Leaguearefull-tim- ers. Disputed Words: When the Lions-Steelers game went into overtime on Thanksgiving Day, Steelers fullback JeromeBettis insisted that he called tails on the coin flip that would determine which team would receive the kickoff. Referee Phil Luckett said he heardheads-tails and tookthefirst thing he heard. The Steelers lost the toss — and the game. Ford was incensed at earlier calls that went against his team, articularly an interception that was called back although replays showed clearly that the ball had neverhit the ground. Butit was the coin toss that was replayed for days afterward. Benjamin R. R. Gardner City, eaReeerE it:ose blero tonesine moe bled to fill vacancies created by state support, a financial hows The state would just about break even onthe stadium built for the New England Patriots, gaining jus released for sub-par performance. This year there are fourfirst-year officials and 12 second-year offi- prayerofa pass known as theHail Mary. It works something like this: Everyone crowds into one corner of the end zoneas the quarterback lofts a pass and hopesfor thebest. Usually the pass is incomplete. Sometimes it is intercepted. On rare occasions it is caught for a Carlos Alberto Abalos, 36, was bom onJuly 11, 4962in Tucuman,Argentina to Carlos and Ter esa Abalos. He died on Bay kicker Chris Jacke on Tuesday as Coach Vince Tobin scram- dents, rich people and big corporations to pay for a $350 million Making the Grade: There is turnovereach year among NFLof- took one shotat the end zone in a OBITUARIES Cardinals hired former Green Hartford area has enough resi- the Bills’ case, too. But an admis- @ Continued from C-1 apologies to teams for egregious jest 10 2 a93 925 218 9 3 750 54 264 5 7 417 216 265, 39 250 207 CARDINALS sion of a mistake never changes the outcome of NFL games. though Seeman sometimesissues Washington Philadelphia Miata find out whether costs can be cut by using tax surpluses to pay cash for some of the stadium debt. a chairman of Business Backs the Bills. “Butthis is a great day for western New York.” Q PATRIOTS HARTFORD, Conn, — The football stadium NFL STANDINGS ‘AU Times MDT AMERICANCONFERENCE W LT Pee PA Home Avy Are NAC, Dh Miami 667 291 168 60 24 30 + NYS 461315 19 $1 33 62 4 Butfalo M2 51 24 21 42 New Engan 236 $2 23 64 11 43 incanapale 24 06 28 02 17 Jacksonville 7 50 43 73 20 51 eh 51 24 54 21 33 244255 LBL 33 24 56 01 25 1416 18 12 18 60 60 90 3.0 60 42:35 44 31 33 a 20 i Easy Calls least twice this season,in the cases of the Oakland Raiders andIndia- . The Wildcats had won shootouts with Southern Utah : BYU(83-80). They were(81-75) coming and off “Wedon't want to be known as a team that can only score and not play good defense,” said Gill. “. second half, our intensity picked up. We were in their chest every time they got the ball.” Abegglen shrugged. “T thought weplayed little like wedid in Vegasin thefirst half,” he said. “I just think we've got to play a little harder sometimes.” 462 WS G5,FreeTsoerBSUB18. WSU 762 ‘ThreepoiniShooting — BSU 4-12 (Washing Hordemann ‘Steals— BSU 11 (Bergersen 4; WSU9 (Gl, Turnovers— BSU14 (Hordemann WSU19 ® Blocked Shots — BSU 3 (Van Weerdhuinen ‘Tilman. Morgan) WSU6 (Aroeeaux 4 eehnieal Fouls — Nove Officials — Hotkway, Edwards, Burkhart A401 extended family. Sartos mavied LolanBeek 98s 0 on tinand ware sacied in the Salt Lake Te They movedto Ulahin 1986 and Carlos receiv a bachelor dagies ih sponfrom ihe Une styofUtah in 4991 and aMastersinanguages Ind Literaturein 1993) 16 Farnily History ubrary since ‘Besthiinaloo Boing net of Intemational Referer visor. 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SivaCemetary marthedirection Larkin Mort 142/4 N 12/2 UTAH DEATHS Compiled by Amelia Platt and Megan Wallgren The Salt Lake Tribune notes the fol: lowing deaths by name, age, date of death, residence and mortuary handling thefuneral arrangements. ABBOTT,Delia R90, ec. 1, SlLake iy, Wa: Lawn Mortuary, Salt Lake BAXTER Clyde M8 Now. 30 Milford, Opin Mr. it Lake City, it Lake City. n, 69, Nov. 27, North Ogden, Myers Mor , Irene §., Nov. 27, Salt Lake City, Red wood Memorial Estates Mortuary, Taylorsville CUMMOCK, Joyce C, 64. Nov. 20,Las Vegas, Nev Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, Salt Lake City. Stephen “Todd”ile cu voleyobo nie aimsof our Heavenly Father on the eve of November 26, 1998 Todd, out of Joy” was bom March 15, einsataigchy. Utah. Attended schools in, StateclMVeron snow board with his family and friends. Toddwos a shitodceatsman sy rade, pated in the construction of manyof Lakes’ m inent I eave Pendoving paren. A Hil, STeptather nisbotsaChis nd Bosch slee, tors, BorsHi Sr Sraces! son); Boschi(Michel Koveill, loving sister, “Joa wil bo mass by all who. knew and shared their time t Thursday at the salt Lake a Lake City, Cotton 10d Mortuary, Salt Lake Cit Nov. 28 Slt Lake City, Red ood Memorial Etats Mortuary, Taylorsville JENSEN, Kelly, 7 ringville, Wheeler ry, Spring JOMANSON, Dorolhy&, 77, Novwi, Cesena kin Sunset Gardens Mortuary, LEWIS, Farrell G. 80, Nov 30, Bousifl, Larkin Mortuary. altLake City LUND,Marius 68, Dec. 1, Bountiful, Holbrook ‘Mortuary SaltLake City MESES, hase 896, Wer."p Salt LakeCity, Larkin Mortuary, Salt Lake ROBISON. A. Baga1M, Dec. 1, Salt Lake City, bar unset Mortuary. Salt Lake City. SANDBERG, Margaret M84 Now Neil O'Donnell & Sons Mortuary, SELF,Wayne J. Nov. 28, Sali Lake City, Evans Barly Mortuary, Slt Lake City SMITH, Mildred, 71, Nov. 30, Farr VERSLUIS, Kelly P21, Now 2, ‘SalLake City, mmorial Estates Mortuary, Taylors WEISER,Sadie S, 0, Dec 1, Salt Lake City, Bras Batty prt Mortuary Sat I, Deloras M67, Nov 28, HeberCity, Lan Wty Mortuary. Open. OBITUARY DESK HOURS Monday-Fiday, 8 am. fo 5 pm. Saturdays, 0am. to § pm. Sunday, 12:noon fo 5 pm. Mortuary from. hour pror to services: norman, BivsionBorat Gardens. 14/2 Thelma Irene. Hill Thelma Hill 85, N vember =r,en was, insakeev.ton ON RBISIeaMeY Grover ar fru McReynolds Orman. ieee bei dee tee gece a. understand bends and it wasn’t bendinglike it was supposed to,” McDonaldsaid frightening sequence during the 1994, had 9.5 sacks and wasonhis way to another Pro Bowl season when he went down in fast, devastating and we he collapsed told Tim McDonald all he needed to know about his teammate’s gruesome injury never played again. With the exception of Young, perhaps no one took his injury harder than Norton, who played the rest of Monday night’s game in a fog and then left for the hospital, where he stayed at Young's bedside until the early morning. Young, San Francisco's firstround pick out of Notre Dame in Rice, which also was ant Young's agonized scream as I him. It is going to have to beall of us.” “It’s a similarsituation to when we lost Jerry napolis Colts. It could happen in blown calls. That has happened at 55 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS oeeee BY DENNIS GEORGATOS SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Bry- Referees Miss Mark on |
