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Winona Daily News Sunday, December 15, 1985 Page 12 Defense carries Bears by Jets EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Jim Mchit Tim Wrightman with a 7-yard scoring pass for the only touchdown and Kevin Butler kicked four field goals, while the Chicago Bears' defense shut down the high -powered Jets offense in a 19-6 National Football League victory over New York Saturday. The victory for the 14-1 Bears was built on a rugged defense which forced three fumbles and didn't allow the Jets to get untracked. The Bears also were helped by a chilling wind, which whipped up to 28 mph. The defeat, the Jets' first loss at home this season, dropped their record to 10-5.

The Jets still can clinch a playoff spot with a victory over Cleveland at home next Sunday. Chicago already has clinched home field advantage throughout the National Conference playoffs. Walter Payton, the NFL's all-time leading rusher, was held below 100 yards for the first time in 10 weeks, gaining 53 yards on 28 carries. But he played a pivotal role with a 65-yard pass reception in the third quarter which led to a field goal. Butler, who has kicked 14 straight field goals on the road, hit from 21, 18, 37 and 31 yards.

A turnover that counted and one which didn't played a major role in the outcome. After the Jets forced a Chicago punt following the Bears' first possession, New York quarterback Ken O'Brien connected with tight end only 17 yards and died at the Bears 38. After Mickey Shuler on a 15-yard pass. But Shuler three incompletions, Leahy, helped greatly by dropped the ball while running with it and Dave the gusting wind, hit the longest field goal in Duerson recovered at the Bears' 44. team history.

Chicago then marched 54 yards in nine plays But the Bears came right back, with McMafor Butler's 18-yard field goal. hon hitting Payton for the 65-yard play that set After the Jets tied it on Pat Leahy's 23-yard up Butler's 31-yard field goal against the wind. field goal, the Bears got a big break. On the first The ball just made it over the crossbar. It was play of the second quarter, McMahon launched a Butler's 26th field goal this season, a Bears' relong pass for Willie Gault.

Jets safety Kirk cord. Butler kicked two field goals in the fourth Springs caught the ball and juggled it as he fell quarter. the ground. New York could not mount any offense the to After a lengthy conference, the officials ruled rest of the game and was damaged by a pair of the hit ground. Television replays indi- quarter O'Brien fumbles.

The Jets' ball the quarcated that Springs made the interception without terback entered the game as the league's the ball falling to the surface. top-rated passer was belted twice by Richard McMahon tried to pass on the next play, but Dent and lost the ball to William Perry the first was chased out of bounds for a loss. However, time, Otis Wilson the second. Jets cornerback Johnny Lynn was called for a personal foul a 15-yard But Chicago couldn't take advantage of the penalty. The Bears drove the remaining 45 yards to turnovers.

The Bears did reach the Jets' 17 after 80-yard drive and took a 10-3 lead Wilson's recovery but Payton was stopped on complete an Wrightman's scoring catch. fourth-and-2. on From there, defenses the Bears are In all, O'Brien was sacked four times, while ranked first in the NFL, the Jets ninth took the Jets were credited with five sacks of McMacontrol. It was the first time since the season- hon -four on which he was run out of bounds opener that the Jets failed to score a touchdown. for losses.

The Jets pulled within 10-6 on a 55-yard field The Jets must now wait for the outcome of goal by Leahy early in the third quarter. A several other games this weekend before knowshanked punt by Chicago's Maury Buford went ing where they stand in the playoff race. Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears rushes through a hole in the defensive line of the New York Jets in the first quar- Elway intercepted 5 DENVER (AP.) John Elway, victimized by five interceptions, rallied to complete three key passes on a drive in the closing minutes and Sammy Winder dove one yard for a touchdown as the Denver Broncos kept their slim National Football League playoff hopes alive with a 14-13 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs Saturday. The victory raised Denver's record to 10-5 and, coupled with the New York Jets' 19-6 loss to Chicago, kept Denver in the playoff picture. Kansas City fell to 5-10.

An interception by Chiefs' cornerback Albert Lewis, his second of the game, set up Todd Blackledge's 7- yard touchdown pass to Stephone Paige with 6:59 left, putting the Chiefs ahead 13-7. Denver had two subsequent series in which to reclaim the lead. Elway completed five passes on a drive: that reached the Chiefs' 8-yard line with 2:30 left before rookie running back Steve Sewell fumbled a pitchout and the Chiefs' Calvin Daniels recovered. Vikes look for 3rd straight victory to keep chances alive ATLANTA (AP) Minne- Atlanta's David Archer is the sota, clinging to a slim hope of lowest ranking quarterback in attaining a National Football the NFC. He has completed 130 League wild card playoff berth, of 263 passes for 1,580 yards and seeks its third victory in a row six scores, having been intercepwhen the Vikings tangle ted 17 times and sacked 39 today with the Atlanta Falcons.

times. The Vikings, 7-7, are 1-point Atlanta Coach Dan Henning, favorites over the struggling 2-12 on the final year of a threeFalcons, who have lost three contract, has seen his team riddgames in a row and 21 of their led with injuries throughout the last 24 NFL outings. season and placed two more The Vikings currently are tied players on the injured reserve with Detroit for the seventh best list with ankle ailments during record in the National Confer- the week defensive back ence, and only five teams will Tiger Greene and kickoff return advance to the playoffs the specialist Cliff Austin. three division champions and The Falcons dropped a 38-10 two wild card teams. Chicago al- decision to Kansas City last ready has clinched the Central week, with the Chiefs putting toDivision over second gether five touchdown drives on crown Vikings and Lions.

five plays or less, hurting the place the years, I don't know Falcons throughout the game any team has played us with big plays. tougher at their ballpark than "We will have to be ready for Atlanta has," said Vikings the same thing against MinneCoach Bud Grant. "I remember sota," Henning said. we won one game big (37-7 in Carter is one of the top big play 1970), but every other one has receivers in the league, and they been decided by a touchdown or have good quickness in their less and, unfortunately, most backfield." of the decisions have gone their Tight end Steve Jordan leads Minnesota in receptions with 60 Minnesota's defense forced for 683 yards, but Carter is aversix turnovers and Tommy aging 18 yards per catch and Kramer passed for 309 yards in has scored seven touchdowns. triumph over The top Viking runner is Darlast week's 26-7 Tampa Bay.

rin Nelson with 761 yards and Kramer ranks only 11th three touchdowns. among the NFC quarterbacks in passing efficiency, having con- The Falcons counter with the nected on 234 of 427 attempts for NFL's leading rusher, Gerald 2,886 yards and 16 touchdowns. Riggs, who has rushed for 100 He has been intercepted 23 yards or more in seven of his times and sacked 27 times. last nine games. "YOUR WINONA OWNED MUFFLER RIVERTOWN EX MATTER CENTERS AUTO MUST BRAKE 3610 W.

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(AP) Roger Maris will be buried in Fargo, where he began to hone his baseball skills that launched him into major league stardom. Maris, 51, died Saturday of cancer at a Houston hospital. Funeral sevices are scheduled to be held in at noon Thursday at St. Mary's Cathedral, according to Larry Boulger of Boulger Funeral Home in Fargo. Burial services will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.

The former baseball great was born Sept. 10, 1934 in. Hibbing, Minn. Kansas City was forced to punt on its next series, and Elway, booed by the hometown crowd, went to work again. His 42-yard pass to Steve Watson moved Denver to the Kansas City 17.

Seven plays later, Winder went over the top for the tying TD with 22 seconds left in the game, and Rich Karlis produced the margin of victory with his extra point. Elway's 11-yard touchdown pass Pain part of Packers' game against Lions PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) Pain has been part of the game plan this season for Green Bay and Detroit quarterbacks and it will be no different when the Lions host the Packers in National Football League action today. A gimpy Eric Hipple will start at quarterback for the Lions, 7-7, but may not finish. If he goes down again, veteran Joe Ferguson will have to take over.

Hipple was knocked out of last week's game against the New England Patriots with a sprained knee in the fourth quarter. He practiced this week, but it was obvious he was hurting. hate to miss practice," Hipple said. "I feel bad going into a game. It's probably more of a a a a a a mental thing.

The Packers, now 6-8 and a full game behind the Lions in the Central Division of the National Football Conference, will start Jim Zorn, in place of veteran Lynn Dickey. Dickey had to be scratched from last week's game with the Miami Dolphins after he suffered back spasms while working out in the weight room. Zorn stepped in on short notice and completed 20 of 35 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns. Four of those passes were to James Lofton for 91 yards. In the meantime, the Packers this week signed veteran.

Vince Ferragamo as insurance. "We'll go with Jim Zorn this week for said Green Bay Coach Forrest Gregg. "We can't For Most American ECONOMY MUFFLERS Cars INSTALLED THE HEAVY DUTY QUIET ONE O.E. REPLACEMENT Most American LIFETIME MUFFLER Cars INSTALLED Nick Lowery's 41-yard field goal made it 7-6 early in the third quarter. Lewis' final theft, which he 1 returned 6 yards to the Denver 28, was followed five plays later by the Paige TD.

remembered as in Fargo Roger Maris Roger Maris Rough: Rider Award, in 1964 from state Gov. William L. Guy. Fargo's summer youth baseball program is called the Roger Maris League. And a legion-sponsored museum in honor of Maris was also dedicated in 1984 at a Fargo shopping center.

The display chronicles his career from grade school in Fargo to his final years of major league baseball. For the past two years, Maris has allowed his name to be used in a benefit golf tournament in Fargo that features some of his former major league teammates. Boyd Christenson, publicity director for the golf tournament and a high school friend of Maris', said next summer's tournament would be held as a memorial tournament to Maris. Maris is survived by his wife, Patricia; six children, Susan, Roger Kevin, Randy, Richard and Sandra; his parents, Rudy and Corine Maris; and a brother, Rudy Maris, Boulger said. All are from Gainesville, he said.

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play and show us what he can to Maris in 1955, two years after do," he said. Maris entered professional the same time, we're going to ball. do every thing we can to At Fargo, Maris attended Fargo Zorn's start against the Lions will Shanley High School, where he parbe his fourth for the Packers. He ticpated in football, basketball and has completed 38 of 78 pass at- track. During the summer, Maris tempts for 518 yards and four TDs participated in American Legion with three interceptions.

baseball. Dickey, by contrast, had hit on While Maris is best known nation172 of 314 for 2,206 yards and ally as the man who set major touchdowns, despite 17 to the wrong league baseball's single-season colored jerseys. home run record with 61, he is injuries have been very dis- ed on in Fargo and North Dakota as ruptive, especially at a great athlete and person. Gregg said. "That's been part of Cichy, who hundreds of our problem.

I don't think there's high school athletes during his 30 anything wrong with Dickey when years as Shanley football coach, he's healthy. It really hampers us said Maris was the finest natural when he's hurt." athlete he handled. Hipple, at the throttle of the Had he chosen to play football, NFL's worst offense, has completed Maris had the potential to be an 182 of 332 for 2,444 yards and 16 outstanding professional player, touchdowns. Ferguson is 25 of 45 for Cichy said. 271 yards and one TD.

"Just a down-to-earth type long as Eric is in no danger son," said Jim Wold, a longtime to himself, we want him in friend of Maris' who attended high said Detroit Coach Darryl Rogers. school and played Legion Baseball "We still have a mathematical with the star. "He always said, I chance to make the playoffs and think, what he felt and how he felt. we're going with the best people we Didn't pull punches. Nothing phony can find in order to keep us in the about "He was to me a good friend, and The last time the two clubs met, I think by far the best athlete I ever the Packers handed the Lions their played with or against," Wold said.

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