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Journal and Courier The opener Craig Stadlcr triumphs in PGA's Tuscan Open tourney PAGEC-3 Inside Scoreboard, Tennis roundup NBA roundup Classified ,02 .05 Men Jan. 11.1982 CHARLES W. CRUMBO, Editor Telephone 423-5511, Ext. 231 Coach Bill Walsh, the man who calls the plays for Montana, called it "one of the greatest comebacks in National Football League history." "That last 49ers drive for some reason was unstoppable," said Charlie Waters, the veteran safety who was hoping to make his sixth Super Bowl trip with the Cowboys. The 49ers will be playing for the NFL crown for the first time in their 32-year history.

They will meet the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl Jan. 24 at the Pontiac, Silverdome. The Bengals whipped San Diego Sunday in the AFC title game, 27-7. "There's only one game left, and it should be a great game. It should be a great Super BowL" said Walsh, who served eight seasons as an assistant coach for the Bengals.

The 49ers' 13-3 regular-season record was best in the NFL and in Clark and Freddie Solomon, hit Clark on the game-winning toss in the final minute. The quarterback also was intercepted three times, twice by rookie Everson Walls. The 49ers also lost the ball three times on fumbles and drew 106 yards in penalties. "No one knew what would happen next in that game. For spectators, it had to be one of the greatest games ever." said Jack Reynolds, the 34-year-old linebacker who went to Super Bowl XIV with the Los Angeles Rams.

"We made six turnovers and won. I still don't know how we did it." he added. "When I saw Clark catch that pass, I wanted to gti up and congratulate him. But I was paralyzed. It was just unbelievable," said Fahnhorst.

cluded a 21-3 triumph over the Bengals, who were 12-4. "It hasn't quite sunk in yet that we're going to the Super Bowl," said Montana. "Our last drive was typical of the whole season. It was a matter of us scoring when we had to," The 49ers were 2-14 in 1979, when Montana was a rookie out of Notre Dame, and both the 49ers and Bengals were 6-10 last season. This year's Super Bowl will be the first since 1969.

when the New York Jets upset the Baltimore Colts, that two teams with no Super Bowl experience will be meeting. "I'm just glad for my teammates, both the ones here and in Cincinnati," said San Francisco running back Lenvil Elliott, a former Bengal, who carried four times for 31 yards on the game-winning touchdown drive Sunday. Success-starved 49ers fans, making up most of a record Candlestick Park crowd of 60.525, erupted into a celebration of joy as Ray Wersching kicked the extra point after Clark's touchdown to break the temporary 27-27 tie. A few seconds later, when Dallas quarterback Danny White completed a pass to the 49ers' 44-yard line, the celebrating seemed a bit premature. But on the next play, with 30 seconds on the clock, defensive tackle Lawrence Pillers sacked White to force a fumble and the 49ers Jim Stuckey recovered the ball at midfield.

"It was a do-or-die situation, and we were going to do it," said Pillers. "The 49ers aren't a better team than us, but the game ended at the right time for them," said Dallas Coach Tom Landry. "I think the difference in this game was that we wanted it more. The Cowboys have been there before, to the Super Bowl, and we haven't been." said Clark. The Cowboys, nicknamed "America's, Team" in NFL circles, were playing in the NFC title game for the ninth time in 12 years.

They suffered a 45-14 regular-season loss at Candlestick but went into the rematch favored because of their post-season experience. "I think if we could have just gotten 15 more yards on the last drive we could have been in field goal ranee and could have won it," said White. "We were just a few minutes away from the Super BowL" said Doug Cosbie, the tight end whose 21-yard TD catch early in the final period gave Dallas a 27-21 lead. The lead changed hands for the sixth time when Montana, who threw earlier touchdown passes to SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Quarterback Joe Montana will be leading the San Francisco 49ers, a team admitting to delirious disbelief, into Super Bowl XVI. "I don't know how I'm going to handle it.

All I know is that I'm not going to miss curfew in Pontiac," said offensive tackle Keith Fahnhorst, one of the few old pros on the team that beat the Dallas Cowboys 28-27 Sunday to claim the National Football Conference championship. "Joe will be getting most of the attention at Pontiac, and he deserves it," said Fahnhorst. Montana directed an 89-yard drive against Dallas in the closing minutes. He rolled to the right and threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Dwight Clark, who leaped high near the back of the end zone to make the catch with 51 seconds remaining. 1 jfs saw cold WMWIWWWWMBMP Si' geds beat ih day.

We were just lucky it wasn't wet," Fouts said. The Chargers' 0- Jinv. Mi sir A i I earlier. It was a swing, counting the wind-chill factor, of 143 degrees. Perhaps Cris Collinsworth, Cincinnati's all-pro rookie wide receiver from Florida, best described it.

"It took me a couple of weeks when I came up here to get used to this cold," he said. "I knew there was no way they could come here in two days and play their normal game. I knew our ball-control offense had an advantage over their big-play offense." "We knew we had a feeling for the ball in the cold," said Dan Ross, the Bengals' top receiver with five catches. "We dressed differently than they did. They just had sweat shirts on." The Chargers, after committing four turnovers that led to one touchdown and one field goal, refused to alibi.

"We were dressed for it; the only people it really affected were the quarterbacks they weren't dressed for it. We have no excuses," said tight end Kellen Winslow, who scored San Diego's only touchdown. It came on a 33-yard screen pass from quarterback Dan Fouts in the second quarter. "I can't imagine a windier, colder CINCINNATI. Ohio (AP) Old Man Winter shot an icy blast at much of the country, but the rags-to-riches Cincinnati Bengals earned their first trip to the Super Bowl by playing as if they didn't know it was cold.

Despite brutal playing conditions it was 9 below zero with a wind chill factor of minus 59 degrees at game time the Bengals played near perfect football in beating the San Diego Chargers 27-7 Sunday for the. American Football Conference title. Cincinnati's 14-year-old expansion franchise, beaten 10 of 16 times a year ago. will carry a 14-4 record against the San Francisco 49ers, 15-3, in the Super Bowl Jan. 24 at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich.

The 49ers defeated Dallas 28-27 Sunday for the National Conference crown. To a man, the Bengals, playing before a Riverfront Stadium crowd of 46,302, thought the frigid Ohio weather worked against the Chargers. The San Diego players downplayed the poor conditions, but it must have been a shock to their bodies. They had played in 84-degree heat in Miami eight days V'V 11 kj-L-' APLasmpbato 'CRAZT ABOUT THEIR BENGALS Two unidentified fans took off their shirts and cheered as their team beat San Diego quarterback, who threw for an all-time league record of 4,802 yards during the season, said his hands were numb during an uncharacteristic 15-for-28, 185-yard performance. "The two interceptions I threw were the difference," Fouts said.

Meanwhile, his rival. Ken Anderson, did not throw a single interception and the Bengals had one meaningless fumble. The NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1981 hit 14 of 22 passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns; 8 yards to M.L. Harris in the first quarter to give the Bengals a 10-0 lead, and 3 yards to Don Bass in the fourth period. "It was just a matter of survival out there," Anderson said.

"Playing in the Super Bowl is beyond belief. Maybe somebody better pinch me. It may be a dream, and I may wake up." Cincinnati cornerback Louis Breeden, who intercepted one of Fouts' passes, thought the Chargers' quarterback had to make more of an adjustment to the weather than Anderson. "He (Fouts) likes to throw the ball downfield. You couldn't do that today because of the wind.

Kenny is more adept at medium range. That helped us," Breeden said. Even in the kicking game, the Bengals thought they had an edge. Jim Breech connected from 31 and 38 yards in his two attempts. Rolf Bernischke misfired from 37 and 50 yards for San Diego.

"It may have been an advantage. I've been kicking in the cold. It's tough to come in here and kick the first day," Breech said. "I'm still freezing. And I had on thermal socks, thermal underwear, everything," said Pete Johnson, whose 1-yard run accounted for the other Bengals' touchdown.

"I even wore two pairs of gloves. One of them was rubber so I could grip the ball better." the 250-pound fullback said of his 80-yard rushing performance. The sight of the Bengals carrying Coach Forrest Gregg from the field on their shoulders overwhelmed Paul Brown, the franchise's founder, general manager and former coach. "I'm choked up, but it's a good feeling," said Brown. "This is a great day for the team and the city." Pantyhose, girdles kept players warm Gampfer sick in Cincinnati Bengal fans found ways to keep warm Joe Gampfer, Purdue's 7-foot sophomore basketball center, is ill at his home in Cincinnati with the flu.

Gampfer missed the team bus when it left Mackey Arena Wednesday morning for the trip to Iowa and then left for his home in Cincinnati "I talked to his mother Sunday by phone, and she said Joe was running a high fever and was quite sick," said Bob King, assistant athletic director and athletic counselor at Purdue. Coach Gene Keady. stranded in South Bend with his basketball team, said this morning he would make no decision on ampler 's status "until after I have an opportunity to sit down and talk with the young man, wind-chill factor to 59 degrees below zero. "We are just a team that doesn't make many mistakes," said fullback Pete Johnson, who rushed for 80 yards and one touchdown, "It's not an accident. It's something we work on from day one.

If you check it, you will find that all the big games are won by the people who make the fewest mistakes." The quarterbacks didn't wear gloves, and Charger quarterback Dan Fouts who believed his two interceptions were the difference in the game said his, hands were numbed by the cold. "If you threw a spiral, you had a chance," Fouts said. "If the ball got out of round, the wind just took it. I can't imagine a windier or colder day; we were just lucky it wasn't wet." cisco 49ers. Both are in search of their first National Football League crowns.

"I've got nine layers of clothes on," said George Baer of Mid-dletown. "We've got on our outer jacket, a snowmobile suit, a down vest, an athletic warm-up jacket, a flannel one short-sleeve shirt and two long-sleeve T-shirts. "Is that only eight layers? I miscounted. Can you count this scarf as one? And I wore two ski masks." Several male fans got carried away in the moment and bared their chests to the wintry blast. It was so cold that a high school marching band didn't risk damaged lips and canceled its halftime performance.

An estimated 200 celebrating fans marched back to Fountain Square downtown after the biggest victory in the 14-year history of the football franchise, but the stinging winds held down their numbers. CINCINNATI (AP) Cincinnati Bengals fans devised sublime ways to survive the brutal cold, but some of them reverted to the ridiculous during the American Conference title game. Emergency first-aid crews had braced to deal with frostbite cases at Riverfront Stadium Sunday, but most of the 46,302 fans weathered wind chills as low as 59 degrees below zero without serious problem. "We've probably had 100 people who thought they had frostbite, but none of them did," said Dr. Alan CordelL staffing a first-aid room at the stadium.

Electric socks, seat cushions and Bengals' knitted caps were hot sellers as an arctic cold front assaulted Cincinnati the day before the Bengals 27-7 victory that sent them to the Super Bowl where they'll try to beat the San Fran CINCINNATI (AP) The Cincinnati Bengals played one of their better games under- some of the worst of conditions to make an impossible dream come true. "I thought we could make the playoffs, but I never dreamed we would go this far," said cornerback Louis Breeden, thawing out after the Bengals beat the San Diego Chargers 27-7 Sunday to win the American Conference title. "We played one of our better games, despite the adversity," said tight end Dan Ross, who caught five passes for 69 yards. "It was the type of day when you have to catch the ball against your chest. Your fingertips get numb and it hurts when you catch it." The Bengals donned special skin divers' gloves, pantyhose, even girdles to try to fortify themselves against below-zero temperatures and biting gusts that plunged the teams tote smuggling Thme cage streak also hit four in a row.

Purdue Coach Gene Keady can point to a preseason schedule that was loaded loaded with tough opponents, and most of them played on the road. Bruce icy the Sugar Bowl Classic in New Orleans' Superdome, and then the crushing 62-40 loss at No. 7-ranked Iowa. So, the big 88-69 win at Michigan was a most welcome win for Purdue. A search of the record book shows (that the last time Purdue lost six in a row was back in 1963, when the Boilermakers dropped eight in a row.

Keady now has his club back in the more friendly confines of Mackey Arena, where his 1-1 (Big Ten) Boilermakers have a chance to go 3-1 against Michigan State and Northwestern before hitting the road again next week. Indiana's losing streak of four is much like Purdue's in that the Hoosiers have stumbled on the road. IU lost to Villanova (63-59) and Kansas (71-61) in Madison Square Garden, then at Michigan State (65-58) and at Northwestern (75-61). Like Purdue, Indiana now is at home for two games this week, with Michigan and Ohio State, and Bobby Knight's luck should change. Notre Dame has struggled all season long, dropping its last four games to Kentucky, 34-28 in overtime, at Rupp Arena, 92-70 vs.

College basketball in the state of Indiana, particularly the state's Big Three of Purdue, Indiana and Notre Dame, currently is at an alltime low in the won-lost column but not quite ready for welfare. When Saturday night finally closed the week's schedule, the Big Three was 1-14 for their last 15 games! When Purdue defeated Michigan 88-69 Saturday afternoon, the Boileramkers snapped a six-game losing streak. When Indiana, defending Big Ten and NCAA champion, lost at Northwestern Saturday night, 75-61, the IU losing streak stretch- Missouri, in Kansas City, 66-61 at LaSalle and 87-54 at Virginia. Digger Phelps lads may lose tomorrow night, too, as the Irish play at No. 8-ranked San Francisco.

IU fans have to go back to the year 1977 to recall when the Hoosiers dropped four in a row. One of those losses has an asterisk beside it, however, as it was a 65-61 defeat at Minnesota, which later was declared a forfeit as part of the settlement in the Mychal Thompson case. The other three losses in that streak were 73-69 at Illinois, 86-78 at Purdue and 66-64 to Wisconsin in Bloomington. 1 Only Louisville, which was ranked No. 3 back on that Dec 9 date, was played in Purdue's Mackey Arena, and the Cardinals beat the Boilermakers by two points.

Then followed losses on the road to Oklahoma (80-77) and Syracuse (78-74), and to ranked Houston (59-58) and Wake Forest (76-68) in ed to four. And when Notre Dame lost at Virginia on Jan. 6, the Irish losing.