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C8 TNE PRESS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 1 089 PRO FCaDTBAlLlL Chargers throw McMahon in A Dykes, Patriots agree to contract NFL MOTES iv II Associated Press Wide receiver Hart Lee Dykes, the first-round draft choice of the New England Patriots, agreed to a four-year contract Saturday. Dykes, a college star at Oklahoma State, was the 16th player and first wide receiver taken in this year's draft. Last year, Dykes was fourth in the nation with 74 reception and scored 14 touchdowns. He holds the Oklahoma State career records with 224 catches, 3,510 receiving yards and 31 touchdowns. Dykes, a 6-foot 4-inch, 218-pound-er, also holds career records for receptions and receiving yards in the Big Eight Conference.

In 1986, as a sophomore, he had 60 catches and in 1987, as a junior he had 61. Dykes' negotiations reportedly were slowed by disagreement over how a signing bonus would be paid. Dykes wanted the bonus paid this season while the Patriots wanted to spread it out over the life of the contract. The agreement with Dykes leaves just two Patriots, both veterans, as holdouts. Neither wide receiver Irving Fryar nor tight end Russ Francis has reached contract agreement for this season.

Dykes was expected to be in Smithfield, R.I., at the Patriots' Bryant College training camp for practice Monday. Dykes is the 18th of the 28 first-round draft picks to sign. Malone looking for work Veteran quarterback Mark Malone, cut by the Chargers immediately after San Diego acquired Jim McMahon from the Chicago Bears, says he hopes to catch on with another team. "I'm going to try to continue, but it's too early to say," Malone said Friday. The Chargers gave up a 1990 conditional draft pick to get McMahon.

Malone, a nine-year veteran, started eight games for the Chargers last season after being acquired from the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for an eighth-round draft choice. The Chargers were hoping that a change of scenery might help Malone, who was a frequent target of fan abuse in Pittsburgh. But he finished 1988 as the lowest-rated AFC passer, the second straight year he was so ranked. In San Diego's 20-3 exhibition loss to the Dallas Cowboys last Sunday, Malone completed four of 1 1 passes for 51 yards and threw an interception that was returned 72 yards for a touchdown. "It's very difficult to compete for the starting job anywhere," Chargers coach Dan Henning said.

"But 7m McMahon, new Chargers quarterback, talks with former teammate Glen Kozlowski before Saturday night's game at Soldier Field in Chicago. McMahon was traded by the Bears to San Diego on Friday. New QB goes 1 for 3 in win over ex-mates Associated Press Jim McMahon made only a token appearance in the second half, but it sparked a 21-point third quarter by the San Diego Chargers that gave them a 24-7 victory over the Chicago Bears in an NFL exhibition Saturday night. Rookie quarterback Billy Joe Tolliver threw two touchdown passes and rookie Elliot Smith returned an interception 49 yards for another touchdown for the Chargers. McMahon, traded to the Chargers by the Bears Friday, made a cameo appearance to start the second half, with San Diego ahead 3-0.

McMahon was in for four plays and completed one of three passes for 10 yards before Tolliver completed the 73-yard drive with a 39-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Miller. In spite of Toliver's heroics, the night clearly belonged to McMahon. First there was a brief, but emotional reunion at midfield with many of the teammates whose bread he buttered for seven seasons. Then the punky quarterback made his way to the tunnel leading to the still-unfamiliar visiting locker room, as popular as he ever was exiting on the other side of the stadium. One security guard was so busy giving the thumbs-up salute, he barely recovered in time to keep two crazed fans from handing McMahon a pair of wraparound sunglasses, his longtime trademark.

Other fans peeled back the tarp covering the tunnel and screamed, "Don't go, Jimmy, you're still the best." With 4-year-old son Sean cradled in his left arm, McMahon shyly tipped his cap to the cascading cheers. And grinned mischievously. "It's nice to know I've still got a few fans left in Chicago," he said. "I'm very appreciative of the way they treated me "I didn't have much hand in it," he added. "It might have been nicer if I'd played the whole game." McMahon minimized any lift his brief appearance had given his new teammates though they scored 21 of their points after his stint or the sinking feeling it might have left with the old.

"They didn't know what to expect ROUNDUP from me and I think they came out and played well," he said. "I'm glad they have that kind of character, because Chicago's a good club. I played with them for a lot of years and I know how good they are." Later in the third period, Smith intercepted a pass from Mike Tom-czak that deflected off the hands of James Thornton. Smith went down the sidelines for the touchdown and a 17-0 lead. Late in the third period, the Bears were forced to punt and on the first play from scrimmage, Tolliver unloaded a 70-yard touchdown pass to Jamie Holland, who caught the ball at the 24 and went into the end zone untouched.

Cowboys 27, Raiders 20 At Los Angeles, rookie quarterback Steve Walsh threw two touchdown passes in the second quarter, and rookie running back Daryl Johnston ran for two scores in the second half. Walsh, battling fellow rookie Troy Aikman for the starting job, threw a 28-yard scoring pass to Michael Irvin with 12:15 left before halftime and a 8-yarder to rookie Scott Ankrom with 15 seconds to play in the half. Johnston scored on a 4-yard run early in the third quarter and an 11-yarder with 6:23 left in the game. Walsh palyed the first half and completed 11 fo 21 passes for 166 yards with one interception. Aikman played the third quarter and one series of the fourth period and was 4-of-8 for 45 yards.

Bengals 35, Lions 3 At Detroit, Barney Bussey scored on a 70-yard fumble return and ran back one of eight Cincinnati interceptions for another touchdown, leading a rout of Detroit. On the Lions' first offensive play of the third quarter, Bussey intercepted a pass from Eric Hippie and returned it 23 yards for a touchdown, giving the Bengals a 14-3 lead. Bussey scooped up a fumble by quarterback Chuck Long and scored for a 28-3 lead with 11:01 left in the game. Bengals defensive back Richard Carey had two interceptions. Bills 10, Saints 7 At Buffalo, Charlie Baumann, replacing injured Pro Bowl kicker Scott Norwood, kicked a 32-yard field goal following an interception of a tipped pass for Buffalo against New Orleans.

The winning field goal by Baumann came late in the third quarter after linebacker Tom Doctor intercepted a pass from John Four- ASSOCIATED PflESS were nearly 5,000 no-shows. Colts 24, Packers 23 At Green Bay, George Won-sley ran three yards for a touchdown with 26 seconds remaining, capping Indianapolis' 61 -yard drive in less than a minute against Green Bay. Steelers 24, Browns 21 At Cincinnati, Dwight Stone caught a 43-yard touchdown pass and ran 42 yards on a reverse late in the fourth quarter to set up the game-winning touchdown for Pittsburgh. Todd Blackledge, the Steelers' third quarterback, threw the winning touchdown to Weegie Thompson on fourth-and-goal from the Cleveland 4 with 1:29 to play. Buccaneers 27, Falcons 0 At Tampa, rookie Kermit Ken-drick returned an interception 22 yards for a touchdown, sparking a defense that allowed only 134 yards as Tampa Bay won its second straight game.

The Falcons (0-2) managed only 62 yards rushing and 72 passing and had only one first down in the first quarter and none in the third quarter. the added problem here is that there is a perception among the fans and the media that Mark Malone can't do it. To live under that is doubly difficult" Malone, who threw 13 interceptions and only six touchdown passes last season, said he had hoped to rebound with the Chargers this season. "I was happy with the progress I'd been making," said Malone. "I'd been doing everything they asked.

I felt pretty confident about my chances of starting with the competition here. "Basically, what it comes down to is a business decision. Nobody likes these situations, but you have to live with it." Malone's best game for San Diego came Oct. 16 during the Chargers' 31-28 loss at Miami, when he completed 25 of 38 passes for 294 yards and two touchdowns. Former Dolphin Moore dies Former Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Wayne Moore died Saturday of a heart attack at his home, a University of Miami spokesman said.

Richard Dalrymple of the University of Miami sports department, confirmed the death. Moore's son, Soloman, is a freshman center at Miami. Moore, who played on the Dolphins from 1970-78 and was a member of two Super Bowl champion teams, including the undefeated 1972 team. He joined the Dolphins in 1970 after playing college ball at Lamar Tech and made the Pro Bowl in 1973. Carter likes trade Even with no guarantee of a starting role, Pat Carter said he's better off with the Los Angeles Rams, who obtained the second-year tight end from the Detroit Lions.

"There was no chance for me there (in Detroit)," said Carter, who attended his first practice as a Ram. "I didn't even play in the first exhibition game." The Lions had switched to the run-and-shoot offense, which doesrrt use a tight end. The Rams desperate need of help at Carter's position, having lost all their tight ends to injuries or holdouts. "I was very happy," he said about the trade. "I was expecting to be traded, but I didn't know exactly where or when." "A quarterback with that kind of knowledge, that's what you want to face in the preseason," said the veteran cornerback.

"I was charged up to see Elway and then we heard in warmups that he wasn't going to play. It was kind of a letdown." Without the expected first half matchup of Elway and Joe Montana, the Broncos quickly fell behind 21-3 and never recovered. The Broncos promoted Ken Karcher into the starting role at quarterback and took a 3-0 lead on Rafael Septien's 26-yard field goal with 50 seconds remaining in the first quarter. The score capped a 10-play, 72-yard drive. The 49ers missed a scoring opportunity the first time they had the ball when Mike Cofer's 34-yard field goal attempt bounced off the upright.

Cofer later missed another attempt. The 49ers moved ahead 7-3 on a 1-yard run by Roger Craig that was set up by Terrence Flagler's 74-yard kickoff return to the Denver 21. Taking advantage of a devastating block by rookie linebacker Steve Hendrickson of Napa, Flagler burst up the middle and appeared on his way to a 95-yard, touchdown return but was run down from behind by Broncos cornerback Darrin Carrington. Craig scored four plays later after Denver safety Tyrone Braxton was penalized for pass interference on Jerry Rice at the Denver 1-yard line. Montana then led San Francisco on a seven play drive that ended with reserve fullback Harry Sydney scoring from eight yards out The next time the 49ers bad the ball Montana and Sydney connected on a 6-yard touchdown pass to cap a 61-yard drive.

Karcher then found a hole in the 49ers' defense and ran 24 yards for a touchdown just before halftime to cut the 49ers' lead to 21-10. A i. tit cade that was tipped at the line of scrimmage by Norwood Vann. Oilers 26, Dolphins 10 At Jacksonville, backup quarterback Cody Carlson threw two touchdown passes and Houston held Miami to 200 yards total offense. Miami managed only 29 yards rushing and 171 passing.

The Dolphins had 68 yards total offense in the second half, including 5 yards rushing. Patriots 17, Seahawks 12 At St. Louis, defensive back Jim Bowman returned a third-quarter fumble 21 yards for a touchdown, giving New England the in St. Louis' first NFL game since the Cardinals left for Phoenix after the 1987 season. New England's Rodney Rice knocked the ball loose from Seattle's Monte Weathers at the Sea-hawks 27 after Weathers caught a short pass from Jeff Kemp.

Bowman scooped the ball up and scored untouched. A crowd of 48,746, about 6,000 short of capacity for Busch Stadium, was announced. More than 53,000 tickets were sold, but there 49ers Continued from Page CI "I really believe the agents want to get them (players) signed, but hey, there's one problem. If cooler heads don't prevail, I'm prepared to act if necessary, and that would be to instigate a trade," he said. In addition to the two corner-backs, the 49ers have been having particularly difficult time dealing with Fuller.

DeBartolo said he is willing to offer identical salaries to all three defenders if that will bring them into camp. Although actual dollar figures have not been discussed by the players or the 49ers, it is believed McKyer and Griffin want to more than double their 1988 salaries. That would bring each to the $700,000 range and would put them among the top five salaried defensive backs in the league. Griffin and McKyer are fourth-year players. Fuller, who earned $100,000 less than the two corner-backs in 1988, is in his sixth season and has emerged as a dominant safety.

DeBartolo, who appeared calm during the interview, said the fact that all the agents have agreed to come to the team's headquarters to negotiate may be a positive sign. "I'm appreciative of the agents," said DeBartolo. "All we need is a little give on both sides." But the owner said he is willing to budge only so far. "We're offering them so much," he said. "After awhile it becomes a DEMOCRAT fill lts i' if If Uff Ag, seimmilimtmaMmtm Consumer concerns about the alar, which is used to polish supermarket apples, has caused an apple sales slump, even in Sonoma County where growers don't use the chemical.

See Tim Tesconi in Monday's Business section. What was Golden State Warriors coach Don Nelson doing at Sebastiani Winery recently? Tasting yes, but also modeling for the Rochester Big and Tall annual fall catalogue. Learn more about it in Tuesday's Scene section. KENT PORTERPRESS DEMOCRAT Tom Rathman picks up yardage, thanks to a block from Harris Barton. with finishing second to them," Wright said.

"George really hit home this week about losing to them so much." The task was made easier with Denver quarterback John Elway unable to take his rightful place behind center. Elway, who was scheduled to play much of the first half, was held out of the game after it was discovered his knee brace was missing. Apparently no backup brace was brought along. Denver coach Dan Reeves said the brace was stolen before the game. To a man, the 49ers said they were looking forward to playing against Elway.

No kidding. "We thought that playing against Elway was going to be a test for our defense. We're disappointed that he didn't play," said safety Ronnie Lott. Wright agreed. matter of principal.

Because we won the Super Bowl, everybody's going to shoot for Mars and hope for the moon." DeBartolo said he was upset with the lengthy holdouts because it breaks the continuity from last year's Super Bowl team. That wasn't apparent last night, however, as the 49ers defeated the Broncos for the first time since 1978 before a crowd of 54,807. Denver had won five consecutive preseason and four regular-season games in that 1 1-year span. The long draught irked many of the veterans, and coach George Seifert. "It (Denver) has been a thorn in our side and we've looked forward to this," said Seifert.

Cornerback Eric Wright said Seifert gave the team several pep talks last week to try and break the Denver jinx. "I think a lot of us were fed up DEMO WATER SKIS t0i- AVAILABLE lAflTfl ROSA 5KI SPORT 1 1 25 W. STEELE LN. 57R-4754 ACROSS FROM CODDINGTOWN.