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17A Pan IllSaturday. October 1.1988 DttAagrlf Snag San Diego County Winslow's Career Ends With Settlement Sen Diego Sports etCetera By BRIAN HEWITT. Timet Staff Writer SAN DIEGO The brilliant but injury-riddled pro football career of Kellen Winslow is over. Official- y- In separate press conferences Friday, the Chargers announced they had placed Winslow. 30.

on the "resenre-retired" list. That news came just hours after Wins-low announced he had reached settlement with the club on his 1988 salary. The Chargers had suspended Winslow in late August in a dispute over whether Winslow was healthy enough to play. Winslow said his knee had deteriorated to the point he could no longer get into or out of a three-point stance. But.

he said, the Chargers still owed him the full amount of bis guaranteed 1968 base salary of I795JXX). The Chargers insisted he was healthy enough to play. They reportedly offered him half of $735,000 if he would retire. He refused They suspended him. Neither Winslow nor the Chargers would divulge details of the settlement.

Winslow said the final terms were the result of long negotiations between his attorney. Hark Mottaz. and George Spanos. the brother of Charger owner Alex Spanos. Winslow has been critical of the Carlsbad.

Steve Ortmayer. the Chargers director of football operations, said be was "aware" that Winslow was "disturbed about the suspension. But he declined to respond to Winslow's criticisms. The Chargers and the NFL are far better for Kellen Winslow having played the game." he said. In rune NFL seasons.

Winslow caught 541 passea in the regular season for 6.741 yards and 45 touchdowns. He played in five Pro Bowls. ftms Htm Charger Coaca ti iilim wmi Frvby thai BUly Bar ladta injured calf ha healed enough to aero haa to Mart at outade anebacaer agamat the Broncos, Chaigu a snice the suspension And he dtdnt stop Friday. "Since 1984 this organtiation has lost a lot of community support," he said. The organisation itself is not as involved in community affairs as it once was.

That starts at the top. The owner doesnl live here." The base of Alex Spanos real estate business interests is Stockton. Winslow also said he had offered to be a baison between the player personnel department and the players. There is a big gap in that area." he said. Winslow said the Chargeri declined the offer.

Instead. Winslow has accepted a position as vice president with Nutrition Technologies Inc. in SDSU Beats Fresno State in Volleyball Jackie Mendez had 21 kills. Amy Erben added 13 and San Diego State University defeated Fresno State, 15-8. 15-9.

15-17. 15-7 in a Big West Conference match at San Diego. SDSU is 12-2. 3-1 in conference. Fresno State is 9-6 and 0-4.

Jody Connors had 5 kills and 10 digs, but the University of San Diego was defeated by Pepperdine. 15-2. 15-5. 15-2. in a West Coast Athletic Conference match at Pepperdine.

USD is 4-8 and 0-2. Pepperdine 3-7 and 0-2. Claudia Johnson had a match-high 13 kills, but VS. International University dropped a nonconfer-ence match to Cat State Fullerton. 15-8, 15-12.

15-3. USIU is 3-7. 7 ELWAY Caatiaaed frarn Fafe 1 will be emotionally ready. After Monday night's collapse. Elway was near tears in the Broncos' locker room.

"I'm devastated." he said. This is the worst loss I've ever had." Elway was asked. "Where do you go from here?" He replied. "Home. I need to go off by myself with this one." In a telephone interview later in the week.

Elway said he still hadn't recovered. "I've never gone through anything like this." he said. "I've never felt like this. I've never been so down." Asked what it would take to bring him back up, Elway said. "Ask me after the game Sunday, and I'll tell how I got back up." Elway has completed 67 of 133 passes (50.4 with 5 touchdowns and 8 interceptions.

His 61.4 rating points leave him 24th in the NFL and 11th in the AFC. Babe Laufen-berg of the Chargers is close behind him in the AFC at 59.9. To further emphasize Elway's ineffectiveness, consider that Boomer Esiason of the Cincinnati Bengals leads the league with 104.7 rating points and that Jim Everett of the Rams tops the NFC with 104.0. Last season, when the Broncos won their second consecutive AFC championship, Elway completed 54.6 of his passes for 19 touchdowns and 12 interceptions for 83.4 rating points. He ranked only 13th in the NFL and seventh in the AFC, yet was a runaway choice as the league's most valuable player.

Elway was asked if this is his worst start since his rookie season of 1983, when he struggled to a 47.5 completion percentage with 7 touchdowns, 14 interceptions and 54.9 rating points, next-to-last in the NFL and dead last in the AFC. "My second and third years weren't exactly smooth, either," he said. "So I've had some tough times before, and those times were a learning experience that has to help me now. Still, I'll have to admit this is the toughest." What can be wrong? "I honestly don't know," he said. Told that there were some theo- The first four games of '88 have and result is 1-3 record for two-time been i ve never gone inrougn Kellen Winslow We let them come back, and then he threw those interceptions.

One was on a tipped balL Another, he tried to throw too quickly. The last two were very poor. He forced them. It was a combination of poor routes, poor pass protection and poor decisions. "But I'm not displeased with John.

He was trying to salvage something out of a bad situation, and it just didn't work out" Elway admits. "I think sometimes I tend to try to do too much. I just have to do whatever I can do and try to come out of it" Of the effect of the coaching changes. Reeves said. "As late as it happened (Feb.

29). it had to hurt We had to adjust But you win with players, not coaches. Our trouble is that sometimes when we play good teams, we make them great teams on that given day." Reeves blamed himself for Monday night's defeat saying that if he had called a timeout shortly before halftime, the Broncos might have had a field goal that would have made it 27-0. They were on the Raiders' 17-yard line with 10 seconds left but Reeves tried to run one more play without using the last timeout "I made the mistake," Reeves said. There was no excuse for letting the clock run out on us.

"Now we have to be considered the last-place team in the AFC West Kansas City also is 1-3, all others 2-2. But we'll bounce back. It won't necessarily be this week, but we'll be back." In Elway's opinion, the Broncos have gone backward since playing well in their exhibition games. "All of a sudden, we've got a long way to go," he said. "We were a better team in preseason than we are now, especially offensively.

We're not hitting on all cylinders. We're not all exactly on the same page yet." The Denver media has been giving the Broncos a lot of heat for their stumbling start, but Elway said, "That's something we're pretty much used to. It's not a major factor right now. We just have to try to put this thing together." Finally, Elway was asked if there were any area of play in which he was particularly unhappy- "Not any specific area. I'm disappointed in my whole game." is averaging 127 yards per game.

"I don't know about their quarterback situation, but it won't make much difference." Stolz said. "They run a power offense. They are a more run-oriented team. They are not going to change their game plan regardless of what their quarterback situation is." It is the Oregon defense that has Stolz especially concerned. The Ducks are allowing an average of 265.7 yards and forcing an average of 3 turnovers per game.

"They are a very, very good defensive team," Stolz said, "and they play like they know they are good." Two defensive starters are San Diego natives Matt Brock, a senior end from University City High School, and Thorn Kaumeyer, a senior free safety from Palomar College and San Dieguito High School. That helps illustrate one reason Stolz why would like to beat Oregon and the other Pac-10 schools. The Aztecs frequently compete against the Pac-10 for some of San Diego County's best players. There is nothing like a victory to convince impressionable minds. "Darn right it makes a difference in recruiting, if we can beat them," Stolz said.

After winning 5 of its first 9 games against Pac-10 schools, SDSU has lost its past 8, starting with the first of 2 losses to Oregon 49-37 in 1985. SDSU has not beaten a Pac-10 school since a Doug Scovil-coached team defeated Stanford, 48-22, in the fourth game of 1985. Even in their WAC champion season of 1986, the Aztecs lost to UCLA (45-14) and Stanford (17-10). lies being discussed. El way said.

"I haven't heard any of them, and I dont listen to any of them, so I dont know whether they're true or not" One is that the Broncos' offense in general and Elway in particular have been hurt by a wave of coaching changes. Mike Shanahan resigned as offensive coordinator and Quarterback coach to become coach of the Raiders and took Alex Gibbs and Nick Nicolau with him. Gibbs had coached the Broncos' offensive line. Nicolau the running backs. Another is that the absence of injured wide receiver Mark Jackson, one of the celebrated Three Amigos, has put a crimp in the Broncos' long passing game.

A third is that Elway might not be 100 physically. When the theories were listed for Elway, he snapped, "False, false and false." But he then conceded that the realignment of the offensive coaching staff had created some difficulty. The replacement coaches are George Hens haw, offensive line; Mo Forte, running backs; Larry Kennan, wide receivers, and Pete Mangurian, tight ends. Kennan came from the Raiders, the others from colleges. Chan Gailey, who had coached the wide receivers and tight ends, now works with the quarterbacks.

Head Coach Dan Reeves didn't hire an offensive coordinator to take Shanahan's place. "Any time you lose coaches like that, it takes time to come back," Elway said. "The new coaches are still learning. There are things they've got to feel confidence in, because they don't know all the intricacies of the offense. That's hurting us right now." As for missing Jackson, Elway said, "Not really.

We've seen a lot more zone defense this year, but we should be able to handle that." Reeves said Elway's state of depression is understandable. "The way we lost that Monday night game, blowing a 24-point lead, would devastate anybody," Reeves said. "But whenever a team is struggling, the quarterback gets the blame for it, and that's not fair. John has prepared himself well, and we haven't "Monday night, John did an excellent job building up our lead. overcome the psychological problems of losing and get better," Stolz said.

And while the Pac-10 has provided the Aztecs with some difficult early tests, it might not get any easier when they start the heart of their WAC schedule next week. The Aztecs play host to No. 18 Wyoming next Saturday and Hawaii Oct 15. Both are undefeated. "I don't know in my coaching career if I've been the underdog in my first four games," Stolz said.

"And we'll probably be the underdog in the fifth game, too." Oregon enters tonight's game having beaten Stanford, 7-3, in Eugene for its fifth consecutive victory over two seasons. It is Oregon's longest winning streak since a string of 10 in 1963-64. But the Ducks likely will be going for victory No. 6 without quarterback Bill Musgrave. Musgrave sprained his ankle in the last series against Stanford and although he made the trip to San Diego, junior Pete Nelson is listed as his replacement It would be the second start for Nelson, who last season directed a 31-17 victory at Washington State in place of an injured Musgrave.

He is described by Oregon Coach Rich Brooks as having a better arm than Musgrave, but he's not quite as fast Musgrave threw three touchdown passes against the Aztecs in a 25-20 victory last season. Nelson has played in 13 games over three seasons and has a career completion rate of 56.2 (54 of 96 for 738 yards). But he has thrown 7 interceptions and only 2 touchdowns passes. He also has been slowed by back and ankle problems. The running game is led by junior tailback Derek Loville, who MEN'S SOCCER Goalkeeper Brian Siljander had his seventh consecutive shutout as UC San Diego defeated visiting Cal Lutheran.

2-0. in a nonconference game. Alex Savala and Mike Alberta each scored a goal for UCSD (9-0-1). which is ranked sixth in NCAA Division UL Cal Lutheran is 1-3-3. Water polo UC San Diego defeated Occidental.

28-3, and Loyola Marymount 17-3, in a nonconference double-header at UCSD. Joe Risse scored five goals against Occidental, and Dave Calder had five against Loyola Marymount UCSD. ranked eighth in the nation, is 9-7. USD's Defense Faces Challenge of Redlands Backs When the University of San Diego plays host to the University of Redlands tonight at 8 in Torero Stadium, the statistics 6.5 and 278 will be the keys. The first is the average number of rushing yards allowed in two games by USD's defense.

The second is the average number of rushing yards gained in two games by Redlands' offense. One has to give. With a defensive front of David Gilmore (6-feet 3-inch-es, 240 pounds), John Gomez and Dave Dunn (6-0. 237), the Torero run defense has been one of the stingiest in the nation. The Bulldogs will counter with running backs Ruffin Patterson (9 carries for 100 yards last week), Eric Carlson (12-144) and Shaun Trejo (22-97).

Last year, USD shut out Redlands. 28-0, but Torero coach Brian Fogarty said, "They are a much better team than last year." Both are 1-1, losing their openers and winning the following week. USD is coming off a 17-8 victory over Clare-mont-Mudd, and Redlands defeated Pomona-Pitzer last week, 47-0. Both teams run the wing-T offense, but, Fogarty said, "Right now their numbers are better than ours." -JIM LINDGREN Get early morning home delivery of the West leading newspaper the Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles County (213)626-2323 (818) 913-5440 Orange County (714) 641-1595 San Diego County 1-800-252-4000 Other Areas 1-800-252-9141 Cos Anflclcs 3ames We're there for you.

every day. USD's Defense Faces Challenge of Redlands Backs When the University of San Diego plays host to the University of Redlands tonight at 8 in Torero Stadium, the statistics 6.5 and 278 will be the keys. The first is the average number of rushing yards allowed in two games by USD's defense. The second is the average number of rushing yards gained in two games by Redlands' offense. One has to give.

With a defensive front of David Gilmore (6-feet 3-inch-es, 240 pounds), John Gomez (6-1, 223) and Dave Dunn (6-0. 237), the Torero run defense has been one of the stingiest in the nation. The Bulldogs will counter with running backs Ruffin Patterson (9 carries for 100 yards last week), Eric Carlson (12-144) and Shaun Trejo (22-97). Last year, USD shut out Redlands. 28-0, but Torero coach Brian Fogarty said, "They are a much better team than last year." Both are 1-1, losing their openers and winning the following week.

USD is coming off a 17-8 victory over Clare-mont-Mudd, and Redlands defeated Pomona-Pitzer last week, 47-0. Both teams run the wing-T offense, but Fogarty said, "Right now their numbers are better than ours." JIM LINDGREN Aztecs to Put Sponsor Signs in Stands at Jack Murphy Aancuud Cms a struggle for John Elway, defending AFC champions. jA 1 this. I've this. I've down.9 JOHN ELWAY SDSU Continued from Page 1 have brought the jinx with him after three years of coaching at Michigan State.

The Aztecs have not won in 7 tries against Pac-10 teams since Stolz took over in 1986. Stolz and the Aztecs (1-2) will get another chance tonight at 7 when they play No. 20 Oregon (3-0) at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium. It will be SDSU's third and final game against a Pac-10 team this season, the Aztecs having sandwiched losses at No. 2 UCLA (59-6) and Stanford (31-10) around a WAC victory against Air Force (39-36).

The Pac-10 is probably the best football conference in the nation this year, and Oregon certainly is part of that reputation," Stolz said. "We thought we played a very good Stanford team, and they held USC to a relatively close game, and USC takes Oklahoma apart, and UCLA did a number on Nebraska. It's tough that we decided to schedule them all this year. "We hit them at about the best they've been. This is one of the best Oregon teams, and this very well may be the best UCLA team.

"Other than that, our timing has been wonderful." Stolz could not help but laugh about his team's predicament. He has been working to integrate a new quarterback (Brad Piatt) into his offense and reshape a defense that was one of the worst in the country last season all while playing some of the nation's top teams. "The underlying thing is it is tough to get knocked around and anything like never felt like never been so against Oregon. "This is a win-win situation," Miller said. "This is a good working compromise." The Padres had objected to the Aztecs' use of the billboards because they contend their lease gives them exclusive rights to sell stadium advertising and that other tenants may only advertise game-day sponsors.

The agreement was part of a lease in which the Padres agreed to build the $6 million right-field scoreboard in exchange for sharing stadium advertising revenue with the city. Miller said school officials believed the Padres should not dictate advertising policy in a city-owned facility. The stadium displays are part of the Aztecs' corporate sponsorship program, which officials say will raise $800,000 in cash and services in its first year. It promises stadium signs and other promotional activities in exchange for fees up to $75,000 per year. Neither Jack Freeman, Padre executive vice president, nor Jack McGrory, assistant city manager, could be reached for comment.

By CURT HOLBREICH, Times Staff Writer. SAN DIEGO A compromise was reached Friday in the dispute over San Diego State's placement of billboards at its home football games at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium, Athletic Director Fred Miller said. The Aztecs will not be permitted to display billboards promoting their corporate sponsors along the sidelines as they did during their opener Sept. 11 against Air Force, Miller said, but instead will be allowed to hang sponsorship banners in the stands. Miller said the verbal agreement with the Padres and the city also prohibits the Aztecs from displaying banners that conflict with Padre advertisers in the stadium.

Such companies could be recognized only with banners at special events sponsored by the companies. Miller said. He said this only would affect Mesa Distributing a San Diego-based distributor of beer and other beverages. The compromise was reached in time for the Aztecs' second home game tonight.