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i THE ALABAMA JOURNAL. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1985 Florida driver dies in wreck at Montgomery Raceway By David Granger Journal sports wit "He was coming out of Turn 2 and lost control," said Johnny Ward, president and general manager of MIR. "The car spun to the inside of the track, became airborne and slammed into an embankment around one of the light poles." Ward estimated that Bean's car was traveling at "70-80 mph" and said the passenger side of the car struck the pole. Haynes Ambulance had two units each manned with paramedics at Sunday's race, Ward said, and the one stationed nearest the accident "responded immediately." Bean was removed from the car only after its top was cut off and officials said he was not breathing. Then, he was aod all the protective gear had withstood the impact and done its job." Bean's death is not the first fatality at the rural Montgomery track, according to Jack Daniels, who has owned the track since 1973.

He said a driver was killed "around 1975" when his car went out of control down the backstretch and threw him from the car. Daniels also said a pit crewman died when a car spun through the pits in the mid or late 1950's. (Please see DRIVER Page 18) removed from the wreckage. Bean was rushed to Jackson Hospital where he could not be revived, Ward said. Track officials learned of his death at 5:45 p.m.

Ward said some of the drivers told him they believed Bean's car had bumped the rear of another just before it spun out, but that could not be substantiated. Ward said a NASCAR official inspected Bean's car after the accident and all the required protective equipment was intact. "We had NASCAR officials here from Daytona Beach, including the chief scorer," Ward said. "One of them checked the car and it was intact, meaning the roll cage Tragedy cast its pall over a day at the races Sunday afternoon when a Florida driver died as a result of injuries received in an accident at Montgomery International Raceway during the Alabama 200. Bob Bean of Fort Walton Beach, died Sunday from injuries he sustained when his late-model sports car slammed into an embankment around a utility pole at Montgomery International Raceway, according to track officials.

Nottlhninig coyidl sftop yonbeateini G5eair By The Associated Press jo. -is 7 i --'w I -v. iJ win some other games that we ended up losing for whatever reason," said Bennett, who won his first game as Bucs head coach. "But I'm very proud of those guys that fought all year." James Wilder ran for 120 yards and Steve DeBerg completed 11 of 27 passes for 196 yards as Tampa Bay won for only the ninth time in its last 42 games and posted its first shutout since Dec. 16, 1979.

Donald Igwebuike, a native of Nigeria, had field goals of 46, 47 and 50 yards. Eagles 23, Falcons 17 Philadelphia wasn't looking for much when Jaworski threw to Quick. "We just wanted to get the ball out and get some breathing room," said Quick, who beat cornerback Bobby Butler and safety Scott Case on the longest pass completion this season. "I saw the man racing to the end zone as if going to the '88 Olympics," Butler said. "I figured I might as well stop and see if there were any flags.

We weren't going to catch him." The Falcons had rallied for 17 points in the final period to tie the game with 2:32 remaining. Bengals 27, Browns 10 Second-year quarterback Boomer Esiason completed 23 of 33 passes for 262 yards and a touchdown, using his pro experience to outshine Cleveland rookie Bernie Kosar in Cincinnati's victory. The Bengals' third straight victory kept them in first place in the AFC Central with a 5-5 mark. Cleveland has lost four in a row to fall to 4-6. Kosar completed 16 of 32 passes for 229 yards and two interceptions.

Geveland's Ozzie Newsome caught seven passes to surpass Jackie. Smith's NFL reception record for tight ends. Newsome, an eighth-year veteran, has 484 receptions and has caught passes in 92 consecutive games. Cowboys 13, Redskins 7 Running back Tony Dorsett and quarterback Danny White teamed up for a 48-yard touchdown pass play and Rafael Septien kicked two field goals in Dallas' victory over Washington. The Cowboy defense was keyed by defensive end Jim Jeffcoat's five sacks, a team record.

The Redskins' lone touchdown came on an 11-yard pass from Joe Theismann to Gary Clark in the final period. Bills 20, Oilers 0 Quarterback-Bruce Mathison, making the first regular-season start of his three-year NFL career, completed 11 of 22 passes for 121 yards and ran for 57 yards, including a touchdown, to lead Buffalo, 2-8, to victory. The Bills scored on two Scott Norwood field goals, Mathison's 5-yard run and a 2-yard run by Greg Bell. The game was played in a steady" rain that caused Houston's offense to be completely ineffective. Patriots 34, Colts 15 Irving Fryar scored on a 77-yard punt return and a 5-yard pass reception in a two-minute stretch in the third quarter to spark New England.

The Patriots scored 17 points after three third-quarter fumble re-coveries, while a second-quarter interception by Fred Marion set up one of Steve Grogan's two touchdown passes. 3k. Neither rain nor wind nor the Detroit Lions could keep the Chicago Bears from their winning ways. But the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tasted victory for the first time and the Philadelphia Eagles were just too Quick for the Atlanta Falcons. That's the way it went on Sunday, Week 10 of the National Football League season.

"The weather helped us more than it did Detroit," Bears coach Mike Ditka said of the blustery, rainy conditions in Chicago where the Bears stopped the Lions 24-3 for their 10th straight triumph. "It's very hard to throw the football deep under those conditions." In Tampa, the Buccaneers blanked the St. Louis Cardinals 16-0. "It was good to finally win one," said coach Leeman Bennett, who has seen the 1-9 Bucs lose six times by 10 points or less. "I was not at all sure until the last minute that we had it won, the way our luck has been running." Philadelphia lost a 17-0 lead, then watched as Atlanta kicker Mike Luck-hurst missed a 42-yard field goal attempt with five seconds left in regulation that would have won the game for the Falcons.

And when Atlanta was forced to punt in overtime, they pinned the Eagles on their 1-yard line. But Ron Jaworski hooked up with Mike Quick for a 99yard touchdown, the longest scoring pass in the NFL this season, to give the Eagles a 23-17 victory. In other games, it was Cincinnati 27, Cleveland 10; Green Bay 27, Minnesota 17; Buffalo 20, Houston New England 34, Indianapolis 15; the New York Giants 24, the Los Angeles Rams 19; Pittsburgh 36, Kansas City 28; Seattle 27, New Orleans San Diego 40, the Los Angeles Raiders 34 in overtime; Miami 21, the New York Jets 17; and Dallas 13, Washington 7. Tonight, the San Francisco 49ers, last season's Super Bowl champions, travel to Denver. Bears 24, Lions 3 Bears backup quarterback Steve Fuller, who started for the injured Jim McMahon, agreed with Ditka.

"The weather conditions were devastating," he said. "The toughest thing to do is play the Chicago Bear defense on a day like this. But you have to give the credit to the guys who went over 200 yards and the offensive line." Fuller was talking about Walter Payton, who rushed 26 times for 107 yards his fifth consecutive 100-yard game and the 69th of his career and a 102-yard rushing performance by Matt Suhey. The last time the Bears had two backs going over 100 yards each was the same tandem in 1983. "It was old fashioned football old fashioned Bear football," Payton said.

Fuller also scored on runs of one and five yards and completed seven of 13 passes for 112 yards. Linebacker Mike Singletary led the Bear defense by recovering two fumbles. Chicago also intercepted two passes and sacked quarterback Eric Hippie four times. Buccaneers 16, Cardinals 0 "This football team had battled every Sunday and really deserved to V- Jri- ft $4 UPI Redskins' Dean Hamel (78) grabs White from behind causing the Dallas quarterback to fumble It was the Giants' fourth straight win. Johnson with 16 seconds left in the within 16-10.

Giants 24, Rams 19 The Giants, trailing 13-0, got a 36- first half before Eric Schubert's 40- The Rams' lone touchdown came on Two second-half touchdowns by Joe Morris boosted the Giants from a 13- yard scoring pass from quarterback yard field goal midway through the point deficit to victory over the Rams. Phil Simms to wide receiver Bobby third quarter brought New York to (Please see NFL Page 18) 99W, Solidarity Despite world fame, Lewis family has it Perkins shows no guts in extra-point decision Commentary By Mile Land Journal sports writer By Kim Shugart Journal sports editor Somehow, the presence of the two youngest of their four children at the rites in Tuskegee seemed appropriate. It is true that we're a strong family," said Evelyn's husband Bill, also an athlete at Tuskegee. "One thing they taught us at Tuskegee is family solidarity. We tried to be together at every opportunity we could get." Solidarity has since become the battle cry of a rebellion in Poland.

But the Lewises seem to believe it with equal conviction. For instance, Carol's considerable achievements have been overshadowed by the staggering ones of her brother. But she denies any envy. "I've been in events where I've seen Carl's race come around (parallel to the jumping track), and I've committed fouls deliberately just to -stop and watch how the race turned out," Carol said. "I can't stop myself from watching." The way Evelyn assesses her children, "they're very close and supportive.

There just isn't any room, any time for jealous thoughts." Only protective ones. The three Lewises standing in the press bos Saturday in Tuskegee all took their turns at bat for Carl, who some have branded as an arrogant champion and a commercial disappointment that is, for someone who has won four gold medals. "That can be looked at in two ways," Evelyn says of Carl's status as one of history's ultimate Olympic champions. "There's a stereotype people expect you to fit right in and be that stereotype. 1 "Then there's the person.

Carl, the (Please tee LEWIS Page 18) valuable than a two-point attempt which the Crimson Tide had a 50-50 chance of making. When LSU's Ronnie Lewis missed an easy 24-yard field goal attempt that left the Bengal Tigers and Crimson Tide deadlocked 14-14, Perkins said he made his decision because he didn't want his team to walk pff the field as losers, of course, provided the two-point try failed. True, no one likes to lose, but isn't the objective to win Alabama pulled out all the stops in its touchdown drive in the final minutes. Perkins threw caution to the wind, which is the only thing do when facing a 14-7 deficit. It was a gamble on third-and-11 when Shula ran a quarterback draw for a first down.

That's a gutsy call folks, considering Shula isn't blessed with TUSKEGEE Her son had won four gold medals at the 1984 Olympics. Her daughter rated as one of the world's best long jumpers. Last weekend, though, both Carl and Carol Lewis visited this east Alabama town to pay tribute to their mother, Evelyn, who was an Ail-American before her more famous off-spring were even conceived. To pry enough of an opening into his schedule to see his mother conducted into the Tuskegee University Hall of Fame, Carl flew in Friday evening and flew out again early Saturday. Carol chose to stick around and see her mom honored that afternoon at halftime of Tuskegee's 39-7 homecoming victory over Miles College.

BATON ROUGE, La. In 19 days, if Alabama lines up against Auburn in Birmingham's Legion Field with the Southeastern Conference football championship and Sugar Bowl bid at stake, Ray Perkins will look like a clairvoyant. But until then, his decision not to go for two points after halfback Gene Jelks' 2-yard touchdown pass to quarterback Mike Shula with 1:24 left Saturday in Baton Rouge has to be questioned. Perkins decided an extra point by Van Tiffin, who hasn't missed in his three years at Alabama, was more Ray Perkins a tougb decision great speed, but it's a chance that had to be taken. The 29-yard pass from Shula to Al Bell on fourth down that set up the (Please see PERKINS Page 18).