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C4 TIMES ADVOCATE, Escondido, Ca Tuesday, Sept 4, 1984 Scalped Redskins looking for hope Hogeboom passes test not to mention record secondary, which was burned by Miamis Dan Marino on five touchdown passes. Although Gibbs and defensive backfield Coach Rich Petitbon say the teams pass defenders are much better than last years Pearl Harbor Crew, neither denied that there is plenty of room for improvement. We just didnt play that well, admitted Petitbon. Our coverage is not what it should be, but even though we were victimized Sunday, I cant be too down on the secondary after one game. Gibbs said, We need pressure and good coverage, but we didnt get that.

I was shocked yesterday. I thought wed get better coverage than that. Gibbs pointed out that the Redskins problems Sunday involved more than just the secondary. Our team has proven that in order for us to win, we have to play solid and sound in all three areas (offense, defense, and special teams), he said. If we dont, then well lose, and well lose big.

Counting Super Bowl XVIII, Washington has been outscored 73-26 in its last two contests. As Gibbs was about to close his impromptu press conference at Redskin Park, a thundershower caused the lights to go out, leaving everyone in total darkness. Without skipping a beat, Gibbs said, "Man, its been a bad couple of days. WASHINGTON (AP) Can the Washington Redskins bounce back after their National Football League season-opening 35-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins? Head Coach Joe Gibbs isnt sure. "Thats something were going to have to find out, Gibbs said Monday.

I would hope a loss like this would give us drive and determination, but I cant say for sure. Well have to see. Gibbs said poor execution, not emotion, was the reason the two-time defending NFC champions had their nine-game regular-season winning streak broken. "We have to play much better than that if we expect to be contenders again, Gibbs said. We just made too many mistakes.

Theres no excuse, really, for the way we played. The Redskins have long been a team that has converted opponents turnovers into big plays and, subsequently, victories. Gibbs admitted that against Miami Washington was burned at its own game. "We went up against a team that made five or six big plays and played errorless football, Gibbs said. So we got beaten pretty badly.

On the other hand, we didnt get the big plays, and thats something weve got to have. Most of the Dolphins big plays came at the expense of the Redskin ANAHEIM (AP) While Danny White calls it an experiment, Gary Hogeboom figures to be the first-string quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys for years to come if his first National Football League regular-season start Is an accurate measure of his talents. Hogeboom set a franchise record for completions in a game Monday night as the Cowboys, as they usually do, opened the season with a victory. I had fun, hopefully theres more to come, Hogeboom said after completing S3 of his 47 passing attempts for 343 yards to lead the Cowboys to a 20-13 come-from-behind win over the Los Angeles Rams. "I was very pleased with my performance." Dallas Coach Tom Landry announced last Tuesday that Hogeboom would replace White as the Cowboys starting quarterback.

White had been the starter since Roger Staubach retired after the 1979 season. White said he had mixed emotions watching the nationally televised game at Anaheim Stadium. It was exciting to see how well the defense played," he said. "We have the potential to win the Super Bowl with defense like that." Asked about his future, White said, I wont make a permanent decision until this experiment is over. Ironically, the record Hogeboom broke was set by White, who completed 31 throws last Nov.

13 against San Diego. The triumph was the 19th for the Cowboys in their last 20 season-openers their only loss coming at the hands of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1982 and gave them an 11-0 record in openers on the road. It also enabled Landry to become the second-winning-est coach in NFL history. Landry, the only head coach the Cowboys have had since the franchise was formed in 1960, has 235 victories to 234 for former Green Bay Coach Curly Lambeau. The late George Halas, who coached the Chicago Bears, is the all-time leader with 325 wins.

The Cowboys won despite committing four turnovers in the first 16 minutes and five in the game. They trailed 13-0 after only 12 32 of play. Then their defense took over and Hogeboom began hitting with regularity. "I thought the key to the Dallas win was their defense, they were outstanding," said Los Angeles Coach John Robinson. It was a game we let get away from us.

I thought our defense played well but we left them on the field too long. The Cowboys had the ball for 37 minutes, 53 seconds of the game and finished with 436 yards in total offense to only 204 for Los Angeles. Tet Dallas fell behind after 3:01 of play, didnt tie the contest until Rafael Septiens 52-yard field goal with 13:44 remaining, and didnt go ahead until Tony Dorsett raced seven yards for a touchdown with 3:56 left to complete the scoring. Los Angeles running back Eric Dickerson, who scored his teams only touchdown on a 2-yard run in the opening minutes, had a good game, finishing with 138 yards on 21 carries. Dickerson led the NFL in rushing as a rookie last year with 1,808 yards.

However, the Cowboys did a superb job in defending against the pass. Quarterback Vince Ferragamo of the Rams completed only 11 of his 33 throws for Just 84 yards and was intercepted four times. Eric ran the ball well, but our timing was off on our passing, Ferragamo said. "They made us throw quick and double-covered our receivers. The momentum totally changed after we were up 13-0.

We had our chances but didnt capitalize. Dickersons touchdown came immediately after Hogeboom was hit while attempting to pass by Los Angeles linebacker George Andrews and fumbled. Defensive end Jack Youngblood of the Rams scooped the ball up and ran nine yards to the Dallas 2-yard line. The Rams got their other 'Crash' bursts into Dolphins' plans Associated Press Photo Rams linebacker George Andrews lowers the boom on Gary Hogeboom. ond quarter, and 13-10 on a 31-yard field goal by Septien with 6:01 remaining in the third period.

After the Cowboys drove 69 yards in nine plays to take their 20-13 lead, the Rams posed one final threat, getting as far as the Dallas 39-yard line. But on a fourth-and-one play, Dickerson was thrown for a l-yard loss by defensive tackle Randy White. points on field goals of 31 and 36 yards by Mike Lansford later in the first quarter. The first three-pointer followed a 23-yard interception return by Gary Green to the Dallas 44-yard line; the second came after a fumble by Dor-sett was recovered by Eric Harris at the Cowboys' 25 The Cowboys made it 13-7 on a 19-yard touchdown pass from Hogeboom to Doug Cos-bie with 5:51 left in the sec MIAMI (AP) Jim Jensen, one of the most versatile player in the National Football League since the era of the two-way player, may have made life a little easier for the Miami Dolphins equipment manager with a pair of touchdown catches in the Dolphins 35-17 weekend romp over Washington. Ever since Jensen joined the National Football League team in 1981, equipment manager Dan Dowe has had to cart around an extra set of shoulder pads.

Jensen would slip into the small pads before the game to warm up in case he was called on as the third-string quarterback. But before the opening kickoff, he would strip off his jersey and don the more cumbersome shoulder gear of a contact-crazed special-team member. Until this season, the shoulder pad switcheroo and a penchant for contact which earned him the nickname "Crash were the only things that stood out about Jensen. Then, he burst onto the scene with touchdown receptions of 4 and 6 yards Sunday against the Redskins. That must have shocked quite a few of the Boston University fans who have followed his lackluster professional career smce he left Boston with most of the schools passmg records in 1980.

Even Dolphins Coach Don Shula is a little surprised at the success of his decision to try Jensen at wide receiver. After all, he had to abort that experiment after only a few weeks of practice in the preseason when starting quarterback Dan Marmo suffered a finger injury. After moving back to quarterback in the pre-seasons second game, Jensen merely completed 11 of 18 passes for 186 yards and one touchdown with no mterceptions. When Marino came back for the pre-season fmale, Jensen switched back to wide receiver. Sunday he caught both of his passes after lining up at tight end.

If that isnt confusmg enough, the 6-4, 215-pounder also has practiced snapping for kicks "I just dont know what to do with this guy, "Shula said. He can do so many things so well, I just have to make a decision. Jensen shrugs off the new-found attention. Every ball I caught today was right on the money, he said after snaring five passes for 40 yards. I think what happened (Sunday) is a great example of teamwork, he said.

"You saw how all the wide receiver, tight ends, offensive linemen and the quarterback contributed. Thats what it takes to make things work Can anyone really test Navratilova? NEW YORK (AP) Ever since she stormed to the S. Open womens championship a year ago, the question has been not who would win this years tournament but whether anyone could even come close to beating Martina Navratilova. She may be the only one who doesnt think that way she says. Yet, through four rounds, no one has come close to beating her.

I dont think about that, the top-seeded Navratilova said Monday. If I did, Id get beat. Maybe I have a low opmion of myself. I dont know. Everybody seems to think I have this the bag But you cant take anything for granted and I havent, which is why Ive been winning.

I certainly dont think that way. Its nice that others do, but I cant afford to think that way at all. Today, John McEnroe, the No. 1 mens seed, was to face unheralded and unseeded Robert Green in a fourth-round match. Rain first delayed and then washed out Monday nights matches, including No.

4 mens seed Mats Wilander of Sweden against Tim Mayotte and Sylvia Hanika of West Germany against Petra Huber of Austria. They were rescheduled for today with the Hanika-Huber winner to face No. 2 seed Chris Evert Lloyd the quarterfinals. Jimmy Connors, No. 3, plays No 16 Joakim Nystrom of Sweden tonight the fourth round.

On Monday, with an all-time record crowd of 21,112 at the National Tennis Center, Navratilova methodically defeated No. 15 seed Barbara Potter 6-4, 6-4 just 61 minutes to move into the quarterfinals of the $2 55 million tournament. Lloyd, the No. 2 seed and loser to Navratilova in last years fmals, had an even easier time reaching the quarters as she swept No 12 seed Bonnie Gadusek 6-4, 6-0. But No 3 seed Hana Mandlikova of Czechoslovakia had to struggle to beat Lori McNeil 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 Pam Shnver, seeded fourth and a two-time winner over Navratilova in previous U.S.

Open competition, had the easiest time of all reaching the quarters, advancmg uncontested when Susan Mascarin pulled out of the tournament with a sprained right ankle. Mondays other womens seeded fourth-round wmners were No. 14 Carlmg Bassett of Canada, 6-1, 6-1 over Petra Delhees Jauch of Switzerland, and No. 13 Wendy Turnbull of Australia, 6-3, 6-1 over No. 8 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch of West Germany.

The seeded men to win were No. 2 Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 over No. 14 Anders Jarryd of Sweden; No. 5 Andres Gomez of Ecuador, 6-4, 7-6, 6-1 over No. 12 Vitas Geru-laitis, and No.

15 Pat Cash of Australia, 7-6, 6-3, 6-1 over Greg Holmes Navratilova broke Potters service the first game of the first set and the third game of the second It wasnt even close. SOFT WATER- CAUL FOR SEPTEMBER SPECIAL I SERVISOFT 745-8383 1 CAMPBELL ESCONDIDO REFRIG INC AIR CONDITIONING HEATING HEAT PUMPS SOLAR 745-4431 Lie No 272789 427 Venture Street, Escondido ing how to build this team. Its nice to have draft choices In my first year, we had one pick four rounds. Now we have six four rounds. But Im not saymg I wouldnt want Shields here Lynn also said a decision on no-show, 12-year lmebacker Brad Van Pelt will be brought to a head very soon We will not let it continue.

Its not good for us or the player. Van Pelt, acquired from the New York Giants in a July trade for Tony Galbreath, has refused to report to the Vikmgs, saying he wants to play for a team in either California or Florida. The Vikmgs gave tryouts Monday to two rookie tackles. Marshane Graves, a free agent Denvers camp out of Arizona, and Paul Parker, a 12-round draft choice of St Louis out of Oklahoma A decision on their status was expected to Shields a move opposed by the Chargers San Diegos position was either you get the pick or the player, but not both, Lynn said Although the Vikmgs need help on their offensive line, as evidenced by their 42-13 season-opener loss Sunday to the Chargers, Lynn decided to return Shields to the Chargers You learn a lesson from trading for a placer who walks out of camp or is a malcontent or threatens to leave or is unhappy, Lynn said Certainly, there will be red flags in the future for trades Shields, reached at his home San Diego said he has remained on hold The Chargers traded me once before, and they on't hesitate to do it agam What bothers me is that Im not able to do what Im good at play football and be compensated at a fair salary Neither San Diego nor Mmnesota was willing to do that Vikmgs Coach Les Steckel said I keep say Shields Continued from page Cl placed on a reserve list that would prohibit him from playing the rest of the season However, the Vikings decided Monday to exercise a contingency clause in the trade giving Minnesota the Chargers 1985 third-round draft choice if Shields failed to report When we made the trade, it didn't matter to us at the time if we got a draft pick or the player," said Vikings General Manager Mike Lynn The trade was never a risk because we had the draft choice as a backup If the Vikings had placed Shields on reserve, they would have been entitled to receive the draft choice from San Diego and retain rights third tight end Coryell once said hed never play without three tight ends He made the statement after the 1981 AFC Championship Game, which the Chargers lost 34-27 to the Raiders. The Chargers had just two tight ends that day, and hen Gregg McCrary pulled a hamstring, Winslow had to play the conventional tight end and his usefulness was reduced.

In the meantime, they will go with Eric Sievers and Pete Holohan. "We have no choice but to play with the people on the field, said Coryell. Of course, well go out and try to fmd a third one or try not to get any of our two hurt. The Chargers other option, said Coryell, would be to fmd another wide receiver and "adjust the offense a little. As long as Sievers and Holohan are healthy, Coryell said the clubs offense will not change.

"Well run exactly the same plays, he said. Whether or not they have exactly the same effectiveness remains to be seen. Owner Alex Spanos, or Spanos representatives, seem to be preventing the two sides from making a deal I felt he (Sanders) received what I had to say very well, said Sterner But every time he went back to Spanos and his camp things seemed to be squashed Their second offer, as I understand it, wasnt as good as the first one I asked him (Sanders) to clarify several points He never really got things ironed out Steiner said he thinks Winslow will be willing to stay away from the club until he either receives the contract hes seekmg or is traded Were starting to pursue other avenues, said Steiner. Asked what those avenues are, Sterner said, "Were contacting different people, making phone calls Sterner said the deals were outside football The Chargers, meanwhile, began preparing for life without their tight end Head Coach Don Coryell said the club would be lookmg for a Winslow Continued from page Cl Its very doubtful the Chargers would take such a stance When Don Macek walked out of camp for 14 days this summer the Chargers elected not to put him on that list And Winslow, who has led the league in total receptions for the past five years, is even more valuable than Macek, the teams starting center The two sides are in agreement on one thing theyre miles apart. As far apart as California and New York, said Steiner.

Winslow was seeking a five-year cohtract. Winslow said he and Sterner came down from that offer a little bit The Chargers were reportedly offering a five-year deal beginning at $480,000 with annual increases of $50,000. Steiner, meanwhile, said that new Charger The great tasting beer that just happens to have half the alcohol! of OUT regular beers I 19R4 Miller Brew ing (. Milwaukee Wisconsin Avallabit in limited areas.