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Times-Advocate TV Monday, September 25, 1989 ffniniaflD mgisGoD1 filhiODi? pDaini rv Defense, running game defeat Chiefs A By Kevin Scattareggia When you sit at home and draw him so much. Times Advocate Sportswriter SAN DIEGO For the first time this season, the Chargers were finally able to execute their master plan: tough defense and a strong running game. And also, for the first time this year, the Chargers were able to claim victory as they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 21-6 at San Diego Stadium. The Chargers plan, so simple in design, finally paid off. The defense found itself after two subpar performances.

The Chargers limited the Chiefs to 272 yards in total offense, while pressuring quarterback Steve DeBerg into five interceptions. The defense also sacked DeBerg three times. Offensively, the Chargers used a 200-yard ground game, highlighted by the continued emergence of Rod Bernstine. it up, thats the way you like it to happen. No turnovers for us, and lots of turnovers for them, said Chargers Coach Dan Henning, who registered his first regular-season win here.

Henning was awarded a game ball by his team. Said Kansas City Coach Marty Schottenheimer: Its tough to overcome that, but you have to find a way to do it In all candor, you cant turn it over that many times and win. Although the interceptions set up only one Chargers touchdown, the pressure applied by the defense was enough to keep the Chiefs off stride all afternoon. Our pass rush was phenomenal today, said safety Vencie Glenn. We stopped the run, made them throw and we just laid our ears back.

DeBerg had to get rid of the ball. He just looked like he was kind of wild because we were on Added defensive end Lee Williams: You get pressure, and the quarterbacks a little erratic, the secondarys going to have a big game. We worked hand-in-hand today. DeBerg admitted the Chargers threw him off his game. They were doing a lot of things differently, in particular their front, to stop our running game," said the 13-year NFL veteran.

It was their front seven that made the difference. The win was the Chargers first in three games, while Kansas City fell to 1-2. The loss gives the Chiefs a 1-16-1 record in their last 18 road games. The Chargers defense went to work early as Glenn picked off De-Bergs overthrown pass, intended for wide receiver Stephone Paige, Please see Chargers, page C2 Alex BrandonThe Times Advocate up by Neil Smith (90), Albert Lewis (29) and Walker Lee Ashley. Demies psmtts a mraastieppeiee Rookie pitcher wins sixth straight Chargers Tim Spencer is wrapped Sal Aunese, right, and teammates Woiminiei? Quarterbacks are a different breed.

Sometimes they can be as harsh as a drill instructor. Often, just a cold glare will send a shiver down the spine of a player who made a mistake. Quarterbacks probably know more about their offenses than even the coaches, and they definitely get too much credit and too much blame for their teams offensive performances. No matter what happens, its their offense. They always lead, never follow.

Thats how Sal Aunese played football. It was his offense. He was in charge. You followed his lead. Anyone who doubted that fact had to answer to him.

Yet, as driven as Aunese was on the football field, he had the ability to blend into a crowd, to be one of the guys. He never put himself above even the last player By Chris De Luca Times Advocate Sportswriter LOS ANGELES It was a time when the kids nerves could have been frazzled. Bases loaded, one out and a scoreless game against one of the stingiest pitchers in baseball history'. Padres catcher Benito Santiago that grizzled veteran of nearly three seasons knew precisely where the next Dodger batter, Lenny Harris, had to be pitched. Lets start with a fastball away, Santiago instructed rookie pitcher Andy Benes.

That would be a simple instruction to issue to a veteran such as Ed Whitson or Mark Davis. But with a rookie who had every reason to be rattled, you never know what to expect. Benes, 22, planted the first pitch low and on the outside corner. Santiago never moved his glove. Strike one.

That first pitch was a two-seam fastball right at the knees, said Pat Dobson, the Padres pitching coach. Thats a pretty good start. By the end of the at-bat, Benes had Harris staring at another low-and-away fastball for strike three. In all, Benes struck out seven as he limited the Dodgers to four hits in the Padres 1-0 victory Sunday in front of a Fan Appreciation Day crowd of 37,969 at Dodger Stadium. After losing in his first two starts, Benes (6-2) has won six straight decisions.

Mark Davis pitched the final V3 innings to earn his major league-leading 42nd save. The Padres remain five games behind the division-leading Giants with six games to play. The Giants cut their magic number to two with their 10-2 win over the Astros, who were officially eliminated from the race. The Giants had jumped to an early lead up in San Francisco and eyeing the scoreboard Benes knew that with Orel Hershiser Brett Smith (4) and Albert Sega celebrate Vistas 1985 CIF championship. lefft smiles bis wake Giants just 2 games away SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Kevin Mitchell hit his 47th homer, drove in his 125th run and scored his 100th run Sunday as the San Francisco Giants beat Houston 10-2 Sunday and eliminated the Astros from the National League West race.

The Giants lead the Padres by five games with six games remaining. Any combination of San Francisco victories and Padres losses totaling two would give the Giants the title. Robby Thompson hit a three-run homer and Mike La-Coss, 9-10, scattered eight hits and struck out four in his first complete game since he shut out St. Louis on July 8, 1988. Mitchells home run was the 100th of his career and gave him at least one this season against every other team in the NL.

Ken Caminitis two-run single gave Houston the lead in the second but Mitchell hom-ered in the fourth and Ernest Riles and Matt Williams followed with consecutive doubles for a tie. Thompsons homer, his 13th, made it 5-2 in the fifth and gave him a career-high 50 RBIs. Matt Williams hit a two-run double off Brian Meyer later in the inning. (14-15) pitching for the Dodgers, there was no room for even one mistake. After retiring Harris in the sixth, Benes still had to get past Mickey Hatcher, who has a penchant for breaking games open in these situations.

Please see Padres, page C2 the half-point they needed to win. The United States avoided defeat with final-hole victories in the last two matches, including a win by U.S. Open champion Curtis Strange with birdies on the last four holes. The Americans said a tie was better than a third successive loss. I looked forward to going back with the Ryder Cup on the Concorde, U.S.

captain Ray Floyd said. In not going back with the Ryder Cup but Im not going back a loser. We stopped the losing streak. We halved it. But golden U.S.

chances to regain the cup lost here four years ago drowned at the 18th, as first Payne Stewart and then Mark Cal-cavecchia drove into the water and handed 1-up victories to Jose-Ma-ria Olazabal and Ronan Rafferty. We had everything going for us, Americas Tom Kite said. We had an excellent chance to win the cup, but you have to play all 18. Kite never got close to the 18th. Please see Golf, page C5 U.S.

chances to win Ryder sink on No. 1 8 Times Advocate file photu fund to help the Aunese family with medical expenses and provide a scholarship. No local funeral arrangements had been determined by this morning. Auneses teammates have dedicated the season to him, a season they hope will bring them a Big Eight title. In the brutal world of football, Auneses plight has caused many to be introspective.

It was the same way in the mid-1970s when Cal quarterback Joe Roth died suddenly of cancer after an All-American senior year. Like Roth, Aunese never changed even when the outcome seemed to be closing in on him. He smiled and never talked about dying. It wasnt that he hoped that if he didnt talk about it, Please see Aunese, page C3 Sal Aunese Got a final visit. ly members in the communities of Vista, where he went to high school, Oceanside, where he lived and Boulder, where he played college ball as Colorados starting quarterback the last two years are mourning the loss of a friend.

Cancer, which was first diagnosed in March as an inoperable stomach tumor that later spread to his lungs and lymph nodes, finally beat Aunese. He was admitted to the hospital this last time eight days ago and figured to be released Sunday. But the disease had finally won. Aunese passed away Saturday night at University Hospital in Denver at the age of 21, ending a struggle that began in January. A memorial service was scheduled to be held this afternoon in Boulder.

The university has announced the establishment of a goodbye spectacular tailback on the 1985 Panthers team that in their senior year won the 3A CIF title and the mythical state championship. It was a bond that would keep them close, although their lives had taken different paths. Price, now the manager of a paint store in Fullerton, visited Aunese in Colorado last April and it looked as if he was winning his war against the cancer. Aunese was enduring his initial doses of chemotherapy incredibly well, even gaining weight. His spirits were high.

Please see Friends, page C3 Terry Monahan on the bench. He never envisioned himself as a star, and certainly never swaggered through life that way. Always smiling, his way worked on the field and it left friends in his wake off the field. Today, those friends and fami The trio had an emotional 15-minute visit with Aunese Saturday morning. About 10 hours later they returned, only to watch the 21-year-old former CIF champion and Colorado quarterback take his last breath of life.

It was rough, said Price, 21. Its hard to see any human being in that much pain. Then he added, I wouldnt trade that day or that weekend for any day or weekend in my life. Price and Aunese had shared something rare and special in high school. Aunese was the brilliant quarterback and Price the Friends travel to say SUTTON COLDFIELD, England (AP) The pond at the 18th hole of The Belfry is an unpleasant place.

Bees swarm around the footbridge that connects the fairway with the green, and the meandering water is dyed a vile greenish-blue. Even the ducks dont stay there long. Because shots kept plopping in this smaller, more brackish body of water, the U.S. Ryder Cup team is crossing the Atlantic Ocean today empty-handed, while Europe keeps the cup without a victory. And the question the three-day tournament was supposed to answer who plays better golf, the Americans or the Europeans remains open.

With old-timers Christy OConnor Jr. of Ireland and Jose-Maria Canizares of Spain leading the way, the Europeans retained the golden trophy with a 14-14 tie, losing Sundays match-play singles 7-5 and missing its own shot at a third consecutive victory. A drive into the water at 18 by Nick Faldo helped deprive the Europeans of By Tod Leonard Times-Advocate Sportswriter A journey of faith turned into a trip of sorrow for three friends of Sal Aunese. Roger Price, Blake Risner and Dan Failkosky, former classmates and teammates of Aunese at Vista High School, traveled to Denver Friday to visit their friend at University Hospital, where Aunese was waging a losing battle against inoperable stomach cancer. They went to give him strength and hope.

They didnt know that he would die just hours after their arrival..