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fj94 I nc HAMA) 1 I uD5cK LK I uesday September 291992 31 11 Jackson Veris find freedom elsewhere NFL standings AMERICAN COKFERENCE team that was a two-point favorite on the Rams home field "I'm tired of listening to those oddsmakers I'm tired of listening to that (stuff)" he said in an expletive-filled interview "We've got a pretty good football team We've got a lot of young guys There are still a lot of things we don't do right but one thing we do do is come out and play hard Those oddsmakers can shove it" Minnesota: Todd Scott took a large step toward erasing the memory of Joey Browner his predecessor at strong safety by intercepting three Boomer Esiason passes Sunday against Cincinnati San Diego: Special teams have not been so special for the Chargers In Sunday's loss to Houston John Kidd had a punt deflected and averaged 302 yards the Oilers' Greg Montgomery had a 61- Pot PC PA Dutalo 4 0 0 11:03 153 45 Miami 3 0 0 1 000 72 50 indenapol 1 2 0 333 24 131 New England 0 3 0 000 13 85 Jana 0 4 0 000 51 96 CENTRAL Houston 3 1 0 750 94 59 Ptttsburgh 3 1 0 750 82 57 CAncinnea 2 2 0 500 75 90 Cleveland 1 3 0 250 54 69 WEST Denver 3 1 0 750 50 56 Kansas City 2 1 0 667 70 40 anis 1 3 0 250 37 72 LA Hinders 0 3 0 000 50 69 San Dego 0 4 0 000 29 135 Week 5 Sone ley Chicago at Minnesota I Green Bay at Atlanta 1 pm Indianapolis at Tampa Bay I pm Miami at NJ NM I pm New Orleans at Detroit 1 pm Kansas City at Denver 4 pm Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 4 pm New York Giants at LA Raiders 4 rn Seattle at San Diego 4 pm Washington at Phoenix 4 New England at New York Jets 8 pm Monday Dallas at Philadelphia 9 Open date: Cincinnati Cleveland Houston Pittsbuttitt YNAMECoo ON THE CO NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST Pcl PF PA 3 0 0 1 COO 88 58 3 0 0 1 000 27 2 1 0 667 47 50 1 2 0 333 89 79 0 3 0 000 41 85 Dams Pheadelptsa Wasmongton NY Grants Photon CENTRAL Monnesota Tampa Bay Green Bay Detroot WEST San Fran LA Rams New Orleans Atlanta 3 I 0 750 108 78 3 I 0 750 101 59 2 2 0 500 88 110 2 2 0 500 64 80 1 3 0 250 88 84 3 2 2 1 I 2 2 3 0 750 500 500 250 109 49 61 75 72 76 44 92 Week 4 Sunday Chicago 41 Atlanta 31 Buffalo 41 New England 7 Derive( 12 Cleveland 0 Minnesota 42 7 Houston 27 San Diego 0 Tampa Bay 27 Detroit 23 Miami 19 Seattle 17 LOS Angeles Rams le New York Jets 10 Green Bay 17 Pittsburgh 3 San Francisco 16 New Orleans 10 Monday Los Angeles Raiders at Kansas City Open date: Dallas Indianapolis New York Giants Philadelphia Phoenix Washington the winning drive 1 felt cloudy Things were a little slower" A double hit after a deflected incomplete pass Seahawks tackle Jeff Bryant to the leg and linebacker Rufus Porter to the chin felled Marino He left the game for one play returned and directed the deciding drive to put Miami at 3-0 entering Sunday's AFC East showdown at 4-0 Buffalo So did he remember the winning pass to Fred Banks or not? "I remembered it" he claimed Marino did not practice Monday but will be ready when the team resumes practice Wednesday His 128th consecutive start Sunday is not in question Marino's presence of mind was evident Monday in his response to a question about Miami's recent habit of stalled drives and settling for field goals "It hasn't hurt us yet to the point we've lost a game" he said "but when you play Buffalo you better get TDs" Clear and prudent thinking that READY TO SPEND A DISPOSABLE INCOME GREATER THAN ANY OTHER SEGMENT OF TIIE POPULATION That's the picture of today's senior citizens They are retiring at increasingly younger ages They have the health income and desire to indulge in leisure activities On SUNDAY OCTOBER llth The Charlotte Observer will publish the semi-annual RETIREMENT LIVING special tabloid section designed to reach this ever-growing segment of our population This special section will feature a color cover and will be enhanced by editorial copy relevant to retirees INCOME ilENT OF They are 'e the health es 1)server will ING special ver-growing ection will litorial copy Marino won't forget his memorable rally Observer Nevis Services Keith Jackson and Garin Veris two of the four former holdouts who were given free agency by a federal court took advantage of their freedom Monday and hooked up with new teams Jackson a three-time Pro Bowl pick at tight end for Philadelphia will sign a four-year contract today worth a reported $6 million with Miami Garis a former New England defensive end signed a two-year pact with the San Francisco 49ers Jackson who made $300000 in 1991 and reportedly was seeking $15 million per season said at halftime of ABC's "Monday Night Football" that Miami's offer "blew Philadelphia's out of the water by a lot Philadelphia's bid was not very competitive" "Hopefully I'll be in uniform this weekend" he said The ruling that gave the four players their freedom had come in the aftermath of a federal court striking down the NFL's Plan system Jackson went to court last week along with Veils wide receiver Webster Slaughter and running back DJ Dozier A federal judge declared them unrestricted free agents and barred interference from their former teams which had claimed exclusive negotiating rights with the four even though their contracts had lapsed "It was just about what I considered a basic freedom" Veris said "I just felt they (the Patriots) had a grasp on me and that I couldn't go anywhere The court was the only way I could win my free agency" Veris will receive a pro-rated salary of $650000 for this season and $730000 in the second year plus incentives New England's best offer was $525000 for the first year and $575000 for the second Slaughter and Dozier were still trying to hook on with teams Slaughter had been with Cleveland and Dozier with Detroit although he is now playing baseball for the New York Mets Around the league Buffalo: The Bills are on a scoring pace that would wipe out the NFL's record of 541 points in a season set by the 1983 Washington Redskins Buffalo has a league-high 153 points At their current rate of 38 points per game the Bills would finish with 608 Cincinnati: Boomer Esiason might be playing his way into a quarterback controversy Of his 11 completions in Sunday's loss to Minnesota only four were for more than 10 yards His best throws went for 11 11 13 and 19 page 1B The DEADLINE for ad copy and space reservations is Thursday October 1 For rates and information call Jane Kunz at 704-358-5383 or Barbara Billings at 704-358-5384 or call toll free 1-800-532- 5348 ext 5383 or 5384 1 ate Thar toile Observer NFL NOTEBOOK yards He threw deep six times Two throws were incomplete four intercepted Three of the interceptions were on overthrows Dallas: Larry Lacewell a scout for the Cowboys acknowledged he tried to circumvent new scouting restrictions imposed by some college programs by offering to buy videotapes from an unidentified assistant coach at Nebraska Despite the Cowboys' bye week Enimitt Smith remains the National Football Conference's leading rusher with 341 yards Detroit: Barry Sanders has been held to less than 100 yards rushing for three straight weeks In four games Sanders has 279 yards on 79 carries Los Angeles Rams: Quarterback Jim Everett lashed out al critics after Sunday's 18-10 win over the New York Jets a winless GOLF LESSONS 1 Member NGF AGE By App Charlotte 541-0445 of TWO PLAYBOY ABBE LYNN and MICKEY MOUNDS Open 7 Days 11am-2am CARROUSEL DOLLS 3114 South Blvd 525-2605 Bachelor Party Giveaways 111111111111111111111111 DON'T FORGET REGULAR PRICE TICKETS TO SUNDAY'S MELLO YELLO 500 RICHARD prrrys FINAL RACE AT CHARLOTrE ARE STILL AVAILABLD CALL NOW! 111:101 It41 BODINE 0 rrv1 seeft'14tv i II- 17 41D'''31 1 41 -1AAo Akk'7 0 lc '1r Nohow in atationaiisteruknontstwono 4 '''14 -7-tt-: "r414- '44! 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A not-amused quarterback Dan Marino offered the pertinent reply as he walked past in the Dolphins' locker room: "I'm right here" The day after his daze Danny didn't deign to say much about an episode that seemed to embarrass him his "retrograde amnesia" after a punishing fourth-quarter hit in Miami's 19-17 victory at Seattle Marino speaking about it for the first time said he actually knew what was going on the whole time Sort of That was contrary to second-hand postgame reports that had Marino asking "Where are we?" and not recalling his winning touchdown pass "I don't think I ever really didn't know where I was" he said "I just felt real weird when I sat down and the hit started to take effect after Monday's results yard punt that was downed at the San Diego 2 linebacker Kevin Murphy committed two penalties and Eric Bieniemy averaged 148 yards on kickoff returns and returned one punt 2 yards Seattle: Linebacker Bob Spitul ski will go on injured reserve because of a dislocated shoulder Iffltalkback Who's your favorite NFL television announcer? Call us at (704) 358-5123 before 10 pm Wednesday Your responses will appear in Charles Chandler's NFL column Sunday if 401 LC- 4ii loolooloss 'SPECIAL TICKETS FOR ALL PRO AUTO PARTS 300 SATURDAY ONLY! ACT FAST' 1 1 i I 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Elder Bodine keeps Wallace at bay for win Martinsville Best decision: Crew chief Donnie Wingo and team consultant Travis Carter deciding to forego a tire change during the final pit stop That enabled Geoff Bodine to maintain track position over top challenger Rusty Wallace whose team changed tires Bodine stayed ahead to win Turning point Pole winner Kyle Petty getting spun Out and eventually going down three laps Petty made the deficit up in his Pontiac clearly the fastest car in the field but couldn't get all the way back to the front Worth mentioning: An ugly confrontation between young Michael Waltrip and veteran Dave Muds The cars of the two tangled in Turn 3 Ws ltrip went to the Marcis car on pit road after the accident Quote of the race: "It's not like we have run Atlanta (the season finale Hooter's 500) and have no chance We have a chance to bounce back next week at home (at North Wilkesboro Speedway in the TysonHolly Farms 400) and redeem ourselves We're still the ones being chased" Tim Brewer crew chief for Winston Cup standings leader Bill Elliott who finished 30th in a 31-car field and had his points lead cut from 154 to 112 by Davey Allison with five of the season's 29 races remaining Fin St Driver Car Laps Earnings Reason Out -J 4 -0 1 i ''7-- A i 4411 :77 4) Witk! 4' da 41'- lt ''4 7::: itis 4 74 r( A :1 1: i''ILA 4" i''' 1 I 7'-'''7' -41t4 ii? I '''-ir '( A bZi-rf'rIt'''grtr' '''''44-'14 't 4 41111 4 it-k: i -1-v jr 5 4h 6e 4e -4'6-4' 1 f-' i 4- 0 k- 4 A tt 3 4--- 1- i'': A 54 ktOki' "7 4:: "6:4 4 7 4 '14: NEMECHEK IRVAN GORDON 't)': t'4 i i iz tm4i (1 1: 'N19 1 1 i lk ''''''Y 't" 't 4 A I NM 1 riN 1 4'' i 'i -i 4 -n iiiii I GORDON Continued from $60550 39400 29125 22000 23330 15925 16350 16100 13800 17200 11635 10950 14240 7350 14600 15150 10100 9355 15150 6600 8700 5500 8150 3500 4975 7850 13150 8675 7550 12000 14550 Running Running Running Running Running Running Running Running Running Running Running Running Running Running Running Running Running Running Running Running Running Running Running Running Running Running Running Running Crash Engine Engine down Bill Elliott the leader toward a i wok' 6'110 NnS Elliott "I think we might driving it as hard too much and good race for us "There were a out there It was ran really good today I just ran the brakes up to One of the involved Wallace "I hit him in the said Wallace "It me and I spun recovered hung a on I figured if I would have to stop off" Said Brett Bodine: 60 laps then the corners That's he got by Rusty but I don't think I and his team had well)" 1 7 Geoff Bodine Ford 500 2 8 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 500 3 17 Brett Bodine Ford 500 4 1 Kyle Petty Pontiac 500 5 10 Alan Kulwicki Ford 500 6 29 Dick Trickle Ford 500 7 30 Sterling Marlin Ford 500 8 14 Mark Martin Ford 499 9 4 Rick Mast Olds 499 10 21 Ricky Rudd Chevy 499 11 27 Terry Labonte Olds 498 12 24 Ted Musgrave Ford 498 13 28 Ken Schrader Chevy 498 14 31 Wally DallenbachFord 497 15 9 Darrell Waltrip Chevy 496 16 22 Davey Allison Ford 496 17 2 Jimmy Hensley Ford 495 18 15 Richard Petty Pontiac 495 19 3 Harry Gant Olds 495 20 6 Derrike Cope Chevy 492 21 12 Shepherd Ford 488 22 23 Jim Sauter Chevy 485 23 13 Dale Jarrett Chevy 477 24 19 Hut Stricklin Ford 477 25 20 Dave Marcis Chevy 474 28 28 Jett Purvis Chevy 468 27 5 Ernie Irvan Chevy 428 28 25 Bobby Hamilton Olds 425 29 18 Michael Waltrip Pontiac 355 30 18 Bill Elliott Ford 158 31 11 Dale Earnhardt Chevy 111 Winston Cup Series points standings million championship experienced a blown engine on his Ford on the 158th of the 500 laps and finished 30th in the field of 31 drivers Closest challenger Davey Allison placed 16th in his Ford and the outcome cut Elliott's lead from 154 points to 112 with five races remaining beginning with Sun day's TysonHolly Farms 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway "I really felt I could win the thing Then the car got to really bouncing around" said Wallace have broken a shock rack I was as I could But I was losing brakes that's a big key here But this was a lot of altercations (collisions) all day pretty wild no doubt about it Geoff and smooth and deserved the victory so hard to keep up with him I used death" race's most memorable incidents and championship contender Allison rear because he suddenly slowed" wasn't intentional Later he popped out but it wasn't any problem I left stuck it to the throttle and went laid enough smoke down everybody I got it pointed straight and took "We'd run really good for 50 or car would start to wash out in the where Geoff was strongest and once I got held up by some lapped cars could have caught him anyway He that car really hooked up (handling Said Elliott: "If this is going to happen Martinsville's is the best place At the bigger tracks we're going to they start more cars and you can lose a lot more points To have a problem like we did today is just part of the business' Allison's reaction to the race: "When I saw what happened to Bill well I started trying to conserve and finish ac close to the top five as I could We were of running faster Then all that wrecking started We werc using the brakes up a little bit so backed off We galoed points today but it could have been more "We're going to keep working and I think we're going to make an exciting race out of it" WALTRIP PRESSLEY ELLIOTT WALLACE EARNHARDT Your family can enjoy the excitement and 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225-308 aBodine 309-348 Marlin 349-355 Kulwicki 356-357 aBodine 358-397 BBodine 398-456 aBodine 457-500 Point standings: 1 Bill Elliott 3490 points 2 Davey Allison 3378 3 Alan Kulwicki 3299 4 Harry Cant 3284 5 Mark Martin 3207 6 Kyle Petty 3194 7 Ricky Rudd 3135 8 Darrell Waltrip 3099 9 Morgan Shepherd 3010 10 Rusty Wallace 3000 11 Terry Laborite 2992 12 Dale Earnhardt 2981 13 Ernie Irvan 2958 14 Brett Bodine 2945 15 Ken Schrader 2887 ALL PRO AUTO PARTS 300 SATURDAY OCTOBER 10 I.