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4 Saturday December 7 1991 The Kansas City Star D-3 CHIEFS NOTEBOOK 1 injury Chiefs linebacker who was hurt in camp is refamiliarizing himself with drills on practice field By KENT PULLIAM Staff Writer Whether Snow will be able to return this season still is up in the air It is unlikely that he would be ready to play in the final three weeks of the regular season he is physically ready he still has to regain his football Schottenheimer said would need a couple of weeks of practice to do that 1 would Schottenheimer said that getting Snow back for the playoffs is a more realistic goal Snow said he did not know what the next stage of rehabilitation was tell Snow said just come in and do what they was the first time he had been allowed to do many other exercises felt so good I want to Snow said of the drills he has been doing at the blocking sleds think they are trying to get me back to the feel of the game and see if I am able to hit the sled and if my ankle can stand up to a little more In the drill Snow lined up in a linebackers stance stepped up and simulated meeting a blocker pushed the sled away and shuffled to the side has a little more of Snow said is putting a lot more stress on my 200 tickets available for Sunday I CHARGERS RETURN MUCH OF ALLOTMENT: The San Diego Chargers returned about 200 tickets for game at Arrowhead The tickets which are $18 each will be available through Tlcketmaster The charge line is 931 -3330 Tickets can also be bought at the Arrowhead box office WILLIAMS MOVING WELL: Running back Harvey Williams took all of his turns in the Chiefs' offensive drills Friday and Coach Marty Schottenheimer said "the ankle is no problem for him right now" Williams is still bothered by a sore hamstring He is one of five players still listed as questionable for the game The others are cornerbacks Albert Lewis and Kevin Ross (ankle) running back Christian Okoye (knee) and safety Kevin Porter (shoulder) Okoye has not practiced all week I STOCKING STUFFERS: Chiefs linebacker Derrick Thomas and several of his teammates will be at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center from 1 to 3 pm today stuffing Christmas stockings for underprivileged children Anyone interested in helping the players stuff the stockings may join In There is a $10 charge TEACHERS PARENTS HONORED: The Chiefs and the Shawnee Mission PTA will honor teachers and parents at game Seven teachers and seven parents will be recognized for their involvement in the programs "Teachers Who Make a Difference" and "Parents Who Make a Difference" The teachers: Paul Elo Broken Arrow Elementary Barbara Gray Nall Hills Elementary Conda Mauck Rising Star Elementary Connie Stilwell Westwood View Elementary Ranelle Tobb Briarwood Elementary Dennis Holt Indian Woods Middle School and Andrew Deckert Shawnee Mission North High School The parents: Cheri Cederlind Shawanoe Elementary Gayla George Merriam Elementary Marcia Gottschalk Tomahawk Elementary John Ramsey McAuliffe Elementary Dr Bob Yang John Diemer Elementary Jane Conley Antioch Middle School and Bill and Jill Reese Shawnee Mission North High School Kent Pulliam But for the second straight day he was in pads on the practice field Friday working exclusively with trainer Dave Kendall injury is much Chiefs Coach Marty Schot-tenheimer said Kendall has worked with him on a number of drills As to when he might be available I have no Snow said that finally getting shoulder pads and helmet on improved his attitude significantly He has been running for several weeks practice Inside linebacker Percy Snow finally has his pads on again Snow who had surgery after suffering a broken ankle in a motor-scooter accident during training camp has missed every game this Snow Lewis continues to miss practice PRO FOOTBALL SCENE Chiefs cornerback says current state of knee would keep him out of game By KENT PULLIAM Staff Writer pered his ability to be effective as much as it has prevented him from making the kinds of plays Chiefs fans have come to expect from him biggest liability is that it limits me to make things Lewis said is the difference between being able to break up a pass instead of having a chance for the interception I have had to change my bump-and-run Lewis said he hoped the rest this week would enable him to biggest liability is that (the injury) limits me to make things happen" Albert Lewis Chiefs cornerback play Sunday against the Chargers but added his status would still be questionable for the final two games even if he missed game "There is no guarantee that things will calm down" he said Sunday if it stays like this" Lewis said have some pain in other parts of the knee that have not been hurting a while I think I was going to be able to finish the Seattle game Without guys like Deron Cherry and Lloyd Burruss telling me to hang in there I know if I would Lewis said his tom posterior cruciate ligament has not ham Cornerback Albert Lewis was unable to practice Friday for the third straight day because of pain in his left knee which he injured in the season opener He said he would have been unable to play if Friday had been game day even be able to play KIAM REPORTEDLY TRYING TO SELL COMPANY: Victor Kiam likes the Remington shaver so much he's trying to sell the company That's according to Chase Manhattan Bank of New York which has been retained by Remington Products Inc to seek an investor buyer or partner Kiam the owner of the New England Patriots is trying to sell the financially strapped company reportedly so he can keep the Patriots An unidentified Kiam business associate told The Boston Globe that the decision to try to sell Remington was a last-ditch effort by Kiam to retain ownership of the Patriots Patriots co-owner Francis Murray exercised his right to sell his 49 percent share of the Patriots back to Kiam tor $38 million but Kiam did not have the money Murray agreed on Nov 12 to delay settling the financial matter TWO PLAYERS FINED: The NFL fined two players Friday for separate incidents Philadelphia Eagles defensive back Wes Hopkins was fined $7500 for hitting Houston Oilers receiver Ernest Givens In the head with his right forearm during Monday night's game Detroit Lions defensive back Melvin Jenkins was fined $5000 for hitting Minnesota Vikings receiver Anthony Carter in the head area with the crown of his helmet during a game on Nov 24 ALZADO'S CONDITION WORSENS: Cancer-stricken Lyle Alzado was too sick to make a court appearance Friday In Culver City Calif Alzado a former All-Pro defensive lineman was to answer an allegation that he assaulted a deputy marshal Alzado's attorney said Alzado 42 has been "Quite ill and "is in no condition to come to court" said attorney Robert Shapiro who obtained a postponement of the Municipal Court arraignment hearing to Jan 21 Alzado receives chemotherapy for inoperable brain cancer that he said is the result of steroids he used during his 14-year NFL career Simien wants other NFL teams to pay Continued from D-1 games has done an outstanding Cowher said consistent but he ever plateaued continued to get better every week a tremendously hard worker" Working hard is a trait Simien said was instilled in him early explaining that work guarantee success but success be achieved without Cowher said Snow probably will regain his spot upon his return Simien is undaunted about his prospects never asked for Simien said I wanted was an opportunity Coach Schottenheimer promise me anything but a chance to make the (folity I a starting spot Then when Percy Snow an incumbent at inside linebacker broke an ankle in a motor-scooter accident play provided a cushion felt all along that linebacker was our deepest position with the presence of Simien" Chiefs defensive coordinator Bill Cowher said had confidence in him He was having an outstanding camp "Sure there were concerns about a new guy starting for the third straight year but the good thing is we had some experienced people around Simien took care of the rest with his play He is sixth on the team in tackles with 64 through 1 3 FROM team When Percy comes back about that I got my chance and be stronger but I worry all I ever asked iilJ Gender dispute involving runner is dropped TAC says reports that female sprint champion was male are unfounded Ex-coach withdraws protest SOUTHWESTERN BELL PORTABLE MG The Associated Press allegations that have been made in regard to Stella the resolution said committee regrets any damage to Stella reputation and memory which may have resulted the absence of convincing evidence the committee recognizes and will continue to recognize Stella record as a competitor and her role in the history of Walsh was born Stansilowa Walasiewicz in 1911 in Poland She moved with her parents to the United States before World War I and changed her name to Stella Walsh She dominated sprints through the 1930s and 40s competing both for Poland and the United States On a related topic the committee learned that some members of the team at the World Champion- ships in Tokyo were subjected to random gender tests much as they were to random drug testing One competitor said Friday that she was handed a card at the finish line of her event in Tokyo in August and escorted to a room under a stadium where she was told to lift her skirt for a physical exam Both Cannon and Pat Rico US representative on the IAAF committee said they had not heard of that happening Rico called the IAAF during Friday's meeting and determined that there had indeed been such random testing would like to have our committee go on record as saying we disapprove of this said Sue Humphrey who chairs the Development Committee is a sexist discriminatory When Walsh was shot to death in Cleveland in a robbery attempt in 1980 a report said Walsh had traces of both male and female genitals A later report said Walsh also had more male chromosomes than female Lynn Cannon chairman of the committee said the issue of gender identity is more complex than it might seem and that statements that Walsh masqueraded as a man or that Walsh definitely was one are to Stella Cannon wrote a resolution passed unanimously in the women's committee saying that Walsh had been maligned and that reports of her masculinity were inaccurate committee disapproves of all unsubstantiated NEW ORLEANS Efforts to strip Stella Walsh of sprint titles won a half-century ago ended abruptly Friday and the Track and Field Committee of The Athletics Congress left no doubt it would view further protests unfavorably Roxanne Atkins Andersen 79 coached Mildred Fizzell in the national championship meet of 1934 when Fizzell finished second to Walsh Andersen filed the protests asking that TAC strip Walsh of her 1934 title and by extension the rest of her records and titles But she withdrew that protest Friday TAC is the governing body for track and field in the United States SW BELL REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE AT VAN CHEVROLET SATURDAY 8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM Chevrolet GEO Soviets scale 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