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PAGE 14 PRESS-REPUBLICAN By BARRY WILNER AP Football Writer AP Photo Oakland's Harvey Williams fights off a tackle attempt by New York's Thomas Randolph. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - First, their hotel went dark. Next, the wind began to howl. Then they fell behind in the fourth quarter. No wonder the Oakland Raiders were thrilled to get out of Giants Stadium with a 17-13 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday. \We wanted to get in here, win, and get out of here,\ said defensive tackle Chester McGlockton, whose deflection on a fourth-down pass helped seal the win. \The hotel had a black- out Saturday night, and you got to be cautious when that hap- pens. Then the wind's blowing like that. Any time you go into an opponent's place,, it's tough.\ It was a place, with wKich Jeff Hostetler is fatniliar. While Oakland's defense was sur- rendering only 76 yards on the ground, Hostetler was leaving his former teammates blowing in the wind. With winds gusting to 35 mph, the Oakland quarterback guided the Raiders on a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter. Harvey Williams' 6-yard run with 6:52 remaining won it. \From past experience, I knew it would be windy,\ Hostetler said. \I knew I had to keep the ball down. That experience was real beneficial to me.\ Particularly on a 40-yard TD strike to Rocket Ismail in the second quarter — into the gusts. \I wanted to prove I still had it here,\ Hqstetler said, \Into the wind, that definitely surprised me,\ Ismail added. \There Was a lot of juice on it and the wind helped me get to it.\ The Giants (3-7) took a 13-10 lead on Dave Brown's 11-yard draw in the third quarter. But Oakland (8-2), operating against the wind, used the running of Williams and Napoleon Kaufman to get to New York's 6 : yard line. Then, with the wind, Hostetler's pass into the corner of the end zone on the first play of the fourth quarter was in- tercepted by Phillippi Sparks. The Raiders came right back after forcing a punt, going 71 yards to Williams' decisive run. Two plays earlier, Hostetler's third-down scramble came up a yard short of a first down, but Sparks was whistled for a per- sonal foul. \I was down already and he hit my head,\ said Hostetler, who was 13-for-19 for 152 yards. \There was nothing to that, but that is why they down the ball where you Start your slide.. It's supposed to be dead, and any- thing after that is a flag.\ Sparks didn't protest too much about the call. \I was just touching him to see he was down,\ Sparks said. \You know I wouldn't do that to Hoss or any other player. It wasn't like a blow or nothing. I must have done something, cause they threw the flag. It was just a reac- tion thing.\ The conditions kept things close all day. Bills win in Levy's return By BUCKY GLEASON AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK - Marv Levy left the Buffalo Bills with a one-game lead in the AFC East, and that's exactly the way he got them back. Jim Kelly completed 22 of 36 passes for 272 yards and two touchdowns to Bill Brooks as the Bills beat the Atlanta Falcons 23-17 Sunday. It marked Levy's first game in since he underwent prostate- cancer surgery four weeks ago and, combined with New England's win over Miami, gave the Bills (7-3) the division lead. \When you're at home, all you can do is give it a little body English,\ Levy said. \Today I had to make decisions about whether we should go for it or not. At home, I had to make a decision between potato chips and popcorn.\ Levy made enough good deci- sions to beat Atlanta, which had a chance to win the game until Jeff George was intercepted by Kurt Schulz in the end zone with 52 seconds remaining. Rookie Darick Holmes, back- ing up Thurman Thomas, gained 100 yards on 23 carries for Buf- falo, which had 415 yards in total offense. Thomas gained 66 yards on 17 carries in his first game since returning from a hamstring inju- ry. Brooks caught seven passes for 101 yards and the two scores, and Steve Christie kicked three field goals for the Bills. Holmes had struggled with the rest of the Bills' offense in the two games Thomas missed, but the seventh-round draft pick finished with the biggest game of his young career. \I'm excited whether I'm com- ing off the bench or starting,\ Holmes said. \It's a big dif- ference. Thurman comes in slashing, and I come in poun- ding.\ The game was tied 17-17 when Christie kicked his second field goal, a 38-yarder, with 2:51 left in the third quarter. Buffalo, which had been struggling on third down, kept the drive alive when Kelly hit Russell Copeland with a 10-yard pass on fourth- and-7 from the Atlanta 33. Jeff George completed 17 of 34 passes for 279 yards, but he was unable to get the Falcons a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Atlanta (6-4) drove to the Buffalo 20-yard line before Schulz step- ped in front of George's pass and gave the Bills the victory. \We probably got greedy,\ Falcons coach June Jones said. \Usually you want to take a shot at the end zone, but we probably should have run the ball first. We knew what (defense) they were in, and we thought we could get it.\ Atlanta had tied the game at 17 after George completed a 26- yard pass to Tyrone Brown and a 32-yarder to Terance Mathis, moving the ball to Buffalo's 1. Craig Heyward, who gained 65 yards on 14 carries, scored his second touchdown a play later with 8:21 remaining in the third quarter. Buffalo had a 14-7 lead with 1:03 left in the second quarter before Morten Andersen closed Atlanta to 14-10 with a 50-yard field goal into a 30 mph wind. AP, Photo, A small part of the New York City Marathon field cross the Verrazano Narrows Bridge near the start of the race under crisp, clear skies. Making good on a promise N.Y.C. Marathon finishers Defending champions German Silva of Mexico and Tegla Loroupe of Kenya won for the second year in a row in* the N.Y.C. Marathon. TOP TEN MEN 1. German Silva, Mexico, 2:11 2. Paul Evans, Britain, 2:11:05 3. William K0tth,Kenyi!t,2;1t:19 4. Simon Lopuyet, Kenya, 2:11:38 5. John Kagwfe, Kenya, 2:11:42 6. Isaac Garcia, Mexico, 2:11:43 7. Joaquhn Piriheto, Portugal, 2:12:19 8. Thabisio Moghali, South Africa, 2:12:32 9. Marxal Matia*, Portugal £12:49 10. Salvador Garcia, Mexico, 2:12:57 TOP TEN WOMEN 1. Tegla loroupe, Kenya, 2:28:06 2. Manuela Machado, Portugal, 2:30:37 3. LieVe Siegers, Belgium, 2:32:08 4. Joyce Chepchumba, Kenya, 2:33:51 5. Griseida Gonzalez, Spain; 2:34:54 6. Claudia Lokar, Germany, 2:36:16 7. Resell Machado, BrazS, 2:36:18 8. LkJia Simon, Romania, 2:37:39 9. Macfina Bikfagirova, Belarus, 2:37:46 10. FlorVenegas, Chile, 2:39:33 AP NYC champs dedicate wins to departed loved ones By BERT ROSENTHAL AP Track Writer NEW YORK - His tender embrace at the finish line and the protective arm he wrapped around her shoulder on the vic- tory stand underscored the poi- gnancy of their triumphs in the New York City Marathon for the second straight year. German Silva and Tegla Loroupe rah not only as defen- ding champions, they ran to keep promises to the dead — to his father, to her sister. Silva's victory Sunday in 2 hours, 11 minutes was* 21 sec- onds quicker than last year, when the Mexican made a wrong turn about a quarter- mile from the finish before be-, ing redirected by a policeman to beat fellow countryman Ben- jamin Parades by two seconds in the closest finish in the race's • • • AP Photo German Silva (left) and Tegla Loroupe embrace on the winners' stand after becoming the first repeat champions in nearly a decade. 26-year history. This year, Silva beat Paul Evans of Britain, who finished second in 2:11:05, with William Koech of Kenya third in a per- sonal-best 2:11:19. But even though Silva made no wrong turns, there still was plenty of personal drama for the winners, who also overcame re- cord-low temperatures and fierce winds. Silva, 27, dedicated the race to his 70-year-old father, Agapito, who died of cancer in July. Loroupe, 22, was running in memory of her 33-year-old sister Albina, who died Oct. 30 after severe stomach hemor- rhaging and left behind four children ranging in age from 10 tol. Before Albina died, she had wanted Loroupe \to fulfill her responsibility in New York,\ and the marathoner had prom- ised not to return home to Kenya until after the race. \When I was training I could see her face and she was smil- ing,\ Loroupe said. \Even today, she was still smiling. I ran a good race for her, but when I finished, I was sad because when I go home next week I'm going to see the children but not my sister. She gave me a lot of strength and encouragement.\ Silva became the first repeat champion since Italy's Orlando Pizzolato won in 1984 and 1985, while Loroupe became the first woman to win two in a row since Norway's Grete Waitz, a nine-time champion, won her fifth straight in 1986. Loroupe's time was 2:28:06 — 29 seconds slower than in 1994. She was followed by world champion Manuela Machado of Portugal in 2:30:37 and first-time marathoner Continued Pago 17 Runners battle cold and wind By HAL BOCK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK - Battling blustery winds and frigid temperatures, a melting pot of nearly 28,000 runners fought through the most difficult con- ditions in the history of the race to compete in Sunday's 26th New York City Marathon. As they gathered for the start at the Verrazano Bridge, the runners were buffeted by winds that gusted as high as 55-60 mph and left them shivering in a wind chill that dipped to 18 degrees. \In the beginning, the wind was in back and when you're in front, you, don't feel it as much because you are blocked,\ said German Silva of Mex- ico, who won in 2 hours, 11 minutes. \You can't run fast in these condi- tions. It was very cold.\ Silva finished five seconds ahead of Paul Evans of Britain. Evans was not bothered by the . conditions. \They were perfect for me,\ he said. \I was happy with them. They didn't bother me at all.\ Tegla Loroupe of Kenya, first among the women in 2:28:06, said the. wind and cold posed a huge challenge. \The cold was difficult,\ she said. \I tried to move my hands and limbs and couldn't. It was very hard. ' \When I tried to run in the wind, I couldn't move.\ Loroupe finished 2:31 ahead of Manuela Machado of Portugal. \It was just too cold,\ Machado said. \I almost froze. I'm looking For- ward to (the Olympics 'in) Atlanta where it will be much warmer.\ The temperature was 40 degrees at the start of the race, equaling the col- dest in the event's history. But that was m Central Park, where the run- ners finished, not at the start on the top of the bridge that stands at the entrance to New York Harbor, some 274 feet above sea level. It was a swirling, capricious wind, totally unpredictable. One moment it would be blowing in the faces of the runners, the next moment, it would be gusting at their backs. Conditions were in stark contrast to a year ago, when the race was run in 70-degree temperatures. Three times before, in 1981, 19S9 and 1991, the New York City Marathon was run in 40 degrees. 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