European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                              In the stars and stripes december 1964 Detroit fires 5 coaching retains Wilson As head Detroit a the de troit Lions fired All five assist ant coaches and retained head coach George Wilson for an in definite period the action apparently quelled reports Wilson might be on his Way out from the National foot Ball league it was announced following an afternoon Long meeting Between Lions owner William Clay Ford and general manager Edwin Ford said the firing of the five three of them old line Wilton was very definitely a joint decision made by the Anderson and he said Wilson would utahs Mentor contacted on Bruin vacancy new York a coach Ray Nagel of the University of Utah said monday he had been contacted but unofficially regarding the open football coaching Post at he added i Haven thought about the who played at Urcla under the late red Sanders and who later became an assistant coach has been mentioned As a possible successor to who resigned Sun in familiar with the Situa Tion there Urcla and i think its a wonderful setup i lust bad a to think about the Utah coach tired weve had a Busy season and right now in going to take a Long Utah Defeated West Virginia 314 saturday in the Liberty bowl game Atlantic no since the team has been seeing the tights of new York Nagel and the Utah players were to leave by chartered plane tuesday morning for Salt Lake cubs slate 2 tilts with Japan nine Chicago Chicago cubs will play a i game Spring training exhibition including two contests with the noned Hawki of japans 1m4 baseball the Vankal Hawks will appear March ii and March 11 at the cub training base in the cub Cactus league slate Law includes 10 games with the Boston red seven with the son Francisco six with the Cleveland indians and five with the los Angeles a Shady Mark new York up1 Dolph coach of the Phil Delphia in a record 15 Aba setting Marks for most free throws lit and most have a free hand 111 hiring a new fired were defensive line coach Les offensive coach Aldo offensive Hackfield coach Sonny grand Eli end coach Bob Nussbaumer and defensive Back Flold Roach Don the first i knew about it was when my wife heard it on Televik said who was attending a sports banquet at with lion quarterback Earl Morrall and defensive end Darris he made no further Forte was not immediately available for Bingaman and doll had Learned about their ouster earlier when news of three firings leaked out Prema asked How Ford could recon Cile the firing of men w son had hired without firing Wilson Anderson said its a Tough thine to i can obviously Ford has com plete Faith in George Wilson said he had not consid ered replacements but did not discount that some would come from within the Lions Organiza Ford was asked if player Dis satisfaction had anything to do with the there is always player Dis Ford we just decided to clean House and get a new shot at the it was reported Eor ller the the stars and stripes pro Grid Ranger Wing old miss punter key player i signs giant pact the new York giants have beaten their Crosstown the new York for the Sec Ond time in pro footballs sign by the associated press ing the National league giants announced the signing of Frank the Mississippi punter who led the major col lege kickers with a average this Lambert Fai draft pick the giants fifth was selected 10 by the Jeu i the american league draft the giants had signed Pitt linebacker Ray who was drafted by both new York Teanus As a future last three otters Olgi la mondays other the nil picked up two players and the Green Bay signed its third round draft Allen a tight end from bfoot4 and 290 also was a third round Choice of the san Diego chargers in the Al the Minnesota Vikings inked Mike a 260pound defensive tackle Tram Montana state who was drafted in the uth round As a Niagara Cage coach of 33 Niagara a Small band of students hanged in effigy Niagara basketball coach for the past 1 John taps a bearing a sign read ing wus unveiled As about 300 students gathered on the Campus for an annual Christ Mas  the purple eagles had a 14 won lost record when the effigy was Zuleman was selected by Den ver of the the signed Tulsa tackle Bob Brel their fifth round the 260pound senior was chosen in the Fli second round by Brett Engelb Brown broken Collarbone suffered by jockey in 2horsc pileup a jockey Buck Thornburg suffered a Bro Ken Collarbone monday in a two horse pileup in the first race at tropical Jacinto leading rider at was aboard Rorlan approaching the far turn when Rorlan went throwing Vasquez heavily to the Everglades Ridden by summed Over Roll an and Everglades flyer jumped up and finished the race Vasquez was not track officials said Rorlan received a broken leg and would be de a few strides after the Acci Jay the 85 went Gibson gets Bowling Green Grid rein Bowling Ohio a Bowling Green state University football team got a new head coach 17 year old Robert pensive line his appointment to replace coach Doyt moving up to the athletic directors Post with retirement next August of har old was announced by president William Jerome perrys Teanus established a record 77105 for a percentage of Best in collegiate foot Ball in the past 10 the University Gridiron teems won five mid american football in 10 As offensive line Gibson developed 17 All mid american conference tackles and and Perry credits him with planning and executing bus running attack that enabled the Falcons to Fin ish second in the nation in Rush ing with a Yard Gibson becomes Bowling greens 10th football he came to the University in february 1156 alter guiding East Liverpool High school to it first unbeaten and untied a 1150 graduate of Youngs he won four in 4man Trade new York a the new York rangers traded left Wing Dick Duff to the Montreal Canna Lens monday night in a four player National hockey league the rangers received for Ward Billy who started the season with the Canad Lens but was optioned to Cleveland of the american league two weeks Montreal also sent goalie Jeanguy Morrsette from Cleveland to the new York organization and received left Wing Dave Mccomb from the rangers Paul farm team in the Central Duff came to the rangers last february in the seven player Deal that sent Andy Bat Gale to he had scored just three goals in 20 games with new York this an 11 year Duff has a career total of 181 Holcke played for five years with the Canad Lens and can operate from either left or right his Best season was 106162 when he scored 20 goals and had 31 fractured thumb puts Bathe the out 5 weeks Toronto a Andy Bath the Toronto Maple Leafs High scoring right will be out five weeks with a fractured ten Bathgate was injured late in sunday nights National hockey league game in Toronto lost Detroit which the injury is u Jolt to the Leafs who have slipped to fourth place in the with 10 goals and 16 was l Best in the and sixth Viking stadium to add More seating ii Roo Litan Sta Paul at met Home of the e Minnesota twins and Minnesota l Moore of inn metropolitan sports area permanent new stands will be built in place of the present 7 000neat if he said 5e financed entirely by Sola Vikings football coaches had been fired Over Wilsons Strong Ford said who hoi another year to go on a three year had agreed to negotiate a new asked if it would be for More than a Ford said everybody likes More than a who had been a lion conch for two remarked merry Christmas when in formed of the to Lions in 1mi the 40yearold who had discovered such recent lion standouts As end Gail cog tackle Roger Brown and the Laic Lucien came to the Lions in 1049 with Wilson and Wilson was made head coach in 1057 when buddy Parker Matt the Lions won the National football league title in Wilsons first year but have finished no belter than second in the West Ern division Ever a Par time assistant for three be came a Tull time coach this sea he declined to comment year to go All rive assistants had another year to go on their contract at salaries ranging from to earlier reports indicated the firings May Nave stemmed from player both defensive tackle Alex and Cogdell had asked to be Karros changed hit icon lord on Paat it new Date set for Floyd to meet Cuvalo new York a the i heavyweight elimination bout Between former Champion Floyd Patterson of new York and George Cuvalo of Toronto i will be held on ant will be shown on closed Cir Cuit the original Date for the 11 Rounder was set for but Ned president of Madison Square said monday the Date was switched to Mon Day night to accommodate Thea ters and Irish said the new York area would be blacked out of the closed circuit there will be no Home Lester of new York has been granted the closed circuit distribution the Mallitz organization also will handle network radio and Community Antenna Nego Tittle to delay decision on future san Francisco up Veteran new York said Here be would withhold until next month his future football the a Jearold who nil played 17 seasons said that he Felt he would by physically Able to play another i started poorly this then got Hurt in our second game and was never Able to gain Momen Tittle right now i Haven Given the future much since our season hoi just pro and con Pittsburgh up Plutt Burgh Lethander Bob Veale had be the dual distinction of fanning the most men in the National reason 250 and also walking the most