European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 20 the stars and stripes sunday september 17, 1967 nil opens 48th season with new divisions and team by the associated pres the National football league begins its 48th season Sunda with new divisions three new coaches and a new team but the same old Green Bay pack ers favored to finish on top i december. The world Champion packers undefeated in six pre season games open defense of their title and seek another shot at Thi super bowl when they hos the improved Detroit Lions and their new coach Joe  Orleans makes its debut along with coach Tom fear against the Tough los Angeles rams the Only team to beat the saints in six exhibition games. Bud Grant after 10 years i Canadian football begins his nil coaching career at Minnesota when the Vikings enter Tain san  other games Dallas is at Cleveland Atlanta at Balti More Chicago at Pittsburgh Washington at Philadelphia an new York at St. Louis in a full slate of  american league s third week features three games Sun Day with Houston at Buffalo Boston at Oakland and Denver at Miami. Under the new nil setup of four four team divisions the games at Green Bay Balti More Philadelphia and St. Hulme has top Lap in can am Bridgehampton. . A Dennis Hulme of new zealand broke the Lap record by a full 2.5 seconds Friday in set Ling the Pace on the opening Day of qualifying for the second round of the Canadian Ameri can Challenge cup series the$25,000 Chevron grand prix to be run Here sunday. Driving a Chevrolet powered Mclaren Mark 6a, Hulme turned in a Lap of 1 29.8 Over the twisting 2.85-mile Road course for a Speed of 114.114 Miles per hour beating the record of 1 32.3 set in last year s race by George Follmer of los Angeles. Fraction slower Only fractionally slower was Bruce Mclaren in a similar car who clocked 1 30.1. Dan Gurney of Costa Mesa calif., last year s Winner was third fastest with a time of 1 30.8 in his Lola Mark 3b-Ford. . Road racing Champion Mark Donahue of Stony Brook n.y., was fourth fastest at1 31.5 in a Lola Mark 3b Chevrolet. Lothar Mots Chen Bacher of Beverly Hills calif., was fifth fastest in another Lola Chevrolet with a time of 1 32.1. . Swimming diving team named to compete in London Berlin meets new York a Debby Meyer Catie Ball and Mark Spitz a Trio of teen age world record Breakers head a 16 member . Swimming and diving team named saturday to compete in two International meets in Europe. The squad of eight men and eight girls selected by the Amateur athletic Union will meet the British in London sept. 30 and the West germans Iberlin oct. 7-8. There also is a possibility of a third meet a Goteborg Sweden said Don Hull the aau s executive Secretary. Miss Meyer 15, of Sacramento calif., has pending world records for 400, 800 and 1,500 meters freestyle. Miss Ball 15, Jacksonville fla., has world Marls up for ratification in the 100 and 200 meter breaststroke. Spitz 17, Santa Clara calif., has a pending Mark in the 100 meter Butterfly and had two water ski Champ Hurt Cypress gardens Fla a Vaughan Bullivant new zealand s National water skiing Champion was injured critically thursday when he slammed against a steel judge s stand while practising on Lake Eloise. Nein yes did the Jersey maker make a mistake in spell ing nein the player s name is Jim nein and he will Wear number Neil sorry nine for Ohio state this season. Athletic officials at the University can t ret All a single digit number in a least 25 years on the Buckeye squad but did t say no to nein s request for a single number. A photo other pending records topped recently. Other female team member include Jani bark Man Wayne a. Ellie Daniel Elk is Park a. Sue Pedersen Sacramento Pokey Watson Santa Cla a and two divers slate set for . Hucksters St. Paul Minn. Up Murray Williamson coach and general manager of the .National hockey team Friday announced a 31-game schedule in the United states and Canad leading up to the 1968 olympic  . Olympic team will be made up of players from the National squad after the sched ule is completed according to Williamson who also will be the . Olympic  . Team will open its schedule oct. 21 at grand Forks n.d., against Omaha of the Central professional hockey league and will end it Tan. 21 at Winnipeg against the Cana Dian nationals. Leaves for Munich the olympic squad will leave for Munich Germany Jan. 26 to play four tune up game against top european National teams prior to the olympic tournament feb. 5-16 at Greno ble  opening the schedule in North America Williamson plans to hold a training Camp for Eastern candidates sept. 16-27 at Framingham mass. Several veterans of last year National team will join the top Eastern players to play a nine game exhibition schedule in Europe oct. 1-15 against Fin land Sweden Germany Russia Canada and  squad returns to the United states oct. 16 and will open its Western training Camp at Dakota Arena South , Minn. It will move Headquarters nov. 7 to the new metropolitan sports Arena in Bloomington  of the Minnesota North stars of the National hockey league. 31-game schedule the 31-game schedule will include games with Omaha and Memphis of the Central professional hockey league Green Bay wis., Marquette mich.,Rochester, Minn., and Waterloo Iowa of the . Hockey league Columbus and Dayton Ohio and Des Moines Iowa of the International hockey league and such College hockey Powers As the University of Minnesota University of Minne Sota Duluth North Dakota bos ton College and Boston univer sity. The squad will face to College and National teams in the Walter Brown Holiday tournament at Boston. Mrs. Joe o Connell new Haven conn., and Patty Simms Arcadia  men s squad also includes Arry Barbiere philadelphia3rent Park Santa Clara Dave Johnson Wilmington  Rerych Paterson n.j., and divers Jim Henry and Minyoung both Bloomington ind. Another swimmer will renamed. Robert Ousley Pompano each fla., will coach the swimmers and Dick Kimball of the University of Michigan will coach the divers. Mrs. Cather Ine d. Meyer Glen Rock n.j., will serve As manager Chap Rone. Harry Hainsworth the aau aquatic director will accompany the team. He will try to arrange for All Europe is. .a. Home and Home swimming com petitions after the 1968 olympic games in Mexico City. Girls Grid team formed will face semipro squads new York a Sid Friedman a Cleveland theatrical Public relations Man said Friday he had signed 18 players for an All girl pro football Tea which would tour the United states this fall and Winter play ing men s semipro teams. He said that Marion Motley former Cleveland Brown full Back had been signed As coach and that practices would be held starting next week in the Cleveland municipal stadium. I be got 18 girls signed up now he said and i Hope to double that number soon. The girls will Wear regulation foot Ball uniforms and we will play pro rules. We will play one game a  he said that the club s Nick name would be the dare devils and that he was certain one of his players could make mos College teams in the country because of her place kicking ability. Drag race set at Ramstein on. Old autobahn $ Ramstein Germany � is the Ramstein Auto club has scheduled a drag j5 race on the old autobahn stretch next to the air base for sunday sept. 17. Regis traction will take place Fromi 8 30 to 11 30 . And races begin at one o  Many trophies will be awarded plus prizes forthe winners of eliminator 5  will also be held � on the first and third sundays in october. Take on the added importance of Matching teams in the j same division. The Veteran packers Rule a Foj Strong favorite against the Jons with their tight listed de j sense Bart Starr at quarterback and Donny Anderson Jim Gra Wuski Elijah Pitts and be Vilson alternating in the Back held where Jim Taylor an Paul Hornung starred for nine  Sweetan is Likely to Call the signals for the Lions who will be missing injured Rookie running Back Nick Eddy Butwill have freshman Mel Farr carrying the Ball in the Centra division game. Gone via Trade s defensive tackle Rog Rbrown. John Unitas bothered by injuries in recent years gives Balti More an Edge Over the Falcons after hitting 67 per cent of his passes As the Colts won four office pre season contests. The Falcons will Start Rand Johnson at quarterback with Tommy Mcdonald acquire from the rams a new receiver in this coastal division  Jurgensen of washing ton and Norm Snead of Phila Delphia Are expected to Hook up in a passing Duel Between con tenders along with Dallas in the Capitol division. Hart leads cards St. Louis a pick in the Century division until quarterback Charley Johnson was called into the army pins its Hopes on Rookie Jim Hart against the  giants the worst team in the nil last season at 1-12-1,look for improvement with fran Tarkenton at quarterback and running Back Tucker Frederick son returning after missing 1966 with a knee  Angeles a favorite in the coastal division is favored to duplicate its 16-7 exhibition Vic tory Over the saints who breaking with Bill Kilmer at Quarter Back and Jim Taylor in the Backfield. Dallas meets Cleveland the Dallas Cleveland Gam matches contenders in last sea son s Eastern division with do Meredith still throwing to Bob Hayes for the cowboys and Frank Ryan throwing and Leroy Kelly running for the  clubs slumped in the exhibition  has a Choice of Ron Vanderkelen Bob Berry or Joe Kapp at quarterback to replace the optimistic 49ers who feature John Brodie Ken Williard Dave Parks and  Sayers and either Young Larry Rakestraw or Veteran Rudy Bukich carry Chicago s Hopes against the Steeles whore counting on a Good year from quarterback Bill Nelsen. Kemp to Start in the Al Buffalo coming off a fourth Quarter 20-17 Victory Over the new York jets Las sunday Are expected to Start with Jack Kemp this week against the surprising Houston oilers who battled Kansas City before losing 25-20.Boston still seeks its first Vic tory after two defeats by bring ing alive its running game led by Jim Nance. The raiders come off a 51-0 balloon breaker Over  Broncos will try to put More air into the balloon against the dolphins despite the loss of cookie Gilchrist to injury. Steve Tensi of Denver and John Stofa of Miami trades passes. Botox sign spartan Detroit a Gary Smith,21-year-old Michigan state right handed Pitcher signed baseball contract with the bos ton red sox thursday