European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 15, 1967 the stars and stripes Page 19 cup action Colts in Houston Tex. A Arnold Palmer Bill Casper and Julius Boros head the 10-manu.s. Team of professional Golf ers favored to beat Britain Best in the 17th biennial Ryder cup matches Here next  tourney toughened yanks Are shooting for their 14th Vic tory in a series dating Back to 1927. They be lost Only three times the last time in 1957 at Lindrick in Leeds  site of the matches is the champions Golf club a picturesque relatively Flat but exact ing course built by two sex Ryder uppers Jack Burke and Jim by will Grimsley my Demaret. Twenty four 18-Hole matches will be played eight scotch foursomes Friday eight four Ball matches saturday and eight individual contests sunday. The americans won a 2 to w/2 a Southport England two years ago. The British Are sending Overa seasoned team consisting of seven veterans and three new Comers. Two of the invaders Peter Al Cole s 572 tops pea qualifying Palm Beach gardens Fla. A Bobby Cole the hot 19-year-old golfer from South Africa who won the British Amateur championship last year Hung on to a one stroke Lea Friday to win the pea Amateur qualifying  30 Low shooters in the 144 Hole tourney qualified to join the Rich pea year. National tour next Cole shot a one Over Par 73and a 76 Friday for a 572 total. His three subpar rounds earlier in the tourney a 69, 68, and 71 gave him the necessary Cushion to overcome his last round falter. Gibby Gilbert of Hollywood Fla., was second with 573 and Ron Cerrudo of san Rafael,calif., and Deane Beman of Washington tied for third with574. Peter Townsend of England fired a sizzling six under Par 66 for the Day s Best round and total of 585 strokes for 14th place. Cole was the youngest Man inthe tournament. He said he would go fro Florida to Australia for the australian open then Back to Miami for the $100,000 doral open next March. Liss and Bernard Hunt have played in 21 matches each Palmer the season s leading Money Winner on the american tour with More than $180,000, has played in 16 but he has won 11 compared with nine for Alliss the Best Mark of the British. Palmer Casper Boros an former open Champion Gene Littler have been on three Ryder cup teams while Johnny Pott has played on one. Five newcomers on the . Squad Are Bobby Nichols Al Geiber Ger Gay Brewer Doug Sanders and Gardner Dickinson. The american team is unique in that it is missing both the reigning . Open Champion Jack Nicklaus and the professional golfers association title Holder Don january. Nicklaus who has just completed the five year apprentice ship needed to qualify missed because the period of amassing Points was Cut off in the  simply did t get enough Points. The team i picked on tournament perform ances Over a two year period. . Veterans the veterans of the British team Are Alliss Hunt Neil Coles Brian Huggett Christy Connor Dave Thomas and George will. The freshmen Are Tony Jacklin Malcolm Gregson and Hugh Boyle. Rival captains Are Ben Hogan one of America s Golf immortals and Dai Rees the Little Welsh Man who played on nine Ryder cup squads Between 1937 and1951. The champions course pro Vides a big free swinging target which Many observers believe will favor the British. I think the British will Bevery hard to beat Here said Burke former pea and master Champion. They la find playing conditions much to their , co owner of the champions layout disagrees with his partner. I think our Guys Are a bit More tournament hard ened Demaret said and they putt  y by United press International Baltimore was the site of Tholos Angeles rams finest hour last season but this year i could be the spot for their fun eral. The rams who just a week ago seemed ready to become recognized As one of the fines teams in pro football now face a test of survival sunday when s nil lineup they invade Baltimore to meet a Colts in the key National football league clash of the Day. Los Angeles which blasted Dallas two weeks ago to boost its record to 3-0, was upset by Sanfrancisco last sunday. Now the rams face a Balti More team which has the Only perfect record in the nil 4-0 Hil Delphia Eagle tackle John Myers ?10r Coffey 34 of the atlant axons Toa jolting Stop in a nil game at Atlanta. The tackle halted threat Kansas Gay throws new massive front line against Hadl chargers in Al s top game pats place tackle on injured roster Boston a the Bosto patriots put offensive tackle Jim Boudreaux on their injured Reserve list Friday and activated tight end Bobby Nichols for sunday s Home opener with the Miami , a 6-foot-4, 255pounder in his second year with the pats suffered a leg injury in last weekend s 31-31 tie with the san Diego  patriots also announced the outright release of Ron med Len a Rookie defensive end from Southern methodist who been on the taxi squad. Had by the associated press John Hadl is a family  s kind to his wife and kids and when he was younger he probably even helped elderly ladies Cross the Street. So How come he gets to play Guinea pig for the rest of the american football league quarterbacks Hadl who Calls the signals Forsan Diego s Western division leaders has the dubious distinction of being the first Al quarterback to face a defensive charge led by two of pro foot Ball s hugest tackles Buck Buchanan and Ernie Ladd. That happens sunday when Kansas City invades san Diego to Challenge the chargers forthe Western Lead and unveils Ladd who was acquired fro Houston last sunday. In other games Houston sends Brand new quarterback Pete Beathard acquired in theland Trade against the jets at new York Miami plays at bos ton and Oakland visits Buffalo. Ladd a towering 6-foot-9, 290pounds, went to the chiefs along with quarterback Jacky Lee an Houston s no. 1 draft Choice next season in Exchange for Beathard. The Deal makes Kansas City front four positively awesome with Ladd and Buchanan 6-7,287, at the tackles and Jerry Mays 6-4, 252, and Chuck Hurston 6-6, 240, at the ends. That s More than 1,000 pounds of unfriendly opposition up front for Hadl to think about sunday. Vital Trade the Trade was the most significant in chiefs history said coach Hank Stram. Ladd will solidify our defensive line with Buchanan will give us the bal Ance size strength and ability we have been  Houston was just As Happy with the Deal. Beathard moves in As the oilers first string quarterback and general Mana Ger Don Klosterman is delighted. We feel the oilers now have one of the finest Young Quarter backs in the game Kloster Man said. Beathard a four year pro is just at the right stage of his career. He s read to move in and take  Beathard will be up against Tough defense at new York. The jets intercepted Daryle Lamon Ica four times last week and handed Oakland its first loss. Boston which tied san Diego after leading until the final period got Strong efforts from quarterback babe Parilli and Power running Jim Nance last  passed for 264 Yards and two touchdowns while Nance picked up 129 Yards Rushing. Miami s defense was shredded by Len Dawson in Kansas City s 41-0 Romp and the offence never got started against the chiefs who did t even have Ladd , always troubled by its annual three game easter swing bowed to the jets the first time a Joe Namath led team had beaten the raiders. Buffalo squeezed past Denver last week when the Broncos Bob Scarpitto tried to run from punting position and was swarmed under setting up the ills winning to in the final period. I and has an move two games ahead of therms in the coastal division race. A year ago when George Alle piloted the rams to an 8-6 rec Ord for the club s first winning Mark since 1958, he Felt the 23-7 Victory at Baltimore in the third to the last game of the season was the key Victory of the  showed we could do the Job away from Home he pointed out since the rams were 2-4 in their first six Road games Las year. Now the rams face another test at Baltimore which could make them or break them this season. In the other six game sunday san Francisco 3-1 is at Philadelphia 3-1st. Louis 3-1 is at Cleveland 2-2minnesota 0-4 goes to Milwaukee to face Green Bay 3-0-1new Orleans 0-4 is at Dallas 3-1 Washington 2-2 plays at at Lanta 0-4new York 2-2 travels to Pittsburgh 1-3 an Detroit 1-2-1 is at Chicago 1-3. Nears record of Unitas passing again like John Unitas needs Only 17 passing attempts to break y Tittle s nil record of 3,817 and 29 completions to crack Tittle record of 2,118. He will give the los Angele defense a Stern test. Last week against Chicago he was under200 Yards for the first time this season but still hit John Macke with a 34-Yard touchdown strike and was 19-for-37 for 149 Yards. Los Angeles last week fell behind 20-0 before rallying to take the Lead from san fran Cisco Only to eventually lose the contest 27-24. While the ram Colt Gam leads the Bill there Are three other important games. San Francisco which is on game behind Baltimore in the coastal division and Philadel phia which is tied with Dallas for first in the Capitol Bot need victories to keep Pace and it should be an exciting contest. Browns need win in the wide open Century division the race could get tighter or St. Louis could pull away when it faces Cleveland. A Brown Victory ties the club with St. Louis for the Lead while a loss drops them two games Back and puts them in a pre carious spot. New York and Pittsburgh Bot need victories or they la just about fall out of Contention when they clash in Pittsburgh. Dallas should be Able to handle new Orleans Green Bay is heavily favored Over Minne Sota and Washington is figured to beat Atlanta. In what could be the closes game of the Day Detroit and Chicago Are rated As a  Only trouble i s that the game is meaningless since neither team has an even Remote Hance of catching Green Bay in the Central division. Rockets sign Morrison to 1-year Aba pact Denver Colo. A John Morrison a 6-foot-2 guard from Canisius College has Bee signed to a one year contract with the Denver rockets of the american basketball association. Morrison 22, will be in theline up sunday when the Rock ets open Aba play Here against Anaheim. Morrison is from Roz Elle Park