European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday january 17, 1969 the stars and stripes Poge 17 Backfield aide of Al bengals As its football coach is my. A " of who never played a Meo College football was chosen by Navy wednesday As the Man to Lead it out of the Gridiron doldrums. Forzano currently offensive Backfield coach for the Cincin Nati bengals of the american football league replaces Bill Ellas As head football was dropped dec. 11 after his 1968 team 1 o St eight of 10games and bowed to army 21 14, Sorzano who was an assist ant coach at Navy from 1959 to 1864 when he became coach atthe University of Connecticut never played at Kent state University from which he was graduated. He had a broken ankle but he became a Backfield coach there and went on into coaching career. He is 40 years old. Navy tends to judge its coaches on the strength of the big game with army. By that stand Ard Elias did not do too badly. In 1965 he tied army 7-7. That was the last year of Paul diet Zel s regime at West Point. The next year with Tom Cahill at Armyros Helm the cadets won 20-17, but Navy engineered a upset 19-14, in 1967. Last no vember army won 21-14. In making the announcement of Forzano s appointment capt. J. 0. Coppedge the athletic director of the Academy said that 200 candidates had been screened. We looked into each Candi Date thoroughly and arrived at the conclusion that no one fit sour needs More adequately than Rick Forzano he during his previous Penn snaps Villanova skein 32-30 Philadelphia up Sophomore Steve Bilsky s jump shot with three seconds remain ing gave underdog Pennsylvania a stunning 32-30 upset Victory Over loth ranked Villanova wednesday night. Penn played Ball control the entire game and held the Ball for the final three minutes and35 seconds to get its final shot. Penn led 19-18 at the half an played cautiously throughout while trying to work for the Good shot against Villanova s tight zone defense. The decision snapped Villanova s five game winning Streak. The score was tied at 29-Allwith 9 17 remaining and at 30-30 with 3 54 to go and stayed that Way until Bilsky came through Villanova s Howard Porte was fouled with 3 35 remaining but missed his one shot an Penn got Possession. The Quak ers held the Ball to the final shot by Bilsky. The longest Penn held the bal was four minutes and 16 seconds at one Point in the second half. Bilsky had 10 for Penn while Frank o Hanlon led Villanova with eight. Porter who had averaged 23.3 Points scored Only 3 for the losers. Vim Nova Jones Porter set Nicomen o q f 2 2-4 1 1-2a 2-2 3 0-1 3 2-3 0 1-1 Penn Tel an Drcar 3 sow ski 0 wou0 Woltil 8 Blaky 1 q f1 1-1 2 3-3 0 Li-3 4 1-1 3 4- total 11 8-13 30 totals 1012-14 32houttmo score Penn id vol Lunova is kudu d oat fouls Villanova 12 Peiin 13. Stint at the Academy was credited with bringing Roger slam Back the 1963 he is Man trophy Winner to Annapolis. Our records reflect that he been one of our most effective athletic recruiters in the past 15years," a spokesman said. Forzano went to two Bow games with the middies handling the offensive and defensive backs in the 1961 Orange bowl and the 1964 Cotton lost to Missouri in the or Ange bowl 21-14 and to Texas inthe Cotton bowl 20-6. Forzano went to Cincinnat after two years As Backfield coach for the St. Louis Cardi nals of the National football league in 1966 and 1967.at Connecticut he had a record of 7 victories 10 defeat Sand one tie in 1964 and 1965, and was Yankee conference coach of the year in 1964. In 1965 his team beat Yale for the first time in 90 said at an afternoon news conference that he has Thad time to think about putting together a staff. I have som people in mind but i Don t know if they will be available he naming no potential candidates the new Navy coach said he would consider some of the present be always wanted to coach at the naval Academy Forzano told newsmen. No other col lege coaching Job would interest me. The kind of men we get Here Are the Forzano said he would expand the recruiting and the kind of men we want Isth All around athlete like Joe Bellino and super bowled Over not Only did two football teams clash in the super bowl at Miami some fans did too. In top photos two youths bound onto the Field after a Ball. One wrestles the other to the ground. In lower photos a policeman gets into the huddle an steals the play from the boys by late Raling one aside before tackling the other. As everyone knows by now the new York jets upset the Baltimore Colts 16-7. A photos Pinky Higgins Given 4-year prison term Huston la. A Michael Pinky Higgins former manager of the Boston red sox was sentenced to four years at hard labor in the Louisiana stat prison after pleading guilty to negligent homicide in connection with an Auto Accident District court records revealed her wednesday. One Man was killed and Sev eral persons were injured in the feb. 27, 1968, Accident about five Miles West of Auto went out of control and crashed into a state Highway department Crew which was working on the pavement. Hig gins was a scout for the Houston astros at the , 59, played 13 seasons in the american league wit Philadelphia Boston and Detroit. Ioc Heys threaten Boycott prevent girl from hiding Miami a some 100 male jockeys threatened a mass boy Cott at tropical Purk wednes Day and blocked the efforts of Barbarajo Rubin to become the first girl rider in . Thoroughbred racing a Stormy meeting in the jockey quarters they refused to come out for the third race unless the 19-year-old Brunette was taken off her scheduled mount St Nelund in the Brian Webb who put Barbarajo on Stone land finally agreed under pressure to with draw her so that racing can continue at the when the news filtered through the crowd spectators greeted the men riders with caring Boos us they come out for the fourth race. Some of theuns had come to the track mainly to see the girl Challenge one of the last of the men Only strongholds Barbarajo who had donned her racing Silks in a trailer adjacent to the regular jockey quarters was shaken and on the verge of tears when she made a Brief appearance at the door continued of Page 1sj Greenberg won t take commissioner s Post Chicago a Hall of the bandwagon for Greenberg Famer Hank Greenberg told the j As William Eckert s successor Chicago Sun times wednesday was started this week that he is not interested in the Job of baseball commissioner. Fmmimmtmmim"""11 Depaula May be Jet propelled. _. A v Evv a 1_ a a a. 3_. V Ina some mkt a w a of ill Grossinger . Up Frank de Paula said wednesday that he has been trying to reach Joe Namuth to ask the new York Jet quarterback to work in Bis Corner Jan. When he challenges Bob Foster for the Light heavyweight title. A so far 1 can t get him to answer the upon said Depaula. But i sent a Telegram and maybe i la hear from him. If he reads this i Hope hell answer is Telegram to Namath said we d like you to be in my Corner wednesday nigh when 1 fight Bob Foster for the Light heavy weight title. It would mean a lot to have you there. I m a bigger underdog than you were last sunday but i Promise i la win. Having you there would give me the lift i need. Good Luck sunday to the All Star he told the newspaper by phone from los Angeles it is All very complimentary and i suppose if 1 were trying to be the commissioner 1 would get some Greenberg said the Only thing that would bring him Back Toi baseball would be if his old Side kick Bill Veeck were to buy a major league franchise. "1 would go in with him Only because in would be fun to go in with him he would do anything to help the game but i can t see myself of Tiyi a
