European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1973, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday november 19, 1973 the stars and stripes Page 25 reaction to . Football mixed Metz fans after seeing Safe stars play by Aubrey Robinson staff writer Metz Frances a Denis Legay is a Rugby player. The husky 25-year-old Frenchman sat in the stands and watched american football put on display Here saturday by the Safe All stars via an Intra squad exhibition. Denis Legay was impressed. One of the main differences Between this game and Rugby is that you charge the players who Don t have the Ball he said through an interpreter. Of course i Don t know the rules so i can t follow the play Well enough. Although Rugby players dress More like basketball players Legay did t show Dis Dain for the shoulder pads helmets etc., worn by the Grinders. I think the padding must be necessary. American football needs a tougher Man than Rugby  students Michel Niclout 17, and Michel Becker 16, play both Rugby and soccer in school. Both enjoyed the Safe exhibition. Niclout called the game original and Becker like Legay particularly noted the tackling and blocking of people who Don t even have the Ball both think football if it were played in Metz regularly would draw a lot of spectators. Metz the capital City of Lor Raine has a population of 65,000. Joseph of Reignier age 57, appeared to be the typical fan who comes Early and dresses warmly. But he remained unchanged in his out look. I prefer French soccer. There s continuous action in soccer and Rugby but. In your football there s too much Stop and go he said. Less impressed of All was Francois Schaefer an attractive housewife. It s too bad the rules were not explained better. I Don t have the impression they re the players so Tough. With All the padding they have on i m not afraid for  nil plans drug use crackdown new York a the National football league May be beginning a serious crackdown on the use of drugs by players following the claim by washing ton redskins Center George Bur Man that one third of his team mates get themselves up be fore games with amphetamines. Bernie Jackson one of the nil s top Security agents met for 90 minutes with Burman and de Garvey executive director of. The nil players association Friday at the a Flea s washing ton Headquarters. Or. Walter Riker the nil s recently a. Pointed special medical con. Sultans also attended. The meeting with George was called at my insistence said Jackson a lawyer and former new York City policeman. Lover s win gets aussies to cup finals against . From press dispatches Melbourne Australia Australia s Veteran Tennis stars bailed their Way into the finals of the Davis cup against the United states with a 4-1 semifinal Victory Over Czechoslovakia Here sunday. Leading 2-1, after the first two singles Friday and the doubles saturday the australian bid to regain glory in the International championship of men s Tennis was clinched when 35-year-old Rod Laver beat 23-year-old Jiri Hrebec in five sets. Laver beat Surprise package Hrebec 5-7, 6-3, 6-4,4-6,64, in a 2 , 48 minute Cliff Hanger to give Australia an unbeatable 3-1 Lead in the five match series. In the final match John new come added Luster to the Victory with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 Victory Over Wimbledon Champion Jan kodes. Hrebec overpowered Laver in the opening set when Laver slumped against Hrebec s Power serve the czech lost Only six Points in his first six games in that first set. Hrebec 23, who upset austra Lian Champion John Newcombe Friday in four sets opened the match by pounding his first serv ice to Laver s backhand. Laver could not time the Speed of the Ball off the Slippery court turf and mistimed several re turns. Laver broke Hrebec s service in the fourth game of the second set and kept up the pressure with some forehand volleys. He kept Hrebec away from volleying position at the net with forehand lobs which Cut off the sticking in the gome Chicago Center pit Martin left and Atlanta de Senseman Randy manery Battle for a Loose puck in nil action saturday. Martin got the disk an scored As the Black Hawks won 6-1, up turf and spun away from the czech. Laver had a Back Massage during the five minute break be tween the third and fourth sets but he again lost his serving rhythm and Hrebec seized the Opportunity to level at two Tetsall. Laver lost Only three services in the final set As he went to a 5-2 Lead after breaking Hrebec s serve for the second time. Then Hrebec unleashed three forehand drives Cross court and broke Back to pull within 5-4 when he broke Laver s service to 15. However Laver wrapped it up in the 10th game when he put two unplayable backhands into Hrebec close to his body. Buffaloes rout Soest Verberg 5 Berne Zeld the nether lands air Force the Neucom Stuttgart buffaloes routed Oesterberg 102-72, Here saturday to launch the Safe Continental sports conference basketball Campaign. Hubert Flowers paced the buffaloes who opened a 45-28 half time Lead and were never in difficulty to the Victory with 25 Points. Jerry House and Curtis Holmes followed with 18 and Zeke Becton added 14 to the win Ning Effort. Only two Oesterberg players Pete Phillips with a game High 26 and Paul Simons with 20 managed to reach double Fig ures. Heidelberg Wuerzburg capture Day crowns Stuttgart Germany army Heidelberg and Wuerzburg won championships Here sunday to Complete the de pendent youth association foot Ball championships. Heidelberg took the Junior class a title by whipping Rhein main 44-0, and Wuerzburg Wal loped Kaiserslautern 32-6, to win the senior division Crown. Writers Honor Bell Cleveland up the Cleveland chapter of the base Ball writers association of America / have selected buddy Bell As the Cleveland indians Man of the year for 1973. Warriors win behind Nylund s 6 we Bruecken Germany air Force Brad Nylund scored six goals Here sunday afternoon As the we Bruecken warriors upped their Rhein cup hockey league record to 2-0 by beating the we Bruecken hockey club. Nylund scored twice in the first period three times in the second and once in the third stanza. Bill Marschner tallied one goal and assisted on one of Nylund s and Lloyd Voight got the other War rior goal. Hans Schilder got an unassisted goal for the hockey curb in the first period but the rest of the game was All warriors to the Delight of the 659 paid  warriors next game will be dec. 2 against Titt isee in an other Rhein cup game at Peter Cunningham memorial rink Here. Dec gains Flag finals Frankfurt army the data processing co gained the finals of the v corps non divisional Flag football Champion ships Here sunday by beating the 567th adm 547th engr 28-16. Dec is scheduled to meet c Btry 3rd in 79th a for the championship sunday at Gies sen. Because of the possibility of a Germany wide driving restriction sunday the game May have to be moved up to saturday. A decision will be made later in the week. Dec Rode the passing Arm of Bill Sugg to All four of its touch Downs. Sugg passed to Andy Baisden for 35, 30 and 46-Yard touchdowns in the first half As the victors built up a 22-0 Lead. The engineers came Back Early in the third period to get both of their touchdowns and get Back into the game. The scores came on a 43-Yard pass from Ben Childers to John Kreiger and a 25-yarder from Childers to Bill Hernandez following a John Helms interception of a dec a rial. Successful pass pats after each score made it 22-16. Adm had the momentum going for it and held dec before launching another drive. This one fizzled however when Larry Wenski intercepted an adm pass on his 38 and returned it to the losers. 45. Two plays later Sugg passed to Wenski from the 35 for the insurance tally. Flyers pin Hawks for 2nd straight Wiesbaden air Force Wiesbaden s flyers made it two straight Over Hahn s Hawks chalking up an 85-63 Victory in pre season Continental sports conference action. Lester Reed and Gerald Lee led the flyers with 16 Points each. Anthony Miles and Jim Lewis added 10 each for the win ners who led 37-28 at the half. Mike Wilson scored 17 and Vince Johnson 11 for Hahn