European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1973, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Wednesday november 21, 1973 the stars and stripes Page 21 Falcons snap Viking Streak 20-14 Atlanta a Bob Lee the Field general of an inspired Atlanta offence fired two Sec Ond period touchdown passes monday night and the Falcons knocked the Minnesota Vikings from the unbeaten ranks of the National football league with a 20-14 Victory in their nationally televised game. Ignited by a crowd of 56,519 who roared almost constantly the entire game the Falcons rolled to their sixth consecutive Victory. It left them Only one game behind the los Angeles rams in the National conference West division race with a 7-3 record. The defeat was the first after nine straight victories for the Vikings who clinched the pfc Smith tops . Davis cup squad new York up Stan Smith Erik Van Dillen Tom Gor Man and Marty Riessen have been selected to play in the 1973 Davis. Cup Challenge round against the australian team United states Lawn Tennis association Davis cup chairman w. Harcourt Woods and team Cap Tain Dennis Ralston announce monday. The matches Are to be held in the Cleveland Public auditorium nov. 30-dec. 2. In reaching the final round the United states has Defeated mexi co Chile and Rumania each Bya score of 4-1. Smith will be returning for his sixth consecutive Davis cup final. Thus far in 1973 cup com petition Smith has won three sin Gles matches and two doubles compiling a 5-1 record. He was forced to default in a singles match against Chile due to a sore shoulder. In the 1972 finals against Rumania he accounted for All three . Points by defeating Hie Nastase and Ion to Ria in singles play and also win Ning the doubles with Van Dillen. In All Smith ended 72 cup play with a 7-1 singles record. In doubles Smith and Van dil Len have not lost in their last seven Davis cup matches including the entire 1972 Competition. Tom Gorman will be returning for his  in a Davis cup final. He posted a 3-2 singles record last year and scored two of the four Points against Chile earlier this year. Marty Riessen in ending a five year absence from cup play has earned a 1-1 record in singles this year. Penn state still has Lambert Lead new York up one week before most teams in the East end their seasons Penn state s College football team which continued its unbeaten status for 1973 with a 49-10 Victory Over Ohio University Satur Day topped this week s Lambert trophy voting   Lions now .10-0, received All eight first place votes and 80 Points Topping Pitts Burgh by 14 Points. Central division Crown a week ago their fifth in the last six years. Lee who connected on 10 of 18 passes for 171 Yards in the first first Downs rushes Yards passing Yards return Yards passes punts fumbles lost penalties Yards Vikings Falcon 17 18 32-82 41-175 209 171 4 27 17-30-1 11-23-1 5-41 3-43 ?-2 2-2 5-54 6-56 half teamed with Dave Hampton on a 19-Yard screen pass for at Lanta s first touchdown and then scrambled away from a fierce Viking Rush to find Eddie Ray alone near the goal line for a 39 Yard scoring strike later in the second period. However the Falcons had to withstand a late charge by fran Tarkenton Minnesota s scrambling quarterback who once was benched by Atlanta coach Norm Van Brocklin when both were with the Vikings Dur ing the 1960s. Tarkenton who threw a 39-Yardscoring pass to John Gilliam in the second Quarter drove the Vikings 49 Yards in 11 plays and pitched a two Yard touchdown strike to Bill Brown with 6 29 left in the game to Cut Atlanta s Lea to 20-14. With less than two minutes remaining shortly after Atlanta had ground out a first Down Lee fumbled and Jim Marshall scooped up the Ball and raced 18 Yards where he fumbled but Alan Page recovered for the Vik Ings. The Vikings took a 15-Yard penalty on the play for tripping Bob Lee directs inspired offence but had Possession at the Falcons 48. Tarkenton threw two in Complete passes was sacked for a four Yard loss and on fourth Down scrambled attempting to get the yardage for a first Down but went out of Bounds a Yard Short and the Falcons took Over and ran out the final 55 seconds of play. Atlanta s other scoring came on Nick Mike Mayer Field goals of 25 and 49 Yards the latter a line drive in the third Quarter. Mike Mayer the pfc s Lead ing scorer had missed on Field goal attempts from the 46 and 21 in the opening period. Fred Cox Minnesota s kicking specialist had a 49-Yard Field goal try hit the Cross bar and fall away in the final Quarter but he did kick a pair of extra Points to continued on Page 23 horned frogs 3-6 fire foot Ball coach Tohill Billy Tohill ,. Wanted another year fort Worth Tex. Up Billy Tohill the slow talking to Bacco chewing head coach at Texas Christian University who fought his Way Back to the sidelines after a near fatal Auto Accident last Spring was fired monday. I really thought they would give me another year said Toh ill. It comes As a Complete Shock. But i m going to just have to go through the next two weeks and do the Job i m getting paid to  thu Chancellor or. James m. Moudy personally Drew up the statement which announced Toh ill s firing. His Accident has made his task at thu More difficult said Moudy and has lessened the likelihood of its accomplishment. It is our judgment that the interests of thu must be Para 2 nullified ads appear goof jets robbed to films hint new York a videotape replays shown at Abc to Mon Day of two controversial pass plays in the final minute of Sun Day s game Between the new York jets and Cincinnati Ben gals appeared to support the jets Contention that tight end Rich Caster was robbed per haps twice of game tying touchdowns. Cincinnati held a 20-14 Lead in the final minute of play in the National football league game in riverfront stadium but Joe Namath had led a new York drive to the bengals 11-Yard line late in the fourth Quarter. On the first of the controversial plays Namath completed a pass to Caster in the end zone at the left sideline. Field judge Frank Luzar ruled the pass incomplete contending that Caster did not catch the Ball with both feet in Bounds. Numerous videotape replays including a slow motion shot from an end zone camera which gave an unobstructed View of the sideline showed that Caster left foot was clearly in the end zone and that he seemed to drag his right foot across the sideline with the foot first touching the ground in the end zone. If that was the Case the pass should have been ruled Complete and the touchdown allowed. But because of the High placement of the camera it was impossible to Tell definitely whether Caster s foot did touch the ground inside the end zone As the films appeared to show. On the second controversial play Caster raced into the end zone and Cut toward the Middle of the Field. Namath hit him with the pass and Caster was tackled immediately. Luzar spotted the Ball inside the one Yard line while the jets claimed Caster had caught the Ball in the end zone. Whether the touchdown should have been allowed de pends on whether the Ball Ever reached the plane extending above the Goa line. Replays showed that when Caster caught the Ball against his Chest he was about one Yard deep in the end zone leaning for Ward from the Knees so that his body appeared to be direct above the Goa line. The replays from cameras located High above the sidelines near mid Field appeared to indicate that Caster caught the Ball in the plane above the Goa line and it should have been ruled a touch Down. But the camera Angle does not allow for a definitive judgment. The Only picture which would show whether the Ball actually reached the Goa line is one taken from the sideline looking directly across the Field along the goal. And no such camera placement was used. Brown demurs Cincinnati a Cincinnati Bengal coach Paul Brown disagreed monday with claims by new York Jet Quarter Back Joe Namath of poor officiating in sunday s National continued on Page 24 australian takes easy decision from Griffith Paris up displaying Superior punching and High class defensive skills Tony Mundine of. Australia decisively out pointed Emile Griffith of new York in a 12-round middleweight no title fight Here monday night. All three judges scored the fight for the Young australian. The scores were 58-54, 59-54and 59-56. Griffith giving 13 years away to the 22-year-old aborigine fought a skillful and courageous fight employing All the experience of his 93 professional contests. But the strength sapping Power of Mundine s punches and Griffith s need to Chase after the australian to keep up a Good scoring rate told in the end. Griffith managed to win Only one round the ninth. There were no knockdowns and though. Mundine is known As a to specialist he never had the new yorker in danger of being counted out.  Tohill s horned frogs had compiled a 3-6 season record and a 1-4 Mark in the Southwest con Ference. He had been voted As co South West conference coach of the year two seasons ago when after the mid season death of thu coach Jim Pittman Tohill took Over to guide the horned frogs to a 6-4-1 year. Last March in the Early Days of the horned frogs Spring drills Tohill s car ran off a fort Worth freeway at High Speed. He was in traction for weeks and his right foot had to be amputated above the ankle. He vowed however he would return to the sidelines to coach this season and with the Aid of crutches he kept his Promise. But thu was hit hard by in juries Early in the season and speculation quickly began that despite his valiant comeback Tohill would not be Back As Hor Ned Frog coach next year. This termination is made with deep regret and sincere appreciation of his efforts amid great difficulties said Moudy. Or. Tohill has not put it altogether. That he is a Fine coach is fact and it is Likely that he can fill the role of head coach at some institution where the demands and traditions Are different than those at  Moudy hinted that thu officials considered Tohill had not put Forth the Best Public image of the school. At thu he said the head coach s responsibilities must go beyond recruiting and coaching and must include close relation ship with the Public sex letter men and former alumni. The financial elements of coach Toh ill s two remaining contract years will be honoured by thu until such time As or. Tohill is Able to locate another position and we shall assist him in every Way  Tohill was told of his firing Dur ing the afternoon and he told his players of his dismissal before monday night s practice. Thu has two games left this season with Rice next Satur Day in fort Worth and with sum the following week in Dallas. Tohill came to thu As an assistant under Pittman