European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1973, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes wednesday november 21, 1973 How they stand National football league american conference East division w l t pet. Of Pax Miami 9 1 0 too 262 94 Buffalo s 5 0 .500 147 180 new York jets 3 70 .300 163 203 new England 3 7 0 .300 170 231 Baltimore 2 80 .200 158 281 Central division Pittsburgh 8 20 .800 235 138 Cleveland 6 3 1 .650 159 155 Cincinnati 6 40 .600 156 166 Houston 1 90 .100 162 338 West division Kansas City 631 .650 161 115 Denver 5 3 2 .600 271 215 Oakland 541 .550 186 142 san Diego 271 .250 137 250 National conference East division Dallas 7 3 0 .700 296 169 Washington 7 30 .700 233 127 St. Louis 3 61 .350 211 263 Philadelphia 361 .350 218 278 new York giants 271 .250 173 244 Central division a Minnesota 9 10 .900 203 114 Detroit 451 .450 204 170 Green Bay 3 5 2. .400 138 198 Chicago 3 7 0 .300 175 216 West division los Angeles 8 20 .800 268 142 Atlanta 7 3 0 .700 260 145 new Orleans 4 60 .400 114 234 san Francisco 3 70 .300 180 232 a clenched division title monday result. Atlanta 20, Minnesota 14 thursday games Washington at Detroit 12 15 . Miami at Dallas 3 30 . American hockey league Providence new Haven Nova Scotia Boston Rochester Springfield Cincinnati Hershey Baltimore Jacksonville Richmond Virginia monday s results Jacksonville 4 Cincinnati 3 Nova Scotia 5 Boston 3 Only games scheduled. North american hockey league w l t pts. Of a Syracuse 13 6 t 27 77 49 Maine 2 7 1 25 109 82 Johnstown 11 6 1 23 77 75 Long Island 10 9 0 20 83 71 Binghamton 8 12 1 17 91 111. Cape cod 13 1 17101 1 7 Mohawk Valley 5 14 1 11 75108 monday s result Johnstown 6 Binghamton 2 Only game scheduled. College basketball monday s results yugoslavian nationals 78, Missouri 72 Wake Forest 126, Iceland nationals 64 Mcneese state 79, australian nationals 55 a. Drops Grid coach Lawrence Charlottesville a. A Don Lawrence the for Mer notre Dame and professional football player who had hoped what he called per manent mental attitude would produce a winning team at the University of Virginia was fired As the Cavaliers coach monday night. A University spokesman con firmed that Lawrence was told his contract would not be renewed. Despite some injuries to Veter an players Lawrence s Job had Vii voting appeared to be Safe when the Cavaliers built their record to 4-5 with victories Over conference foes Wake Forest and North car Olina. But the die apparently was cast when Virginia was beaten 33-0 by Maryland and 42-17 by West Virginia in its last two starts. Lawrence compiled an 11-22 re Cord in his three years As head coach of the Cavaliers. Some observers had believed Lawrence might be retained since Virginia won three games in Atlantic coast conference Competition this season. Lawrence 36, came to Virginia in 1967 As defensive coordinator under George Blackburn the coach he later was to replace. His defensive teams never finished lower in the acc than Sec Ond in Over All defense and in 1969 the Cavaliers were seventh nationally in defending against the pass and 10th in total defense. A native of Cleveland Law rence was chosen the most Valu Able defensive lineman in Ohio High school football in 1954. He attended notre Dame and was a three year Letterman under coach Terry Brennan. After graduation in 1959, he played three years with the washing ton redskins of the National football league. His first coaching assignment was working with tackles and helping with the freshman Tea mat notre Dame in 1963. Lawrence spent two years As an offensive line coach at Kansas state and in 1966 he accepted a position As defensive assistant at Cincinnati. He came to Virginia from there. Up to College teams spot is of lets maintain poll spots Bathgate to Pilot blazers North w l. 13 10 10 7 6 4 sooth 11 7 6 6 4 3 tits. 5 0 5 3 7 3 9 2 7 3 9 3 2 3 6 4 7 1 10 1 8 3 12 0 of 26 95 23 73 23 58 16 51 15 53 11 47 25 80 18 56 13 46 13 52 11 35 6 36 a 52 59 50 65 62 60 40 46 48 74 62 64 new York up who s ? Well right now it s Ohio state once again atop the College foot Ball ratings for the eighth straight week. And of course Alabama is still no. 2, Oklahoma no. 3, Michigan no. 4 and notre Dame no. 5 As everybody in the top 10 was either victorious bridle Over the weekend. But next week. Well next week we should get a fairly Good idea about who really is no. 1 As the Long awaited weekend where everybody plays everybody is upon us. However if Ohio state defeats Michigan at Ann a Boron saturday it la be hard to in seat the buckeyes from that loft position they now hold. Alabama meanwhile will make its bid two Days earlier taking on equally unbeaten and seventh ranked again Loui Siana state at Baton Rouge football news picks ail american squad Detroit up Ohio state and Southern California each placed three players on the 1973 football news All american team with the buckeyes pacing the defensive unit with two selections and the trojans Lead ing the offensive unit with a Sim Ilar number. Ohio state placed linebacker Randy Gradishar and end Van de Cree on the defensive team and tackle John Hicks on the offensive unit. Southern California put end Lynn Swann and guard Booker Brown on the offence and linebacker Richard Wood on these Missouri state Grid coach resigns Cape Girardeau to. Up Tom thrower head football coach at Southeast mis Souri state University for six sea sons resigned monday in a conflict Over regulations of the mis Souri intercollegiate athletic As , 36, has criticized the Mia s practice of playing Spring football and limiting scholarships. He had a 38-22-2 re Cord Here including a 6-4 Mark this season for the conference title. Defense. David Jaynes of Kansas was named the team s quarterback with Urcla s Kermit Johnson Penn state s John Cappelletti and Texas Roosevelt leaks rounding out the Backfield. The offence ends Lynn Swann Southern Cal and Wayne Wheeler Ala Bama tackles Daryl White Nebraska and John Hicks Ohio state guards Booker Brown Southern Cal and Bill Yoest North Carolina state Center Bill Wyman Texas Quarter Back David Jaynes Kansas running backs Kermit Johnson Urcla John Cappelletti Penn state and Roosevelt leaks Texas. The defense ends Roger Stillwell Stanford and Van de Cree Ohio state tackles Randy Crowder Penn state and John Dutton Nebraska Middle guard Lucious Selmon Oklahoma linebackers Randy Gradishar Ohio state Richard Wood us and Rod Shoate Oklahoma backs Mike Townsend notre Dame Alvin Brown Oklahoma state and Eddie Brown Tennessee. Mike Lantry of Michigan was named to the team As the nation s top place kicker. Thanksgiving Day. So the nation s top two clubs will make their bid for no. 1 on the Road. Penn state sixth again this week suffered from a schedule that provided an easy Road to an unbeaten season to Date. But the Lack of any nationally rated opponents Cost the Kittany Lions in the ratings because they were unable to show their True Worth. Urcla and Southern  eighth and ninth again this week but the Winner of their Pacific eight Rose bowl showdown on saturday will undoubtedly move up in the Wake of the Mich Igan Ohio state and leu Ala Bama clashes. Nebraska in route to the Cotton bowl after a wary Date with Oklahoma this weekend wound up tenth again. But the Cor huskers too could certainly gain greatly if they somehow manage to upset the sooner Atnorman okla. Team Points 1. Ohio state 9-0 22 336i 2. Alabama 9-0 9 298 3. Oklahoma 8-0-1 3 263 4. Michigan 10-0 248 5. Notre Dame 8-0 1 213 6. Penn state 10-0 178 7. Leu 9-0 149 8. Urcla 9-1 101 9. Southern California 8-1-1 62 10. Nebraska 8-1-1 39 11. Texas 7-2 13 12. Arizona state 9-1 10 13. Texas tech 9-1 7 14. Houston 8-1 6 15. Miami of 10-0 2 16. Tie Tulone 8-1 1 tie Kansas 6-3-1 1 Only 17 teams received votes Stanfield sidelined Bloomington Minn. A torn shoulder ligaments will keep Minnesota North Star Cen Ter Fred Stanfield out of National hockey leage action about three weeks. Vancouver a Andy Bathgate a former National hockey league Star was named monday As head coach of the world hockey association s Vancouver  is the third coach of the blazers this season. He succeeds Phil Watson who will remain As the team s general manager. Watson took Over the coaching reins when John Mckenzie stepped Down As player coach Early in the year to devote All his time to playing. Bathgate who began his professional hockey career in 1952 with the Vancouver. Canucks then in the Western hockey league and now an nil team has a one year contract with the blazers. After two years with the canucks Bathgate joined the nil s new York rangers and played there under Watson for four of his 11 years with the team. Naia names playoff teams Northwestern College of Iowa 10-0 plays Host to William jew Ell College Liberty to. 11-0 at Orange City Iowa. The other Semi final game pits Carthage wis 8-1 against Glenville state w. A 9-1 at Ripley w. A. Carthage and Glenville state Kickoff at 1 30p.m. Estnov.24. The two naia division i Semi final winners will Advance to Shreveport la., for the 18th an Nual naia Champion bowl dec. 8. The division ii winners will Battle for the fourth annual naia division ii championship dec. 1, at or near the site of one of the two winners. Kansas City to. Up the National association of intercollegiate athletics has named teams to appear in naia division i and ii semifinal football playoffs. In division i undefeated Elon College of Elon n.c., 11-0 will play Host to the University of Wisconsin Lacrosse 9-1 while Abilene Christian College Tex 9-1 entertains undefeated Langston University okla 11 0. Both games will be played at 2 . , in division ii two unbeaten will kick off at 1 30 . Cost nov. 24 in one Semi final game As bowl pits Fla. Am bulldogs Tallahassee Fla. A Florida am picked South Carolina state on monday As its opponent in what could be the last Orange Blossom classic played in Miami s Orange bowl. Announcing the selection of the bulldogs at a news conference Fame athletic director Hansel Tookes said it May be necessary to move the classic if attendance continues to Wane in Miami. If it gets to that Point where we re not making enough we definitely will have to consider moving the game Tookes said. Tookes said Tampa Jacksonville Orlando and Tallahassee Are possibilities if the classic is moved. Jets  films of inf continued from Page 21 football league game. Brown said the two controversial end zone receptions from what we see in the game films Are Correct  Namath returned to action for the first time in two months and nearly pulled the game out of the fire for the jets. He criticized the officials for disallowing two end zone passes he Felt were touch Downs. Cincinnati won the game 2014. Brown said the films show Caster did not have both feet on the ground in the end zone when he made his first reception a skidding catch that carried him out of  second Call he contended was Correct because the Ball never crossed the goal line and it must Cross to be a touchdown even if he is in the end  comes Back to catch the Ball and they put the Ball Down exactly where it belonged which was about a Yard from the goal line Brown said. From there the jets tried to ram Over running Back Cliff Mcclain but he was hit by line backers Bill Bergey and Doug Adams about six inches Short of the goal line. The jets tried to get off another play but flags flew when Namath began backing up from Center John Schmitt without the Ball. The timer reported to the ref Eree that the game was Over be fore the illegal procedure was called Brown said. We re Lucky to get out alive and i m not discounting