European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 03, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday september 3, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 23 intrastate inter City foes clash nil rivalries spice exhibition tilts by William r. Barnard a sports write intrastate and inter City Champion ships spice this weekend s National foot Ball league preseason slate with coaches trying to balance the desire to win with the search for their Best 43 players. It s still preseason and the games have no importance to regular season stand Ings so the natural rivalries Are promoted to stir fan interest. Coaches have Bee known to complain that too much stress is placed on winning these games at a time when they Are still trying to assess All their players. Los Angeles with coach Chuck Knox still trying to choose Between Quarter backs Joe Namath and Pat Haden lost to san Diego thursday night 26-25, on ton Fritsch s last second Field goal. Friday night the Philadelphia Eagle travel to Pittsburgh to fight for the Penn Sylvania championship. The Dallas cowboys and Houston oilers compete saturday night in the so called preseason governor s cup game for the Texas championship. Dallas has won the annual exhibition with Houston every year since 1972, when the cup was presented bythe Texas governor to the oilers but the cowboys Haven t seen it since. I Don t have any comment about that cup said Dallas coach Tom Landry this week. Where is the it i Don t even know where the governor is meanwhile san Francisco and Oakland compete saturday night in the Lith annual Battle of the Bay on National television Abc and the new York jets and giants Battle sunday afternoon for big Apple bragging rights. Other games Friday night feature the Chicago bears at St. Louis with the Cardi nals hoping to become the last nil team to win Detroit at Baltimore and Denver a Seattle. Green Bay hosts Cleveland new or leans will be at Miami Tampa Bay at Buffalo and Minnesota at Cincinnati in other saturday night games and Washington takes on new England nil teams prepare for their final two preseason games Kansas City s Pau Wiggin says coaches Are preparing for the Miami places Veteran lineman Hill on waivers played 14 years in nil Byle Kjos Miami up the Long career of win Ston Hill who gained an unusual measure of Fame for an offensive lineman because of his role As on Field bodyguard for Joe Namath May be Over. But the 14-year pro in t quite ready to Cash it in Mammoth tackle was one of three 49ers Gaa deals 3, hits player limit by the associated press Joe Thomas who helped build championship teams at Minnesota Miami and Baltimore is Wheeling and dealing Gainas vice president general manager of the san Francisco 49ers. Thursday Thomas made three trades As the 49ers reached the National football league roster limit of 52. Placekicker Steve Mike Mayer was dealt to Detroit and guard Andy Maurer went to Denver both for future draft choices. The Only new player picked up by Thomas for the 49ers was tight end Paul Seal a former Michigan Star acquire from the new Orleans saints in Exchange for offensive tackle John Watson. Seal is a four year Veteran and Watson has played seven years for san Francisco. The biggest name on the waiver Lis thursday was Tody Smith brother of former nil Star Bubba Smith and a no. 1draft pick of the Dallas cowboys seven years ago. Smith was Cut by the Tampa Bay buccaneers who had acquired him As a free agent from replace Smith the bucs signed Rookie linebacker Paul Harris of Alabama a sixth round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Steeles who had waived him. Herman Weaver longtime punter for the Detroit Lions was waived by the Denver Broncos along with Rookie defensive Back Larry Riley and Center Ken Brown. Ten year Veteran tight end Bob Windsor who spent most of his nil career with san Francisco and new England was released by the Philadelphia eagles. He had been acquired As a free agent after being Cut bythe patriots last year. Veterans Dave Tipton a defensive end and linebacker Jim Jerome were among six players Cut by the new England Patri ots. Rookies dropped were linebacker Mike Mcgraw quarterback Lynn Hieber halfback Dave Preston and guard Brad Benson. Players placed on waivers wednesday by the Miami dolphins who acquired him in conditional Trade for draft choices before summer Camp began. The dolphins also Cut rookies Charlie Cornelius a defensive Back from Bethun Cookman and offensive tackle Mike Watson a third round draft Choice from Miami of Ohio. The cuts brought the Dol Phin roster Down to the required 52. Winston still Hopes to Hook on with an other team and get his 15th year in said Miami coach Don Shula. He asked me i there had been any interest in him when we put him on waivers yesterday and told him it was too Early to Tell Shula said he thought Hill could see his Cut coming. He realized he came Down Here More or less on a look see the dolphins obtained offensive tackle Steve Young a starter for Tampa Bay in his Rookie season last year in a Trade for draft choices tuesday. He earlier had brought tackle Mike current to Miami in similar Trade with the bucs. Longtime Dolphin starter Wayne Moore is out with a torn Trice and Shula con ceded the Cut left the dolphins a Little thin in the offensive but he added he Hopes to have Moore Back next week. Shula explained that if he kept Moore current and Hill that would leave him with three older tackles and that neither Moore nor Hill run very Well anymore. Current 32 still runs better than theother two and it would be hard to have two tackles who Don t run Well Shula said he would Start Rookie Wally Pesuit in Moore s Slot against new Orleans in the Orange bowl saturday night and that Young would see a lot of action. Hill 35, holds the Al time new York Jet record for consecutive games at 181 and has made eight All Star appearance during his pro career. He was Baltimore s Lith round draft Choice in 1963, but was Cut and signed on with the jets where he gained much of his Fame during the superbowl 1968 season especially for his play against Ben Davidson and Ordell Braase. Dreaded final cuts. Each team must have its Active roster Down to 48 by next tues Day and 43 the following s human judgment we re making and it s Tough says Wiggin. It s no fun going to bed because i know that As soon As f go to sleep i have to get up the next morn ing and make cuts. It might be the last Down some of these players Ever play audit s traumatic for them after it s been such a major part of their York jets coach Walt Michaels has consistently preached Ball control As his goal for his team this season and the jets rushed a club record 59 times for 200 Yards last week in a 20-14 Victory Over previously unbeaten new Orleans. In Addi Tion the jets have Only one turnover in thelast three games. Pittsburgh still without holdout me Blount is making other changes in its de sense. The steel curtain defensive line has two new members with Steve Furness beating out Ernie Holmes at tackle and John Banaszak subbing for injured . Greenwood at is starting because right now he s in better shape and is playing Bette than Ernie says line coach George Steeler opponent Philadelphia is breaking in new quarterback Ron Jawor ski who threw for 105 Yards and two touch Downs in the first half of the eagles 28-24victory Over Denver. For the first time i feel like i belong. Intakes time to get a feel of your receivers and we have worked hard on it the polish Rifle says. Heisman trophy winning Rookie ton Dorsett has spent most of the preseason nursing a sore knee but he provided real excitement last week with his 18 rushes for 99 he keeps playing like that it will be difficult to keep him out of the starting lineup Landry Bay coach Bart Starr opposes former Packer teammate Forrest Greg for the first time since he became the head Man for Cleveland in saturday night Seattle at Green Bay. Both men Are 1977 Hall of Fame inductees. Waiting for the Kickoff West Point quarterback Leamon Hall Didge engage in some Light banter 16 and wide receiver Clennie Brun during a break in cadets training for their opening game against Massachusetts sept. 10 at the Point. A
