European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday september 13, 1977 mad dog1 has solution Pittsburgh needs to run scared after 3-3 record by Gary Mihoces Pittsburgh a defensive end Dwight mad dog White Hopes fear will help the Pittsburgh Steeles avoid the frustration of their 1-4 Start last year. We be got to be just a Little scared White says As the Steeles await another regular season in the Central division of the american conference. The Steeles May find that fright Factor in their 3-3 preseason which ended with a 30-0 loss to Dallas. Or it could come from the Cincinnati bengals bolstered by perhaps the bes draft in the league and a Strong threat to end Pittsburgh s division  their mental state the steel ers Are a different team from the one that set out last season for a third straight super bowl title the one that got away. If there s a switch to be turned on we d better find it and turn it  said Quarter Back Terry Bradshaw. It s time to play football not no time to be Messing  it s also time to play football in Cleve land and Houston where the Browns and oilers make the acc Central one of the league s most demanding divisions. It s a snoot Ful to play Pittsburgh hous ton and Cleveland  says Cincinnati coach Bill  s also a snoot Ful to play Cincinnati runner up to Pittsburgh three straight times in the division. The bengals were perhaps the Best non playoff team in the game last season. They matched the Steeles 10-4 record losing Only to Pittsburgh Baltimore and Oak land. I sure would t want to feel we be gone downhill says Johnson whose team had three first round picks in the last draft. The top two choices were defensive line men Wilson Whitley and Eddie  other yielded 6-foot-5 tight end Mike  the second round the bengals took 248-Pound fullback Pete  that added muscle Johnson says he and his coaches have increased their brain Power in their second season to Gether. We had some Good sessions in the off season says Johnson. I have a much better feeling More  Steeler coach Chuck Noll was t feeling comfortable after his team was shut out last week in Dallas. We had a lot of injuries but nobody Rose to the occasion Noll said. The Steeles Rose to the occasion last season winning 10 in a Row before finally losing to Oakland in the playoffs. Running backs Franco Harris and Rocky Bleier who missed the Oakland games with injuries Are Back in top form. But the Steeler defense is without line Backer Andy Russell retired and holdout comeback Mel Blount perturbed about his paychecks. In addition defensive end . Green Wood will miss several weeks with a leg injury and linebacker Jack Lambert is get Ting in shape after a six week holdout. There is no excuse for How we played in Dallas but sometimes bad things bring Wichita state is cleared by Mac Over recruiting Tulsa okla. A Wichita state University was cleared of any recruiting violations involving a basketball player wednesday but the player Marcus Penny was barred from playing in the Missouri Valley conference. Athletic directors from Valley schools went Over the conflict Between Wichita state and Tulsa University both of which had signed letters of intent from Penny to play at their schools. Out the Best in us said Lambert. One of the bad things the Cleveland Browns will have going for them is their schedule. Their first four games Are with Cincinnati. New England Pittsburgh and Oakland. If we can 2-2, we Are going to Surprise a lot of  says general manager Peter Hadhazy. The Browns Are already 0-2 in draft picks. Linebacker Robert Jackson their top Choice was lost Early in training Cam with a knee injury and Cleveland has been unable to sign second Choice Tom Skladany a punter and placekicker from Ohio  addition All pro defensive tackle Jerry Sherk will be out several weeks witha knee injury. While Cleveland surprised the league last season by finishing 9-5 after going 3-11 the year before the Houston oilers fell to 5-9 following a promising 10-4 record in 1975. Houston coach rum Phillips used 10 of his 14 draft picks on offensive players to go with quarterback Dan Pastorini still an Oiler after pleading in the of season to be traded. Houston newcomers include Rookie run Ning backs Tim Wilson and Rob Carpenter and starting offensive guard Georg Reihner a second round draft pick from Penn state. We have some Hel Lacious new people on offence said Phillips. We feel that we had a great draft and we Are real Happy with our free agents. These people will help make us a better football  Packer moves out Green Bay Packer Back Barty Smith plows Over Philadelphia eagles guard Tom Smelser Cor a five Yard gain in the first Quarter of an nil exhibition game. The packers won 24-16, to end a four game losing Streak and finished with a 24 preseason Mark. The eagles ended 3-3. Up photo on 4 Grinders transferring to Arizona Cincy coach can prove violation Cincinnati a University of Cincinnati football coach Ralph staub says he can document allegations he s made re Garding the Transfer of four players who have followed their former coach Tony Mason to his new position at the University of Arizona. Charges first surfaced in december when Middle guard Howie Kurnick said he had been contacted by Arizona assistant coach Bob Shaw about the possibility of transferring. Under National collegiate athletic association rules no member of a school s staff May approach a player about transferring without first obtaining per Mission. Staub estimates that there was a Span of two months before Arizona officially approached Cincinnati about releasing the players. It s obvious this procedure was not Fol . Batters Kuwait in cism Cage opener Tehran Iran seventh army train ing command s trimmer Green of Grafen we or pumped in 21 Points to Lead the . Army forces basketball team to a 118-42 Victory Over Kuwait in the opening round of the cism basketball championships Here sunday. The . Cage team one of 14 nations competing in the event controlled both boards throughout the contest and for All practical purposes wrapped the game up in the first 20 minutes when they scored 74points. Steven Mims Eusa had 18 and Tyrone Ralston of setae s Camp Darby tallied 14 to support Green s performance for the americans. The . Team s next opponent will be Syria on sept. 11. Lowed staub said. It s Well documented. I have it All in my files. I feel very strongly their actions Aren t above  Mason accepted the head coaching Job at Arizona following the conclusion of last season and has since denied allegations that he tampered with the players in any  receiver Reggie Ware tailback John Ziegler defensive tackle Bob Cobb and defensive Back Dave Liggins have All announced their intentions to follow Mason to  has claimed that staub is being vindictive toward the players who Are not being allowed to receive Aid of any kind during their first year on the Tucson Campus since they do not have releases. I m not going to get in a running Battle with him staub  Tucson Mason and Arizona athletic director Dave Strack challenged staub to document his  Don t have to defend anything Mason  he can document it then let him do it Strack  we be done is above Board. Heidelberg takes triangular in Dodd eur Golf opener Heidelberg the Heidelberg Lions and lionesses tallied 322 Points to defeat Kaiserslautern and Wiesbaden who finished second and third with 417 and 411, respectively Here saturday in the first Dodd eur Golf meet of the season. Heidelberg s Erol Dimmitt was Low medallist with 72, while teammate torn Jones along with a town s Kyle Conry had Low Gross scores of 84. For the girls k town s Vivian Martinez was Low medallist with 99. We have no fears whatsoever. I really Don t think there was any  Strack said letters in his files can Clear the school of wrongdoing. Strack also said coach Shaw would t do anything to jeopardize the University the kids or anybody. His explanation fully satisfied  Mason said earlier this week that he had been assured by the Mcaa the University was not being investigated in connection with the four players. Staub s initial policy has been not to allow any releases anywhere because of a desire to stabilize the football program at the school. The us head coach said he was concerned if he began awarding releases soon after his arrival that a mass exodus of players would take place. We had a program to get under Way and we had to do something to bring people together staub said. World weight lifting slated for Stuttgart Stuttgart Germany some 275 athletes from 42 nations will compete in the european and world weight lifting championships sept. 17-25 at Killenberg Park in downtown Stuttgart. Participating in the event Are 14 world record holders seven medallists from the 76 summer olympics at Montreal and 14 european champions. Two performances Are slated daily at 3 and 7 30 . Tickets Range from 4 to20dmand May be purchased at Karten Hausle located at the downtown Schlos splat