European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday september 18, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 term Star top Cage official to give Usa eur King signs clinics at Frankfurt Nurnberg nets pact Rutherford . A the National basketball association s new Jersey nets formerly of new York Friday signed first round draft Choice Ber Nard King a 6-foot, 7-Inch Forward from the University of Tennessee with a flair for scoring and getting into trouble. King drafted As a hardship Case be cause he still has Iofe years of school left signed a Multi year pact terms of which were undisclosed. The 20-year-old Star from Brooklyn who averaged 25.8 Points and 13.2 rebounds per game at Tennessee gained the bad boy tag this summer at Tennessee. His troubles began when he was charged by the University for breaking into the coaching office and taking a video tape machine. The University dropped the charges however and the matter was cleared up. But several Days later he was charged with prowling and resisting arrest. He was ultimately fined. What happened at Tennessee is a thing of the past King said. I want people to judge me by what they see of me he says he has gained maturity from the bad experience. At a news conference Friday announcing the signing nets coach Kevin Loughery said King will beef up the team s thin front line. Outside of his ability to score he s an excellent passer and one of the finest offensive Rebo unders you la see he said. Raiders rams remain favourites to win nil titles Stateline Nev. Up the Oak land raiders and the los Angeles rams remained the favourites to wind up in the super bowl on the eve of the opening of the 1977 National football league season according to final Odds posted saturday by Harrah s Reno Tahoe Facebook. The raiders who opened As 9-5 favourites a month ago now Are listed at 4-5 to win the american conference. The rams who opened at 2-1, Are Down to 8-5 to win the National conference. Second choices Are Pittsburgh at 3-1 in the acc and Dallas at 5-2 in the pfc. The Odds on the remaining teams in the acc Are Cincinnati and new England 7-2 Baltimore 5-1 Miami 10-1 Denver and Cleveland 15-1 Houston 20-1 Kansas City 35-1 san Diego 40-1 Buffalo 50-1 new York jets 70-1, and Seattle 200-1. In the pfc it s Minnesota 4-1 Chicago 5-1 Washington and St. Louis 8-1 san Francisco 12-1 Detroit 20-1 Green Bay and Atlanta 30-1 Philadelphia 40-1 new Orleans 50-1 new York giants 60-1, and Tampa Bay 200-1. Saw Etzinger Germany National basketball authority or. Phil Fox chair Man of the department of health and Edu cation at George Mason College of the University of Virginia will conduct two Usa eur basketball officials clinics sept. 26-30 and oct. 3-7 at the 3811th gym in Frankfurt and Johnson Barracks in Mufti Berg respectively the recreation serv ices sports officials of Mil percen have officials from Italy Belgium and Germany Are expected to attend the five Day Usa eur attending the Fox conducted seminars will learn the latest officiating techniques participate in actual play situations View officiating films answer quizzes and pass a written exam before qualifying for provisional membership in the Usa eur athletic officials Assoc a , who was awarded a pm. D. In Edu cation from Columbia University presently serves As chairman of the rules examination committee for the International association of approved basketball officials Paabo. Before assuming his present teaching duties on the Fairfax Campus he served for 25 years As chairman of health and physical education for the District of co Lumbia teachers College where he coached football basketball and baseball. An Active official on collegiate and professional courts for More than three dec Ades Fox has travelled the boards in a number of the nation s top conferences including the Atlantic coast conference Southern conference Mason Dixon con Ference and the National basketball association. The popular educator sportsman represents the Amateur sports interest of the . At International events having averaged at least one major Cage clinic a Hill clinches Ryder cup for . With 5 up win by Borgreen Blackpool England a Dave Hill playing so poorly he had asked to be left on the sidelines scored the decisive Point saturday and led the United states to an expected 2l/z-ll/z Victory Over great Britain Ireland in the Ryder cup Golf matches. I be been playing so bad i asked the Captain Dow Finsterwald to leave me out of the pairings today Hill said after his clinching 5 and 4 Victory Over Britain s Tommy Horton. The Way i m playing it s embarrassing. And it s downright dangerous to the spectators. I changed my mind after talking with some friends and told the Captain i d play if he wanted me to and that i just hoped i would t Embarrass he did t. An Eagle three of the sixth Hole the first Eagle of the three Day matches sent him 4 up and Hill took it from there in the raw Cloudy cold that settled Over the dunes and bunkers of the Royal Lytham St. Anne s Golf club. Dave got All choked up when Dow told him he d won the matches for the United states said Hill s wife Sandy. I Haven seen him like that very his Victory was necessary for the americans who entered the final Day s play with a solid 71/2-21/2 Lead but managed to take Only five Points from the 10 closing singles matches against an out manned but fired up band of British youngsters. It was the u. A s 18th Triumph in the 22 biennial matches that have been held since 1927, when wealthy British seed merchant Sam Ryder put up a cup for the International Competition. One match ended in a tie. The u. S. Has lost Only once since 1935. This one did t come easily however As Freitas hurls seven to passes Norwalk Calif. Up Quarter Back Jim Freitas passed for seven touch Downs and completed 22 of 36 passes for 316 Yards Friday night to Lead Long Beach state to a 50-31 Victory Over Fullerton state in a Pacific coast athletic association football opener. The 49ers started things rolling at 1 05 in the first period on a 25-Yard pass from Freitas to Dennis Byrd. Long Beach scored again on a 25-Yard pass from Frei tas to Tim Cunningham and it was 14-0 at 9 13 of the first Quarter. The 49ers were ahead 37-17 at halftime As Freitas brother of former san Diego state passing Whiz Jesse Freitas and Transfer from san Diego s Gross Mont col lege passed for three More scores in the second period. He hit Tony Maddocks on an 18-yarder, Chuck Benbow on a 27 yarder and Vernon Henry on a 12-yarder for the second half Freitas teamed with Benbow on a 24-Yard touchdown pass and Maddocks on a nine Yard scoring strike. Fullerton quarterback Dale Bunn completed 13 of 26 passes for 135 Yards while titans running Back obie Graves had 95 Yards on 13 carried 17 times for the 49ers for 133 Yards while Benbow managed two touchdowns caught six passes for 129 Yards and rushed 12 times for 50 Yards for Long Beach. The British Irish team showed surprising strength in the singles matches. Only the five Point Lead the americans had built in the foursomes and four Ball matches enabled them to keep the old Tophy. Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson the american aces both were beaten 1-up in singles. Nicklaus who lost the first four holes to pars battled Back to Square the match but eventually fell before 28-year-old Scot Ber Nard Gallacher a 10-year Veteran of the european tour. Watson the British open and masters Champion lost to 20-year-old Nick Faldo with Watson s Par saving 30-foot putt from the fringe spinning out of the cup on the final Hole. In addition to Hill other american Victo Ries were scored by pea Champ Lanny Wadkins 4 and 3 Over Howard Clark Lou Graham 5 and 3 Over Veteran Neil Coles . Open Champ Hubert Green 1 up Over Ireland s Eamonn Darcy and Ray Floyd 2 and 1 Over Mark James. British Irish winners besides Faldo and Gallacher were lefty Peter Dawson who crushed Don january 5 and 4 Brian Barnes who dropped a 10-foot, Par saving putt on the last Hole for a 1-up decision Over Hale Irwin and Peter Oosterhuis 2 up Over Jerry Mcgee. Kitzinger slates Golf tournament Kitzinger Germany the Kitzing in Golf club will hold the 10th annual col Umbus Day falling Leafs Golf tournament oct. 8-10, it was announced Here. The tourney will open oct. 8 with 18 holes Over the 6700-Yard layout with play ers being flighted after the first round. The final Day will and the top 10 scorers battling it out in a sole survivors will be a Barbecue Sunay with a pro am tourney scheduled for further information Call Kitzinger civ0932m956. Angels claim yanks May new York up the new York Yankees who thursday acquired slugger Dave Kingman from California on waivers returned the favor when the Angels claimed Carlos May on waivers. Used in a limited capacity this season the 29-year-old May batted .227 in 65 games with two homers and 16 rib mainly in a role As new York s left handed designated hitter. May can also play first base and the Outfield. Year outside the . For the past eight years. One of the game s most highly regarded play callers Fox has conducted some 52 clinics per year since 1972. His record of clinics conducted and games officiated is probably unequalled in modern Day basketball. The 1974-75 Paabo handbook was dedicated to Fox in recognition of his outstand ing service to the american born sport of basketball. He has served for Many years As a member of the nations top basketball committees his professional offices including past presidencies of the Paabo. Inc., Potomac intercollegiate conference and the collegiate basketball officials association. During the summer months he directs the Kaufmann Camp for some 900 children in Huntingtown md., a vacation activity he has been associated with for the past Quarter Century. In great demand on the collegiate ban Quet circuit the affable official has authored numerous articles for National magazines and professional journals among them the College coach physical education Scholastic coach athletic journal Operand safety education. Fox is no stranger to . Forces Basket Ball clinics having conducted officiating seminars for the . Army in the far East and Safe. Head slap outlawed in pro f oot a 11 new York up the Rule changes adopted this year by the nil Are minor but the most significant difference will be welcomed by offensive linemen who May suffer fewer headaches As a result. The head slap in which a defensive lineman begins his initial charge by whacking his opponent in the head has been outlawed. To make things fair Offen Sive linemen Are now similar restricted from using their hands and arms above an opponent s shoulders. The restrictions on the crack Back Block below the Waist which was outlawed in 1974 in an Effort to reduce knee injuries were further clarified to make it illegal for a Back who lines up inside a tight end to move outside and then Back inside to throw a crack Back Block. The original Rule made it illegal to use the Block within three Yards of either Side of the line of scrim Mage if the Blocker was lined up More than two Yards outside the tackle. It is also illegal now for a wide receiver to clip an opponent anywhere even in the Legal clipping zone at the line of scrim Mage. Other changes the Coin toss May be held at any time within three minutes of offensive lineman who takes a two Point stance must have some part of his body including his head within one foot of his team s end of the Ball to be legally on the line of shoe worn by a player with an artificial limb must have its kicking surface conform to that of a Normal kicking shoe. If a kicker fouls during a punt before a Possession change and the receiver fouls after a Possession change offsetting penal ties will be declared and the Down re played. A defender can Contact an eligible receiver either in the three Yard zone at the line of scrimmage or once beyond the zone but not both. A team will lose its Coin toss option and sustain a 15-Yard penalty if it does not arrive on the Field for Warmup at least 15 minutes before the scheduled Kickoff
