European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes Friday september 23, 1977 sooner invading Ohio to tackle buckeyes on hallowed Home Field naval Maneu vers Navy s Phil Mcconkey picks up 36 Yards on this punt return against Connecticut in the second Quarter last sat urday. Attempting to Collar the Middle is Mark flood. Navy scored a 38-7 win Over Connecticut at Annapolis. Up by Fred Mcmane up sports writer taking a College football team to Colum bus Ohio to play Ohio state is about As much As fun As walking Barefoot through a mine Field. You certainly won t find it on any coach s list of favorite things. Better he should tangle with a grizzly Frankfurt of nov has arranged for live telecasts via satellite this weekend of two football games in the . Saturday night starting at 6 45 . Get it will be Oklahoma is. Ohio state from Columbus and sunday at 9 . Get the pro feature will match the nil super bowl Champion Oakland raiders against the Pittsburgh Steeles in a rematch of last year s playoff thriller. Bear than meet Woody Hayes on his Home turf. There May be no More hallowed ground in the state of Ohio than Ohio stadium. Navy planning the perfect game by Mary Ellen Haskett Annapolis. My. I up Navy coach George Welsh agrees with everybody s assessment of no. 1 ranked Michigan they re bigger faster and better than us but said wednesday the mismatch toughened midshipmen Are planning the perfect game they Mast play to win. Welsh told his weekly news conference that his squad has been somber in prac Tice but serious about saturday s game i think that s Good he said. The Navy coach said that despite in Brockington Cut by packers after 3 subpar years Green Bay wis. A John Brockington who rushed for More than 1.000 Yards in each of his first three National football league seasons but who has been a disappointment the last three years was Cut by the Green Bay packers wednesday. Brockington who became Only the 25th runner in nil history to surpass 5,000 career Yards Rushing in the packers season opening Victory at new Orleans sunday was placed on waivers tuesday and cleared waivers meaning no other nil club claimed him. At 3 . Cd wednesday. If he is not claimed by 3 . Thursday he will become a free agent. Brockington 29, was in the option year of a three year no Cut contract Worth be tween $150,000 and $200,000 a year. Dan Devine then Packer head coach and Gen eral manager had awarded it to Brocking ton after his third and last 1.000-Yard Rushing season in 1973. If Brockington does not sign with another nil team this year the packers will have to pay his full salary for the season Brockington the packers first round draft Choice from Ohio state in 1971, rushed for 1,105 Yards and averaged 5.1 Yards per carry the latter figure his career High As a Rookie. He rushed for 1,027 Yards in 1972, Lead ing the packers to the National conference Central division title and amassed 1,114 Yards in 1973. Pressie wins Over the Citadel and Connecticut the middies continue to make too Many mistakes and that s what worries me against  we have to play a perfect game and they have to be Lousy he said. Welsh said the Navy offence is not Good enough yet and continues to miss assign ments and blocks which hurts Quarter Back Bob Leszczynski s passing. He also said Leszczynski has had too Many pass interceptions. Freshman Back Steve Callahan who Pearson is i for Rich Cha Harrisburg . Up Lascar officials have declared Veteran racer David Pearson ineligible to compete in next month s $129,000 world service life 300, Charlotte motor Speedway officials said wednesday. Pearson was scheduled to drive a Chev Rolet prepared by Moss Ellington in the oct. 8 race. But a number of late Model sportsman Drivers protested saying Pear son had not participated in the specified number of Lascar sanctioned late Mode events. Pete Keller National director of Nas car s late Model sportsman division said in a letter to Ellington that Drivers had to compete in at least 10 Lascar late Model sportsmen or modified races this year in order to compete. In checking our Lascar official re cords we find that David Pearson has participated in Only five Lascar la e Model sportsman events. And did not com Pete in any Lascar modified events in 1977," Keller s letter said. The letter also pointed out that Pear son s entry violated a portion of the official world service life 300 entry Blank which spells out the 10-race quota. . Humpy Wheeler Charlotte motor Speedway s general manager said Pearson told him he had competed in at least 15 late Model events believed at least half of them to be Lascar sanctioned and was sure he would have More than 10 sanctioned races to his credit before the event. Had two touchdowns in the 38-7 win Over Connecticut last week will be used in the first half instead of waiting until the second half saturday Welsh said. Calla Han was named Eastern College athletic conference Rookie of the week. He said Michigan s Best asset is its option play and that Navy will concentrate and trying to slow Down or Stop Quarter Back Rick Leach. However the Wolverine defense is not easy to beat either he said. They play it so Well you can t fool them you just have to be  ineligible Irlotte event we acted in Good Faith in accepting the Pearson s entry Wheeler said. Although Pearson won t be Able to com Pete in the oct. 8 race Wheeler said he would be Able to run in the oct. 9 Nap a National 500. Wheeler called protests of Pearson s entry in the first race by other Drivers unfortunate but added it is also understandable because of All the prize Money at  grand National Drivers Darrell Waltrip Donnie Allison Richard Childress Lennie Pond and Dave Marcis have entered the world service life 300. Wheeler said All met Lascar requirements. Playing in front of 83,000 fans who firmly believe that Hayes should at the very least be president of the United states can be a bit unnerving. It is therefore no Accident that from 1972-75 the buckeyes won 24 consecutive games on their Home Field. Only last season when they lost two games and tied another at Home have they slipped from their Pedestal. Last year s team however was t considered Vintage Ohio state. This year s is supposed to be and saturday we will see exactly How Strong the fifth ranked Buck eyes Are when they entertain fourth ranked Oklahoma. This is the first meeting Ever Between these two perennial Powers and the game could be a Pivotal one in determining the National Champion at the end of the season. Both teams were preseason picks to be in the running for no. 1 honors but this will be Ohio state s last game against top ranked Competition until Michigan on nov. 19. Oklahoma meanwhile has several clashes with ranking teams remaining after saturday. Because they will not be meeting any top flight Competition until november the buckeyes Are Likely to be emotionally High for this one. That plus the fact they hardly Ever lose at Home makes us choose the buckeyes to beat the sooner 20-15, in sat urday s nationally televised contest. Here s a look at the rest of the nation the East Perm St. 28, Maryland 17 Kittany Lions could be one of Joe Paterno s finest teams. Pittsburgh 30, Temple 7 panthers stay on the ground. Boston College 21, army 13 eagles find Home Sweet after two embarrassing Road losses. Washington 20, Syracuse 10 where Are you Ben Schwartzwalder the South Mississippi St. 22, Florida 17 now that bulldogs Are off probation they re hungry for recognition. Alabama 32, Vanderbilt 14 Crimson tide Seething Over last week s loss takes out frustrations on commodores. Tennessee 21, Auburn 13 vols May be getting it together sooner than expected. Georgia 19, South Carolina 10 Bull dogs spoil gamecocks dreams of Gran Deur. The Midwest Michigan 24, Navy 10 middies always seem to play wolverines Tough. For a half. Iowa 23, Arizona 14 Hawk eyes have come a Long Way under Bob commings. Urcla 24, Minnesota 17 Bruins not As Good As their preseason analysis. Notre Dame 17, Purdue 10 if Irish had won last week it would be smart to go the other Way on this one. The midlands Nebraska 28, Baylor 20 Cor huskers can continued on Page 25 Andretti sticking with Lotus spurns offer to join Ferrari Nazareth a. A formula i race Driver Mario Andretti said wednes Day he will Honor his commitment to the Lotus racing team until the end of 1978, passing up an offer to join Ferrari. I m staying Andretti said of his Deci Sion to stay with Lotus instead of jumping to Ferrari the prestigious team which offered him a spot. He said he entered the agreement with Lotus earlier this year. Andretti said he was just considering everything and the fact that i already had a previous commitment. It was probably the easiest Way to go. It s been a Good Home for me the last couple years. I think we be got Good momentum and i Hope to continuing going that  Andretti said he was t worried a bout losing Security by leaving Lotus. I More or less intended to Honor the commitment i made with them Lotus i had to consider the offer from Ferrari be cause it s always attractive but i was t entirely free to take that offer. I weighed All the pros and cons and decided to Sta where i  y