European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 24, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes saturday september 24, 1977 conscience of his profession Paterno s Appeal More than Mere we Mark by Kathleen Maxa University Park a. Not to his players he is known affectionately As the rat a reference to a nose that Only Jimmy Durante could love and squinty eyes magnified by lenses thick As Coke bottle Bottoms. He was once described As looking like a saxophone player at an Indian wedding to other coaches who he frequently out recruits he is or. Clean. But to the people of Pennsylvania Joe Paterno a transplanted Brook Lyner is a source of state Pride i valid Only by the Liberty Bell. From the drawing rooms of Philadelphia to the steel Mills of Pittsburgh and All the farms and Mountain hamlets in Between he gives them All something to cheer about Penn state football. They in turn respond by eagerly entrusting their sons to him in the belief that he will make them better men and Likely candidates for the National football league Rookie draft four years later. Paterno s Appeal transcends a Mere win loss record however even if that record makes him the most successful College coach in the game today. He has made a reputation As the conscience of his profession the coach who answers to a higher authority than the Mcaa and Speaks out on recruiting sins More than illegalities i really feel badly about some Black kid who comes out of a ghetto and gets into a situation where he s liter ally just exploited Paterno said. He gets no Opportunity to do anything but maybe get a few Bucks to play pro basketball or football and has no Opportunity to understand what his own potential is As a human being and what he can do with his life without a basketball or football. To me that s a  he boasts More of the percentage of his players who graduate than the percentage named All America. Unlike Many coaches who House their players to Gether in special Jock dorms Paterno believes team spirit has its place on the Field not in the dormitories. I think to ask any football player to Only live with other football players for four years. That s got to be devastating to his self Confidence when he gets in a situation with other people whose ideas Are not the same As his he said. And while most football coaches confine their Opin ions to whether to run or pass Paterno will tackle any subject or anyone a Talent he has honed Over the years on the recruiting Trail. This preseason for example Paterno picked his own loth ranked Kittany Lions As the most overrated team in the  even after Penn state defense throttled Houston s vaunted veer offence and its offence rushed for Over 500 Yards in whipping the cougars 31-14, thus boosting the Lions to fifth place in both National polls Paterno s ver dict on his team was still out. I Don t think you can Tell about a football team until it s behind in the fourth Quarter and they come from behind and make a touchdown when everything is going bad for them he said. You know sometimes you re going to get stymied things Aren t going to go right. Then you find out where you get the  for a Man who puts such a High Premium on Over coming adversity As the test of greatness Paterno has experienced very few hard knocks in life himself. The son of a new York City chief clerk of court he grew up in Brooklyn then solidly Middle class and solidly ital Ian. He graduated from quarterback of the Jesuit run Brooklyn prep team to quarterback at Ivy league Brown. It was there that Paterno met his football Mentor rip Engle who coached him and later recruiting his newly graduated protege to be an assistant when Engle continued on Page 25 Joe Frazier weighs offer for his return Pinkhurst. . D Pii former world heavyweight Champion Joe Frazier said he would give serious consideration to an offer from a North Carolina promoter to ret urn to the ring. If the Money is right and it s a title fight. I la come  said Frazier at a press conference to promote a fight card scheduled in Fayetteville. . Thursday night. We want Joe to come out of retirement and fight a major contender said Joe Flynn. President of ringside promotions the group making the offer. Details of the offer were not disclosed. Frazier said a chief reason for consider ing a return to the ring was his displeasure with the Way the Guy who has the title Muhammed Alij is living. He hurts the image of the championship. I caught a glimpse of his last fight and it did t  you need to put More into it. If i get involved it s going to be a great  said Frazier. The most Likely pairing though it was not discussed would be a match Between Frazier and the Winner of the upcoming championship fight Between a and Earnie shavers. Frazier 33, will Box his son Marvis in a three round exhibition at the Fayetteville fights promoted by ringside. Fontaine is named pm of san Diego san Diego a the san Diego padres named Bob Fontaine a longtime player scout and former Brooklyn dodgers farm Pitcher As general manager in full charge of the National league baseball club thursday. The Job has been vacant in name since Peter Bavasi left in mid-1976 to become general manager of Toronto in the Ameri can league. Bavasi s father Buzzy quit As president of the club on tuesday and that Job was left unfilled. Ray Kroc owner of the club indicated he would undertake the duties of president. Fontaine 53, said he was sorry to be replacing a great personal Friend in Buzzy Bavasi but i m thrilled by the Honor that has been bestowed on me by or.  Calfee Kite share first round Lead with 66 in Ohio Kings Island open by Norm Clarke Cincinnati a unheralded Bill Calfee shot his Best professional round to tie torrid putting Tom Kite thursday with a four under Par 66 to share the first round Lead in the $150,000 Ohio Kings Island open. The 27-year-old Calfee who ranked 202nd on the Money list last year As a Rookie overcame a shaky Start to Post 33s on the front and Back nines. Among the last group to finish Calfee slipped past defend ing Champion Ben Crenshaw who trails the leaders by a stroke. Kite 27, opened with a Birdie spree that put him four under after six holes. He Sank a 35-footer for a Birdie on the second Hole Sank Birdie putts of 12, 25 and 23 on the fourth through sixth holes and dropped a 20-Footeronthellth. My Putter decided to take me for a ride and i jumped on it said Kite who bodied the 17th and 18th holes. Calfee who never led a professional tournament before Garner fires 69 to Lead by 1 in $ 100,000 lady Coventry Alamo Calif. Up overcoming the trauma of hitting her tee shot out of Bounds on the second Hole Long hitting Joanne Garner shot a 4-under-Par 69 Over the de manding round Hill Golf club course thursday to take a one stroke first round Lead in the $100,000 lady Coventry Lyga Golf tournament. Hitting it did t bother me because i be already won three tournaments and the team championship this year and i hit a Ball out of Bounds in every one of them said the Veteran Garner. One stroke behind were two other Veter ans Kathy Whit Worth and Sandra Post both at 3-under-Par 70, while at 71 were Diane Patterson Mary Mills and Mary Horner. Twelve other women broke Par at 72, including . Women s open Champion Hollis Stacy who had a Hole in one on the 188-Yard, 13th Hole As her 5-Iron shot landed 15 feet in front of the cup and rolled straight in. Mardell Wilkins and Rookie Betsy my Willie both had a Chance Mardell being 6 under for nine holes and Betsy 5-under at one time but both wound up with 72. Jan Stephenson who won the lady Cov entry last year in Florida was forced to withdraw after playing 15 holes when she injured her shoulder and leading Money Winner Judy Rankin limped in the final seven holes after incurring muscle spasms in her lower  is an old injury said Rankin who shot 75, and i have my Medicine with  la take Medicine and stay in bed until 10 o clock tomorrow morning. If it gets better i la keep my 1 30 tee off  the leaders Joanne Garner Kathy Whitworth Sandra Post Mary Horner Mary Mills Diane Patterson Debbie Austin Silvia Bertolaccini Jane Blalock Murle Breer Jill Endicott Shelley Hamlin Betsy Mcwillie Joann Prentice Penny Pulz Hollis Stacy Joann Washam Mardell Wilkins Amy Alcott Mary Lou Crocker Bonnie Lauer Debbie Massey Mary Bea Porter Kathy Postlewait Beth Solomon Jerilyn Britz Kathy Farrer Vicki Fergon Dot Germain Pam Higgins Judy Kimball Pat Meyers Sandra Palmer Vivian Brownlee Janet Coles Marlene Floyd Kathy Hite Joyce Kazmiersky Beverly Klass Carole to ska la Susan o Connor Judy Rankin Alex Reinhardt Sandra Spuzich Barbara vetran Odonna while Donna Young Laura Baugh Bonnie Bryant Betty Burfeindt 35-346 36-34-70 34-3670 36-3571 35-3671 35-36-71 36-3672 34-3872 36-3672 34-3872 35-3772 40-3272 33-3972 36-3672 39-3372 35-3772 37-3572 41-3172 35-3873 36-3773 3538-73 36-3773 36-3773 37-3673 36-3773 38-3674 34-40-74 36-3874 35-3974 35-3974 38-3674 36-3874 37-3774 38-37-75 38-3775 35-40-75 38-37-75 37-3875 37-387j 34-4174 38-37-75 37-3875 36-3975 38-37-75 36-3975 39-3675 37-38-75 36-40-76 39-37-76 41-35-76 thursday played bogey free Golf. Calfee who has won Only $9,495 on the tour this year said the Long playing course was suited to his game. I m not thinking about winning the tournament i m just trying to make the Cut said the Virginia Beach va., native who was once honoured As the top scholar athlete at the University of Maryland. Kite wingless on the 1977 tour reeled off his sizzling round while playing in the same Trio with Nicklaus. Its fun to play with people who Gener ally play Well. Jack pushes you and makes you play better said Kite whose Previ Ous top efforts this year were third place finishes in the masters and the Canadian open. Fourteen players were three strokes behind at 69 and 11 others were tied for fifth with 70s. Crenshaw who has shown signs he is breaking the grip of a prolonged slump toured the course in 33-34, with his Only bogey of the Day coming at no. 18 when he took a six after hitting into a Pond. Miller Barber who won the tournament in 1975, was six strokes Back at 72 with 22 others. The leaders Tom Kite Bill Calfee  Crenshaw Bob Zender Craig Stadler Mike Hill Allen Miller Don Pooley Jack Spradlin Mike Sullivan Tony Cerda Bobby Nichols Bob Wynn Ron Cerrudo George Cadle Mark Alwin Tim Simpson Tommy Aaron Bobby Mitchell Leonard Thompson Gary Groh Andy North Mark Hayes Jim Dent Bill Pelham Mack Mclendon Rod curl Jerry Pate Sam Adam Salan Tapie George Johnson Fred Marti Bill Roge sterry Lehl John Lister Dwight Nevil Randy Erskine Mike Mccullough Pete Brown Orville Moody 31-3566 33-3366 33-3467 34-34-48 33-3568 32-36-68 34-3468 36-3268 32-3668 35-3368 35-3368 34-35-49 34-3569 35-3469 34-35-69 34-3569 35-34-49 35-34-69 37-3269 34-35-69 35-3449 33-34-69 36-3369 33-3649 33-3669 35-3570 33-3770 35-3570 35-3570 34-36-70 35-3570 34-36-70 36-3470 3436-70 34-3670 34-3670 36-3571 36-35-71 35-3671 35-36-71 continued on Page 26