European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes january 1978 Iff they can Only keep score by Austin Wilson a sports writer new Orleans a its to be the fir St indoor super so that takes care of any weather if they can just count on the million scoreboard at the the Balky a bad staggering debt and a whole raft of Legal actions Are the remnants of the million stadiums unfortunate problems with million in air As Well As troubles with Hurliness and slovenly seem to have been taken care of by three football seasons of on Job training and a change of Therese been no reports of muggings in the Miles of carpeted corridors of the big stadium this and fans seem to be controlling the urge to spit or pour Beer from upper Levels onto the crowd garbage collection is and seats Are wiped clean of spilled drinks and the droppings of the domes resident flock of the goal Post which was twisted Down by Alabama fans after the sugar bowl has been heated and hammered Back into its the scoreboard that causes since August of 1975 when the stadium the scoreboard has been unreliable quitting cold at key such As its nationally televised stall during the recent sugar bowl counting As it did during one Tulane basketball or just flashing random patterns of Orange Light As it has done on numerous other the new Orleans school system May not be the Best in the but theres one big word that All the Little kids know Malf unc said Butch Van Breda former coach of the National basketball association jazz and currently basketball coach and athletic director at the University of new the super dome has asked bids on a com Puter to replace the undersized Gadget that currently Powers the but the earliest Hope for replacement Date is next theres not much that can be done other than Normal said Bill Public relations director for the that was done before the sugar its like any other piece off electronic equip your television set can go out at theres not much that can be done about the embarrassments from the although time has a Way of taking care of the dome does do something about the although most of the football games played in new Orleans take place in weather that would be considered Ideal in other parts of the three prior super bowls played at Tulane stadium Here have been arguments for indoor the Kansas Cit Minnesota in played on a soggy Field with a Tornado watch in effect the 1972 game Between Dallas and Miami was but the weather for the 1975 Minnesota Pittsburgh game was ridiculous with a chill Factor around even Hardy Minnesota fans com sundays game will be played in 70degree with a slight Blue Haze of cigarette smoke up near the hearing for Lyle a a preliminary hearing has been set for March 13 to deter mine whether heavyweight Boxer Ron Lyle should be bound Over for trial on a charge of second degree murder in the new years eve shooting death of his former Lyle is ranked among the top five heavy weights in the he has compiled a 35 51 record since being paroled and pardoned in 1969 after serving eight years on a 1961 manslaughter the cowboys used draft like Blue chips at Las vegas by Denne Freeman new Orleans a they were the first to take a Chance on basketball players and track they pioneered Talent sear Ches at no football factories like Elizabeth City fort Valley state and Kutztown they did All this because it was 1965 and the Dallas cowboys were sick and tired of being 18465 and the laughing Stock of the National football patiently the ragged expansion team of i960 which went 0111 had climbed to using draft choices like Blue chips at Las the cowboys gambled on Talent and hit the Jackpot most of the the Faith coach Tom owner Clint club president Tex Schramm and Talent scout Gil Brandt had in the draft and aggressive scouting bore its first breakeven season in Dallas was 77 and lost to Baltimore 353 in something called the playoff the cowboys won their first divisional title the next season and since have missed the playoffs Only in Knox leaves the rams to Lead Buffalo Bills Page 2li Bills owner Ralph Wilson said Knox has experienced nothing but Success with the los Angeles franchise and we know he is just the Man to restore the Buffalo Bills to a position of prominence in professional Boxer gets Asylum in United states South Lake a an olympic medal winning Boxer from who claims his country forced him to take up the has been granted political Asylum in the United Tom Laughlin of the immigration and naturalization service in Sacramento said wednesday that the United states has not received any reaction from romanian officials about the heavyweight Mircea of who won a Silver medal at the 1976 olympic came to South Lake Tahoe with the romanian boxing Simon reportedly telephoned the Fri monday night and asked for the romanian team left South Lake Tahoe for a match in and the team leaders reported him missing in Laughlin Laughlin said Simon told american authorities that he had no Choice but to be a Boxer in he was told he was going to be a Boxer and that was he was taken into a military boxing club when he was 20 years he was forced to participate As a that was his principal function within the he was to continue that until his boxing career was finished and then he would be a Laughlin Escalera will defend title against Arguello san puerto Rico api Alfredo the world boxing Council Junior lightweight Champion from puerto will defend his Crown against Alexis Arguello of Nicaragua 28 in nearby Bay the announcement was made monday by promoter Don who has successfully defended his title 10 will face the toughest opponent of his career in a former featherweight titleholder and considered one of the most explosive punchers in the bout is set for Juan Ramon Lounel stadium which has a capacity of Wilson said Knox was released from the remaining years of his los Angeles con tract and signed late tuesday night to a new multiyear agreement with As soon As it became evident that coach Knox might be available we sought and received permission from Carroll owner of the to speak with Wilson said in a we arc positively delighted to land a Man of Chuck knows stature As the new head coach of the the Bills declined to give any further in formation on the contract but said Knox would be in Buffalo Friday for a news con under the rams won three of five first round playoff games but lost the pfc Cham e three years in a they were up set by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the pfc playoffs last took Over the Bills during the 1976 season after Lou Saban tile Bills lost the final nine games in 1976 under Ringo and finished the 1977 season with a 311 a former new York jets and Detroit Lions assistant compiled a 44111 record with the rams and a winning percentage of he took Over the rams in 1973 after the team had finished the or chios year with a 671 in his first the rams finished a native of Knoz also led the pfc pro bowl team As head coach for three ousting a 21 Mark in the Post season he was the defensive line coach of the Lions for six prior to he was defensive line coach of the jets for four Knox was born april and at tended Juniata College in where he was an offensive lineman and co Captain of the football he was graduated As a three year letter Winner in 1954 and spent one season As assistant coach of the College before going into Pennsylvania prep coaching for four he moved to Wake Forest As an assistant or two seasons until he took a similar Job at the University of Kentucky in he joined the jets staff in Knox and his have three daughters and one son the team that faces the american foot Ball conference Champion Denver Broncos sunday was forged and fashioned the Only running Back Preston son was bought at the Nils trading mar the Price As a free we live and die by the draft and Oura Tatt said cowboys special assistant Ermal consider have three free agents who Are Drew Cliff Harris and the Dallas offence that faces Orange crush defense Sundy includes if quarterback who was drafted in the Lotic round in 1964 and  even play for four Roger the Heisman Winner from had to serve out his military obligation before he could join the Rookie running Back Tony Dorsett was drafted 1 when Dallas gave Seattle a feb Stroud pick and three in the second fullback Robert Newhouse was second round Choice in other cowboys on offence and the rounds they were taken include wide receiver Golden Richards tight end Billy Job Dupree tackles Ralph Neely 1 and pal Donovan guards Herb Scott 13 and Tom Raffery 4 and Center John Fitzgerald Dallas doomsday defense is a sprinkling of High draft choices except for left Jethro Pugh Lewis and Comer Back Benny yet another free agent first round picks include left ended too tall right tackle Randy left linebacker Thomas Henderson and right com crack Aaron Harvey the aps nil defensive player of the was a third round Choice As was Strong safety Charlie Banner year was 1975 when we got Donovan and said the cowboys also drafted reserves Randy Mike Hegman and Scott Laidlaw that Bountiful year and made it to the super bowl with their dirty dozen Dallas was the first to make use of a track Bob As a deadly football Talent Cornell seven times Al pro at defensive Back and now a Cowboy was the first basketball player to hit it the cowboys have had their busts Dennis Tody Bill and Sonny All who were drafted High and proved major but for Ever time the cowboys have been wrong in the draft Treyve had a Harvey Martin or a Cliff Harris or a Drew Pearson on the right we believe in the draft and that still our lifes says we know that some like Washington and George have a philosophy of trading for Veteran we like pm aah remount and at the Salina us reds to make japanese tour Cincinnati up the Cincinnati reds have announced they will make a Goodwill exhibition tour of Japan in the fall of 1978 at the invitation of the yom Iuri one of japans leading newspapers and the sponsor of the the reds will be the pint major league team in four years to go to Japan for a series of baseball games against Jap anese the four week tour will begin in late october and match the reds against the to Mizuri based in As Well As other teams throughout there have been 10 previous exhibition series in Japan involving major league dating Back to 1953 when the new York giants made the first other teams involved were the new York Yan Kees Brooklyn dodgers 1956 St Louis cardinals 1958 and san fran Cisco giants Detroit tigers 1962 los Angeles dodgers Baltimore