European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 30, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes wednesday August 30, 1978 Crimson tide picked As no. 1 by a by Herschel Nissenson a sports write the Crimson tide of Alabama who finished a controversial second to Notredame last season have been picked to win the 1978 National championship by the associated press College football Board. Arkansas. Penn state and Oklahoma also were picked to finish ahead of defend ing Champion notre Dame which is fifth inthe pro season ratings. Rounding out the pre season top tenure Michigan Ohio state. Texas. Southern California and . Arkansas Texas and Penn state finished behind notre Dame Las season although the top five teams All had 11-1 records. Notre Dame won the National championship thanks to a 38-10 Cotton bowl trouncing of previously unbeaten Texas which was ranked no. I at the end of the regular season. This time Alabama received 31 of 63first-place votes and 1.215 of a possible i. 260 Points from the a s nationwide panel of sports writers and sportscasters. Arkansas received 13 votes for the  and 1.111 Points while five members of the Board voted for Penn state. The Nilta by Lions accumulated 1,013 Points. Oklahoma received just one first place vote but 997 Points to nose out notre Dame which had nine first place votes and 987total Points. Somewhere during the course of the season someone is going to have to take that title away from us on the  says notre Dame coach Dan Devine. It s not impossible but it s going to Bevery hard to do. Although we May not be How they stand american league Ella Monder results a sealts  1. Oakland 1 j  10. Detroit t  York 4, California i Kan m City i Chugo 2lteaasu.torontos a games scheduled National. League East Tea Diego monday s results. At Anu 4. 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Ppd., rain West even 7. To Lofte 4 Southern league monday s results toriendo7.s4ivannin 1.11 innings Columbus 2-1. Jacksonville 14 Chattanooga 1.2, Memphis m in mlle 44, Montgomery 1-7 Nashville 1. Charlotte 2 Texas league monday s result Sel paso 10, Midland 4 Arr Allol sen Antonio 1 Jackson la Kanui. Ppd. Rain tulta3.snreveport2 pre season favourites to repeat As National champions i can assure you that we won t give up the title  the remaining first place ballots two went to Southern Cal and one each to Texas and Texas am which finished 16th in the  received 908 Points to 884 for Ohio state. 759 for Texas. 747 for Southern Cal and 563 for Nebraska. The pre season second ten consists of Washington. Urcla Louisiana state. Pitts Burgh Kentucky. Texas am. Florid state. Clemson. North Carolina and Iowa  year s final top ten included notre Dame Alabama Arkansas Texas. Pen state. Kentucky. Oklahoma. Pitt. Michi Gan and  the second ten were Ohio state be Nancy Lopez. Caddy played cupid Brasta. Southern Cal Florida stat Vford san Diego state North Arizona state Clemson an Young. Stanford san Diego state Arizona _ and Brigham Young failed to Makei year s pre season top Twenty. They vim replaced by Urcla Louisiana state Texania a and Iowa state. Jet the top Twenty teams in the Atto plated press in Folk season College football Pell with Glrst Olace votes task theses last year s records end total Bounts Polnett Leeaon 20-ie. 18-17.14-15.1413.12.11.10--74-544.11- i Alabama 111  111 3.Penn state 5 4.oktahoma 11 5.notre Dame Al 4.michigan 7.ohk site  11  Cal 171 i Nebraska  12.ucla 13.loulslana stale 14plttsburgh 15.Kentucky 14.texesaam it 17. Florida  19.North carolina2o.lowa state others receiving votes listed Alp. Stale Ball slate Baylor Brigham in Orado Florida Georgia c Mayrund mum a of.  stale Missouri North Carolina Texas stale Purdue san leg Tennessee Washington state. Pac-10 adopting 3-person officiating Walnut Creek Calif. Up -%pacific-10 conference will go to " son basketball officiating a executive director Wiles Halloc bounced. The decision to adopt the  officiating Crew was approved by oem 10 Council in Coeur d Alene Idaho tag week and Hallock after conferring wet basketball supervisor Frank Marty gave approval of its use next season Lopez announces Shell marry 29-year-old a. Sportscaster Harrisburg a. Up Nancy Lopez the 21-year-old wonder of the Lyga Golf tour who smashed a record with five consecutive tournament wins this year announced her engagement monday to Tim Melton. 29, a sportscaster in Harrisburg. Lopez of Roswell n.m., announced he engagement on a television show. Employees at the station confirmed the announce ment monday night. A co worker of Melton said the two me while Lopez was competing in the lady Keystone open at Hershey pa., last  was covering the Lyga event although Lopez finished -15 strokes be Hind Winner  Bradley to break her string of five consecutive tournament wins she decided to take a Brief vacation and she spent much of the time seeing Mel ton. She was hanging around the newsroom Bench sounds off at Sparky reds continued from Page 21 said the explanation for Cincinnati skid is  look at your production and took a your pitching. I think that is pretty Good being 12 games Over .500 when you be Only outscored the opposition by five runs he said. Our earned run average is 3.80. What s kicking them in the butt going to do b that going tomake them hit we be scored three or less runs in 16 of our last 25 games. How Many of those Are you going to win with a 3.87 Era asked what Bench meant when he in from scaly for i Den a tall the Mana pm  t know. You it a a a if 1 thought  a Twat it \ pm Astop this slump. We a you re getting thai Hita Mal i game what can Ciu or a Psi ,.lkl,a look at our stats u n a.-, i a w a 11 if anybody is look it v a f.,i a answer they re Lix Kim m ii  Bench explained. When Vover two years the isms , ,. Tougher. Sometimes a Guy Law � i a hiding Nis head in a Corner Lii ice a has set in he knows cur capabilities and we re not playing up to our Caparbi  Wagner who is in his first year a president of the club indicated that the in in term contracts have Hurt the  player does t have to play hard. I Hiir in figure out How to get the ath m in perform even if he has the Long   i or. We took the attitude that � Mill turn it i when we had to. This i. Iii to get something i we i Iii Fri happened it takes Lii a and 16 others Eon " cd Tria show " and passing the Frisbee around with a co worker said. S i he said he believed Lopez and in were planning a wedding in april. Melton who has been at the St years said he met Lopez while ing her on the tuesday before the Keystone open. He said he did not How she Felt about him until four Days i would t have known if her a Roscoe had t played cupid he she said she was too shy to say to me. At the time i did t know any interest. On saturday Roscoe walked up after the round and said Why Dumask her out she apparently said thing to him about me. On  to take matters in own hands.". He said when he and Lope the Golf tournament they i missed each other and the piled up. She visited him a shortly afterwards. We be been fortunate in that be Jess allowed her to be Able to i More often than it she had not Cess Melton said. Orantes Solomon net postponed because of Rall pc Brookline. Mass. A Ali ruled championship match Between Orantes of Spain and Harold  Beach Fla. In the 51st u Tennis tournament was postpone night because of a steady rain. Orantes. The defending , seeded no. 5 in the went. Were to meet for the title night at Longwood before heading. . Open in Flushing Meadow. N.?