European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 1, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 1, 1978 the stars and stripes Pago 21 Baltimore s Don Hardeman Center barely makes it Over the goal line As trying to stretch a Point Detroit Lions Jimmy Allen left and Walt Williams try to muscle hint Back. The fourth Quarter to gave the Colt the Edge Over Detroit 13-7. A ice Mson tide has no Competition Lin Dpi s ratings of top College teams by Greg Aiello new York up Alabama with 15 starters returning from the Southeastern conference championship team that j handed Ohio state a 35-6 loss in the sugar bowl emerged a solid Choice As the nation s top team wednesday in the up Board of coaches pre season College foot Ball ratings. Alabama with 18 first place votes easily outdistanced no. 2 Oklahoma which Drew Only four no. 1 votes. Bear Bryant s Crimson tide which won 11 of 12 games last year to finish second in the nation received 534 Points to 440 for Oklahoma. Penn state was third with 398. The no. 4 team was defending National Champion notre Dame 371 followed closely by Arkansas 365. Completing the top 10 were no. 6 Michigan no. 7 Southern Cal no. 8 Ohio state no. 9 Texas and no. 10 Nebraska. The second 10 was headed by a pair of  10 teams no. 11 Washington and no. 12 Urcla followed by no. 13 leu and no. 14 Pittsburgh. Texas am was 15th ahead of no. 16 Florida state and no. 17 Ken Tucky. Closing out the top 20 were no. 18 North Carolina no. 19 Iowa state and no. 20 Maryland. On Mcaa probation this year and there by ineligible for consideration by the up Board of coaches Are Michigan state Houston Oklahoma state and Grambling. Alabama last won the National title in 1973 and has finished second three times in the last seven years 1971, 74 and 77. The tide opens its Campaign for the National championship saturday night at Home against loth ranked Nebraska in a nationally televised game. Two other Tough non conference tests Ollow for Alabama which travels to mis Ouri sept. 16 and hosts Southern Cal sept. 11. The Crimson tide s offence is built around quarterback Jeff Rutledge sugar bowl map halfback Tony Nathan 15 touchdowns last year enter Dwight Ste Jonenson and tackle Jim Bunch. The de tense is anchored by tackles Marty Lyons and David Hannah end Wayne Hamilton linebackers Barry Krauss Rich Wingo  Rickey Gilliland and defensive backs Don Mcneal and Murray Legg. In an Effort to produce More accurate ratings voting has been expanded this year to allow the Board s coaches to vote for the top 15 teams rather than the top 10. Six coaches from each of the seven Geo graphical areas of the country comprise the Board. Points Are awarded on a 15-14-13-Etc. Basis with first place Worth 15 Points and 15th place one Point. The first weekly ratings will be released sept. 7. Here by sections Are the coaches who comprise the up football Board East Frank Cignetti West Virginia Carmen Cozza Yale Frank Burns Rutgers Jackie Sherrill Pittsburgh Frank Maloney Syracuse Jerry Claiborne Maryland. Midwest Jim Young Purdue Lee Corso Indiana Dan Devine notre Dame Woody Hayes Ohio state Cal Stoll Minne Sota  Culpepper Northern Illinois. South Bear Bryant Alabama Vince Dooley Georgia Doug Dickey Florida Jim Carlen South Carolina Johnny majors Tennessee Charlie Mcclendon leu. Midlands Tom Osborne Nebraska Barry Switzer Oklahoma Earle Bruce. Iowa St. Jim Wright Wichita St. Bob commings Iowa Bud Moore Kansas. Southwest Bill Yeoman Houston Emory Bellard Texas am Grant Teaff Baylor Hayden Fry North Texas state Fred Akers Texas Lou Holtz Arkansas. Mountains Frank Kush Arizona state Bill Parcells air Force Bill Mondt new Mexico la veil Edwards Brigham Young Bill Mallory Colorado Wayne Howard Utah. Pacific John Robinson Southern Cal continued on Page 224 Vilas Connors first round winners Somollia draws 1st position for hambletonian by Samuel 0. Hancock do Quoin. 111. Up speedy a Minolli addled strength to his favorite s role in sat urday s 53rd hambletonian wednesday drawing the no. 1 Post position in a Field of eight 3-year-old Trotters entered for the harness racing classic. The Field is the smallest since seven Trot ters went to the Post in 1972 for a race that was taken by super bowl. The Gross purse of $241.280 compares with the hambletonian record of $284,181 when Green Speed won the event last year in record time of .1 55.3. The Winner s share of the purse will be $120,000, with the next four finishers earn ing $60,320. $28.953, $19,302 and $12,064. Somollia Winner of the Yonkers Trot the first leg of trotting s triple Crown Satur Day will be driven by Howard Beissinger who drove Lindy s Pride to a Hambo win in 1969 and won in 1971 with speedy Crown. Somollia Shire. Other entries with their Post positions and Drivers include no. 2, count s Pride. William Haughton 3, Florida pro George Sholty 4, double mint Peter Haughton 5. Noble Art. Del Miller 6, Way to gain. John Simpsonjr. 7, Briscoe Hanover. Jim Miller 8, Brilliant Yankee Ben Webster. Somollia the top Money Winner in the Field with earnings of $211,624. Won the review futurity at the Illinois state fair when he raced from the no. 9 position and the founder s Gold cup at Vernon Downs where he recorded his Best time of the season 1 57.4. In winning 2-year-old Trotter of the year honors in 1977. Somollia had the Best time of 1 57.2. I Don t expect this Field to beat Green Speed s Mark but i think it is capable of doing  said Beissinger. Somebody would have to go the first half or three quarters real fast to do it. But this is one of the most competitive Fields we be  Beissinger mentioned Florida pro As the horse he feels could give Somollia the most trouble. Count s Pride pulling three time i Lamb letonian Winner Haughton has the Best time in the Field 1 56, in winning the Zweig memorial Trot at Syracuse . While Somollia was racing at Springfield. But count s Pride finished third behind Somollia and double mint in the Yonkers Trot. The first heat at the one mile Pari Niqui Al track at the do Quoin state fair is scheduled for 12 50 . Saturday with two heat wins needed to claim the stake. If there is no Winner after three heats the three heat winners would Settle the Issue in a race off. The Field for saturday s hambletonian at the do Quoin state fair i. Speedy Somollia 1. Count s Pride 3. Florida pro 4. Double mint 5. Noble Art 6. Way to gain 7. Brisco Hanover 8. Brilliant Yankee up horse Driver Odds  5-2  4-1 George Shelly 3-1  51 Del Miller 15-1 John Simpsonjr. 10-1 Jim Miller 4-1 Ben Webster 20-1 . Open still plagued by noise by Steve Wilstein new York up defending Cham Pion Guillermo Vilas and second seeded Jimmy Connors led a Parade of men s seeds posting first round victories at the . Open wednesday but none of them were responsible for making the ground and seats shake at the National Tennis Center. Tennis in the Jet age became More than a catch phrase on the first full Day at the noisy new $10 million facility that stands directly in the path of nearby Laguardia Airport s Takeoff route. During the afternoon jets roared across the stadium every two or three minutes and both fans and players could feel the vibrations. The sky filled with jets helicopters and prop planes looked like a scene out of Star  the problem was bad for everyone and no major upsets were recorded except the 7-6, 6-2 Triumph by Canadian Rejean Genois Over loth seeded Sandy Mayer. Vilas the third seeded Argentine who played the opening night match trailed 2-5 in the first set but clawed Back for a 7-5, 6-2 Victory Over 37-year-old Cliff Drysdale of South Africa. Connors hoping to continue his even year pattern after winning the open in 1974 and 1976, ripped Tom Gullikson of Easton pa., 6-0, 6-2. Fourth seeded Vitas Gerulaitis had to struggle to beat a promising 19-year-old from France Pascal Portes 7-5, 7-5 Brian Gottfried the fifth seed was the 12th seeded player out of 13 playing wednesday to gain the second round Gottfried had a Tough Duel with australian Phil Dent and fought Back from five break continued on Page 22