European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 8, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1981 the stars and stripes Page 21 a picks Brian Sipe for map new York a Brian whose Superb passing propelled the Cleveland Browns to their first Divi Sion title since was named the associated press most valuable player tuesday for the 1980 nation Al football league the 31yearold who ranked first among the leagues pass ers this received 47 of the 84 cast by a nationwide panel of sports writers and sports broadcast three from each nil Sipe easily beat Houston running Back Earl second with 22 the Only other players to receive More than two votes were three other quarterbacks Philadelphia Ron Jaworski and Atlanta Steve Bartkowski with four apiece and san Diego Dan Fouts with Sipe completed nearly 61 percent of his passes 337 of 554 attempts for a club record it would have been a league record had not Fouts smashed his own record with Sipe surpassed 300 Yards in six games during the Sipe threw 30jouchdown passes during the 1980 regular an other club and he had Only 14 interceptions during the regular a interception percentage which was the lowest in the Sipe was drafted in the 13th round by the Browns in 1972 off the Cam pus of the passing factory called san Diego but Success was any thing but he spent two years on the taxi squad and threw his first regular season pass As a pro in 1974 in the first of his two years As Mike Phipps he finally got a Chance to become a starter when Phipps was injured Dur ing the 1976 season and last Sipe became the most prolific passer in the Browns storied history in the moving past Frank Ryan and Otto Graham during a 2721 Victory Over the Chi Cago he now has Yards passing to grahams from continued on Page 23 Tim Trimper left of the Winnipeg jets and Rick Middleton of the Boston crash on an icy Road Bruins collide at the Elueline in the first period of a National hockey league game monday in Boston won the Bossy Trade roles islanders Burn 63 by United press International John Tonelli and Mike Bossy reversed roles for a Bossy is the leagues goal scoring with and Tonelli has been assisting on Many of them since being placed on the same new York islanders line with Bossy and Bryan tuesday it was Tonelli who stunned the Toronto Maple Leafs with five and Bossy who piled up six assists As the islanders took a 63 leaving them three Points ahead of the re hot Louis blues in the Overall it was pretty exciting to watch John score All those said who moved past los Angeles Dave Taylor into third place in with 67 i said to myself on the who wants to score when you get six assists Tonelli opened the scoring for the is Landers with his 10th goal of the season Midway through the first following passes by Bossy and Bryan Trot tier added his 13th goal at Tonelli then scored at of the second period and added three goals in the including an empty Netter with 42 seconds nil Roundup left in the Rick Vaive scored two goals for giving him 20 thus far As Toronto lost its fourth straight game and eighth in the last blues Nordques 3 Jorgen Pettersson scored two goals and Blake Dunlop had a goal and four assists for the Victory gave the blues an eight game unbeaten Streak while the Nordques Are wingless in their last six de the blues 2 goalie behind Mike got the Victory for a Tea record six straight canadians red wings 2 Bob Rejean Houle and Doug Jaryis scored in a Span of the first period to Power Montreal to its sixth straight Reed Larson scored both red wings goals in the second Only two penalties were issued All game and both figured in with Gaines coming at of the first period and Lar son scoring his first on a Power play at of the canucks Rockies 3 Dave Williams scored two goals and an enabling Vancouver to snap a six game wingless after falling behind 10 on a goal by Rene Robert at of the opening the canucks scored seven straight charge shatters oilers truce Houston a an uneasy truce that had existed since the fired Houston head coach general bum left on publicly Friendly terms last was broken tuesday when new oilers pm Ladd Herzeg accused Phillips of tampering with the teams assistant in another unsettling development for the three time National football league Rushing Champion Earl who earned a reported last season under a renegotiated six year told the club he wanted to renegotiate Herzeg said that he had Learned Phillips would be named head coach at new or leans and since last All six oilers assistants had asked to be freed from the remaining year on their Herzeg also said the oilers would not renegotiate Campbells saints owner John Mecom reportedly was scheduled to meet with Phillips tues Day and discuss the vacant coaching Posi All i know is on Friday when de Biles was named head coach they All wanted to Herzeg one by they All came to me and said they wanted to its too much of a who wants to keep some of the assistant said under nil an assistant coach cant make a move before the end of a contract unless it was a Herzeg said he had phoned nil commissioner Pete Rozelle office to let him know the despite Herzegh five of the six oilers assistants contacted by the hous ton Post would confirm they wanted to leave the defensive line coach Wade son of the fired said he definitely wanted to but Herzeg was the Only one who could approve i told them i dont want to coach but they say Ive got a contract and have to Honor said the younger who anticipates following his father to whatever Job he i thought they would release me and let me talk to some other when Biles was hired last he said he would have control Over player and coaching but Wade Phillips said tuesday it was out of Biles we found out that Ladd is the one who has to release not Phillips its my personal feeling that de would release but he Doest have the author Campbell told the oilers through his agent Witt Stewart that he wanted to Rene continued on Page 23 fined for Brawl Montreal up a total of 36 players from the Boston Bruins and the Colorado Rockies have received automatic fines totalling 500 for a Benc Clearing Melee Dur ing a weekend the National hockey league said the league said the Bruins automatically were fined and the Rockies for their part in an Onice fight saturday in an additional Fine was levied against Boston because Center Steve Kasper was the first player off the Bench to join the Kasper was suspended from league play for three Days effective the league said a full investigation was under Way into the