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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, January 25, 1981

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1981 the stars and stripes Page 17 bosons Renko to Angels for Tanana and Dorsey Boston a the Boston red facing the possible loss of Allstar outfielder Fred Lynn to free traded him to the California Angels Friday in a five play or the Angels also obtained Veteran Pitcher Steve and sent outfielder Joe Rudi and pitchers Frank Tanana and Jim Dorsey to the red sox have been involved in a disagreement Over whether Lynn and catch or Carlton Fisk Are free parties for both sides met thursday in new both players were going into the option years of their but Marvin director of the players con tended that they could ask for salary arbitration if Boston they could become free the red sox disputed and the Issue still was under consideration when the Deal was the Trade is the second major Swap be tween the Angels and the red sox since the end of the 1980 Boston sent shortstop Rick Bur Leson and third baseman Butch Hobson to Fred Lynn status under discussion California for Pitcher Mark third baseman Carney Lansford and outfielder Rick at the Winter baseball the red sox reportedly were close to trading a to the los Angeles but that Deal reportedly fell through when the dodgers and Lynn  agree on contract there also had been discussions about a Trade in which Lynn would go to the new York Yankees for left handed Pitcher Ron when fridays Trade was an arbitration hearing was going on in new York involving the Lynn and Fisk player relations committee director Raymond Grebey and arbitrator Ray mond Goetz reportedly it was unclear How the Trade would be affected if Lynn was declared a free the 28yearold Lynn has a batting average in his six major league the Center fielder broke into the major leagues with Boston in playing Only in he won both the most valuable player and Rookie of the year awards when he batted with 21 Home runs and 105 runs batted in the left handed hitter led the american league with a last he missed the last 37 games with a broken toe and finished with a has a 109125 record in 11 major league seasons with the continued on Page 19 Frank Tanana 10278 for 8 years game plans for super bowl Xiv Vermeil says Hes sticking to Basic plays new Orleans a coach Dick Vermeil has insisted that the Philadelphia eagles will attempt to win super bowl Xiv with the Basic offence and defense that got them into the National football leagues championship you can become a great innovator and get Vermeil Vermeil int saying he wont Spring some new wrinkles on the Oakland raiders in sundays big sure Well have some different but Treyve been in our offence All year As against a totally new Vermeil sex Oakland basically can look for what it saw in two previous games against Phila the raiders won a preseason game in Oakland in the final and the eagles won a regular season game within the final three when Oakland is on it can look for eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski to try and establish a ground game with the Quick Wilbert Montgomery running behind the blocking of fullback Leroy Harris and a vastly underrated offensive it wont be since Vermeil and his players rate the raiders defense the most physical Treyve played All there particularly apprehensive about linebacker Ted Hes a big Man and has the Knack of batting passes Down before they Cross the line Vermeil Jaworski noted that in the last game be tween the Hendricks lined up eight times on one Side and seven on the if the eagles can establish a running Jaworski then will go to the eagles comeback passing system As taught by assistant Sid hell also Challenge the leagues top pass defender 13 intercept 6foot cornerback Lester to go one Onne against 68 wide receiver Harold were going to go right at continued on Page 18 offensive line is the big key for Oakland new Orleans a the Oakland raiders offence must attack the Phila Delphia defense in super bowl Xiv unlike the last time the teams coach Tom Flores we have to do a much better Job of protecting quarterback Jim and we will because were playing much better he Good offensive line an Oakland constant through the teams 16 consecutive winning admittedly was missing when the eagles beat the raiders 107 in a regular season game two months Phila Delphia pass rushers sacked Plunkett eight the key to this game for us is going to be our offensive theres no question about said Veteran left tackle Art Oakland defense had nothing to apologize for after the november loss to the whose offence totalled Only 271 net the defensive unit considers itself Strong est against the Rush Philadelphia Wil Bert Montgomery struggled for 76 Yards against the raiders but also has the National football leagues pass interception Leader in cornerback Lester if we can Stop Harold weve taken away 75 percent of their pass ing said the 6foot who looks Forward to the Challenge of going up against the 68 the raiders Basic defense has a three Man with roving linebacker Ted Hen Dricks often moving up to join in the pass the raiders use Mantovan coverage in the secondary More than most nil Well come up to the line and bump their receivers a do everything we can to keep them off said the raiders shift to a Fourman line and use an extra defensive Back when opponents Are in obvious passing outside linebackers Hendricks and Rod Martin have been very successful stopping continued on Page 18  
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