European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes thursday october 10, 1935 Wilson s hand not broken but is Ramstein b bitty Fox staff writer i 1iu Lui a. Germany years from nou. Uhen air i uric football fins look Back in the Kar mein a Nasty of the iwo. The amid pick one play that slopped it la came on the next to last snap of the first Quarter sunday. Rams quarterback Jeff Wilson stepped Back to pass andoof1found himself in the sacking arms of Pitburg tackle Miket of Fey. Coffey. A 6-foot-2, 235 bulk of muscle pushed Wilson Back 10 Yards then jumped on him. Hard. So hard that Wil son thought he broke his throwing hand t it has since been diagnosed As a sprain the game at thai Point was scoreless. Three plays later Pitburg scored its first touchdown on the Way to clobbering Ramstein 54-7. The decision not Only broke the rams 22-Gamc winning Streak not Only dropped them out of first place for inc first time in four years but also stripped them of their Aura of invincibility. The rams who forced fear into enemy teams while winning Ihrck straight Continental sports conference titles from 1982 to 84, suddenly looked scared themselves especially on the Wilson sack. Not one Ramstein lineman came to his Quarter Back s defense. Tackle pal Owens the Only ram to even step toward inc prone Wilson explained that he yelled for the referees to do something. But the refs told us to stay away Owens said. Wilson played the second Quarter and even tossed a touchdown pass. But the hand swelled up so he sat out he second half. The rams offence went nowhere under Reserve Darren toy and a game billed As the Safe game of the year turned into a Laugher. Wilson who Quarter backed the rams to the Safe till last year said of cof Fly s sack ii was a Good clean Hil Early cose says to guide eyed safes Winston Salem . A sports Castor Howard Cosell says to guide obviously tried to sell As Many copies As they could when the Magazine took excerpts from his new Book regarding comments about his former Abc monday night football co workers. Cosell speaking to the North car Olina association of broadcasters meeting in Winston Salem said the Magazine used Only the most sensational quotations from the Book i never played the  a chapter of the Book contains Cosell s observations of Frank Gifford Don Mere Dith and . Simpson. The Book is hardly about my for Mer colleagues on monday night football Cosell said. It has 380 pages and has to do with far More important material than  he said the Book is a social document on the state of sports in America  Cosell said he wrote the Book be cause the disordered priorities of the Public concerning sports disturb him. He said he feels compelled to expose the ugly immoral Side of professional athletics to those who idol ize athletes. Cosell defended his criticism by saying he is entitled to his opinions no matter How Blunt. Is photo by Oak Didlo Tilburg tackle Mike Toffy sacking Jeff Wilson after pushing the rams a a several Yards said i played until i Hoard the  but the refs let it go Way Afler the whistle  Coffey who led a charge that dominated Ramstein s line said momentum carried me. 1 did t hear the whistle. I played until i heard inc  Mike s just  said Pitburg coach Dave . Our Guys have been beaten by those Guys three four times and our Guys arc just damned tired of it. He drove him until he dumped  did Wilson feel abandoned by his line men not at  he said. The game was like a bad dream la was like we were hypnotized. We did not have a Good  Wilson and the rams received Good news monday. It s not broken As 1 thought the 6-4, 2 0 quarterback said. I had a rays taken and i just have Sorc Tchad ligaments in my wrist. The top of my hand is also  Wilson attended practice monday but said he won t throw until Friday. The next Day Rhein main visits Ramstein. Ill iry to play saturday Wilson said. The Only thing bothering me is trying to gel the team Back up Ramstein coach Bill Schult said Afler the sunday Slaugh Ter. Schult expressed dismay Over Wilson s play selection. Therb called Only three passing plays before his injury Ramstein usually ires away. I guess i was too conservative Wilson said. If i could see into the future. I would pc done it differently. But i m not blessed with that. Pitburg took the guard holes away from us. The holes were open when we lined up but they were stunting so they looked like they were open when they really were not. They were pre  Wilson s 4 a Yard touchdown pass to Clarence Toomir late in the second Quarter was the first to scored on Pitburg this year.  admitted his Barons wanted a shutout. We were fairly confident. Based on Talent and ability we thought we were 14-18 Points better. Not 54 Points belter but that s the Way it  the difference Between now and years past said Wilson is we had bigger peo ple before. Pitburg is More physical  the rams stand 4-1. Behind 5-0 bit Burg and 5-1 Simbach. We re still the Csc champs the Safe champs said Wilson who Hopes to return Here for the Csc title game nov. 9. Pitburg won a ballgame not the  bengals Wyche irate Over referees Call Cincinnati a Cincinnati bengals coach Sam Wyche said tuesday that National football league referees unfairly penalized his team sunday and Cost the bengals a Chance to win against the new York jets. This was a hostile Crew. There was no doubt about it Wyche said at his weekly news conference referring to the nil officiating team headed by Ben Dreith. They lost control in this game. They lost their poise in this  despite his complaints Wyche said he has not directly complained to the nil office and will not. It really does t do any Good. They la review it in the Normal course he said. When you re 1-4, you be got no business complaining. We be got to win some foot Ball games. The bengals who lost 29-20 to the jets arc tied with Houston for last place in the nil s acc Central division. Cincinnati plays Host la the new York giants on Sun Day. Wyche said the referees unfairly slapped the bengals with several unsportsmanlike conduct penalties during the jets game in Cincinnati. But the bengals were most an gered by a Call that occurred when Cincin Nati cornerback Louis arc Cdon intercepted a Ken o Brien pass in the waning minutes of the third Quarter when the jets were leading 17-13. Arc Cdon picked off the pass As it was headed for new York receiver Wesley Walker. Referees ruled that bread in caught the Ball at the 6 i Yard line and that his momentum carried him into his own end zone where Walker tackled him. The referees ruled it a safety against Cincinnati and the bengals were also forced to surrender Possession to the jets. Cincinnati coaches and players raged say ing that Walker helped pull arc Cdon into the end zone along with arc Eden s momentum carrying him in. But the referees ruled that under nil regulations unless arc Cdon had intercepted the Ball inside the 5-Yard line and fallen into his end zone that he had the responsibility of running the Ball out. Our Chance to win was eroded at least. And from our Point of View that s unfair Wyche said. The Rule probably needs to be stricken because Here we have an officials Crew that went by the letter of the Law not the intent of the  Dreith said his Crew called the game the same Way they Call infractions in other games. The bengals announced tuesday they have released Rookie scan Thomas on waivers opening up a roster spot. Thomas 22, a 190-Pound cornerback from Texas Chris Tian was Cincinnati s third round draft Choice this year. Tennessee could face angry Bunch of gators knoxv1lle, Tenn. A Tennessee coach Johnny majors says seventh ranked Florida needs no reminders which school howled the loudest when Southeastern con Ference commissioners gave the gators the 1984 Sec Crown. It was at Tennessee s insistence that presidents of Sec schools reconsidered the league s decision and then reversed the commissioners forcing Florida officially at least to give up its first Sec title. I d say that they la probably be laying out for us in the Woods to give us everything they be got to make it Tough for us said majors whose 14th-ranked volunteers travel to Gainesville on saturday. I never have thought they were too Friendly to us majors said tuesday. Last season the gators outgunned ten Nessee for a 43-30 win in Knoxville running up 509 Yards in total offence. Running Back Cal Anderson accounted for 178 Yards including an 80-Yard touchdown run. This time around Tennessee is 2-0-1,1-0 in the Sec. Florida is 3-0-1,2-0 in the Sec. The gators will be a formidable foe even if they forget about losing the Sec title majors said. Game films of the gators 20 0 win Over Louisiana state last weekend showed a team that excels in every part of the game he said. I Don t see any weak Nesses in their team. They be got Good quarterbacking. They be got outstanding run ners. And kicking he said. And they be got one of the More impressive defensive teams i be seen. They Rush the passer really Well. And their Lineback ing play is Good. Their secondary is reckless and very aggressive and  majors said the vols defense was Lack Luster in Tennessee s 31-29 Victory Over Wake Forest last weekend. An sports radio baseball playoffs came 2, National league St. Louis at los Angeles 1 20 . Friday