European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes sunday january 5. 1986page26 the stars 198 Eagle fans vote against Shula As coach. I Iii. Mii i Viln ruins Philadelphia a logic football fans say 26 year old Dac Stula is Loo Young and inexperienced to be i he neat head coach of the National Foo Italy league learn according to a poll conducted by no Philadelphia daily news Shula is the son of. And assistant of Miami dolphins head coach Don Sulu and fans polled by the newspaper voted 445 to is against him. Their recommendation to eagles owner Norman Bra my a Florida Auto dealer and longtime Friend of the elder Shula. Is 10 hire Jim Mora who coached he Bald More Slars formerly of Philadelphia of the United Stales fool Ball league to two championships. The eagles Job is Van no following the firing of Marion Campbell last month and Braman has indicated that Young Shula is a lop candidate for the Post. Campbell has been hired As the defensive coordinator for the nil s Atlanta Falcons. Mora Gol 268 votes next came Campbell wit i 13 Votca. Fred Brunch. The eagles defensive coach who was acting head coach for the eagles last game which ended in Victory Over Minnesota got nine. Paul Zachary of Camden no. Wrote Why should vet stadium be used As the training ground for the future coach of he a i dolphins Michael Mctague of Warminster pa., said hiring Vouge Shula who has been a Dolphin assistant for three Vears would be a slap in the face to a serious Eagle fan like myself not to mention the players As Well As the cily. Braman think Grant coaches Are born that Way Lite Buiu a. Of Phoenixville in. Wid be think Young Shu la should gel a shot at the Job youth Bri Frt enthusiasm Mot Wattul and excitement. I m lir cd of aligning the old. Boring predictable eagles a Jehar wrote. Chicago pays final tribute to Veeck Chicago a As Chicago pre pared to  in respects of Bill Veeck who brought the City its last Pennant the people who knew him were not so much mourning his death As celebrating the legacy of the Man who put fun into tic  pastime memorial services for Veeck who died thursday in Chicago Ai the age of 71, were to be held saturday at St. Thomas the apostle Church. Bob i incl. The executive vice presi Dent of he american league was to attend the services As the representative of commissioner Peter Ueberroth. In a prepared state men Ueberroth said baseball has lost a great Friend. Hill Veeck dedicated his life and All his energies to the game he loved so much. His Impact on the game will live  his friends said Veeck s legacy was  fun Back to the Ballpark. Jack Brickhouse longtime announcer for the Chicago cubs. Said of Veeck his attitude was baseball ii a game set s have a Little fun at it " Lou Boudreau who played and managed for Veeck in Cleveland in the 1940s, now an announcer for the cubs said he was a Bui Veeck ,. What a human being fun Loving individual who knew baseball loved baseball and who. In Roy mind brought baseball Back to the popularity it has Oday he gave it a shot in the inn when it needed a shot in he Arm. He brought the game Back to the  the cubs Home Park Wrigley Field where Peeek planted the famous Ivy on the Outfield Walls was where he spent Many afternoons in the last few years of his life basking in the Sun with the fans in the Outfield bleachers. His promotions included exploding fireworks after Home runs Ai Chicago s Comiskey Park sending a midget to Bat for the St. Louis Browns promotional nights and giveaways. Andrew Mckenna a member of the cubs Board of directors said Veeck was More than a baseball in it. The Ronal important thing Aboul Bill was his humanity Mckenna said. That sometimes gels lost in the shuffle and All the focus goes on his promotions. But what a human being. It s absolutely endless what he did for lae  since Cveck s while sox won the 19i9 Pennant neither Chicago baseball least has won a league championship. Veeck s most famous stunt recalled St. Louis a buddy Blattner former broadcaster of the is. Louis Brawns remembers the enact moment hat Bill Veeck Gol the idea for one of his Moil famous  was the owner of the american league Browns in 1951, and the team As suffering from a severe inability if score  recalls that he and Veeck were travelling somewhere in Southern Illinois after a speaking engagement one Niedzi discussing the problem. Bill said would t it be great if it could get our Lead off Man on base just one Lime " Blattner told the St. Louis Post dispatch. That s when he Hough of Eddie Gard cd. He became obsessed with the , a 3-foot-8 midget soon be came party to Veeck s brainstorm. He Ted off the  game of a double header against Detroit on aug. 19, 1951, and much to Veeck s Delight Drew a walk on four pitches. He was then replaced by a Pinch runner. His philosophy was Why can t we have fun in Pursuit of whal we re doing " Blattner said of Veeck. He lived life to the fullest. Bill Veeck was not  Blattner a former professional base Ball player said Veeck loved to be a  he was the most intriguing Man i be Ever met said Blattner who broadcast Brawns games from 1950 to 1953. He was one of la brightest men i Ever met. 1 Don l know if he was Ever tested for in. Tui he exploded with ideas. He was very exciting too  czech defector joins brother on Maple Leafs Toronto up Miroslav Ihnacak ended his flight from Czechoslovakia Oil Friday held an emotional Airport reunion Wilh his brother and Bough a pair of hockey skates before donning a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater. Officials of the National hockey league club were Light lipped Aboul How Ihnacak who is considered one of the Besl wings in czechoslovakian hockey a scared to Vienna with his Young Fiancee and hid in the aus Trian capital for a week. Ihnacak 23, and his Fiancee Eva Olach 21, arrived in Toronto on Friday morning with Leafs general manager Gerry Mcna Wara. Team owner Harold Ballard would not comment on report that he had paid More than 1100,000 to intermediaries in Vienna who helped Ihnacak and Olach. We Don t pretend to say How we Gol him out or when we got him out Bastard told reporters. We got him and that s the main thing Ihnacak whose older brother. Peter defected three years ago to play for the to Ronto club met Mcnamara in Vienna & week ago after defecting from hit Home land Mcnamara signed the Joung Star to a multiyear contract and set about trying to obtain a special immigration permit to allow him to enter Canada. Canadian officials initially refused to give he Case special attention but relented after Ihnacak said he feared for he safety Mcnamara spirited Ihnacak out of Vienna soon after Canadian immigration min ister Flora Mac Doryld granted special per mits far the hockey player and his Fiancee. Al a news conference Friday afternoon where he appeared in team sweater number 27, Ihnacak said he had been impatient and worried in Vienna but was Happy to be in Canada. I its older brother interpreted. Bickoff nil s defensive Rookie of the year Indianapolis a linebacker Duane Bickett of the Indianapolis Colts has traded Bis playbook for i Duks after a season that earned him recognition As the National football league s defensive Rook of the year by the associated press. The e-foot-5,241-Pound first round draft Choice left the cold and Snow of Winter for los Angeles when the season ended to work or obtaining the 11 hours of credit he needs for a degree in business accounting at the University of Southern California. When i started the season Ilia was probably the last thing on my mind Butek Ett said after learning of his selection by the a panel of voters representing he league s is franchises. "1 bad a lot of concern about just getting on the team. Getting in there doing a Good Job and making a contribution was the big thing on my  in winning the Honor Bickett beat out defensive ends Reggie while of Phila Delphia and Ray a Biness of Houston. Colts coach Rod Dowhower admitted Surprise Over Bickett s Progress. Duane s Impact is belter than what i thought it would be. He has exceeded All expectations. He s consistent. He s a player i can count on be said. Dowhower saw Rickelt Lead the team in tacks with six for 44 Yards including one in each of the last five games. I did better than i Felt i would coming into the season said Bickett who was a holdout until after the exhibition schedule began. "1 was concerned about not knowing the players Ine system and what pro foot Ball would be  he started All 16 games at outside line bitter and was the third leading Tacker for the 5-1 Colts finishing with 135. As got More experience i Gol belter Bickett said. I think it the holdout meant it took a couple of grn.3 before i was ready. If you compare my last eight or so Barnes to the first three or four it s a joke. There s no comparison to the Way 1 was  Bicic t said he fell comfortable protect ing against the run but it was different with the passing game. The system against the piss that we run is far different than anything i did in College Bickett said. Instead of a Strahi zone like i ran in College we ran a zone pickup. The reads were a lot different. You just Nave to read to much quicker and you be got to cover people where in College i just waited for someone to come into my  Bickell had one pass interception grab Bing a Vince Ferragano pass Al the Buffalo 1 in a 49-17 Victory Over the Bills. Trying to throw Over Bickell was like trying to pass Over a Redwood  Ferra Gamo said. He gels Beller every time he goes 0111 there. He s one of the most Complete Lay Ere i be been around said Dowhower he has a great attitude Dowhower said. A Tot of High draft choices Are a Little bit taken with themselves not Duane he prepares himself very Well he corrects Bis mistakes. He usually docs not make the same mistake twice. For a Rookie he a maturity far beyond his experience in terms of How he handles himself on the  Bic Kilt credits Dowhower and defensive coordinator George Hill with making his adjustment to the nil easier. I really appreciate that the coaches did t put arty pressure on me to Star. They did t get on me when 1 made a. Mistake. They explained what happened but i never Felt that if i made a mistake i d be pulled or humiliated he said. Akers axes assistants Austin a Texas football coach Fred Akert has fired four assistant coaches. In apparent response to grumblings by longhorn supporters Akers announced that offensive coordinator Ron Toman runing Back coach Ronnie Thompson tight end coach Ralph Harris and linebacker coach Scott Conley would not be retained after their contracts expire in the Spring