European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 16, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 18 Wishbone can save depleted offences by Andy m1mkoff Chicago up Jim Young Rode the Shotgun arms of his Purdue Quarter backs 10 help rebuild the boilermaker football program Back in the 1970s. Bui Young knew that when he look the Job at the . Military Academy there was Only one Basic offence that would turn around the fortunes of the cadets in inc 1980s. The Wishbone. I m not denying thai inc key to our Success the past three years has been be cause we be been Able to install the wish Bone attack Young said. It s the trend now. If you have the backs it s a great Way to win football  the Wishbone with in three backs lining up in inc Back Fidd rather than one or to set out As wide receivers is the quintessential option offence. Because it is so hard id defend coaches who want a Chance to find rapid Success have turned More and More to the attack in recent years. Jerry Pettibone who inherited the Northern Illinois program Al a Lime when it was moving out of the mid american conference and going to an Independent status had Little double the Wishbone was the key to his program. It does take time. It in t something Hal Clicks overnight Pettibone said. But it is something thai can work for you quickly in terms of learning it and moving the  Pettibone Learned the system from his Days at Oklahoma probably the most successful Wishbone learn of the past 15years. The sooner blessed with a wealth of Strong halfback have used it under Barry Switzer to become one of the dominant teams of the 1980s. You look Al those programs and the ones that have been successful consistently Over the past several years have been learns that have used the wish Bone Young said. The Wishbone is a Low risk offence. Because Wishbone learns Seldom pass turnovers Are usually Cut Down some thing that i new coach at a new program finds essential. I know that at Northwestern we d like to have gone to it but there just was t the Lime to put it in said North we Stern coach Francis play. Had we had the Lime we would have gone to it. There just was t  Young also said discipline something that has always been a hallmark of serv ice Academy teams is required for proper execution. We be had that advantage so has the air Force when it started to win regularly again Young said. There is a discipline that is required in properly executing the Wishbone. Not that the athletes at the Mili tary Academy Are the Only ones thai Are disciplined but from the standpoint of the entire squad there is great discipline and it has helped implement  the Wishbone in t without its detractor including those Skepi icat of How it can help a new program get off the ground one of the things you have Lorenem Ber about the Wishbone is thai you have Torch Mil three very Strong backs who can All handle the football Ana run it said wis Consin coach Jim Hilles who is in his first season with the bad pen and has shown Little interest in changing the Wisconsin offensive formation to the Wishbone. Iowa coach Hayden Fry who also inherited a mediocre program bul who shunned the Wishbone said the offence can work but it won t always put fans in the stadium. When 1 came Here 1 wanted to have an exciting of tens something people would come to watch said Fry a former Smuland North Texas stale coach who went to the pro style passing attack to rebuild Chehaw Keyes. You do that by throwing the Ball partner. And we did that Illinois coach Mike White agreed. We made some mistakes when we got Sharied throwing the football but that s How we Gol the interest Back in Illinois football not by running the Ball every Down White said. The Wishbone also requires another key ingredient getting the Early  teams arc Seldom equipped to pass and if they fall behind the time consuming methodical style of the wish Bone does not lend itself to comeback. However because it is unique Young teams looking for an upset have a Belte Chance to sneak up on someone with a Wishbone. Feeney declares Scott not guilty new York. A Mike Scott the Houston astros pitching Star who has baffled the new York mets twice in the National league playoffs tuesday was declared innocent of doctoring baseballs by National league president Chub acc Ney who met with mels general manager Frank Cashon before the fifth game of the Best of seven series. As far As we know or. Scott is not guilty of this infraction Feeney said in a statement. A Man is innocent until proven guilty. However we will be watching closely the next Lime he pitches and will take appropriate action if  Scott s next Start will be thursday at Houston in the seventh game of these Ries series if it goes that far. The Houston right hander who pitched for the mels from 1979 to 1982 before being traded to the astros for outfielder Danny Heep in december 1982, won the first and fourth games of the series allowing a total of eight Hus one run and one walk while striking out i playoff record 19 butlers in 18 innings. His performances brought loud complaints from the mets who claimed Scon hat been scuffing the Ball Possi Bly with sandpaper. Scott and the astros have con tended however that his split fingered fastball taught to him by san Francisco manager Roger Craig is what has been bothering the mets hitters. I think be could make a Cue Ball dance bul if he is defacing the Ball i d like to see him stopped mels manager Darcy Johnson who claimed Scott cups the sandpaper in his Palm said. He does t rotate the Ball he just makes a grinding motion Johnson said. It s blatant to  As talc pled evidence of Scon s scuffing the mets collected 17 baseballs and put them on Johnson s desk. However Doug Harvey chief of the umpiring Crew for the no playoffs scoffed Al the mets scuff Ball changes. They have 17 balls i la show you 30 balls the astros say Are scuffed by the mets pitchers Harvey said. It s funny the mels never once asked to see a Ball while it was still in  Harvey also said that he had Umpire behind Home plate while Scott was Pilch ing at least five times during the sea son and in the opening playoff game adding the Man is just one hell of a  Are the mets trying to get to his mind asked Harvey who ejected Pitcher Don Sutton in 1978 for allegedly scuffing baseballs during a game against St. Louis.  Houston manager hat Lanier made Light of the mets dark assessment of Scott s pitches. I heard the mets Are collecting Scott s  he said. If they Are such big fans of hit then they should bring item Over to Mike and he can autograph  evidence a photo the mets Shew off one of the balls they by astros Pitcher Mike Scott huffed daring game 4 of the National league championship series. I u n Liu us Efu Yiju Jiw nil ironing out replay wrinkles Hane in Zermino Chicago a National football league owners look Steps tuesday to improve communications Between instant replay officials in the presi Box and their Conte Paru on the playing Fiela said that the replay official. The new system which will supplant a Buir system was used As an Experiment sunday in the Washington Dallas game and was deemed a Success. The league will try to put the new system into army coach Jim Young. Credits Wishbone for Success you Don l Sec in often and if you jus have three or four Days to prepare for in it s Tough plenty Lough play said. I Lytell you something else. Your scout teams Aren t prepared to run the wish Bone because you Don t Leach in. So you really Don l gel the practice Lime Nec Essary to prepare for it something you May just see one  . There also will be a change i termino logy. Instead of using such words As Complete and incomplete which can cause obvious problems the replay offi Cial will say confirmed or reversal or More information needed and re peat the order three tires. There a no discussion about not con tinning the replay system Rozel said. Iowa s Fry concerned Over injuries Iowa City. Iowa up Iowa Couch Hayden Fry tuesday said facing no. 4 Michigan on the Road with 15 players hobbled by injuries und the wolverines Mem ories of last year rekindled will lest his coaching ability. Both teams will bring 5-0 records and a share of Fth big ten Lead at 1-0 into saturday s nationally televised game at Ann Arbor. M Ich Iowa has a two game winning Streak against coach Boschem Bechler s wolverines including last year s 12-10 Victory decide Don Rob Houghtlin s 29-Yard Field goal on the last play of the game. All you hear from up there is they came within two seconds of winning the National championship last year and we were the Guys that denied them that Opportunity Fry said. Well that s a pretty accurate  the Hawk eyes rated no. 8, downed Wisconsin 17-fi last wee without several starters including Quarter track Mark Vlasic and full Back David Hudson. Fry called off a monday practice for the first time in his 24 Yean As a head coach because 43 players were banged up. Fry said this year s game could be another close Battle bul added i m very much aware right now if some of our key people can l play this week we could be embarrassed on National  Fry said Vlasic Hudson and wide receiver Quinn Early who has missed All five games might be ready for Michigan. Iowa s league leading defense will be tested by Michigan quarterback Jim Harbaugh who leads the big ten in pasting efficiency and total offence Hijii Zuj on 67 of 103 passes or 1,061 Yards and six touchdown