European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes saturday october 25,1986 quiet Palmer has loud stats for 5-2 Temple Philadelphia a Paul Palmer soft spoken and unassuming is causing quite a stir with his big stats. Last week the Temple tailback became the nation s first College runner to pass the 1,000-Yard Mark the week before that he was within Yards of setting an Mcaa single game Rushing record. You would t guess that by speaking with the 5-foot 9. 185-Pound senior. Paul s a quiet Leader coach Bruce Arians said. He s a hard working Guy. He s confident. He does t need to talk about his  even Palmer s running style is Low key. He pigs and tags up Field sidestepping tackles and following blocks avoiding the dramatic collision. He s so fluid sometimes he does t look As though he s going anywhere Arians said. But the coach knows exactly where Palmer s going to the nil. Arians film projector already runs nonstop for pro scouts who want a closer look at his Star. I think hell be a great pro Arians said likening Palmer to the new York giants Joe Morris another diminutive tailback. Temple s sports information department mean while has been touting Palmer for the Heisman Tro Phy handing out Paul Palmer pens and comic books featuring the adventures of Paul  the University Bookstore even Sells a to shirt with Palmer s picture on it. The owls enthusiasm is understandable. Palmer holds 19 school records and led the nation onrushing seven weeks into the season with a 176 Yards per game average. He was no. 2 in the country last season in Rushing and All purpose yardage. Last saturday he broke the 1,000-Yard Rushing Mark in the first half of a 239-Yard Rushing game capping the owls 29-13 Victory Over Virginia tech. It was Temple s fifth win in seven games. On oct. 11, Palmer ran for 349 Yards in Temple s 45-28 Victory Over East Carolina falling 8 Yards shy of the record set in 1984 by Washington state s Reuben macs. He seems to Lake Success in stride. I m not playing football to set Nords said Palmer who has a Gold owl necklace swinging from his neck and two Diamond studs poking through his left car lobe. We re just trying to have a winning  still he cried when he fell Short of the record gain ing Only 3 Yards in his last three Rushing attempts against East Carolina. At the next practice he flew around the Field like a freshman trying to get me to learn his first name Arians said. He s hungry for  aside from his ability to break runs for big  has shown remarkable durability. He has run Leonard signs agreement tailback Paul Palmer. Not playing to set records the Ball As Many As 44 times in a game and has Only been injured once an ankle sprain two years ago. No one really gets a Good shot on me because i always moving he said. I m not out there to prove i m Tough. I m not trying to run people  of his Low grades and his Small size major College football programs overlooked the 1,920 Yard Rushing and 27 touchdowns Palmer amassed his senior year in High  Temple. Once i got to College. I had to prove myself. Palmer said. Once the nil comes around i think i la have to prove myself  he mentions his numbers. If they just look at what i be achieved they la real ize that what counts is Quality not Quantity Palmer said. It does t take a big person As Long As he gets the Job  no. 6 Penn St. 1 St big test for unbeaten tide Tuscaloosa Ala. A the Alabama Penn state rivalry is crammed with National championship drama for a series that is Only eight games old and this year is no  teams bring perfect records second ranked Alabama is 7-0, no. 6 Penn state 6-0 into sat urday s meeting at Bryant Denny stadium and coach Ray Perkins Calls it Alabama s first big test. He said the same thing before the Camson tide disposed of Florida 21-7notre Dame 28 to and Tennessee 56-28. He did not have to say it before Alabama s 16-10 Triumph Over Ohio state in the kick off classic since that was the season opener. This time Perkins has a Point. This is where we find out just How Good we . In i my or Fiat Idamc Cirp we be been Here. Played since we be been  covers the last four years and Perkins May be right since Penn state supposedly was building for 1986when it went 11-0 last year before losing to Oklahoma in the Orange bowl. This is a great football team coming in perkins5. S. When you look at the number of starters coming Back off a team that came within one game of winning the National championship 1 Don t think you can draw any other , they have eight starters resuming off a defense i Felt was the Best we played against last year. Their offence is very impressive. I know they be got two 240-Pound fullbacks in Steve Smith and Tim Manoa. They be also got . Dozier and David Clark at tailback. And their quarterback John Shaf Fer beat us last  series began in the 1959 Liberty bowl with Penn state winning 7-0. It was the first of a record 25 consecutive bowl trips for Alabama under coach Paul Bear Bryant. Alabama won the first regular season meeting in 1981 at state College a. The score was 31-16 and Bryant s 314th Victory tied him with Amos Alonzo Stagg As the winning est College coaches in history. A year later Penn state won the National championship despite a 42-21 loss to Alabama in birding Ham. At the time it was the worst beating suffered by a team that eventually won the National title. Penn state won 34-28 at state College in 1983, game which Alabama Felt it should have won but for what it thought was an erroneous Call by an official on an apparent fourth period touchdown pass. In 1984, Alabama suffered through its first losing season in 27 years but managed to beat Penn state in Tuscaloosa. It was the Lions first shutout in 12 years. And last season Penn state won 19-17 at state col lege. Both teams were 4-0 at the time. Hagler Camp weighing fight terms new York a sugar Ray Leonard has signed a proposed agreement for a fight against world middleweight Champion marvelous Marvin Hagler. And the agreement is in the hands of Hagler his co managers Pat and Goody Petronelli and their attorneys. To say we have a contract for a fight is inaccurate Mike Trainer Leonard s attorney told the associated press by Telephone Friday. The lawyers have a document agree Able to Ray Leonard. If they accept it we have a fight. If it s not signed the Way it s typed we Don t have a  the Boston Globe reported Friday that it was told by unnamed sources that Hagler is not Likely to sign until next week. Morris Goldings attorney for Hagler and the Petronelis said by Telephone that Leonard s proposed agreement had been received and we Are reviewing  added the important thing for Hagler Leonard Hagler now is the opening of Bis sporting goods store at Hanover mass., saturday. Shortly after that he will consider it the agreement Goldings said. Promoter Bob arum who Hagler and the Petronelis have wanted involved in the fight from the Start is acceptable under the proposed agreement signed by Leonard. The contract is acceptable to us if the Ayatollah promotes it Trainer said. Under the proposal the fight would be for no More than 12 rounds and Proba Bly would be sanctioned As a title fight by the world boxing Council if not by the world boxing association. The wac has indicated it would do so if the retired Leonard can pass a physical examination. You have to understand Ray is not seeking sanctions he just wants this fight Trainer said. Ten rounds would be Fine with  in the perception of the Public i think it would be a title fight even if it Sonly three rounds Leonard said in an interview late last month. Should the fight be made soon it probably would be held the first week of april at Caesars Palace in Las vegas Nev. Leonard has fought Only once in 56  first announced his retirement nov. 9, 1982, six months after having retinal surgery on his right Eye. He made a one fight comeback Stop Ping Kevin Howard in the ninth round. May 11,1984, then retired again. Nil confirms jets Bills fines new York a thirty five new York jets and Buffalo Bills were fined a total of $15,600 for brawling during a game oct. 5 at giants stadium the National football league confirmed thursday. Jets defensive lineman Mart Lyons and Bills quarterback Jim Kelly were fined $800 each Accord ing to a source familiar with both fines. The two were the principals Inan altercation which touched off fighting among the  others were hit with smaller fines by commissioner Pete Roz Edein a letter which went to the teams  Browne the league s director of communications confirmed that the fines were being levied. They have 20 Days to Appeal said Browne. Twenty seven of Kelly s team mates were fined $400 each while seven jets were fined a total of$4,000, according to the Buff Ido new Sand the new York Post