European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. October 12. 19b8 the stars and stripes Page 25 Rypien s solid play May keep Williams on Washington Bench by David g1nsburg Herndon is. Api a Mon Iago it did t seem possible that Doug Williams Job As Starling quarterback of the Washington redskins would be in jeopardy. Now it is. After the redskins sent Jay Schroeder to the to Angeles raiders Early last month Williams Only challenger was in experienced Mark Rypien who never bad taken a snap in an nil game. By pics was to be used Only in Case of Emer gency. That crisis occurred when William underwent an appendectomy sept. 22. Rypien look Over and what has happened since has been surprising. In three weeks at the Helm Rypien has completed 62 percent of his passes Tor 772 Yards. He has thrown eight touch Down passes and his 110.3 quarterback ruling ranks second in he nil behin Cincinnati s Boomer Esiason. Williams 13, is scheduled to begin throwing in practice wednesday and in tends to dress Tor the redskins Gam against Green Bay on oct. 23. Whether he plays is Uncertain. Coach Joe Gibbs has said Rypien could retain he Job if the redskins continue to win with him As the starter. Williams who spent much of last sea son on the Bench behind Schroeder said he is willing to sit again if Washington continues to win. If the Washington redskins go to the super bowl with Murk Rypien at quarterback then that Means Doug Williams goes too he said. Williams the most valuable player oblast january s super bowl thought Bis sitting Days were Over when Washington granted Schroeder his wish to be traded. With he inexperienced Rypien As his understudy Williams was essentially told that the Job was his until he could play anymore. Three weeks into the season his appendix faltered. Thrust into the starting role Rypien proceeded to Surprise Al most everyone including himself. I m surprised it turned out this Way he said. Give some credit to a Good supporting  Williams name tops that list of sup porters. The Veteran has Given Rypien loads of assistance including a series of pointers last sunday when he watched Rypien pick apart the Dallas cowboys secondary in a 35-17 Victory. I m pulling for rep. I m his biggest fan Williams said. Rep and 1 can t throw chairs at each other. I m Gonglo try to do whatever i can to help him be  then comparing this situation to theone he endured when Schroeder was around Williams said the storm isomer. This is just a Little  like Williams Rypien 26, is Willingto accept whatever decision Gibbs makes. Whatever happens i can live with he said. I m not in any position to say i deserve to play the next six or seven weeks. I want to keep this As Low key As possible while a rash of injuries has left Many other nil teams scrambling to find a suitable quarterback the redskins havea comparative glut. We be been blessed Gibbs said. Ever since i be been Here we be had Good quarterbacks. I be been very Fortu Nate but two Good quarterbacks on one Ros Ier usually Means a controversy. Or does it there can t be a controversy if Yoi i Mark Rypien. Second Best Brating Ouye got one Guy making t he decision Williams said. Coach Gibbs runs this team and if he says Mark Rypien is the quarterback where s the controversy just the same if Rypien keeps playing Well Gibbs will be forced to make a dim cult  know in will be a Touth decision Rypien said. I feel for  again it s a Choice almost every other coach in the league would love tomake. Mallory Calls Indiana better everywhere by Steve Merman Indianapolis a give Bill Mallory a minute and he might think of something anything that Indiana football program has t improved on in inc past four years. Then again he might not. It s probably everything we Veim proved in. I can t think of anything we Haven t Gollon better in says Mal Lory who inherited a losing and demoralized team that was haunted by a 40-year tradition in which even mediocrity would have been celebrated. Indiana had just six winning season since world War ii. Lee Corso was fired after the 1982 Campaign and sum Wyche quit in 1983 to become coach of the nil Cincinnati bengals. Mallory. The third coach in three years inherited a five game losing Streak and added 11 More losses in a Intess Rookie season in 1984. But the turnaround was already under Way. It realty boils Down to the Way the kids have come in worked hard matured said Mallory who had Success Ful coaching stints at Miami Ohio col Orado and Northern Illinois before taking the Indiana Job. Bill Mallory. Good recruiting they be had a Good attitude goo Pride and feel confident they can get in and Battle anybody. All these things came together the last four years he said. A lot of i Holder Guys who have been around can see this kind of maturity shaping  we have Quality football players and a Quality football  the key obviously is recruiting an Mallory has tried to show potential hoosiers inc University is no Longe Content with putting a team on the Field just to Mark time before basketball sea son. He began stockpiling younger player Sas redshifts brought in some transfers and slowly began seeing positive re sults. Indiana was 4-7 his second season 6-6 with a loss to Florida state in the All american bowl in 986 and 8-4 with loss to Tennessee in the peach bowl lost year. This year the hoosiers Are 40-1 an ranked Ibsh. Indiana plays Minnesota on saturday then visits no. Is Michi Gan Mallory says that while reminding his players How far they be come it is easy to fall Back. I think that s important. You never forget where you be come from and How you got there Mallory said Mon Day you have to remind the Young play ers Loo who Haven t gone through he things Incio other players have to be aware of what s Zgonc into pulling this program where it is today. Never allow that Altitude of complacency to Sil in. That la Cut your Throat quicker than  thai s what worried Mallory in most about playing Ohio state on sat urday. The hoosiers upset he Ruck eyes at Columbus last year snapping a Streak of 30 Ohio state victories Andone tic in he last 31 games. This year Indiana faced another dubious Slcak the hoosiers had t beaten Ohio state at Bloomington since1904. Led by Junior tailback Anthon Thompson who rushed for 190 Yards and four touchdowns the Hoosier again beat no trounced the Buck eyes 41-7. We played Well probably the bes game of inc season As far As a local game. Our offensive line played  controlled the line of scrimmage Mallory said. Anthony had a great Day. He ran with great  Thompson is averaging 165 Yards game and his four touchdowns an Indiana game record also gave him school records for touchdowns in a sea son 14 and career 31. Supreme court rejects wrong pitch Beer claim Washington a a former big league baseball Pitcher mistakenly identified in a Beer commercial As hav ing surrendered a famous world series Home run lost a supreme court bid lore Vive his lawsuit tuesday. The court citing a Lack of jurisdiction let stand a ruling thai wrongly being branded a Gopher Ball Pitcher generally is not a serious enough matter 1o sustain a libel lawsuit. Former new York Yankees Pitcher Art Dilmar sued Over a 198i Beer com Mercial that identified him As the Man who gave up a Home run to Bill Mac Roski of the Pittsburgh pirates to end the seventh game of the i960 world series. The Man who actually surrendered the Home run was Yankee Pitcher Ralph Terry. But game announcer Chuck Thomp son in the original broadcast incorrectly said Mazeroski hit Dilmar Pilch. The Beer commercial replayed the original i960 broadcast when aired during the 1985 world series. Ditmar who retired As a major leaguer in 1962 and became a recreation director for Brook Park Ohio sued the Beer company and Needham Harper worldwide inc., which produced the commercial. Ditmar said the commercial held him up to undeserved ridicule humiliation and contempt he said in May have Cost him appear Ance Money for playing in baseball old timers games and Charity Golf tournaments. But . District judge Alice  threw out his suit ruling that Dilmar failed to provide More than speculation that the commercial caused him any financial harm. Mere words of ridicule which ten to Lessen a Man in Public esteem or to wound his feelings Are not always grounds for winning a libel suit the judge said. The Basic concept seems to be that it is not libellous to charge a Man with doing that which he May lawfully Doand which is not a violation of the moral  giving up Home runs docs not signify a moral or Legal lapse she said. In fact the judge said it May no Leven suggest a Lack of professional competence. She noted that Home runs Are a com Mon occurrence and that five were hit in that decisive seventh game of thei960 world series. This is but one example of the alarming regularity with which hitters Lake pitchers downtown she said. Mistakenly identifying Dilmar As theman who gave up Mazuroski s Home run does nol generally impugn Dit mar s pitching ability or connote a general want of professional skills As Pitcher she said