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THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1986 PAGE 14- Dowhower hopes owners approve use of replays "players on the 1984 team linebackers Mike Humlston, Greg Bracelln and Gary Padjen plus defensive end Steve Hathaway have been reunited with Coach Frank Kush, signing contracts with the Arizona Outlaws. We ll find out at Philadelphia if it was the defense or the players." That statement was in reference to the fact Buddy Ryan, the Bears' defensive coordinator last season is now the head coach of the Eagles. At the moment, at least, the Colts are not considering installing the "46" defense made famous by the Bears in 1985. "We need to get better at what we're doing." says Dowhower. be available to the people participating in the game.

"There are pitfalls to everything, but we have to weigh it against some of the things that go on In officiating." Dowhower is Inclined to use replays only on change of possession plays or when there is a critical call. A perfect example, according to the Colts' tutor, occurred in the New England-Indianapolis game in the Hoosier Dome last season. The play was a 25-yard touchdown pass from Patriot quarterback Tony Ea-son to Stanjey Morgan. The receiver came down with one foot beyond the end line and the pass, which put New England In front 31-17, should have been ruled incomplete. "Everybody watching on television saw it and it should have been corrected," observes Dowhower.

By JQHN BANSCH STAR STAFF WRITER rod Dowhower believes National Football League officials, coaches and playfcrs should benefit from televisionx campras the same as the viewing audience I fj order for that to happen, the roacnof the Indianpolis Colts wants the NFL? Owners to approve the use of in-starfll replays when they gather in Palm Spripgs. next month for their winter meeting. The approval of instant replays "would be a major step" forward, according to Dowhower. "We're living In the electronic age and we should take advantage of it," says the coach. "Re-playg are available to the television audience.

I don't see why they shouldn't "I don't know if everyone would be satisfied with the use of television for replays but it is better than nothing." he says. "All we have right now is what we think we see at the moment and then the films to verify it at a later date unless we go home early to watch the replays that night on television." The use of instant replays will be discussed by the competition committee when it meets later this week and next in Hawaii. In light of the impact created by the Chicago Bears' defensive unit this past season, there may also be talks concerning rule changes to help the offense. Dowhower Is opposed to any such changes. "It would be unfortunate," he says.

"Mike Ditka (the coach of the Bears) says it wasn't the defense but the players who stopped the opposition. SHORT PASSES Recently signed free agent quarterback Blair Kiel is not considered "just an arm for camp" by Dowhower. "He has a fairly strong arm and is a good athlete," says the coach. "It is an opportunity for both of The deadline for season ticket renewals is March 1. Last year 95 percent of the season ticket holders renewed and it appears about the same number will do so this year Dowhower expects to have "around 52 or 53" players participating in veterans' mini-camp April 1-4.

ALUMNI NEWS Mike Westhoff. tight ends and special teams coach in 1984 for the Indianapolis Colts, has been hired by the Miami Dolphins in the same capacity. He will also assist with the offensive line Roger Theder, running backs coach two years ago. has been Interviewed for the quarterback coaching Job at San Francisco Four Oral Roberts crushes Butler in league finale Rangers post 6th in a row UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Tomas Sandstrom. Rob Whistle and Pierre Larouche scored first-period goals Monday night, leading the host New York Rangers to their sixth straight victory, a 5-1 decision over the Minnesota North Stars.

Sandstrom opened the scoring at 4:12 of the first period with a screened 45-footer past goalie Jon Casey. At 17:39. Whistle nipped the rebound of a Brian MacLellan shot past Casey for a 2-0. lead. NHL Roundup College Basketball i I 7 cSjf 'i kfK FROM STAR WIRE SERVICES Host Oral Roberts put six players in double figures, dug Butler into a deep hole and buried the Bulldogs with their worst defeat of the season, a 104-63 Midwestern Collegiate Conference lashing Monday night in Tulsa, Okla.

Oral Roberts, which finished the season at 10-17 overall and 5-7 in the MCC. jumped out to leads of 13-2 and 28-7 en route to a whopping 48-23 halftlme advantage. Butler, which, closed the campaign at 9-land 2-10, never got closer than; 17 points the rest of the way. hi the conference tournament whiqb begins Thursday at Mar-ketSquare Arena. Butler, the seventh-place finisher in the MCC.

faces runnerup St. Louis Thursday at 6 p.m. Other tourney pairings Thursday Include third-place Detroit against No. 6 Evansvllle at 1 1 :30 a.m. and No.

4 Loyola vs. No. 5 Oral Roberts at 8 p.m. Friday's semifinals will pit the of Thursday's first two games at 7 p.m. and Xavier, the conference champ, against thei winner of the Loyola-Oral Roberts clash.

MEMPHIS ST. 86. S. CARO-' UNA 73 Andre Turner keyed a first-half run with a pair of jumpers and William Bedford scored 17 points Monday night to lead No. 8 Memphis State to an 86-73 victory over Metro Conference foe South Carolina.

The triumph Improved the Tigers to 24-3 overall and 9-2 In the league. The host Gamecocks fell to 12-13 and 2-8. The Gamecocks led. 19-15. witjr12 minutes to play In the fir half when the Tigers started spurt.

Memphis State scoj-ej eight points in a row with Tuner connecting on a pair of Junipers from 22 feet to spark thejrun. pie Tigers outscored South Carina. 28-9. In the final 10 mioptes of the first half to open a 43-28 halftlme lead. tVANSVILLE 80.

DETROIT 74 -T; Bobby Mukes scored 37 pol fits and pulled down 12 re Evansville. behind 41-39 at. halftlme. took the lead for good with 17:16 remaining when Mukes hit a layin to make it 44-43. The Titans were able to stay with three points most of the next 12 minutes until Mukes ignited a rally in which the Purple Aces scored eight unanswered points.

LOUISVILLE 66, S. ALABAMA 55 Herbert Crook scored 13 points and 14th-ranked Louisville shot 73 percent from the field In the second half to post Its seventh straight victory, a 66-55 triumph over visiting South Alabama. Milt Wagner scored 12 points and Billy Thompson 1 1 as Louisville Improved to 22-7 on the season. Rickey Brown scored a game-high 15 points for the Jaguars, now 16-15. Louisville sank 16 of 22 shots in the second half as the Cardinals broke the game open.

ST. LOUIS 79. LOYOLA 70 Freshmen Monroe Douglass and Roland Gray scored 28 and 16 points, respectively, leading host St. Louis University to a runner-up finish in Midwestern Collegiate Conference basketball with a 79-70 victory over Loyola. The victory was St.

Louis' first over the Ramblers In eight MCC tries. St. Louis (16-11) finished with a 8-4 league mark as Loyola (12-15) dropped to 7-5. KANSAS 87. OKLAHOMA 80 Danny Manning scored 20 of his 25 points and dominated the backboards in the second half to help second-ranked Kansas to an 87-80 victory over No.

13 Oklahoma, ending the Sooners' 48-game home-court winning streak. SW MISSOURI 62. VALPARAISO 44 Greg Bell and Phil Schlegel. each dominating a half, scored 16 points apiece to pace Southwest Missouri to a 62-44 win over host Valparaiso In Association of Mid-Continent Unl-versltles-8 play. Just 24 seconds later, Larouche hit a spinning 20-footer from the left faceoff circle.

PITTSBURGH 6, LOS ANGELES 5 Mario Lemlcux scored his 39th goal of the season 3:54 Into overtime to give the host Pittsburgh Penguins a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Pittsburgh rallied from a 4-0 first-period deficit as the Penguins maintained a three-point lead over the fifth-place New York Rangers for the final playoff spot in the Patrick Division. Pittsburgh trailed. 4-3, entering the third period before Craig Simpson scored a pair of goals to put the Penguins ahead. 5-4.

EDMONTON 3, MONTREAL 2 Craig MacTavlsh scored the game-winner early In the second period and Wayne Gretzky added a goal and an assist to give the host Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 victory over Montreal. The Oilers limited Montreal to 19 shots on net In one of their stronger defensive showings of the year. Indians acid two players The Indianapolis Indians have re-signed outfielder Dallas Williams and added veteran free agent pitcher Bob Owchlnko. Williams, 28. who has averaged .309 In three seasons with the Tribe, was an American Association All-Star choice In 1983 after posting a .328 mark.

He batted .287 last year. Owchlnko has spent parts of nine seasons In the major leagues, compiling a 36-60 record with San Diego. Oakland, Cleveland. Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. The 31 -year-old southpaw was 4-9 in 26 appearances last summer at Tacoma and ASSOCIATED PRESS He's a pepper pepper during the first day of spring training workouts Monday at Winter Haven, Fla.

Boston Red Sox pitcher Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd pops up a pitch during a game of Sullivan "COUPON" DISC BRAKES As has become policy, the AAU did not announce a vote tally for the 10 finalists. The organization honors all 10 finalists, with all 10 receiving plaques and the nine others being considered runners-up. Another superstar runner, Mary Slany, was the last woman to win the Sullivan In 1982. And since the marathon belongs to athletics (track and field), that sport has now fielded the winner 33 times. Aquatics is a distant second with 1 1 recipients.

The winner was decided by ballots submitted by members of the media, various sports organizations, Including members of the U.S. Olympic Committee, and former recipients. The recognition dinner, sold out for the fifth year In a row, was sponsored by American Fletcher National Bank. Coca-Cola and the Indiana Sports In cooperation with the AAU. i 1 in -I -J "JS A til AfcMt? 50,000 MILE WARRANTY SILENT ANTI-SQUEAL Moil U.S.

FOREIGN CARS Continued From Page 13 port. Maine, found success In distance running despite a series of major Injuries. She won the U.S. Olympic Trials shortly after arthroscopic knee surgery and a. hamstring pull, then captured the first women's Olympic marathon In 2:24.52.

Last year she set a then-world best of 2:21.21 In winning America's Marathon at Chicago. She is not certain what her next major race will be or when, but she Is shooting for the Boston Marathon In April. "Challenges and goals are still out there." she said. "I've had two setbacks, but I Just feel I still have room for Improvement." Last November, she said, she underwent surgery on both heels and on her right foot, and that has slowed down her progress. "I'm training about two-thirds of normal.

I am taking It day by day. I still do a lot of swimming for rehabilitation. I am trying to push myself a bit Her long-range goal Is to break 2:20 In the marathon but long-distance running, especially for a woman, is still an "unexplored frontier." she said. "If I break 2:20. I'd like to do it In Boston, or maybe In Chicago, which was good to me," she said.

But first she's after the world best of 2:21.06 by Norway's Ingrld Krlstiansen. whom she beat at Chicago last year. "The 2:20 barrier is still unbroken. I'm not sure If I can do It at Boston, but if not. I'll still continue to run." Bcnolt-Samuelson attributed at least part of her success to the support from her husband.

Scott, from the rest of her family and "from my country." "Running Is a very selfish sport. I thought after the (1984) Olympics I would slow down, but It's a tough thing to let go when you enjoy It." she allowed. Benolt-Samuelson and Brlsco-Hooks were also among last year's finalists. And Just as last year, the petite distance runner stayed well In the background at this award ceremony. After being acclaimed recipient of the prestigious award, she expressed surprise.

No. she corrected herself. "I was shocked." "I have the utmost respect for all these athletes. They are all very deserving." SPECIAL 95 INSTAUIO WITH COUPON BRAKE bounds to lead Evansvllle to an 80-74 over visiting De-trolt Williams 4on tinned from Page 13 dafn Yuma. won't be witj)he team this season, Kroc satgl'He was a long-time friend anjjilde to Williams.

ttlheard Dick In December. I today." Kroc said of Wiifcms. "I respected his feel-IngWhen. and 1 respect them appreciate his candor In eQarlng them with me. ttis leadership gave San Diego JH first National League pen-na(; He taught us He gave us the thrff iof winning." fCfter reading their brief state-moftja.

Williams and Kroc em-bnyxxi and kissed. Neither an-swf fyi questions from reporters. ffirlng four seasons as man-agiJ Williams' Padres compiled an JVerall record of 337-311. LnC 'season, they were 83-79 andjfinlshed tied for third place in NL West. the Padres will take In stride.

We're looking forfnrd to a good season we haJa veteran squad that's In sh.ijfc; and ready to play for a new Manager." Kroc said. Jtr saga of Williams dates to sevtEfl confrontations he had wltjjrfadre players during the season when the team sqtjuiderrd a five-game lend In thfL West a week before the Game. Based on his second straight 38th N. V. How to get EBBTIDE DYNATRAK home delivery of The Indianapolis Star UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Dick Williams quits Padres winning season.

Williams sought an extension of his contract but was rebuffed by Smith, who said Williams could serve out the last year of his pact for 1 986. In early December, published reports hinted to a proposed buyout of Williams' coritractby the Padres. That followed the unannounced firing of Virgil. Neither Williams nor Kroc was consulted before Virgil's firing In November. Told of the developments, Kroc Interceded and said she would not allow Smith and McKeon to bully Williams Into leaving.

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