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nor Jim Financial 6-8 ROCHESTER, N. FRIDAY, JANUARY 29. 1971 SECTION Pro Football's First Five Draft Choices Scores and Standings Jim Murray No. 2 No. 1 No.

3 No. 4 No. 5 ARCHIE MANNING DAN PASTORINI JIM PLUNKETT iiibih HiMHMnMwvTTraiMy Pro Hockey DICK HARRIS i lHiiy 'J Iff? If 1 J. D. HILL -v i 4 eVk 7 i if AMERICAN LEAGUE Western Division Pts.

GF GA Baltimore 25 11 5 55 160 136 Cleveland 21 16 5 47 158 121 Rochester 17 20 7 41 152 161 Hershey 17 19 6 40 134 125 Eastern Division Quebec 19 18 7 45 137 147 Springfield 17 21 5 39 146 166 Montreal 16 21 6 38 139 154 Providence 14 20 9 37 143 161 Last Night's Result Quebec 4, Rochester 2 Games Tonight Springfield at Cleveland Baltimore at Montreal Lombardi Gave Brown Fair Hearing LOS ANGELES When a pro football draftee checks into training camp, it is not management's policy to treat him as an applicant for insurance. The checkup is based loosely on the inducton procedures for the Bulgaran Army. It is assumed he does not have the gout, ulcers, hypertension, hardening of the arteries and that he can see an object as big as a football and do three deep knee bends without needing oxygen. He is not really expected to bleed. Whatever ills he is prey to are presumed to be such as can be cured with an aspirin, whirlpool bath or, at the most, a crutch.

The jnsides, in other words, are assumed to be in perfect working order. Franchises do not keep psychiatrists, geriatrists, allergists. If you can't bandage it, cut it. The first thing the Washington Redskins noticed about Larry Brown their 8th round draft choice last year, was that he was small for a fullback, 5 feet 11 and 195 pounds. The next thing they noticed was that he seemed to be hearing things, Like the day, he idly mentioned that Coach Vince Lombardi Pais Pick Youngblood, a defensive lineman from Florida.

Despite the trades, the selection of Plunkett undoubtedly attracted most of the attention, centering as it did around Boston's dilemma of whether to select one of the 17 trades offered in exchange for the No. 1 pick. "Before the Rose Bowl we felt the best bet was to trade to strengthen our team at several positions," said Boston president Billy Sullivan, "but after the Then in quick order, two other quarterbacks were selected Archie Manning of Mississippi by New Orleans and Dan Pastorini of Santa Clara by Houston. Buffalo selected Arizona State wide receiver J. D.

Hill and Philadelphia tapped Grambling defensive lineman Richard Harris. The Los Angeles Rams filled two of the gaps ated by their big trade with Washington by drafting Isiah Robertson, a line backer from Southern with the choice acquired from Washington and by using their own first round selection to grab Jack NEW YORK (AP) Stanford quarterback Jim Plunkett, described by his new coach as "the Joe Namath of the future," was selected yesterday by the Boston Patriots as the No. 1 pick in the pro football draft. The draft began with Boston spurning the last of 17 trade offers for the No. 1 pick by tapping Plunkett, the big signal-caller who is the all-time college passing leader, and bypassing the opportunity to acquire veteran players.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Eastern Division Pts. GF GA Boston 34 8 6 72 227 124 New York 30 9 9 69 162 107 Montreal 22 14 11 55 167 132 Toronto 22 24 3 47 164 143 Vancouver 15 28 5 35 130 176 Detroit 14 27 6 34 129 184 Buffalo 11 26 10 32 112 182 Western Division Chicago 32 10 6 70 181 111 St. Louis 21 12 13 55 131 117 Philadelphia 17 22 9 43 123 142 Minnesota 16 22 10 42 107 137 Pittsburgh 15 22 12 42 136 140 Los Angeles 14 23 9 37 137 171 California 15 30 3 33 120 172 Last Night's Results Boston 6, Philadelphia 2 St. Louis 1, Detroit 1 Chicago 4, Pittsburgh 1 Games Tonight Buffalo at California Minnesota at Vancouver Please turn Page Round -by-Round in Draft complimented him. It never occurred to anyone that he was not hearing things.

The late Coach Lombardi was a man who treated a team as a family. He watched recruits the way a mother studies her young in a playpen. Except that Lombardi took pictures, too. His first conclusion was that Larry Brown Jr. athletically retarded.

He NEW YORK (AP) Order of peks ves.1erdav in the National Football League college draft. (It was halted after seven rounds and will resume today): FIRST ROUND Boston Jim Plunkett, quarterback, Stanford; New Orleans Archie Manning, quarterback, Mississippi; Houston Dan Pastorini, quarterback, Santa Clara; Buffalo J. D. Hill, wide receiver, Arizona State; Philadelphia Richard Karris, def. tackle, Grambling.

New York Jets John Rlggins, running back, Kansas; Atlanta Joe Profit, running back, northeast Louisiana; Pitts, burgh Frank Lewis, wide receiver, Grambling; Green Bay (from Denver) John Brockington, running back, Ohio State. Los Angeles (from Washington) Isiah Robertson, Southern University. Chicago Joe Moore, running back, Missouri; Denver Marv Montgomery, off. tackle, Southern California; San Diego Leon Burns, running back, Long Beach State; Cleveland Clarence Scott, defensive back, Kansas State; Cincinnafl Vernon Holland, defensive tackle, Tennessee State. Kansas City Elmo Wright, wide receiver, Houston; St.

Louis Norm Thompson, defensive back, Utah; New York Giants Ralph "Rocky" Thompson, wide receiver. West Texas State; Oakland-Jack Totum, corner back, Ohio State; Los Angeles Jack Youngblood, def. end, Florida. Detroit Bob Bell, def. tackle, Cincinnati; Baltimore (for Miami) Don Mc-Caulev, running back, North Carolina; San Francisco Tim Anderson, def.

back, Ohio State; Minnesota Leo Hayden, run. ning back, Ohio State; Dallas Tody Smith, def. end. Southern Califrnia; BaltimoreLeonard Dunlap, def. back.

North Texas State. SECOND ROUND Boston Julius Adams, defensive tackle, Texas Southern; Chicago (from New Orleans) James Harrison, running back, Missouri; Buffao-Jan White, tight end, Ohio State; Detroit (from Philadelphia) David Thompson, center-guard, Clem-son; New Orleans (from Houston) Sam Holden, guard, Grambling. New York Jets John Mooring, off. tackle, Tampa; Atlanta Ken Burrow, wide receiver, San Diego State; PittsburghJack Ham, linebacker, Penn State; Denver-Dwiglit Harrison, wide receiver, Texas A Chicago Charles Ford, def. back, Houston.

Kansas City Scott Lewis, defensive end, Grambling, St. Louis Daniel Dier-dorf, tackle, Michigan; New York Giants Wayne Walton, tackle, Abilene Christian; Oakland Phil Villapiano, linebacker. Boiling Green; Green Boy (from Los Angeles) Virgil Robinson, running back, Grambling. San Francisco (from Green Bay) Ernie Janet, guard, Washington; WashingtonCotton Soeyrer, wide receiver, Texas; Kansas City (from San Diego) Wil-ber Young, def. tackle, William Penn; Cleveland Bo Cornell, running back, Washington; Cincinnati Steve Lawson, guard, Kansas.

Miami Otto Stowe, wide receiver, Iowa State; Detroit Charlie Weaver, linebacker, Southern California; San Please turn Page 4, Pro Basketball NBA Atlantic Division Pet. GB BILL ENYART goes to Oakland NORM SNEAD moves to Vikings New York Philadelphia Boston Buffalo 37 17 .685 33 22 .600 29 25 .537 8 16 41 .281 22 Redskins Get 6 From LA; Bills Deal Bill Enyart The Washington Redskins, hoping to hitch their wagon to stars, landed almost half of the Los Angeles Rams' defense yesterday in the biggest trade of a freewheeling flurry in the National Football League. Making his intentions known for instant success, Washington Coach George Allen collected some of the squad he led for several years- Central Division ret. GB Baltimore 31 21 .596 Cincinnati 22 29 .431 Mi Atlanta 17 37 .315 15 Cleveland 9 47 .161 24 Midwest Division Pet. GB Milwaukee 42 9 .824 Detroit 34 19 .642 9 Chicago 31 22 .577 12 Phoenix 31 23 .574 12M Pacific Division Pet.

GB Los Angeles 29 20 .592 San Francisco 28 26 .519 3'2 Seattle 24 28 .462 6Vi San Diego 24 31 .436 8 Portland 17 37 .315 14Vi Last Night's Results Los Angeles at Phoenix Buffalo at Seattle Games Tonight Cincinnati at Baltimore New York at Boston San Diego at Detroit Milwaukee at Philadelphia Seattle at Los Angeles Buffalo at San Francisco Cleveland at Atlanta Phoenix at Portland LARRY BROWN seemed to be a snap slower coming off the ball than the precise Lombardi offensivs ballet called for. In pro football, you always assume this dullness is cerebral, n'ot athletic. But, Lombardi found Brown so quick and so ferocious a hitter on blocks, he couldn't credit his senses. The mystery was solved one day when Brown set the ball down too quickly after a running play. The cords in Lombardi's neck stood out.

"Mister, around here we do not fumble the ball" he roared in a voice that would buckle submarine plates a thousand miles at sea. When Brown looked around to see who Lombardi was talking to and about, the Redskins knew they either had the bravest rookie in the league or the hardest of hearing. Lombardi promptly stood Brown in one end of a room and talked conversationally to him and found out the only thing keeping Brown from being all-pro in his first year was a hearing deficiency in his right ear. Brown had found out something the NFL learned long ago. You could not fool Vince Lombardi.

The ear had been deficient since birth but Larry Brown reasoned he didn't want to lose a good-paying job because of a lousy ear. The hearing which had functioned all right in the sparse crowds at Schenley High in Pittsburgh and at Dodge City and Manhattan, Kansas, made a catch-up player out of Larry Brown in triple-deck stadiums with 80,000 people screaming, defensive players jamming signals and Lombardi shrieking from the sidelines. Lombardi immediately attacked, once he had diagnosed the weakness. He petitioned the league for permission to install a hearing aid in Larry's helmet (sanction was necessary because the league had outlawed transmitting devices when Paul Brown sought to broadcast play selections from the bench some years earlier). And he set Larry's good ear alongside quarterback Sonny Jurgcnsen in the offensive sets.

It is not inconceivable Larry Brown's "handicap" is an asset. A lifetime of relying on his eyes to compensate for his loss in another sense quickly made him the most devastating 195-pound running and blocking back in the game. He rolled up 888 yards and became No. 4 in the league, beating out even Leroy Kelly, generally accepted as the premier ground-gainer in the game. The past year, Larry Brown" topped all football with 1,125 yeards.

linebackers Myron Pottios, Buff ah 0 ABA Eastern Division It Pet. GB Virginia 35 17 .673 Kentucky 30 23 .556 5 New York 22 28 .440 12 Pittsburgh 23 31 .426 12'i Carolina 22 31 .415 13 Floridians 21 34 .382 15Vz Western Division LPct. GB Indiana 33 18 .647 Utah 32 18 .640 Memphis 31 23 .574 3 Denver 19 31 .380 13 Texas 18 32 .360 14 i John Petkevich, figure skating leader, watches his skates sharpened. (UPI) Jcak Pardee and Maxie Rau-ghn, defensive tackle Diron Talbert, guard John Wilbur and runner Jeff Jordan. In addition, the Redskins gained the Rams' fifth round choice in the college draft.

Los Angeles, apparently looking ahead under new Coach Tommy Prothro, received linebacker Marlin McKeever, the Redskins' No. 1 and No. 3 draft picks this year and five more picks-No. 3 through No. 7 in 1972.

"The future is now," said Allen, who built the Rams into a contender hy swapping for veterans. "We want to win in 1971." The trade is "good for both teams," exclaimed Prothro, who said he "hated to give up Talbert," one of the keys the deal for the Redskins. Prothro wasn't dealing entirely for the future, however. The Rams, in addition to the Washington trade, also went to Green Bay to nail surefooted back Travis Williams. Los Angeles coughed up its second round draft choice this year and an undisclosed pick next for Williams and a fourth-round pick in 1971.

The active Allen later made another deal with Green Bay obtaining the rights to former receiver Boyd Dowler. He retired last year and spent the season as an assistant to Allen at Los Angeles. The Packers, a recent disappointment after years of glory, also made deals with the Denver Broncos and Minnesota Vikings. SportsPeople Sfadium: 'Domeless BUFFALO (AP)- The City Planning Board recommended yesterday that a open stadium be constructed within the city limits. "Hopefully, the stadium wiil be of the open type, similar to those in Atlanta and Cincinnati," the board said.

"It should be conveniently located, close to our future rapid-transit system, near the center of population, with a minimum seating capacity of 65,000 and adequate protected parking." Mayor Frank A. Sedita said later he had "no objections to a stadium being built anywhere in our community," adding that he considered Buffalo's suburbs part of the "community." Ralph C. Wilson owner of the National Football League's Buffalo Bills, has given the Buffalo area until mid-March to commit itself to replacing 33-year-old War Memorial Stadium, which has 46,000 seats. If no decision is taken, he has said, he will move the team to another city. The Erie County Legislature recently abandoned plans to build a domed stadium in suburban Lancaster.

Patti Hogan: Petkevich Fas hions 'Angry Loser' Slim Skating Lead Last Night's Results Virginia 126, Floridians 114. Indiana 116, New York 100. Denver at Utah. Indiana at Memphis. Game Tonight Texas at Memphis.

High School BUFFALO (AP) John Petkevich, twice the runner-up, took the lead yesterday in his bid for the senior men's title in the U.S. Figure Skating championships, but the margin was extremely slim. Despite the first-place choice of all seven judges In the compulsory figures, Petkevich, 21, of Weston, held only a 1.90-point edge over Kenneth Shelly, 19, of Temperamental Patti Hogan of LaJolla, stomped off the court in anger yesterday after losing a close battle to Margaret Court of Australia in the woman's quarter-finals of the Victorian tennis championships in Melbourne. Mrs. Court, the world's reigning, tennis queen, won 7-6, 7-6 in a stormy match marred by racket-tossing, spills and steely stares.

Patti, who handed Mrs. Court one of her few losses last year at South Orange, N.J., refused to congratulate her conquerer. "There Is something about our matches that are never very friendly," Patti said afterward. place votes from four judges, thirds from two, and fourth from one. McKellen had five thirds and two fifths.

Results of vesterdov's events in the U. Figure Skating Championships: Senior Men 1 John Petkevich, Weston, Mass. 2. Kenneth Shellev, Downev, Calif. 3.

Gordon McKellen, Lake Placid, N.Y. 4. James Demogines, Pocoima, Calif. 5. Robert Bradshaw, Sherman Oaks, Calif.

6, Jeffrey Hall, Wilmette, III. 7, Mark Rehfield, San Pedro, Calif. 8, Johnny Jones, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. 9, Dean Hiltzik, Westburv, N.Y. 10, Charlie Tick-ner, Lafavette, Calif.

11, Gilbert Soso, Denver, Colo. 12, David Boitln, Hull, Mass. Downey, Calif. An exacting performance by Shelley in tonight's free-skating phase could give him the title that has evaded Petkevich the last two years. Also in the running was third-place finisher Gordon McKellen, 17, of Lake Placid, N.Y.

He was 2.62 points behind Petkevich and .72 in back of Shelley. Shelley picked up second- BASKETBALL Madison t. Franklin 62 West 86, Charlotte 64 SWIMMING Edison 69, Jefferson 26 Monroe 67, West 27 Pittsford 66, Eostridge 29 Newark 53, Rush-Henrietta 42 WRESTLING Cardinal Moonev 27, McQuaid 1 Jefferson 41, Edison 13 Madison 43, Marshall i.

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