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GREEN BAY D-l Brewers win Cadets tip Springs UWGB soccer Outdoor features Scoreboard D-2 D-3 D-4 -D-8-9 D-10 eB brace far Bears afier wild week Sunday, Sept 7, 1980 PRESS-GAZETtI SPORTS 1 I i Pack Starting lineups tense and disinterested at practice. One player called the session "an abortion." Even Starr rated it a 2 on a scale of l-to-10. Players openly wondered if team morale hadn't been completely destroyed. There also was trouble on the coaching staff. Defensive line coach Fred vonAppen and Starr reportedly differed on the punishment that should be meted out to Johnson.

Guided by a commitment to principle, vonAppen told Starr that day that he was resigning as a coach. Through all this, hardly anyone seemed to be focusing on today's season opener kickoff time is noon at Lambeau Field against the Chicago Bears. and the club delayed the announcement of its final cuts, leaving the impression that all was calm, at least temporarily. It wasn't, as subsequent events would prove. Wednesday was the most tumultuous day of all.

First came the news that veteran defensive linemen Bob Barber and Terry Jones were waived. Then came word that defensive end Ezra Johnson had been fined and suaded, at least to some degree, to apologize to the team for cutting it up and eating a hot dog on the bench during the second half of the Denver game. A good share of the players were outraged about both events. They seemed The Packers' chances of winning their 62nd season debut and 122nd clash with the Bears appeared hopeless. Then on Thursday, things started picking up.

Starr rated the day's practice an 84. There was less rancor in the locker room, as well. Friday's practice was even more spirited. It included a fight for the second time in three days. The first one was between Terdell Middleton and Johnnie Gray; this one between Greg Koch and Rich Dimler.

But Starr rated the session a 9. Many of the players expressed optimism that the divisive and unsettling events of the previous days wouldn't spoil their chances of beating the Bears. "It's a crazy game and you never know what will happen, but I feel good," said center Larry McCarren. The Packers, of course, remain obvious underdogs. No matter what their mood is, it remains to be seen whether they'll be able to score any points or stop Walter Payton from rushing for 200 or so yards.

Continued on D-2 By CLIFF CHRISTL 0ttPrss-Gazete Probably not since the final days of Dan Devine's tenure as head coach have the Green Bay Packers experienced a more chaotic week. It all started a week ago Saturday when the Packers were annihilated 38-0 by Denver before one of the most hostile Lambeau Field crowds ever. That exhibition loss left the Packers with a win less pre-season record and on the short end of a 69-3 scoring differential in their last three games. On Monday, speculation about Bart' Starr's future as head coach intensified. Never before in his six-year reign had he seemed to be on shakier ground.

A vote of confidence from Dominic Olej-niczak, club president, was required to reaffirm Starr's hold on his job. That same day, the Packers also revealed that they would have to get along without their best defensive player of a year ago, linebacker Rich Wingo, who was scheduled for back surgery the next day In addition, they made a curious trade to acquire an unproven quarterback, Mark Miller, who would have to be placed on in-': jured reserve because of a sore arm. On Tuesday, the players had the day off Chicago James Scott Ted Albrecht Noah Jackson Dan Neal Revie Sorey Dennis Lick Mike Cobb Brian Baschnagel Mike Phipps Walter Payton David Williams Dan Hampton Jim Osborne Alan Page Mike Hartenstine Jerry Muckensturm Tom Hicks Gary Campbell Terry Schmidt Allan Ellis Gary Fencik Doug Plank Green Bay James Lofton Tim Stokes Derrel Gofourth Mike Wellman Leotis Harris Greg Koch Paul Coffman Aundra Thompson Lynn Dickey Steve Atkins Eddie Lee Ivery Mike Butler Charles Johnson Ezra Johnson John Anderson Mike Hunt Brace Beekley Mike Douglass Estus Hood Mike McCoy Steve Luke Johnnie Gray Offense WR LT LG RG RT TE WR QB HB FB Defense LE LTNT RTRE RELOLB LLBLILB MLBRILB RLBROLB LCB RCB SS FS vonAppen says his resignation is final vonAppen, who resigned 'I haven't talked to anybody day," said Wednesday. Fred vonAppen said Saturday that he considers his decision to resign as defensive line coach of the Green Bay Packers to be irreversible. vonAppen confirmed report that Defensive Coordinator John Meyer had contacted him Friday to try to persuade him to rejoin the staff.

"I talked with some coaches yester- today. "My position hasn't changed." Asked if he was giving any consideration to return to the Packers, vonAppen replied, "No, I am not. "I can't see any way that I'd be going back now." Euhm 93 return rescues Morbi was year." having flashbacks of last SNC Coach Larry Van Alstine "Very frankly, I didn't think he was in," said St. Thomas Coach DuWayne Deitz. "You can't unpile a pile to make a decision.

"You have to judge right away if he broke the plane (of the goal line). "But, still, 1 won't deny that our poor punt coverage was the key play." Van Alstine partially attributed Eiting's return to Continued on D-2 starter with increased poi.e who completed 14 of 21 passes for 223 yards, found fullback Joe 1 looming in the right flat for nine yards, and then Hoerning crashed for the first down at the 1. The St. Paul, team stopped Hoerning at about the six-inch line with 24 seconds left. But on the next play, Cavanaugh wedged in for the touchdown after a delayed call from the officials.

By BOB McGINN Of the Press-Goiette St. Norbert College, bent on self-destruction as it was last year, used a punt return and a plunge to save its season opening football game Saturday. Greg Eiting's 45-yard return set up quarterback Greg Cavanaugh's touchdown from inches away with just 19 seconds left as the Green Knights overhauled the College, of St. Thomas 17-14. St.

Norbert turned in a superb first-half performance and assumed a 10-0 lead before an estimated 1,500 sun-baked fans at Minahan Stadium. But then the Tommies swarmed back and, helped by a plethora of St. Norbert penalties, took a 14-10 lead with six minutes to go. "At that point, I was having flashbacks of last year," admitted Norb Coach Larry Van Alstine. They vanished, however, when Eiting fielded a line drive punt at his own 43 and veered right behind a wall of blockers all the way to the Tommies' 12.

Cavanaugh, a four-year Press-Gazette ohoto tv Russ Krlwanek St. Norbert free safety Jim Finer deflects an urtderthrown sec- at Minahan Stadium Saturday. Cornerback Randy Neerdaels ond-quarter St. Thomas pass intended for Tim Schugel (14) (23) also defends for the Green Knights. Herrmann out as Irish rout Purdue Football scoreboard HIGH SCHOOL De Pere Pennings 8, Oshkosh Lourdes 6 Green Bay Premontre 8, Fond du Lao Springs 0 Green Bay Southwest 14, Appleton West 13 (OT) BIG 10 Notre Dame 31, Purdue 10 Illinois 35, Northwestern 9 STATE COLLEGES St.

Norbert 1 7, St. Thomas-Minn. 1 4 Albion 16, Ripon 0 Concordia-Moorhead 30, UW-Eau Claire 7 Valparaiso 1 2. UW-Oshkosh 6 UW-Whitewater 57, Lakeland 0 Indiana Central 23, UW-Platteville 1 9 TOP 20 Alabama 26, Georga Tech 3 North Carolina 35, Furman 13 Stanford 35, Oregon 25 Florida State 1 6, LSU0 Big 10 roundup much as we would have blitzed Herrmann." Purduc-Notrt Dame Stats Purdue ID I Notn Dame 7 7 711 ND FG Oliver 14 ND McGotv 1 run (Oliver kick) NO Carter 1 run (Oliver kick) PU FO Anderson 21 PU Jones 4 run (Anderson kick) NO Hunter pass from Courey (Oliver kick) ND Courev 14 run (Oliver kick) A5.07S Illinois 35 Northwestern 9 CHAMPAIGN, III. (AP) Running back Mike Holmes' 53-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter sparked Illinois to a rout of upstate rival Northwestern 35-9.

Illinois, shaky and scoreless in the first half, exploded in the second half to give new coach Mike White the victory before 44,222 fans. It was the first time since 1960 that a new Illinois coach won in his debut. Although Illini starting quarterback Dave Wilson Continued on D-2 pass defense, just to name a few. We have a lot of work to do." Notre Dame Coach Dan Devine said, "We obviously played better in the second half. I've very proud of our team.

Courey is not exactly a novice at quarterback. He made the big plays against Purdue as a sophomore and he started two games for us last Devine said there wasn't much strategy change with Herrmann out. "You have to play how you practice the previous week," said Devine. "We didn't blitz Campbell as Purdue ND 12 20 34- SI S4-2tt 171 iSI 17 34 17-24 10-13 1 t-tt 215 0-0 32 0-00 J-25 First downs Pusnts-vords Possino yards Pelurn yards Posses Punts Fum Dies-lost Penalties-yards "I was dying to get out there," said Herrmann. "I was discouraged the whole week because Notre Dame is a little special.

When I first said I couldn't play it was the toughest thing I could go through. I thought we were good enough to beat them." Purdue Coach Jim Young said, "I can't really say if Mark's absence had an effect on our team. We seemed a little down in the first quarter. In my own mind, I knew Friday he wouldn't be, able to play. "But I knew Mark wouldn't accept that," said Young.

"We were encouraged last evening when the swelling went down. Mark said he would be OK but the doctor said we shouldn't take any chances. "With the changein quarterbacks," said Young, "I had hoped to establish the run. Notre Dame took it away early. Notre Dame dominated us in a lot of areas defensive and offensive line play, kicking game, INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING Purdue.

Macon 9-32, Smitn 7 20. McColl 7-11. Jones 4-0. Notre Dome, Coler 3SM42, Courey J. Stone 4-20.

Swey S-1J. PASSING Purdue. Campbell 17 24-0- 171 Notre Dame. Courey 10-iJ-l 151. RECEIVING Purdue, vaunt s-71.

Jones 3-16. Smltti 211. Bryont 2-24. McColl 2-11. Notre Dame, Hunter 3-75, Masitak 7-49, Sweeney 9-1.

SHOES FOR FALL 7iV3 Lloyd nets rV TTV CV AMM Affile $288 vspen il lie: A SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame's 31-10 victory Saturday over Purdue was the tale of two quarterbacks, one who played and one who didn't. The one who played was Notre Dame senior Mike Courey, but nobody knew it for sure until game time cause that was Coach Dan Devine's secret. The one who didn't because of a sprained thumb was Purdue's Mark Herrmann. Again, nobody knew it until after pregame drills when Herrmann made the decision himself because "I couldn't throw.

I couldn't squeeze the ball. I hadn't touched a ball since Tuesday and when' I took one snap it hurt." Courey completed 10 of 13 passes for 151 yards arid one touchdown and rushed for 59 yards and another touchdown. "I waited three years for this and it was worth it," said Courey. "I never played a full game here so nobody knew my capabilities. The opening drive in the third quarter was the key to the whole game." Courey had directed the Irish to a 17-0 lead before Scott Campbell, Herrmann's Twlnrpmpnt, wpnt on tt mw and competed 10 straight passes as Purdue scored for 10 quick points to cut the lead to 17-10 at the half.

The Irish took the second-half kickoff and on the first play Courey hit Tony Hunter with a 57-yard pass. He capped the drive with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Hunter and later closed the scoring with a 14-yard touchdown run in the final period. "If we had been stopped and forced to punt," said Courey of the third-quarter touchdown, "it would have been a different ballgame." It also might have been a different ballgame if Herr-isann had played. fee CLOSEOUT GYM SHOES FOOTBALL SHOES SOCCER SHOES J119i HI BASKETBALL SHOES $99J 7 4T oTS. i K-i- $7 I Up TENNIS SHOES i SSMvbVA' Sock.

ZST -vr final match against unseeded Johan Kriek of South Africa 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1. Borg, the top seed who has now won the last 13 five-set matches he's played, will face defending champion John McEnroe in today's men's mndes final. The second-seeded McEnroe gained the final by out-slugging third-seeded Jimmy Connors 6-4, 5-7, 0-6, 6-3, 7-6. The brilliant exhibition of power tennis lasted 4 hours 15 minutes, starting out under bright sunshine and ending under the lights. McEnroe won the dramatic fifth-set tiebreaker 7-3, closing it out with a service winner.

Lloyd, who won the Open from i975 through 1978 before being dethroned Tracy Austin in 1979, appeared drained after her victory. "I'm thrilled," she said simply, when asked her feel-Continued on D-2 NEW YORK (AP) Chris Evert Lloyd wore down 18-year-old Hana Mandlikova with her steady baseline strokes and captured her fifth U.S. Open tennis championship with an emotion-charged 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 victory ntiirHwv. "This'has been the toughest Open of all for me and the most emotional," said Lloyd, who earned a first prize of $46,000 from the total purse of $654,082. "For two years I kept reading about how I was no longer No.

1. It was discouraging. I lost a little faith in myself." Now that faith has been restored, and Chris Evert Lloyd, the former queen of tennis, is back on her throne. Meanwhile, the king of tennis five-time Wimbledon champion Bjorn Borg of Sweden kept his hopes alive for his first Open crown by rallying from a two-set deficit and winning his semi ss OFFICIAL GYM SUITS FOR ALL GREEN BAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVER 200 DIFFERENT MODELS OF ATHLETIC SHOES in i '4s HMDS 5 922-26 Main Street PARK FREE AT OUR DOOR APLoserptvoto Purdue quarterback Scott Campbell, who started in place of the injured Mark Herrmann, is sacked by Notre Dame's Joe Gramke (92) for an 8-yard loss Saturday in South Bend. wm FRI.

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