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IN THIS SECTION Prep previews, 18 Phils share top, 18 Profitt 300-815, 19 OSU's Morrill, 20 DAYTON DAILY NEWS Friday, September 2, 1983 Page 17 nni I ne KicK.0 A lesson on understanding jargon for football's renewal Stout may find turf devilish Burick Sports Editor By GARY NUHN Staff Sports Writer Wisconsin-Stout has never played a game on AstroTurf. With that in mind, it would be neighborly for someone to offer advice to the Blue Devils on the vagaries of the surface since they open their Wishing on wishbone We start out, dear students, with the offense and may it not be too offensive: SHOTGUN Primarily a passing formation. Instead of lining up with hands underneath the center, quarterback stands deep for a direct snap from which he usually throws the ball. No subterfuge here, except on rare occasions when a tricky running play comes off the shotgun. FORMATION Running backs line up, one behind the other, in a straight line behind the quarterback.

WISHBONE So named because formation resembles wishbone of a chicken. This is almost 100 percent a college, not a pro, ploy. Fullback lines up close to quarterback and usually is the blocker. Quarterback has option of handing to halfback or fullback or keeping And now for the gobbledygook season, which is known otherwise as the football campaign. It's a new year for Coach Mike Kelly and the Flyers at UD Saturday night.

And it's a new, perhaps job-threatening year, for Coach Forrest Gregg and the Bengals at Riverfront Stadium Sunday. We've already had a big college game, the Penn State disappointment against Nebraska early this week. And if you want to know why these big schools would permit themselves to be hooked into playing a varsity game on Aug. 29, the answer's simple. Each was guaranteed a pot of $800,000 to play at Jersey's Meadowlands.

So, what's with the gobbledygook stuff in the opening line of this piece? Gobbledygook, my dictionary tells me, is wordy and unintelligible jargon. ball himself to run or pitch out; occasionally, he passes. TAILBACK Deep back in I formation. SPLIT BACKS Fullback and halfback line up side by side behind quarterback. TIGHT END This sober fellow, usually a man of height and good weight, lines up tight (or tightly, for grammatical purists) next to the tackle.

On running plays for short yardage, two tight ends are often used. A 'misguided' play WIDE RECEIVER Lines up wide of the rest of the group usually wide of backfieid, wide of line. He can be man in motion before ball is snapped. ONE-BACK OFFENSE one running back behind quarterback. Other back becomes extra wide receiver or extra tight end.

See SI BURICK, Page 19 football season Saturday nieht aeainst the Univer- r77- And, no fooling, it's a strange language that you'll be hearing from broadcasters, and, hopefully, reading in your papers. Phrases are spoken and written that their perpetrators assume all of you understand. But do you? In truth, do they? Let us then, as the new season arrives, put down some definitions. Not the entire jargon, heaven forbid; just part of it. sity of Dayton at Wel- come Stadium at 7:30.

tf fe-V And welcome btadium, as any grasshopper can tell you, has no grass. The first thing, men, is bring plenty of disinfectant and gauze. You will leave some skin and some blood here. The makers of AstroTurf, you see, never had to play football on it. Next, don't seem too impressed at the lack of fl Wi ji Kelly 'Sir' Reds give Lee Smith all the respect the Cubs need to protect a 3-1 victory New faces filling Bengals' lineup By HAL McCOY Staff Sports Writer CINCINNATI If Rodney Dangerfield is sincere in his quest, he should take respect lessons from Chicago relief pitcher Lee Smith.

When Smith asks for respect, one bows deeply and asks, "How much respect would you like, sir?" At 6-foot-6 and 235 pounds of solid bronze, Smith casts a shadow that puts Illinois and the western half of Indiana in total eclipse. Chicago Manager Charlie Fox calls him "The Big Fella." Capital letters, please. The Cincinnati Reds call him "sir." On Thursday night, Smith walked to the mound in the eighth inning to protect starter Dick Ruthven's 3-1 lead. There was one out and one on. It was like Dave Winfield calling Brink's to protect his paycheck.

'at fi I SMITH FACED FIVE hitters and struck out three, earning his 23rd save (two less than the entire Cincinnati staff) while lowering his earned run average to 1.44 in making the Cubs' 3-1 advantage stand up for a victory. The first man Smith glared at was pinch-hitter Steve Christmas, who was making his dandelions and crabgrass. UD did not pay for a double dose of Chemlawn this summer. And finally, when trying to gauge the wind, don't bend over and try to pull out a couple of blades with the idea of tossing them in the air. Use the flag.

"HOW LONG HAS this AstroTurf been down?" was the first question from Stout Coach Bob Kamish when Welcome's synthetic surface was brought up. When told it had been down three years, Kamish was relieved. "I was talking with (Wisconsin Coach) Dave McClain, about it," he said. "He used to be at Ball State and he said at the time he played at Dayton (1976), the turf was not in good shape." (This is actually the fifth year for this surface.) Among the concessions Stout had to make because of the AstroTurf was to buy new shoes for the 46-man travel squad, because regular cleats slip on AstroTurf as if it's ice. The Welcome Stadium advantage has been an obvious one for the Flyers.

They have won 28 of their last 30 on the turf and have never lost to a Division III team in 20 starts. Besides the new shoes, Stout comes to town with an offense the Wishbone UD hasn't seen since 1977 (Villanova) and a defense the Radar UD has never seen. ALTHOUGH THE WISHBONE is basically a running formation, Stout quarterback Glen Majszak put up an average of 14 passes a game last year and threw for 10 TDs, a decade's worth for some Wishbones. Majszak's most dramatic pass was a 98-yarder against Steven's Point, the third longest in Division III in 1982 behind two 99-yarders. "They were coming up hard, trying to pin us down," Kamish said.

Majszak hit junior wide receiver Mike Kraimer for the distance. This is, of course, great for starting the mile run, but if it's so great in football, why didn't Paul Brown think of it first? The Blue Devils' defense is what sets them apart. Named Radar and spelled the same forward, backward and inside out, the defense starts with a 6-2 configuration (or 4-4, if you're a purist) with all 11 men in a standing position. FLYER NOTES UD Head Coach Kelly said the Flyers would start 10 seniors, 10 juniors and 2 sophs, "as young as we've been for quite a while." Typifying that youth are the facts that soph tackle Troy Styer is the only veteran on the offensive interior line and the defensive backfieid is composed of all juniors Two expected starters will miss the opener linebacker David Kemp (mononucleosis) and cornerback Dennis Koper (gall bladder). The game marks the start of UD's 76th season and seventh in Division III.

The Flyers lost last year's opener to Bucknell, 19-17, on a 39-yard field goal with 40 seconds left tfHi ut Ki I C' I By MARTY WILLIAMS Staff Sports Writer CINCINNATI The Los Angeles Raiders are going to feel like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid when they come to Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium Sunday. As the movie outlaws did when they were being relentlessly pursued by the law enforcement officers in white coats, the Raiders will look at the folks in the white uniforms and say, "Who are those guys?" The Bengals will have new faces at seven positions for the regular season opener. Five of the seven have never started a for-real National Football League game. THE TWO EXCEPTIONS are fullback Charles Alexander, a regular at halfback for four years before moving over to replace the suspended Pete Johnson, and nose tackle Jerry Boyarsky, who started eight times for New Orleans as a rookie in 1981. The five first-time starters are defensive end Glen Collins, outside linebacker Guy Frazier, free safety Robert Jackson, center Dave Rim-ington and halfback Rodney Tate.

Alexander needs no introduction, but here's a brief rundown on the other six: JERRY BOYARSKY A 6-3, 290-pounder, Boyarsky was a fifth-round' draft choice of the Saints. He played in a University of Pittsburgh defensive line that featured five eventual NFL starters, including All-Pro linebacker Hugh Green. Boyarsky was cut in the New Orleans 1982 training camp and signed with the Bengals in December. He was on the active roster for the last two games. He won a three-way race with rookie Tim Krumrie and veteran Gary Burley for the vacancy created when regular nose tackle Wilson Whitley was waived early in camp this year.

GLENN COLLINS The Ben-; gals' No. 1 draft choice last year, he was a backup to Ross Browner and played primarily when the team went to a fuur-man line in passing situations. A 6-6, 260-pounder from Mississippi State, he was pressed Into service when Browner, like Johnson, was given a four-game suspension for being involved in a drug case. GUY FRAZIER A third-year pro whose previous experience was limited to special teams, the 6-2, "215-pound Frazier replaces Bo Har-'ris, who was released because the surgery to repair a broken thumb had apparently been unsuccessful. Frazier was a fourth-round pick APWIrwMt major league aeDut.

Lnnstmas am not nave a Smith merry time. Smith buzzed three fastballs past him that Christmas swears were mere blips. "Hard? Yeah, those three pitches were real hard," Christmas said. "He blew the ball by me, and I ain't never seen anything like 'em. "The first pitch was a good hard one.

I took the second one because I thought it was outside. I went down swinging hard at the third one. They told me that last one was clocked at 95 miles an hour. I believe it." What does he look like on the mound, Steve? "Real big," he said. "My first time in the bigs, and he looked extra real big.

They threw me into the fire to face the best." IN THE CINCINNATI bullpen, Bill Scherrer watched Smith work. Three Bill Scherrers could hide behind Smith and never be seen. "He's ridiculous," Scherrer said. "A guy who throws that hard isn't supposed to have the control he has. I mean, look how big he is.

Imagine if he hit me with a pitch. I'd be a dead man and Couldn't even call home. I'm glad I'm a pitcher and not a hitter." After striking out Christmas, Smith retired Gary Redus on a popup, struck out Duane Walker, coaxed a grounder out of Dave Concepcion and finished the game by fanning Dan Driessen on three runaway Amtraks clocked at 94, 95 and 96 mph. "His warmup pitches are 91," Fox said. In 87 '3 innings this season, Smith has unintentionally walked only 22 hitters.

When asked if he always owned laser control, he laughed and said, "In Class AA at Midland, Texas, I walked 130 guys in 155 innings." IT MUST HAVE been fun for Texas League hitters to stand in against Smith when he wasn't certain whether his pitches would Rimington rushes to Bengal practice in the '81 draft after playing defensive end at Wyoming. His strength is supposed to be pass coverage, but he also played the run well during the pre-season. ROBERT JACKSON Although Jackson has also been with Cincinnati since the '81 draft he was a No. 11 choice out of Central Michigan his playing time has been limited. He suffered a knee injury during his first mini-camp and spent that year on Injured reserve.

Jackson was active for nine games last year, but was used primarily on special teams and as an extra man when five or six defensive backs were used. He replaces Bryan Hicks, a starter during most of his four seasons. DAVE RIMINGTON Perhaps the most decorated offensive line-, man in the history of college football, Rimington won the Outland Trophy twice, the Lombard! Trophy once and as a Nebraska senior finished fifth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy. A 6-3, 285-pounder, he seemed destined to start as soon as he was drafted, but the Bengals made things easier by trading regular center Blair Bush to Seattle. Cincinnati has drafted three centers in the first round and all three became starters as rookies Bob Johnson in 1968, Bush in '78 and now Rimington.

RODNEY TATE A second-year man from Texas, Tate is Cincinnati's newest starter because he didn't move up until after regular Archie Griffin pulled a groin muscle in the pre-season finale against Detroit. As a rookie, Tate had only two regular season carries and didn't catch a pass. He has great speed, but injuries hobbled him during most of his college career at Texas and the Bengals got him in the fourth round of the '82 draft. Tate was one of the American Football Conference's top kickoff returners last season and will also handle those duties Sunday, working in tandem with Oklahoma rookie Stanley Wilson, who is also expected to get some playing time at halfback. TAKE A LOAD.

OFF YOUR FEET! IN RED WING'S NEW land in San Antonio, flatten El Paso, or buzz Beaumont. "Finding my control was the big thing for me," he said. "I have respect from the umpires. They know I'm always around the plate, so I don't have to throw it over the middle to get strikes called." What he did to Driessen was at least a misdemeanor maybe criminal. "I have a tendency to pump up against good hitters like Concepcion and Driessen," he said.

Unless you know how much Fox respects Smith, you'd think Fox was too quick in replacing starter Ruthven. Through seven innings, Ruthven gave up one run and three hits, retiring 17 of 18 and 1 1 straight until Nick Esasky beat an infield roller to open the eighth. Rookie Dallas Williams, who like Christmas was recalled from Indianapolis Wednesday night, followed Esasky with a hard-hit line drive to right field that was caught. See REDS, Page 20 4 Heir's Open dream ends with 15-year-old's upset FULL GRAIN OIL TANNED LEATHER TO SHED WATER ULTRA LIGHT-CUSHION WEDGE SOLE SOFT CUSHION INSOLES NEW CAMBRELLE LINING THAT'S VERY ABSORBENT WIDE RANGE OF SIZES AND WIDTHS And in men's doubles, No. 2 seeds Tim and Tom Gullikson disposed of Ricardo Acuna and Erick Iskersky, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, while Francisco Gonzalez and Matt Mitchell upset No.

12 Tracy Delatte and Johan Kriek, 7-6, 6-4, in first-round play. SO THERE WERE other dreams here Thursday. But as a bright orange sun set on the Manhattan skyline In the distance, Grace Kim dreamed on aloud to a few reporters. "Maybe they'll put the match on the Stadium court," she said In reference to her next match, against No. 7 Sylvia Hanika, which will likely be scheduled for Saturday.

See HERR, Page 18. At one time in his career, Lloyd was ranked as high as No. 23 on the computer, but the highest Lloyd ranking in many years has belonged to his wife, Chris Evert Lloyd. "Before, I doubted I could win again, and even though others believed in me, I did not," said Lloyd. "I would get through the qualifying, get to the first round and become nervous and lose.

I knew I just needed a few good matches and I have been very close to that this year." If he continues to win, Lloyd wouldn't meet a seeded player until the quarterfinals, and that player would be No. 1 John McEnroe. Lloyd's next match Is against Terry Moor. Kim, who had to play three matches in the qualifier to get into the Open, is still an amateur and hasn't played enough official tournaments to even be listed on the computer. Herr, of Centervllle, became a pro this summer and has patiently worked her way up to No.

32 in the world. SEEDED LOSERS for the women included No. 11 Barbara Potter, who lost to Lisa Bonder, 7-5, 6-7, 7-6, and No. 13 Claudia Kohde-Kllsch, who lost 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 to Bonnie Gadusek. The men lost No.

10 Jose Higueras, who was caught In a career comeback try by John Lloyd, No. 272 on the ATP computer. Lloyd won, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5. By MARC KATZ Staff Sports Writer FLUSHING MEADOW, N.Y! In bright mid-afternoon sunlight, a dream was beginning to come true on Court No. 6 In the U.S.

Tennis Open at the National Tennis Center. By Thursday's dusk, the dream merged with a nightmare. The dream belonged to 15-year-old Grace Kim. The nightmare was 19-year-old Beth Heir's. After 2'2 hours on the court, Kim won the second-round match, 6-2, 5-7, 6-0, which, in terms of computer numbers, was the biggest upset of a day that had two of the women's seeds, and one of the men's, lose.

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