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mmw in fYyrf f'T TlT r'yf'T T'fT I I 'I I' I I I I' I "1 I II I lT "TTT'y V''W n'1 spoils I'jorid Compiled by Bob Button and the Free Press sports desk Detroit free pressthursday, dec. 23, 1982 20 for the lecoidUpset in World Cup skiing Packer fans kept in dark as cereal ads dominate TV the foundup following week New Alabama coach Ray Perkins- -has hired Tom Goode, assistant head coach and -T offensive line coach at Mississippi Named to the Associated Press Little All-America team are Ron Gladnlcke of Hillsdale and William Dillon of Detroit, who plays for Virginia Union. On the second team is George Works of Northern Michigan Gladnick, along with Tony Torlo ot Hillsdale, were named to the NAIA first team. HORSE RACING: Cam Fella has been named the top three- year-old pacer, the Canadian Trotting announced. The Canadian-owned horse was a near-unanimous selection in a poll of 183 harness racing officials and media.

SKIING: Italy's Michael Malr, 20, won the men's World Cup super-giant ski race in Italy, finishing ahead of Swiss -and Austrian favorites. Mair was timed in 1 43.71 seconds; Austria's Hans Enn was second at 1:43.83. I I AUTO RACING: Johnny Rutherford, three-time Indianapolis 500 winner, has signed to race the the Pat Patrick team, replacing retired Bobby Unser. BASEBALL: Right-handed pitcher Tom Hausman will be reassigned by the Atlanta Braves to make room tor newly acquired lett-hander Pete Falcone Johnny Oates, a former major league catcher who managed at Nashville last season, will guide the Columbus Clippers, the New York Yankees' Class AAA minor league affiliate. BASKETBALL: John Wllhlte, a 6-foot-2 Ferris State freshman, has been named Great Lakes Conference male basketball player of the week.

Wayne State's Kim Plachta and Lake Superior's Marti Wallace share the female honor Forward Anthony Roberts of the Continental League is expected to be in a Utah Jazz uniform tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers BOXING: Former heavyweight boxing challenger Earnle Shavers was placed on probation for two years after pleading guilty to filing false claims on his 1977 income tax return The Feb. 1 1 middleweight title bout between Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Briton Tony Slbson is a sellout less than five days after tickets went on sale. FOOTBALL: Dennis Eckhoff is the new head football coach at New Mexico Highlands University, and Orlando Brown has been named athletic director The New Orleans Saints have activated backup quarterback Bobby Scott Quarterback Todd Blackledge of Penn State, Outland and Lombardi Award winner David Rlmlngton of Nebraska, and kicker Chuck Nelson of Washington head the 25-man 1982 Academic All-American team. Also on the team are Stefan Humphries and Robert Thompson of Michigan. In the college division, Kurt Brinks of Hope and Brlce Drogosch of Albion made the team Pittsburgh running back Sidney Thornton has been ruled out of Sunday's game against New England with a hamstring injury Denver quarterback Steve De-Berg will start aginast the Los Angeles Raiders Sunday, but coach Dan Reeves says backup Mark Herrmann will get the starting call at Seattle the Gieen Bay fans in Wisconsin and northern Michigan were in the dark as the Packers njissed a field goal that could have won Sunday's NFL game against the Colts in Baltimore.

Instead, television viewers from La Crosse to Marquette, were given the thrills of a cereal commercial, a pizza plug a CBS promotion. Network authorities in New York insisted th? kick by Jan Stenerud in overtime was on camera, but that it had been switched out in Chicago by Midwestern Relay Co. which was Jiandling the regional feed to Marquette, La Crosse, Milwaukee, Wausau and Greei Bay. Officials blamed the problem on the fact that Stenerud's attempted field goal came after Regulation time had expired with the gam tied. The script did not include the possibility of the game going into overtime.

Mark Stokes, at the controls in Chicago, saicC he eventually "received a call (from Midjwestern's Wisconsin office) to switch back and wait until the game was over." B3I that time, Packer fans found the Colts were jin possession of the ball, and they had no immediate knowledge of what happened to Stenerud's kick. The game ended in a 20-20 tiel A spokesman for the Marquette station said, I'The thing that really kills me is that they fever bothered to show a replay." Olympic pros: A proposed change in international rules to allow professionals to Which pitcher spent the most consecutive years in the American League? A "Sad Sam" Jones spent the most years in a row as an American League pitcher, working from 1914 to 1935 in the junior circuit. Jones pitched for Cleve- land, Boston, New York, St. Louis, participate in the Olympics, and the creation of a new Team America franchise in the North American Soccer League, could land the United States a medal in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. "I am confident a team of American professionals could compete with 75 percent of the teams in the world," said John Kerr, executive director of the NASL's Players Association.

"And with the proper training and playing at home in 1984, 1 would not be surprised to see the U.S. reach the final four." Musical coaches: New MSU coach George Perles has filled his staff, naming Ted Guthard, an assistant to ousted coach Muddy Waters, and Nick Saban, who coached last year at the U.S. Naval Academy and before that at Ohio State. Guthard will handle the linebackers and Saban the defensive secondary Temple University athletic officials are reportedly wooing Dan Devine, former Notre Dame and Green Bay Packer coach who is now fund raising at Arizona State. Devine might be a big enough name to help the Philadelphia school compete for players with mighty Penn State and Pitt The Miami Dolphins have become a two-Shula operation, as coach Don hired son David to help with the passing game in the absence of Wally English, hired to head the Tulane football program.

AP Photo Working to the end Alabama's Bear Bryant clears his desk of paperwork as he prepares to retire as coach after next Wednesday's Liberty Bowl game against Illinois. A poignant moment came for his players this week when the winningest coach in college football history climbed down from his famous red coaching tower for the last time. They watched in silence, and even Bryant admitted at least a twinge of sentimentality about his final practice on home turf. flli Washington and Chicago in those 133 22 seasons. Early Wynn spent 2t3 more in American League I .3 years man any uurei pitcher, but he missed two sea-- -sons in a career beginning in 1939 and ending in 1963.

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Phone calls will not be accepted. PIRATES GIVE UP 4 MINOR LEAGUERS Yankees trade Mazzilli to Pirates Micalef hurting; Gilbert may sub Corrado Micalef says it only hurts when he sits. A minor back injury to Micalef, a rookie Red Wing goalie, means Gilles Gilbert might be in uniform tonight for the first time in more than two months. Greg Stefan, the other rookie netminder, will be the Wings' starting goalie when they face Pittsburgh at 7:30 p.m. at Joe Louis Arena, but coach Nick Polano said Wednesday he might have to use Gilbert as a backup, depending on Micalef's status this morning.

Micalef's trouble was diagnosed as a slight back strain. He says he hurt it during a practice earlier this week, but started for the Wings against St. Louis Tuesday because the back felt better during the team's Tuesday morning workout. Stefan replaced him after the first period. "I go to sit down, and I feel something grab (on the left side)," he said.

Gilbert suffered a back injury in mid-November while playing himself back into shape in the minors after a skin rash had kept him of the ice following the Wings' sixth game of the season. The Wings are 4-1-3 over their last eight games. field. They had been relying on unproven youngsters, such as Doug Frobel and Brian Harper, to back up Easier, Lacy and right fielder Dave Parker. Tanner said 1982 was a rebuilding season, with fledgling infielders Dale Berra and Johnny Ray and catcher Tony Pena gaining valuable experience.

But after the Pirates finished fourth in the National League East, Tanner said, they are ready to make a serious bid for the pennant. "We don't look at 1983 as a rebuilding year," he said. The Pirates and Yankees apparently had been talking since before the winter meetings began Dec. 5. Mazzilli has a .269 lifetime average and hit .251 in 95 games with the Yankees and Rangers last season.

In 1979 with the Mets, he batted .303 with 15 homers and 79 runs batted in. PITTSBURGH (UPI) The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired center fielder Lee Mazzilli from the New York Yankees Wednesday for four minor league players. The Pirates did not immediately announce the names of the "non-roster" players sent to the Yankees for Mazzilli, 27, a switch-hitter. Mazzilli, a New York native who once was one of the city's most popular athletes as a Met, now joins his fourth team this year. The Mets traded Mazzilli to the Texas Rangers last April.

Texas sent him to the Yankees in August for shortstop Bucky Dent. Harding Peterson, Pirates executive vice-president, indicated the Pirates wanted a full-time player to succeed defensive whiz imar Moreno, the eight-year Pittsburgh enter fielder who signed with the Houston stros after becoming a free agent. "WHEN GIVEN the opportunity to play regularly, Lee has displayed good power and base-stealing ability," said Peterson. "We feel confident enough of his ability to give up four good players to acquire him." Peterson called Mazzilli "a player with established credentials as a regular center fielder" who "has the potential to become a key figure on our ball club." Tony Attanasio, Mazzilli's agent, said his client's prospects of playing every day with the Pirates were better than those with the Yankees. Pirates manager Chuck Tanner said the move would give him the leeway to rest left fielder Mike Easier, platooning him with Lee Lacy, who also can spell the right and center fielders.

WITH THE acquisition of Mazzilli, a six-year major leaguer, the Pirates mate it clear they want an experienced hand in the out Si Micalef's trouble was diagnosed as a slight back strain. He says he hurt it during practice earlier this week, but started for the Wings against St. Louis Tuesday because the back felt better during the team's Tuesday morning workout. Mazzilli has a .269 lifetime average and hit .251 in 95 games with the Yankees and Rangers last season. In 1979 with the Mets, he batted .303 with 15 homers and 79 runs batted in.

Doctors say Lions' Hunter must quit 'KB WM 5f P. I 'MJ 'I FREE kPMvl I UJJJJiLfL- NJtte 1 I -Jjr UJh MOUNTING'T- PICK YOUR SIZE Hwa PICK YOUR PRICE we're even still talking about the playoffs that just illustrates it's going on everywhere or they (other NFL teams) would all have better records." With rookie linebacker Jimmy Williams lost for the season and three other linebackers Garry Cobb (knee), Stan White (knee) and James Harrell (thigh) hobbling, Clark signed free agent Terry Tautolo, also a linebacker. Tautolo played the final 11 games of 1981 with the Lions but was cut before the start of this season. Williams was put on the injured reserve list. KvM'l, player Lulourrtle killed HOUSTON (AP) Dr.

Chuck Latou-rette, a former defensive back and punter for the St. Louis Cardinals of the National HUNTER, from Page 1D second-year man Hector Gray at strong safety and rookie Bobby Watkins at left cornerback. In nickel situations, rookie Bruce McNorton will join those four. LION NOTES Clark was pleased with the Lions' work and attitude at the team's first full practice session of the week. "It looked like we kind of woke up," he said.

"I pointed out to the team there's a tendency to magnify your own difficulty. I showed them where we stand now (3-4). There are a lot of teams worse off than we are and we have a chance to wash all that away. "Of all years, it seems like we've got more lives than a cat this year and it's not too late to make a real story out of this year yet. "It's amazing, the way it's gone, that Football League, was shot and killed early Wednesday in his home in West University, a Houston suburb.

West University police chief W.W. Snit-kin said Latourette, a radiologist, died from a single gunshot wound to the left eye. Snitkin said Latourette's body was found in the bedroom of his West University home just after midnight Wednesday. The chief said the dead man's wife and 12-year-old son were in the house at the time of the shooting. The police chief said a pistol was recovered, but he declined to say where it was found.

He also refused to give further details of the police findings, saying "a very sensitive investigation" was under way. Snitkin said an autopsy is planned. Latourette, 40, played football for Rice University and then for St. Louis in 1967, 1968, 1970 and 1971. 4 Mi fuBWiriliMD Lions up against the odds in playoff fight urn a it A nun it nnmd' mU.

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"We became pretty good friends." The Panthers got the USFL rights to Thompson through random assignment. They also have the rights to Bengal starting quarterback Ken Anderson. Browns watchers say there was nothing wrong with the way he played the first five games of the season (he leads the team in tackles), but he wasn't the Lawrence Taylor-type force coach Sam Rutigliano expected he'd be. In the last two games, however, the Browns have been blitzing him and Cousineau has been awesome just like rookie Chip Banks has been all year. Long-distance driving: The Dallas Cowboys now have 13 touchdown drives of 70 yards or more.

The Lions have three, including the 70-yard Gary Danielson-to-Leonard Thompson play last Sunday. In fact, the Lions have only 13 TDs for the entire season, one of them by special teams and another by the defense. Does that explain why Detroit is 3-4 and Dallas is 6-1? Must 0EE33 teelBeSm i pmnmumtnm I mm! H3uiai v(fjfL I I i Ipiesemi 'If El tmmm FET. No trade flooded 1 SYLVESTER, from Page 1D Bills' bubble debate: Ralph Wilson, owner of the Buffalo Bills, wishes to set the record straight on an item here two weeks ago that said Wilson had promised Chuck Knox a "practice bubble" when he hired him five years ago. "This is completely false because the subject never came up when I originally discussed with Chuck Knox coming to the Bills," Wilson said in a letter.

Wonder how Knox got the idea he'd have a bubble Cousineau perks up: It wasn't until the past two weeks that linebacker Tom Cousineau began playing the way he was expected to when the Cleveland Browns signed him last summer. Packers form company lo provide endorsements MILWAUKEE (UPI) Three all-pro Green Bay Packers and two Milwaukee businessmen Tuesday formed a company to provide sports-related services to businesses. The firm was formed by Packers James Lofton, John Jefferson and Mike Douglass and businessmen Dick McDonald and James Locatelli of an advertising agency, McDonald Davis Associates Inc. Lofton, the chairman, said the new firm would help businesses and athletes make connections for endorsements and other commercial relationships. The firm will initially act on the behalf of Lofton, Jefferson and Douglass, but it hopes to develop a roster of 35 professional athletes in football, basketball, baseftall, tennis and gtilf.

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