C6 THE MORNING CALL, ALLENTOWN. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1979 NFL owners outlaw use of helmet as a battering ram with the best won-lost-tie percentage in games played within the conference. The fourth criterion was changed so that the best won-lost-tied percentage in common games will be used, if necessary. Changes were made in seven of the nine steps used to break ties involving three or more clubs. The first method of breaking such deadlocks will take into consideration the best won-lost-tied percentage in games among the clubs involved.
The second and third steps will involve the best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division, and then the best percentage within the conference. Another change announced by Rozelle will permit centers to use, in addition to the traditional "50s" numbers on their uniforms, numbers 60 through 79. The commissioner said this will enable clubs to save more 50s for their linebackers. "Clubs using 3-4 defenses were running out of numbers for their linebackers," he explained. Also announced by Rozelle was a grant of $180,000 by NFL Charities to the NFL Alumni Association Foundation fund for former professional players no longer able to support themselves.
The players who will benefit played before 1959 are not covered by the current pension plan. The foundation administers the fund for players in need of financial aid because of illness or adversity. pass and gets a helmet in his ribs, or a ball carrier who is set up by one defensive player and gets belted by another's helmet. "The rule came about as the result of a review of game films by the officiating department and Competition Committee as part of a continuing study to alter rules that will help reduce injuries," said Rozelle. He said it was not prompted by any specific situation or complaint.
He mentioned, however, a film clip which showed San Diego Chargers quarterback Dan Fouts behind hit in the back by a opponent's helmet as he was about to pass. Rozelle, speaking of chop blocks, said the one which most concerns the club presidents are those which take place on the outside of the line rather than those on the interior line. He said there was feeling that the outside pass rusher needed protection usually from a blocking back who moves in on him around the legs after he has straightened up and is being at least partially contained by another offensive player. Rozelle said there was some reluctance to legislate against blocks by interior linemen for fear that would reduce protection to quarterbacks. The league's complicated formula for breaking ties in division standings after the season was altered for situations involving both two teams and three or more.
One of the changes adopted for two club deadlocks was the third criterion of a possible nine-step procedure. That change will give the edge to the team NEW YORK AP National Football League club owners, reflecting a growing concern with the rising number of player injuries, outlawed the use of the helmet as a battering ram yesterday and moved to the verge of barring some forms of the "chop block." The club presidents, in the first day of a scheduled two-day follow-up session to their winter meeting in Honolulu, voted unanimously to bar tacklers from using their helmets to "butt, ram or spear an opponent," and to prohibit players from using the top or crown of thhelmet unneccesarily. Restrictions on the use of helmets were added to NFL rules as amendments to the section on unneccessary roughness. Violations will be punished with 15-yard penalties. NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle said there was considerable debate on outlawing forms of the chop block, and a vote will be taken today.
The club owners also agreed on a modifications of the plan for breaking division standing and wild card ties for determining postseason playoff berths. Also decided was the selection priorities in the college player draft. Rozelle said the ban on the use of helmets as a weapon was aimed "not only at protecting the quarterback, but also other players who at a particular moment are virtually defenseless," hereby cutting down on rib and back injuries. He cited as examples a quarterback who is about to pass and gets hit in the back by an opponent's helmet, a receiver who is getting set to catch a Borg, Gerulaitis in French semis Jplilliii I 1 1 Aftet a 10-minute break mandatory in the best-of -five-set matches on the slow clay here Higueras got a service break and a 4-2 lead. But Gerulaitis finished in high gear and won the last four games.
Earlier Gene Mayer, younger brother of American pro Sandy Mayer, folded completely in his fourth-round match against Vilas. Mayer had led by two sets to one when the match was halted Monday night, but managed only three games in two sets when it was resumed yesterday. Vilas won 7-5, 1-6, 6-7, 6-1. 6-2. In the women's quarters, Wendy Turnbull downed Czechoslovakia 's Hana Mandlikova 6-3, 6-3 to gain the semis against another Czech, Regina Marsikova.
Marsikova beat compatriot Renata Tomanova 6-1, 6-1 Tuesday' In the other semi, it will be top- seeded Chris Evert Lloyd against Australian Dianne Fromholtz. Solehi honors athletes Philip Snyder received the Gerald Anuszewski Award last night as Southern Lehigh saluted its athletes during a dinner in the high school auditorium. Girls winning Most Valuable Player awards were Diane Reppa, basketball; Valerie Young, cross country; Karen Hem. Terry Lender and Jocelyn, field hockey; Robin Grow, rifle; Lnn Luther and Cindy Shadle. tennis; Valerie Fields arid Joyce Keller, track, and Luther and Anne Schmidt, Softball.
MPV awards among the boys went to Nick Stork, basketball; Don Koch and Doug Patterson, baseball; Gene Weber, cross country; Garry Kasaczun. football; Darryl Atherholt and Michael Sokalski, golf; Chris Gehman and Phil Snyder, soccer; Joe Lesko, tennis; Tim Bowers, track, and Matt Wicka, wrestling. Lehigh Valley Woody Stauffer tossed a three-hitter last night and John Giordani and Gus Garcsar each drove in a pair of runs as unbeaten Kunsman Roofers ran their Lehigh Valley Softball League streak to 10 with a 5-1 conquest of Bath Hotel. Dennis Barr threw a two-hitter and Al Hoffman's hit in the fifth inning drove in Eric Kuder with the game's only run as Neffs nipped Laurys 1-0; and Barry Williams notched the win with relief help from Russ Lloyd, who also drove in the winning run, as Zartler's Store edged Petersville 2-1. IN BRIEF Bowling TAMPA, Fla.
The Call-Chronicle bowling team, competing in the ABC Nationals, rolled a 2,476 score. Norwood Proctor had a 408, Robin iWeidner a 529. Michael Mushock a 465, Ernest Keim a 521 and Roland Troxell a 553, for the 2,476 total. In the doubles event Proctor had 493. Michael Cech 550.
Keim 482, Weidner 541. Mushock 540 and Troxell 529. In singles, Keim had 448, Weidner 433. Mushock 510, Proctor 369, Cech 470 and Troxell 519. Summer basketball The South Whitehall summer league will hold an organizational meeting at 7 p.m.
tomorrow at the Parkland High School. soon discovered that Gildemeister had a killing forehand, and he worked relentlessly on the Chilean's backhand. Higueras said he was handicapped by cramps in the later stages of his match against Gerulaitis. He also claimed he had been weakened by a recent fever. But he fought gallantly against the stylish and speedy American.
Higueras levelled at one set all, trailed 2-5 in the third set and then fought back to win the next two games. Just when it seemed Gerulaitis was losing his grip on the match, Higueras double-faulted twice in one game and lost the third set 4-6. i tWfV fltjsffcpB- "TAVERN TIME" 4 P.M. Dips Cheeses Our Compliments WEDNESDAY SPECIAL lib. of LOBSTER TAILS f893 3-4 to 6 oz.
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Meanwhile, two quarterfinals still to be played. One is an ail-American duel between second-seeded Jimmy Connors and Eddie Dibbs, and the other matches two South Americans. Guillermo Vilas of Argentina and Victor Pecci of Paraguay. Borg's all-round stroke mastery brought out the best in Gildemeister. The Chilean said he had never played such good tennis and had never run so much.
"I have played four and five hours against Vilas, but I have never been this tired," Gildemeister said. But he made his full contribution to a match that kept the sell-out crowd of 17,000 on the center court of the Roland Garros Stadium enthralled from start to finish. Borg was comfortably placed with a two sets lead, but it took him an hour to finish off the third set. Gildemeister kept level until 4-4, and then had five break points against Borg's service. He lost his last chance to break through when he tried to vary the pace with a drop shot and failed to clear the net.
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Bell won the putting prize with 29 after matching cards with Dede Hensley. Wedgewood June Oleska and Doe Evans teamed for a 143 yesterday to capture the Ladies Wedgewood 18-hole Golf League blind low net tournament. Ruth Snyder and Marge Knoblach were runnersup at 146 while Dawn Wentz was medalist on the day with a 79. Allentown Muni Dot Cohen and Sue Labreque combined for a 63 ''a to win the Allentown Municipal Women's Golf League half- and-half tournament. Second went to Marie Strait and Eva Longo with 69 followed by Ann Niemkiewicz and Gladys Seifert at 73a.
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The foursome of Eleanor Santee, Elaine Hersh, Jane Wiley and Hazel Lee scored 406 to win a ladies ABCD tournament at Brookside Country Club yesterday. Dot Freed. Barb Turner, Edith Kalna and Jean Schemm tied the team of Marie Bond, Arlene Bassler. Charlotte Sellers and Barb Holman for second with 433. Saucon Valley Betty Sheridan carded a net 74 in stroke play on the Saucon Course yesterday to win Class honors in the weekly tournament of the women of Saucon Valley Country Club.
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