Pack Attacks Injuries Selectively by John Hughes Turned out to Be About Half and Half Be- State Journal Sports Writer Tween Running and Passing
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' Wisconsin State Journal, Tuesday, July 28,1981 Section 2, Page 3 Pack attacks injuries selectively By John Hughes turned out to be about half and half be- State Journal sports writer tween running and passing. Free-agent defensive back Virgil The Packers will likely keep three GREEN BAY - Bart Starr is a lit- Livers was placed on waivers Monday tight ends this season and they will tle gun shy about injuries as the Green for failing to pass his physical. likely be veterans Paul Coffman and Bay Packers begin the heavy work Livers, a five-year NFL veteran, John Thompson and rookie Gary portion of their preseason training had several successful seasons with Lewis. Offensive line coach Ernie camp. the Chicago Bears, but missed the en- McMillan admitted as much Monday In a departure from procedure in tire 1980 season because of a knee in- when he said that guard/tackle Karl the past, the Packer head coach has jury suffered in a Bears preseason Swanke will no longer be needed in his team working out in full pads in game against the Cincinnati Bengals. triple tight end situations as he was only one of the regular twice-daily Earlier Monday Starr said that last season. practices. In the mornings the players Livers had gone home to Chicago over The Packers, who think Thompson take the field in shorts and shoulder the weekend and that the Packers and Lewis have the ability to play on pads. were waiting for a call from him be- the flanks, are looking to use various "We want to be selective in the use fore making their decision. combinations of the three tight ends, of our people and how much we ex- It was thought that Livers might in conjunction with the wide receivers. pose them to contact," said Starr Mon- provide some help for the Packers' They could, for instance, use two day. "We're going to limit our contact beleaguered defensive secondary be- tight ends, two wide receivers and work." Packer notes cause of his outstanding speed. Partic- only one running back in certain situa- Part of the reason for the change, ularly high on him was defensive tions; or James Lofton outside, Coff- Starr said, was to avoid injuries, and backfield coach Ross Fichtner, who man in close and either Thompson or part was to allow those already in- derson and George Cumby — also had coached Livers at Chicago. The Lewis flanked wide. jured more of a chance to heal. rehabilitation cases and the guts of the rap against Livers was that he was For example, guard Derrel Go- Packers' 3-4 defense. small (S-foot-8%, 180 pounds) and not fourth, who played the last month of And then there's prized rookie an overly fierce hitter. the 1980 National Football League sea- quarterback Rich Campbell, who had Lambeau Field will get a facelift son with knee ligament damage, had knee surgery last season while still at for next season to the tune of $300,000, surgery after the season ended and is the University of California, and guard half of which will go for sandblasting still recuperating. He is being held out Leotis Harris, who is suffering from As young as the training camp is, and painting . , Willie Davis, an ex- of all drills that might put stress on the an leg injury of undetermined nature. the Packers are already showing they Packer great and NFL hall-of-famer, knee, as are tackle Mark Koncar, The list goes on. are going to work hard to improve was a spectator at Monday's after- coming back again after surgery to re- "We've looked at everything we've their passing attack. noon practice . The final figures on pair his achilles tendon, and tight end done as it might have affected the in- Monday morning's work on offense Lofton's contract: He will be paid Bill Larson, who had knee surgery. jury situation," Starr said. "We can't was devoted entirely to passing. Stan- $207,000 for 1981 with a chance to make Starr is also edgy about the status find a direct tie and Lord knows we've said the afternoon session would be up to another $100,000 in incentive bo- of linebackers Rich Wingo, John An- looked hard enough." devoted to the running game, but it nuses. Kathy Whitworth flashes her miltton-dollar smile. ' —AP Laserphoto Bremser wins Sports Fest 1,5 SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Former Dlllard, Holzworth (3); Walker, Adklsson (2), tleton, Colo., 13.2; 7, Bunny Bloke, Norfhbrook, Whitworth heads Diaz (4) and Dlglllo. W — Diaz. L — McNItl. HR III., 15.2; 8, Kelly Webster, Colorado Springs, University of Wisconsin runner Cindy — Roberts, Walker. Colo., 15.8; 9, Dana Graham, Littleton, Colo., ICE HOCKEY 16.4; 10, Jill Frost, Walpole, Mass., 17.6. Bremser of Madison, Wis., who now Midwest 8, New England i ROWING competes for the Wisconsin United Midwest 2 6 0 — 8 (All races 1,500 meters) New England 0 3 3 — 6 Men's eights: l. East (Bruce Epke, Allston, home unfulfilled Track Club, ran 1,500 meters in 4 FIRST PERIOD: Midwest — Lasko (Ethier, Mass.; Bill Purdy, Liverpool, N.Y.; Phil Stekl , Johannson), 14:41; Corlston (Griffith), T9:35. Boston, Mass.; Tom Darling, Allston, Moss.; minutes, 15.62 seconds to take first SECOND PERIOD: Midwest — Griffith, Steve Christensen, Ardmore, Pa.; John Terwll- place and set a record in the National 3:46; Klelnendorst (Carlston, Jensen), 7:36; linger, Allston, Moss.; Brad Smith, Allston, LA GRANGE, 111. (AP) - There round of the tour's most prestigious Carlston (Kleinendorst, Griffith), 7:43. New Mass.; Brian Colgan, Philadelphia, Pa.; Jona- Sports Festival Monday. England — Taylor (Rauseo, O'Neill, 8:27. Mid- than Fish, Bellmore, N.Y.), 4 minutes, 43.40 sec- were hugs and kisses and cham- tournament took its toll. Bremser, who ran the 1,500 for the west — Malwitz (Blustad, Hartzell), 13:33. New onds; 2, West , 4:49.78; 3, South, 4:58.81; 4, Mid- "I think it got to me today," she England — Rauseo (O'Neill, 14:41. Midwest — west, 4:59.44; 5, West "B", 5:01.02. pagne toasts for Kathy Whitworth, Midwest team at the Festival, finished Malwitz (Degrlo, Hartzell), 17:52; Carlston, Men's eights, petite: 1, Midwest, 4:54.49; 2, who became the first millionaire in said. "I was really thinking about it, 19:06. New England — O'Nell (Chisholm, Rou- South "A", 5:02.06; 3, East, 5:03.75; 4, South "B just three-hundredths of a second seo). ", 5:22.11. I can't deny that. Supposedly, you Men's single sculls: 1, John Biglow, East, Ladies Professional Golf Associa- ahead of Jan Merrill of New London, THIRD PERIOD: New England — Pryor should be good enough to block it (Carpenter), 4:43; Brlckley (Lohnes, Carpen- Bellevue, Wash., 5:39.24; 2, Michael LeBlanc, tion history Sunday. But the 41- Conn., who ran for the East team. ter), 5:56; O'Nell (Taylor-Rauseo), 8:08. South, East Hartford, Conn., 5:50.50; 3, Steve year-old tour veteran left town out of your mind. That's the key to Saves: Midwest (Poeschl) 33, New England Nowinskl, West, Long Beach, Calif., 5:57, 92; 4, While Bremser set one record Mon- (Daskalakls) 16. Brian Myers, Midwest, Grosse Polnte Park, without what she covets most — winning any tournament. I did FIGURE SKATING Mich., 6:03.24; 5, Clay Ziegler , South, Jackson- pretty good the first three days and day, one that she set in the 1979 Festi- Cindy Bremser Ladles Individual competition: 1, Rosalynn ville, Flo., 6:18.57. the U.S. Open title. val was broken by Kim Gallagher, Fairbanks, Edmonds, Wash., 2.0 factored Men's single sculls, petite: 1, Steve Nowin- She began Sunday's final round not so good on the fourth round. I places; 2, Jackl Farrell, Janesville, Wis., 4.0; 3, skl, West, Long Beach, Calif., 6:08.0; 2, Mike who ran the 3,000-meter in 9:41.3. 4 x 400-meter relay: ), East (Neville Hodge, Melissa Thomas, Massapequa, N.Y., 6.8; 4, Sl- Rossner, East, Providence, R.I., 6:15.19; 3, Scott with a one-shot lead and a chance just couldn't put it out of my mind. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Jeff White, Reading, mone Grlgorescu, Denver, 9.2; 5, Jennifer New- Jacobs, West, Tlburou, Calif., 6:24.72; 4, John Jacki Farrell of Janesville, Wis., Pa.; Jeff Hill, Philadelphia, Pa.; Ed Yearwood, man, San Diego, 9.8; 6, Stephanie Anderson, Lit- Dundon, Midwest, Milwaukee, Wis., 6:51.14. to clinch the title that had" eluded You felt it just was not an ordinary Stratford, Conn.), 3:03.6;. 2, South, 3:03.98; 3, tournament. You wer« aware of placed second to Rosalynn Fairbanks West, 3:04.45; 4, Midwest, 3:10.97. her in 22 previous attempts. By the in the ladies' individual figure skating Discus: 1, John Powell, West, Los Angeles, time she reached the par-three 17th what it was." Calif., 214-1 (NSF record; old record, 214-0, Pow- competition with 4.0 factored places. ell, 1979); 2, Art Burns, West, Los Angeles, hole, she was two shots back, still Her fellow golfers were aware, Calif., 210-0; 3, Al Oerter, East, West Isllp, N.Y., too. They were pulling for her to In hockey competition, the Mid- 206-2; 4, Scott Crowell, Midwest, Mason City, within striking distance of the lead. west team defeated New England, 8-6, Iowa, 204-4; 5, Art Swarts, East, Newark, N.J., But her four-iron tee shot fell in such an extent that Donna Caponi 196-9; 6, Scott Lofqulst, South, Fayettevllle, as UW players Pat Ethier and John Ark., 189-1; 7, Pat McCulla, South, Lexington, water 20 yards short of the green, had champagne brought to the 18th Ky., 180-8; 8, Erik Korshol, Midwest, Lincoln, green to greet Whitworth.