|4 BUFFALO COURIER-EXPRESS, Friday, January 31, 1969 0 Charley Bailey Sayg: Bison Home Runs As Coach — IT'S LATER THAN you think if you remember: Was Ewbaiik The late Frank J. Offermann Aide 6 Years paying $50 bonuses for Bison home runs. Offermann was president of BOSTON (AP) _ Clive Rush, the club, and later served as Erie moukter of the attack which County sheriff. A genuine sports­ carried the New York Jets to man and all-around class fellow. pro football supremacy last sea­ son, was named coach of the The down-and-outers free load­ Boston Patriots Thursday. ing at the Hotel De Gink, a lower Rush, 37, has been the top aide to Coach Weeb Ewbank of Main St. haven for the homeless. the Jets for the last six years. He was the chief archkect of the Charley Bailey Willard Weiss winning two offense that ted New York to the amateur boxing titles in one night—the 160 and 175- American Football League title and a Super Bowl victory over pound crowns. This was back in 1931 and it was the the Baltimore Colts last season, O'Grady Yakapovicb Dingboom Vetter Pedersen Wbelan first time in Buffalo boxing history that a fighter Rush, a native of Springfield, performed this iron man stunt. Alello Alexander Fleming Zaccarta Andnejewski Szydlowski Yeates Ohio, played for the Green Bay packers in the NFL after an out­ A hale and hearty guy to this day, Willard looks Van Delta Dzierianowski Reddington Van Loan standing college career at Mi­ right now as if he could defend both titles. ami of Ohio, often called the ALL-WNY FOOTBALL DINNER — Attractive watches were pre­ Larry Van Loan and Tom Reddington, St. Joseph's; Jeff Yeates and Cradle of Coaches. WHEN CANISIUS COLLEGE basketball teams sented to members of the 11th annual Courier-Express All-Western Bill Whelan, O'Hara; Stan Andrzejewski and George Vetter, North He was a receiver, defensive and professional wrestlers occasionally performed in New York football team at a dinner Thursday night at the Buffalo Tonawanda; Joe Alexander and Nick .Mogavero Bennett; Mickey back and punter with the Pack­ the St. John Kanty Lyceum in Swinburne St. Athletic Club. C-E Sports Editor Mike Kanaley and sports write? Jim Fleming and Dick Hansen, Hamburg; Matt Szydlowski and Norm ers. Baker made the presentations. Managing Editor Leonard Feldmann Pedersen, Nichols; Ed Carney and Joe O'Grady, Timon; Chris • • • My onetime co-worker, Al Alexander, reminds and Promotion Director Don Barnett spoke. Honored players and Zaccaria and Charley Dingboom, Riverside; Ed D'Arata and John me that Rudy LaDitzi was among the grapplers who their coaches were Bruce Aiello and Jules Yakapovich, Kenmore Vest; . Barnes, Canisius; Jim Dzierzanowski and Dan Van Detta, Batavia. Rush began his coaching ca­ showed there, and so too was Karol Nowina, nephew reer as an assistant to Hugh De- vore at Dayton in 1953. He of the noted Zbyszko brothers, Stanley and Walter. Leads by Stroke Phil Banallo moved to Ohio State under Woody Hayes, and while there When the drop kick was an important factor in the Buckeyes won the Big Ten football and when basketball coaches benched titles in 1955 and 1957. They also players for shooting one handed. What's New, Harry? won the national championship Nicklaus Fires 68 and the Rose Bowl in the latter When Sunday baseball was verboten in Buffalo, "DUE TO ALL THE EXCITEMENT GENERATED by our season. and the Bisons played some of their Sabbath contests drafting of O. J. Simpson, the Trojan terror who's going to bring Rush spent one year as an as­ at the old Schwabl grounds at Genesee St. and Pine sistant to Bud Wilkinson at back the Bills from the dead, Sam," Harry remarked, "I forget Oklahoma in 1958, then was Ridge Rd., Cheektowaga. The hat was passed during In San Diego Golf to tell you how charged up I get last Saturday, when I watch the head coach at Toledo for the the games and the fans generally responded gener­ SAN DIEGO (AP) - Jack Tied at 70 were Larry Ziegler Professional Bowlers Association show on Channel 7. next three seasons. ously. Nicklaus blasted out a four-un- of Bonne Terre, Mo., 34-36; When Sonny Werblin pur­ der-par 68 Thursday to top the Dave Eichelberger of Waco, "I get all charged up because that little guy from Texas, chased the Jets in 1963 and named Ewbank coach, Ewbank THE FAMOUS ORIOLES basketball team, man­ field in the first round of the Tex., 35-35; and San Diego' vet­ Skee Foremsky—a fellow I help out four years ago—turns in $150,000 Andy Williams-San Die­ plucked Rush from the college aged by Al Heerdt, doing iron man duty with three eran Gene Littler, 36-34. a sensational performance in the finals and picks up the big games in one day, a Sunday. go Open Golf tournament. The 71's were Jim Colbert, ranks as ihs offensive coach and The Big Bear from Columbus, 34-37; Hugh Royer, 35-36; and end of the loot, $10,000, in the $60,000 Showboat Bowling Tour­ top aide. They opened the triple- Ohio, admittedly launching a Jerry Abort, 36-35. nament in Las Vegas. Rush coordinated the Jets' of­ campaign to regain some of The heavily stocked par 72 fensive, aiding in the develop­ header with a 4 p.m. the major laurels he failed to group included Billy Casper ment of quarterback Joe Na- game in the Falcon Nest "It's truly gratifying, Sam, to see a guy you've helped come math and receiving special win last year, shot 33-35—68. with 38-34. through. gymnasium in Playter St., Skies were bright but a chill­ U.S. Open champion Lee praise for his work with ace re­ followed that with a go ing breeze whipped over the par Trevino shot 37-38—75 while the "I lend Foremsky a helping hand when I bowl with him in ceivers Don Maynard and 36-36—72, 6,884-yard Torrey winners of the three major tour­ the 1965 Pro-Amateur at the Fairlanes, the event that precedes George Sauer. in Lancaster, and com­ Pines municipal course border­ naments in California this year the annual $45,000 Greater Buffalo Open at John Cerullo's joint Rush replaces Mike Holovak as coach. Holovak was fired as pleted the day with an ing the Pacific. also were back in the pack. in Depew. evening game in Tona­ "It was a pretty good opening coach and general manager this round for me," said Nicklaus, • • • month. No new general manag­ wanda. "IN THE PRO-AM, AN AMATEUR IS PAIRED with a pro­ er has been signed. who made a run to win the George Archer, the Bing event last year but came up fessional. Their three-game scores, plus the amateur's handicap, Rush and Patriots' president Crosby winner last Monday had William H. Sullivan Jr., who When amateur box­ short in the final round. His are totaled. The pros do not share in the Pro-Am prize money, ers had to fight an most eye-catching shot was a 38-35—73; Miller Barber, Kaiser had met in New York for the extra round to deter­ 30-foot birdie putt through the International champ, 37-35—72; which means it's actually amateur night for the pros, and vice past two days to iron out the de­ fringe of grass on the par 3 and Charlie Sifford, Los Angeles versa. tails, told the news conference mine a winner if the sixth hole. Open winner, 39-39—78. in Boston that the contract was officials decreed a Finsterwald's round was unu­ "On this particular night in 1965, they're giving away 43 for three years. Terms were not draw at the end of the • • * sually good because he played prizes—topped by a juicy $1,000. So its a very important night disclosed. later in the day when it was tru­ for me . because I'm dead broke. a regulation three One shot back, with 34-35—69, ly cold. His best shot came on rounds. was 39-year-old Dow Finster- the third hole when he pitched Continentals "In the draw for partners, I 'win' Foremsky. wald, whose last tournament up from 23 feet, hit the pin and "Since I never hear of Foremsky, I ask John Cerullo about Free Agents The marathon series victory was in the 1963 Indian­ the ball plopped in for a birdie apolis Open. duece. him. between Frankie Schoell "I don't play quite as well or Several players picked up. Sh^de Duffs and Harry Fuller in the as often as I used to," said Fin- One was Doug Sanders who sur­ " 'Foremsky's a lefty from El Paso,' Cerullo says, 'and they Become Top old Broadway Auditorium sterwald, who spends much of rendered after hitting two shots tell me he's got a terrific ball.' "Somebody call the game de­ In Overtime ring. his time as a club pro at Colora­ out of bounds on the ninth hole. "And Cerullo winds up being right, Sam. Skee Foremsky partment! I don't think this do Springs. Rich Martinez of San Clemenle, The Continentals shaded the Bills' Topic is what they had in mindi" The course, the players Calif., also gafe up when he Duffs, 7^66, in double overtime does have a terrific ball—a shiny, brand-new, black one, with By JIM PETERS THEY FOUGHT FIVE agreed, played longer because was 10-over-par for nine holes— Thursday in the Unlimited Divi­ which he simply cannot find the pocket.