Show Looan Utah Sunday November How good is Giant QB Phil Simms? Since Toomay a veteran is 34 years old the Raiders at first preferred to go with a youth movement — which is why they drafted Willie Jones who is a pass rush specialist like Pat But when John Matuszak and Charles Philyaw big men up front were Injured Toomay was brought back to the third game of the season Denver had contacted him in the meantime but Pat flunked the Broncos' physical exam It's true the erudite defender is writing a second book (his first was "The Crunch") and that pro football teams are notoriously sensitive about the portrayal of their sport But that's not a factor in Pat's employment He says "Oakland's the only place I can play Because of A! Davis and his JUST ASK Murray Olderman By Murray Olderman Tbctipofl: The Minnesota Vikings and the Oakland Raiders were "this close" before the trading deadline to a o swap that would have sent tight end Dave Casper to the Vikes The hitch was that the Raiders wanted rookie running back Ted Brown a Viking untouchable Ironic because Bud Grant at one point this season hadn't played him due to a lackadaisical altitude toward practice And the revived Raiders would he nowhere without Casper all-pr- I'm puxiled In the first half of this season the New York Jets are the leading team In the National Football League at about 190 yards a game But I don't find any of their backs among the leading rushers What's the story? — TH Olean NY Q ground-gainin- g Q Was PhD Simms the first quarterback chosen in the NFL draft this year? Who could the Giants have picked ahead of him? — George Cellary Tenafly Proverbial balance Coach Wall Michaels has divided the chores fairly equally among Clark Gaines Kevin Long and Scott Dierking None of them household names but all young barks who can hit a hole quickly The real story is a brilliant young offensive line anchored at the tackles by Marvin Powell ard Chris Ward the best tandem in the game ball-carryi- NJ The first quarterback drafted in 1979 was Jack Thompson of Washington State The Throwin' Samoan was the third man tabbed in the draft — by the Cincinnati Bengals Simms of little Morehead State was the next QB the seventh collegian selected At the time skeptics were critical of the Giants for not choosing Ottis Anderson now the brilliant St Louis Cardinals running back But Simms is beginning to vindicate the choice Q Do boxers take pain killers before getting in the ring? — MP Covington Ky They're not supposed to and most commissions have medical controls to check on them But I can tell you that when Muhammad Ali came back to the ring in 1970 after his enforced three-yelayoff because of Q Since Pat Toomay Is now plsying regular at defensive end for the Oakland Raiders why did they release him in the first place before the start of the season? Why didn't other teams pick him up? Is it because he’s writing a football novel? — Jimmy Igoe Alameda Calif football? I'm an Ahmad Rashad man myself — Billy V Mobile Ala Rashad is great the Baryshnikoff ol the more He has running ability than gridiron probably his peers after catching the ball — remember as the former Bobby Moore he was a great college ball threats I carrier at Oregon But for pure think the best in the game are Lynn Swann of the Pittsburgh Steelers and John Jefferson of the San Diego Chargers I wouldn't attempt to narrow the choice down to one self-style- d Q How msny teams has Paul Krause played for in his professional career? Who held the record for interceptions before him? — Q H Cape Girardeau Mo Krause drafted in the second round by the Washington Redskins in 1964 played four seasons for them before being traded to (he Minnesota Vikings with whom he is now in his 12th campaign at free safety Early this season he caught up with Emlen Tunnel's career mark of 179 interceptions Coincidentally both Krause and the late Giants great — the first black to be voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame — are products of the University of Iowa Parting shot: Saddest moments of this season is pro football for me are watching a couple of tremendous talents decline perceptibly in performance — Chuck Foreman of the Vikings as s runner who can no longer get around anybody and Cedrick Hardman of the 49crs as a pass rusher who can no linger get around an offensive tackle to get at the passer ar his draft conviction his hands were so fragile and calcium had built up to such a degree that he had to get them shot with novocain before every fight Q How do you nt the wide receivers in pro Please send all sports questions to Murray PO Box 6346 Incline Village Nev Oldcr-ma- n 89450 Because of the volume of mail there will be no dividual responses (Newspaper Enterprise Assn) in- Lloyd win gives US Wightman Cup lead - the pairings have not been selected Lloyd dropped to a 5 deficit in the first set and Barker was just a game away from winning it "I think I started a little tentatively" Lloyd said “Sue took the initiative at the beginning I didn't feel like myself — I was playing defensively "At 3 1 was pretty determined I started to just hit the ball" she said "I don't know what happened to Sue She made a few errors obviously” Lloyd won the next two games After that she said she was in control "When it was five-a- ll I had the momentum” she said "I had control of the match at that point" There was no doubt about that as she went on to win WEST PALM BEACH Fla (UPI) After an afternoon of tennis in the rain the United States lead in its effort to regain the emerged with a Wightman Cup Chris Evert Lloyd roared back from an early 5 deficit in the first set to defeat Great Britain's Sue 3-- 0 3-- Barker 7-- 5 5-- 6-- 2 — But the second match between two American Kathy Jordan and Briton Anne Hobbs — wss eailed after two rain delays and was to resume today with Jordan leading 64 4 After that match Virginia Wade playing in her 15th Wightman will take on American Tracy Austin playing in her second A doubles match will follow but 4-- a total of seven straight games in the first set and give herself a 0 cushion in the second Barker won the next two games but then Lloyd put it away by taking the next three games the set and the match Barker said the difference was in Lloyd's play "After 3 she didn't make a mistake We had some long rallies but I was the one making the final error” Barker said “Until then she had given me a chance to dominate the match "Then she kept the ball back on the baseline forcing me to do more things” Barker said The United States holds a 4010 edge in the Wightman but has lost in three of the past five years including last year in London 3-- 5-- 4 107v The Herald Journal - Free agents to open winter bidding wars By Fred McManc Montreal California Cincinnati Boston Pittsburgh and Milwaukee Of the 44 players eligible for the draft only four players were selected the maximum number of times — Goltz Kison pitcher John Curtis of San Francisco and infielder Rennie Stennetl of Pittsburgh r Kison a talented should command a hefty salary but Curtis and Stennetl don't figure to reach the multimillion dollar class despite the interest shown in them Curtis 31 had a 10-- rerord and a 417 ERA this season and has never won more than 13 games in a season Stennett 28 was once one of the best hitters in the National league but he has played only sparingly the last two seasons after suffering a broken ankle in 1977 - NEW YORK (UPI) Baseball's annual war of rheck books begins today with Minnesota's Dave Goltz California's Nolan Ryan Pitt- Bruce sburgh's Kison and Baltimore's Don Stanhouse expected to lead a siege on Fort Knox before it's all over right-hande- In the fourth annual draft of free agents held Friday those four pitchers were among the most sought after eommodities and they figure to be baseball's next multimillionaires by the time the annual winter meetings are held next month Surprisingly Goltz was the most cherished item on the list — probably because he's younger than Ryan and the owners fell he would come cheaper The righthander was selected the maximum number of allotted times (13) on the first round becoming the first player ever to achieve that feat “You hope for at least a half a dozen so you have some choice” Goltz said from his Fergus Falls Minn home “But it is a great pleasant surprise to see all 13 Flattering I guess” y The 9 Ryan figures to stir up the biggest fight for his signature on a contract The right-handauthor of four career was the one true superstar in the draft and wax chosen by 12 clubs Los Angeles Houston the New York Yankees and Texas all are eager to sign him Stanhouse who attended the draft was also taken by 12 clubs and had the honor of being the first player selected by Toronto The ace reliever a key figure in the Orioles' American League championship season said he would listen listen to each club carefully before making his decision rs also retained Twins negotiation rights to Goltz but the pitcher said his old team would have to stand in line with the rest of them now "They are going to have to compete with the other clubs Prior to the draft I would have accepted something less from the Twins Now they will have to compete" Goltz said Goltz who posted a 3 record last year and has won in double figures for the last six seasons was selected by Atlants San Diego the Chicago White Sox Los Angeles Kansas City Philadelphis SL Louis 14-1- - 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