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MILWAUKEE BREWERS: The Brewers have outstanding hitting, but their pitching, especially in the bullpen, is suspect. The loss of manager George Bamberger due to a pre-season heart attack could weigh heavily on young hurlers Moose Haas and Lary Sorenson...
During Staubach's last few seasons as undisputed leader in the Cowboys' tough backfield, the team's position in the pre-season rankings was never in question...
Harvard legend Caryn Curry, 6-ft. 1-in. Elaine Holpuch (last year's high scorer) and a gaggle of freshman sharpshooters gave Kleinfelder plenty of reasons for her pre-season prediction: "We will be in contention for a top spot in the Ivy League...
Goaltender George Demetroulakas, a freshman sensation, and blueliner Dave Archambault, back at full strength after recovering from a pre-season knee operation, anchor a solid defense. Wayne Turner, (eight goals, six assists) co-captain of the squad along with Archambault, has started to pour in the red-lighters after freshman center Mike Anzivino (who scored two goals against Harvard to open the season and has been flying since) joined the casualty list when he severed a tendon in his hand while hanging a curtain...
...team wallowed, rumors began flying that the widow was going to fire Coach Malavasi and bring back George Allen, whom her late husband had fired during the pre-season training in 1978 after sharp policy and personality differences. Recalls Defensive End Fred Dryer: "It was a macabre scenario. We were told at times that George Allen was showing up, that [Coach] Don Shula was on the next plane from Miami. If this was a soap opera, you couldn't make a script for it. No one would believe...