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Show i-J -- ' Cowboys Edge alt ake gfrilmn ear- Eleven A ' f Monday Morning, September 17, 1973 Second Section Page Ms & i , f: 21 Ns s i Ste.- tty I The CHICAGO (UPI) Chicago Bears gambled and lost on fourth down Sunday and the Dallas Cowboys Held cashed in for an goal by Toni Fntsch with 1:26 left in the game to pull out a victory. The Bears, after being down, 17-- a the half, seemed tie to have nailed down a until late in the fourth quarter when they faced a fourth down and less than a yard on their own 28. - X v-n ft x, V 4 I c t. nK - 20-1- SprtstiBrrorby w John T. Mooney y V 1 s es jumpy, and the coach traditionally has been a man who could spot a spy behind every bush the week before a big game. So Bill Meek was stunned when he left the plane at Lubbock to have the sportscaster, Joe Robbins, shove a mike in his face and ask, When did you decide to switch to the odd defense from the even for Tech?" the way to the hotel, the Ute coach was trying to figure how Tech had learned this switch, because the Utes had been very secretive in their preparations. Well, as far as that bit of spying went, the answer was simple. The Lubbock sportcaster was informed enough to know a bit about football defenses. Robbins, in doing his reserjen before the game, saw tjtah listed a middle guard" on its defense roster, and middle guard" indicates an odd number of men in the fe front line, otherwise you generally list two ends and two 6 tm tackles and three linebackers. So bust one spy theory. t t However, Steve Odom, the first time he carried the t I ball on an end around or flanker around from his wide I t spot, found several tacklers waiting for him. They even called the play by the same name we do, Odom smiled. I dont know any other team that calls this the scissors but when we lined up, I heard the ! defense calling the play." All 9 Odom Praises Robbins Coach Meek called Odoms touchdown run last week. In talking to the squad. Meek reiterated that in Odom Utah has the most dangerous kick return man in the college ranks and that he knew Steve would run the kick back against Texas Tech. Odom, in turn, praised the blockers who convoyed him to midfield. Everytime I locked, there was No. 82 (Lance Robbins) knocking someone out of my way, Odom smiled. Ike Spencer, who turned in some very hard and fast running, praised the Tech defense. They pursued well, he admitted. Several times I thought I was gone, but theyd make a grab and stop me. They hit hard, too. These are fine athletes playing for Tech and good football players. Steve Marshall, who turned in a tremendous defensive game, admitted, I was to blame on that conversion pass which tied the game. The Ute safety added, I guess sometimes I lose my T concentration out there. I knew Williams, the flanker, my man, but I forgot him and all I could see was jjwas " the quarterback walking into the end zone with the two m points which would tie the game. Time I receovered,.it . two-poi- .was too late. t Came Up With Right Plays i ; Actually, the pass was poorly thrown and some of the Ute fans in the stands naturally thought the ball was trapped, that it was caught on the bounce. They lined up in punt formation and then tried a trick which had worked successfula pass from ly once before center to blocking back Bob Parsons. Parsons lunged forward but was nailed for a three-yarloss and Dallas took over on the 23. h o ff '1, ".- ,4 .. r , I may " Trick Falls I ' The knowledge that Big Brother" has been keeping imost of us under surveillance have even the coach- - 11 t I Everyones Feeling Bugged, Not Just the Politicians : . i lal J V s Doug Buffone (55) of the Bears gives Calvin Hill ride in reverse after of the Cowboys a piggy-back I a Roger Staubach pass Dolphins Extend Win Streak mind-readin- g 21-1- 3 quarter. Of the 80,050 tickets sold to create a capacity demand, nearly 12,000 chose to watch battle in perthe opening-da- y son rather than take advan- tage of the local blackout lifted Friday by Joe Robbie, the Dolphins general managing partner. their got moneys worth, but it wasnt easy. Only when Yepremain kicked his fourth field goal, a with 3.08 left to play, were the Dolphins off the hook. faithful The They trailed from late in the second quarter until early in the fourth quarter, when an touchdown improvised Baseball Standings National League American League East Goltimore Boston Detroit New York Milwaukee Cievelond W 87 I pt. 61 .568 75 71 69 70 75 79 66 as 81 79 .540 .530 .500 473 .437 East w G Pittsburgh Montreal 7 82 13 17 WVt West Coklonft Konsos City Cmcooo Minnesota Cotifornio Texas 87 61 81 68 76 75 77 96 73 72 69 51 588 .544 490 .490 473 .347 Results Milwaukee 5, Detroit 3 Clevetond 5, Boston I Minnesota 6. Chicago 1 Baltimore 3. New York 0. 1st New York 7. Baltimore 5, 2nd Ooklond 9. Texas 4 Kansas City 4. Coliformo 0 6 2 14 2 I4 17 35j Mondays Probable Pitchers at Oakland California (Hond night (Holttmon at Texas (SeiChicago (Koat bert night Minnesota (Bone GS) at Konsos City (Fltrmor 'is 7 7). night New York (McDowell 12 4 or McDo-mof Baltimore (Cacltoi night (Only Carnes Scheduled) ' St tools New York CMcogo Philadelphia Clnlnnati Los AngeteS Son Francisco Houston Atlonta Son Diego Pet. 74 74 73 73 70 65 507 503 493 490 473 436 West 57 9? 67 86 83 76 72 54 64 65 75 79 94 in Skins Bomb Miami Beats 49ers, 21 to 13 War-fiel- Press Wireonoto first on five lost aerial. The Cowboys yards quarter. Hill had grabbed GS V 2 2Vj 5 10Vj 573 6V 561 8V3 17 503 477 365 21 37V Results New Vork 4, Chicago 3 Cincinnati 4, Atlonta 3, 1? innings Montreal 4, ohiiadelohla 2 St Louis 7, Pittsburgh 3 Houston 6. Los Angeles 2 San Froncfsco 9, Son Diego 4 Mondoys Probable Pitchers St Louis (Wise ond Folxers at Montreal (Rooers 9 3 and 2 (Twl night) Stoneman 17 9) h New York (Seaver at (Kison night Chi13 at 9) (Twltchell Philadelphia cago (Poooos Son Diego (Jones at Atlanta (Morton 12 10). night San Francscn (Barr 1114) at Los night Angeles (John at CincinHouston (Roberts nati (Brilinghom flight San Diego pass from Gnese to Warfield with conversion. Ued the score, 13-1- In Opener Yep-remia- Gnese never saw Warfields catch with 1135 to play. I head the noise, said the quarterback, buned under defensive end Tommy Harts rush just as the football was released. The Dolphins w.nt ahead three minutes later. Yepremian banted a through. The little hit a a yard shy of his record distance last fall, that produced a temporary, lead m the second quarter. He connected from the 31 in the first quarter of a marksmanship demonstration resulting in the game ball. But Yepremian shared postgame accolades with Larry Csonka, Jim Kiick and a defensive effort that kept us in the game untilour offense got Coach Don Shula untracked, said. left-foot- 6--3 Wearing out the visitors in the fourth quarter, Csonka finished with 104 yards in 22 carries, the performance career. 11th of his s pro The 49ers picked off two Griese passes and reco-er- ed two fumbles by Mercury Morns to thwart Miami in the first three perods. Statistics Sft Miomi First Downs Rushes Yords Passing Yards Return Yards 94 163 66 Posses Punts Fumbles-Los- t IS 16 31 , Penalties Yards 7 108 36 IT 24 2 7 7 20 22 75 S On the other hand, the official was right there and ruled Williams caught it on the fly. Had the ball been belt high or in a normal spot, Marshall still n thrown have would had a chance to bat it down. Williams made , a good dive, caught the ball and the game was tied. In a close ball game, one where the good guys" lose it in the final minutes, it is easy to single out sever-- ! al plays which turned the game around. The blocked punt, the three intercepted passes thrown in the final quarter, and that WASHINGTON (UPI) -The Washington Redskins converted three Mike Garrett fumbles into three touchdowns and intercepted Johnny Unitas three times Sunday to thrash the San in their Diego Chargers, 38-season opener. The victory ruined the debut of Unitas with San Diego and kept alive George Allens record of never having lost an opening game in eight seasons as a head coach. first-peno- d ; ' Roger Staubach, who had thrown two touchdown passes in the last 1:45 of the first half, worked the Cowboys down to the Bears four, where Chicagos defense held and Fritsch came In to apply the clincher. lost giveaways, Chicago fumbles and an interception had set Dallas up for what looked earlier like a rout One of Carl Garretts three fumbles gave Dallas the ball on the Bears 40 and Staubach with a capitalized touchdown pass to Otto Stowe. Swipes Pass Seconds later, Charlie Waters intercepted a Bobby Douglass pass on the Dallas 28 and raced it back 44 yards to the Bear 28. With 19 seconds left in the half, Staubach threw another touchdown pass this one 18 yards to Bob for a Dallas Hayes 17-- 3 lead. The Bears started a comeback when sprinter Ike Hill returned a punt 59 yards for a touchdown, and then Garrett polios Chicago 17 First Downs 12 M72 Rusftes-Yord- " 84 66 ftostag Yords Return Yards ftosses RunS 8 2 Fumbles-Los- t ftenollieS'Yards Vikings Foil Raiders in Firot Game BLOOMINGTON, MINN. (AP) Fran Tarkenton threw two touchdown passes and Bill Brown blasted into the end draw play zone on a as the Minnesota Vikings clawed out a victory over the Oakland Raiders Sunday in a National Football League opener. backed up on then- own goal line. Defensive end Verlon Bnggs grabbed it off and ran it in from the two for the first Washington score. Two minutes later, Unitas completed his first pass a a Charger to Garrett, but he fumbled again. Washingtons Ken Houston recovered and took the ball to the San Diego 22. Bill Kilmer hit Roy Jefferson on the one and Larry Brown took it across for another touchdown. With 57 seconds left in the quarter, Garrett fumbled for the third time and Brig Owens recovered and ran 36 yards for a touchdown to run the Redskin lead to 21-- Stage March After a scoreless second period, the Washington offense generated a touchdown on its own, marching 80 yards with the second-hal- f kockoff and pass scoring on a from Kilmer to Charlie Taylor. Statistics 24-1- 6 . After Vikings RaCy letting a 10-- 0 first quarter lead slip away, the Vikings came back from a deficit on Tarkentons nine-yarpass piay to rookie Chuck Foreman late in the 15-1- 0 d third quarter. The veteran Brown, in when Foreman was shaken up, scored his clinching touchdown with 14:49 to play after Jeff Siemon recovered a fumble by Oaklands Marv Hubbard on the Raider 36. , The Raiders had stormed back to take a halftime lead on two field goals by George Blanda, who marked the start of his 24th season the day before his 46th birthday, and on a punt return by George Atkinson. Turning Point 0 The turning point for the Vikings, who beat the Raiders in the preseason, came midway through the third quarter with a goalline defense. NFL Standings America Conference Eastern Division W L T Pet. Pts. OP With a first down on the Minnesota three, the Raiders had to settle for Blandas third field goal of the game after the Vikings arose to stop three straight line thrusts by Clarence Davis. ' 4 National Conference Eoslern Division 1 0 0 000 Washington 1 New York Giants 0 0 1 000 1 St Louis 0 0 1000 1 0 0 1 000 Oohos 0 1 0 000 Philadelphia Central Division 1 0 0 1 000 Minnesota 0 0 0 0OO Green Bay 0 1 0 000 Chicago 0 .000 0 Detroit Western Division 1 0 0 1 000 Atlanta 1 Los Angeles 0 01 000 0 1 0 000 San Francisco 0 1 0 .000 NewOrleons 38 34 34 20 23 60 14 23 17 34 74 00 10 16 00 20 24 62 23 07 13 13 21 07 62 17 Sundovt Games Louis 34. Philadelphia 23 New York Giants 34, Houston 14 Washington 38, San Diego 0 Miomi 21, San Froncisco 13 Cleveland 21, Baltimore 14 Buffalo 31, New England 13 Atlanta 62, New Orleans 7 Daifos 20. Chco90 17 Minnesota 24. Oakland 16 Denver 28, Cincinnati 10 Pittsburgh 24, Detroit 10 LoS Angeles 23, Kansas City 13 Mondays Gome New York .ets vs. Green Bov at Milwaukee. 9pm Sunday, Seot 23 Atlanta at Lns Angeles. 4 pm. Buffalo at San Diego. 4 pm. 0 rh. Cleveland of Pittsburgh, Detroit at Green Bov, 2pm Houston at Cincinnati, 1 p m Kansas City at New England, I 9 m. Miami cf Ooklond, 4pm Minnesota at Chicago. 2 pm. New York Jets at Baltimore, pm. Philadelphia ot New York Giants 1 m. p Son Fronclsce at Denver. 4 pm. Washington at Sf. Louis. I p m. Monday, Sept 24 New Orleons at Oaltas, 9 pm. Sf combined with Tarkenton Ught end Stu Voigt for a pass gain to the Oakland 11. A play later, Tarkenton swung a pass to Foreman, who swiveled after the catch and eluded Atkinson and Dan Conners to go in the final seven yards standing up. Statistics First downs Rushes vords Possing yards Return yards Raiders Vikings Passes Punts Fumbles-los- f Penalty yards VOLKSWAGEN "Mini" Motor Home Means "ECONOMY d conversion. Really, in retrospect, I think the key play was a simple delay of game penalty in the fourth quarter. Quarterbacks who audible (change the plays by verbal calls at the line of scrimmage) sometimes take too long and this is what happened to the Utes. Don Van Galder, it seems to me, just gets most of his plays off a second or two before the deadline and this tune the delay was too long. Utah led 4 and had picked up a first down on the Utah 49 with about eight minutes left. The delay penalty made it first and 15 on the Utah 44. Van Galder picked up one yard when he couldnt pass and on second and 14, an obvious passing situation, the ball was interceded. 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The funny thing about this game was that Utah scored the first two times it had possession of the ball and Texas Tech scored on two of the last three times Utah had possession. Dont give up on this Utah team. ft rfx p ers. m 30 95 34-1- 0 First Fumble Garrett made his first fumble with the Chargers - I. two-poi- Statistics six-yar- d f kTMti Associate By Bill Braucher Knight Newspapers Writer Garo Yepremian MIAMI prayed in English and Armenid an, Bob Griese and Paul staged a mutual performance and a patchwork Dolphin defense refused to buckle Sunday in the Orange Bowl. victoThe result was a ry over the San Francisco 49ers, the 18th straight to match a National Football League record for 68,275 customers who ignored their television sets to sweat out 8Megree heat and roar the Dolphins home in the fourth d 1 I! above-mentione- made up for his fumbles a littouchdown tle with a run that Ued the score. 7 Tribune Sports Editor ; ! row of lower prices than our next shipment due 6 announced price increase. 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