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Bengals Meet Broncos At Nippert Stadium At 1:30 P.M. Pro Football Makes Official Debut Here Today BY DICK FORBES ALTHOUGH AWARE that Brown himself still in their pre-season efforts, and if anything happens champ, was moved from the left side to the right Of The Enquirer Staff won't announce the Bengals' starting quarterback, to them, they're backed up by Fran Lynch and Gar- to take over for Buncom. AT LONG LAST if. the time and the nlace for Saban Sald Jhn McCormicK. the 31-year-old veteran rett Ford, fine runners themselves.

The can hard, Sfared AT long LAST Its the time and the place for from of Massachusetts, who "laid out" of football Denver's defense is much more impressive with pre-season record that shows only a 15-13 victory the Bengals. last year, would get the call. a front line that lists Rich Jackson, Jerry Inman, over the Bengals in five starts, yet there's a hint Their long-awaited home debut in an American Saban's reasoning, at least partially, had to be Dave Cobta and Pete Duranko up front, and aggres- that Saban may have a better club than it's shown. Football League "that means something" is sched- gZ sive' hri-tackling Hud at middle linebacker. The Broncog gm uled at Nippert Stadium at 1:30 p.

and coach "itnS -SUf froT the fns THE DEEP DEFENSE with Pete Jatluess and score in their next-to-last game, and the same Paul Brown's young athletes are as nervous as a tSSmSSS Qarrett 8lS form1idable- Chargers looked strong last week In whipping the Tms snouian DOtner JwcuormiLK. The Bengals go into this one with a feeling that Bengals, 29-13. June Dnae. Nevertheless, young Jim Leclair who completed they have a good chance of winning, but two of Cin- A welcoming crowd of about 25,000 is expected, better than 50 of his pasSes In pre-season play is cinnatl's best flanker Rod Sherman and veteran line- THERE are STILL PLENTY of good seats left and it could balloon much higher with expected certain to see some action. backer Frank Buncom, both starters won't be avail- for today's Bengals-Broncos game.

Ticket booths at good weather as the Bengals face Lou Saban's aTMl will throwing chieflv able after injuries suffered in the loss to San Diego Nippert Stadium open at 9 a. with the gates op-Denver Broncos, a club so extensively remodeled that referfin tec uSESjS end last k- enmg at 11:30 m' it comes close to resembling another expansion out- npnon and flanker Eric Crabtree Nevertheless, Brown has his club set for an all- The famed "Tiger Swing Band" from Washing-fit. A1 Kflffipfl on iast season for uass receiving effort, and is playing every angle he can think ton High School in Massillon, Ohio, will provide half-The Bengals are rated surprising favorites, even h0nand wound up in a dead heat with 46 recep- of by remaining hesitant to name a quarterback. eAhL a at Jg Jtatocent of the if ever so slightly, probably for two reasons. The tions each.

They couldn't break the stalemate in pre- john Stofa remains the best guess to get the call ea5 ham Broncos will be without their regular quarterback, season either, each catching 15. after fully recovering from a sprained ankle suf- a frequent halftime performers at Cleveland stadium. Steve Tensi, who's out for probably half the season, DENVER'S CHIEF PROBLEM, aside from the loss fered over a month ago against the same Broncos, offense defense and the Bengals get the psychological lift of their of Tensi-a Cincinnati native and former Elder High and btofa's greatest threat is the long pass. McvT71 DES SS'ffi1 Ple first regular season home game. star has been its offensive line, and Saban has done BROWN REVEALED one surprise Friday how- 255 ndorf 1g "cm'S 245 28 siaiev rt ou'rS 252 The Broncos arrived in town early Saturday extensive remodeling here.

ever, by calling newcomer Ken Herock a big for- 250 json l-: lcft afternoon and coach Lou Saban, a protege of Brown's If lhe offensive line clicks at all, it will help two mer Oakland Raider, to open at tight end Instead 245 Fest rt. Current 260 235 Headrick mlb Hoard 220 who was his captain with the old Cleveland Browns 0f the best runners in pro football former Syracuse of Andre White. ffi til cb all" 20s in the late 1940s, immediately announced he had all-American halfback Floyd Little and fullback Ron To replace Sherman at flanker is tall rangy im Robinson 195 205 pmm.ps j. decided on a starting quarterback. Lamb.

These two averaged 4.3 and 5.0 yards per carry rookie Bob Trumpy, while another rookie, Al Beau- 21S Trunw FB oabtree 182 is King cb. Garrett is3 28-7 Miami Spoils XU's Debut, Muskies In Game Until 4th Period BY PAUL RITTER Of The Enquirer Staff The big opening game battle between Xavier and Miami University football teams failed to develope in XU stadium Saturday night. Instead, near-flawless and oft-times flashy Miami made it a 28-7 romp over the host Musketeers. Kent Thompson, Miami's rejuvenated junior quarter- Cincinnati Enquirer back, scrambled and ram- i bled to rattle the XU defense and spring open rush- THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER McLain First To Notch 30 In 34 Years DETROIT Denny McLain won his 30th game as Detroit rallied for two runs in the last of the ninth Inning and a 5-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics Saturday. The victory cut Detroit's magic number for clinching the American League pennant to four and made McLain XU's Nolting (No.

42) Makes Stop On Miami's but not before Redskin tailback gets enough yardage for first down league record of 41 victories was set by Jack Chesbro of the New York Highlanders now the Yankees in 1904. Ed Walsh of the Chicago White Sox, the only other modern day pitcher to win 40 games, did it in 1908. Several pitchers, including Walter Johnson and Cy Young, have won 30 or more games at least twice. Christy Mathewson of the old New York Giants did it four times in six years between 1903 and 1908. McLain started his streak April 4th when he beat the White Sox at Chicago.

He was 15-2 at the All-Star break and had a winning streak of nine straight, stopped by Baltimore on July 20. The Orioles beat McLain twice. His other three losses were administered by New York, Cleveland and Chi- the first 30 game winner in the majors in 34 years, Two home runs by Reggie Jackson left McLain on the short end of a 4-3 score as the Tigers came to bat in the ninth. Al Kaline batted for McLain, who allowed six hits, and walked. After Dick McAuliffe fouled out, Mickey Stanley singled to center and Kaline raced to third.

(See related story on Page 9-E) Then, with the infield drawn in, Jim Northrup bounced to first baseman Danny Cater. Kaline broke for the plate and eater's high throw sailed over catcher Dave Duncan's head, allowing the tying run to score. With the outfield drawn in, Willie Horton lifted a long drive that soared over the head of left fielder Jim Gosger and Stanley scored the winning run. McLain raced from the dugout with the rest of the Tigers to embrace Horton. McLain, who became the first pitcher to win 30 games since Dizzy Dean did lb ill xou-zf by the A's but allowed only two hits over tne last nve innings and struck out iu.

Jackson's first homer a two-run shot in the fourth snapped a scoreless tie but the Tigers came right back to take the lead on vni-m rash's three run homer in the bottom half ing opportunities ior neu-skin backs Bob Glover and Cleveland Dickerson. It was two Dickerson touchdowns in the fourth period, on bursts of five and 10 yards, which actually broke the game wide open. But more importantly, it was an alert and anxious Miami defense which climbed on Xavier mistakes and that was the differ- 6X1 C6. Miami scored the first time it had the ball, marching 37 yards with Thompson going around left end for three yards and the scor6. Xavier held the 'Skins through the half, but Miami added a two-yard TD run by junior fullback Don Wade, then Dickerson's two six-pointers in the fourth quarter.

Gary Arthur kicked conversions after each. Xavier's only score came in the third period when veteran quarterback Jerry Buckmaster hit split end Dick Barnhorst on an 18-yard scoring toss and Tom Gramke kicked the extra point. A crowd of 13,681 watched Miami claim their 15th victory in the 28-year history of the series. There have been three ties. It was also only the second Xavier loss to the Redskins in six years.

wMmmmmmmtmmmmmm Fumblitis MIAMI Fint Down! 20 XAVIER 17 52 200 98 17-24 2 4 4-31 4-43 5 Rushing Yardage 286 Passing Taroage Return Yardage P.IUI 44 55 4-9 Passes Had Intercepted 0 Fumbles Lost 3 Yards Penalized 5-30 5-33. Punts The Miami defense, led by linebackers Bob Babich and Bob Rieber, allowed Xavier only 52 yards rushing in the game, and XU speedster Bill Waller got only five yards running in the first half. Buckmaster did net 200 yards passing on 17 of 26 completions, but the junior from Moeller High had two Intercepted at crucial times. Miami notched 330 yards total offense, 286 of them coming from its bruising ground game. Miami had 20 first downs to 17 for Xavier.

Glover, a 172-pound tailback flash, picked up 128 yards in 23 carries to lead Pa 17. Delaware State 0 Westminster (Pa.) 34. Slippery Rock 12 Fairmont 41. Waynesburg 14 Hofstra 26. Gettysburg 10 Luther (Iowa) 13, Augustana (III.) Albion 24, Carthage 7 West Virginia State 13.

West Virginia Tech 6 Millikin 28, Elmhurst Oshkosh 22, La Crosse 7 Whitewater 27, Stevens Point 7 Carroll. (Wise.) 24. Milton 20 Wartburg 7, lee 0 Eastern Michiqan 46, Norningside (Iowa) Akron 32. Butler 7 Millsap 22, Henderson State 14. Dubuque 32, North Central 0.

Plafteville (Wis.) 41. Riyer Falls (Wn.) 7. Hamline 36, Bethel 7. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 7.

St. John I (Minnesota) 0. Elizabeth City 46, Frostburg 0. Northern Michigan 63. Nortnwood 0.

Youngstown 18, Custavus-Adolphys 14. Colorado College 7, Black Hills. State 0. Indiana State 23. Eastern Illinois 0.

Northern Illinois 40, Ball State (Ind.) 20. St. Joseph (Ind.) 35, North Park 21. Weber State 27, South Dakota State 12. Aihlend (Ohio) 34.

Adrian (Mich.) 15. Central Methodist 0' Missouri Valley 0 Carson-Newman 34, Catawba If Alma (Mich.) 17, Bluffton (Ohio) IS. 1-D Sunday, September 15, 1968 all rushing statistics, while Dickerson, a horsey 220-pounder, crashed for 58 yards on 14 rushes. Dale Mutryn, Xavier's sharp-looking junior fullback, led Muskie rushing with 35 yards in seven carries, while Waller finished with 31 yards in 14 totes. Thompson, who kept his club on the ground where the victory lanes were opening, threw only nine times, hitting on four for 44 yards.

Barnhorst had seven of of Bucky's throws for 114 yards. About the only bright spot in the Xavier effort was the punting of senior Al Ippolito, who averaged 43.5 yards on four kicks. But it was Xavier losing four of five fumbles that really destroyed the Musketeer hopes, twice setting up Miami touchdowns. Xavier got into Redskin territory only once in the first half, but two fine plays by Miami Rieber stopped the march and gave MU the ball on their own 10 yard line. Midway through the third period Miami safety Jeff Lieberman intercepted a Buckmaster pass at the Xavier 20.

Four plays later Wade scored from the two. Xavier took the ensuing kickoff and marched 65 yards to score on the Buck-master to Barnhorst 18 -yarder, which was the third such combination pass of the series and the only time XU moved the ball with any authority. With tive minutes gone in the final period, Waller lost a Buckmaster lateral in the backfield and Miami's Marv Nugent recovered at the XU 12. Two plays later Dickerson scored on a five-yard bolt up the middle. It was another Waller error moments later which gave Miami its final score.

The Xavier back took a punt by Miami's Dick Adams and promptly fumbled at the Muskie 10. On the next play Dickerson ran right up the middle for the TD. And so it was. Miami coach Bo schembechler sounded clear notice that his Redskins may very well be the "chiefs" of their MidAmerican Conference. It's a notice which bears heeding.

MIAMI 7 0 7 1428 XAVIER 0 0 7 07 MIAMI Thompson, 3, run (Arthur, "mi'amI Wade. 2, run (Arthur, kick). XAVIER Barnhorst, 18, pass from Buckmaster (Gramke, kick). MIAMI Dickerson, 5, run (Arthur, kick) MIAMI Dickerson, 10, run (Arthur, kick). Attendance: 13,681.

Night Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE At Chicago, ll.t CALIFORNIA 202 OOO Ou CHICAGO 200 020 Oil Batteries: Bennett. Ellis (7) and Egan, Peters. Wilhelm (7) and Josephson. (Gime Incomplete at press time.) Enquirer (Bob Free) Photo Glover (No. 22) in second quarter I Reds Johnny Bench and another from Pete Rose.

Rose, getting his 192nd hit with a safe bunt leading off the ninth, saw his league-leading average shrivel another point down to .341. Until Perez set off his bomb, no Red runner reached second base. Nobody after it did, either. Arrigo stayed with Bolin before Mays picked on a two strike pitch and slammed it over the fence in center in the fourth. Two more tainted runs were to score in the frame, both courtesy of light-hitting Hal Lanier (.195) who singled with the bases filled after the Reds' usually alert defense dropped into a snooze.

They were wide awake when Mays shot the clincher through the winds of Candlestick an inning later. Reds' Box Score CINCINNATI AB RBI Rose, rf 4 1 0 0 Pinson, cf 4 0 2 0 0 A. Johnston. If 4 0 0 0 0 Bench, 4 0 1 0 L. May, lb 3 0 0 0 0 Perei, 3b 2 1 1 1 McRae.

2b 3 0 0 0 1 Cardenas, ss 3 0 0 0 0 Arriga. 1 0 0 0 McGinn, 0 0 0 0 0 Whitfield, ph 1 0 0 0 0 Abermthy, 0 0 0 0 M. Jones, ph 1 0 0 0 0 McCool, 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 i 1 1 1 SAN FRANCISCO AB RBI Bonds, rf 4 2 1 3 0 Hunt. 2b 2 1 0 0 0 Mason. 2b 0 0 0 0 0 Mays, cf 4 2 3 4 0 McCovev.

lb 4 1 1 0 0 Hiatt. lb 0 0 0 0 0 Hart. 3b 3 1 0 0 0 Dietz. 3 1 0 0 0 J. Alou.

If 2 0 0 0 0 Cline. If 1 0 1 0 0 Lanier, ss 4 1 2 2 0 Bolin, 4 0 1 0 0 Totals Cincinnati San Francisco 31 9 9 0 000 000 0 18-1 000 333 00- Double Play San Francisco 1. left On Base-Cincinnati 3. San Francisco 3. Home Kuns-Mavs 2 (21, Bonds (7), Perei (IS.

Stolen Bases-McCover, Hart, Bonds. PITCHING SUMMARY IP Arriqo (I. 11-9) 4" 6 6 McGinn 0 0 Abernitby 2 2 3 McCool 110 oh. (W 9-4) 9 5 1 ER BB SO 6 3 3 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 Hit By Pitch-Abernathy, Hunt, passeo Ball-Bench. Timt-2 18.

Attendance 7.187 cago. OAKLAND DETROIT It kt ab bl Cmpnerls 4 0 1 1 MAullfft 2b 5 0 10 rtr lb 4 I Norrnrup rr 4 i 3 0 0 0 WHorton If 5 12 1 4 2 2 3 Cash lb 4 12 3 4 0 0 0 Freehan 3 0 10 3 0 0 0 Matchlck ss 4 0 10 0 0 0 0 Wert 3b 2 0 0 0 2 10 0 Brown ph 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 Trcewskl 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McLain 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kaline oh 0 10 0 Bando 3b RJackson rf DGreen 2b Keough If Gosger If Duncan Dobson Donaldsn ph 0 0 0 0 Seoul 10 0 0 Total 30 4 4 Total 34 5 9 4 On out when winning run scored. Oakland oil AOS 4 Detroit 0 0 0 .3 0 0 0 0 2 5 w- Bu4j. PIP Detroit 1. LOB Oakland 2, Detroit 10.

HR R.Jackson 2 (28), Cash (21). wcLaini Banoo, Donaioson. Bi-rrUIMA CIIAAAAADV IP ER BB SO Dobson 3 2-3 4 3 3 2 4 Aker 0 0 0 0 1 0 Lindblad 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 Segul (L.5-5) 41-3 5 2 1 2 1 McLain (W.30-5) 9 4 4 1 10 WP-Aker. 3:00. Willie Make It Easy For Giants, 9-1 Mays' 2 Homers Ruin BY BILL FORD Mays, the 37 year old ond place.

They fell two Of The Enquirer Staff wonder, crashed his 20th games behind the runner -ni, homer of the season in the up Giants as Bolin' wound SAN FRANCISCO The fourth inning, then sent his magic around them for life in the bat of Willie starter Gerry Arrigo to an his ninth victory against Mays nudged the Reds to- lgnominious end with a four losses, ward a miserable death in three-run job in the fourth. The 29 vear.old rleht. the National League race That Mve thp ereatest za-year-oia rignt- saturdav Z. hander struck out eight Saturday. home run hitter the Na- and wag wlthln slx outs of Mays twice unf lexed the tional League ever has a sllut0U(; -pony Perez aging yet still devastating known a career 585.

lengthening a consecutive muscles for two home runs Arrigo, the Inscrutable game hitting streak to 14, in support of righthander lefthander in quest of his ie(j or the eighth with a Bob Bolin's tight pitching fifth straight victory, took homer his 18th and gave the San Francisco instead his ninth loss in 20 Asicje from that, base-Giants a 9-1 victory. decisions. ball's leading hitters col- The defeat left barely a While Mays was the ter- lected only two singles by pulse beat in the Reds, who rifying destroyer, rookie Vada Pinson, one from could officially go to the Bobby Bonds entered the grave today. The St. Louis home run show at the ex-Cardinals reduced their pense of reliever Ted Aber- Clin magic number in the game thany in the sixth, as the UUUrd KllU with the Cincinnatians to Giants let the Cincin- one.

natians know they, too, can n7n7i In turn on the power. Bonds LfOllJtlUlS III But the Reds dead un- bashed a three-run homer, I officially since Uie All-Star Ws seventn of tne season, A 71 TT7 game when their pitching wWch climaxed the Giants' 71 scattered in a welter of in- nine.hit attack juries and ineptness, could MIAMI Fla up The kill off the Giants, too. A The Reds, who cracked H0Jes fomim victory over the San Fran- nine extra base hits Friday 5ftorUSltate? ciscans and a St. Louis tri- nigh SoS off umph at Houston finishes off Bolm and blew an op- rbbm a Miami fumble it for keeps. portunity of claiming sec- ggiffl 1 a 24-10 American Football tans' fc League victory over the I.

Dolphins Saturday night. Yesterday Results Ken Houston, breaking NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE an AFL record with the SAN FRANCISCO 9, CINCINNATI 1. DETROIT OAKLAND 4. 44th interception Of his st. iouis Houston o.

Baltimore cieveiand 3. career, made the first steal Philadelphia 4, Chicago i. Minnesota 7, boston s. 0f a Griese pass and car- 10S ANGELES 3, ATLANTA 0. NEW YORK 4, WASHINGTON 1.

rie(j gg yar(3s through the PITTSBURGH 6. NEW YORK 0. CALIFORNIA AT CHICAGO. Night. of Dq1 ii il phin team for a touchdown.

How 1 hey Stand Latcr Criese threw end NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE ZOne interceptions to Jim dub Won lost Fct. g.b. club won lost Pet. G.B. Norton and Larry Carwell Mancsco -2 Ii' nvi after Miami had charged CINCINNATI 77 70 .524 I3Vj BOSTON 7 70 .530 16 once to the Houston fOUT a 75 7, US 7 HI and again to the six.

PhVlaSa 7748 to" JJ- i Norton's theft nullified a los angeles 8 Bi .56 Mv2 California 86 .423 32 dazzling 95-yard kickoff re- Krk SoW tl 11 turn by Bob Neff. Zeke Night Game Not Figured. MOOre, Shaking Off a blOCk by Gene Milton, kept Neff lodays 1'itcners tTOm g0ing all the way by (Won-lost records in parentheses) knocking him OUt Of NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE bounds at the Houston five. CINCINNATI AT SAN FRANCISCO, 4 P. OAKLAND AT DETROIT, 2:15 P.

HOUSTON 3 21 0 0-24 Queen (0-1) or Culer (10-151 s. Mari- Krausse (11-10) s. lolich MIAMI 3 0 0 7-10 chal (25-8) or Sadecki (12-161. BALTIMORE AT CLEVELAND, 2:15 F. Houston-Field Goal Witetnborn 34.

ST. LOUIS AT HOUSTON, 2:15 P. Hardin (18-10) vs. Williams (11-10). ami-Field Goal Keys 22.

Carlton (12-101 vs. Wilwn '13-14). MINNESOTA AT BOSTON, 2 P. M.t Houston-Halk 48 pass from Beathard CHICAGO AT PHILADELPHIA, 1:35 P. Kaat '12-11) vs.

Lonborg (5-7). (W.ttenbron kick). Jenkins (17-14) vs. G. Jackson (1-5).

CALIFORNIA AT CHICAGO, F. HOUSTON Houston 66 interceotion PITTSBURGH AT NEW YORK. 8 05 P. Mirmith (3-11 Nvman (2-0). OAMtonhnrn kick).

of the inning. The A's tied it against McLain in the fifth when Duncan walked, moved to second on a sacrifice and scored on Bert Campaneris' single. Then Jackson, who had thrown a runner out at the plate in the third, tagged McLain for his second homer of the game and 28th of the season in the sixth, giving the A's the lead they held until the ninth. McLain is the 13th major league pitcher to win 30 games since baseball's modern era began at the turn of the century. Dean watched McLain from the stands.

Curiously, both Dean and McLain had the same uniform numbers, 17, and were the same age, 24, in their respective 30-game seasons. Robert "Lefty" Grove was the last American League pitcher to win 30 games. He posted a 31-4 record for the old Philadelphia Athetics in 1931. The modern major MAJOR COLLEGES Miami (O.) 28, Xavier 7 Dayton 24, Kent State 10 Tennessee 17, Georgia 17 (Tie). North Carolina State 10, Wake Forest 6 Western Michigan 20, Arkansas State 0 Marshall 7, Morehead State 7 (tie) Nebraska 13, Wyoming 10 Utah State 28, New Mexico State 12.

Toledo 31, Richmond 14. Idaho State 52, Portland State 30 OTHER GAMES Drake 30, Northern Arizona 14 Iowa State 28. tuffalo 10 Central Michigan 41, Iradiey 4 Clarion 21, Mansfield. 13 4. Blass (15-5) vs.

Canlwell (7-121. ATLANTA AT LOS ANGELES, 4 P. Santorini (0-1) vs. Moeller (1-0). NEW YORK AT WASHINGTON, 1:30 P.

Peterson (11-9) vs. Moore (2-6) or Pascuai 02-11). Houston Campbell 1 run (Wittenbom kick). Miami Noonan 2 pass from Griese (Keves kick'..