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Independent from Long Beach, California • 19

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'fV fc" 1 Terday give dr lake a few to the West 30-yard line, but Tarkentons third-down intended pass How health much; life inT insurance quarter- $600 since members of the winning team carted off $1,500 and losers $900. The York Giants' dashing quarterback made the mistake of -trying to back Fran Tarkenton. car hundred yesterdays that the pro football season got under way, but it caifiS to a -sudden end mercifully for Tarkenton and a few of KisTEastem compatriots. The East entered the Smith-in the left flat $fs picked off by Petitbon and the Chicago. Bears vetefa defensive back sped 70 ries is hi; private business, broker who un-.

iwi yards for a touchdown. 1 think-1 would have scored without Max-ie's block on Tarkenton, Petitbon said later. Fran -had the angle on me and probably would have had me if Baughan hadn't taken him out derwrites the exciting unpredictable passers policies had been at the. Col-. iseum Sunday, he might have considered canceling them.

in the fourth quarter of the Pro Bowl game. Western All-Stars cashed in Tarkentons $600 fumble and Richie Petit-bons-record 70-yard interception en route to -a 21- end Willie Davis and Tark--enton came out second best Davis chased Fran back to his own 25, forced a fumble and teammate Dave Robinson was on the spot to pick up the loose ball and amble to the three-yard -line before Ken Gray made the saving tackle. However, on the first play. Gale Sayers stepped over right tackle into the end zone and the West reclaimed the lead for Jr Vvi fourth quarter with a 20-17 a defensive, corps spearheaded by Dave Rob- ins on, Willie Davis, Deacon Jones, Maxie Baughan and Petitbon turned this grand prix of football contests -around inhurry. Tarkenton tried to execute his famous scramble -play while perched on the Easts 49-yard line, but.it resulted in a 46-yard debit.

the loss of the ball and uKi- -mately the difference of In discussing his first in-, terception in four Pro Bowl' appearances, Petibonsaid: 1 was trying to kntifk the point explosion in the final -12 minutes to 'dump "the -East, 38-20. It seemed like only yes- DON SHLLA Happiness is 8600 OTTO GRAHAM Disgust of a loser The East came right back and in sue plays surged FASTEST FEET ALSO MOST ERRATIC -Wes Gets Bigges BootOu DAVE LEWIS Sports Editor i-v. Random Notes on Life in The City NOTES FROM THE NORTH: When the Oakland Coli- seum was underconstructipn, one of carpenters was Vince DiMaggio, eldest brother of the baseball clan. Vince was the most underrated member of the family, which also included Joe of the Yankees and Dom of the Red Sox. (Continued Page When he got into the ball, when he hit it squarely, it went 70 yards.

Rapid Robert, however, had not punted under game conditions since his gradu- ation from Florida A three years ago and even then, according to I was an. average punter. Hayes first two kicks totaled 20 yards. I got too excited, he explained. I had plenty of time and maybe that was too bad.

I tried to force INBEP, MONDAY, JAN. 22, 1968 However, Vince spent 10 years in the majors, mostly with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was a fine fielder, but his biggest drawback was that he struck out quite often. He had a lifetime batting average of .249 in the majors. Vince gave up the carpenter craft to go into the liquor business in Concord, but sold out recently and is now helping run the DiMaggio restaurant at San Franciscos Fishermans Wharf.

Cofc 7) them both and they went off the side of my foot. On the eighth play following the first kick, John Unitas sent Les Joseph son four yirds to a. touchdown. On the first play following the second kick, Roman Gabriel passed 39 yards to Mel Farr for a touchdown. Thats a quick .14 points, said Graham.

Naturally, our kicking made a big difference. Tt wasnt the whole ato- -ry, though," he added. "We simply made too SECTION C-Page C-l Leagues West division their fingernails. As is the sad state of affairs here, all of the Bay Area except 3,650 stayed away and couldnt appred--ate -their over the hot and cold Kings, who slipped off the peak form they showed against New York 48 hours earlier. But it wasnt a unique re-'sult.

The. Kings have won onlyLone.oL.16 games in. other expansion arenas, tying three. by teams-mastery The Athletics are really promoting in the Bay area. Rick Monday says that he and Jour other players appeared at 360 luncheons and dinners on behalf of the club in the.

past two months. Monday, who has made 70 appearances himself, say "our reception has been fantastic. Inddentallyrthe radio station' which wilTbroadcasf the As games next season has a slogan "The GIANT Reach of KNBR. And station officials emphatically de- By ROSS NEWHAN The East had just lost tb the West 38-20, in the 18th Pro Bowl Sunday and coach nttn r.mham figured he had a kick coming. Considering the ones the East received DURING the game, was his rights.

With regular punter Ernie Koy displaying ah injured foot, Graham employed Bob Hayes and it was soon apparent that worlds fastest feet are also SAIL' dare that never will be changed to The AthletiwReach of KNBR." a TELEVISION PEOPLE at Pebble Beach for the Cros by tournament revealed that TV is very interested in a na-; college football championship playoff. goat the loss would be best placed at the feet of Graham and the Pro Bowl selection committee which failed to equip the East with a punter. Even Koy operated only a part-time basis the Giants. 1When Koy came up hurt, said Graham, my choice was between Hayes and Chuck Howley (Dallas linebacker). I figured Hayes leg was stronger and off his form in practice I was optimistic.

-Slaff kV CUlt JOHNSON Ice Cold Kings Lose to Lowly Seals, 3-0 if collegiate officials, who recently showed an Interest in the plan, should ever approve a playoff, they say the bidding for the seven-game series would START at $3 million and probably will go for over $4 million. San Francisco mayor Joseph Alioto dropped a bombshell the other day when he stated I feel that spending $7 million at Candlestick Park for improvements is simply going lo perpetuate a mediocrity. He went on to say that he is calling for a. series of. public meetings to see what should be done about the windswept home of the Giants baseball team and the 49er football team.

-There was a hint In Aliotos announcement that if they spend $7 million on the park, they may as well spend another $3 or $4 million and do it up right and make it a-domed Harris had been benched after playing only one shift in Saturdays captain Bob Wall saved, what 1 have been the Seals second goal in. theJi'rst period -he got for hia valiant play was a bad limp. Goalie Terry Sawchuk had to leave the net to stop' Ted Hampsons breakaway and the puck kicked off his pads arid slid slowly but Only a' headfirst dive by Wall-stepped- butJ he- the most erratic. Hayes produced punts of 6, 14, 34 and 38 yards and it was the West which got. a boot out of the proceedings.

They converted the first' two into touchdowns. Everytime I went out of the game, revealed Hayes," the West, would yell, JWe want Haye's, we want Hayes. "Its the. first time Ive ever been more popular with the opposition than with my own team. While Hayes was the da Koiff sXSadfutly maintains his club can pan both San Francisco and pacesetter' SL Louis, he refused to predict how many wins would be necessary to do this.

San Francisco without Nate probably can be overtaken, but the Lakers trail SL Louis by Ji gamesjwitlL34joplay If, for.exampie, tiiey win 24 of those a msjor feat the' Hawks would have to drop 18 at fitefe last.31. to create a tfe. The of SL Louis dipping this low.is rrmote, especially with the acquisi- 4km- of -sharpshooter -Don Ohl in swap Sunday with Baltimore. However, 1 the Lakers had success with the -Hawks' this season, winning four of, five. i-' victory over Seattle tied (he club's scoring mo-" ord for one et in er mistakes.

"As a result, the West didn't beat us; we beat ourselves. You take away the breaks and we might beat them easily. The final is not indicative cf the comparative strength. The East, indeed, did recoup from the eariy deficit and was leading 20-17 early in the fourth quarter. At this juncture.

East quarterback Fran Tarkenton established two Pro" Bowl records which were appreciated most by the West. Scrambling from' Deacon Jones and Willie Davis, Tarkenton fumbled' to Dave Robinson, on the East four and moments later the West led, 24-20. Tarkenton was debited with a 34-yard loss, longest in Pro Bowl history. On the ensuing Tarkentons pass to. Jackie Smith was skillfully pilfered by Richie Petitboii, who returned 70 yards for (Continued Page C-4, Col.

5) crashed his right thigh into the post and had to helped obt of the -The Kings weren't hurt- ing forscoring -chano a three-on-one break, and Lowell MCDofiald back-handed One off Hodges skate from 10 i scored the Seals' first goal in two games after eight minutes. The Kings lost the puck in their own end and Odrows-. ki rebounded Ron Harriss 18-foot smash. hpTW fum Nr tw wot, InftrJivZ F3Mi5S- Krnji tali kkM 17a UC mnair had brn Kara f.l wjwa pi NNt tima a li at riasr pckiod WriwM (X hanic, Ja (i: faKOaliiaa SfCOND PtRlOO -I OaklaaiC Cana IhnaaN lam) III 14:11. aiiia.n:(l), WNM ilwit taN: OtUmit it, Utm li' 1 TMI MMM uf SSl asvr.

Swat Taafiiiaij eMail Elasaa OakTai AtMmca ua. In the meantime, San Francisco city planning officials are continuing preliminary work on a giant, new downtown sports complex and convention center. V' Little Charlie Hodge be-; came the third goalie to blank the Kings back-to-back, Philadelphias Doug Ce- 1 VINCE LOMBARDI TOLD Oakland people, that the finest gaipethe Packers'played this season was 'against By RICH ROBERTS Staff Writer OAKLAND Impoverished or. the Seals should travel jng expenses whenever the kings have 4o play here. The lowest club in the league its first game in the last six Sunday night, 3- 0.

The "last time the Kings were here the Seals hadnt won for lO games, but they did that night, too, 6-0. So the Seals only two in their last 17 games have been over the Kings, who held onto second place in the National Hockey of Title Behind crushing block by Grady Alderman of Vikings, Gale Sayers gains six yards for West in first quarter of Sundays Pro BowL Sayers ran back TcTckoff for 74 yards and was voted games outstanding back. That game was a great one for us," he said. We were not' nearly sharp technically against either Dallas -v or Oakland." Willie Wood, Packer safetyman, insists Green Bay could have scoredmore, buteased upinthelast -Coach Lombardlwaitout to pour it.onj: he said. sare Maniago preced'd him Doug -Robinson hit.Hodge and got all the scoring he twice -when "he bad dear-needed from Alain (Boom shots to the open side, and Boom) Caron, who had two defensemar a le Rolfe The Raiders Ben Davidson was singled out by a before the Super Bowl as the No.

1 cheap shot art-. '1st In the AFL." However, Green Bay players say they had no troubfe' with Mm. Ife was as far as they ressive goals, and Gerry Odrpwskirang one off-ihe There were two unhappy ey Hodge stopped Jimmy general managers after the -Anderaon on the tail end of- were concerned. Oakland' threvr So many alignments, at 3 Has Coach Dreaming Green Bay that nearly 40 per cent of Bart Starrs play calls audibles. I While Travis Williams was helping the.

Packers beat the his wife gave birth to a sort their third child in their homqtownof, Oakland. i However, they passed up such name possibilities as Super" and "Vince" for the more fancy-sounding "An-tqine Masean." Ik, FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, the Raiders have had to operate a front office in one part of. Oakland, a ticket office at another location; while the coaches headquarters were in Hayward. Finally, new spacious building was built this fall -V next to the new Oakland Coliseum to house the entire Raider organization. I' Although it was ready two and a half months ago, the 4- Raiden just began moving Into the new building the put I week.

1 -Reason: the dub was winning and they didnt want to jinx it by moving in mid-eeason. Crawford has put zip into what was a thin bench. Mueller, in his game as a Laker, continued to work the boards hard, where he js most And, surprisingly, the 6-8. USF grad is scoring-well, too. He has averaged 11 points per game.

Crawford, on the other hand, lacks Muellers mus-cle and scoring skills, but his ball-handling and aggressive have been key factors He is, fair ddentally, unbeaten as 'a Laker in three games! "'Most thiel-2 punch of Jerry. JVest and- fchin-ed Elgin -Baylor- ir- business. They were never really out of it, of course, but West has' hid his inju- you gotta em (the ule. They play tonight. thing back into slump.

Olmstead press announce Billy the club game with Harris end of the Olmstead team returned didn't- bench. clothes) and suspended Harris game Larry Regan of the Kings and Bert who doubles as the stem coach of the Seals. Regan fumed, "I guess stay on top of Kings) 'every min-, werent ready to Ill tell you they arent going that (censored) called a postgame conference to that veteran center Harris. J32. had left during Saturdays the Rangers.

walked out at the second period," said. "When the to the ice he up on the He undressed into street went home-lies now." was quoted: TMn8 Riding up for a couple of months. I made a decision last nighL Retirement is on my mind. 7 I need time off from hockey to 1966 against Chicago. It also was the second night in a row the Lakers eclipsed the 150-mark, having beaten the Warriors 151 122 Saturday.

A crowd of 9,262 Watched them win their 1 third consecutive game in the Forum, where in six dates they have avenged a whopping 11,997. fans. For 20 home ateClheLaiKers have averaged 9,551, tops in die NBA. reasons for the sudden Laker surge fcdlowing a five-game losing streak are twofold. First, everyone-is healthy for a change, and secondlyr-the-addition- of Erwin Muefler and sin Curling-Norwalk Ice Rink, 7 p.m.

f' By DOUG IVES lCanthe Lakers still make a race out of the Western Division? The odds are stacked heavy against them, but the prospect appeared brighter Sunday "night as they looked like world-beaters for the game. It was third successive Seattles turn to wilt bfcfore the new; Lak era, -whose torrid shooting, crisp passing and aggressive rebounding were prevalent again iq a 154-123 vie-; .7 While coach Bill van Bre- i OSTXtAXXZO andtv I I M. I y' television No events scheduled. RADIO No events scheduled. JTlnddaitallyi" when Pete Bansszakinade-good running back with the Raiders, it cost Green Bay some i Its most devout fans.

,,1 i 1 fj1 Petes lives in Criyity Wisconsin; -40 milesyj north of Green JBay and has been holdmg ll Packer sea son 'tickets 'fO "the past ,15 year'V4 V- -if Andrewvpe(es father, once swore that nothing could aver keep him from a Packer contest. However, he passed -J 1 and Baylqr has been er- ratic due to overwork. With Mueller available, Baylor is now playing less (Continued Page C-4, Col. 1) '4. I several games fids season to see Pete pfeiyV if-' I VV- 'Jr'uS'- i.

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