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Page 16 Fond du Lac Reporter, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 1973 FbnddulReporte: ill advises Rotarians, 'Keep the faith popular image of the pro football player. "It used to be that football players were regarded as big, dumb and ugly. Nothing could be more wrong. We know what's going Carried Away With BILL By TOM KOHL (Reporter Sporti Editor) Giaen Bay Packer safety Jim Hill, who closes out his sports show on a Green Bay television station with the words "keep the faith," urged Rotary Club members to do the same.

Hill, an articulate and witty spokesman for the Packers, spoke Monday at the noon luncheon meeting of the Rotarians at the Gazebo Restaurant. "There's no reason for panic. Most of the season is still left," Hill told Packer faithful who may be just a bit uneasy at the Life in the NFL this season has not been a bed of roses for the Packers. They used a 32-yard Chester Marcol field goal with one second left Sunday to defeat the New York Giants, 16-14, and have scored only four touchdowns in compiling a 2-1-1 mark. Wearing a patch over his eye, the souvenir of a hotel ceiling particle that fell in the eye Saturday night and the finger of a New York Giant that found its way there Sunday, Hill declared, "There's no way I won't play next Sunday." Hill talked of a subject close to his heart the fellowship that exists on the Packers when he said, "People seeing us walk down the street and hearing us talk to each other probably think we're going to start a racial riot.

But we love another." He continued: "Football has done more to help the racial situation than anything I know. On the Packers, we've got a melting pot of people from around the country." Hill took exception with the dritee in an off-season trade in 1772. The Packers have one of the finest defensive secondaries in football with Hill joining another former college teammate Al Matthews at safety. Ken Ellis and Willie' Buchanan are the cornerbacks. Hill is fond of Don Doll, i Packer secondary coach.

JTW i- Packer aoout two of his teammates in the secondary, Matthews and Ellis. "Matthews is very aggressive. He hits them hard if they outweight him by 10 pounds or 40," he said. Ellis is playing out his option and Hill can sympathize with his stand. "You get what you can.

A career in this profession is shorter than Pack back where it started WELL, THE PACKERS are back where they started. Meaning that Scott Hunter, bless his heart, is our quarterback at least for the moment. Scott returned to the No. 1 position in Green Bay's revolving-door quarterback setup by rescuing the Packers in the second half of Sunday's game with New York. Replaces Del Gaizo Scott came on after intermission in place of Jim Del Gaizo, who is making people realize why he was a third- I i Eli iLi-J trnmrnm JIM HILL on in tne worm, ne saia.

Most players would give their eye teeth to be a Packer. "Everywhere we go there's somebody who wants to be a part of the organization," Hill claimed. Giant backup quarterback Randy Johnson, a former college teammate of Hill's at Texas A is the latest to show interest in joining the Packers. "He told me he would like to join our club Sunday," Hill revealed. Playing for the Packers has been an education for Hill.

"I learned more about football in my l'2 years with the Packers than in four previous years with the San Diego Chargers," Hill said. Hill was acquired by the Packers from the Chargers for defensive end Lionel Al- pleted the fourth down aerial to Garrison on the one with 16 seconds remaining. "I knew exactly where they were on the four." said Hous ton. "I backed up to the goal line and didn't go any farther. I knew my move would have to be forward.

I was looking for, the pass and in our zone, Garri son was my man. "It was the biggest tacklj I ever made and the best ball game I ever played in," he said. Redskins' Coach George. Al- ousion piay saves sjons By TOM SEPPY WASHINGTON (AP) Ken Houston says he figured the Dallas Cowboys would be try ing to pass to their running back Walt Garrison on fourth down and only seconds left, so; the Washington Redskins' safe ty knew at was his job to stop ham. was looking for that play because our rush had been so good," said Houston after the Redskins defeated the Cowboys 14-7 in a nationally televised National Football League game Reds on brink of knockout the last four minutes, scored two quick touchdowns on a one-yard pass from Sonny Jurgen-sen to Charley Taylor and a Brig Owens' 26-yard return of an intercepted pass.

Despite the pandemonium that broke out after the Owens' touchdown, which cam 2 with 2:33 left, the Cowboys recovered a fumbled punt on the Redskins 31 with less than two minutes remaining. Morton moved the ball to the Redskins' four with 38 seconds left but was unsuccessful on his first three passes until he com 15 ViN iSv i x' iffiiHIliliiill 11 1 i i' i Monday night. Describes Action "They had been trying to hit the left flare. I saw him (Dal las quarterback Craig Morton) pump once and I stepped up and was going to hit him. "As strong as he is, if he had got his feet on the ground, he would have gone on an.

I just caught him before he was able to plant his feet and drove him back," said Houston. Houston stopped Garrison at the one-yard line to preserve the Washington victory. The Redskins, shut out until1 1 i SCOTT HUNTER vine once again had with his, and in the end, Chester Marcol sent everyone who wasn't associated with the Giants home happy. So, we can expect to see Hunter leading the Packers against Kansas City at Milwaukee Sunday. If he shows the same staying power that he did in Green Bay's last visit to Sudsville, when he went all the way in a 23-7 victory over the Jets three weeks ago in the season opener, the Packers should be 3-1-1 after that encounter.

For the record, Hunter has completed 55 per cent of his passes this season, connecting on 21 of 38 for 307 yards. If he keeps throwing to his backs, notably Lane, on screens and circle routes out of the backfield, he'll be okay. It's when he tries to go deep as he did against the Vikings that he gets in trouble. Del Gaizo, who two weeks ago was regarded as the Packers' messiah, has completed eight of 26 31 per cent for 95 yards. Devine says now that he thinks Del Gaizo was brought along too quickly, but that, in time, he'll be a fine think I've heard that line somewhere before.

At any rate, when everyone is bemoaning the fact that the pros have diluted their product by putting too much of the foot back into football, the Packer quarterbacks add their own touch of excitment, and keep us wondering what will happen next week. As the man said, stay tuned. A Winner at Last At Madison, John Jardine knows what it's like to be a winner for the first time since the eighth game of the 1972 season. After six successive losses three at the end of last season and three to start this season Jardine's Badgers outscored Wyoming, 37-28, last Saturday in a game which featured plenty of offense and only sporadic flashes of defense. In fact, I found the Badgers pleasantly offensive, and so did Wyoming, but not to the same degree.

After all, when you give up 630 yards as the Cowboys did, you know you have some improving to do. The Badgers weren't much better, but they ended up with a healthy edge in yardage because they controlled the ball for longer periods of time. The Badgers, for the most part, were powerless against the option ball-handling and passing of Steve Cockreham and the receiving of Archie Gray, who caught six passes for 198 yards including three touchdowns and proved once again if indeed there ever was any doubt that the Badgers' pass defense exists only in Jardine's imagination. But Billy Marek, who scored three times and set a school record with 226 yards, and Ken Starch, a strong second with 184 yards, proved that the Wisconsin running game is certainly fact, not fiction. Buckeyes Next So, now we move on to Woody Hayes and his Ohio State Buckeyes, the No.

1 team in our fair land. That one Saturday should draw the first capacity crowd of the season, and it will give the Badgers a chance to show what they can do against the best. It should be another interesting afternoon, although nobody should expect the teams to combine for 1,000 yards as Wyoming and Wisconsin did. As Jardine says, it was hardly an artistic success, but it should keep the people coming back. And that, after all, is the name of the game.

Winning makes the weekend just that much more enjoyable. others," he said. Hill, who played out his option in 1971, added, "When you're not signed, you have more on your mind." On the lighter side of things, Hill talked about things he has had thrown at him in other stadiums. "In Denver once, they threw hot dogs. I just wish they would have also thrown the bun and mustard," he quipped.

Hill likes to hear boos when he's on the road. "That usually means we beat the pants off the home team," he said. Fickle Giant fans also had a few choice words for the Packers Sunday, Hill said. On the subject of Marcol's winning 32-yard field goal, he confessed, "I was on my knees when Chester made it. But he's like money in the bank." to get it.

We did everything we could on defense. We couldn't nave piayea neirer on aeiense. Mistakes Fatal 'We played well enough to win. We were to complete con trol of the game until we made mistakes. We Med ourselves.

The victory evened up the Dallas and Washington records at three victories and one loss apiece. Roger Staubach put the Cow boys into a 7-0 lead in the first period with a 15-yard touch down pass to wide receiver Otto Stowe, and it looked as if the points would hold up the way both defenses were play ing. Staubach was sacked seven times and Washington quarter back Sonny Jurgensen five. But Jurgensen came back with 2:39 remaining to hit Tay lor for the touchdown to tie the score and Owens intercepted Morton's pass 1:06 later. 'As soon as he lifted his arm, I made my move," said Owens.

"If I thought it had been closer than I expected, I would have tried to tackle him. I just read the quarterback and laid off. It's a great feeling." Landry saad: "There was lot of pressure on Morton. He (Owens) made a good pick They were in the right defense for the right play." Both defensive units and spe cialty teams were devastating even though the Cowboys Cat vin Hill rushed for 103 yards on 22 carries, the game top ground gainer. The Cowboys held Larry Browns, last year Most Valu able Player, to only 36 yards on 18 carries.

14 of 20 In the passing department Jurgensen completed 14 of 20 for 140 yards while Staubach was nine of 17 for 101 yards and Morton was four of 14 for 21 yards. Duane Thomas, the onetime running hero for the Dallas Cowboys who sat out the 1972 season before loinmg the Red skins for the 1973 campaign, saw duty for Washington only on the speciality teams Dallas 0 7 0 0-7 Washington 0 0 0 1414 oal stowe is pass from staubach (Fritsch kick) Wash Taylor 1 pass from Jurgensen (Kmanr kicki wash owenj interception return (Knight kick) A 54,314 Cowboys Redskins First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards 20 13 39-182 87 29 13-32-1 e-32 2-0 0-52 28-71 103 84 14-20-0 4-4S 2-1 6-30 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING Dallas, Hill 21-103, New- house 14-55; Washington, Brown 18-36. RECEIVING Dallas, 5tOwe 4-54, OuPree 3-39, Garrison 3-20, Hill 3-19; Washington, Taylor 4-29, Jefferson 3-55, Reed 3-31, Brown 3-a. PASSING Dallas, Staubach 9-17-0, 101 yards; Morton 4-14-1, 41; Washington, Jurgensen 14-20-0, 140. Pro Football National Football Laagu American Conference tarn Divlttait Per.

P. up Miami Buttalo New York Jt New England 1 .750 103 51 1 0 .750 74 60 3 0 .250 51 73 3 0 .250 7 101 Baitimora 30 J50 54 92 Central Division Plttlburoh 4 0 01.000 131 44 Cleveland 3 1 0 .750 59 47 Cincinnati 2 2 0 .500 44 68 Houston 0 4 0 .000 57 125 Waiiar Division Kansas City 3 1 .750 5i 47 Oakland 2 2 0 48 57 Denver 1 3 0 .250 90 95 San Diego 1 3 0 .250 68 103 National Canleranc ctrit Division Dallas 3 1 0 .750 112 44 Washington 3 1 0 .750 107 48 St Louis 2 2 0 JOO 88 112 New York Giants 1 1 -375 81 65 Philadelphia 0 3 1 .125 79 112 Central Division Mlnnevita 4 0 0 1.000 (O 41 r.ran R.v 2 1 1 .625 55 45 Detroit 1 7 1 .375 3 Chlcaao 1 3 0 .250 79 77 WmtftrM Division Los Angeles 4 0 01.000 125 59 San Francisco 2 2 .500 82 104 Atlanta 1 3 0 .250 77 82 New Orleans 1 3 0 J50 41 132 Monday's Gam Washington 14, Dallas 7 Sunday, Oct. 14 Baltimore at Buffalo. 1 p.m. Chicago at Atlanta, noon Dallas at Los Angeles.

4 p.m. Denver at Houston, 2 p.m. rwtrnlt at Mau, Orleans. 2 O.m, Kansas City vs. Green Bay it Mil waukee, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at San Francisco, 4 p.m. New York Jets at New England, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at St. Louis, 2 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1 P.m.

flnnA at Can niM. 4 fl fTV Washington at New York Giants, 1 p.m. CARY string quarterback at Miami the last two years. Del Gaizo enjoyed his second straight forgetable Sunday. When he was lifted, he had completed three of four passes but unfortunately two went right to blue-jerseyed New York Giants.

So, Del Gaizo finished his day's work with one completion, two interceptions and a minus four yards. That's when Dan Devine handed the ball to Hunter. Scott didn't run with it the Packers did little running this day but he certainly passed it well, completing six of seven for 86 yards. He got some help from MacArthur Lane, who had more success with his play calling than De- out of Washington State last Satur day. Greene is just the premier quarterback in America right now," said Jardine.

Good as Anybody' At the same time, Jardine lauded two plavers from his no-name" Badgers, running back Bill Marek and offensive tackle Dennis Lick, both from Chicago St. Rita high school, as good as anybody at their posi tions in the country." Against Wyoming, the 5-fc, 186-pound Marek broke a Wisconsin single game rushing record with 226 yards on 29 car ries for three touchdowns. Novak should play MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wis consin, gearing up for Satur day's Big Ten football show down with Ohio State, the na tion's No. 1 team, studied films and worked out briefly Monday.

Coach John Jardine said tight end Jack Novak, who missed the Wyoming eame a pulled leg muscle, should be ready for the Buckeyes. A cut thumb suffered by quarterback Gregg Bohlig, who left the game briefly Saturday to have it repaired, should not hamper him, Jardine said. The cut was not on Bohlig's throw-'ing hand. i i vi' i len, who had been saying all week the contest would be the championship game, said: "I don't think we've ever had a team that showed more charac ter than tonight. I feel just as happy as New Year's Eve.

It was vital We oad to win it." Washington, defeated Dallas last Dec. 31 for the National Conference championship and a berth in the Super Bowl. Dallas Coach Tom Landry said, "Washington needed this game bad and was good enough position in the bottom of the fifth inning, he was snowerea with debris beer cans, soda bottles, flashlight batteries, a whiskey bottle and other as sorted unk. Manager Sparky Anderson of the Reds didn't like the scene, so he waved in his players. "I lust wanted to calm things down," he said.

It didn't have a completely soothing effect on the vocif erous crowd, but the next thing that happened did. In a dra matic grandstand play, the Mets sent some representatives out to left field to restore order. Willie Mays, Tom Seaver, Staub and Cleon Jones all pleaded with the disruptive fans to quiet down. It worked. Everything was relatively tame after that, except for the noisy crowd whose shouts of joy steadily increased with each Cincinnati out.

"If what happened out there doesn't wake us up now, noth ing will," said a grim Ander son, whose defending National League champions face ex tinction today. We ll be aggressive, said Cincinnati pitcher Gary Nolan "We still feel we're in it." If Staub keeps hitting in this series like he has been, it 11 be a tough job for the Reds Staub smashed a bases-empty homer in the first inning and then a three-run shot in the sec ond, when the Mets put it away with five runs. 3 Homers in Series The shots gave the New York right fielder three homers for the series so far. Staub unloaded against Cin cinnati starter Ross Grimsley with a homer over the right field fence and gave New York southpaw Jerry Koosman a quick 1-0 cushion. In the second, the Mets got rid of Grimsley.

Jerry Grote walked, Don Hahn singled and Koosman beat out a bunt for a base hit to load the bases Then Wayne Garrett knocked the first New York run of the inning with a sacrifice fly and Felix Millan followed with a run-scoring single. Anderson brought in Tom Hall and Staub promptly hom ered off the auxilliary score board in right field The Reds came back with two runs in the third, Koos man only shaky lnnine, on a home run by Denis Menke and an RBI-single by Morgan. CINCINNATI NEW YORK bl ab bl Rose If 4 0 2 0 WGsrrett 3b 4 0 fi 1 Morgan 4 0 11 Millan Jb 3 2 11 TPerez lb 4 0 0 0 Staub rf 1 4 Bench 4 0 10 Clones If 3 110 Kosco rf 4 0 0 0 Mllner lb 4 0 11 Armbrstr ef 4 0 1 0 Grote 3 2 10 Menke 3b 4 111 Hahn cf 4 1 0 Chaney ss 3 0 0 0 Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0 uagiiano pn ugg Koosman 4 12 1 u. ifnaiey Hall 0 0 0 0 1110 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 35 2 2 Stahl ph Tomlfn Nelson King ph Borbon Total Total 34 11 Cincinnati New York 095 000 004 Kosco, W.Garrett. DP New York 1 151 300 00 LOB Cincinnati New York t.

2B C.Jones, Bench. HR Staub 2 (3), Menke (1). SF W.Garrett. Grimsley (UM) IP ER BB SO 12-3 3 5 i 1 "1 Marek, Lick singled By KEN RAPPOPORT NEW YORK (AP) After fit some oeits irom Kusiy aiauu and a couple from Bud Harrel- son, too, tne uncmnau Keas are on the brink of a knockout. Staub hit two home runs and Harrelson hit Pete Rose a brawl-filled same Monday in which the New York Mets beat the Reds 9-2 and took a 2-1 lead in this best-of-five playoff series to aetermine Daseoan National League representative in the World Series.

Bizarre Affair Staub's homers drove in four runs, nut it was narreison battle with Rose that literally drove the Reds from the field in one of the most bizarre play off affairs in history. The final score, despite its importance, was almost anticli- matic after what happenea-in the fifth inning. A crowd of 53,967 was buzzing with an apparent New York victorv. loudly cheering their Shea Stadium heroes as tne Mets foreed a 9-2 lead after four innincs. Then came the fifth, when Rose barreled into Harrelson in an attempt to break up a double play at second base.

"He hit me with his eioow, Harrelson said after the ex- nlosive eame. "I'm tired of being used as a punching bag.1 The Mets' gutsy little short stop said something to the bur- lv Rose. The Cincinnati left fielder gave Harrelson a shove and the two exchanged blows, fell to the ground and tussled in the infiald dust. The battle triggered a flood- tide of players from both benches and the bullpens as well. They raced on the field and began fighting among themselves while the crowd noise swelled.

It took five minutes for offi cials to restore order. But there was more. Fans Get Into Act The heat of battle still smol dered in the stands, and some fans got into the act. When Rose walked out to his left field hump Carter also played well. The Giants first touchdown, a 17-yard pass from Norm Snead to Ed Herrman, was "a perfectly executed offensive play," Devine said.

The defender was Willie Bu- chanon, who was helpless as Snead laid the ball in to the crouching receiver. Devine said it was the first scoring pass against Buchanon in 13 league games. Carried It Off "He went to the strength of our defense and still carried it off," Devine added. He said guard Bill Lueck suffered a strained knee and would be out of action for two weeks. There were no other in-! juries to report.

Malcolm Sni der, a starter last season, is to start in Lueck's place against the uueis. Jardine praises his 'No-name' Badgers 1 1 Houston lassoes Cowboys Garrison Garrison took a short pass from Craig Morton, but was stopped at the one-yard line, and Washington preserved a 14-7 victory over the Cowboys. (AP Wirephoto) Washington safetyman Ken Houston lifts Walt Garrison of Dallas off the ground, just as Garrison was about to step into the end Zone with 16 seconds left in Monday's nationally televised game at Washington, D.C. Dan: I think we CHICAGO (AP)-This weekl at least, coach John Jardine of Wisconsin's fire-tested Badgers wholeheartedly agrees that Ohio State merits its top nation al football ranking. Wisconsin, which already has lost by a scant seven-point total margin to Big Eight powers Nebraska and Colorado, next Saturday starts a back-to-back challenge of the Big Ten's No.

1 Ohio State and No. 5 Michigan. Buckeyes Better So Jardine Monday told the Chicago Quarterback Club: "I will go for Ohio State as better than Michigan this week. Next week, we play Michigan and I may turn that around." After Nebraska outlasted Wisconsin 20-16 two weeks ago, Cornhusker coach Tom Osborne called the Badgers "the best 0-3 team in the -country." Last Sat urday, Wisconsin got its first victory, 37-28, over Wyoming. "We have a no-name football team," said Jardine, "but we have an ingredient inside which you can measure.

We lost back-to-back against Colorado (28-25) and Nebraska (20-16) and we could have beaten both." Ohio State Saturday invades Wisconsin with what Jardine described "one of the most ex citing quarteroacKs i ve ever seen in college football." He referred to Cornelius Greene, who was the main factor in Ohio State's 27-3 conquest got over Hunter completed six of sev en passes, including a 20-yard toss to MacArthur Lane that set up Marcol's winning field goal. "We had five receivers out" on that play, Devine said, so Hunter made the light choice when he threw the hall to Lane, "Where Scott goes depends on what the defense does." Del Gaizo, a third-stringer at Miami behind two veterans be fore the Packers obtained him will "be a lot better," Devine said. "We all feel he's a fine football player. If there was a mistake made, it was by us playing mm too soon." The Packer coach singled out Marcol, Hunter, John Brock- ington and Lane for special mention based on their work against the Giants, and said de-: fenders AI Matthews and Jim than the 10-4, Central Division champion team of a year ago, Devine 6aid: "About the same, maybe better. The final, answer will be how we go from here." Then, with a grin, "I have a sneaking suspicion that Minnesota might, be better, too." The Packers split with the Vikings twice last year, but lost the first meeting of this season between the two clubs.

The Vikes lead the division with a 4-9 mark. Devine said Scott Hunter, who was benched at the start of the last two games in favor of Jim Del Gaizo, would start Sunday against Kansas City at Milwaukee. "Scott was very consistent," Devine said. "The passes that had to be were hit, and his execution was good." GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) A team effort "that compares favorably with any team effort we've had since I ve been here" resulted in Green Bay's National Football Conference victory over the New York Giants, Coach Dan Devone said Monday.

The Packers, who have scored just four touchdowns in their first four games and are 2-1-1. "are a good football team, we're getting better," Devine said. "I think we got over the hump Sunday." Beat Giants Green Bay beat the Giants 16-14 on the strength of Chester; Marcol's last-second, 32-yard field goal. Marcol has scored 31 of Green Bay's 55 points so far. this season, but Devine was no: ready to complain.

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