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Star-Gazette from Elmira, New York • 27

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Eagles, Steelers Win Thrillers 27 RMHtA STAR-GAZETTE St. Rams, 'Boot' Packers, 33-31 i it. Asiociatti Press Plucky Danny VDlanuev. one of a family of 12 children, an ordinary college football player and a pro oversight finally signed by the Los Angeles Rams, has spent many of his 23 years seeking attention. Today the spotlight was shining in his face.

The rookie from New Mexico State, overlooked by many seasoned Rational Football League scouts, kicked four field goals Sunday. The last was a nine- yarder with 22 seconds left that beat Green Bay 33-31 and dealt the Packers' title chances a stun ning, unexpected blow. Villanueva, a 5-foot-ll 200-pound-er from Tucumcari, N.M., also booted key field goals of 23, 17 and 31 yards in the upset that pushed the Packers a full game behind Baltimore in the Western r-1 i 'i Jl mi" 1 i tl i im i' it i r- i air 'iMifrri iiii. Division. The two-time champion Colts were idle.

AP Wlrcphdto ine rnuaaeipma tagies tooK a commanding ltt-game lead in-the DOING A CARTWHEEL Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Emil Karras sails through the air after being blocked by Euffalo's Wary Carlton. Karras tried vainly to block punt by Bills' Bill Atkins (left) during Sunday's game. Bills won, 32-3. Eastern Division by knocking off rv i -j -c Jz i the runner-up New York Giants 17-10 in the first of their crucial back-to-back meetings Houston's Jack Lee Sets AFL Pass Record Pittsburgh kayoed Oeveland's Eastern title hopes with a 14-10 victory over the Browns, but Chicago stayed within striking range Associated Prtss in the Western sector with a 28-7 Talk about your sleepers Hous- thumping of Detroit. St.

Louis beat Washineton 26-14 and San Fran-; ton's Jackie Lee. up to now Throtcs for 78, 92, 73-Yard TDs; Buffalo Surprises Chargers, 32-3 had 25-52 for 258 yards. The Bills, last in the East, intercepted five passes by LA quarterback Jack Kemp and scored twice after recovering fumbles. One of the interceptions was by Gene Matsos, who ran 20-yards Cisco kept Dallas winless by the a quarterback in name only, could came score. Big Lead AP 'Wirenhoto DISPUTED CATCH Cleveland end Leon Clarke appears to be catching the football on last-second pass from Milt Plum as unidentified boy (right) scampers away from end zone.

Official ruled ball hit ground before Clarke caught it and Steelers won 14-10. be named Sleeper of the Year after his performance Sunday. The Oiler's rookie signal-caller The Kams (3-5-1) bunt a com mandinff si. learf hv th thirH had appeared only briefly in one for a TD. Tom O'Connell passed to Richie Lucas for one score and nnrinA fhro viiif.n,.,v vni i American Football Leaeue eame ago while playing for the Univer-iGroman broke it.

He also hit Char "1 4) and a trio of Billy Wade ne 'ossea inree toucnaown vimjimidii, imew neiuiisnn mm lo yam stut-JOnnny ureen mrew tor two more, down passes before the Packers Pses, tied one record, then broke down passes of 78, 92 and 73 yards 'ing toss. His three TD passes came one to Wray Carlton who also (5-3) struck back and finally il and succeeded in sending Den- as a replacement for the injured in the first half to give the East-'scored on a 1-yard buck, pulled ahead 31-30 in the to fourth straight loss 20- George Blanda. lern division leaders a 20-3 advan- Ben Agajanian's 31-yard i field quarter on Paul Hornung's two-i10; Until Sunday Lee completed one, tage. Frank Tripucsa's 26-yard goal was Los Angeies only 8Core In the only other AFL game Buf- oass in three attemDts for 10 vards pass to Ken Carpenter got Den yard TD smash AT ver's touchdown and Gene Mingo falo slapped down Los Angeles 32-j against Los Angeles back on Sept. 3.

Friday night Boston trounced! 18, Dallas 42-14. I His 78-yard TD pass to Billy kicked a 37-yard field goal. 1 But, Hornung, the league's scoring leader with 119 points, soon became the goat. After bursting short yardage for two TDs. IT' Lee wound up with 6 com Lee, the top passer In the Mis- Groman tied the league's mark for pletions in 13 tries for 281 yards, 0 souri Valley Conference a year1 distance and his 92-yard toss to and had one intercepted.

Tripucka "4 kicking a field goal and four conversions, the former Notre Dame star muffed a 22-yard field goal attempt with 4:44 to go and then fumbled to start the drive that Van Brocklin's Aerials Wreck Giants' NFL Hopes AFL Statistics set up Villanueva's clincher. Gifford Hurt The Giants (5-2-1), whs may have lost first-string halfback Frank Gifford with a concussion, took an early lead on Joe Morri Denver 0-10 trrtn I mm mm, l-rt 1. il 7U 0-20 son's one-yard plunge and Pat v. acy i una. wj ine cross ciras mai iook a iongiHomto bones and skull, symbol of the steP in pirating away the Giants Summerall's 26-yard field goal.

STATISTICS hopes for a third straight Na Braneot Oilers Flying Dutchman, today resem The Eagles tied it on a 35-yard 9 2a scoring pitch from Norm Van bled the usually benign counten 79 231 6-14 61 26-52 of Philadelphia Eagles Bobby Walston's field Wi 12-yard I 2 First downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage Passes Passes intercepted by Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized Buffalo quarterback Norm "Dutch" Van 6 32 5 1 1 24 14 in Brocklin in the eyes of the New York Giants. The reason: Van Brocklin is leading a band of determined 13 13-32 tional Football League Eastern Conference title. The Dutchman, ably assisted by fellow marauders Jim Carr, Chuck Bednarik, Tommy McDonold and Bobby Wals-ton, put on a furious second half attack that grabbed a 17-10 victory from the Giants. The loss put New York a game and a half back of the Eagles whom they meet again this Sunday in Philadelphia. Van Brocklin's pin-point short Angeles 0-3 0O3 0 goal.

Then Jim Carr picked up a fumble by New York's Mel Trip-lett with 2V4 minutes left and stunned a Yankee Stadium crowd of 63,571 by rambling 36 yards for a touchdown. Lose to Clock The Browns (5-3) were beaten NFL Standings Bull Lucas 17 pass from O'Connell (kick failed) LA FG Agajanian 31 Buff Carlton 1 run (Atkins kick) Buff Matsos 20 Interception (Kick failed) Buff Carlton 7 pass from Green (Atkins kick) Buff Chamberlain 49 pass from Green (kick failed) Attendance 16,161 EASTERN CONFERENCE Fet. Pts. OP by the clock, winding up on the Pittsburgh 9 when time ran out I Philadelphia 7 1 0 .875 211 162 passing in the second half pried 1 is. So .625 22s 150 open a vise-like Giant defense after Tom Tracy's four-yard iPJevtumi cievtiand STATISTICS m.rhri(iw a uuis 4 4 .556 227 IBs, that harried him in the first two Bills Chargers 11 periods and set the stage for some long-range passing to McDonald and Walston.

Ford Ply. -Chev. Others Slightly vuv.mu r. i juunb oa vuuu vnvj gave a i .373 im a the Steelers (3-5-1) the lead withjWashin.m .13 Kil. I Pel.

Pts. OP Willie Dewveall hauled in a 2 0 .750 2M 1 n.i (Green Bay .625 233 152 First downs 14 Rushing yardage 69 Passing yardage 179 Passes 14-28 Passes intercepted by Punts 1-39 Fumbles lost 1 Yards penalized 23 AP Wlrephoto THE HARD WAY Washington halfback Ed Vereb takes a flipper as he snares pass and unidentified St. Louis Cardinal player digs in at left for quick stop to avoid flying feet. At right is Vereb's teammate Joe Walton. A Punching'Good Time Lions-Bears Melee One of Best 11 196 14-35 1 3-44 2 Carr, a rugged defensive half- i.

tmcago 4 3 1 im Krnttnirclri in tVla fipct nurinrl Sn Erinrltra 4 A a 151 1 5.1 Oat, turned pirate when he then snaesed 74-vflrH i -3J5 HI pistole a mid-air fumble by Giants' 1 --IUH AOgCieB 3 I iCZf fullback Mel Triplett and romp irom crown to ave trie Bears iDaiia 12s 23s SUNDAY'S KESUtIS (4-3-1) an insurmountable lead AFL Standings against the Lions (3-5). Pittsburgh 14, Cleveland 10 Chicago 28. Detroit 7 Los Angeles 33. Green Bay 21 Philadelphia 17. New York 10 St.

Louis 26, Washington 14 San Francisco 26, Dallas 14 THIS WEEK'S SCHEDrLF. THURSDAY'S CAME Green Bay at Detroit SUNDAY'S GAMES Johnny Roach bombed the Red- Sunday, the Bears punted to of the Bears were going at it but 7 gTfd? Detroit and Terry Barr was good. Randj a Car (M) orought down near the Lions' eranrinnr 1 i s'ouuuuu By JOE MOOSHIL CHICAGO (AP)-Nobody liow it started and nobody was declared the winner but the Chi jencii. ouuuaj uom uencnes empiiea PnWt. "fto Cleveland at St.

Louis One fight broke out in front ofion the field. Players were swing-rfnJ in tha f'rtu Dallas at Chicago cago Bears and Detroit Lions put on one of the dandiest free-for-all fights seen in these parts in a ed 36 yards for the winning touchdown. And Bednarik, who started out playing defense and wound up going both ways, shook Giant halfback Frank Gifford loose from the ball after catching a pass with a crucial tackle late in the game as the Giants were driving to tie the score. Gifford was hospitalized with a deep concussion and is not expected to play next week. "It was like a truck hitting a sports car," Bednarik said afterward.

"He was going full speed and I was going full speed and when I hit him I knew one of us wasn't going to get up." he Detroit bench between ajing. kicking, jumping on each oth. proved the for 49ers! Mftt L-uupie ui umunumcu giuuiawi 3. ci auu 111 suaic cases cnoaius vne (4.41 wj50 received a four-fiplrl1 Washington at Pittsburgh EASTERN DIVISION Pet. Pts.

OP Houston 7 3 0 .700 237 207 Boston 5 0 .500 241 216 New York 4 8 0 .400 237 259 Buffalo 4 6 0 .400 190 196 WESTERN DIVISION Pet. Pts OP Los Angeles 6 4 0 .600 189 213 Dallas .500 245 205 Oakland 5 3 0 .500 198 254 Denver 4 6 0 .400 201 236 SUNDAY'S RESULTS Honston 20. Denver 10 Buffalo 32, Los Angeles 3 THLS WEEK'S SCHEDULE THURSDAY'S GAME Dallas at New York FRIDAY'S GAME Houston at Boston, night SUNDAY'S GAMES Buffalo at Denver long time. On the other side of the Held half-; another to the delight of the crowd norformanro fmm With a little more than a minute back Bruce Maher of the Lions and kicking specialist John Aveni uavu agamst napless Dallas (0-9) Before order could be restored, left to play in their NFL game WEEKEND FIGHTS NEW YORK Gene (Ace) Armstron, 1584, elizabeth, N.J.. outpointed Henry Hank.

16M. Detroit. 10. HAVANA Julio Carreras. 171H.

Cubs, Joe Fortunato of the Bears was led off the field with a cut face and Maher and Roger Davis of the Bears were ejected from the game. stopped Billy Martinet, 173, Cuba, NBA Standings SfcX)ULr-ang Sae-ChU. 15Z. bouth Ko NFL Statistics rea, knocked out Rush Mayoa, 155. Philippines.

5. Oakland at Los Angeles Los Angeles 135. Detroit 131 Boston 120. Cincinnati 103 eastern nmsioy Things got so bad at one stage We Do Not Just Install Kew Brake Lining, Sears Experts Will Also i 'j True brake drams if needed Replace oil seals where necessary i Bleed lines and fill master-cylinder Adjust hand and foot brake Sears will precision grind lining to fit drum thereby guaranteeing maximum stops i Adjust or replace any faulty part of your hydraulic system Clean and repack wheel bearings Woa Lost ret. Behind 0-26 714 Philadelphia 1017 St.

Louis 17 New York 7 8 0 10 i Washington 7 0 of the battle that Dick (Night Train) Lane and Gil Mains both r-niiaaeipiua 4 .733 Boston .727 1 Syracuse 4 7 .364 New York I 12 .143 WESTE1N DIVISION KY Morrison I run Summers kick) NY FG SummeraU 26 pM CugUelml Phil-McDonald 33 pass Irom Van Brock- Khayat kick) Un (Walston kick) StL. Safety Olszewski tackled la and Phil-FC Walston 121 son of Detroit were tussling with each other. Once the final gun went off, Wea Lost Pet. Behind Phil-Carr 38 recovered lumbU (Walston Rd. MSS Roach (Conrad1 nlvere frnm hnth teams mot i kick) M-i r.jw.w Angeiea I mm kick) thA mirlrllp nf th fiplr! Hnu-pvpr Cinclnnau 10 .444 sia Attendance 63,371 use iiict STATISTICS this time it hands.

StL. Randle 7 pass from Roach (Conrad kick) StLFO Perry StL. Randle 37 pass from Roach (Conrad Eagles Giants GOODYEAR 14 17 Maher, in the dressing room, said he had nn choice but ta pet kick) First downs Bushing yardage Passing yardage Passes Passes Intercepted by Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized Wash Click recovered tone (Khayat kick) Attendance 23,948 144 2f4 248 13-24 12-25 1 0 7-40 2 -46 0 3 38 30 fumble la scrap with (Avcnj) I blocked him and then the next cards Redskins' thin2s 1 knew he was trying to ma ft3 fl hf rn rI 1 211 Ikil yj iLall fe5 ILD i'i- A U-'i' i 4 3 ON THIS First downs 8 37 117 1S-23 28 277 248 17-28 6 Have Your Car Serviced While You Shop 'GOODYEAH 4r Cleveland 0 3 7 10, Passing yardage Pittsburgh 7 0 0 7 14, passes Pitt Johnson 1 run (Layne kick) Passes intercepted by Cle FG Baker 19 1 Punts 5 1 rip my neaa on, saia Aianer. "From then on I was just trying to protect myself. Detroit Coach George Wilson called it "one of those things but we don't back off from anybody." Joe Schmidt of the Lions said Cle Kreltung 8 pass from Plum (Baker, Fumbles lost 4 0 97 90 kick) Yards penalized fill iracy run Lne Attendance 33,213 WSataeaWianwTaikl2.iaks.

7 13 10 333 Los Steelrrt Browns: Green Bay 10 24 18 know who, and I was only trying 321 22 S3-37 GBay FG Hornung 12 GBay Hornunit 2 run (Hornung kick) LA Shofner 17 pass from Wade (Villa nueva kick) to save my life." First downs Rushing yardage passing yardage Passes Fasses Intercepted Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized 0 14 174 1024 0 4-58 5 0 42 by It was believed that everyone in both squads got into the battle but 5-48 4, LA FG Villanueva 23 mpmm LA FG VUlanueve 17 LA Phillips 9 pass from Wade (villa- fullback Nick Pietrosante of the 17 aw mil LA-Phiiiips 4i pass from wade (vuia- Lions said this wasn't the case. 3 17 26 i nnpva klrkl was on tne sidelines, saia San Francisco 3 3 Pallas 0 7 0 7-14 i.a FG Villanueva 31 fF-FG Davis 18 GBay Moore 59 run (Hornung k'ck) Pietrosante "and Richie Petitbon was in front of me. I tapped Petit '7- Try Sears for bon on the shoulder, jumped back GBay Dowler 18 pass from Hornung (Hornung kick) GBay Hornung 2 run (Hornung kick) LA FG Villanueva I Attendance 35,763 a few steps and asked Richie what was going on." Cal-Doran 16 pass from Meredith (Cone kick) ST FG Pavls 28 SF-FG Davis IS Dal 76 pass from LeBaroa (Cone kirk) RF-Roberta 20 mo (Davis kick) fF-FG Davta 22 6F Smith 14 run (Davis kick) Attendance 10. 0OO STATISTICS Get the gasoline thafs winterized for worry-free winter driving. Now all six Sunoco Custom-Blends are specially formulated to give you instant starting, fastest warm-up, positive protection against stalling.

At your Sunoco dealer's NOW1 STATISTICS WHEEL 1 ALIGNMENT f95 Wcd. 7-1 AVI ft Bams Packers 12 20 73 203 177 181 19 28 11-24 2 1 (-37 3 JO 1 3 33 10 Check, adjust and test brakes i Repack front wheel bearings i ACTO RACING RIVERSIDE, Stirling Moss drove a ltus to victory la the I'nlted States Grand Prix for formula one PHOENIX. Ariz A.J. Foyt, Houston. wrapped up the I'SAC National Big Car raring championship with victory in the Bobby Hall Memorial Race.

First downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage Passes Passes Intercepted by Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized 43ecs Cowboys 17 13 First downs Rushing vardai 163 54 F.u Passing yardage 151 238 Check and align front end Adjust steering Passes la-33 K-a Passes intercepted by 4 2 Punts cars Fumbles lost 0 3 -f1 Just Say "Charge If" Yards penalized 32 -I'- -7i i.i a nnv dtliti dact 8 0 7 ft Tviroit use your credit All this only 7 7 0 14-28 Chicago s-S flit rwuwaa11 Ira nasi ftvtm ri tlrnuraTl 1 tl i (Aveni kick) Chi -Dewveall 74 Bass from Brown i 73 1 lipnil ki i h. Pay as you ride SEARS I -f sir" (Avenl kick) 7t Pietrosante 3 run (Martin kick) Chi Brown 1 run (Aveni kick) Chi Morris 36 run (Aveni kick) Attendance 46,267 si KB aw j. -am Wk 4 Whs. 4 J- I aa. 1 fl'm.

1 LL! 1L i an 4a -wcli STATISTICS Lloas Bears 11 12 MEETS TOMORROW. NIGHT AT 8 P. M. Continous membership cards will be distributed and new members obligated. 4 'Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back" 401 jr.

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Open Daily Till 6 Fri. Till 9 fbone: RE 4 5103 First downs pushing yardage Passing yardage Passes Passes Intercepted by Punts Fumbles lost Vards penalized 1, 1 rili iw 133 129 14 204 126 13-29 2 2 T-46 7 0 0 i 104 -1- i i i iswlai aBasaai jsaaawawawaMaast.

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