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Sports Local News ClassifiedFinancial THE Full paie of picture on Colt name: Pane C6 page ci BALTIMORE, 'MONDAY, 4, 1972 PAGE CI Unitas TB pass climaxes Colt win over Bills Caslien to quit Orioles No successor named yet for VP position By LOU RATTER fun Staff Correspondent Honolulu J. Frank Cashen (Si rTnTt 1 i 1 ill telllif wimfp totes, tmmfmmm f. i 21 wswfS nrp By CAMERON C. SNYDER The football world will little note the Colts' 35-to-7 victory over the Buffalo Bills yesterday, but it will long remember that John Unitas, in his final game in Baltimore, threw a 63-yard touchdown pass. That the touchdown pass was just a 7-point tax added to a.

Marty Domrcs inspired 28 and that re-ceiver'Eddie Hinton made a leaping catch and a fine 40-yard run to pay dirt will be! lost in the' archives at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. UllltflS is planning to relinquish his duties as executive vice presi dent of the Orioles, although no resignation date has been set nor a successor elected. A former newspaperman, brewery official and Maryland racetrack manager before tak But that Unitas, relegated to 1 the bench ip Colt Youth movement after 17 years service of the highest order, came' ing over as the Birds' opera tional chief in 1966, Cashen in for the injured Domres and plans to rejoin the executive staff of the Baltimore brewery headed by Oriole owner Jerold TD in his farewell Baltimore appearance will get a special' nitch in the hearts of the 49,014 In attendance; at the Stadium. The announced paid" attend C. Hoffberger.

Cashen confirmed his inten tions after it was learned at baseball's annual convention rusnes on after game By CAMERON C. SNYDER John Unitas is the galloping ghost. At least that is what the press believes after his quick fade from the dressing room following the Colts' 35-to-7 victory yesterday over the Buffalo Bills. Johnny who in a brief appearance excited the Stadium crowd to almost hysteria with a 63-yard touchdown pass to Eddie Hinton after the game was long out of reach of the Bills, side stepped the reporters like Red Grange, the Ctmnanarr nhntn Invrl Dantinn. here that Bill Giles, Philadel ance was 55,390.

Some 6,000 who didn't make it' lost their boasting rights to say "I was John Unitas walks off field amid several admirers and sign (right) proclaiming him the greatest after Colt victory over Buffalo. Unitas tossed TD pass phia Phillies promotions and business director, has been considered for Baltimore's top baseball position. He is the son Harris scores twice, Steelers trounce Browns of former retired National League president Warren there when Johnny U. threw his 287th touchdown pass." The crowd was enjoying Baltimore's domination of the Bills. They cheered lustily for Don McCauley's two touchdowns and one by Lydell Mitchell and for the Colt defense, which shut out the Bills Giles.

records, but the difference was'ed. It's a fine thing for the spir-ldon't think we could have faced yards to become the fifth pro Harris, who tied Jim Brown's it of the city." ourselves if we'd lost. We know rookie ever to reach 1,000 all-time pro record of six One of those who responded iwe have a better football team1 yards rushing, made it 10-0 in straight 100-yard rushing was i-Harris, ''Basically, I'm notjthan Cleveland." second quarter on a 1-yard Pittsburgh (tV-Rampaging Franco Harris ran for 102 yards and two touchdowns yesterday as the Pittsburgh Steelers, hungry for the first title in their 40-year history, trounced the Cleveland Browns, 30 to 0, and seized the lead in the until the final 38 seconds. games. ia guy to really get hyper about The long-frustrated Steelers touchdown plunge that followed Shannon may depart "Giles will not be the man.

I'm ready to go back to the brewery, however, and we are looking for someone in the baseball business," Cashen said. "I will not be stepping down famed Galloping Ghost of the twenties, or Don McCauley and Lydell Mitchell, of the 1972 Colts, would avoid tacklers. Delayed only momentarily "They've, always had enthu-ia lot of things," said Harris, siasm here, but it's more now "But it certainly does help to jumped to a 3-0 lead in the a 57-yard drive. than it's ever been," said Cleve-know the fans are behind you," opening period on a 36-yard Harris added his 10th touch-field goal by Roy Gerela that clown of the season in the third American Football Conference iland Coach Nick Skorich, oncehe said. by the brief comments of win Central Division.

a Steeler himself. "It helps to "We wanted it. It's that followed a fumble by Clave- period on a bullish 11-yard run Both teams entered the get encouragement like said Pittsburgh auar-l land's Bo Scott on wni.cn ne Drone a tackle See STEELERS, C3, Col. 1 game tied for first with 8-3 land they've certainly respond-lterback Terry Bradshaw. "I Harris, who needs just 40 Roar becomes scream But' the fans really came to life with that old time, almost terrifying yell, when a plane flew over head early in the fourth period trailing a banner which read "Unitas We Stand." The noise was deafening, but all the effect it had was Unitas continued to stand on the sidelines.

Then Domres, rolling to his left, tucked the ball under his arm and ran 15 yards for Baltimore's fourth touchdown. Ellis, Brockington pace Packers9 key win have a way of passes with three interceptions "I think they got a little I before Bill Munson replaced three on interceptions on their first ninp possessions. The Packers converted four of the turnovers into scores in boosting their record to 8-4, one Green Bay, Wis. Ken Ellis intercepted two passes to set up a pair of touchdown runs by John Brockington yesterday as the Green Bay Pack we got ahead, him with kxk minutes left in cautious after 16-0," Packer the third quarter. defensive end The Packers controlled the Clarence Williams said.

"They ning coach John Sandusky, the press corps enmass bore down on the stooped shouldered 39-year-old superstar. John denies it He was completely dressed in his civvies and was holding a hopping bag, preparatory to a hasty exit. "Where are you going?" he was asked. "I have to attend a meeting of the wives of prisoners of war in Florida," he said. "My plane leaves at 5.45." It was then after 5 P.M.

He did answer one question in his retreat. He was prodded by a "how does it feel to throw a pass up for grabs like Joe Namath does?" Namath is New York Jet quarterback Unitas accused of throwing passes up for grabs. "Like hell I did," he grinned But as he crossed the goal line game ahead of Detroit with ers beat the hobbling Detroit 23-0 by that time and stretched it to 30-0 on Brockington's second touchdown barely three minutes into the second half. "We may have caught them a little bit flat, or, maybe they were 'just too tight, I don't know;" said Carrofl Dale, the Packers' veteran receiver. "I know we were ready in that 40-0 came, but when things ball for all but three scrim Lions, 33 to 7, yesterday and; two to play.

took sole possession 'of first Detroit never got beyond its mage plays in the first quarter and jumped to a 9-0 lead on field goals of 24, 42 and 26 he was limping badly. The roar became a constant scream when Marty came back to the bench and Balti were still trying to everything they did they tried to make count. Then they started getting turnovers and couldn't do anything right." Lion quarlerback Greg Landry completed five of eight 32-yard line in the first half, and failed to make a first yards by Chester Marcol. place in the National Football Conference Central Division. The Lions lost the ball six times three on fumbles and down until the last play before The rookie sensation added a more's greatest athletic hero exactly but, rather, stepping over to another area while still having responsibilities with the Orioles.

The responsibility would not be on a day to-day basis, though. "I was willing to rejoin the brewery last year and enable Harry Dalton to become general manager of the ball club." Cashen recalled. "But Harry decided to accept an offer from the California "So somebody has to stay in there and keep the baseball operation together." Shannon my leave Cashen would not indicate whether a present member of the Orioles' front office-staff might be a candidate for the job which he would soon vacate. According to another report at the baseball convention, which concluded over the weekend, Walter Shannon, special assistant to Cashen and the Orioles' director of scouting, soon will depart to join Dalton with the Angels. It lacked confirmation, however.

Less than two weeks ago, Baltimore West Coast scout supervisor Al Kubski, and East--em scout Ray Scarborough intermission. Green Bay led start happening to you they See PACKERS, C3, Col. 1 started to warm up. For awhile it looked like Johnny wouldn't make it. Dennis Shaw kept hitting O.

J. Simpson with passes, but like THE: all the preceding Bill drives this one died aborning. And in came Unitas with 6.34 Morning After By Bob Maisel, Sports Editor remaining on tne stadium clock. On the first play he handed off to Lydell Mitchell for a 3-yard gain. Then he threw a completion to.

Lydell for six yards and to hear the scream one would have believed the old master had just won another sudden death championship play-off as he did in 1958. that wolfisn grin of his. "I had to dump it over a defender and that is what I did." It is true' he 'dumped it over a defender. And it is true the ball fluttered like a wounded duck, but it got to Hinton who made a great leap and a greater run for 40 yards to the end zone. "I don't know where anybody gets-, the idea it was a poor pass," said receiver Hinton.

"It was perfect. And I'm glad for Johnny and myself. I needed it the touchdown I caught it from friends last (Eddie dropped a td pass in the end zone.) Domres hurt Unitas's pass was meaninc- were lured to California from Lydell fumbled after the catch and the gain was only for three yards. Center Bill (r the Orioles. 1 Cats edge Sonica Curry prevented a turnover by covering the loose ball for the Colts and thereby was directly responsible for the next play, the TD pass.

Cleveland Ufl Barry. Clemens came off the bench to haunt his former teammates and spark the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 105-to-103 overtime ntnpii nunH tKn I Clinnt- No clear target UPI Unitas didn't have a clear Green Bay's John Brockington (42) lunges over goal for second period touchdown against Lions while teammate Ken Bowman holds down Lions' Larry Woods (70). less as far as the outcome was This was one of the great moments in sports, the kind you see once in a decade, maybe not that often. Making what could very well be his last appearance in Memorial Stadium as a player, John Unitas did exactly what he has done all through his long career with the Colts came up with the impossible. In a way, you knew it had to end this way when he trotted out there on the field in the fourth quarter, yet I doubt if anybody in the stands dared hope he could reach back into the past for one more miracle.

On what for all practical purposes was his final play before the Colt fans he had played in front of for 17 years, he faded back with that crab-like move of his, arched a pass downfield toward Eddie Hinton and Willie Franklin along the right sideline. Hinton pulled it down, and, running like a man possessed, broke several tackles, faked another defender, darted into the clear and into the end zone. One-of-a-kind event Memorial Stadium has been described as the world's largest outdoor insane asylum, and if it didn't really earn the reputation before, it has now. The place went wild, and why shouldn't it? Here was Hinton in, the end zone with the ball, Unitas trotting off the field with that familiar bow-legged shuffle, teammates mobbing him, every spectator on his feet, yelling, screaming, some crying. Maybe you'll see something like it again here in town, but chances are you won't.

There is no way to manufacture moments like this, and they don't happen very often on their own. It was Babe Ruth hitting a home run on his last time at bat, Ted Williams doing the same, so whv shouldn't John See MORNING AFTER, C4, Col. 1 target on the touchdown pass. Sonics in a National Basketball1. Association game last night! He had to drop the ball over i i.

Leon Garror's head. Hinton Clemens, a former Sonic, hitrf Redskins win, clinch division title l5 two foul shots with' six seconds remaining to send the game into overtime, then fired in three long-range bombs to account for six of Cleveland's nine overtime points. He had a total of 12 for the contest. climbed a ladder at the Bill 40 to pull it down, ducked two men at the start of his run and avoided another near the goal line to score. Unitas made one more appearance.

He came in at the insistence of coach John Sandusky for one more play to on a 10-yard touchdown pass Philadelnhia UPl-The Washington Redskins clinched their first National Football League concerned. Marty Domres had directed the Colts to a 28-0 lead before he was sidelined late in the fourth quarter with an injury. But Unitas, playing his last game in Baltimore, wasn't expected to see action unless Domres was injured. Johnny U's entrance into the game was preceded by a plane pulling a banner which read, "Unitas we stand," which sent the fans into hysteria. Domres, who had pitched for three touchdowns and scored himself on a 15-yard up lame after the touch-See WINNERS, C4, Col.

3 from rookie John Reaves to Howard Carmichael. Harra-way's one-yard TD run rallied Washington to a shaky 10-7 fialftime edge. divisional championship in 27 years, yesterday as they beat the surprisingly Itubborn Philadelnhia Eagles, 2346-7. with the help of three field goals by Curt Knight. Washington now leads' run-nerup Dallas in the National receive the ovation for the NFL standings Washington's tough defense last time from his Baltimore fans.

If the Unitas appearance was omitted, the most satisfying thing about the Colts' fifth See COLTS, C7, Col. 1 Conference East by two, bcuicicm iU games, each with two remain- cond half, while veteran ing, including next week's Quarterback Billy Kilmer di-head-on clash in Texas. Eveni'ected 1he offense to a pair of if the 'Skins lost their last two field goals and a touchdown, and Dallas won a pair for. Knight booted three-po'nters identical 11-3 finishes, the from the 14 and 46, and Kilmr Skins are the champions on a three-yard scoring Bills plagued by injury-riddled offensive line Scores of yesterday Colts, 35; Buffalo, 7. Minnesota, 23; Chicago, 10.

Pittsburgh, 30; Cleveland, 0. Dallas, 27; St. Louis, 6. Kansas City, 24; Denver, 21. Green Bay, 33; Detroit, 7.

Atlanta, 20; Houston 10. Miami, 37; New England, 21. New York Jets, 18; New Orleans, 17. Cincinnati, 13; New York Giants, 10. Oakland, 21; San Diego, 19.

Washington, 23; Philadel Where they play tonight Los Angeles at San Francisco. Where they play Saturday Cleveland at Cincinnati. Washington at Dallas. Where they play Sunday Colts at Kansas City, 4 P.M. Atlanta at San Francisco.

Chicago at Philadelphia. Detroit at Buffalo. Green Bay at Minnesota. Los Angeles at St. Louis Miami at New York Giants.

New England at New Orleans. Pittsburgh at Houston. San Diego at pass to Charley Taylor. made a almost an entire offensive line a Ram reject, had and expect to win. rather inauspicious starting ence defeats.

'Skins take lead 1 In beating the Eagles for the second time this season, Kil- "Before the season started, I debut by having his first two By alan Goldstein ,35.7, but getting off the There have been some horri-j "schneid" was small solace to ble mismatches down through the downcast Bills, the years: the Christians andl "We scored, thats' a.H I can the lions, Dempsey and Wil- say," said the Bills' disillu- The Eagles, seeking to make TilfJZFSS for 155 yards. Harraway, who amends for last week's humili usually spends his time block Iard, and Ava Gardner and sionea coacn, uu saDan. Mickey Rooney figured that was going to be Passes intercepted by the our strong suit. Maybe the oniy strength we had. Ourbest Huarts Pace Den; chance for success was Shaw, the regular field taining our olfense and keep- who ad ing the ball away from 'f week aainst opposition.

I know defensively CIeveland Browns-we weren't strong enough to Groggy all week But all these seem to pale in ing for Brown, gained 77 yards on 20 carries and keyed both Washington touchdown drives. Statistics phia, 7 comparison to the lopsided rivalry between the Colts and ating 62-10 defeat by the New York Giants, turned in a good defensive effort against Larry Brown, the league's 'leading rusher, holding him to 70 yards; The 'Skin, however, turned No explanation Asked why the sight of the Colts always brought out the worst in the Saban shook his head sadly and said: "I AMrSTKRN DIVISION6 NATJONU CONFERENCE bASlfcRN DIVISION EASTERN DIVISION Buffalo BiUs. Point i Pet. for Asrst. In the last three games be z-miuni x-wnsiungion.

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has outscored Buffalo, 119 to 7. i dont now' And the hapless Bills tel1 vou- VVe Just as through 17 straight scoreless i badly as we could. The only quarters against the stubborn other game we looked so bad Colts before O.J. Simpson against the Jets the sec-nally ended the famine yester- ond time (4t-3i. day with a last-minute touch- "I'm just trying to remain down on a one-yard plunge.

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