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County Runners Tripped In Class A A Regional Cross-country a I i i in Last year in 'the state meet meets and had one of their Greene Comity ended for most Greene County was represented teams snd individuals Saturdayiby Fairborn and Greeneview state meet next weekltcams and Marcus Murray and will wind up the program- for all schools in the state. At. the 39th annual i cross-country race, the Class A Competition will be held first, by the Class AA race. Ohio State 1 University hosts the events. Two Class AA teams and one individual runner were eliminated from the competition in the regional event at Spring- field'North High School.

Maurice Smith of Xenia and Bill Weaver and Wade Turv of Beavercreck in the individual race. Ooach Bill Wilson of Xenia 1 will not be going to the -st a I meet after five straight trips. Since starting cross-country at XHS in 1955, Wilson has taken teams to Columbus in 1958, 1959 and. 1965 and Individuals in 1962, 1983, 1964 and 1966. This year the Bucs won only two dual Nobis Gets Off Turf For Atlanta's Winning Score By JOE GEKGEN DPI Sjinrlj Writer Even flat on his back, Tommy Nobis is prone to heroic The freckle-faced middle linebacker from Texas, who astonished National Football Legue observers last season by earning a starting berth in the Pro Bowl game, is even surprising himself this year.

He did just that Sunday when he intercepted a pass while reclining on the ground lale in Ihe fourth quarter, got up and ran 41 yards for the winning touchdown as the Atlanta Falcons won their first, game of the season, 21-20 over the Minnesota Vikings. the Vikings' 23. -Johnson and McDonald teamed for a 41-yard score in the first quarter. Another linebacker, Mike Lucci, started the Detroit Lions to a shocking 45-3 rout of San Francisco, Baltimore edged Washington 17-13, Los Angeles pinned Chicago 28-17, New York outlasted Cleveland 38-34, Phili- adelphia slung Dallas 21-14 and Pittsburgh upended New Orleans 14-10 in other NFL games. Green Bay meets St.

Louis in a nationally-televised contest tonight. The Forty Niners, favored by seven points to notch their fourth straight victory, never had a chance after Lucci picked off a John Brodie pass and ran "1 was lying on the ground, i back 31 yards for a TD in the on my back." said the thick- quar By the end of the ider. "1 saw the 0 nt necked 235-pounde ball lying on somebody's chest. I grabbed it, rolled over and jumped to my leal." For the record, Minnesota, trailing 14-13, was in possession on its own 3f when Ron game, Detroit had intercepted five passes.and converted three of them into touchdowns and recovered a Brodie fumble to set up another score. Tom Nowatzke scored two touch- poorest records in the fall running, spoil.

IN THE CLASS AA rcgionals at Springfield North, i Steely ran for the Bucs as an individual and finished 19th in 10:29 with a finish in the top 15 necessary to qualify for the state meet. Fairborn and Beavercre teams were in Ihe regional with Fairborn placing sixth with 146 points and Beavercreek i with 199 in the 11 team race. Dayton Chaminade won I team title with Dennis Bayham winning first for the Eagles in 9:56.5, a new i a and course record. Stebbins was second with 99 points and Piqua third with 117. These three teams qualify for the state meet.

Stebbins is the Western Ohio League champion. Other team placings and scores were: 4. i a i 129; 5. Dayton Roosevelt, 137; 7. Fairmont East, 149; 8.

Dayton Belmont, 161; 10. a Roth, 209, and 11. Greenon, 220. Jirn Black led the Beavercreek runners with a 24th place finish in 10:36. He was followed by Ken Whitaker, a Schwartz, Rich Gates and Greg Clark for the Beavers in that order.

Joe Drach was the lop run- Jounty runners are eligible to to the stale cross-country after fourth and fifth place inishes Saturday in the South- country meet. Xenia Woodrow Wilson's team inished fourth in the second leal with 119 points, just miss- ng going to the Columbus since the first three out ot each heal Yellow Springs' Jon Slruewing 'inished fourth in the second sec- ner for Fairborn a 17th place finish in 10:25, missing a trip to the state by two places. Other Fairborn placings a times were: 36. Arnie i 38. Don Bir, 47.

Greg Good, 61. Kick Dean, 11:04. Sports Schedule downs, one on a 19-yard pass Vanderkelen threw a-pass quarterback Karl Sweetan. the ball was tipped i by tackle Karl Rubke and a wild scramble ensued as it fell toward the ground. IVobis somehow came up with the ball and slipped out of the pack, as players from both teams stood, transfixed.

After hesitating a second lo see if he really were free, Nobis rumbled toward the Minnesota goal and carried a Viking defender on his back for the last five yards. "The ball never touched Ihe ground," he said. "There was an official right there. I'm glad I didn't have to run another five yards. first TD I've scored, or at least I can remember scoring, since high school." It proved to be the winning touchdown when VanderKelen and Bob Grim connected for a seven-yard touchdown pass 31 seconds before end of the game.

Nobis also set up the Falcons' second touchdown--a 10-yard i pass from Randy Johnson Tommy McDonad--with a sec-: ond-quarter interception of ai Joe Kapp pass and a return to! Co 'darvm erl i Defence. A fool hall Fairborn at Beaver. Xenia at Fairmont Kast. TUESDAY Seventh Grade Football Xenia Central at Mad River. A Lime Icacuc Football Tccumsph vs.

Arrowood, 6:30 i Eichlti a Kormlball Fairborn Central at Beavercreek Ferguson. Xenia West at Mad River. Wayne at Xenia Central. Cnllecc Soccer WittenberB at Cedarviile. THURSDAY Eichtti Grade Football Crriarville al Beavercreek Ter- Elison.

a Koolhall Beavercreek at Centerville. i a West at Mad Hivor. Kennedy a Xenia Central. I A a i Football Xenia at Benverercck. Fairborn at Slebbins.

Ccdarvilie at Southeastern. Bpllbrook at Preble Shau-nee. Greeneview at Jonathan Alder. Xenia Wilson at Germantown. SATURDAY a i Football Carroll vs.

Hamilton- B'adin at Beavercreek Hish School field. College Football Central State at Baldwin-Wallace. St. Brigid Raps Rosary, 18-0; Tied For Lead The St. Brigid Catholic Youth Organization team from Xenia scored a 20-8 victory over Dayton's Our Lady of the Rosary in a football game at Ketter i Field in Dayton Sunday.

Mike Smith scored two touchdowns and a two-point conversion in the first quarter for Ihe Xenia squad and Tom Baker completed a 35-yard pass to Steve Riley for the final score in the last quarter. St. Brigid's first touchdown was set up by a clocked pu by Tom Mullin. Rosary scored on a short run in the third quarter. St.

Brigid is now tied for the CYO league lead with a 5-1 record and Sunday plays the co- Wilson Takes 4th A DAILY GAZETTE 7 Monday, October 30, 1W7 TWO AREA RUNNERS QUALIFY FOR STATE FA1KBORN Two Greene.lion with a time of 10:47 and Greeneview's David Earley was fifth. The top seven runners are eligible to go. Struewing's sister is gelling western District Class A cross- marreid next Saturday so he probably won't go and Greene- view's Coach Gerald Stadt said there are some problems to iron out and it's uncertain whether Earley will make the state meet. New Paris Jefferson and Cincinnati St. Bernard took first places Saturday in two separate heats in the meet.

In the first Raiders Emerge In Division Lead In Big AFL Showdown By VITO STELLINO Sports Writer Clem Daniels is starting to look like the best labor negotiator this side of Walter Reuther. Daniels has just one client- named Clem Daniels--but he's mtting together a strong case him. "The longer I wait, the more money I hope I'll get," Daniels said when he refused to sign a 1967 contract with the Oakland and decided to play out lis option. After his performance in the Raiders' 51-1 rout of the San Diego Chargers Sunday, Daniels' price must have gone up, Daniels became the first AFL flayer in history to pass the mark in rushing as 1C gained 94 yards in 16 carries .0 boost his eight-year career to 5,008. He also caught "our passes for 101 yards and scored too louchdwns.

The victoiy moved Oakland nto first place in the Division with a 6-1 mark and dropped San Diego to second with a 5-1-1 mark. Oakland John Rauch beamed, ''We're now in a good position lo win everything, we've played eveiyone and lost only to New York." But Gillman shrugged off the loss by saying, "there's no reason to panic, we're only a half-game back and the season is just half over." In other aclr New York maintained its hold on first place in the Eastern Division, dealing Boston a 30-23 setback that just about ruined its chance, of being a contender; Houston stayed in the Eastern race wilh a 10O victory over Buffalo and Kansas City explod- over the Patriots. The Patriot defense did a fine job of keeping the pressure on Naraath and forcing him to scramble even though he brought the Jets back from 10-0 and 20-14 deficits at the end of the first two periods. The Houston-Buffalo game played in a driving rainstorm at Houston's Rice Stadium. A strange play called by Pete Beathard snapped a 3-3 tie in the third period and gave Houston the triumph.

He called a handoff play to fullback Woody Campbell but then faked out his own team by circling left end and he dashing 21 yards to the Buffalo 13. He then fumbled but Bobby Maples recovered on the one-yard-line and Beathard scored two plays later. "That play usually works because of the surprise Beathard said. "Everyone is surprised, if our own linemen knew, they might give it away." DofpnHing leal New Paris edged out Trenton, 99-105, while St. Bernard scored 72 in the second heat followed by Arcanum with 88.

Rick Gregg of New Paris Jef- "crson swept to his llth straight victory in an undefeated season sy posting a time of 10:36.5 in first heat. XENIA WILSON had some oad luck when William Focht, one of its top runners, developed a Charley horse a day before the race and wasn't up to his usual ability. He was among the leaders early in the race, but faded and ended up the sixth Wilson runner to cross the finish line. Normally he ran first or second this year. Other Wilson finishers were: Mike Porter', 14, Dennis Fought, 15, Bob Carsey, 28; Wayne Wells, 30, and Todd Tyo, 32.

Yellow Springs runners finished in. this order: John Strue- i fourth, Ken Struewing, 16,. Ted Bryant, 37, Kevin Jackson, Nick Carter, Dave Alexander, 92, 13:01 and Don Grimes, 94, 13:03. Yellow Springs finished ninth in the second section with 216. Greeneview was eighth In the second heat with 190 points with Earley fifth; Mark Tyler, 10th; and Asa Tyler, 19lh.

Bellbrook's John Mess took 16m dace in the first heat, but Jerry Fisher was unsure how his team placed. leader of the league, Incarna- ed fo a 52-9 triumph over lion for the title. St. Brigid beat' Incarnation 18-0 earlier in season. the Postpone Games For the second time, the annual Powder Puff football games were postponed Saturday afternoon because of snow and cold weather.

The games now are scheduled next Saturday. Reserves Have Key Part In Weekend College Play Denver. Daniels on a 40-yard pass from Daryle Lamoinca in Ihe firsl period and punged one yard for a second one in the third period. Besides the TD pass to Daniels, Lamonica hit on a 70-yarder to Fred Biletnikoff and scored two others himself on short runs. Joe Namath's seven-yard TD flip over the middle to tight end Pete Lammons with 9:07 left in the game snapped a 23-23 tie and gave the Jets the victory Cansas City, after struggling or the last month, finally regrouped and clobbered hah- ess Denver.

Len Dawson passed for three touchdowns and Mike Garrett scored two others to pace the rout as Cansas City jumped to a 42-7 lalftime lead. AFL Standings By United Press International Eastern Division W. Ij. T. Prt.

New York 5 1 1 .833 Houston 4 2 1 .667 Boston 2 5 .286 Buffalo 2 5 0 .286 Miami 1 5 0 .167 Western Division W. L. T. Pet. Oakland 6 1 0 .857 a Diego 5 1 1 .833 Kansas City 4 3 0 .571 Denver 1 7 0 .125 Sunday's Results New York 30 Boston 23 Houston 10 Buffalo 3 Kansas City 52 Denver 9 Oakland 51 San Diego 10 Sunday's Games Houston at Boston Miami at Buffalo New York at Kansas City Oakland at Denver fy STU CAMEN "DPI Sports Writer For college football teams aspiring to high national rankings reserves can make the difference belween success and failure.

If there's any doubt, just ask head coaches John McKay of Southern California and Eddie Crowder of Colorado. McKay's top ranked Trojans found themselves struggling against five-tdiichdown underdog Oregon Saturday when potential All-America halfback 0. J. Simpson was forced to leave the game early in the second half with an ankle injury. But, no panic on McKay's part.

All he did was send in Steve Grady. a who lost his job lo Simpson al the slart of the season. Grady proceeded lo rush for 108 yards, including an 11-yard touchdown romp in the fourth quarter, that helped USC lo a 28-6 victory. At Colorado, it was a different story. The Buffaloes went up against lowly Oklahoma State with six starts on their offensive team sidelined with injuries and came oul on Ihe short end of a 10-7 score.

The loss snapped third ranked Colorado's 10-game winning streak and droppwl the Buffaloes to third place in Ihe Big Eight Conference behind Oklahoma and surprising Kansas. Colorado is hoping for quick recoveries for its injured players since its next two games are against the. Sooncrs and Jayhawks. Besides Colorado, the only oilier learn ranked in Top Ton 'going down lo defeat was i ranked Monstrm which fell to i Mississippi 14-13. when place kicker Ken Hebert's conversion attempt failed in the fourth quarter.

Fourth ranked Tennessee blew a 14-0 lead and then needed Karl Kremser's 33-yartl field goal in the final minute lo defeat Louisiana State 17-14 and take over sole possession of first place in the Southeastern Conference; fifth ranked North Carolina Staze remained unbeaten with a 28-7 victory over Duke; sixth rated Georgia took advantage of six fumble recoveries and five pass interceptions to beat winless Kentucky 31-7; number seven Priiritie 'used four touchdowns by Leroy Keyes lo oiilscore Iowa 41-22; eighth ranked Wyoming needed three field goals by Jerry DePoysler lo gel by Arizona State, 15-13 and 10th ranked Notre Dame, behind Jeff Zimmerman's three touchdowns, a Michigan Stale 24-12. Second ranked UCLA was idle. Elsewhere--Indiana, i visions of a Rose Bowl appearance becoming clearer every week, remained undefeated with a 42-7 victory over Arizona; Alabama edged Clemson 13-10; Minnesota rallied lo beat Michigan 20-15; Oklahoma a i a QLASS BEPJU 6 BEPWCEMEKT PICK UP ilEUVEK Call 372-4497 CENTRAL AUTO PARTS HO t. MAIH OPEN FBI. 'Ill iwned Missouri 7-0; Southern linois upset Tulsa -16-13; lorida State lopped Mississippi ale 24-12; Texas whipped Rice -7; Army defealed Stanford -20; Navy nipped Pittsburgh -21 and Air Force and olorado State played to a 17-17 e.

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