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I I I .1 II I 1 I I 1,1 I ii. i. m. '( Cttefs 5V2: pt. Pick Over Raiders J' 6 'J i Boston, 35-7, and Denver, 51-0, to match KC's wins over Houston, 25-20, and go's Chargers for first place.

Each club is 2-0. The Chargers could retain a piece of the 'division lead by -Miami, 24-0. Asked to compare his club By BOB VALLI Defending champion Kansas City, which hasn't lost an AFL game on the road since 1965, -today-was-i tal 1 ar 5-point favorite over the Raiders for Sunday's Western Division showdown at the Oakland Coliseum. The Chiefs, riding the crest of two winning streaks, come to-the Eastbay- deadlocked with the Raiders and San Die have rolled over 13 AFL opponents in succession. They also have 'nine consec-n fjv ectoriesawayIroni-.

home in regular season play. The last time they turned up losers on the road was against the Bills in Buffalo two years ago, 34-25. They swept their 1966 road schedule including a 32-ltriumph hi Oakland. Neither the odds nor the Chiefs' awesome record has the Raiders back-tracking, however. "I never put much stock in pre-game odds," said Coach 'John ec it Kansas City but we're confident that our chances are The Raiders do recognize that it's an early season pivotal game and one for which Rauch won't Tieed to pep up his players.

"It won't take any talk on my part to get them up," he said. "I'm more afraid they might get high too early." Coming off a bye date anda free weekend, the Raiders returned to practice at Chabot College yesterday and stressed conditioning." "I had them running a lot," said Ihe coach. "We'rein good physical condition." He plans no changes from the starting lineup which "However; we can't disre-, gard that score in Portland. Kansas City showed us a lot of 1 in that game -deadly punt returns, constant threat of deep passes and a tremendous defense. "The Chiefs represent -the very best in our- league and we feel we have the capability of being strong contender so it should be a tremendous Continued Page 38, Col.

4 be all Buffalo in Buffalo Sunday but something will have to give when Kansas City and Oakland clash here. Curiously, the Raiders were the last AFL club to defeat the Chiefs, crushing them 34-13 last November in Kansas Since then toe-champs at this stage of the season with the one which was bombed out 48-0 by Kansas City in Portland last month, Rauch answered: "We played together longer. Some of our new faces fit into the overall picture a lot clearer. OaManbmtTributte Ammk Hld Kbw GEORGE ROSS, Sports Editor TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1967 37 Colts To Test 49ers Twins, Bosox Tied Again By the Associated Press The key to the American League pennant puzzle rests in the hot little halos of California's innocent-looking Angels. And don't they know it.

Bill Rigney's Angels ran right over Minnesota 9-2 yesterday, dropping the Twins into a tie with idle Boston. Third-place Chi- ED LEVITT Oakland Sweep? Giants Held For Nine, WininlOth By PAT FRIZZELL Dan Frisella, the New York Mets' prize young Bay Area pitcher, be honored by friends from his home city of San Mateo before tonight's game at Candlestick Park. As far as the Giants are concerned, however, yesterday was Dan Frisella Day. The former Serra High School, College of San Mateo and Washington State University right hander limited the Candlestickers to two hits in nine innings. There was a happy ending for the home forces after Fri- cago, off yesterday, is one-half game behind.

The ambitious Angels were scheduled to play the Twins again today and tomorrow and then finish the season with four games against fourth-place Detroit, which ran into Al Downing's four-hit pitching and lost 2-0 at New York. The Tigers are IVt games behind with five to play. In the only other American League Game played yesterday, Baltimore slipped past Washington, 3-2. "I don't care who wins it," smiled Rigney, surveying his club's steady diet of Minnesota and Detroit for the final week. "All I know is we're going to help somebody lost it." Then Rigney told how he prepared for Showdown Week.

"I rested Don Mincher, Jim Fregosi and Bobby Knoop at Kansas City Sunday to get ready for OUR World Series. Continued Page 39, Col. I '''V J' i Their 2-0 won-lost record may look fairly impressive right now, but the 49er players and coach Jack Christiansen are not ready to start feeling smug at this stage of the game. The San Franciscans have handled Minnesota and Atlanta in order, but now they go up against the 8-point favorite Colts at Baltimore this Sunday. "It hasn't been a real test so far," Christiansen admitted yesterday after he studied the Atlanta game films at the Redwood City training camp.

He noted that the 49ers, Colts and Los Angeles Rams are all tied foriiKt Jn the National Football League's Coastal Division with identical records. "We have all played weaker teams, and our records are what people would have expected at this time. From now on, we start playing each other. 'Our biggest test comes this weekend against the Colts. A good game back there would give us a great psychological lift, and then we will get them back here on our field." The coach pointed out that the Rams have beaten New Orleans and Minnesota and the Colts have downed Atlanta and Philadelphia.

Now, the 49ers get the Colts and Rams the next two weekends and the Rams must face the Dallas Cowboys next Sunday. The coach thinks the schedule from now on will start separating the men from the boys. Admitting that the Falcons, Continued Page 39, Col. 2" ANGELS' SECOND-SACKER BOBBY KNOOP COMES THROUGH He forces Twins' Rod Carew, then throws to first for clutch Twin-killing (AP) Continued Page 38, Col. 1 -a.

SEIECT NOW, PAY LATER. Take 3 monthi to pay with no extra rS fvW cnarKe; 6-month and 12-month Gym Beef Spices Bout BERGMAN" By RON mm, 7sJA A.L Race At a Glance That's going to be quite a one-two sports punch our town has coming up to knock out the fans here. Sunday at the "Oakland Coliseum pro football's game of the day pits the Raiders against the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs, who have been exploding like firecrackers since getting flattened in the Super BowL Then next Monday night at the Oakland Coliseum Arena, Charlie Shipes of Oakland and Curtis Cokes of Dallas tangle for the world's welterweight championship, and what a boxing beauty this one figures to be for 15 rounds or less. What makes attractions so appealing is that the local entry in each event has an excellent chance of winning. The odds today from Harrah's Stateline racebook has Kansas City a 5-point favorite over Oakland, and a guy at the club said, "the game should have gone off as an even-money proposition." There is no line yet on the Shipes-Cokes fight.

But Cokes, who is recognized as the World Boxing Associa-ition champion, probably will go in as a slight betting choice. Meanwhile, opinions on Sunday's skirmish can be had for the asking after any Raider workout this week. Two Best Teams The Oakland contingent is confident, and why hot? In two games the Raiders have gone unbeaten, 86 points while surrendering just seven, and there's no team any hotter at the moment. "The two best teams in the AFL will be meeting here Sunday," says the Raiders' veteran lineman Hawkins, and we believe him. "Physically, Kansas City is bigger and faster than any club in the league.

The Chiefs have great personnel at every position. But I think we're gonna beat 'em." JCansas City raced over Oakland, 48-0, in an exhibition, Hawkins was reminded. "Nolan Smith ran six punts back for 225 yards and that took some of the starch out of us," says the gifted lineman. of his runs went for a 72-yard TD. I don't vthiiik he'll get that opportunity this time, Some of our rjptfkies on our" punt coverage unit got confused they know better." IThe way.

the two clubs have been racking up promts you get the feeling the game will end up something like, 50 to 48. Garrett Ready "In order to win this one," says Hawkins, "a 1 team will have to score 25 points." The Chiefs have terrific striking power in the running of Mike Garrett and the passing of Len Dawson, who completed 15 passes in a row against Houston a ew.weeks ago for a league record. But Hawkins says, "we now have the best defensive unit since the club was organized in 1960. I know because I've been with the team that long. "We to a minus five yards in total offense, which has to be some kind of record for pro football.

"Overall, this is the strongest Haider team ever put together. We have more talent in all departments. That's why I think we'll win." "Hawkins, though, offers a word of caution. "Sunday's battle may be the game of the day," he says, "but" it isn't the game of the year. If we -lose, there is still plenty of time to bounce back and win the "I don't think any team will go through the season undefeated.

Along the line the eventual champion will get beat two or three times." Thirty minutes later and several miles away, a thin-framed young man from Oakland stopped punch- ing the big bag long enough to say: "This is the biggest fight of my life. Everything I ever hoped for is riding on this one. "I'll win. can't tell you exactly how. But I'll win." And there are some people here today who think Charlie Shipes will do it.

By The Associated Press To Pet GB Play Just when it appeared that next Monday's world welterweight title fight would be based on geniality and mutual respect, a fiery little incident flared yesterday in the Newman-Herman Gym. Television and newspaper cameramen had just finished taking their stock photographs of the participants, California-recognized champion Charlie Shipes of Oakland and everywhere-else champ Curtis Cokes of Dallas. Cokes' trainer, Robert Thomas, refused to allow his fighter to start sparring until Shipes and his manager-trainer, Dick Sadler, left the room. That started it. "Cokes won't work with you in here," Thomas said to Sadler from the ring.

Promoter Henry C. Winston rushed in and said, "How're we going to work this out?" Sadler ran over to the table where Cokes' gloves and head protector were kept and shouted, "I'll show you how we'll work it out." With that he began picking up Cokes' gear. "I'll tell you what we'll do," interjected Thomas. "We'll go back to Dallas." Sadler was not pacified. He walked around the gym yelling that it was all right if Continued Page 38, Col.

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