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St JottpK Mfc, Ctzotto, Monday, Colts bump Dolphins on overtime field goal snap and said simply: "Let's go-' Baltimore fans booed Linhart quite a bit last season, but their outbursts have virtually disappeared since the revitalized Colts made their move this year. Both Baltimore and Miami now have 9-4 records, and the Dolphins could still win the division title hen the regular season comes to a close next week. If Miami beats Denver and Baltimore loses tO i'ew England, Miami would once again rule the AFC East. But if their records are identical, the Colts would win on the strength of two victories over Miami this season. "The Colts deserved to win," said a downcast Miami Coach Don Shula.

"They had what it took in the overtime and came up with big plays during the final drive. We had the opportunities to win throughout the game, but we couldn't come up ith the big plays." Baltimore's Ted Marchibroda, a rookie head coach in the NFL, called the victory, "without a doubt the greatest I've ever had all the way back to high school." Commenting on the winning drive, launched from the Bal BALTIMORE (AP) Toni Linhart, a 33-year-old Austrian kicker never completely accepted by Baltimore fans, may have finally silenced his critics Sunday with a 31 -yard field goal that put the Colts in position to win a National Football League division title. Linhart's boot, with 2:16 remaining in overtime, propelled the Colts to a 10-7 victory over the Miami Dolphins. The loss left the Dolphins in danger of losing the American Conference's Eastern Division for the first time in five years. Linhart, who once played soccer before a crowd of 125,000 in Scotland, calmly booted the winning kick as a crowd of 59,398 screaming fans yelled encouragement from stands engulfed in a dense fog.

"You gotta be calm." Linhart said. "If you're not nervous, you're not human. But it's better not to think too much about it. It's better to go at it the same way every time." Linhart, who missed a 29-yard field goal attempt in the second quarter, said holder Marty Domres patted him on the back just before the center CU? )v nvW'v Baltimore Colt Toni Linhart kicks a field goal in an overtime period to beat the Miami Dolphins, 10-7, in their National Football League game in Baltimore, Sunday. Linhart kicked the ball for the three points with two minutes and 16 seconds remaining in the overtime period.

(AP) timore four yard line, Marchibroda said: "I knew had a long way to go, but that's the kind of team we have. They've been doing what they've had to do all season long." The Colts, completely-rebuilt since winning the 1971 Super Bowl, tied the score 7-7 on a six-vard touchdown run by Lydell Mitchell with 5:30 remaining in regulation time, then launched their winning drive from their own four following an out-of-bounds punt by Larry Seiple. The Colts converted three third-down plays on the winning drive and quarterback Bert Jones, playing with injured ribs, completed four consecutive passes for 45 yards. Don McCauley almost broke loose on a touchdown run but was hauled down by Miami's Curtis Johnson on the Dolphins' 21 after a H-yard gain. Three running plays put the ball to the 14 and Linhart, much maligned by Baltimore fans over the past two seasons, booted the winning field goal.

Linhart missed a 29-yard field goal attempt in the first half, which ended 0-0, and Miami's Garo Yepremian Barry had 25 points for the Warriors, with Wilkes right behind with 24. ALUMINUM OIUINU Don't delay, put Foofball standings IB misseftwice from 45 and 35 yards. I The-Dolphins scored their touchdown with 2:07 left inithe third quarter following a 27-yard punt return to the Baltimore 27 by Nat Moore. Mercury Morris went around the left side to score from the three on third down. Both teams had a chance to win late in regulation time.

Baltimore, which had been bottled up in poor field position throughout the game, took over on its own 46 following a. recovery of a Morris fumble by end Fred Cook with 3:44: remaining. But a clipping penalty and an unsportsmanlike conduct call against Jones, after he; bumped line judge Bob Beeks on a disputed play, forced the. Colts to punt from their own 20. The Dolphins, directed by third-string quarterback Don Strock.

advanced from their: own 38 to a first down on the- Baltimore 42. Strock ed a third-down pass to Freddie Solomon on the Baltimore; 30. but center Jim Langer was detected holding, shoving Miami back to its own 441 The Baltimore defensive-See Baltimore on page IB Chiefs Leroy Kelly in 1968. His best; previous game was 110 yards-in 1973. also against the: Chiefs.

Pruitt also joined Jim-Brown and Bobby Mitchell as; the only Browns ever to go-over 200 yards rushing in one game. Pruitt's first touchdown came midway in the first period. BROONER THOMAS GENERAL CONTRACTORS 4004 FREDERICK ELLIOTT'S TAX SERVICE A. G. "Art" Elliott 101 North BoHHwy.

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141 yards Cleveland, Phipps drives aided by pass in- iW-204. (Vkn.it 110. -i yard, terference calls and a personal foul on the first march. The pass from Tony Adams to first score came with 10:04 left Billy Masters, in the game on a one-yard Pruitt's 1,030 yards made plunge by Woody Green and him the third Cleveland player the other score came with just to break the barrier 2:06 remaining on a nine-yard in a season and the first since Jf 'J" O0y fl 1 NFL PA 263 247 250 283 299 167 234 272 362 132 260 267 318 209 248 320 378 324 152 229 216 351 235 293 313 282 National Conference Eastern Division Pet. PF 10 3 .769 332 w-Dallas 9 4 692 319 Washington 8 5 .615 322 N.Y.

Giants 4 9 .308 190 3 10 .231 199 Central Division x-Minnesota 11 2.846 342 Detroit 7 6 538 232 Green Bay 3 10 .231 204 Chicago 3 10 .231 149 Western Division x-Los Angeles. 11 2 .846 302 San Francisco 5 8 .385 232 Atlanta 4 9 .308 227 New 2 11 .154 148 American Conference Eastern Division Miami 9 4 .692 343 Baltimore 9 4 .692 361 Buffalo 8 5 .615 407 N.Y. Jets 3 9 .250 221 New England 3 10 .231 237 Central Division 12 1 .923 370 Cincinnati 10 3 .769 293 Houston 9 4 .692 272 Cleveland 3 10 .231 208 Western Divison x-Oakland 10 3 .769 347 Denver 6 7 .462 241 Kansas City 5 8 .385 262 San Diego 1 11 .083 1,48 x-clinched division title w-clinched wild card spot Kings fall Tony-Adams (white jersey) is taken for Mitchell 70), Dick Ambrose (52 and Joe a H-yard setback during the third period Jones (64) as the Browns humilated the Sunday by Cleveland Browns Mack Chiefs of Kansas City, 40-14. (AP) Otis chalks up 1 47 yards as Cards clinch division SIDING on your home KANSAS CITY (AP) -Guard Phil Smith tied his season high with 26 points and center George Johnson pulled down 10 fourth-quarter rebounds to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 115-105 National Basketball Association victory over the Kansas City Kings Sunday night. Johnsom's clutch rebounding enabled the Warriors to pull away from the Kings, who had kept coming back throughout the game.

Golden State held nine-point leads in the second and third quarters. With the Warriors leading 95-94 with six minutes to play, Jamaal Wilkes and Gus Williams combined for eight straight points to assure the Warriors their fifth straight win. Kansas City's Nate Archibald led all scorers with 32 points, while teammate Scott Wedman added 26. Rick GLEN'S Barber Shop Formerly At East Hills Now In Maplewood Manor 1 Block North of Mossanio 41 3 N.Beit 232-0175 save (NO PA 1ST JOB Chargers, Jets clash SAN DIEGO (AP) The San Diego Chargers will try tonight to do for the first time this year what their opponents, the New York Jets, have done only once win two games consecutively. Both clubs just ended long losing streaks.

The Chargers broke an 11-game losing string with a 28-20 victory last week over the Kansas City Chiefs while the Jets snapped an eight-game slide with a 30-28 win over the New England Patriots. Aside from gaining them a measure of self respect, the Charger triumph also saved San Diego from an embarrassing place in the record books the first National Football League team ever to lose every game in its 14-game season. The nationally televised contest will be the Chargers' last chance this season to in a game in front of the home crowd at San Diego Stadium. Their win against the Chiefs last week was in Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium. This game has been billed thus far as a passing duel between New York's Joe Namath and young Dan Fouts, who climaxed a 46-yard drive against the Chiefs with a nine-yard touchdown run.

It's also expected to be a high-scoring affair with neither team very effective on defense. But the Jets have set their sights on a season for running back John Riggins. Riggins has 868 yards rushing going into the game and needs 132 more in the last two games of the season to hit the 1.000 mark. install Now! ALUMINUM STORM WINDOWS and DOORS FREE All IT PIS of BfMOOfllNO and MPAim Saturday's Games Pittsburgh 35, Cincinnati 14 Dallas 31, Washington 10 Sunday's Games Atlanta 31, San Francisco 9 Cleveland 40, Kansas City 14 Buffalo 34, New England 14 New York Giants 28, New Orleans 14 Baltimore 10, Miami 7, OT st. Louis 34.

Chicago 20 Dei. 25, Philadelphia 10 Detroit 17, Minnesota 10 Los Angeles 22, Green Bay 5 Houston 27, Oakland 26 Monday's Game New York Jets at San Diego, 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 Minnesota at Buffalo, 11:30 a.m. Denver at Miami, 2:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Los Angeles, 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21 San Diego at Cincinnati, 12 noon. St. Louis at Detroit, 12 noon.

Dallas at New York Jets, 12 noon. Philadelphia at Washington, 12 noon. New England at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Atlanta at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Houston, 1 p.m.

Chicago at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Kansas City at Oakland, 3 p.m. New York Giants st San. Francis- co, 3 p.m. Regular Season Ends pect of facing the Rams at Los Angeles in the playoffs.

"We'll play anywhere," he said. Offensive tackle Dan Dier-dorf said the entire Cardinal roster was "tired of hearing that last year was a fluke. We came out this year to prove it was no fluke and we deserve the title," Dierdorf said. With Terry Metcalf sidelined, Otis assumed the bulk of he running chores, setting up two touchdowns by Steve Jones, on a 16-yard pass from Jim Hart in the first quarter and a two-yard plunge in the third period. The Cardinals held Chicago scoreless until the fourth quarter when rookie Bob Avellini hit Bob Grim on a 24-yard touchdown pass.

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Jim Bakken added a field goal in the first quarter after Otis plunged into Bear territory and Hart connected with tight end J.V. Cain on a 15-yarder. SCORE BY QUARTERS St. Louis 10 i 17 0-34 Chicano 0 0 0 20-20 STATISTICS Cards Bears First dow ns 34 ,20 Rushes-yards 46-1M7 25-67 Passing yards 185 259 Return yards 54 152 Passes 9-20-0 20-36-1 Punts 5-45 5-33 Fumbles-lost 2-1 1-1 Penalties-yards 4-51 7-45 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING St. Louis.

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JOSEPH CHICAGO (AP) "Now I know what it feels like," Jim Otis said. "It takes a great offensive line. Our offensive line has never quit. That's how I got my thousand yards." Otis rushed 33 times for 147 yards Sunday as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Bears 34-20 Sunday, clinching the title in the National Football Conference's Eastern Division.

He now has 1,007 yards for the year, up from last season's 664, "It takes a great offensive line, great blocking and great wide receivers to open up the running game," Otis declared. The Cardinals were elated at clinching their second consecutive division title and Coach Don Coryell said he was not at all daunted by the pros St. Louis Cardinals running back Jim Otis (35) tries to break through a hole in the line, but Chicago Bears' defensive tackle Wally Chambers (60) grabs him from behind after a three-yard gain in the third quarter, Sunday in Chicago. (AP) firpeopk who think: 1975 VOLVO DEMOS TTie Amazing Rabbit 1975 DEMOS SAVE 500. AS COMPARED TO 1 976 PRICE INCREASES 1975 SCIROCCO DEMOS SAVE 700.

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