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Outfielder set with Yankees Jackson follows NY legends lightweights, especially in the outfield Bobby Murcer, Mantle's heir apparent, hit 33 homers in 1972, but he wasn't a bonafide, consistent power hitter. When the Yankees moved to Shea Stadium for the 1973 and 1974 seasons, Murcer totaled 32 homers-only 10 in 1974 Following the 1974 season, Murcer was traded to the Giants for Bobby Bonds. Jackson, who will be 31 in May, wont be a one-year Yankee. Sources said Jackson will be getting $2 million in salary over five years with $1 million of that money deferred. The other million will be divided roughly in half between a signing bonus and deferred compensation.

tions. He found the Yankees to be fair gentlemen to deal with. Jackson was due here today with the Yankees set to give him the red-carpet treatment with a scheduled midafternoon news conference. Jackson has not signed any preliminary contract or a memorandum of agreement, but he has given Steinbrenner his word that he will sign with the Yankees. "It would be wonderful to sign him, said Steinbrenner Sunday after he arrived by plane from his home in Tampa, Fla.

"More than that I dont want to tell you. Since Mantle retired in 1968, the Yankees have moved from the heavyweight division to the jubilant Mayor Abe Beame. "Its nice to know hell be hitting for New York. Beames joy reflected the outpouring of emotion Jackson felt last Monday when Yankee owner George Steinbren-ner took him on a walking and wooing tour around New York. And in the final analysis, it was the energy of New York, its streets, its people, its media and its hunger for a winner that tipped the scales toward the Yankees.

Why is Jackson going to accept the Yankees offer of $3 million today when he could have taken a Kings ransom of slightly less than $4 million from Montreal? "Probably because of New York and probably because of George Steinbren-ner, said a source close to the negotia Associated Press Photo NEW YORK (AP) Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and now Reggie Jckson. After eight years of light rain, the thunder and lightning finally will be returning to the New York Yankees outfield. Jackson, the American Leagues third leading active home run hitter and a fine defensive outfielder, will be sized for Yankee pinstripes today and should fit in nicely with the legends that roamed the Yankee outfield for so many years. The Associated Press learned that Jackson will sign a $3 million five-year package with the Yankees, today. "Having him in the outfifeld will be in keeping with the old Yankee tradition of Ruth, DiMaggio and Mantle, said a Chiefs pull off 23-20 win SAN DIEGO (UPI) Paul Wiggin, head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, says his first order of business after the season ends will be talking Ed Podolak out of retiring.

The 29-year-old, eight-year NFL veteran from Iowa has indicated he wants to retire from football after the season ends to devote time to his financial interests and his hobbies of golfing and skiing. But after watching Podolak run for 127 yards and score two touchdowns in the Chiefs 23-20 victory over the San Diego Chargers Sunday, Wiggins said he would like to change those plans. When you need something and Ed is there, he gets it, said Wiggin. "My next thing is to talk him out of retiring. This was a great victory for us.

Im proud of our team. Podolak, who suffered a pulled groin muscle in the Miami game, didn't know he would play Sunday until Thursdays practice. I felt great today, the running back said. "I just knew it was going to be a good day. Its the first time Ive felt healthy in the last five weeks.

The Chiefs, 4-8, with all of their victories on the road, got three field goals from Jan Stenerud on kicks of 26, 28 and 40 yards to hand the Chargers their -seventh loss against five wins. "We certainly did not play with good concentration, said Charger coach Tommy Prothro. We had four turnovers in the first 15 minutes. With Kansas City ahead 10-7 at the end of the first quarter, the two clubs committed four turnovers in eight plays. Charger quarterback Dan Fouts started the string of miscues by bouncing a pass out of the hands of Charlie Joiner and into the hands of Chief safety Garry Barbaro.

Chief quarterback Mike Livingston returned the favor two plays later when he lofted a pass toward Larry Bruson that fell into the hands of Charger safety Mike Fuller. Fouts wasted no time in giving the ball back as he launched a pass at tight end Pat Curran that was gftbbed by Brunson. One play later Podolak fumbled on the Charger 11 yard line and the ball was covered by San Diego safety Chris Fletchersto end the quarter. Mariners shut, down, 4-0, by Edmonton EDMONTON (AP) Edmonton goalie Ken Broderick stopped 25 San Diego shots for his first World Hockey Association shutout and the Oilers got goals from Tim Sheehy, Bob Russell, Glen Sather and Frank Beaton to beat the Mariners 4-0 Sunday night. Sheehy converted a Sather pass for his 14th goal of the season after just 2.41 of the opening period to give Broderick all the scoring support he needed.

Russell connected for the second time this year at 14:53 of the middle period, then Sather and Beaton hit in the third. The defeat cost the Mariners a chance to move into first place in the WHA's West Division. The Mariners were disabled in the second half of the game when wingers Wayne Rivers and John French both went down with injuries and did not return to play. Both suffered shoulder injuries and were scheduled to return to San Diego today, missing Tuesday nights game at Winnipeg. The Mariners are one point behind Winnipeg in the standings.

With Rivers and French absent, coach Ron Ingram was forced to shuffle his two top lines the remainder of the game. (Summary, Page A-13) I SNOW SHOW The playing field in Cincinnati looked like a winter wonderland when the Bengals and Steelers clashed Sunday. Bengal quarterback Ken Anderson (far left) searched for a target in the white 1 maze. The Steelers won, 7-3. "4 Steelers win, but need help WRAPPED UP CHARGERS' BO MATTHEWS (41) CHIEFS Fouts, who hit 18-of-32 for 218 yards, had three touchdown passes a six-yard toss to Rickie Young, a 13-yard pass to Charlie Joiner and a three-yard strike to Don Woods.

Joiner, who caught three passes for 44 yards, went over the in receptions for the first time in his career. Im very satisfied with gaining the mark, but it doesn't mean a thing unless 1,000 for McCutcheon as Rams romp, 33-14 Associated Press Photo their passer no matter what we tried And they blocked well on their running plays. Only 29,272 the smallest crowd of the season witnessed the game in San Diego Stadium as the Chiefs, who had lost to the Chargers, 30-16, in the first game of the season in Kansas City, won in San Diego for the fifth straight time. (Summary, Page A-10) strong games in a row and we seem to be coming on now. We know that in order to win we have to play consistent football.

But we know we can play consistent football. Its just a matter of everybody playing together. The Rams piled up 473 total yards, 323 of them on the ground, as John Cappel-letti, Chuck Knoxs other starting running back, rushed for 80 yards on eight carries. Cappelletti had a 38-yard run in the opening quarter. Rookie quarterback Pat Haden fired two short touchdown passes in the first half, one of them to McCutcheon, and tallied on a seven-yard keeper in the fourth quarter in his third straight start since veteran James Harris was benched.

Haden, who threw only eight passes ih a 23-3 win at San Francisco the previous weekend, was 14 of 21 for 126 yards and was intercepted once. 1 The Ram quarterback controversy that has been boiling all season seems tp have been settled once and for all. (Summary, Page A-10) A W' OFFICIAL DUG FOR MARKER Chris Bahr would hold up. Then the 20-degree weather took a sharp turn for the worse, with a light snow developing into a blizzard. "We knew we had to do something quick, said Harris.

"The field conditions just got worse and worse. It was like ice skating without skates. Noll said. "At halftime, we got together and decided we had to make something happen. Defensive lineman Dwight White got the Steelers rolling with a recovery of a Boobie Clark fumble at the Cincinnati 24.

Two plays after rookie quarterback Mike Kruczek hit wide reciever Lynn Swann with a 14-yard pass, Harris scored the touchdown. CINCINNATI (AP) The Pittsburgh Steelers still are in the National Football League playoff picture after treading thin ice, but "Mean Joe Greene says the predicament has not changed. "We were up against it and dug ourselves out. Now we need help, he said Sunday after the Steelers, teetering on the brink of elimination, outbattled the elements and the Cincinnati Bengals for a 7-3 victory in a swirling second-half snowstorm. It set up next Monday nights nationally televised Cincinnati-Oakland game, a showdown that could decide whether the Bengals or the Steelers advance to the postseason playoffs.

"Cincinnati will be ready. Theyll probably win just to spite us, said Pittsburgh fullback Franco Harris, whose four-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter erased a 3-0 Cincinnati lead. The victory was Pittsburghs seventh straight since a 1-4 start and cut Cincinnatis lead over the Steelers to one game in the American Football Conference Central Division with two games remaining. The Bengals, 9-3, must win their remaining games, against Oakland and the New York Jets, to finish 11-3. The Steelers need victories over winless Tampa Bay and Houston to end up at 10-4.

If Cincinnati and Pittsburgh wind up with identical 10-4 marks, Pittsburgh would win the division title and the playoff berth by virtue of two victories over the Bengals. "We still control our own destiny," said Cincinnati defensive tackle Ron Carpenter. Now were just going to have to bite the bullet for two games. Pittsburgh Coach Chuck Noll said: Weve got to win our last two and trust in providence. The Steelers, winners of the last two Super Bowl games; could find themselves knocked out the playoffs for the first time in five years, replaced by a team that scored only three field goals against them this year.

For a while, it looked like a 40-yard first-quarter field goal by Cincinnati's you win, said the eight-year veteran from Grambling. We have two more games to go (San Francisco and Oakland) and with our 5-7 record, we have to win both of them for a .500 season. We can still do it. Livingston, given pass protection, completed 14 passes in 27 attempts for 195 yards. They did a good job on pass protection, Prothro said.

We couldn't get to former Colorado State standout said. "There arent too many running backs who rush for 1,000 yards three years in my career. I feel very fortunate to be on a team that likes to run and I feel very lucky running behind my offensive line. I think its the best offensive line in professional football. "Right now I feel Im running better than ever.

If I stay healthy with all 49ers loss tonight would clinch lYest title for Rams these things going for me, I cant help but get better." By winning, the Rams moved to within one victory or a San Francisco 49ers loss of their fourth consecutive NFC West title. Now 8-3-1 with two straight wins, they can clinch their division tonight if Minnesota wins on national TV at San Francisco. "I think were playing pretty well, McCutcheon added. "Weve played two LOS ANGELES (UPI) Before the NFL season got under way, Lawrence McCutcheon was supposed to be on his way to the Buffalo Bills in a gigantic deal that would bring O.J. Simpson to the Los Angeles Rams.

Simpson demanded to be traded to the Rams and McCutcheon was part of the asking price of Bills owner Ralph Wilson. But the stakes were too high for Rams owner Carroll Rosenbloom and Simpson, realizing he had lost his power play, came out of retirement. McCutcheon, the running back who almost got away from the Rams, may not be in Simpson's class. Yet he for the third time in his four pro seasons, has passed the magic barrier. On the heels of Simpson's brilliant Thanksgiving Day performance of a league record 273 yards, McCutcheon packed the ball 25 times for 119 yards and scored two touchdowns in a 33-14 victory over the New Orleans Saints.

That gave him 1,023 yards with two regular season games to play compared to Simpson's 1,129 yards. "This is a very exciting feeling, the.