The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 11

Mondoy. Dec. 27. 1965 Thm SUir 11 GREEN BAY EDGES COLTS Death Field Goal Decides Crown DEVANEY GETS FOOTBALL Nebraska coach Bob Devaney holds an orange football presented to him by Orange Bowl Queen Helen Grossman. Devaney-Led Huskers Arrive Safely In Miami NEBRASKANS BEGIN PRACTICES IMMEDIATELY Green Bay, Wis.

iJV-D field goal after 13 minutes, 39 seconds of sudden death overtime play gave Green Bay the Western Conference championship of the National Football League Sunday on a 1310 playoff victory over Baltimore. The Packers moved on to an NFL title game with the defending champion Browns next Sunday at Green Bay. The underdog Colts, playing under a severe handicap without their injured quarterbacks Johnny Unitas and Gary Cuozzo, forced the proud Packers to come from behind in this gruelling defensive battle. More Pictures, Stories, Page 12 From Press Reports Miami, by coach Bob Devaney and carrying heavy coats not need in Florida, the Nebraska football team arrived Sunday for its Orange Bowl game with Alabama New night. The Cornhuskers were greeted by Orange Bowl Queen Helen Grossman, her court, and Orange Bowl committee officials.

The team arrived in crystal- clear weather with a temperature of 71 degrees. The Huskers had been working out in Phoenix, for the past several days in an attempt to accustom the players to warmer weather they can expect for the Orange Bowl game. Two chartered planes carrying the Nebraska team and the wives departed from Lincoln Sunday morning- The jet plane stopped at Chicago and Pittsburgh to pick up teammates in areas. The team worked out Sunday night at the Dade Junior College football field in northwest section. The Cornhuskers, who are arriving in Miami a day later than their Orange Bowl foe Alabama, have afternoon practices scheduled at the University of Miami today, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Thursday night thte team will work out in the Orange Bowl and Friday there will be a light afternoon drill at Dade. Devaney said all the Miami workouts will be closed to the public. He also said that although the team is in good physical condition, there MEETS TIGERS TONIGHT NU Has Best Big 8 Record Lincoln Star Special Kansas City, Mo. Nebraska takes the best early-season record into the opening round of the 20th annual Big Eight Conference basketball tournament here tonight. The Huskers, beaten only once in seven starts so far, square off against Missouri to the second game of the evening at Municipal Auditorium.

The contest is scheduled to start at 9:30 p.m. following the Oklahoma-Oklahoma State battle which starts at 7:30. record matdhes in reverse. The Tigers, stripped by graduation, are 1-6. They do, however, have the leading scorer in Ron Coleman, a 6-2 junior from Jefferson City who is pouring in points at a 25.3 clip.

They also have Charlie Rudd, a stocky six-footer who can jump almost over the basket. Stopping these two, Husker coach Joe Cipriano feels, will be big problem. Bob Vanatta a 6-3 Junior who is tiie son of the Missouri coach, also has been playing well, but there has been little other help so far. Nebraska undoubtedly is the surprise team of the conference so far. The Huskers have lost only to California in the first of two games against the Bears on 3ie coast, but they avenged that defeat the next night.

They have been slowed by the absence of Willie Campbell, the junior from Seattle who was an effective center in the early going despite standing only 6-5. He has been out with an ankle sprain but is expected to be ready to go this week. If he is, lineup probably will have Tom Baack, the leading Husker scorer and seventh best in the loop with a 15.7 aver-, age, at one forward and Nate Branch or Coley Webb at the other. The guards will be captain Grant Simmons and Stuart Lantz, with Fred Hare ready to come in for considerable relief duty. The Huskers, of course, are not the favorites to win the tournament.

That nod goes to Kansas, which has lost two games since winning its first five and climbing to the No. 4 rating. But the Jayhawks still look strong enough to get the job done, although there will be challengers. Nebraska, of course, should be one. If the Huskers get by Missouri, they will meet the winner of the Sooner-Cowpoke game in semifinals.

Neither of these teams has shown much power to date, although Cipriano feels Oklahoma is improving rapidly. Colorado looks like a strong challenger. Lesser threats, but still dangerous, will be Iowa State and Kansas State. Both are young teams which could be tough if they jell. The tournament finals arc scheduled for Tbursdhy- is still considerable work to be done.

The starting lineups are generally set with two possible exceptions: It is still un- determined whether Fred iDuda or Bob Churchich will open at quarterback, and a defensive backfield spot is up for grabs between Ted Vactor and Kaye Carstens. 'Bama Team Has Lengthy Workout Miami, Fla. Alabama Coach Bear Bryant worked his Orange Bowl-bound Crimson Tide football squad longer than he had planned Sun- iday in preparation for their meeting with Nebraska Saturday wanted them to get a lot of Bryant said in explaining why he purposely kept the players running inside Miami Stadium. work hard this week. put on full pads and have some contact tomorrow 11-on-ll scrimmage but some you have the freshman and team to work against the varsity, you have to use the first team offense against the first defense and so on.

It takes more time to get the work done when they have to work against each Bryant explained he has respect for the Cornhuskers, who arrived in town while the Crimson Tide worked out. studied the films and Nebraska looks like the best team played since been back at Alabama. I know they are the best offensive he said. One Of State's Best Quail Hunts quail season will close Jan. 2, after one of the best hunts in recent years, the Game Commission reports.

The bobwhite population reached a peak this year and was second only to the 1959 level, when the state had the greatest number of quail since records have been kept. The final success for the season is expected to exceed that of last year, when gunners bagged an estimated 385,700 birds. Quail season opened Oct. 30 statewide. Limits are 6 in the daily bag with 18 in possession.

Reports from hunters indicated unusual actions on the part of the birds this year. The bobs seemed to be running more, making them even trickier than usual. Baltimore held a 10-0 lead at the half, and the Packers never did catch up until Chandler connected with a 22- yard field goal with only 1:58 of regular play remaining. Although the Colts lost the toss and had to kick off to the Packers in the overtime session, the first in NFL history since the historic Baltimore- New York dazzler of 1958, they had a shot at the title after forcing Green Bay to punt. Lou Michaels, who had kicked a 15-yard field goal in the second period, tried again, this time from the 47, but it failed.

Given a second chance in this hard-socking contest for a chance at the big money, the Packers cashed in. i Zeke Bratkowski, filling in for the injured Bart Starr, running the attack, they moved down the field into field goal range. Chandler then came off the bench to send the big crowd of 50,484 into a frenzy by making good with the Idck that assured the Packers of a home title game next week. Bratkowski played the entire game after ribs were damaged on the very first play. The 33-year-old well-traveled veteran from Georgia did a fine job.

In the winning drive in overtime, the Brat connected with Bill Anderson, his favorite target, and with Carroll Dale, for big gainers. Elijah Pitts and Jim Taylor were slamming the line. was a foregone conclusion that Chandler, the r- mer New York Giant, was going to get the chance for the winning field goal after Bratkowski hit Dale with a fine sideline pass for a first down on the 26. Taylor ripped into the line for no gain and Pitts slashed for four. Taylor moved it to the 18, and Chandler, with Starr holding, then booted the winning 25-yarder.

The Colts, who went into the game as a touchdown underdog because they were using Tommy Matte, an inspired rojlout halfback, as the quarterback. However, Matte did a magnificent job in a losing cause as the Colts battled against overwhelming odds. Matte carried the ball 17 times on rollouts and sneaks and gained 57 yards. The chilled assemblage, sitting in sub-freezing weather but occasional sunshine, was jolted at the very first play. Starr completed a pass to Bill Anderson, but the end dropped the ball when hit by Lyles.

Don Shinnick. Colt right linebacker, grabbed the football and scooted 25 yards into the end zone for a shocking opener. Starr was hurt when hit on the same play and never returned, except as a field goal holder for Chandler. I The Colts opened up a 10-0 lead in the second period on 15-yard field goal I in a drive that was helped along by a 15-yard roughing penalty against the Packers. Just before that drive started, Green Bay missed a chance when an ineligible receiver downfield nullified a 49-yard pass from the Bratkowski to Paul Hornung.

Late in the second period, the Colts dug in and stopped the Packers when they had a second down on the one. Taylor, Hornung and then Taylor again were flung back by the aroused Colts. Green Bay kept coming back after that touchdown and finally got one early in the third period with the help of a 33-yard pass from Brat-i kowski to Dale that gave them a first down on the one. Hornung went in for the score after Taylor failed. Two interceptions stalled Packer drives in the third and fourth.

Bobby Boyd picked off one on his own 18, and Jerry Logan stalled off what looked like a sure touchdown when he intercepted a deflected Bratkowski pass on the eight and ran it out to the 20. Bratkowski started hitting his targets again late in fourth period, and the Packers got down close wdth the aid of a face mask grabbing penalty against the Colts. Unable to penetrate beyond the 15, they had to settle for 22-yard tying field goal. Just before time ran out in regulation play, the Packers had moved to midfield on a pass to Taylor. Taylor appeared to lose possession in a swarm of Colt defenders, but time ran out on the play.

It was a wild second with Coach Don Shula of the Colts and several photographers on the field and all the players milling around the officials. The Packers and Colts had finished the regular season in a 10-3-1 tie after Baltimore beat Los Angeles and San tied Green Bay on the final weekend. The flip of a coin had brought the vital game to Green Bay. Bratkowski did a fine job in place of Starr, completing 22 of ,39 passes for 248 yards. Matte, a product of Woody Ohio State school of yards and a cloud of hit with five of 12 for 40 yards.

The Packers rolled for .362 yards compared with 175 and made 23 first downs to nine for the opposition. Taylor carried 23 times for 60 yards, tops in the game, and both Matte and Jerry Hill of the Colts gained 57 vards. Bratkowski found Anderson, his favorite receiver, eight times for 78 yards and also hit Boyd Dowler five times for 50 yards and Hornung four times for 42 yards. The field was in excellent shape for this time of year in Northern Wisconsin. It a been covered with hay for a few weeks, and the cover was placed back on it again after the game.

From the press box, the early evening scene was pastoral with a crew of workmen tossing the hay with pitch forks. At the same time, the victorious Packers were busy counting the rich harvest they would make next Sunday, In the only other sudden death overtime game in NFL history, the Colts won, beating the Giants 23-17 on a touchdown by Alan in 8:15. The AFL had an even longer game that went six periods a few years back, Dallas beating Houston 20-17 in the 1962 championship game after 17 minutes, 54 seconds of overtime. Baltimore 7 3 0 0 Green Bay 0 0 7 3 25 fumble recovery (Michaels kick) Michaels 15 I run (Chandler kick) Chandler 22 Chandler 25 Attendance 50,484. Statistics Colts Packers WINNING KICK SOARS The football (arrow), from the foot of Chandler, left, soars toward the uprights with the winning points for Green Bay.

First downs 9 23 Rushinx yantwe lU Pasting yardage 32 250 PasMS S-12 3341 Passes intercepted kg 2 0 Punts Ml M2 Fumbles loat 1 2 Yards penalized SO 40 Buffalo Wms AFL Title 2ND-QUARTER SPREE DUMPS CHARGERS, 23-0 San Diego, Calif, falo struck for two quick touchdowns in the second quarter, one on a spectacular 74-yard punt return, and the Bills rolled on to defeat the San Diego Chargers 23-0 and win the American Football League championship nday for the second straight year. Butch Byrd took a 40-yard punt from the John Hadl on his own 26 and streaked down the San Diego sideline 74 yards, the first punt runback for a score in the AFL championship series. Moments earlier, Jack Kemp, whom the Chargers let go for $100 on waivers in 1962, fired a bullet pass down the middle for 18 yards into the end zone to Ernie Warlick, and the underdog Bills took a 14-0 lead at the half. Place kicking specialist Pete Gogolak, the soccer-style 0 0 1 added three field goals in the second half with kicks of 11, 39 and 32 yards to further the woes. A crowd of Hghly partisan fans gathered in 60- degree clear weather to i t- ness the contest in Balboa Stadium.

The Chargers went intt; the game favored by points to avenge their 20-7 defeat in the championship game in Buffalo last year. The first quarter was scoreless, and it was not until late in the second that Buffalo broke up what was a tremendous defensive battle. Kemp directed the Bills 60 yards in six plays. Fullback Wray Carlton started it with two eight-yard smashes through the huge Charger line, which had the best record in the AFL this year, and 22-yard pass to Paul Costa put Buffalo in scoring position. rifle shot to a r- lick went through the goal posts to find its target.

San Diego, with the best offensive record in the Hadl the leading passer and Paul Lowe the leading rush completely stymied. It was the first time San Di- More Oil Game, Page 12 BUFFALO FIRST DOWN RobersoJh ciit across the field after taking a pass from Kemp. Roberson got a first doim egu had been held scoreless since Boston defeated the argers 41-0 Dec. 17. 1961.

And this was the first shutout for any team in the title history of the league. three field goals tied a title game record set by Ben Agajanian for the old Los Angeles Chargers against Houston in 1960. Kemp, who was i anied the must valuable player in game, hurled a 49-yard pass to Bo Roberson to the 24 to set up Gogolak first field goal from ihe The relentless ball hawk, Byrd, intercepted a Hadl pass, rushed it back 24 to the 23, and Gugnlak came through from a lifficult angle from 39 yards it. Buffalo the ball on downs for the second time, with less than a yard to make, and again it was Gogolak from the 32. Gogolak barely missed from the 32 for a fourth field goal.

He kicked the extra points on the touchdowns to score 11 points. The Buffalo defensive team proved to be tremendous, with 276-pound Tom Sestak and 250-pound Tom Day as standouts trottling the offense. Xht flasliy numipg Lowe a was held to a net 57 yards in 12 carries, but he got off one sparkler of 47 yards to pull San Diego out of the hole temporarily. Mainstays of the running team were Billy Joe and Carlton. Hadl completed 11 of 23 throws for 140 yards, while Kemp was eight out of 19 for 155.

Hadl had two damaging interceptions, Kemp one. Coach Sid strategy of letting rookie Jim Allison do the punting and allowing Hadl to rest was qnickly abandoned when the first two boots went a wobbly 19 and nine yards. Hadl quickly took over the Job and got off one punt of 64 yards. However, a of the several ex-Chargers playing for Buffalo was punter Paul Maguire. Buffalo 0 14 6 3-23 San Diego 0 0 0 18 pass from Kemp (Go- colak kick) 74 punt return (Gogolak kick) Buf-FG Gogolak 11 Gogolak 39 Gogolak 32 Attendance 30.361.

Statistics First downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage Passes Passes intercepted by Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized Bilto Cbargers 14 12 108 152 9-20 2 4-46 0 21 104 119 12-25 1 0 41 iiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiin SPORTS M(NU Monday BASKETBALL-Big Eight TocnumeiR. Kansas Citv. Oklahwna State vi. Oklahoma. 7:30 p.m.: Miaaouri vs.

Nebraska, 9:30 pm. Tuesday BASKETBAIX-Big Eight Toomaineot. Kansas City. KansM vs. Kaiisaa State, 7:30 p.m.i Colorado Iowa Skate, 9:30 p.m.; LinetAi BOA Sehods: University High at Omalia Holy Namo Tournament.

Wednesday Eight Tournament. Kansas City. (Bdahoma homa loser vs. Missouri-Nebraska loser. 1 1 p.m.; Kansas-Kansas State loser vs.

I Colorado-Iowa State loser, 3 p.m.: Okla- I homa State-CMilahoma winner vs. souri-Nebraska winner. 7:30 p.m.: Kan- aas-Kansas State wioner va. CMarado- lowa State winner, 9:30 P.m.: Nabraaka Wesieyan Tournament: Uiieobi HlA Schools: University at Omaha Namt laanmmaL.