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SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS Monday, October 12, 1970 Red-Hot Brodie Powers 49ers Over Rams by 20-6 LOS terback John Brodie passed and owm uar-l odie passed ran the San Francisco 4ers to a 20-6 victoryovier Angeles Sunday, tbe of the in tbe last the Birdie, as hot 106-de gree weather floor of the Coliseum, scored one touchdown personally; unleashed a 5-yard scoring to Gene Washington and Bruce Gossett contributed to the downfall of his teammates Rushing Passing Return Posses Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized Rbms 12 11 50 104 193 101 84 19 13-20-0 14-35-2 7-33 8-37 ..2 2 101 97 personal foul of 15 yards against Brodie, the leading passer in the Rams, and the big veteran, the NFL, completed 13 of 20 OT a quarterback draw play, I 193 yards and sUll blasted untouched 12 yards for' the touchdown. The Rams hit the scoreboard for six points in the second quarter on field goals of 16 and 31 yards by David Ray but San Francisco had a 10-6 halftime lead on 42- with two field got A crowd of was on hand to watch its herds go down to defeat for the first time in 170 and at the end the Rams wind up in a tie in the Western Division of the NFC with the; The last time San Francisco won from the Rams was in 1967, 27-24, and on that occasion the 49ers arrived with a 2-1 record! That was more than enough but in the third period, Brodie unloaded a bomb to Washington and Los Angeles was unbeaten in three league games. Earlier in the day, unbeaten Detroit fell before the Washington Redskins and at Oakland, in the American Conference, the Raiders tripped up unblemished Denver. After a scoreless first quarter, Brodie steered his team 53 49ers, each with a 3-1 in 11 plays, including a who got behind former 49ers Kermit Alexander and scored on a 59-yard play. The Rams remained scoreless in the second half and Gossett completed the exercise with a 15-yard field goal in the final quarter.

thrown an interception this sea.son. Ram quarterback Roman Gabriel, last most valuable player in tbe NFL, connected on 14 of 36 for 128 yards and had two Interceptions, the first of his of this season. The 49er defense was outstanding, led by middle linebacker Frank Nunley, who had 16 tackles. San Francisco 0 10 7 Los Angeles 0 4 0 12 run (Gossett ktck) SF-FG Gossett 42 Ray 14 Roy 31 59 pass from Brodl0 (Gossett kick) SF-FG Gossett 15 ikinss Stun Bears OVER THE TOP Lorry Brown of the Lem Borney of the Lions grabs Redskins to holt an 11-yard run In the fourth period of Woshlngton's 31-10 upset win Wirephoto. Raiders Win, 35-23 OAKLAND Lamonica threw four touchdown passes, three of them to Warren Wells, as the Oakland Raiders destroyed proud defense Sunday and beat the Broncos 35-23.

Denver, which was the last unbeaten team in the National Football American Conference, surrendered more than 500 yards to the Oakland offense. In their first three games, the Broncos gave up 515 yards. The Raiders came from behind three times in posting their first victory of the season. They were down 17-7 when Lamonica threw his first touchdown pass to Wells, a 32-yarder in the second period. Lamonica hit Wells on a 60- vard scoring pass before the half ended to further live First downs Rushing yardage Possing Yardage Return yordoge Passes Punts Fumbles Yards penalized Broncos Raiders 13 25 145 171 140 348 77 25 17-32-1 20-37-1 8-41 7-45 0 0 36 66 the up to his nickname, Bobby Howfield kicked field goals of 47 and 34 yards in the third period to put the Broncos ahead 23-21.

But early in the final period. Wells caught his third touchdown pass with an assist from Bronco comer back Bill Thompson. The Denver defender tapped the football in the air at the goal line and it popped into the end zone where WeUs caught it. The Raiders scored again on a five-yard touchdown run by Charlie Smith, after a 51-yard pass from Lamonica to Fred Biletnikoff put the ball on Den five yard line. Denver surged ahead early in the game on the running of Floyd Little and the passing of quarterback Pete Liske.

Little went 54 yards for a first period touchdown that put the Broncos ahead 10-7 and Liske then threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Mike Heffner. Denvier 10 7 6 Oakland 7 14 0 Howfield 23. 24 pass from Lamonica (Bkinda kick). Den-Llttle 54 run (Howfield kick) 28 pass from Liske (Howfield kick). 32 poss from Lomonica (Blanda kick).

60 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick). Howfield 47. Howfield 34. 20 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick). 5 run (Blanda kick).

Velson Guides Browns Over Cincy, 30-27 CLEVELAND (AP) Quarterback Bill Nelson returned to the lineup Sunday following an injury and led the Cleveland Browns 80 yards to a fourth- Flrst Downs Rushing yordage Passing yardage Return yardage Passes Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized Bengols IS 54 182 176 20-28-1 4-46 0 59 Browns 23 130 216 112 17-29-1 6-45 2 57 Giants Down Eagles, 30-23 NEW YORK (AP) Ron Johnson bolted 34 yards for a tie-breaking touchdown with 49 seconds left Sunday to nullify New fourth consecutive second-half collapse and give the Giants a 30-23 National Football League victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. Johnson, a hard-working halfback, ran 68 yards on the second play of the game to start the scoring and had an 87-yard touchdown jaunt in the second (quarter wiped out by a penalty. The second-year man, obtained in a trade with Cleveland, carried 18 times for 142 yards. It was the first victory In four games and enabled them to break out of a tie with the Eagles in the National Eastern Division cellar. Philadelphia has an 0-4 record and has dropped 13 in a row, First Downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage Return yardage Passes Pimts Fumbles lost Yords penalized Eaglet Giants 16 17 94 174 273 155 3 63 14-M-3 16-29-1 7-36 1 1 82 60 VETERANS Own large atreoge low cost low down Low monthly payment.

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But the Eagles pulled to within 20-9 on a 20-yard pass from Norm Snead to Hal Jackson late in the second period and the same duo teamed up on a 79- yarder on the second play of the third period to make it 20-16. Gogolak, who earlier bootee field goals of 15 and 45 yards, added a 40-yarder in the third period but the Eagles drove 61 yards in nine plays and knotted it on Tom one- yard slant off the right side 46 seconds into the fourth quarter. Woodeshick covercti the last 15 yards in three caiTies. The Giants started the ning drive at their 37 with 1:32 left following a Bill Bradley punt. With Fran Tarkenton trying to maneuver into field goal position, he passed four yards to Joe Morrison, 13 to Johnson and 12 more to Morrison.

Johnson then shot through the right side and reached the end zone without being touched. Philadelphia 0 9 7 New York 17 3 3 68 run (Gogolak kick) Gogo)ak 15 45 punt return (Gogolak kick) Moseley 13 Gogolak 45 Phll-Jockson 20 pass from Snead (kick folieai 79 pass from Snead (AAo- $e4ey kick) Gogolak Mi Phll-yvoodeshick 1 run (Moseley kick) 34 run (Gogolak kick) PREMIERE SHOWING TAKE A STAR RIDE OUT OF THIS WORLD Grigo Winner In Rifle Meet Camilio Grigo of Fort Hood shot a 292-llx to win the Individual Championship honors in the final day of the San Antonio Big Bore Rifle Club monthly at Camp BuUis Sunday. In the club championship, Arlie Jones took honors with a score 192-4x, Karl Kirkpatrick of Ft. Hood was second (191-5x) and Roger Lackland, third (190-2x). other winners: First Master Glen Blenvenu, Fort Natchez, 292-4x; Wells, Ft.

Hood, 290-7x; First Sharpshooter Roger Polk, 272-2 High Civilian McAllister Rhodes, 285-4x. quarter touchdown and a come- from-behind 30-27 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in an American Conference football game. The game marked the first appearance of Cincinnati coach Paul Brown in Municipal Stadium since he was fired as the Cleveland coach after the 1962 season, and his fired up Bengals led until Leroy Kelly ended the fourth-quarter drive with a one-yard run for a 23-20 lead. Nelson, who missed last game against Pittsburgh after being injured against San Francisco the previous week, hit two passes for 33 yards in the drive, which was aided by a 27-yard run by tackle Dick Schafrath after he picked up fumble by Kelly. comerback Erich Barnes intercepted a Virgil Carter pass at the 26 later in the quarter and ran it back to the six to set up the clinching Cleveland touchdown.

Bo Scott ran over from the one. Carter passed the Bengals back into contention with 3:50 left in the game when he completed a 75-yard march with a 16-yard pass to Speedy Thomas. CHICAGO (AP) Alan Page, 255-pound defensive terror, lumbered J5 yards with a recovered fumble Gary pin-point passing further stunned the Chicago Bears as the Vikings stormed to a 24- to 0 victory Sunday. The triumph gave the Vikings a 3-1 record, after a 13-10 upset by Green Bay last Sunday, and boosted them into a first-place tie with the Detroit Lions in the National Central Division. The Lions were upset Sunday by the Washington Redskins, 31-10, for their first loss.

romp came in the second quarter as he grabbed the ball which popped away from smothered Jack Coricannon and the big Viking outran the pursuing Gale Sayers to the goal line. Sayers, defending league rushing champion, made his first start in three games and showed his ailing leg was not mended by gaining only nine yards on six carries. The Vikings jumped to a 7-0 lead against the fumbling and poor-tackling Bears, in the first quarter on Clint seven- yard run on which he bounced away from four tacklers. touchdown ramble and Fred 22 yard field goal in the second quarter gave the Vikings a 17-0 halftime lead and Cuozzo sewed it up with a 49- Flrsl Dovuns Rushing Yardage .................142 Passing Yardage 200 Return Yardage 8 Passes Punts Fumbles Lost 2 Yards Penalized Vikings Bears 9 62 75 2 19-34-3 8-41 3 45 yard touchdow'n pass to his favorite target. Gene Washington, in the third quarter.

Cuozzo completed 17 of 31 passes for 219 yards, hitting Washington eight times for 122 yards. The Bears reached the Viking 27 in the second quarter, their best advance just before Page stormed away with fumble to make it 14-0. 0 0 Minnesota 7 10 7 Chicago 0 0 0 Min Jones 7 Run (Cox kick) Minn Page 65 fumble return kick) Minn FG Cox 22 (Cox A- 45,485. (Cox GALE SAYERS out for season? Season Could Be Finished For Gale Sayers CHICAGO (AP) Halfback Gale Sayers, hampered by bone bruise of the left knee, suffered ligament injuries in the second quarter of the Chicago Bears 24-0 loss to Minnesota and might be lost for the season. The former Kansas star, who underwent surgery on his left cnee because of torn ligaments in 1968 and came back to gain more than a a thousand yards last season, suffered apparent ligament injury in the same knee.

know but he could be lost for the said Coach Jim Dooley. have to have it looked at and decide if be surgery injury was evident in Taylor Wins Midland Tennis MIDLAND, Tex. (AP) Roger Taylor took the Midland Racquet Pro Tennis Tournament Sunday, beating top seeded John Newcombe of Australia 2-6, 7-6, 6-1. Newcombe teamed with Owen Davidson of Australia to beat Mark Cox and Graham Stillwell 7-6, 6-4 for the doubles title. Chiefs Defeat Kapp Again KANSAS CITY (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs turned perbowl rival Joe Boston debut into a'nlghtmsw and salvaged enough explosiveness from their own sputtering outfit Sunday for a 23-10 National Football League vietbry over the Patriots.

Robert Holmes got both Kansas City touchdowns on one and: i two-yard thrusts into the line' The first came in the second quarter, with Boston leading 3-0, on a 70-yard march aided by a routing the kicker penalty against the Patriots. The second came early in the fourth oil 55-yard seven-play that starter Jim Kearney pass on the Boston 33 and a clipping penalty.iT following the nntHlifl rjiiiafe Konb- CHIefs First downs 20 Rushing yordage 74 272 Passing yardage 74 Return yardage ...................208 87 8-17-2 Punts C.CX Fumbles lost 3 Yards penalized 68 2 intercepition Chiefs back to their 45. Holmes Into the end The Browns used up all but two secondsi of the remaining time. The Bengals took a 10-0 lead in the first quarter on a 50-yard field goal by Horst Muhlmann and two-yard touchdown by Jesse Phillips. tackle Walter Johnson trapped Carter in the end zone for a safety late in the first period to make it 102 ClnclnnaM 10 7 3 Cleveland 2 14 0 zone from the 2, seven plays later.

Ed Podolak churned yards to the 13 in the big ground gainer. Jan Stenerud kicked field goals of 42, 44 and 24 yards and two extra points. last field goal, midway through the final quarter, was booted after Bobby Bell intercepted a Kapp pass at the Boston 25. Gino Cappelletti kicked a 25- yard field goal late in the first period after Art McMahon recovered bobble of a fair catch punt on the Kansas City 20. Kapp, who lost to the Chiefs in the Superbowl when he played with Minnesota last Jan- uary, got some satisfaction out of throwmg a 12-yard touchdown pass to Bake Turner in the final two minutes.

McMahon gave Kapp his chance when he intercepted a John Huarte pass and fled 72 yards to the Kansas City 13. kick was good. Boston 00 Kansas City .........................0 10 0 Cappelletti 25 1 run (Stenerud kick) Stenerud 42 Stenerud 44 2 run (Stenerud kick) Stenerud 24 12 pass from Kapp (Cappelletti kick) the second period when lineman Alan Page grabbed a fumble by quarterback Jack Concannon and ran 65 yards for the score. Sayers was the only man in pursuit and gain on the lumbering Page. think I felt a strain on that said Sayers who went out and did not return to the game.

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i SON PONTIAC Central Division Clevelond 3 1 0 ,750 Houston 2 2 0 500 Cincinnati 1 3 0 250 Pittsburgh 1 3 0 2 101 69 74 109 50 60 NATIONAL CONFERENCE Eastern Division rvtim. I OP 3 1 0 .750 65 37 St. Louis 3 1 0 .750 Washington 2 2 0 New York Glonts 1 4 0 .000 84 108 67 Control Division p.fcolf 3 1 0 .750 Minnesota 3 1 0 .750 Green Bay 2 1 0 .667 Chicago 2 2 0 .500 90 90 96 51 3915 SAN PEDRO The Spot 736-1561 West Division Denver 3 0 750 Konsos City ........2 2 0 .500 Oakland 1 2 1 .333 San Diego 0 2 1 .000 Soturdoy's Result Miami 20, New York Jets 6 games scheduled Sunday's Results Washington 31, Detroit 10 Pittsburgh 10 Cleveland 30, Cincinnati 27 Nw Yort Giants 30, Philadelphia 23 Minnesota 24, Chlcogo 0 Dallas Atlonta 0 St. Louis 24, New Orleans 17 116 87 40 58 ST LOUIS Jim Harts 49-yata touchdown pass to tight endMacJde Smith with 5:38 left lifted the St. Cardinals to a 24-17 over the New Orleans Satots in.a National Football game Sunday.

luting his performance to 18 for the afternoon, fourth quarter during which the Saints battled back to tie moments earlier at 17-17, It also costly interception and boosted the National Conference East record to 3-1, Edd Hargett completed 13 of 38 passes for the Saints, who dropped to 1-3 in the. National First downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage Return yardage Passes Punts Fumbles lost Yords penalized Saints Cardinals 19 17 130 196 212 236 130 236 13-38-2 18-31-2 7-42 5-45 0 1 36 01 Conference West, and thew an 18-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dave Parks with 7:11 to play. New Orleans 0 7 3 7 0 3 14-24 Stl-Lone 74 run (Bakken kick) 3 run (Dempsey kick) Dempsey 34 Bakken 44 5 run (Bakken kick) No-Parks 18 pass from Hargett If you have a jerking, or leaking transmission, it may be fixed with as little as a reseal! I AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Regular $39.90 Reseal NOW S1095 (Dempsey kick) a I (Bakken) Steelers Arrest Losing String TOO 96 59 34 Kansas Oty 23, Baltimore Housfon 20 Western Division San Fronclsco 3 1 0 .750 Los Angeles 3 1 0 .750 Attonta 2 2 0 .500 New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 Game teKlon i Games I Atlanta at Denver Baltimore ot New York Jeis OoHcs at Minnesota Detroit at Clevelond Kansas City at Qnclnnatl Los Angeles at Green Bay Miami at Buffolo New Orleons at San Francisco New York Giants ot Boston Pittsburgh at Houston St. Louis ot Phllodelphia Los Angeles 6 Oakland 35, Denver 23 Only games scheduled San Diego ot Chicago ufed Only gomes scheduled I Game I Wqshlngton at Oakland, night, natlonol television (AP) Gene Mingo booted a 49-yard field goal to break a thiiti-quarter tie and then Preston Pearson drove over from the two in the fourth quarter to give the Pittsburgh Steelers a 23-10 victory over the Buffalo Bills Sunday. It was the first National Football league victory after 16 regular season losses.

triumph was against Detro-it in the first game of the 1969 The Steelers effectively bottled up O.J. Simpson and Dennis passing and were never behind in the game, although the contest was tied at 3-3 and 10 10 Mingo hit a 28-yard field goal the first time the Steelers got First downs Rushing yardage Passing yordage Return yardage Passes Punts Fumbles Lost Yards penalized Bills Steelers 16 12 85 171 257 50 88 142 16-37-3 7-22-0 2 0 82 62 drove the ball after they yards in seven plays. The Bills tied the game later in the quarter when rookie Grant Guthrie kicked a 51-yard field goal. 3 0 7 Pittsburgh 373 io PItf-FG 28 Mingo 52 Guthrie pass from Hanrafty (Mingo 4 run (Guthrie kick) 49 Mingo 2 run (Mingo kick) Pitt-FG 43 Mingo. SPECIAL PRICE INCLUDES New Front Seal New Rear Seal Southside 3414 E.

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