The Morning Herald from Uniontown, Pennsylvania • Page 33

THE MORNING HERALD THE EVENING STANDARD 'ITT UNIONTOWN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER. 26, 1912 PAtfL arm Completes Ricochet Heard Round The World didn't even see the Dlav. hut thn roar a crowd, which bv this In the second quarter, Noll iuut! nan uiirsi into a climactic Ciuight Pittsburgh In a safety blitz and was Able to scramble 30 yards untouched into the end II was Ihe biggest lapse of Ihe day for tho Black imd Gold defenders, whose nlionnmlnnl treniy, told Bradshaw something h.id haoDcnpd. play 'could have For the Steele, the play was so mcmimcnlal in tha words of sportcaster Myron Cope, 23 will henceforth bo celebrated In Pittsburgh as-Tha Fenst Of ThB Immaculate nan eieciea try lor tne ttrst down from the Steeler 32 Instead ot kicking a field goal. Fuqua was spun around and knocked by Tatum, and the play loomed ever larger as the gariie wore on.

down the -sideline under a full head of steam': The only player who actually had a ol stopping him was Jimmy Warren, the Raiders' speedy defensive. back who actually should have hauled him do. However, a Harris sllil-arm at about the 15 took Warren out ol the play and the Slcclcrs were on lop with just five seconds to go. "I saw Brsrinhaw Ifirnw th nlav created nathlne but trouble UVMivA Dt 1-1 'llliburth 4tl H-l) the Central Division champions. Bradshaw was looking for rookie receiver Barry Pearson, hut he didn't stand a chance of heirig open against All-Pro cor-nerback Willie Brown.

But that time, Oakland's defensive line, which played just as bruising a game as the Steeler stalwarts, was breaking through, so all routes were off. French Fuqua, out -on a pattern, adjusted to get open. Meanwhile, Harris, whose assignment was to help' block, looked for an open area as a safety valve receiver. "I thought I saw Frenchy wide open," the wild-eycrl Bradshaw aid after (lie same, "so I tried to drill the ball to him." lowers have taken In heart for his exploits during Hie season and It seemed fitting (hat the biggest play in Steeler football was made by Franco Harris, the sure-shot rookie of the year who became the man of the hour Sal-urday by being Johnny-on-the-spot. Tha huge but speedy running back salvaged victory from what SEemed iiko sure defeat when he gathered in a deflected pass to complete, a 60-yard fourth down play that was best described as miraculous, There were only 22 seconds left, on' 'the clock when Terry Brndshaw dropped back to pas's on the final desperation play bv "We felt it would be a tight, lough defensive battle," a really had to scramble even to get it off as he eluded the grasp of Horace Jones and fired just before being hit by Tony Cline.

The hall made it to Fuqua, hut so did safety Jack Tatum. The collision came at the Steeler 35, and the officials would rule after a long conference that it was a simultaneous hit which made It anybody's ball. It wasn't anybody's hull as the case was, because Harris sweeped It in just before it hit the. Tartan-Turf it was knocked hack about 10 yards. While Oakland defenders eased uf after' apparently stopping the play, Harris was streaking "I had to duck to get out of the way of the rush, and I got turned around and knocked down," Bradshaw said.

"I looked up and saw Franco running down the sidelines." He added facetiously, "I thought to myself 'Man' I must have hit him right in the numbers';" "It was iust one of those relieved Noll sistea. "l'lie Dig nlav made the difference." (or every uaniaiw Oltensive maneuver, "I Itnow a ht ot people- only recognize di (ens but tliorc wns same spectacular defensive jilay out there by two fine defensive units," Noll pcinfed out. "All year long we've clone Oakland's score, which canio ball, and your (atigftl in this at 1:13 on an 80-vard march. also came on a hroken play thai Ph Gerolji (1. rltW fMlJ Psh Gorela ru.

Hld wlt Onk Slower IJ3. run), Blrd P(h Harrki (90, nu from Brjllthnw). GrU IklovS OtU mtikunh fsain.5Ji.. Ji i.ia nuahlm AuenpH 9 iffl no 3 suVkjivirH, Fumiilts-Loii iwigua 10 go ine.nau," hotis would exolain later, u-ns was noi a wsarre out just unconventional looking to throw a block if wiiat wc una to an. tjvis icaiv rises to Hie occasion," he Brlrleti.

As the statistics bear oul. Hit things that anything can happen when you- hustle," oFIcrcd Steeler Coach Chuck Noll, who had the onus of an unsuccessful Judgement play taken of! his pass was complete, but I the hall corhlntr riehl fn me." Kenny SI abler, Inserted after Dar-lye- Lainonica couldn't solve tennis were so evenly matched llial nothing less llinn tha hlg The man who threw Iho pass a spectacular steeler defense. Steeler Defense Made Bol phin Linebacker Nervous I Sports Schedules It's Miami, Pittsburgh For AFC Title Bv Rutins i.nwrrT laPflhltl rTounlanrl Ilia lnll foiinil Fair Hooker undefended one a diive-busting pickoff deep ncercd an Bayard touchdown drive late in 1h.e; final period, did hot- seem overly impressed at the. two 'and hit him with; an in uuipmns territory uioi pre- easy scoring strike ahd suddenly the. Browns were ahead, oy ine uoipoms, surprisingly tough Browns.

Thev held Miami's record-set Still, thel'e wero eleht min ger 32 yards by. Cleveland. "We've just got to meet them nose.tb nose. We're meeting the bad guys in their own park." The teams have met only, once before, when it counted, That, was during last year's regular season in Miami's backyard the Dolphins' Bob Griese and Pittsburgh's Terry Bradshaw each threw three touchdown mm utes left and Morrall needed Morgan In McGuffey Tournament Wayne sburg at Maplelovm Frnilor at Greensburfi Central Catholic Southmoreland at Llgonler TournBment Saturday NIghl Mnrgantown, W.Va,, 9 I-'ranels st Albert Gallatin South morel arid at Hempfleld Thursday Laurel Highlands In Biff Ten Christmas Invitational Friday Laurel Highlands in Big Ten Chrlslmas Invitational- most of I his season, will no doubt be on tha bench, again Sunday while Earl Morralt calls' the Dolphins'- signals. "I've, there before," Morrall, who replaced ihe injured Griese- early in the season, says of Pittsburgh.

"It's a rabid 1own and It's rabid now." "It'll be a noisy crowd. We're sure going to have to he ready for that and try not to let. it -to uexi suiwavs nationally televised (NBC, noon, EST) American Conference cham-ninnshin uamp in Pithm-oh ting rushers to 1SB-yards and stung it's AFC-leading defense with a number of hie: Dlays. "If just three of them to restore Associated Press Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) "I had- to turn off (ire television set, I was so nervous looking at that defense, "-Miami linebacker Doug Swift, commented. The defense belongs to Pittsburgh and.

Swilt was watching the.Stcelcrs shut down Darylc Lamoniqa and. the rest of Oakland's. plfense Saturday, en route 'to a miraculous 13-7 victory the Raiders, One day later, Swift had two of Miami's five interceptions Miami's lead. BASKETBALL Schohisllo Tonight Unlontown and Si. In Uniontown Booster Tpurnamcnt Wetlncsduy Night Unlontown and SI, John In Unlontown Booster Tournament Laurel Highlands in Moadvllle Tournament Alumni at German Carmlchacls and California In Carmichaels Lions Tournament Turtle Creek at Prarlcr Connellsville at Ri'ownsvlUo Thursday Night Laurel Highlands in Mcadville Tournament Beth-Center and Jefferson-M organ in McGuffey Tournament Carmichaels and California In Southmoreland in Ligohier Tournament.

Friday Night Bclh-Cenlcr and Jefferson- Ihey play like that," said Cleve A pair of passes to Paul War-- comes down to a collision of twu of the National Football land. tietensivc tacKie wauer Johnson, "the Steclers will field "I just wanted to beat this team as bad as I could," league lop defenses. "ThpTfl'c tin luuir r.f cltrflurf murder 'em." Griese's came later and, wiping tne uoipmns wine receiver seiu of his former club plus nasi- Pillclnirol, ,1,1 I aucct us at -all." The Browns, two touchdown Miami breezed to the AFC Csonka, Miamis top runnning of Mercury Moms our an, js-point nteeter lean, resulted in a 24-21 Miami victorv. But Vnie.se, as he has done East title with the NFV-s first nerfoeL seasnn in 30 vears while underdogs Irl' Miami but 14-13 leaders before Morrall cngi- runs and. a.

pass interference the Steclers, winning their first crown of any kind in 40 years, took the Central Division cham penalty gnt Miami to (he Cleveland eight. Then, behind picture blnnks by guard Bob here and tackle Norm Evans. Liberal, the 1MB National Baseball Congress champion, lost in Ihe 1-959 'final to" Anchorage, Alaska, in its bid for-two In a row. pionship with an 11-3 record, leavins Cleveland. 10-4, with Jim Kiick barreled in lor the winning touchdown.

the conferences wild earn nlavoff berth. Madden Accuses Officials Of Relying On Replay Film And it auneared the Dolphins would breeze past the Browns as well. -They Sunt a HJ-u nan-time lead as reserve safetv Charlie Eahb blocked a Don OAKLAND (API Oakland Cocki'orl mM and ran it In ers a 13-7 triumph in Pittsburgh Saturday. no way to make a positive decision off the TV. replay.

Those films McNally saw." en yards Tor a then Yeprcmiari kicked a 40- Madden said he is ccrlain never made contact with yarrt' field goat. the ball and the nass should namiuipn is a aporiseasicr. Madden said ha spent Christ-. TXl'AX P.17P Gtlilljlinf nniwn fused." Cleveland Coach Nick have been ruled incomplete be- contest. Kensil 'acknowledged the.

phone call, but said Swearlngen merely was' Informing them of the dedsic.ii. The NFL says its' officials. do not use videotape, to decide plays, "there was no decision from the press box, and television replay was not used in making the decision." Kensil said. "The Skorich said of Babb's play. "It Raider Coach John Madden his team's Super Bowl hopes dashed by a freak last-minute playsays he is convinced officials relied on a videotape instant replay to make the game-deciding call.

NFL officials ruled that Raider Jack Tatum had deflected a pass intended for Steeler receiver John Fuqua, thus allowing Franco Harris, who wound films and was sure Tatum was an seven ause two consecutive oltensive (layers touched it. But he said le was even aneriar at how the Babb, though, admitted he wan nad hit Fuqua-from behind so that the ball ricocheted off the Steeler receiver, info Harris' call was made, contused, too, antl that wasn't so easy. "The hall hit me and I 'was sort ol dazed "The Officials on the field told me they didn't know what "Rllt flwA 11'3! Hfi Ll-au lluni when I fell on it," he said happened and they were going "Then Curls Johnson came were going to call it any other way with all those people out lip' with the ball, to run 42, to cnccK upstairs to see what it was," Madden said. "TheTcfer- over, picked me. up and threw me Intn'thi end zone." yards lor a touchdown with five seconds left that gave the Steel- referee was simply clearing up a confusing "He could have done it much easier by just signaling a touchdown," Madden responded.

Hundreds of fans swarmed onto the field immediately after Harris' run, and the last un me ueia. tomenoay wautn havH hppn kiliprt." Mnddpn (Fred Kvearingori) went in Quarterback Mike Phlpps got to use the ducraut telephone and the Browns on the scorcDoara in the third nerfnd with a five- "It's just so disappointing. It when lie came out he called it a touchdown." yard scoring run hut Yepr- Madden said Sivc'iriiiKn cmian widened Miami lean to seconds of Ihe game were delayed for several minutes. flown to a wnoie season iryt hnva it pnrf litrn'OinH' 13-7 at the start of the fourth CHRISTMAS MnriripTi "If (lino umiiirl called a press box equipped with closed circuit television where ton NFL officials, in Tom Landry Iii Quandary By DENNE H. FREEMAN Associated.

Press Sports Writer DALLAS (API Dallas Madden said he saw McNally quarter with a 411-yard field nomu mey set tnat precenent goal. But Phloos wasn't through. cluding executive director Jim men mayne we couia get a recall (in iim.I Wtr ul at the airport, and tie told me that there was no doubt Talum toucher! Ihe hali. But then I' saw Jay Randolph ot NBC telcT vision and he fold me there was Ken sit ana supervisor of officials Art McNallv. were watch Running and passing Cleveland from its own.

ID-yard line, he moved to Miami's .27, thein ing the first-round AFC playoff Coach Tom Landry, who shattered the contention that he is nappen. unemotional Saturday, must HOLIDAY SPECIALS make a difficult decision this Who's his starting quarterback? Craig Morton helped carry the Super liowl champions into, the playoffs while No'. 1 quarterback Roger Staubach, the hero of Super Bowl VI, recovered from a shoulder fienaratian. SALE 4 PAYS ONLY OPEN 8:30 HI 10:00 PM MON.thru SAT. But the team was lifeless against San Francisco until Landry inserted Staubach Into the lineup in the third quarter Ot lasi Bamroay-s iibiiuiihi Foolball League playoff game.

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