The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri • 22

22 THE KANSAS CITY STAR 2 iptb Chargers Get Leg Up on Raiders Tony Reed Finally Receiving Notice Pro Grid Scene came in Daryle and his partners are now reveling in the black gold SHORT TAKES: In an incredible show of power the Pittsburgh Steelers have scored 26 of 35 offensive touchdowns on marches of 50 yards or more John Beake former assistant is now scouting for Denver and Bill Johnson ousted Cincinnati head coach is scouting for the New York Jets Joe Spencer line coach said Minnesota loosened up the Dallas flex defense by passing on first down the same way we beat Dallas 34-31 in Spencer recalled The Jets are wearing green helmets to make their receivers stand out among the sea of white headgear in pro football it saves us some interceptions it's worth said club exec JimKensil 1 and he gets hit on every play" Taylor said he gets right back up and fires again He can really throw that 20-yard square-out pass that a pro quarterback has to be able to throw have tall receivers either little about 5-8 and 5-11 But he puts the ball right in their arms every DOUG WILLIAMS has left Gram-bling for Tampa Bay but the name lingers as the school quarterback Brother Michael Williams a sophomore threw a touchdown pass for the Tigers last week At 5-11 173 Michael is literally little brother THE MAD BOMBER could now be called the Mad Gusher Daryle La-monica former Oakland quarterback went in with a couple of other speculators on some potential Oklahoma oil property They drilled and a big one their rookie draft choice Nevertheless the Saints have given up only 27 points while winning their last three games and have pushed the record to 5-4 the best at the nine-game mark in New Orleans history And who's making the most of the misfits as Saints' defensive coordinator? None other than Paul Wiggin former headmaster at Arrowhead NO BIG NAME now but look for quarterback Phil Simms of More-head State to make headlines on draft day Scouts say Simms has a pro arm After going to the Kentucky hills ff a first-hand look scout Taylor found something else he liked about the 6-2 211-pound Ohio Valley Conference passing star It was his toughness play on a winning team Mr Goodwronch guaranteed service at FASENMYER 96171 SO Hlway RAYTOWN 3S6-1 322 9902 HOLMES KC'S BEST KEG SUPPLY NEW PUMPS GOMER'S 942-9936 By Bill Richardson A Member of the Sports Staff Admittedly it was a risk but the San Diego Chargers looked upon a late field goal against Oakland last Sunday as playoff insurance The Chargers already had the game won at 24-23 and needed only to let the clock wind down But Coach Don Coryell ignored the possibility of a blocked kick and sent in Rolf Be-nirschke to boot a field goal with 10 seconds left Benirschke came through with a 32-yarder as the Chargers won 27-23 have only a pulse for the playoffs but if we wind up tied we wanted to have the tie-breaker in our a spokesman said lost to Oakland by one point before now three up on them also ahead of Denver on points IN VIEW of the 74000-plus crowd expected here Sunday for the Kansas CUy-Oakland game Ken Young former ticket manager recalled how the club reached its all-time high of 82094 on Nov 5 1972 That was also for an Oakland game at the height of the rivalry with the Raiders and the first year of Arrowhead Stadium when 70000 season tickets were sold The stadium capacity is 78096 had a bunch of extra tickets printed up for standing room but we know how many to put on Young recalled "Those tickets were hot items and we had people waiting to buy them Finally Lamar Hunt said to let go We started selling them as fast as we could I know where we put everybody they were in the aisles all over the place took an overhead view of the stadium with it completely nked and sent me a large copy I had my office One day Lamar and some Russian soccer team members came through and were really impressed by the picture They wanted the picture really bad and Lamar suggested we give it to them So that picture of Kansas biggest football crowd is hanging somewhere in Russia" PS Young still has a memento of the big gate The photographer developed another print for him EARLY THIS SEASON scouts for two National Football League teams were overheard chatting in the coffee shop of a Buffalo motel "New Orleans improved itself at all one of the scouts observed got mostly the same people on the defensive line and GOOD THRU NOV 9 By Doug Tucker AssociaM Prtn Sports Writer Tony Reed used to gain more than 100 yards a week at Colorado and get ignored so Sunday be managed 16 against the Pittsburgh Steelers and drew this comment from all-pro Jack Ham: is as good a running back as there is in this Strong tough swift and shifty the second-year halfback for the Kansas City Chiefs no longer wonders how much fulfillment runners-up can expect aiming at a 1000-yard season and the Chiefs are patiently building a dream around him as complete a running back as I've ever said Coach Marv Levy "There are probably backs who block as well but none nine-game rushing total of 602 yards becomes more impres sive when you consider the Chiefs use six running backs almost interchangeably in their wing-T and he has averaged more than five yards a pop But it obviously his total yardage Sunday that captured attention His performance included a dazzling 16-yard touchdown run six pass receptions for 64 yards and key blocks on both touchdown runs by fullback Arnold Mor-gado Few running backs possess Reed's speed or moves and fewer still take the pride he does in blocking guy who does most of the running and has a pretty good game is the one who gets the attention from the fans and the he said the person doing the good blocking gets his compliments the next day when the coaches and players see it on films and give him respect I think this is one of the most important areas to get respect from your Some Colorado officials became so incensed over the lack of respect in 1976 for Reed they wondered if a media conspiracy had been hatched There was no conspiracy of course Just a young man named Terry Miller who was drowning in headlines as he became the most productive runner in Big Eight history it frew 't Taylor Lakes $079 Mag -All Seagram's 7-Crown $099 Old Ivans $088 750 86 TONY REED the complete back The next May in the National Football League draft Reed again came up No 2 Tampa Bay amid iat fanfare by Coach John cKay made Southern Cal tailback Rickey Bell the first running back chosen that year Then the Chiefs drafted Reed in the second round was beginning to wonder about he acknowledges seemed like it was always going to be an uphill Last year his rookie season the Chiefs were most noted for losing 12 games and firing two coaches Their victory total is the same as it was this time last year two But finally Tony Reed is getting some recognition first year kind of opened my he said came from a school where there were some fast fast people and I figured there would be OJ Simpsons all over the place in the NFL now running like I don't have to fake him I can run away from just go wherever the jerseys of the other color Cutty Sark $199 I 1175186 Blue Nun $019 23 Wild Turkey so 101 750 Asti Spumante $es9 Gene la Fifth "Pur relationship improved 100 after we started trading with Gomer" Booth's Gin $Q99 North Star Vodka Qt 10 Pro Football Slips in Ratings Drambuie BB Boggs Walker's Kahlua Gran Marnier LeRoux Gomer's Cordials On Sale During November Southern Comfort $5 6 750M 100 Catto Scotch $A49 1731 86 Almaden Gallon 5 Lancer's $99 750M-AII Budweiser $29 Ci 24 Com Bacardi Rum $Q99 175180 Among "pocial" only man got a rating of 10 or bMtor Thoy wora: All-Spink ABC 372 2 Sunday night football ABC 163 3 Son Francico-Onvor NFl praMa-on ABC 125 Mlnnwota-Miomi NFL prioaon ABC 124 lo Anglo-Oak-iond NFL pwMMn NBC 122 Clvland-Nw fnglond NFl proMacn CBS 11 1 Son FroncicoOaltiand NFl proMaion NBC 109 Pouring through all these numbers we come to some conclusions: remains tops among anthologies is moving up slowly has fallen off remains a solid winner over the frequently revamped ABC is stuck with the college football highlights as part of its contract with the NCAA for the games themselves and as usual ABC remains the kingpin of TV sports By Howard Smith Associated Press Sports Writer If the early returns mean anything television has not been getting its worth out of its new contract with the National Football League Pro football ratings are down slightly on NBC down more than slightly on CBS and barely up on ABC Is this the end of the TV sports explosion? Has over-exposure finally caught up with the NFL? Is there panic in high places? Hardly according to Val Pinchbeck the director of broadcasting feel this is the time for deep concern about over-exposure or anything says Pinchbeck "We feel this is the right time to make a definitive assessment still got a lot of games to go and this is the time of year when hardcore interest in football takes Through the first half of this expanded pro football season CBS has been averaging a 132 rating meaning 132 percent of TV homes are watching the pro games down 10 percent from last season at this time NBC is averaging an 113 rating down three percent for the same time Coors $99 PluitWp riuiOw Seagram's Amaretto Schliti Y0 diSarrong 524 $099 $159 730 86 Ilf 23m 53 Grant's 8 Yr Scotch $iw I 9 I 75 80 Ci 24 ln period Monday night football the only prime time offering of the three is averaging 211 That is up one percent over last season but ABC is quick to point out that last season was a record for the series These numbers in the first year of the astounding four-year contract with the networks for an estimated $656 million are not exactly disastrous but any time there is slippage in pro football the flagship of TV sports it is worth noting There could be a trend developing here Then again football interest generally goes as the season moves toward the ayoffs Pinchbeck points out that the NFL began two weeks earlier than usual this season and ran into a couple of hot baseball races and some mild late summer weather that lured fans outside and away from their TV sets Things will get better he says and no one at the NFL is worried With a contract like the one the NFL is enjoying why worry? DURING THE third quarter of the TV season July August September there were by loose definition 16 sports series on the networks Here is how they stacked up in the ratings For clarity's sake the list includes a full season report on baseball as well as football through the first weekend of October We have lumped exhibition football in the category of specials Also remember that prime time shows almost always will get higher numbers than afternoon shows because more people watch TV at night than during the day Herewith the list: Monday night football ABC 2l4j NFl garnai CBS 132 3 Monday night baoball ABC full toaton 127 NFL gam NBC 111 NCAA football ABC 108 6 NCAA pot-gam how ABC 89 7 TIE "Wldo World of Sport" ABC and Botoball "Gama of tha Wok" NBC full Mown 75 "NFl Today" CBS 61 10-T1E NCAA pro-gam how ABC and "Spor-hWorld" F'BC 58 Spoctocu-lor" CBS 50 13-CBS Golf four tourno-mont 49 ABC Golf flv tournament 46 1 5 "NFL 78" NBC 35 Col logo football highlight ABC 27 Starr Bars The Press GREEN BAY Wis (AP) -Green Bay Packer Coach Bart Starr said Wednesday that he was barring the news media from the National Football League dressing room except immediately following games and said players could be interviewed only through prior arrangement with Packer officials Hie action apparently was the result of anger over stories published earlier this week about a controversy involving Duane Thomas who recently tried out with the Packers In a memo distributed at practice Starr also said the media was being barred from practice Starr said his Wednesday news conferences had been eliminated He said he would first speak with television and radio newsmen at his regular Monday morning and Friday afternoon news conferences and then meet only individually with newspaper and wire service representatives Interviews with players must be arranged in advance through Chuck Lane or Lee Remmel Packer public relations officials and held in the first floor lobby of the Packer administration building the memo said Four reporters including Mike of The Associated Press caught wrath Monday when they pursued the Thomas story and learned the NFL was investigating a possible violation by the Packers of the "stashing which says free agents such as Thomas who try out may work out only one day with the club and use club equipment and facilities only one day BOXING -MAIN WOMEN'S WORLD LIOHTWIIOHT CHAMPIONSHIP loxlng Witory In tho making lOJMnMtoundi 8 oi Olom MOW 1611b 8u Ko-CwImw tin iMt KCyj Uw 3 Qppomoi framiy kod Cut Pad 6rd Cl MIN'! 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