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J' "u-Np- "ry 22 Namath: We waited all day for that one play NEWHAVEN Hie guy makes too much money. He has too many girlfriends. He makes commercials. 'fls popcorn Nervier. sticks his face this game down in ibe papers, into grade movies.holds out more-wanted always hear a lot of often than not.

tells new reporters he s. about a game like this, and a had going to retire from football to be a situation is always intensified when Caster got tackled, so it gave the old pro Boozer a chance to catch the winning touchdown, and it gave Namath a chance to' explain his bootleg, the fust time in five yean he has rushed for a touchdown. "--1 knerr theyd brag' their' fine-'' backers in. and even the comeihacfcs. The play wasn't really designed for me to run, bull changed it when I saw them come up.

The hard part wasn't running the hall in. Hell, anybody knows 1 can't run the ball across the at 20-20. "I'm a rookie here. Word Said. "1 go here in July and wondered about Namath.

I knew about his his. Uesttie. his name, and all the rest. "When I saw him run in for that I figured I could give out a little more. Bad knees and all.

and he runs it in. That meant a lot because hit life is his knees. Joe contributes a -lot more to this team than people know. It can't be too much, because the Jets are 2-7. but as Namath said, 10 guys can play excellent defense, one guy can break down, and the whole'll will keep working as long as Na- tean) etaTblamvf- werent, math hits his receivers, and the team manypeople lo blame Sunday, be-decides to pUy professional football cau both teams played foptbaU.

Craig Morton came out throwing like he was Roger Staubach, and ria- omething? Only Jets know for sure. -The Jets held a team before the game, and kicked all the coaches out. Nobody, not even coach Charley Winner, knew what was said. All Winner had to say was. "I sure hope it keeps working." decides to play professional with a little spirit added.

It was there Sunday. Comerback Roscoe Word, fanner, then laughs when asked if it's Because of all his shenanigans, its not hard to dislike Joe Namath. But because: he can bo the pure warrior when the chips are down. Joe Namath is still one of the most respected quarterbacks in football He should have proved himself rr when he took the New York Jets to the you lose to the other team in town. The Other team, the Giants lost 2 20 in overtime Sunday at the Yale Bowl beraase Joe Namath remem-boreKhwas' Joe the leader who could rally a team, pick another team's defense, apart, and wait for the one big strike.

"We wanted all day for that one play. that one look where 1 could hit jRictaJCast Super Bowl, jhen proceeded, to knock Kick on single Morton's first pass duplicated Na-maths first touchdown pass to David Knight in the first period. The pair of old pros had the crowd of 67.740 gasping, as Morton finished with 21 completions in 32 attempts for 237 yards, and Namath 20. for 31 and 234 yards But the final result was more satisfying for -Namath. and his buddy, tight end Caster, the object of boo-birds at Shea Stadium, "The game meant a lot to us." Caster said.

"No matter what thev say. a Jet-Giant game means something. For ns, after six losses, it feels even better. "I was pretty sure we'd have a. "good 'game because our game plan was the best we've had all year.

We and when that was stopped, we short. When they came up to cover us short, wed stick it to them deep "On the pas to me. wasn't the primary receiver, but when they used double coverage outside, Joe knew I'd be alone. Too had I had a bad leg. or I could have gone all the way with if." street.

The hard part was just chancing it. If I got hit. everybody would say why didn't I hand the hall off to J-- tkrdeubl-temed i day long tkoy-doMble-teSmed him. Boozer for the touchdown. "WeII.lt meanta hdl of a lotto me personally because it was New York' we played and beat.

Broadway Joe r. love him or' him. --liar or' lover coo man or contributor but a quarterback who plays for a New York team telling the World it wag New his' team heat. He's never really wrong, is -he? who got a little piece of Pet Gogo-bk's missed 42-yeard field goal try earlier in the overtime, knew what Na- When I called the play, and saw them double-cover both of my outside receivers. I knew Rich would be alone." He was.

in overtime on the first play the Jets ran. and the 42-yard bomb set up a Namath-to-Emerson lnn Stiula's 20-point favorites into Chesapeake Bav but that wasn't enough. He had to do it every war. He 'couldn't. He had one thing left to do for the Jets.

Beat the suddenly-surging -New York Giants for the mythical championship of New York Gty. So he died the Jets for two touchdown passes, one to Bob Tucker to put the Giants ahead 10-7 in the second period, -and another to -Bob Grim in the third period to put the Giants back on top. 20-11 math's performance meant as well as bootleg play with eight minutes 'Joe' Boozer winning touchdown jmi of Jet six-game losing streak. Start of iss. End left in regulation lime to tie the score The Herald Statesman YONKERS N.Y..

Moil, November 11, 1974 eei -Y Namath brought the near-capacity end 4Pne- That and the point after tied the game at 20-20 and brought on to its feet with NEW HAVEN. Conn. (API A scuffle between two National Football. League have-nots has been settled on tb bottom 6f a bowl where' a strong-armed, weak-kneed bootlegger named Broadway Joe made his New York Jets smile for the first time in seven crowd limping scamper across the goal line. The bootleg, Namath's first-rushing touchdown since 1969, -left the Giants and sofflfe of his own teammates bewildered.

"It was 34 wham off right tackle, the last drive'. Our football team bad a great effort, but it doesn't do any good when thelast drive Arnsparger had no questions about the official call on' Gogolaks missed field goal but the kicker himself complained, they took it away from me. Gogolak made two field 26 and 22 yards while newly acquired quarterback. Craig Morton completed 21 of'32 panes for .237 yards and two the overtime. w- A Namath to Boozer fiveyard aerial at 6:53 in the sudden death period sent ibe Jets home victorious after the Giants threatened on a 42-yard field gogl attempt by Pete Gogolak.

The kick was wide to the left, although Gogolak. -didn't think so. Coach BUI Arnsparger of the Giants Joe Namatih showing the fm that with Emerson Boozer the intended ball made hlm famous, concocted a pus carrier, Namath explained. "But I ing and running mix at the Yale Bowl was to take a look and- decide if I Sunday and propelled the Jets to a could do iU. That was the hard part.

propelle gave jrn Interview to reporters hnd touchdowns two yards to Bob Tucker Mian Ian dlrnnf inA Ia'AIia. VaIh 4HiI HliNlAih Ia DaL askad for directions to victory 263Q bra-time over the New Running-it was not tough and this is -then to the Jets pknd 12yarder Bob Tucker, from a guy who eaAT run across the lOfckefroom.Ortce there. Be found Namath and congratulated him; Joe. I Rookie Pat Leahy -kicked two field goals for the Jets, 34 and 22 yards. Na- sixgame street.

1974 bat- Boozer, -York Giants. The sna Jets losing streak, set .1 tie. for football supremacy ipping a tiled the always thought you were the greatesL-jrnath completed 2Q of 31 passes for 236 tough man yanta, including a' 19-yard toss to Today I know it. You're surprised at not feeling the ball rammed into his belly said he thought there had been a fumble. He looked around, didnt see the ball on the ground, then spotted Namath in to beat Arnsparger called it a great game fur both teams.

Thev were better in David Knight early-in the- first-qua; ter, giving the Jets a 7-0 lead to-New York City between contestants with little to brag, about this season both stand al'2-7. mr. it was StqH Photo by Uotart Doutieb Kiiit'rstMi Hoozcr scored winner. 1 .1.. 1 I jft-'1 mJ W'.

Tain Whelan rnzrrRN Sports Writer. NEW' HAVEN, It was a matter of inches, literally, which proved deci- sive in the Ngw York Jets-NewYork 'Giants embroglio here The Jets prevailed to overtime, 26- 20, with Joe Namath' passing five yards to Emerson Bpozer 6:53 of the overtime period! i Moments earlier) though, the Gi the bar-I-jumped All the- guys were1 ants narrowly missed a fieki goal- jumping then I saw the Jets start 1 and kicker Pete Gogolak argued vehe- to jump, too, and I tore my helmet off mcntly thaMtwaa-a: successful ate- Bnd began to protest to the officials good foot into the bail, it washopk--. -injprnisFlett. oui.aiter weniover the crossbar. i- "I dont know why he (the official! called it the' way he did, if it was because he was put out of position, or if he did it on purpose.

Had his mind made --up first? I a shame, dairui. shame sooif as I saw It go over By Don Markus WRN SpdrtxWrite keep the starting Job, said gmEmerspn BoorerihelPedJneJL and Boozer, one of the jets cornenwcxTsaia afterwards that he thought he got.a he bitlunedvinde to the kicking forTrVearo in Sr hTtort tooS teani -and third-string fullback-ff re likely heroes in Sundays rictory i'vSkfii. ecalhe ln National Football A tra period) ran through the. Giants' the have kicked a million balls in that time, apd I've never once before protested an official's call, John Mendenhall-less defense through also in J0 the. to from wnereTT pat Leahy missed his chance for hi- out tl fourth quarter and the over-he- watched that tne tall.

couldjiavegmt stardom-when his-fourto -quartet timerjMendenhalt injured hia kneein" My kick was good, I swear it. I ghne either way 19 yard field goal attempt was blocked the opening minutes of the last period bytoeGiants JimStoiMe --rrashfisriedtotackleBurnsT I wasnt nervous, said Leahy, If was a great eall, said Bpozer earn: bid J- of the five-yard' winning score on which he gpt behind Giant linebacker Brad Van pelt. Its just a variation of the pld Jet power drive. Instead of me into the line 1 wenLout for tM But the. thing was that he (Van Jtiwas playing for who came to the Jets following a Wed-nesday morning tryout on the Hofstra University practice field.

If I made it it. would've been But we won anyway. the 23-year-Old ex-soccer -player from SL Louis University (his first experience rithnorganized 'foot-. ball came last summec to the SL Louis Cardinals1' camp; missed his chance for glory to his professional debut, he field gi added two oals of 34 and 22 -'The pass-delivered by Joe Namath' came on a call, not by Broadway Joe but by, Jets offensive coordinator Ken called that Na- irnath, and about 25 per cent of them up with a fumble recovery to initiate the Vikings third scoring drive. ABter yards and two marching 33 yards in seven plays they And then there was Bob Bums, a third-string rookie fullback getting li first start for the Jets.

Bums ran for again scored on a one yard Owen dive third-stringy rookie fullbadc getting his and Posadas today. He did a tremendous job. thetwoveteran Jets had coi earlier, for two. veteran Jets had ie tying score, a kick-. Marist picked up its first points 21 cames and caught two combined three-amper by Namath after faking TD sent Sundays affair, second overtime game in the season.

r1 to Boozer S' to toe i FLfcis for 30 yards, ins and (Mike) to play well "With (John) Ri; Adamle out, I knew POUURKEEPSIE- Westchester. Community College gridders like their Schaefer on ice, but in I With a convincing hosting Marist in Poughkeepsie Saturday, the Valhalla Vikings, earned Hie' Schaefer Bowl bid theyve aimed at all season a chance for a rematch with Providence Friday night in Pawtucket. I i Beating Marist says Its1 all, claimed an elated Westchester Coach TPm Cotnenzo; It bras the kind of tough game we had prepared for and our defense came through to make life tough for EdfionnetMaristslilghiy 17-8 defeat of (fiarits Hob Tucker snares TD pass the game on a safety late to the third, blocking a Westchester punt from the end zone, then pulled to within nine on' a 32-yard first down run by Bonnet early to the final period. Needing more than a touchdown after Westchester blocked itb attempt at a conversion run by Bonnet, Marist charged downfield after regaining the bail op a Westchester punt, ooWta iVe running back Nigel -Davis fumble. on the one.

AA-A; soccer title on the line V- -tests kick of "on Friday The closeness the scores may be vision of classifications) withal-Ovic-4f small consolatlbn to the soccer tory Over Northern League eochamp teams eliminated from Section 1 njay Horace Greeley at BeiRord HUtoaa Saturday to four class finals, but Carlo Castellano provided the lone peaks the high caliber play to this year's tournament. Pennial ihamp Rye did it again Ratos' and Onto Saturday.besting Byram Hills fortoe ing vie for the, AA-A Open riumjion- third) straight year but required two ship to a overtimes and a sudden death period v'x. CLASS C- Croton-Harmon (6-1-1) vs. Pawling (6- nv Ed Savino saved a'-possible score by scooping the balkup for the visiting of day Westchester feared, completing Vikes and ran it out to the. 38.

to dah 13 of 26 pass attempts for 210 yards. Marists hopes. But those incompletions were costly, Bonnet was sacked four times as especially the interceptions pulled won Westchester kept toe pressure oh' de-by Mark Mancuso and Richie Smith fensively while grinding out yardage -who- now has a high of-offensively to Cat up the ctock.T eight. David Nichols collected 160 yards Mancusoslbtijrception set Up West-. Chester's second-quarter scoring drive 0w.e" totale 67 ,15 that took the Vikings 62 yaiSto eight 0ffeilvely and plays.

Gerry Owen scoring from the. two and PecboPosadas kicking the PAT. dub is counting down for Saturdays game in the hope of earning a national bowl bid withi big win in pUqr at College to down the Bobcats, 2-1, as Dottg Cboron scored the winning goal. ry I iOKT CHESTER-- The selection for the fourth annual Sec-. lion 1 football bowl game champkm--ships met Sunday at the offices of Bob DoUglas, coordinator of interscholastic athletics for the tri-county set up the following four enrollment division title bouts.

Mount VemoriI Memorial Field will be the site of each game during the next' two weekends. Three of the games prill beplayed under the lights. A complete story on these games will appear in Tuesday editions. 1 .9 i J. The schedules Friday Nov.

15, 7:31 p.in. over Provi-dence. FURLONG Bronxvifhe had to play even-longer len death-po-play at Rye play evt that, gring tour sudden withHastings to Manhattanville Bronxville are scheduled to play their B-C Open title bout at the same place Wednesday, also at 2:30 p.m. -White Plains earned its AA laurels Saturday by the largest margin, turning back defehding champ Arlington, 3-0. in a game 1 Dutchess Community College that saw junior forward Cosme Cardenas score twice.

Ossining repeated as class champ ithid war A rather than due to a re Saturday, Nov. 16, 1:31 p.m. Port Chester (7-1) vs. Walter Panas (6-1-1). Friday, Nov.

22, 7:36 p.m. CLASS Rye (6-1) vs. Valhalla (6-1) Saturday, NoV. 23, 7:31 p.m. CLASS AA F.D, Roosevelt of Hyde Park (7-0) vs.

Roosevelt of Yonkers (6-1) than death-riods Neck High before John Barrrtt bmuted home the winning goal gfter a pass from Don McElroy. The two WIOC-Sojith teams had played to two ties hi nfeular seasu competition. -17 -ri TM scaring: i WcstcMster 7 MarM Owm 1 run iPosadM kiekt Hi W-, FO, SI, PoMdM, IM W- Owen, i run (Psudai hick), Safety, Wodwd punt In and nna, 17-2. 32 run (run faUad), I7-A- Regaining the ball after forcing Marist to punt Westchester expanded its halftime lead to 104) on a 51-yard field goal by Posadas that improved the senior s' school record by three r-- In Utotiird quarter, Mancnso came j- I A ti r1 4.