The Daily Herald from Arlington Heights, Illinois • Page 22

4 Monday, December 8, 1975 THE HERALD Dolphins hold oii 31-21 miracles! Bears and Chargers win Figure the odds. National Football League fans, on the Chicago Bears and San Diego Chargers both winning on the same aftemoon. It happened on Dec. 7,1975. The Bears knocked off the Detroit Lions in a wild game in Soldier Field, 25-21, and San Diego, winless this fall in 11 previous games, surprised Kansas City, 28-20.

There were other noteworthy achievements on this Sunday, but when the Bears and Chargers both win on the same day, that's the most shocking news. Roland Harper pulled out of the grasp of two tacklers and raced 27 yards for a touchdown with 4:22 left to give the Bears a come-from-behind 25-21 triumph over the Detroit Lions, breaking a three-game losing streak. The Bears turned Detroit turnovers into points to win. 27-yard run came after Horace King fumbled and Craig Clemons recovered for the Bears on the 42. The first touchdown came after Clemons hit Detroit quarterback Joe Reed while he attempted to pass in the end zone and his wounded duck pass was intercepted on the Lions The Walter Payton then scored the first of his two touchdowns from the four.

second score came on a five-yard run to give the Bears a 18-7 lead midway through the third period. brought the Lions from behind to a 29-19 lead with two quick touchdown passes to Marlin Briscoe. The first score covered 15 yards with 20 seconds left in the third period and the second came on a 59-yard pass play with only 49 seconds gone in the final period. The second touchdown was set up when Dick Jauron intercepted Bear quarterback Bob pass on the Detroit 37. It was fourth interception this year and the ninth of his career.

Six of the nine have come against the Bears. It also was his last hurrah as he left the game and it was announced he would undergo surgery on his knee Monday. Bob Thomas kicked field goals of 36 and 41 yards for the Bears but had one field goal try blocked, an extra point attempt blocked and he missed on his last extra point try. first touchdown went to Allie Taylor on a one-yard plunge the first time the Lions had the ball but first field goal and first TD put the Bears ahead for the first time since they beat Green Bay four weeks ago. Avellini made his second start as the quarterback, completing his first six passes for 94 yards.

He wound up with 204 yards passing, hitting ll-oM9 attempts with two interceptions. Reed, who took over as the Detroit quarterback when Greg Landry and Bill Munson required knee surgery, hit 14-of-33 passes for 220 yards but missed four in the final three minutes inside the 30 to kill off last scoring chance. Bulls, Black Hawks fail to join Bears in victory colunm It probably would have been too much to ask to have the Chicago Bulls, Black Hawks and Bears all win on the same They 'The Bears did their part in the afternoon, but the BuUs and Black Hawks lost in the evening. Host Phoenbc stoimed out to a 57-43 halftime advantage and then cruised to a 114-97 victory over the Bulls. John Laskowski had 19 second half points for Chicago who were never able to shake off a sluggish start.

Atlanta counted at 17:10 in the first period of its 2-0 victory over the Black Hawks in the Stadium. The Tom Lysiak did the honors against Tony Esposito, and then Curt Bisnnett scored on an empty net in the closing seconds. The own a 10-6-11 record and 31 points in the Smythe Division. Raiders, Broncos collide Operating on the A1 Davis theory that winning is everything, the Oakland Raiders take on the nice and loose Denver Broncos Monday night in the NFL nationally televised game as if their very lives depended on the outcome. The Raiders, pro most successful team over the last 14 years but not necessarily the happiest because of continued failure to make it to the Super Bowl, wrapped up the AFC West title last Sunday with an overtime victory over the Falcons.

They were 14 points favorites in that game and are picked by the same margin over the Broncos, who failed to challenge Oakland this year because of a series of Injuries to key players. While the Raiders are 9-2, the Broncos are 5-6 and merely playing out the string. Still, some of the toughest games in the last three years have been against the John Ralston-led Broncos, and Monday game figures to continue the trend. Graham take World Cup Johnny Miller and Lou Graham of the United States conquered the intense heat Sunday in a head-on clash with Hsieh Min-nan and Kuo Chie-hsiung of Taiwan and won the 23rd Cup team championship by an overwhelming 10-stroke margin in Bangkok. Miller also captured the individual trophy for the second time.

He previously won it in the 1973 World Cup tournament in Marabell, Spain, he teamed with Jack Nicklaus to win the team championship. IMiller had a 13-under-par 275 on the par 72 Navatanee Golf Club course. came here to win the team championship and I am glad won the individual trophy as a Miller said. is good to play without consideration of money and once in a while representing your The United States captured the winning team prize of $2,000 and Miller woj the individual prize of $1.000. Japan finished third with an 11-under par 565, Australia was fourth at 10-imder 566 and Argentina fifth at five-under 551.

Miller shot a four-under par 68 and Graham a tw'o-under par 70 against one-over par 73 and par 74. Nastase I iis Masters Hie Nastase. turning on his talent instead of his temper. Sunday defeated Bjorn Borg 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 to win the $130.000 Masters Tennis Tournament in Stockholm the fourth time in sLx years. The mercurial Romanian, whose volcanic temper has won him more headlines than his tennis this year, swept Borg off his home court in just five minutes over one hour with a display of vintage tennis.

Borg, who at 19 is 19 years junior, had a nightmare final. Nastase took control from the start on the Royal Tennis slow' synthetic surface and only allowed Borg one chance to break his service. Nastase collected $40,000 on his third wedding anniversary which helped defray the cost of a $2.000 fur coat he bought for his wife, Dominique. had to win, you he said. NFL roundup San Diego triumphs KANSAS CITY, Mo.

San Diego backs Rickie Young and Sam Scarber ran for three touchdowns and quarterback Dan Fouts added another to lead the Chargers to their first victory this season, 28-20 ove the Kansas City Chiefs. Young ran five yards up the middle for a touchdown in the first quarter and scored on a three-yard run in the fourth. Scarber scored his touchdown from the eight in the third quarter and Fouts, who had missed several games with a bruised shoulder, ran nine yards for a score in the final. The Chiefs scored on field goals of 21 and 22 yards by Jan Stenerud and on a touchdown run by Woody Green. The other Chiefs score was on a 17- yard pass from Len Dawson to Barry Pearson.

San Diego led 7-3 at the end of the first quarter and 7-6 at the half. The Chiefs took the lead briefly in the third quarter after safety Mike Sensibaugh picked off a tipped pass and returned to the San Diego 15. Dawson completed his TD pass to Pearson to give the Chiefs a 20-14 third quarter lead. But San Diego came right back, scoring 58 seconds into the fourth period when Young ran in from the three. Fouts put the game out of reach on the next possession when he ran out of the pocket and scored from the Kansas City nine- yard line.

Tarkenton hot again BLOOMINGTON, Minn. Fran Tarkenton threw for three touchdowns, giving him a career total of 289 just one short of John National Football League record to power the Minnesota Vikings to a 24-3 victory over the Green Bay Packers. Tarkenton, who already has cclip- the retired Baltimore Colt completion mark, hit 20-of-30 passes for 211 yards, including two scoring passes to John Gilliam and one to Chuck Foreman, who left the game in the third period with bruised ribs. Foreman, the NFC leader in rushing, receptions and touchdowns, carried 13 times for 64 yards and caught six passes from Tarkenton for 81 yards. Foreman has 961 yards rushing, just 11 short of the single-season record of 972 set by Dave Osborn in 1967.

The victory lifted Minnesota's record to 11-1. Green Bay dropped to 3-9. Sluggish Rams ivin NEW ORLEANS Linebacker Jim Peterson ran a fumble back 67 yards and defensive end Jack Youngblood scored a safety, leading the playoff- bound and offensively sluggish Los Angeles Rams to a 14-7 win over the hapless New Orleans Saints. Former Saint Tom Dempsey kicked field golds of 47 and 37 yards, the only points scored by the offensive unit. Saints quarterback Archie Manning threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Paul Seal in the final quarter for New only score.

Peterson grabbed control of a fumble in the third quarter after it changed hands several times in a single play. It started when the Saints punted from their own 37. Jim Bertelsen took the kick at his own 10 and ran back to the 23, where he fumbled after he was hit. The ball squirted under a big pile of players fighting for it and bounced 10 yards upfield, where Peterson got control and ran up an open field into the end zone. The point-after try was off to the left, making the score an unusual 8-0.

The Rams led at the half 2-0 on the safety scored when Manning dropped back from his own 13 in a passing attempt and Youngblood nailed him in his own end zone. Cardiac Cards roll ST. LOUIS The Cardiac Cards failed to live up to their name. St. Louis rolled past the Dallas Cowboys 31-17, steaming into sole possession of first place in the National Football Eastern Division and knocking the Cowboys into a second place tie with the Washington Redskins.

And St. Louis even have to pull out the victory in the final minutes. was something new to quarterack Jim Hart said. had tended (in the past) to be a little conservative in the first Sunday, Hart fired three touchdown passes in the first half, including toss- e.s of six and 49 yards to fleet Mel Gray. were able to play prevent defense in the second he said.

was a different type of pressure we were pressed to keep our lead Contrary to past practices of using the first half as a warmup for a heart- straining finish, the Cardinals held a 28-3 lead at halftime and coasted the rest of the way. The victory gave them a one-game lead on Dallas and Washingtwi with two games to play. While St. Louis has games remaining with Detroit and Chicago, the Cowboys and Redskins meet next Sunday. could have helped ourselves a lot by beating the Cards said Cowboy quarterback Roger Staubach.

going to make it that much harder against Washington next St. Louis running back Terry Metcalf, who accounted for the first Cardinal score almost single-handedly summed it up: was the big one. We really wanted it so Miami still on top MIAMI Don Strock, a third-string quarterback making his first NFL start, passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to give the Miami Dolphins a 31-21 win over the Buffalo Bills and keep them on top in the AFC East. Strock, playing for the injmed Bob Griese and Earl MorraU, built a 21-0 halftime lead but then the Dolphins had to hold off a furious Buffalo rally in the second half. The clinching touchdown, a one- yard burst by Norm Bulaich with 8:12 left in the game, was set up by a 56- standings AMfiKli'AN CONFEBENCJE Miami Baliiniore Buffalo --7 England Y.

Jets 9 Central PiUsburgh 11 1 Cincinnati lo Houston Cleveland I'l West x-Oakland 1 Denver Kansas City-----------------------------------7 Diego 11- NATIONAL CONFEBENXE East' St. Louis 9 Washington ---------------------------8 Dallas 8 Philadelphia Giants ---------------------------3 Central x-Minnesota (ireen Bay 3 Chicago 3 West x-Los Angeles ---------------------10 San Francisco ---------------------5 Atlanta ---------------------------------3 New Orleans 3 x-Clinched division title SUNDAY'S BESULT8 Baltimore 31 N.Y. Giants 0 Cincinnati 31 Philadelphia 0 Pittsburgh 31 Cleveland 17 St. Louis 31 Dallas 17 ClUcago 25 Detroit 21 Minnesota 34 Green Bay 3 Los Angeles 14 New Orleans 7 N.Y”. Jets 30 New England 28 San Diego 28 Kansas City 30 Washington 30 AUanta 2i Houston 27 San Francisco 13 Miami 31 Buffalo 21 Game Denver at Oakland.

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The Bills looked like they were coming right back but their fourth quarter drive was aborted when Dolphin safety Jake Scott intercepted a Joe Ferguson pass on the Miami 10 and returned it to the 32. Miami (9-3) stayed one game ahead of Baltimore and dimmed the playoff prospects for the Bills (7-5), who dropped two games back. Miami plays the Colts, now 8-4, in Baltimore next weekend. Oilers clip 49ers SAN FRANCISCO Willie Rodgers and Ronnie Coleman ran for a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns, coming after a 76-yard punt return by Billy Johnson, to give the Houston ers a 27-13 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. The victory was eighth against four losses but it came too late to keep the Oilers in the race for the AFC wild card berth in the playoffs.

When Cincinnati beat Philadelphia earlier in the day, that eliminated Houstmi. Dan Pastrorini completed ll-of-23 passes for 118 yards and the Houston rushing game accounted for another 170 yards. The 49ers, meanwhile, gained only five yards rushing against the Houston defense while three quarterbacks, starting with Steve Spurrier, completed 18 passes for 195 yards. Completing the report Baltimore set up its showdown with Miami as Lydell Mitchell rushed for 119 yards to become the first running back ever to gain 1,000 yards in a single season as he sparked a 21-0 win over the New York Giants. The victory was the eighth against four losses.

In other games, Washington edged Atlanta 30-27, Pittsburgh bombed Cleveland 31-17, Cincinnati clubbed Philadelphia 31-0, and tlie New York Jets edged New England 30-28. Mark 39-yard field goal with two seconds left lifted Washington past and left the Redskins tied with Dallas for second in the NFC East. They meet next Sunday for a probable wild card playoff berth. BUI Kilmer and Steve Bartkowski each had three TD passes. Terry Bradshaw threw two TD passes to Lynn Swann in the last quarter to carry Pittsburgh over Cleveland and give the Steelers their fourth straight playoff beith.

Franco Harris went over the for the third time in his four-year career as Pittsburgh won its club record 10th straight game. Cincinnati, a game behind the ers in the AFC Central Division, kept pace before their showdown in Pittsburgh Saturday by crushing Philadelphia. Rookie Mamn Cobb intercepted two passes to set up scores and Ed Williams scored twice for the Ben- gals. John Riggins ran for 154 yards and two TDs, including a 37-yard scoring bui'st, and Pat Leahy added three field goals to help the Jets beat New England and snap an eight-game losing streak. WE WASH VANS ISPECIAL! Stay in Your Van Takes 3 Minutes rt 955 (Rt I0PF.N7DAYS 437.714, AnENTION HOME OWNERS NO POINTS NO PREPAYMENT PENALTY NO BROKERS FEE If your home is now worth more than you paid, you can turn your profit" into cash BORROW UP TO 10,000 2ND MORTGAGE LOANS HOMEMAKERS FINANCE SERVICE, INC.

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