Cowboys and Rams stay unbeaten with big wins
Dallas Cowboys rout Philadelphia 38-7 as Craig Morton throws three touchdowns and Calvin Hill shines in the first half. Los Angeles Rams top New Orleans 36-17 with four Roman Gabriel TD passes, while Detroit defeats Cleveland 28-21 and Minnesota ending Green Bay’s perfect run 19-7.
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Mets aim for quick victory in NL playoff
The New York Mets send Gary Gentry to the mound to beat the Atlanta Braves in the NL playoff third game. Pat Jarvis starts for Atlanta as Mets fans hope to clinch and reach the World Series, with Jerry Koosman previously holding an 8-0 lead before tiring.
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Namath Delivers Daring Run Secures Jets Victory Over Patriots
Joe Namath starred with a third quarter goal line dive that iced a 23-14 Jets win over Boston as his knee pain did not stop a bold game changing play. Namath also threw a 10 yard TD pass to Pete Sammons and helped New York move to 2-2. Other AFL results included Houston over Buffalo 28-14 and Kansas City defeating Denver 26-13. San Diego beat Cincinnati 21-14 while Oakland and Miami tied 20-20. Kansas City’s Jan Stenerud kicked four field goals and Brad Hubbert scored three for the Chargers in a Western Division win.
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Twins aim to stop Orioles sweep in decisive Game Five
Minnesota manager Billy Martin shuffles the lineup as John Roseboro replaces George Mitterwald and Ted Uhlaender returns in left field. Bob Miller seeks win number 5 to deny Baltimore a third straight victory in the series with Jim Palmer starting for the Orioles who carry a 2.34 ERA in the pennant showdown.
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USC Faces Stanford in Key Rose Bowl Bid Bid Rivalry
USC seeks a fourth straight Rose Bowl berth by beating darkhorse Stanford in Los Angeles in a pivotal Pacific Eight conference opener. The weekend slate also includes UCLA at Washington State and Washington at California as top teams press for early division leads and national rankings.
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Hancock Bulldogs end two-game hex with 41 20 win
Hancock College Bulldogs routed Butte 41 to 20 in Chico. Quarterback Roger Pacheco sparked the attack with a seven yard run and a 48 yard touchdown pass to Charles Howard, while Chris Dolby, Tom Von In, and Mike Guerra led the scoring surge. Hancock held Butte to 72 rushing yards and 119 passing yards.
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Long Beach Cabrillo take team race honors
Long Beach track club members swept four of five divisions while Cabrillo won the 12-13 year old title at the first Cabrillo Girls cross country invitational at Cabrillo High School. Pat Cole and Maria Stearns of Santa Monica AA finished first and second in the women’s 2.1 mile race as Debbie Norris of Southern California Missiles won the 1.5 mile girls event.
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Ohio State rolls past Washington 41 17. Penn State and others win
Ohio State led by Jim Otis TDs 1 3 and 1 yards trounced Washington 41 17 as Rex Kern passed effectively and Washington gashed by 183 passing 319 rushing. In other top games Penn State edged Kansas State 17 14 while Arkansas Texas Christian Texas and USC won in a day of college football scores.
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Broncos end 17 game skid with 14 13 win over Cal Poly
Los Angeles State coach Walt Thurmond feared the 17 straight losses would continue but the Broncos snapped the streak with a 14 13 victory. Cal Poly of Pomona trailed and tied it late on a 13 yard pass from Mike Forkert to Al Clay, then lost to the Broncos. Other results include Long Beach State over Valley State 32 21 and UC Riverside 20 14 over Occidental.
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Rindt ends own jinx with US Grand Prix win
Jochen Rindt won the Grand Prix of the United States at Watkins Glen finishing nearly a minute ahead to claim his first Grand Prix victory and move to 22 world championship points. Stuart Stewart led early but retired, Graham Hill crashed, and Piers Courage finished second as Surtees and Brabham took third and fourth. Meanwhile Lompoc Recreation offers a four man touch football league with registration open.
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