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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1969
Page
11
After the Civil War college campuses saw renewed rivalry and organization, turning crude ball-kicking games into a developing team sport alongside baseball. The era marks the inevitable growth of football into a structured competition.
Cincinnati Bengals survive a 27-21 win over Miami as Greg Cook shines in his Bengals debut with two touchdown passes to Eric Crabtree. Paul Brown notches his 300th coaching win as Miami's Bob Griese counterattacks with a late second quarter TD to Karl Noonan, while Mercury Morris returns a kickoff for 105 yards.
Brown 300th Horst Muhlmann added two 21 yard field goals for Cincinnati as Griese drove the Dolphins on a 62 yard seven play march ending Kiick’s two yard TD with near five minutes left. Griese completed 19 of 39 passes for 281 yards and a 35 yard strike to Kiick. The Bengals stalled late and failed to run another play after a 49 yard pass to Milton.
Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Frank J. Buncom III died in a downtown hotel from a blood clot after an AFL opener loss to the Miami Dolphins 27 21. Teammate Ernie Wright recalled Buncom's final hours and urged the team to play to win as Frank would have.
A duck hunter found the lower half of a man's body in a marsh along Lake Erie in Oregon Ohio. Police theorize the man may have been on a boat during a July 4 tornado and his body was cut by a propeller. The find occurred near Anchor Point behind the Bay Shore Power plant.
Jets star Joe Namath, in front of a record 46,165 at War Memorial Stadium, threw for one TD in a 33-19 preseason win over the Bills as O J Simpson, a Southern Cal rookie, rushed for 35 yards and caught two passes.
The Four-Man Team Tournament at Brown's Run Country Club ended with 289 as the winning total by Owen Combs Bill Snider Morris Smith and Jack Hagan. One stroke back were Dr O L Layman Bob Eaton Bud Eisenmenger and Tom Benny. Third place on 291 went to Al Bill Kent Johnson and Wi'son Breiel.
Yesterday's Stars Batting Rice Carty of the Braves hit two homers, including a two-run blast in the eighth, giving Atlanta a 3-2 win over Houston. Pitching Andy Messer Smith of the Angels allowed three hits and struck out 11 for his 15th win as California beat Seattle 4-2.
Buddy Delp, a top trainer at Atlantic City, seeks a fourth leading trainer title this meeting. He set a track record with 22 winners last year and previously led in 1964 with 18 and in 1965 with 19 winners.
Cleveland Browns face a setback with three veterans sidelined by injuries ahead of their NFL season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles. Defensive tackle Jim Kanicki fractures his left leg and is out at least half the season. Cornerback Ben Davis remains on crutches after knee surgery and may miss half the season. Defensive back Ernie Kellermann breaks a left thumb and will miss the opener and likely home opener with Washington.
Richard Brickhouse, a farm boy from North Carolina, won the inaugural Talladega 500 at Alabama International Speedway. He ignored a driver boycott over safety concerns to take the lead late and finish first, earning $25,000. Brickhouse clocked an average 153.778 mph as 65,000 watched.
Gary Bettenhausen topped a 50 lap USAC split race at Winchester Speedway Indiana with an average speed of 99.498 mph, the fastest ever for 50 laps on a half mile track. In Brainerd Dan Guerney ran out of gas in the first 100 mile race but won the second and earned top money of 8,705 dollars in Indy car races at Donnybrooke International Speedway.
Dick Weber achieved his highest showing at the ABC Masters with a third place in 1969 marking his best result at the event.
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