European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes tuesday september 19, 1967 Lions hold shocked packers to 17-17 tie Green Bay up Detroit stung Green Bay with four first half interceptions and a Success Ful onside kick and then Hung on in the closing seconds to Gaina 17-17 tie with the heavily favored packers  Lions rolled to a 17-0 Lead Over the defending pro football champions before the packers came Back in the final 18minutes behind the Long passes of Bart Starr and the running of Elijah Pitts to gain the tie. It was one of the most frustrating afternoons of hire Long career for Starr the National football league s Lead ing passer and most valuable player a year ago. Besides the four interceptions one More than he threw All last season Starr was dumped seven times for 58 Yards in losses by the hard charging Lions front four led by Alex  Lem Barney touched off the Lions scoring by returning an interception 24 Yards Midway through the first period. The insides kick follow-1ing the touchdown was recovered by Bruce Maher a Dwayne Walker immediately made it 10-0 with a 47-Yard Fiel goal. A Short punt after the packers were stopped on their own 13 set up Detroit s final score a three Yard touchdown run by Amos Marsh. Hits 23 of 32 for club record 401 Yards Colts outscore Falcons 38-31, on Unitas passes Baltimore up Johnny Unitas broke his own club rec Ord passing 401 Yards to Lea the Baltimore Colts to a 38-31 Victory Over the Atlanta Falcon sunday before 56,715 fans. Unitas completed 23 of 32passes for the 401 Yards break ing his club record of 397 Yard against Cleveland nov. 1, 1959. The Colts pulled ahead 31-7 inthe first half but scored Only once on a 10-Yard off tackle Rugby Tom Matte in the second half As the Falcons stormed Backwith 24 Points. Each team scored a touchdown on a return of an intercepted pass and Ron Smith returned Kickoff 99 Yards for a touch Down for  Colts scored the first time they had the Ball. Matt took a Unitas pass on the 12 Yard line and raced 88 Yards for the  came right Back on Smith s Kickoff  the first Quarter Baltimore first Downs Rushing yardage passing yardage return yardage passes punts fumbles lost Yards penalized 1 fog foils 1 yacht race i Newport . Up heavy fog rolling in from if the South closed around intrepid and Dame Pattie on their Way  Start it ing buoy sunday and Post 11 Pond their fourth race in the America s cup yacht series until monday. I intrepid leading the $. Best of seven series 3-0, 1 s1v? pla7-ii needs Only one More Vic i tory to Clinch the unit Edff states 20th successful Dell sense of the cup. Added three More Points with a16-Yard Field goal by Lou i  set up two touchdowns n the second Quarter with Short massing. From the Colts 24 Unitas passed to Jimmy Orr at the 42. After a three Yard Gainon a run Unitas tossed a 55 Yard bomb to Orr. He also setup a three Yard to plunge by Tony Lorick with passes to John  Boyd intercepted a cowboys clip Cleveland 21-14, on Howley Pickoff Cleveland up line Backer Chuck Howley intercepted a pass and returned it 28yards for the decisive touch Down sunday As the Dallas cowboys Defeated the Cleveland Browns 21-14 in their National football league opener. Howley s touchdown on the first play of the second half gave Dallas a 21-7  in the third Quarter punter Danny Villanueva Fum bled a pass from Center and was nailed on the 12-Yard line by  Pietrosante. On the next play Browns quarterback Frank Ryan hit Gary Collins cowboys Browns 19 2. 189 5 205 206 81 87 14-25-1 17-37-3 4-40 5-41 3 0 19 30 behind the goal Post for the touchdown. In the rest of the second half both teams were held scoreless by Strong defend the cowboys had built a 14-7first half Lead on Don Mere Dith s touchdown passes to Dan Reeves and Bob Hayes. Reeves running sparked the Dallas offence As he ended up Randy Johnson pass in the Flatland ran 30 Yards for a touch Down giving the Colts 21 Points for the Quarter. In the second half atlant scored on a 21-Yard touchdown a 43-Yard punt return late inthe third period by Donny Anderson touched off the Packer comeback. Anderson returned to the Lions 7, an Pitts went Over from the three a few minutes  of 51 Yards to Carroll Dale and 53 Yards to Jim Grabowski set up Green Bay s second touchdown with Pitts taking the bail the final two Yards Early in the fourth Quarter. An 84-Yard pass run play from Starr to Pitts who eluded four would be tacklers and the streaked Down the sidelines before being dropped by Dick a beautifully pass on the with 160 Yards in 17 , playing with a tender ankle led Cleveland to a 7-0lead Early in the first period. But two Long drives boosted Dallas to the Lead and they were never  Kelly scored the Browns first touchdown on five Yard sweep. Ryan set up the score with three passes that covered 69 Yards. Hayes tied the score when he sprinted 25 Yards behind a wave of blockers i executed screen final play of scrimmage of the first Quarter. The drive covered 68 Yards i seven plays with Reeves and Don Perkins gaining most of the yardage on Quick openers up the  lofted a 17-Yard touchdown pass to Reeves inthe deep right Corner of the end zone near the end of the second Quarter to Cap a 65-Yard drive. Dallas. 7 Cleveland. Cle Kelly 5 run Groza kick dal Hayes 25 pass from Meredith deters kick dal Reeves 17 pass from Meredith deters kick dal Howley 28 pass interception det ers kick Cle Collins 12. Pass from Ryan Groza kick attendance 81,039. First Downs Rushing yardage passing yardage return yardage passes punts fumbles lost Yards penalized Lions Packer 10 13192 43 41 263 100 149 7-17-0 14-23-4 7-45 4-43 1 1 52 38 77 0 7 014 Woodeshick scores clinchers eagles overcome redskins 35-24 Philadelphia up to Woodeshick bolted 40 Yards for a touchdown in the third period and then rammed Over from the one with three minutes left inthe fourth period sunday to Nail Down a Philadelphia eagles 35-24victory Over the Washington redskins in the opening of the National football league sea , the sturdy sex Mountaineer from West Virginia brought the eagles from behind in a see saw game with his third period dash which saw him Rush untouched on a draw play and he put it out of reach after the eagles fought off another of the skins Many frustrating drives in the final  game was christened on a wild note when Rookie John love the redskins speedy no. 2 draft Choice took the opening kickoff96 Yards for a touchdown the first time he handled the Ball Innel play. After that it became a game of touchdown trading be tween quarterbacks Norm Snead 18 of 27 for 301 Yards an Sonny Jurg Misen s 25 of 46 for 324 Yards until Woodeshick brought the action to ground level. The eagles led 21-17 at the half with Snead s two touchdown passes to former Steeler Gar Ballman and his own sneak from the one Yard line offsetting the Kickoff return a five Yard scam a Dakins eagles first Downs Rushing yardage parsing Yardume return yardage passes punts fumbles lost Yards i a fixed 21 84 304 210 18 150 276 9u .5-46-0 1h-27-0 2-44 5-42 1 2 35 51 per by Joe Looney arid a 39-Yardfield goal by Charlie Gogolak. The skins surged in front at9 23 of the third period when Charlie Taylor twisted 36 Yard with a pass from Jurgensen Bobby Mitchell took another for nine and Jerry Smith gathered in a four yarder in the end zone tomake it 24-21. But Woodeshick took a hand off from Snead on the fifth play after the Kickoff before 60,709 and went untouched through a wide Hole at guard and tackle Togo unmolested for the Lead score. The skins had a last period Rush in their system when they went from their 26 for a firs Down on the eagles 17, but the eagles held and love missed afield goal from the 15. Snead followed a Redskin punt to the eagles 26 with a 68-Yard pass to Ben Hawkins to the four an then Woodeshick wrapped it up. Love s missed Field goal waste Story of the Redskin s booting for three pointers. Gogolak pressured by the eagles line had two Field goals blocked an missed another from the 39 be fore love tried his hand with a15-yarder that also missed. Johnny Unitas. Tops own Standard pass from Johnson to Taz an Derson. Defensive halfback Lee Callan intercepted a Unitas pass on at Lanta s 23 and raced 77 Yards Falcons Colt first Downs Rushing yardage passing yardage return yardage passes punts fumbles lost Yards penalized 13104 199 289 2089 419 233 18-30-4 24-33-1 4-50 4-39 1 1 41 32 Washington 10 Philadelphia 14 7 7 024 7 7 735 Wash love 96 i Kickoff return Gogol Alt kick Phil Bullman 59 puss from Snead Baker kick Wash Fig Gogolak 39 Piil Baliman 10 puss from Snead Baker kick Wash Looney 5 run Gogolak kick Piil Snead 1 run Baker kick Wash Smith 4 pass Jurgensen Gogolak kick Phil Woodeschick 40 run Baker kick Phil woo Duschock 1 run Baker kick attendance 60.709. Down the sidelines to  Colts scored their final touchdown at 7 52 of the fourth Quarter on Matte s 10-Yard run following a 72-Yard drive. Atlanta 7 0 10 1431 Baltimore 1021 0 738 bait Matte 88 pass Rora Unitas Michaels kick i Smith 99 Klc of return Traynham kick balt Fig Michaels 16 balt Orr 55 puss from Unitas Michaels kick balt Boyd 30 intercepted pass Mieli aels kick balt Lorick 3 run Michaels kick at Anc Lerson 21 pass from Johnson Traynham kick at Fig Traynham 48 at Calland 77 intercepted pass train Ham kick bait Matte 10 run Michaels kick at Johnson 17 run Traynham kick attendance 56,715. Be Beau set up Green Bay shield goal a 28-yarder by Don Chandler with a minute and 30seconds to play. Despite the lion Rush Star threw for 219 Yards on 14 completions in 22 attempts to provide Green Bay with virtually All its offence. Rookie Mel Farr who gained95 Yards and the Veteran Marsh who picked up 86 Yards led the lion attack which stuck to the ground throughout after piling up the Early Lead. Green Bay was favored by two touchdowns but hardly looked it in the first two quarters. Besides the four interceptions the packers los the Ball once of a Fumble and three times were guilty of 15-Yard penalties. Karras reached Starr fou times in the first 30 minutes to account for 54 Yards in losses. 3 straight pick offs the Lions first three interceptions came on consecutive Starr passes. Tom Vaughn Goethe first picking the Ball off the ground at the one Yard line to Blunt the packers Only first half threat. Mike Lucci grabbed off the next pass Starr threw but that lion drive stalled and Walker shield goal try was wide. The next pass was intercepted by Barney who went in for the touchdown. Before Green Bay got another Chance the Lions were leading 10-0, on Walker shield goal after the insides kick. Green Bay piled up a 3c6-233margin in Yards gained with 263 coming in the air Detroit gained 192 Yards on the ground and just 41 in the air. Detroit 10 7 0 017 Green Bay 0 0 71017 det Barney 24 interception Walker kick det Fig Walker 47 det Marsh 3 run Walker kick Ebay Pitts 3 run Chandler kick Ebay Pitts 2 run Chandler kick Ebay Fig Chandler 28 attendance 50,801. Petty gains 25th win in Hillsborough race Hillsborough . A Richard Petty suffering from a flu virus which did affect his driving ability won the Hillsborough 150 grand National Stock car race sunday his 25th Victory of the season. Petty Randleman .,drove his 1967 Plymouth at an average 80.363 Miles an hour i registering his Triumph his eighth in a Row and 73rd career Victory. V a nil draws record Gate new York a a record total attendance of464,007 and a record aver age of 58,001 were set wit sunday s eight season opening games the National football league an  previous total attend Ance Mark for a weekend of play was 369,271 set in seven games nov. 14, 1965, when the previous record average of 56,610 also was posted