European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Tuesday october 17, 1967 the stars and stripes cox9 Fig with 8 seconds left stuns Green Bay Page Vikings Deal packers first defeat Milwaukee wis. A Fred Cox picked a 12-Yard Field goal with eight seconds left to give the previously wingless Minnesota Vikings a 10-7 Victory Over the previously unbeaten Green Bay packers sunday inthe National football league s biggest upset of the Young sea son. It was the first defeat inflicted on the world Champion packers in 12 official games and the firs for the packers since the Vik both sides see Good in nil upset Milwaukee up Vince Lombardi and Bud Grant agreed. Both thought their team would be helped by the outcome of sunday s National football league thriller that saw the Minnesota Vikings snap a 12game unbeaten string of the Green Bay  was going to have to beat us Lombard said. I anyone was going to i d just As Goon it was them. Maybe it will do us  i Don t care who it was we beat said Grant the Canadian import whose team won its first Grant Lombard game of the season. It was important that we would win whether it was Green Bay Orthe Little Sisters of the  but he added since it Walgreen Bay the win will be remembered a lot lot  coincidence the Vikings were the last team to beat the packers by a 20-17 score last nov. 6. The win was the third i four years Minnesota has scored Over the Champion packers in Wisconsin. Lombard attached Little significance to the fact. What difference does i make he asked. Grant however saw indifferently. We Don t stand in Awe of the continued on Page 2% Ings subdued them 20-7 nov. 8.the Vikings Able to gain just one first Down in the first half pulled the Surprise with a pair of interceptions of Zeke brat Kowski passes late in the rain soaked game. Both steals were converted into fourth period scores by the minnesotans who brought a 0-4 record with them into the  Sharockman grabbed the first interception and re turned it 37 Yards to the pack ers 37-Yard line. Ten plays la Ter Bill Brown hammered Over for the touchdown from the Packer one and the score was tied 7-7. With 2 11 left to play Earsell first Downs Rushing yardage passing yardage return yardage passes punts fumbles lost Yards penalized Vikings packers 10 10158 42 25 226 80 74 11-2-3 25-15-2 7-41 7-43 0 0 10 61 Mackbee who played a Brillian defensive game intercepted a Bratkowski pass on the Greenbay 45. Six plays later after Dave Osborn had Given the Vikings a vital 21 Yards with a scamper around end Cox kicked his Field goal. The packers held to less than50 Yards Rushing got their Only touchdown when Bratkowski teamed with end Carroll Dale on an 86-Yard scoring pass play. The packers defense was equally rugged. The Vikings could penetrate no deeper than the Green Bay 48 with any drive other than ones generated by interceptions. Mackbee gave the Vikings solid scoring shot in the first period when he raced to the Packer 26 with an interception but two plays later Bob jete intercepted a Joe Kapp pass. Bratkowski who had not lost continued on Page s2 rams tie Colts with late score Baltimore up roman Gabriel s third touchdown pass of the game a 16-Yard toss to Bernie Casey with less than three minutes remaining earned the los Angeles rams a 24-24 tie with the Baltimore Colts sunday in a National football league game. A Colts last ditch rally was Cut Short when Clancy Williams snatched a Johnny Unitas pass out of the hands of Willie Richardson on the rams 23-Yard line with eight seconds remaining. Linebacker Maxie Baughan interception set up the final los Angeles touchdown. He picked off a Unitas pass on the first Downs Rushing yardage passing yardage return yardage passes punts fumbles lost Yards penalized rams Colts 20 19 140 98 270 270 107 174 19-31-2 21-34-2 3-43 3-46 0 1 121 36 Baltimore 28 and returned it tothe seven preceding Gabriel s pass to Casey with 2 57 left. Bruce Gossett who missed three previous Field goal at tempts came through with a 47-yarder Early in the fourth Quarter As the rams reduced israeli Hooters Triumph new York up geor Eborba led the israeli National soccer team to a 3-1 Victory Over the american soccer league All Star team  scored a pair of unassisted goals one in each half. The Colts Lead to 24-17. With Green Bay losing to Minnesota Baltimore remained the Only unbeaten team in thenal. Unitas attempted 34 passes inthe game to surpass . Tittle s career record of 3,817with a total of 3,835. Gabriel threw two to passes to Jack Snow including an 80 Yard scoring toss on the firs play of the second half. Unitas threw two touchdown passes Oneto Alex Hawkins and the other to Richardson. Lenny Moore scored the othe Colt to and Lou Michaels kicked a 45-Yard Field goal to roman Gabriel. 3 to tosses Complete the scoring. The rams gained a Tempo Rary Lead in the third Quarter on from Gabriel to Snow with 5 15left in the first Quarter. Michaels kicked his Field goalie the first Quarter to Cut the deficit to 7-3 and the Colts too the Lead in the second on a three Yard scamper by  touchdown run was set up by an interception by Bobb Boyd. The rams gained a temporary Lead in the third Quarter on the 80-Yard touchdown pass but the Colts regained the Lead on the next series of plays with Unitas completing a 47-Yard pass to Tom Matte setting up a14-Yard to toss to Hawkins. At 4 52 of the fourth Quarter the Colts took what seemed to be an unbeatable 24-14 Lead a Unitas threw a 31-Yard to pass to Richardson. Loa Angeles 7 0 7 1024 Baltimore 3 7 7 724 la Snow 53 pass from Gabriel gos sett kick bait of Michaels 45 bait Moore 3 run Michaels kick la Snow 80 pass from Gabriel gos sett kick bait Hawkins 14 pass from Unitas Michaels kick bait Richardson 31 pass from Unitas Michaels kick la Fig Gossett 47 la Casey 16 pass from Gabriel gos sett kick attendance 60,238. Unitas sic estimated is 3-year pact at $375,000 Baltimore a Athree year contract Worth an estimated $375,000 to Quarter Back John Unitas was Given scant notice sunday by the Baltimore Colts. Instead of calling a mid wee conference to capitalize on the news value of the agreement the Colts made a terse announcement just prior to the Kickoff for the Baltimore los Angeles National football league game. Attention press Box the Public address announcer said. John Unitas has signed Athree year  that was the extent of the , in his 12th season threw two touchdown passes inthe 24-24 tie raising his All time nil record total to 241.the Baltimore quarterback attempted 34 passes during the game giving him a record career total of 3,835 which sur passed y. A. Tittle s old Mark of 3,817. With 21 completions Unitas moved to within six of Tittle s record of 2,118.Unitas is believed to have agreed previously to the Mone tary terms of the new contract but additional time was needed to work out Way of tempering the tax bite. The stars and stripes Saldivar quits after retaining title Mexico City a mexi co s Vicente Saldivar a great Little fighter and the Feather weight Champion of the world has Hung up his gloves at the Peak of his career. The 24-year-old mexican wit the Golden left surprised the boxing world by announcing his retirement saturday night after he had stopped helpless Howar Winstone the British and euro Pean Champion from Wales in2 12 of the 12th round of a 15 round title fight in massive Aztec stadium. It was Saldivar s third Victory in a title bout Over the 28-year old Winstone his third defens of the year and his seventh since he captured the Crow from sugar Ramos three years , beaten Only once in his career and that on a disqualification five years ago has won 18 straight since then. He had a33-1 record including 25 Knock  had already planned to re tire when the time came Sal Dinar said although i had not Aba americans land Loyd from Pittsburgh Teaneck . A the new Jersey americans of the american basketball association have acquired the rights to former Rutgers Star Bob Lloyd from Pittsburgh in Exchange for an undisclosed 1968 draft Choice it was announced sunday. The 6-foot-l Lloyd immediately came to terms with the americans and was to report monday. Made the decision yet when stepped into the ring. I will take some rest and decide what to Doin my new  Mexico s Luis Spota presi Dent of the world boxing Council said an elimination tournament would be held to determine a new  earned $80,000 and Winstone about $25,000. One of the promoters estimated the crowd of about 45,000 paid approximately $240,000. Aztec stadium can hold about 115,000for boxing. Saldivar Cut under the left Eye in the huh round nailed Winstone with a jarring left Hook to the jaw in the 12th. As Winstone reeled to the ropes Saldivar went after him and punished him with Bot hands. Winstone Sank to the Canvas. He was groggy when he arose at referee Ramon Berumen s count of eight. He was bleeding from the nose and a Cut under his left Eye. Saldivar Tore after him an belted him with both hands. With Winstone helpless his manager Eddie Thomas tossed in a Towel. Saldivar weighed 1251/4, win Stone 125i 2. Tiger cats take first Hamilton ont. A the Hamilton Tiger cats moved Back into first place in the East Ern football conference sunday with a comeback 22-17 Victory Over the British Columbia Lions in an interlocking Canadian football league game. Yanks rally whip czechs in ice finale Grenoble France a with four third period goals including a pair by Forward Larr Stordahl of Roseau minn., the United states came from behind sunday night to defeat Czechoslovakia 8-6, in the final game Ofa four nation pre olympic hockey  Victory gave the . Squad a record of two Triumph Sand a loss. Dynamo of Moscow the russian squad was undefeated Healing the wingless can Adian team 3-0 sunday. Czecho while Czechoslovakia was notching four goals in the High scoring second period the americans stayed within reach on goals by Jack Morrison of Way Zata minn., John Cuniff of bos ton and Jack Dale of St. Paul  exploded with a goal after Only 30 seconds of the final period had elapsed closing the Gap to 6-5. Morrison s second goal of the game tied the score. Boston s Paul Hurley put the yanks in front with his second Marker at 2 28 before Stordal capped the night s scoring