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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 29, 1967 the stars and stripes Page 19 off stars to test Raider defense in crucial Al contest the american football league Champion May emerge from this sunday s san Diego Oakland Charger by United press International clash that feature offensive stars John Hadl Lance Alworth and Dick Post against a Raider defense that Sheds blood for every Yard yielded in the air or on the  Diego is the Only undefeated club in the Al. It record is marred by a 31-31 tie Reck foils Clark bid in american 500 trial Post Hadl  enter with Boston. Oakland was pinned for its Lone loss by the new York jets the Only time the Raider defense faltered this chargers and Raider the game with five victories each. The wittier will hold the Western division Lead and will be most difficult to supplant the rest of the Way. Talent abounds to such a extent on each team that the conclusion is readily reached that the Western division Leader should have no trouble knocking Over the Eastern Winner in the league title game. Oakland surprisingly enough is a five Point favorite against the visiting chargers. The Odds. Makers took into consideration the raiders Home Field an their 48-14 Victory Over Boston last sunday while holding the patriots to 34 Yards on the ground and 40 in the air. Replacement scores the raiders in timbered re serve fullback Roger Hagberg As a replacement for Hewritt Dixon and the sub pile Driver scored the game s first touch Down Daryle Lamonica figured in most of the other Oakland Namath and babe Parilli ranked third and fourth in passing take to the  Maynard of the jets and Art Graham of the pats Are favored receivers. Then there s the Bone crunching drives by Boston s Jim Nance and the elusive Emerson Boozer the jets league leading scorer. Boozer is a whirling twirl ing twisting Guy who s very muscular and Tough to bring Down comments new York coach Weeb Ewbank. An remember he in t very tall and there in t much for Atac Kier to shoot  Houston s Stock was boosted by its Surprise 24-19 Triumph Over Kansas City last  Oiler Victory Over Buffalo coupled with a jets defeat would deadlock the Eastern . Won t stand still for any hanging. But if the chief intend to stick in the race As defending league Champion they la have to go on a prolonged winning Streak. They have the weapons in quarterback Len Dawson As an air Arm arid Mike Garrett As the ground gainer. The chiefs were caught off _ m by Rockingham . A grand prix Driver Jimmy Clark wrecked his 1967 Ford Fairlan Ein a spectacular Accident at North Carolina motor Speedway Friday in a qualifying run for sunday s american 500 Stock Cut Fol Gclark of Duns Scotland escaped injury in the wreck and his Crew said the car would be repaired for the final Day of time trials saturday. The two time world driving Champion making his debut Ina big Stock car and Oval track racing had just begun the first Lap of his four Lap qualifying run Over the one mile banked Speedway. Going into the shallow first turn the right front wheel came off the car. The machine spun wildly across the track then upward to smack the High steel guard rail finally coming to rest on the infield  was doing an estimated guard when Houston a. Zeke Moore returned a Kickoff 92 Yards for a touchdown. Kansa City now has to watch out for sex Syracuse great Floyd Little who. Returns kickoffs for Den ver. Scoring passes. With four touchdown Cincy end suspended. Cincinnati up univer sity of Cincinnati coach Homer Rice announced Friday that end Tom Rossley had been suspended indefinitely from the football team for disciplinary reasons. A photo disappointed Driver Jimmy Clark. Examines damage to his Stock car Colts favored by 9 Points Over skins in Aerial highlight of nil schedule Denver 38-21 Asp St slipped by defense for two san Diego ripped Downtrodden Rookie Dick the bronc touchdowns from inside the 10-Yard line an clicked with Hadl on a 66-Yard pass  other games sunday new York is favored by eight Ove Boston Houston by six Over Buffalo and Kansas City by 19over Denver. Look for a score the size of Telephone numbers in the new York Boston game As Joe suspension Given by quarterback Provo Utah up Brig Ham Young University Quarter Back John Erdhaus Friday was suspended from the team for undisclosed reasons. By United press International the Baltimore Colts and the Washington redskins Hope to resolve a knotty problem sunday when they renew their traditional National football league rivalry in the nation s  the Colts leading the coastal division with a 4-0-2record, and the redskins tied for second in the Capitol division with a 2-2-2 Mark have been unable to Settle anything Unitas Jurgensen University officials said Only that Erdhaus had been dropped from the roster for violating University  Erdhaus was expected to Start in saturday s contest against the University of  has been one of three quarterbacks used by coach Tom Hudspeth in by s firstly five games this season. In their last two games finishing in deadlocks on both  has played to ties with los Angeles and minnesotan successive weeks and Washington has failed to win and or averted defeat depending on How you look at it against Atlanta and los Angeles for the past two weeks. The Odd smak ers say it can t happen again pegging the Colts As nine poin favourites. The annual game which has been dominated by Baltimore since 1960, matches the league Swo most successful passers in Johnny Unitas and Sonn Jurgensen. Unitas who set an nil Mark for career pass completions a week ago against the Vikings ranks first on the basis of a 60.1 percentage this season and an accumulation of1,693 Yards. Jurgensen has amassed 1,677yards through the air for Washington while connecting on 57.8 of his passes. The redskins however Are expected to have the Edge in  Colts have lost split end Raymond Berry indefinitely with a dislocated shoulder and that combined with an injury to flanker Jimmy Orr leaves the main Burden on Willie Richard son who has made the most of his Opportunity to rank third inthe nil with 32 catches. Washington s Charley Taylor ranks no. 1 in that department with 35 receptions for 589 Yard Sand teammate Jerry Smith is fourth with 30 catches. Neither team has been Able to develop a consistent running attack. In other games sunday Dallas 5-1 is favored by six Over Philadelphia 3-3sanfrancisco 5-1 by seven Over Detroit 2-3-1cleveland 4-2.by seven Over new York 3-3 los Angeles 3-1-2 by 10 Ove Chicago 2-4minnesota 1-4-1 by 71/2 Over Atlanta 0-5-1 an Pittsburgh 1-5 by six Over new Orleans 0-6 the Green Bay packers 4-1 1 have been rated seven Point choices Over the Host St. Louis cardinals 4-2 in a nationally televised contest monday night. The cowboys Lead the Capitol division by two full games Over Washington and Philadelphia 130  when the wheel fell  did a fantastic Job of Sav ing the car said a Speedway spokesman. Only a real pro could have handled the situation the Way he  the Accident occurred about1 . And since Drivers Are allowed Only one qualifying at tempt per Day Clark could not make a second  was trying for 17th spot in the 44-car lineup in sunday s$78,000 event last distance race of the season on the Nasca circuit. But the 1965 Indianapolis win Ner had turned laps earlier in the Day at 116.215 and 116.184miles per hour just Short of the track record and within seconds of some of the better qualifiers of wednesday and thurs Day. Clark said he realized the carwash t handling right when he picked up Speed coming out of the fourth turn on his run to Ward the timing clock to begin his first run Over the course i was t alarmed said Lark. But i decided i would continue and perhaps the Trou ble would Correct  not qualified yet the wheel climbed the High guard rail sped Down a 70-foot embankment and rolled about300 Yards before it stopped of an Airfield that serves the  thus missed one of the eight spots in the Field that were decided Friday. If he qualified on the final Day of time trials saturday the Best he could do is the 24th  Gerkin a Sac Driver from Melrose Park 111., had Friday s Best time in a Ford. His four Lap average was 114.-759 . Others qualifying were Bud Moore 114.258 in a Dodge Charlie Glotzbach 114.059 in Dodge James Hylton 114.050 in a Dodge John Sears 113.987 Ina Ford red Farmer 113.323 in a Ford Lodovico ,112.614 in a Plymouth and Don White 112.491 in a Dodge. thus became the first of three grand prix entries to earn starting berths. Bill Ellis his pit Crew chief said the italian Star has done a terrific Job on adapting to Oval course racing. He just May be our Ace in the Hole sunday." is driving As a team mate of Veteran Stock car Pilot Jim Paschal. The Field was to be completed saturday with six Drivers getting and could Kayo one contender continued on Page 22j in via time trials and the oth ers by the order of their finish in a 25-Lap Windup race. 14 Drivers better record in times prix qualifying Riverside Calif. A fourteen cars smashed the Riverside course record Friday i qualifying for the times grand prix the fifth race in the Ca Nadian american Challenge cup  were no real surprises after Friday s qualifying. Dan Gurney Bruce Mclaren and Denis Hulme led the group with Jim Hall and Mario Andretti  who has t finished a can am race this season Quali fied in a Lola Ford on top with a time of 1 39.3 Over the 3.275-mile course. The time equals a Speed of 118.7 Miles an  sealanders Mclaren and Hulme both in Mclaren Chevy zoomed Home with times of 1 39.6 and 1 41.2  course record had been 1 44.8 set last year by , of Midland tex., drove the largest car on the course a 7-liter Chaparral Chevy to a time of 1 41.4 with Andretti Ina Honker Ford right behind in 1 41.6.more qualifying and testing is scheduled for saturday and even though Gurney has the fastest time so far he May at tempt to solidify his no. 1 pole position with another  Costa Mesa Driver has been plagued with mechanical troubles on the $500,000 can am series tour and will be looking to get the Best Start he can. Forty cars vill eventually qualify for the 203.05-mile race  
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