European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 21,1969 the stars and stripes Page 17 West by lit bowl los Angeles up roman Gabriel of the los Angeles rams Droye the Western conference ail stars 55-Yards to a touchdown late in the fourth period sunday for a 10-7 West Victory in the 10th annual National football league pro bowl  both teams hampered by a wet held in the coliseum do Meredith of the Dallas cowboys had put the East ahead 7-3 inthe third period on his 34-Yard scoring pass to Paul Warfield of the Cleveland Browns. The West led at half time 3-0on a 20-Yard Field goal by Bruce Gossett of the  Victory was the 12th against seven losses for the West which was favored by four Points sunday and had the ardent backing of a crowd of 32,050 rain drenched  West started its game winning drive on its 45-Yardline. On the second play Gabriel threw a 25-Yard pass Ocarroll Dale of the Green Bay packers. On the next play Donny Anderson of the packers Cut off tackle for 22 Yards tothe East one. On the first play Bill Brown of Minnesota plunged into the end zone for the game winning  touchdown came with 1 57 remaining in the  his Effort in leading the West to the Victory Gabriel was named most valuable player of the contest while his teammate Merlin Olsen was chosen lineman of the  the fourth period heroics by the West Meredith had dominated the game As he completed six out of eight passes in the second half before being replaced by fran Tarken ton of the new York giants. The wet Field hampered Bot teams with the West having an Dawson Lynch spark West to Al All Star Conquest Jacksonville Fla. A almost forgotten quarterback Len Dawson stopped the Newyork jets attempt to Monopo Lize pro football honors Sunda with pinpoint passes and hot Sig Nal calling for a 38-25 West Vic tory Over the East in the Ameri can football league s All stargaze. Dawson a 12-year pro Veteran who made the All Star roster because his Kansas City coach Hank Stram chose him Over Oakland s Daryle Lamonica said familiarity with plays and players was the deciding  knew the offence Dawson said. It was the one we used a Kansas City and 10 other chiefs were Here with  blended the offensive efforts of Al Rookie of the year Paul Robinson of Cincinnati b Loyd Little of Denver and War Ren Wells of Oakland into a win Ning combination for three touchdowns in the last eight  crossed the goal line twice after Dawson completed an 81-Yard pass to Little and a first Down Rushing Yard axe passing  Yar Laite passes punts fumbles los Yards penalized East 11 91 246 32 Westia 02 105 &1 15-27-1 15-37-2 9-30.1 0-48.5 1 45 roman Gabriel. Led winning drive Willard suffers Collarbone break los Angeles a Ken Willard san Francisco s run Ning Back suddenly pulled up after running a few Yards for the victorious West in the third Quarter of sunday s pro bowl football game. No one had hit , it became known later pulled a hamstring muscle and apparently earlier suffered a fractured  Angeles ram Deacon continued on past 20i Edge in the first half although i could Only record the Field goal and the East dominating the third period. A penalty in the second period Cost the East a touchdown. It came after Gabriel had re placed Earl Morrall of Balti More at quarterback. Gabriel fumbled an attempted Handoff and Don Brumm of St. Louis scooped up the Ball and ran it 31 Yards to the West  the first play Leroy Kelly of Cleveland went into the end zone from the four Only to have the touchdown nullified by Backfield in motion penalty. The East then was forced Back to its nine Yard line and lost the scoring  s 20-Yard Field goal climaxed a drive of 78 Yard highlighted by Gabriel s 45-Yard pass to Dale and another of 16to Brown. There were Only 33 seconds remaining in the Hal when Gossett three Pointer. Collected the Meredit i completed eight of13 passes for 135 Yards while Gabriel made Good on six of11 for 106 Yards. Tarkenton was the leading rusher of the game with 46 Yards on his scramble  East gained 246 Yards passing to Only 165 for the we stand the East had 91 Rushing to 92 for the winners. 37-Yard toss to  81-Yard play by Dawson to Little gave us the spoils said Stram who told his team when they trailed 19-3 at half time that it was the second half that counted and the one the would win. The West responded with Dawson s two Long bombs and two defensive gems by Jim Lynch of Kansas City. He recovered an on Side kick that led tothe go ahead touchdown and came up with an interception that put the game on ice. Dawson was voted the out standing Back of the game. George Webster of the Houston oilers and the East who intercepted two passes in the first half was voted Best lineman. Quarterback Joe n a m a t a who led the jets to the Al championship and then the super bowl title Over the nil first Down Rushing yardage passing yardage return yardage passes punts fumbles loft Yards penalized East 20 157 to 2-35 West 14 i is Iso Len Dawson. Bombs East stars Joe Nani ath. Wasted Effort i ant i Bac Hilred on east9s Letnom East All stars West All stars to 20 0 0 7 0-7 030 my East Wiir fled 31 pass from Mer Oilin Zukur Kun a went Brown 1 run to Ciossek kick a 32,000. Jacksonville Fla. Up Wally Lemm gambled by i leaving Joe Willie Namath to Pace the sidelines. He lost. My game plan was to play Namnath in the first half and Bob Griese in the second said the East coach after the West Rose up to win sunday american football league All Star Gale 38-25."Bob had been going Good All week in practice said Lemm coach of the Houston oilers shrugging off the fact Namath had led the East to a Strong 19 3 half time Lead. "1 had All the Confidence in the world in  while Griese the Youn Miami Dolphin quarterback had trouble moving the East in the second half old pro Len Dawson of the Kansas Cit chiefs brought the West to life. He completed Only four passe but they were for 158 Yards and a touchdown and set up two other touchdowns As the West second half Points who led the new scored 35 Namath resembled a rams Victory Allen los Angeles up for coach George Allen the West All stars last minute 10-7victory Over the East sunday in the pro bowl was strikingly similar to the come from behind contests played by his own Losangeles rams in 1868. The big wins Are always those in which you come from behind the off again on Aga Inix s Angeles coach said we had to win this Way because we had so Many hams on the  the hams members of the West squad acquitted themselves very Well. Quarter Back roman Gabriel was a Las minute selection As the game s most valuable player an defensive tackle Merlin Olsen was the top lineman of the game. ,. For Allen who was fired by Angeles Only to be rehired it was his first pro bowl Victory in two tries on a Muddy Field. The Kast beat him two year Sago 20-10 on a similar Rainy  coach Tom Landry of the Kast said that not scoring inthe first half when he had several opportunities Hurt his teams chances of  just had no offence in York jets to the world championship in the super bowl Only a week ago had no complaints As he Cut Yards of tape from his Gimpy right knee in the East dressing room. Sure i would have gone in Namath said but Bob played Well and that was the coach decision to  Namath led the East to a last minute 25-24 Triumph in last year s Al All Star  was fantastic said West coach Hank Stram of the Kansas City chiefs. John Hadl of the san Diego chargers had a Tough first half but he is a Good quarterback , a 12-year Veteran gave All the credit for the Victory to Kansas City team mate Jim Lynch who recovered an on Side kick and intercepted two passes All in the last seven minutes of the game. Man that $500 sure will be Sweet yelled West halfback Paul Robinson a Rookie fro the Cincinnati bengals who scored two touchdowns. He referred to the difference Between the $1,500 that went Tolu winners and the $1,000 which the losers  be never played on a come from behind team like this one said Robinson. "1 was in doubt in the first half. It seems like every time 1 turned around the first half the coniing Ted on pure Dallas Champ Baltimore Colts had the East stars ahead 19-3 at half  beat the West s first half quarterback John Hadl of Sandiego who had three of his passes  Midway in the fourth period the most the West had to shout about was a record 52 Yard Field goal by Jan Sten Rudof Kansas City. Dawson brought the West out of the doldrums with his 81- Ard pass play to Little who took Heball of. His own 45 and fought off defenders for All but one Mardof the Way into the end zone. After the onside Kickoff Vas recovered by linebacker Lyiah it the East 43, Dawson hit Well with a 37-Yard bomb and the West was within six Yards of ago ahead touchdown. Robinson scored it three play Slater on a sweep of left end. He duplicated the performance couple of minutes later after Lynch Rose up to intercept pass thrown by Bob Griese of Miami who took Over for the East As quarterback in the Sec Ond  won the individual Battle of first half quarterbacks Over Hadl in spite of the fact it was the Middle of the second Quarter before he completed his first  super bowl Star had the East ahead 13-3 even then his passing threat and a devastating running attack having produced Only a touchdown and two Jim Turner Field  the last minutes of the Sec Ond Quarter Namath completed seven passes and had the East in front 19-3 at halftime Sturner kicked two More three  was unable to match Dawson s second half antics Ashe coaches stuck with their plan of going All the Way in i Ach half with the same signal Culler. Dawson had no More Siu Cess than Hadl. Each Complete Only four passes. But Dawson s were timely and produced All hut 22 of p