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— Griffin Daily News Monday, Dec. 6,1971
Chiefs owe
ATLANTA (UPI)-Norm Van
Brocklin figures the Kansas
City Chiefs owe his Atlanta
Falcons a favor.
“Kansas City should be
inspired,” Van Brocklin said
after the Falcons upset the
Oakland Raiders, 24-13 Sunday.
“We did our part. Now, Hank
Strain can put on his six-button
Edwardian suit and do it for
us.”
To explain: Kansas City, now
tied with Oakland in the AFC
West after Sunday’s action,
tonight plays at San Francisco
which leads the Falcons by one
game in the NFC West. Next
Sunday, Oakland is at Kansas
City and Atlanta at San
Francisco.
Van Brocklin credited his
defense, which stopped the
Raiders three times inside the
Atlanta 10, for the upset.
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Falcons 24 Raiders 13
“If you play good defense,
you’ve always got a chance to
win,” said Van Brocklin after
watching the Falcons intercept
ed Daryle Lamonica passes at
their goal line and at their five
—and then hold for four downs
after Oakland recovered a
fumble at the Atlanta four yard
line.
“That,” said Van Brocklin of
the goal line stand, “was a
great great effort.”
However, Oakland running
back Marv Hubbard, who
gained 143 yards before having
to leave the game late in the
third period, apparently felt
Oakland’s offensive strategy
caused those scoring failures.
“I think when the running
game was going so well we
should run down near the
goalline," said an obviously
disappointed Hubbard. “The off
Frank understands
why O’s traded him
By MILTON RICHMAN
UPI Sports Writer
NEW YORK (UPI) -Five
minutes after Frank Robinson
was traded, the bleeding hearts
began murmuring.
It’s four days now since the
Baltimore Orioles dealt him to
Falcons a favor
tackle play is what we should
have tried. It’s always gone
well for us.
“I asked for the off tackle
play near the goal several
times but was ignored.”
Although interceptions twice
killed long drives, Oakland
Coach John Madden agreed
with the calls. “That’s how
we’ve always played,” said
Madden. “We always mix it up
down at the goal line.”
Blame it on the wet, near
freezing weather, or what you
will, but the Atlanta-Oakland
game was a bit unusual, to say
the least.
Atlanta ran only three
offensive plays (for four yards)
in the first period but led 7-0
going into the final seconds
thanks to a 60-yard fumble
return by Tom Hayes. The
Raiders got their only first-half
the Los Angeles Dodgers and
those murmurs haven’t subsid
ed, they’ve grown. Maybe
you’ve heard them, too.
How could they do it?
Especially to someone like him
who led them to four pennants
in the past six years? Look
what they got for him. Nothing.
Who ever heard of any of those
players? Such ingratitude. It
would serve Baltimore right if
Frank Robinson got so mad he
wouldn’t report.
Robinson Not Angry
These are only a few of the
things I’ve heard since the
Orioles turned over the 36-year
old Robinson and reliever Pete
Richert to the Dodgers last
Thursday for pitchers Doyle
Alexander and Bob O’Brien,
first baseman Royal Stillman
and catcher Sergio Robles.
Alexander and Stillman both
are 21, O’Brien is 22 and Robles
is an old man of 25.
First off, for the benefit of
the bleeding hearts, Frank
Robinson isn’t angry over the
deal. He’s not exactly jumping
up and down for joy but he
understands why the Orioles
made the deal.
“Why should anyone criticize
them for dealing me?“ Robin
son says. “They have to look
out for themselves. Nobody else
will. I understand the problem
they have. They have a number
of good-looking kids coming up
who are ready to play. I’ve
thought about the trade and
feel good about it. I didn’t want
to leave Baltimore but if I had
to, I told the Orioles I’d like to
go to a West Coast club or a
New York team and that’s the
way it turned out. I think I can
play the type baseball I want to
play for the next two or three
years and I should enjoy being
with the Dodgers.”
Frank’s Unique Record
Among other things, Frank
Robinson is completely realis
tic.
For my money, no player has
left more of an imprint on
baseball than he has during the
last dozen years.
I may be inviting immediate
challenge from supporters of
Hank Aaron, Willie Mays,
Sandy Koufax, Roberto Cle
mente, Pete Rose, Bob Gibson
and Carl Yastrzemski, but none
of them can say he led his club
to five pennants in 11 years as
Robinson did with the Reds and
Orioles or that he was voted
MVP in both leagues during
that time.
Only Frank Robinson can say
that. Moreover, I’ve never seen
a ballplayer with a greater
combined force of supporters
among fans and fellow players
alike.
If anyone found any fault
with Frank Robinson for some
of the things he did during his
early years in baseball, no one
can now. With the years have
come a maturity, poise and a
respect from all those in the
game.
Two of the first to call him
after Thursday’s trade were
Jerry Hoffberger, the Orioles’
owner, and Earl Weaver, the
Orioles’ manager.
Jerry Hoffberger is a little
self-conscious about telling any
one about it, but there were
tears in his eyes when he spoke
with Robinson over the phone.
“I think he’s one of the finest
human beings I’ve ever
known,” Hoffberger says. “He
has the kind of quality that
should carry him to greater
heights in or out of baseball.”
Frank’s Bright Future
I’ll buy that. I think being a
major league manager is only
one of the things Frank
Robinson will achieve some
day. I believe he has the ability
to help this country in some
executive capacity.
But I also think, like he does,
the Orioles had every right to
trade him despite all the
wonderful things he did for
them in six years. Remember
Enos (Country) Slaughter? He
never quit hustling for the
Cardinals from the day he
reported and they dealt him
away after 13 seasons. He knew
that was the way it went.
And what about Gaylord
Perry? He pitched a no-hitter
for the Giants, led the league in
shutouts a year ago and was
the workhorse of the staff,
never missing a turn or asking
out, but he also was traded to
the Indians a week ago.
Frank Keeps Informed
That’s baseball, and Frank
Robinson understands it is.
Oh yes, one more item for
those bleeding hearts.
Frank Robinson doesn’t have
his head in the sand. He keeps
up. He has heard of all those
“unknowns” the Orioles got for
him except one —Stillman.
score on a field goal by George
Blanda with 17 seconds left in
the first period as they couldn’t
get past midfield in the second
period.
A 15-yard Bob Berry to Art
Malone pass and a 41-yard Bill
Bell field goal two seconds .
before intermission gave Atlan
ta a 17-3 halftime lead.
Period No. 3 was much like
No. 1 as Oakland dominated
play; scoring on another
Blanda field goal and a 31-yard
pass from Lamonica to Fred
Biletnikoff to cut the Falcons’
lead to 17-13 going into the final
period.
Berry, who completed 12 of
18 passes for 220 yards, moved
Atlanta in to their final 11-point
margin and the goal line stand
five minutes later wrapped it
-•.‘l-'
ATLANTA — Falcon’s cornorbacker, Tom Hayes (27) reaches out for a Raider fumble in first
half. Hayes took the ball for a 60 yard scoring scamper down the sidelines that set up a 24-13 win
for Atlanta. Raiders’ Gene Upshaw (63) watches the bouncing ball. (UPI)
| Bowl games
NEW YORK (UPl)—The
lineup for this year’s college
football bowl games:
Saturday, Dec. 11
Grantland Rice Bowl, Baton
Rouge, La.—Tennessee State
(8-1) vs. McNeese State (9-0).
Boardwalk Bowl, Atlantic
City, N.J.—Delaware (9-1) vs.
C.W. Post (8-2).
Pioneer Bowl, Wichita Falls,
Tex.—Louisiana Tech (8-2) vs.
Western Michigan (7-3).
Camellia Bowl, Sacramento,
Calif.—Boise State (9-2) vs.
Chico State (9-2).
Share Bowl, Knoxville, Tenn.
-Carson-Newman (9-2) vs.
Fairmont, W.Va. (7-2).
Orange Blossom Classic, Mia
mi, Fla.—Florida A&M (5-4) vs.
Kentucky State College (8-2).
NAIA Division I Champion
ship, Birmingham, Ala.—Arkan
sas Tech (12-0) vs. Livingston,
Ala. State (9-1).
Saturday, Dec. 18
Sun Bowl, El Paso, Tex.-
Louisiana State (8-3) vs. lowa
State (8-3).
Pasadena Bowl, Pasadena,
Calif.—Memphis State (4-6) vs.
San Jose State (5-5-1).
Monday, Dec. 20
Liberty Bowl, Memphis,
Tenn.—Tennessee (9-2) vs. Ark
ansas (8-2-1).
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Dan Connors pounced on a
fumble at the Atlanta four.
Clarence Davis lost a yard in
two carries, Lamonica over
threw Biletnikoff in the end
zone and then Claude Hum
phrey threw Lamonica for a 10-
yard loss.
Humphrey, who enjoys talk
ing with opposing quarterbacks
during the game, was asked
what he said when he got to
Lamonica that time.
“That’s not for publication,”
parried big Claude so the
question was put to Lamonica
who completed only 12 of 31
passes while fending off the
game-long rush.
“He just said, ’l’ve been
trying all day to get to you;
well, I finally did.’”
Monday, Dec. 27
Fiesta Bowl, Tempe, Ariz.—
Arizona State (8-1) vs. Florida
State (8-3).
North-South Shrine All-Star
Game, Miami, Fla.
Thursday, Dec. 30
Peach Bowl, Atlanta—Missis
sippi (9-2) vs. Georgia Tech (6-
5).
Friday, Dec. 31
Gator Bowl, Jacksonville,
Fla.—Georgia (10-1) vs. North
Carolina (9-2).
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, Hous
ton—Colorado (9-2) vs. Houston
(9-2).
East-West Shrine Game, San
Francisco.
Saturday, Jan. 1
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.—
Michigan (11-0) vs. Stanford (8-
3).
Sugar Bowl, New Orleans-
Auburn (9-1) vs. Oklahoma (10-
1).
Cotton Bowl, Dallas-Texas (8-
2) vs. Penn State (10-1).
Orange Bowl, Miami—Ne
braska (12-0) vs. Alabama (11-
0).
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Hofstra 58 La Salle 56
Pennsylvania 94 Navy 74
Niagara 84 Gannon College 69
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