THE DALLAS POST, DEC. 9, 1971
ountaineers Cop Title in Big Victory
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Bob Engel, Lake-Lehman No. 27, left the game early when he
suffered an injury which sent him to the hospital.
It'gjeally too bad that Hawaii
did "not defeat Nebraska
because it would have made
Upset Weekend complete.
(Although when you think about
it, any football team nicknamed
the “Rainbows’’ should not win
except maybe against an all-
star team from the Gay Libera-
tion League.) Yes folks—as you
may detect—True Grid has
decided to laugh off these late
season surrpises. An inspired
Tennessee defense actually out-
scored the nation’s number one
offensive team from our own
state. In, the Empty Bowl, a
lethargic Syracuse team also
playegg: inspired football and
shut oFit fayored Miami.
These developments paled by
comparison to the craziest
wedind in pro-football. Things
appeared to be in order on Sat-
urday as the Dallas Cowboys
snuffed Joe Namath’s bid to re-
kindle the flickering aspirations
of the New York Jets with a 52 to
10 victory. Yes, it appeared that
all was in order. However, the
resurgent (hairless) Philadel-
phia Eagles (sentimental favor-
ites of right wing America)
staged an amazing comeback to
apparently knock Detroit out of
a playoff berth. However, De-
troit was to receive an 11th hour
reprieve as the hapless San
D¥0 Chargers scored 30 points
against the best defense in pro
football to beat the offensively
impotent Minnesota Vikings.
Meanwhile, back in the East,
t New England Patriots
easily whipped the once beaten
Miami Dolphins 34 to 13. It
appeared that Buffalo might do
the same to Baltimore, but
when the Miami score was an-
nounced in Baltimore the Colts
were inspired to score 24 second
half points to defeat Buffalo.
The Oakland Raiders also had a
chance to move ahead of
Kansas City in their contest for
the playoffs. This too evolved
into another major upset as the
young Atlanta Falcons sur-
prised the Raiders by a 24 to 13
Wargin.
Meanwhile, back in the West,
the Pittsburgh Steelers, who
needed a victory to stay alive
against Cleveland in the Central
Division, played a Houston
team that had only won one
game all season. The result—a
29 to 3 victory for Houston, of
course. True Grid has antici-
pated victories by Chicago over
Denver and Cincinnati over
Cleveland but these teams lost
by three and four points respec-
tively. True Grid also picked St.
Louis over Green Bay but a last
second field goal gave the
Packers a 16 to 16 tie.
As a result of these experi-
erices True Grid contemplated
professional hari-kari—yes, he
was going to send his records
and rating to Major Hoople! As
the feelings of paranoia dimin-
ished, True Grid decided to try
again. If worse comes to worse,
we can always change the name
of the column to the Fallible
Football Forecaster or some-
thing catchy like that.
Now to bring our records up to
date: After the last weekend
here is the collegiate and pro-
fessional breakdown. College:
603 right, 193 wrong, 11 ties for a
¢ True Grid
758 percentage. Professional:
80 right, 51 wrong, 7 tiés for a
.611 percentage.
There is only one post season
college bowl game of interest to
eastern fans this weekend. In a
game which matches the top
contenders for eastern small
college supremacy, C.W. Post
will meet the University of Del-
aware in the Boardwalk Bowl.
Delaware (9-1) is the perennial
power of the eastern small col-
lege division. The Blue Hens
have defeated teams like Vil-
lanova and Rutgers and their
only loss was a heartbreaker to
Temple by a 32 to 27 score. C.W.
Post lost to Lehigh and Hofstra
while soundly beating all other
opponents. Delaware has a
balanced and potent offense
while C.W. Post with an out-
standing quarterback relies on
the pass. Delaware should win
this game by a comfortable
margin—at least 20 points!
In next week’s issue I will
take a look at the 11 major bowl
games during the holiday sea-
son. As most football fans know,
the upset probability in bowl
games is appreciably increased
due to the additional variables
involved—especially the time
available for preparation.
Despite this challenge, True
Grid remains confident of his
ability .to decipher the
developments of football for-
tune at the collegiate level.
For this week’s pro games I
thought I would adopt a new for-
mat for a change of pace. Per-
haps a more positive approach
may be a catalyst for more po-
sitive results. Yes, for the first
time, True Grid is going to pre-
dict the relative margin of vic-
tory as well as the victor.
Dallas 34, New York Giants
10; In characteristic fashion the
Cowboys are making their late
season surge with five in a row.
The Giants with decimated
ranks are now in last place and
should remain there.
Detroit 17, Minnesota 13: If
Landry can play, the Lions
should be able to take advan-
tage of their second chance. The
Vikings are all defense and you
must score to win.
San Francisco 27, Atlanta 17:
This is a must for the 49ers. A
Falcon victory would also keep
them in the race. However,
S.F.’s experiences and overall
balance should be the differ-
ence.
Green Bay 17, Chicago 10:
The score could be even lower
between these two traditional
rivals. Chicago's defense is
strong but the offense has only
generated nine points in the last
three games. Bart Starr returns
for his final appearance at
Green Bay.
San Diego 20, Denver 9: The
Chargers have played inconsis-
tent ball offensively and defen-
sively. Denver is consistently
inept offensively. If Hade is on,
the Chargers will have more
scoring punch than the Broncos.
In other games: Kansas City
27, Oakland 17; Los Angeles 20,
Washington 10; New York Jets
27, New England 17; Philadel-
phia 24, St. Louis 20; New Or-
leans 30, Cleveland 27; Houston
23, Buffalo 21; Cincinnati 28,
Pittsburgh 20; Balitmore 20,
Miami 17.
Photos
By
Dave
Kozemchak
Dallas Captures Old Shoe
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Three plays moved the ball six yards
where on fourth and four Gary Arcuri ran
a quarterback sneak which exploded for
27 yards and Dallas’ sixth TD.
With their star running back Bob Engle
out of the game with a separated
shoulder, Lehman looked to sophmore
quarterback Gary Baker to generate
some offense. Lehman moved for their
longest drive of the game, 31 yards, and
their deepest penetration, the Dallas 42,
before they again were forced to punt.
Rob Goeringer and Gary Arcuri com-
bined for 58 yards in five plays, aided by a
penalty on Lehman for a late hit, to run
up Dallas’ final score. The TD came on a
run by Arcuri around the right end for 13
yards. Through the third period Dallas
had averaged nearly 11 yards per rush.
From this point both teams substituted
. ’ freely and many second and "third
stringers saw action.
The ball exchanged hands five times as
the game moved toward its end. With less
than four minutes remaining, Dallas had
possession on their own 46. Wayne Evans
moved it down to the 24 and Chuck Wilson
added another 16 yards to move Dallas to
the eight. Four plays could only gain
seven yards and Lehman took over on
their own one, where they allowed the
clock to run out.
Dallas’ running attack accounted for
329 yards on 47 rushes for an 8.1 yard
average. Arcuri ran for 127 yards on eight
carries for a 15.9 yard average, and
Goeringer added 126 yards and a 7.0 yard
average. Wayne Evans accounted for
another 50 yards on six carries.
Lehman gained 47 yards on three
passes, two of which went to Mark
Bogdon to 16 and 13 yards. The running
attack accounted for only 27 yards and
with 20 yards in penalties, Lehman netted
only 54 yards.
The victory brought the Wyoming
Valley Football Conference ‘“‘B’’ Division
title to Dallas as well as retaining posses-
sion of the ‘““‘Shoe’’ for Dallas.
Lake-Lehman halfback Mark Bogdon picked up 16 and 13 yards
on two passes in the Old Shoe game last week.
It was a cold, cold night and the cheerleaders found interludes
between cheers almost unbearable.
Dallas No. 23, Wayne Evans runs interference for teammate
Gary Arcuri, No. 16. Arcuri ran for 127 yards on eight carries in
last Wednesday’s conference tilt with Lake-Lehman.
Photo by Dave Kozemchak
Tony Stevens, Lake-Lehman quarterback, was out of commis-
sion only long enough to be assured there were no broken bones.
Photo by Bob Saffian
Rob Goeringer, No. 21, and Gary Arcuri, No. 16, rush in for the
pigskin. The two Dallas backs combined for 58 yards in five
plays to run up Dallas’ final score in the traditional Turkey Day
game held a week late.
Rob Goeringer carries 51 yards on a delay for Dallas’ fourth
touchdown in the big “rival” game last week. He ran for 126
yards, a 7.0 yard average.