Sports ..w Chiefs lose again KANSAS CTIY (UPI) Ken Stabler, score. opening period. using 42-1- an assortment of receivers and MacArthur Lane boomed his way one Kansas City, a 0 victor over passing at will, threw for three yard into the end zone with 1:45 left in Oakland on national TV a year ago, touchdowns Monday night in guiding the third quarter to cap a 57-ya- rd once again turned the ball over after the Oakland Raiders to a 24-2-1 Chiefs' drive in which running back three plays and Stabler went back to nationally-televise- d win over the Woody Green gained 42 yards. work, masterminding a 72-ya- rd, 12-pl- ay Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs struck quickly in the drive which ended when he found Stabler, who left the game with less closing minutes First they put together Branch all alone in the right corner of than 13 minutes to play when his right an 86-ya- rd drive which ended with the end zone. knee was banged up by Chiefs quarterback Mike Livingston running The Chiefs, held to 10 yards rushing in defensive end Wilbur Young, completed one yard for the touchdown with 4:36 to the first half, showed their first signs of 22 of 28 passes with one interception for play. This came just 10 plays after off- offense on the opening possession of the 224 yards 55-ya-rd back-to-ba- and threw to seven different setting penalties had nullified a third quarter as Livingston hit ck receivers, including Fred Biletnikoff touchdown pass from the former SMU passes of 25 and 24 yards to White who caught four passes to raise his star to tight end Walter White. and Billy Masters and the Chiefs moved career total to 501. With Oakland trying to run out the to Oakland's 16. But on third down, However, after the Raiders had taken clock, Pete Banaszak fumbled the ball Livingston was sacked for the third a comfortable 24--7 lead in the final away on his own 25 with 3.03 left to play tune in the game and Jan Stenerud was quarter, 25-ya- 41-ya- they barely hung on as Kansas and Livingston hit Masters with a rd wide on a rd field goal attempt. City rallied for a pair of touchdowns touchdown pass on Kansas City's After the Chiefs scored their first within a span of 1-4- 3 in the closing first play to bring the Chiefs within touchdown, Stabler, starting at his own minutes of play. three points But Kansas City was 28, guided Oakland to its third score of Stabler, the Raiders' No. 2 pick m without timeouts and unable to stop the the night, hitting all three of his passes 1968 after an All-Amer- ica career at clock and regain possession. for 37 yards Alabama, threw 15 yards to Dave The Raiders, with Stabler hitting his Casper and 10 yards to Cliff Branch for first nine passes, wasted little time in first-ha- lf touchdowns and hit Mike Siaru establishing control of the game. After with a 14-ya- rd scoring pass with 12:51 their opening drive was killed by 25 Summary his on yards left Stabler strained knee the in penalties, they held the Chiefs, Oakland 710 0 724 play. who gained only 37 yards total offense Kansas City 0 0 71421 Oak-Ca- sper 15 37-ya- pass fromStabler (Steinfort tack) Fred Steinfort also had a rd field in the first half despite 45 yards in Oak Branch 10 pass fromStabler (Steinfort kick) goal with 17 seconds left in the first half passing by Livingston on three plays. Oak-- FG Steinfort 37 KC Lane 1 run (Stenerud kick ) after Stabler hit four-of-si- x passes for Then Oakland drove 67 yards in 12 plays Oak Siani 14 pass fromStabler (Steinfort kick ) Oakland Raiders' Clarence Davis (28) looks for Chiefs. 51 yards in the closing moments of the with Stabler hitting six of seven passes KC Livingston 1 run (Stenerud kick) Chiefs' defensive players Keith Simons 14 49 KC Masters 25 pass from Livingston (Stenerud an opening during the first half of play (72) and period to drive Oakland from its own for yards, including the touchdown kick) in Emmett Thomas (18) pursue Davis. to the Kansas City 20 and set up the pass to Casper with 3 23 left in the A-6- 0884 Monday night's game with the Kansas City (UPItelephoto) 'Zark blames self Kewpie defense ignores tricks, Tiger QB out 'Greyhound9 runs offensive show By Leroy Williams Jr. quarter, but many are probably cap should have been executing a textbook-perfe- ct goal line Missourian sports writer wondering if he will be as dependable The Blue Springs offense kept the stand in the first half After the as the bus line whose name he shares sequence of unusual events rolling by Wildcats had moved to the Hickman 2 The Blue Springs Wildcats ran head-o- n The game seemed destined for using a single-win- g formation The yard line, the defense, led by Colin Ohio into a "Greyhound" against the unusual happenings even before it Hickman defense was not disturbed by Tegerdine and Dave Bell, stopped State was a of for Hickman Kewpies Friday night, and started. First, it reunion sorts it and kept the Wildcats scoreless them they won't forget encounter soon for Hickman coach Tom Blue the Travis, not stop The Kewpie offense was ineffective in Springs coach Merrell and The Wildcats did with the By Jerry Sullivan the next morning when he awoke Hickman running back Gary Fred single they the first half and was hampered by Merrell's Steve Thomas, who wing, however, as showed Missourian sports writer with stiffness in his arm. That day, Anderson, nicknamed the assistant more offensive the game several penalties and fumbles. Fans "Greyhound," around, over and went to school together at William sets in than Tuesday, he also slashed the middle ran most teams do a season The only became so accustomed to seeing the past Wildcat defenders for 133 Jewell College in Steve Pisarkiewicz sat staring out finger on his right hand yards in thing bothered the defense was the yellow infraction flags that they all only 10 to lead Kewpies to Thomas, coach Hickman that a window of the Tigers' training He didn't practice for the rest of carries the a assistant at halfback pass bv Wildcat Dirk looked around the field for one after 13-- 0 46-2- victory. He seemed to add the before going to Blue Springs, walked on room, past row of to the the week, then played m 5 Anderson's touchdown run a trees the field weanng purple Williams practice field beyond. Then he rout of USC And be played well offensive spark the Kewpies had been the the pants he But when the game was over, the missing in their first two games. wore at all Hickman games" "If any team has a tncK play, the to I cursed his predicament, twisted enough to earn Sports Hlustrated's Kewpie fans who made the trip Blue away from the window and swung offensive player ofthe week award Hickman fans won't have trouble If that was not enough indication of run it against us," Travis said Springs" on a yeJIow school bus were all his legs up onto a table. "That was just luck, I think," remembering the "Greyhound's" 94-ya- rd things to come, Travis' not wearing his The Hickman defense added to the singing the praises of the "I thought I could play over it," 'Zark said. "I think that (playing the touchdown run m the third traditional purple and white Hickman night's unusual happenings by "Greyhound " 'Zark said of the shoulder ailment USC game) hurt more than which hindered his play in anything." Saturday's loss to Illinois and which It finally caught up to turn will also keep him out of this week's Saturday, as he completed just game at Ohio State. seven of 18 passes for only 64 yards Pieces fall together for Bruins "It worked at USC," he added before the pain became too intense -- By Randy Blackwel! Davies said the offensive line had a I was beginning to wonder if I could playing when he's watching " "But it sure didn't work the other late in the third quarter. Missourian sports writer lot to do with the Bruin's improved still pass," Jamieson said "I got It would be hard to talk about day, though." The Ferguson, Mo. native said he Rock Bndge football coach Rich attack. Although the blocking looked sacked a lot in the first two games, but Friday's game without discussing the tried not to let his teammates know 42--0 " Nothing much worked for the Davies said the Brums' walloping better on the scrimmage line, Davies the line's got it all together now Brum defense It held its opponents he was hurting "I didn't make a big of the Mexico Bulldogs Friday night still thinks they can improve their Jamieson completed 7 of 12 passes scoreless and maintained excellent Tigers in their 31-- 6 loss to Illinois, deal out of it," 'Zark said well-balanc- ed 125-yar- d off-targ- came about primarily through a downfleld blocking in the Mexico contest for a field position for the offense but it was Pisarkiewicz' et "If I'm not looking 100 per cent coach (Glenn) Berry Two of by passing which was particularly, and enthusiastic Brum "Offensive une total the passes were caught "I was extremely pleased with the confident, then they're sure as hell attack.