UVEMJSE 14,29 THE MICHIGAN DAILY BOWL SHORTS: iresHead Toward Undefeated Season O Im« lrvuw lm"Im rvlmT By JIM BERGER The San Diego Chargers are on the verge of accomplishing a pro- fessional football "impossibility"- an undefeated, untied season. With last weekend's close, 19-16 win over the Denver Broncos, the Chargers have just clinched the Western Division Championship in the American Football League. Sunday's win was their 10th straight without a loss this season. Tough Defense Although the Chargers are sec- ond in the AFL in total offense with 3,240 yards, the main reason for their success has been their defense. San Diego's defensive sec- ondary, known as the "seven pi- rates" and their defensive line, known as the "fearsome four- some," have dominated the league defensively. The "pirates" set an AFL record two weeks ago when they increased their pass interception total to 35, shattering Buffalo's previous high of 33 established last year in the AFL's first year of play. And Sun- day they added to this total with five more interceptions, San Di- ego's "pirates" also broke another Pro Grid Standings NFL record-yardage gained on inter- they were defeated in the cham- cepted passes. pionship game by the Houston Oil- Denver, with 417 yards, previ- ers. ously held the record in this de- With Houston's win over Boston partment but San Diego shattered Sunday, the Oilers are now in the this mark with 732 yards and six top spot in the Eastern Division, touchdowns. and a repeat of last year's cham- Staunch Defense pionship game appears likely. In- The "pirates" and the "four- cidentally, the Chargers defeated some" have limited the opposition the Oilers 32-24 in a regular sea- to 225.5 yards per game-another son contest this season. league leading total. Offensively, they present a high- The National Football League scoring and balanced attack. Jack underwent its usual weekly Kemp, their versatile signal caller, changes due to the perennial up- has accounted for 16 touchdowns. se KThepEasternoDivisionhisstiedain Kemp has scored six himself and a knot after New York's trouncing has passed for the other 10. Sun- Philadelphia. The Eagles and day he passed for two, hitting full- of i adenohie The elead back Keith Lincoln for a 91-yard Giants re now tiedrecordThe lea pass-and-run play, and hitting wt dnia 72rcrs h p nd -run Blaycar t n d hi-ytrdg mCleveland Browns are right behind end Bob Scarpitto on a 16-yard them with a 6-3 mark. touchdown pass. Louhdoe p starsVikings Upset Colts Lowe Stars In theiWestern Division the Paul Lowe is the other standout Baltimore Colts lost any chance in the backfield. The former Ore- to gain the title as they were upset gon State star had carried (up to by the Minnesota Vikings. The Sunday) 125 times for 655 yards Green Bay Packers held off the and eight touchdowns. Bo Rober- Chicago Bears, 31-28, to maintain son is the other leading ground a firm hold on the first-place gainer for the Chargers. The spot. rookie from Cornell had carried Detroit, with their offensive out- 48 times for 294 yards, a 6.1-yard break against St. Louis, is in sec- average and three touchdowns. ond place while the Bears hold Second Charger Championship down the third slot. The slumping The Chargers have now taken San Francisco Forty-Niners and the Western Division crown for their famed shotgun lost to coast the second consecutive year. Last rival Los Angeles, and the Forty- year as the Los Angeles Chargers, Niners are now in fourth place. Oregon Player Refuses _To Testify on Gambling CHARGER FIELD GENERAL-Jack Kemp, Los Angeles Charger quarterback and top passer in the American Football League, is one of the many reasons for the Chargers' excellent showing this season. Under Kemp's direction, the Chargers are 10-0 and are pointing toward an undefeated season. 4 r'1 I GRID SE LECTIONS It took a woman to win this weekend's Grid Picks contest. Greta Larson, 812 Spring, managed to pick the upsets and scored 15 out of 20 (right, missing only the Wisconsin, Duke, Ten- nessee, Oklahoma and Oregon State games. Her 27-6 prediction of the Michigan game gave her the nod over Dolores Nachman, 4416 ,Markley, who also scored 15 but guessed 21-0 on the 38-6 score. Miss Nachman was the leader of a determined Markley ag- gregation which entered en masse and turned in scores ranging all the way down to eight right. To enter this week's contest, bring in your choices before Friday midnight to Grid Picks, Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard, Ann Arbor. The winner gets two free tickets to the Michigan Theater, now showing "Breakfast at Tiffany's." L THIS WEEK'S GAMES New Yoi Philade Cleveln Dallas Pittsbur St. Lou& Washing EASTERN DIVISION rk 7 2 dphia 7 2 nd 6 3 rgh 4 5 4 is 4 5 C Lgton 0 9 4 T 0 0 0 0 a a ., .! WESTERN DIVIsIOT Pct. .778 778 667 444 444 .444 .000 .778 .625 .556 .500 .444 .333 222 Green Bay 7 2 0 Detroit 5 3 1J Chicago 5 4 0 San Francisco 4 4 1 Baltimore 4 5 0'. Los Angeles 3 6 0 . Minnesota 2 7 0 . SUNDAY'S RESULTS New York 38,'Philadelphia 21, Cleveland 17, Washington 6 Detroit 45, St. Louis 14 Green Bay 31, Chicago 28 Los Angeles 17, San, Francisco 7 Minnesota 28, Baltimore 20 Pittsburgh 37, Dallas 7 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.' 7. 8. 9. 10. Iowa at MICHIGAN (score) Northwestern at Michigan State Purdue at Minnesota Oregon at Ohio State Illinois at Wisconsin Indiana at West Virginia Georgia Tech at Alabama Oklahoma at Army Cornell at Dartmouth North Carolina at Duke, 11. WakeForest at Maryland 12. Colorado at Nebraska 13. Syracuse at Notre Dame 14. Southern California at Pittsburgh 15. Yale at Princeton 16. Texas A&M at Rice 17. Mississippi at Tennessee 18. Texas Christian at Texas 19. Washington at UCLA 20. Utah State at Utah AFL EASTERN DIVISION -' Houston 5 3 1 New York 540 Boston 5 4 1 Buffalo 4 6 0 WESTERN DIVISION W L t San Diego 10 0 0 Dallas 3 6 0 Denver 3 7 0 Oakland 2 7 0 SUNDAY'S RESULTS Buffalo 30, Dallas 20 Houston 27, Boston 15 San Diego 19, Denver 16 SATURDAY'S RESULT New York 23, Oakland 12 Pet. .625 .556 .556 .400 Pet. 1.000 .333 x.300 .222 EUGENE, Ore. (P) - Halfback Mickey Bruce of the University of Oregon, who said he was of- fered a $5,000 bribe last year at Michigan, refused yesterday to go East to prosecute the case. "I've done my duty. I reported it. I can't afford the time to go back there," said Bruce, a senior and a pre-law student. That apparently will close the case. Michigan authorities said they would be unable to prose- cute if Bruce will not testify and will not sign a complaint., Bruce said he had missed some mid-term examinations because of a football injury and could not afford the time away from his studies. He also said he has an obligation to his fraternity. Father Advises A The halfback said he reached his decision Sunday night after talking with his father, Robert Bruce, a San Diego attorney. He said his father advised against the trip. Athletic Director Leo Harris was upset at Bruce's decision. Harris last week said Bruce, although injured and unable to play, would go with the Oregon team to Co- lumbus, Ohio, Thursday, to be available for Michigan authori- ties. Oregon will play Ohio State Saturday. "It is a tremendous disappoint- ment that he is not going to go," said Harris. Bruce said Harris had not talked with him before an- nouncing that Bruce would make the trip. Michigan authorities at Detroit said they had planned to get Bruce's statement at Columbus, and then-if the statement war- ranted-take Bruce to Detroit to sign a complaint. Offered $5,000 Bruce earlier testified before the Senate subcommittee, investigat- ing gambling, that Frank Norman Rosenthal of New York City had offered him a $5,000 bribe to see that Oregon lost to, Michigan last year by at least a certain number of points. Bruce said he reported the incident at once. He said yesterday he does not intend to go back for any later prosecution either. "It has been a year and a half since the incident, and it is now a little hazy in my mind as to exactly who said what," Bruce said. i1' U F rm-N RAeW00A Rfoss ZINDELL OLDSMOBILE Ann Arbor, NO 3-0507 PONCHO Subscribe to the Highland siesta The { Michigan Daily * for those fun weekends by 1 1ES r.,' IBM WILL I nspired by the Spanish poncho... interpreted in colorful Highland Plaids and styled for todays' man of active leisure. 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