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On November 12, 1967, the New York Giants faced the Chicago Bears at Wrigley Field in Chicago during week 9 of the 1967 NFL season.
The Giants entered the game with a 4-4 record, and the Bears, led by coach George Hallis in his final season, took the field with a 3-5 record.
This is the local Chicago radio broadcast featuring announcers Ken Hodge, Woody Erdman, and Dick Lynch.
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Each week throughout the professional football season, the New York Giants radio network and its affiliated stations bring you exciting National League football.
The opening kickoff in today's game will be coming up in just a few moments.
Here in Chicago, a crowd of about 45,000 is on hand here, 20 minutes prior to air time.
In weather that's on the overcast sky and chilly, temperatures are in the low 40s. It's expected to go into the 20s before the end of this afternoon's game.
The Giants enter this game all even on the season with four wins and four losses, while the Bears have won three and lost five.
In a multi-bonding with former Giants defensive back Dick Lynch, about how coaches Ali Sherman and George Hallis might be calling their strategy.
But right now for another look at today's game, let's call in our play-by-play reporter Woody Erdman.
Thank you, Ted Hodge, and good afternoon everyone from Wrigley Field, Chicago, where this afternoon two football adventures will unfold for the more than 40,000 fans who are braving Chicago wins.
The first of the two adventures is the New York Giants high-flying offense, which leads the league in total yardage against the Bears' efficient defense,
which has made the most of individual skills and hustle and, of course, the artful design of coach Jim Dooley.
The second adventure holds some fascinating possibilities too for quite another reason.
It matches a rather stuttering Bear offense, which has shown signs of improvement but remains last in the league in yards gained,
and a giant defense which has had more points scored against it than any other defense in the National Football League,
but whose big problem appears now to be reduced to the defensive backfield.
If, as they say, everything is relative, this could be quite a clash.
Football, of course, travels in cycles.
Last year the Chicago Bears suffered through a 5-7-2 season, while the New York Giants were winning only one game all season.
The Bears had lost Andy Livingston and Johnny Morris for the season.
The Giants had been forced to do without Tucker Fredrickson, and had encountered many, many injuries.
The Giants turn up at Wrigley Field this afternoon for their first appearance here since 1963,
when Y.A. Tittle tried his very best to bring off the victory in the face of a brilliant Bear defense.
Dick Lynch was in that football game.
And perhaps Dick can say it won't be too many years before it will be the Bears against the New York Giants again in another championship affair.
All right, Woody Yertman, let's hope that happy day is not too far away.
We'll be back to you very shortly when we get the opening kickoff in today's game.
We'll have more on today's game in just 60 seconds.
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Field in Chicago, Ted Hodge along with Woody Erdman and Dick Lynch prior to the opening kickoff
in this afternoon's national football league game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Bears.
Well, Dick Lynch, before we get started talking about the background of this game
and what both coaches George Hallis and Ali Sherman are going to be using strategy-wise,
I think it's entirely after fall here where Woody and Dick to call attention to our fans.
We are very soon going to reach a milestone in college football.
One of the Chicago newspapers this morning carried an item to the effect that just 10 years ago,
this coming Wednesday, Dick Lynch scored the only touchdown for Notre Dame in a great game against the University of Oklahoma.
And Dick, by golly, I've got to say you look like you could go out and score that touchdown again tomorrow if you had to.
Not exactly, Ted. I wish I could, though. I just CD a piece in the papers and it was very nice.
Well, Dick, if the Giants are going to win this game this afternoon against the Bears,
I think it's obvious to just about everybody they're going to have to stop Mr. Gail Fares,
who has been variously termed a Kansas hurricane, a Kansas cyclone, a Chicago comet, and so forth.
In your thinking, Dick, having played against the Bears and knowing the coaching strategy,
how do you expect coaches Ali Sherman and Harlan Tavari, the defensive coach of the Giants, will accept a stop there?
Well, it's a real fine question, of course, one that's definitely in front of the mind of the coaches on the Giants.
However, I do think the Giants can isolate Fares, particularly where he is very dangerous,
and that would be like, for instance, on the kickoff team where Gail Sayers has done so well.
He scored two touchdowns on runbacks on kickoff, and he's really an exciting runner,
and he's got the strength and the speed to go all the way on these kickoffs.
But with Pete Gogolak kicking against Gail Sayers, Gail Sayers lines up on the right.
Pete Gogolak has the ability to place the ball to the left side of the field in the left corner.
Gail Sayers lines up on the left. Well, then Gogolak has the ability to kick the ball to the right.
He can place the football anywhere on the field, and that's one great advantage.
So that's how I think we're going to isolate him on the kickoff team.
The hunting team is also very, very dangerous when he gets the football,
but he can be isolated once again because Ernie Coy kicks the ball nice and high,
and he also can kick it out of bounds, or he can place it himself.
He has the ability to kick to the right, high and long, but to the right.
He can tell his defenders, I'm going to kick it to the right now, boys.
Let's go over there. Let's go get him. Oh, he can kick it to the left.
He has that ability. So on our special teams, I think we can isolate Gail Sayers.
What happens if they decide to switch at a time when Gogolak is making his approach to the ball?
Well, then I think they're doing something that's different,
and we're causing them to do something different, so I don't think that's going to affect it at all.
Say it has to run from his right to his left, I think this is definitely in the favor of the Giants.
He can also drop the football, too.
Don't forget, it takes quite a long time to see the arc of the ball,
see where it's going to fall, and try to get there in time, then to set up where you're blocking.
But Gogolak also can place that ball very quickly to the right corner or to the left corner,
and I think, believe me, I think he can keep the ball away from Sayers.
Dick, getting over to the Chicago Bears, I noticed that they're using Jack Con Cannon,
a former Boston College star quarterback, as their number one quarterback this year.
Now, when Jack Con Cannon was signed to professional football by the Philadelphia Eagles,
he was, of course, their number two quarterback,
and the Bears have had an established quarterback in Rudy Bukic.
But now Con Cannon has been moved in by Coach George Callis ahead of Bukic,
and I'm wondering why this is, Dick.
Well, the number one reason, Woody, I think, George Callis and the Chicago Bears
and football in general, coaches, they do believe that Jack Con Cannon can be a fine quarterback.
This is his first year starting at quarterback, and this has caused, he's under an awful lot of pressure.
He is young, he's 24 years old, this is like his first year starting at quarterback,
and they want to go with the young quarterback.
Bukic has been in the league about 13 years. I played with Rudy down in Washington.
He's got a fine arm. I do think at times he is a little erratic,
and their offense in the beginning was fluttering, and as Woody pointed out, it hasn't been consistent.
They have scored 101 points, that's second lowest in the league.
The Atlanta Falcons have scored 96 points. So they don't have much of an offense.
But so I think he's going to turn the reins completely over to Jack Con Cannon and build him up.
It takes a lot of experience, it takes playing time, and they want to go with Con Cannon.
I don't think he's much of a faster. In fact, he's somewhat like Tarkington in that he does do a lot of scrambling.
The figures here, he ran the ball 48 times, and Tarkington has only ran it 33 times.
So when he goes back to throw the ball, he is also, he has the ability, he's 6'3 and weighs about 205 pounds,
he has the ability to scramble. He also runs 199.
He's going to be a scrambler, just like Tarkington. He gained 176 yards on his 48 attempts.
That's not an awful lot, but he does have the ability to scramble.
Tarkington ran it 33 times for 214 yards.
And we saw it last week as he scrambled and really led us to some real fine game.
But overall though, that's the reason why I think they want to start Con Cannon,
and why they want to keep him in the ball game, make him the number one quarterback, give him the experience,
because he has the future ahead of him. His future is sort of like behind him.
So I would say youth movement on the part of Chicago Bears by one of the senior citizens and senior statesmen,
elder statesmen in the National Football League, the veteran coach George Hallis,
going as Dick Link mentioned, with youth in quarterback with Jack Con Cannon, the former Boston College star.
We had the pleasure of seeing him in all three of his college games against Syracuse University,
the all three games he appeared in against Syracuse University over many of these state stations.
And Con Cannon was a fine college quarterback and has come along well here with the Chicago Bears.
We'll have more on today's game in just 60 seconds.
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Here at Wrigley Field in Chicago, we're just moments away from the opening kickoff in this afternoon's NFL football game
between the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants. Well, Dicklin, a few moments ago,
we were chatting about the strategy which the Giants would have to use to stop Gale Sayers and the Chicago Bears.
Let's look at the other side of the coin now, Dick, and what will the Bears have to do to stop the Giants?
Well, I think the Bears know what they have to do really, Ted.
Let's take first Coach George Callis. He founded the ball club in 1920 and he's been a head coach for 40 of those years, since 1920.
He's been a head coach 40 years. He knows and understands football. He knows what he has to do.
What they have to do, and it's real important, the Giants come in here as the number one offensive ball club in the league.
They have to stop our passing attack. And if they ignore that, we're having such a fine year, right?
I think if Ernie Coy, by the way, who didn't practice all week, he didn't run until Friday,
but he's going to be able to start the football game, he's all right.
Ernie Coy and Tucker Fredrickson, they're having a great year running. Both of them are blocking very well and they're running very well.
And I think we can run against the Chicago Bears defense. And I believe very strongly that we can pass.
And as they line up two men on Homer Jones has been the custom so far in the games that we've seen and we've recorded here,
we have Aaron Thomas. And Aaron Thomas has done very well against the Chicago Bears.
He's done very well against Richie Pettibone, who is a real fine safety.
And they're going to have a battle. It's going to be quite a battle, Pettibone against Aaron Thomas.
And also, of course, Homer Jones, he'll give anybody trouble. He'll give McRae trouble. He'll give Gentry trouble.
And you never can tell when Homer's going to get the ball and go all the way with it.
So they have to stop our passing. And if they ignore that, it wipes out for the run.
Because Tucker and Coy can go with that football. And that's a problem for the Bears.
Our offense is really, really very good. Defensively, we have to stop Sayers on the ground.
And that's going to be 11 football players crowding him every time he gets his hands on the ball.
They'll probably come with pitch outs, sweep, off-tackle plays. As good as Gale Sayers is on a pitch out, Ted,
he can go off-tackle just as well. And that's his favorite play, off-tackle behind Grape Blocking.
And he has the ability to go all the way, especially down the goal line. They like to go off-tackle with him.
And they have also in their backfield, Ronnie Bull, who's not having a great year. He's been hurried a lot.
And Bull is very swift, very elusive around when he comes around to football.
He's got a picture on that end very quick. And he also has the ability to pass as Sayers, too.
They're both left-handed and they both can pass the football. This is something we might see during a football game.
Okay, Dick Lynch, that's something we'll be watching for. And if it develops, pass on to our listeners.
Let's take a look now at the offensive starting lineup for both these clubs as the players are being introduced on the field.
For the New York Giants, starting off the split-end position will be filled by Homer Jones,
a 6'2", 225-pounder from Texas Southern University.
The left tackle will be Willie Young, a 6'250 pounder from Grambling College.
The left guard will be Keith Case, a 6'3", 245-pounder from the University of Georgia.
General DePaul will be Greg Larson, the 11-year veteran from Minnesota. He stands 6'3", and weighs 250 pounds.
The right guard will be Darrell Betz, a 6'245-pounder from North Carolina State.
The right tackle will be Francis Pei. He stands 6'5", weighs 250, played his college ball at the University of Missouri.
The tight end will be Aaron Thomas, a 6'3", 210-pounder from Oregon State.
The flanker back will be Joe Morrison, a 212-pound, 6'1", from the University of Cincinnati.
The quarterback will be Fran Tarkenton, 6'190 pounds from the University of Georgia.
The running back will be Tucker Frederickson, a 6'2", 230 pounds from Auburn University,
and Ernie Coy, 6'3", 230 pounds from the University of Texas.
For the Chicago Bears, at left end will be Dick Gordon, 5'11", 190 pounds from Michigan State.
Left tackle, Randy Jackson, 6'5", 245 pounds from Florida.
Left guard, Mike Raybold, 6'2", 250-pounder from Indiana.
The center, Mike Pyle, a 6'3", 250-pounder from Yale University.
The right guard, Jim Cadell, a 6'3", 240-pounder from San Jose State.
The right tackle, Rob Witowska, a 6'3", 240-pounder from Notre Dame.
The tight end will be Austin Denny, at 6'2", he weighs 229 pounds, played at the University of Tennessee.
The flanker back will be Johnny Morris, a 5'10", 180-pounder from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
The quarterback, Jack Conkannon, who we were speaking about earlier with Dick Link,
he stands 6'3", weighs 205, and attended Boston College.
The running backs will be Gail Sayers, at 6'3", he weighs 198 pounds, is from Kansas University,
and Ronnie Bull, 6'2", 200 pounds from Baylor.
Both teams are getting ready for the opening kickoff, which will be coming up in just a moment.
Right now, we've got 70 seconds for station identification.
This is the New York Giants Radio Network.
That's 8'10", on your dial, in Schenectady, New York.
Shortly for the opening kickoff in this game between the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants,
Dick Link, this is a mighty important game for both of these ball clubs.
Talking with some of the Chicago Bear players, they really feel that they are still in this race, and they are.
If you look at their division, they're in the central division, with Green Bay hurting out,
both for Bowski and Pitts out. I don't know how long for Bowski's going to be out.
And with Bart Stott, certainly questionable, he goes game to game, but his shoulder isn't really in great shape.
They feel, even though they're three games behind, that by the time they meet the Green Bay Packers,
which is in about three games, that they'll have closed the gap.
And so, since they're only a half game out of second place, and three games behind the leaders,
the Green Bay Packers, they want to win this football game. This is an important game.
And if you look back over the history of the Chicago Bears,
they certainly come on real strong late in the season, and this is late in the season.
This is the time when Papa Hallis gets them really rolling.
So, they have an excellent chance to steal that central division.
For the New York Giants, this is a mighty important game for us. We're one game out of first place.
Both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cleveland Browns right now are one game ahead of us.
But perhaps if any one of those teams lose, we find ourselves right back in the first place.
So, this is a big game for the Giants, a big game for the Bears,
and that's what's going to make an exciting football game today.
And the Giants have won the toss and elected to receive.
They will be receiving from the goal-lined zone directly in front of us here at Wrigley Field,
as the Bears line up for the kickoff.
Out with referee Pat Hagerty for the coin tossing ceremony,
with co-captains Joe Morrison, Jim Katkiewicz of the Giants,
and for the Bears, Mike Pyle and Bob Witowska of the offensive unit,
and Zygmunt Guss, the middle linebacker on defense.
Now, here come the Giants out of their huddles around Coach Ali Sherman,
ready to line up in receiving formation.
Kicking off, placing the ball on the 40-yard line is Mack Percival,
a 6'4", 220-pounder from Texas Tech, who will kick off for the Chicago Bears.
The Giants come out directly below us now here at Wrigley Field, ready to receive the kickoff.
And very, very shortly, we will have play-by-play action in the National Football League game
between the New York Giants and the Chicago Bears.
Percival has placed the ball on the 40-yard line for the Bears.
The Giants are down below us, all set to receive.
There's the signal here to tell you about it, our play-by-play reporter, Woody Yergman.
There's the approach to the ball, the foot heads toward the near side of the field
and goes out of bounds on about the 5-yard line, so it will be kicked over.
Back to receive the kickoff will be Clarence Childs and Randy Minier.
Minier was just activated this past week.
He's a graduate of Purdue, 6'1", 200 pounds, and now has been assigned number 27.
So we're here at Wrigley Field in Chicago prior to kickoff
with a game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Bears.
A word about Randy Minier, Woody, he, of course, was assigned to the New York Giants
Bomb Club, the Westchester Bulls, and he had an excellent season there.
He was running the ball very well. He is an excellent runner.
Unfortunately, in his rookie year last year, he broke his leg up at training camp
in Fairfield, Connecticut. But he's back and he's healthy and he's in real good shape
and he's a fine runner.
Number 83, Max Percival, will kick off with the Chicago Bears. The ball is on the 35.
The arm has been placed high in the air, and there is the approach to the ball, the boost.
It's a high over end over end kick taken by Clarence Childs on the 12.
He carries it to the 20, to the 25, to the 30, up to the 35-yard line,
and he's brought down over on the far side of the field on the 35-yard line.
So it will be first and 10 for the New York Giants on their own 35.
Bob Jones made the tackle for the Chicago Bears.
In the opening seconds of play here at Wrigley Field,
in other action in the National Football League, first period San Francisco 7, Washington nothing.
Out of the huddle, up to the line of scrimmage, the New York Giants.
Out on the flank on the far side is Del Schaffner.
The split end on the near side, Homer Jones, the ball handed off to Triplet.
Triplet picks up, yardage, gets past the line of scrimmage,
past the 40-yard line, up to about the 41-yard line where he's tackled by Doug Buffoon.
Mill, Triplet, 6 feet 2, 210 pounds.
And so it's a pick up of 6, makes it second and 4.
The ball on the 41-yard line, out of the huddle, up to the line of scrimmage, the New York Giants.
Jones on the near side, Schaffner on the far side.
There's the pitch out to Fredericton.
Fredericton gets yardage, gets past the Nittsville Stripes,
gets down to about the 42-yard line and he's tackled there by Jim Purnell,
the right linebacker for the Chicago Bears.
So it's a first down for the New York Giants,
13 minutes and 40 seconds of playing time remaining in the first quarter.
And an excellent block that time by Darrell Dess and opening up that hole for Tucker, it was nice and big.
And Darrell Dess pulled out of the line and knocked Buffoon back,
enabling Tucker to make that big yardage.
So the ball is on about the 44-yard line.
Over the ball at center, Greg Larson.
There's the handoff to Triplet. Triplet hits the middle of the line.
He stops at the line of scrimmage by Dick Eby and Frank Cornich.
The middle portion of the forward wall for the Chicago Bears.
He may have picked up about a yard or two.
No score in the ball game here at Wrigley Field.
The New York Giants and the Chicago Bears make it second down in about 10.
No gain on that fast play.
Second and 10, New York Giants calling the signals for the Giants.
Fran Trachendon on the near side.
It's Homer Jones on the far side.
Del Schauffner, Trachendon fades.
A pass to Jones. It's good.
Jones gets it on about the 31-yard line,
and he tackles just about at the time he receives it by Curtis Gentry,
who is the right cornerback for the Chicago Bears.
And so the ball is on the Bears' 31-yard line.
First and 10, New York Giants on the Bears' 31.
The New York Giants on the go in the opening quarter.
Now this game between the Giants and the Chicago Bears, traditional rivals.
There's the snap to Trachendon.
Trachendon fades.
A pass over the line to Aaron Thomas. It's good.
And carried to about the 20-yard line on the near side of the field,
where he's stopped there by Jim Purnell and Ricky Pettibone.
Purnell, the right linebacker, Pettibone, the strong safety.
Pettibone in his ninth season, Purnell in his fourth season.
So it's another first down for the Giants.
First and 10, New York Giants, 11 minutes and 46 seconds of playing time remaining in the first period.
The Giants in possession of the football.
First and 10, the ball on the 20 of the Chicago Bears.
Trachendon calling the signals.
The running back are Fredrickson and Triplett offside.
Marty Ampler, I think, pulled offside on that pass way, Dick.
Right, he did. He jumped the gun by about two seconds.
I think Trachendon was ready to take the ball anyway and throw it,
but the referee stepped right in.
It was offside and they stopped the ball even before they got in motion.
So that puts the ball on the 15-yard line.
The ball on the New York Giants. It is first and five to go.
The ball on the 15 of the Bears.
Out of the huddle up to the line of scrimmage, the Giants.
Turner on the far side. He's a flanker.
The split end. Homer Jones on the near side.
The tight end. Aaron Thomas. Triplett and Fredrickson are the running backs.
The ball handed off to Fredrickson.
Fredrickson to the five down to about the two-yard line,
and he's forced out of bounds on the near side of the field by Curtis Gentry,
right cornerback for the Chicago Bears.
Tucker Fredrickson, who this year ended the ball game with 261 yards rushing in 81 carries.
Well, it's been a giant habit to take the ball as they get it
and move right down the field in every game.
They've scored, I think, just about every time they had their hands on the ball the first time, Woody.
They're in real fine scoring position once again.
They're talking in his boredom right down.
First and goal to go with the ball on the three-yard line.
Tuck in and calling the signals.
Hands the ball off to Triplett. Triplett hits the middle of the line.
He bangs into it, but he has stopped by the center portion of the front four for the Chicago Bears.
Dick Eby, Frank Cornish, and middle line backer Dick Butkus.
It's going to be tough moving a man like Frank Cornish, Woody.
They say he's 270 pounds, but I was next to him down on the field.
I think he's over the 300 mark. He's about 3'5".
Bob Crespino goes in the ball game. He moves in a tight end, and Aaron Thomas slips over to split end.
Del Schaffner is the flanker back.
The running backs are Fredrickson and Triplett.
Tuck in and calling the signal for the New York Giants.
Greg Larson over the ball at center. Takes the snap from center.
Hands the ball off to Triplett. Triplett loses the footing as he hits the line,
and he has stopped at the line of scrimmage by Ed O'Brannovich,
number 87 in his sixth season in the National Football League, 6'3", 255 pounds.
The New York Giants knocking on the door.
The ball on about the one-yard line.
Bill Triplett went into the line, and as he moved into the line, he tried to cut in, lost his footing,
picked up about two. One yard to go.
Tuck in and calling the signal. Takes the snap from center.
He fades. He's looking for a receiver.
There's a pick-up to the next line.
To Darrell Dess. It's a lateral, and I believe Dess carried it in.
Yes, that's right, Woody. You called it right.
That's a touchdown, and I bet you Darrell Dess is really very amazed,
but very late at the same time, Tuck in and put on a great rush by Ed O'Brannovich.
As he went to try to go into the end zone with the ball, he was tackled,
and instinctively turned around, threw the ball to Darrell Dess,
and put his shoulder in, and just took over two fair defenders with him.
A touchdown, Giants lead.
Darrell Dess scores the touchdown for the Giants.
Taking a lateral from Fran Tarkin, and seats go relaxed.
Will attempt the conversion. There's the hole, the boot. It is good.
And so it's seven for the New York Giants, nothing for the Chicago Bears.
More New York Giants football in just 60 seconds.
So the New York Giants get on the scoreboard first here at Wrigley Field in Chicago
early in the first quarter, taking the opening kickoff, a 65-yard drive,
capped by a lateral pass from Fran Tarkin to Darrell Dess for the touchdown.
Kogelach's conversion kick was good. The Giants lead the Chicago Bears 7-0.
Now here is Kogelach kicking off for the Giants.
Here to tell you about it, the network voice of the Giants, Woody Erdman.
Gordon and Sayers lined up one behind the other, an attempt to confuse Kogelach.
As Kogelach kicks off, the ball taken by Ralph Kurek.
Kurek carries the ball along the near side of the field,
and he is finally down on about the 35-yard line.
Right, Woody, I think, as we called it,
Dale Sayers and Gordon were back there one behind the other,
so they were trying to confuse the Giants rushing team coming down.
Kogelach tried to put it over on the left side of the field.
Chicago Bears out of the huddle up to the line of scrimmage, calling the signal.
Jack Kencannon, the quarterback for the Chicago Bears, over the ball at center, Mike Pyle.
The ball is snapped back to Kencannon, he hands it off to Ron Bull.
Bull hits the line, he picks up several yards,
and he's brought down short of the 40-yard line.
Ron Bull, who is back in action, he was out.
The result of injury and makes his return today.
He's a six-year veteran, six feet tall, 200 pounds.
A graduate of Baylor.
Out of the huddle up to the line of scrimmage, the Chicago Bears.
It is second and eighth.
The running backs are Sayers and Ron Bull.
The flanker back is Johnny Morris.
Over the ball at center is Mike Pyle.
The quarterback, Jack Kencannon.
Kencannon takes the snap from center.
He fades, looking for a receiver.
He's being left behind the line of scrimmage.
Kencannon is after him.
He's being cheeked.
There's a short pass, a free pass to Austin Jenney.
Jenney got the ball on the far side of the field
and carried it up to about the 39- to 40-yard line.
Ken Avery and Bill Flayne brought him down.
Austin Jenney, six feet two, 229 pounds.
The rookie from Tennessee made the reception,
averting what could have been a tragedy.
So it is now second and about seven.
The Giants at that time lined up in an odd defense.
They had five men on the line of scrimmage,
and it was strictly the linemen who were putting the rush on Kencannon.
Chicago Bears out of the huddle up to the line of scrimmage.
Kencannon takes the snap from center.
There's a short pass, looks at number 47, Johnny Morris.
Morris catches the ball, and he is down.
As soon as he gets the ball on about the 47- to 48-yard line of the Giants,
Scott Eaton made the tackle.
Scott Eaton has returned after having been out as a result of injury.
He's the left cornerback for the Giants.
And he's covering one of the real fine receivers in the National Football League,
Johnny Morris.
He's been beset by injuries also, Woody,
but he's one of the finest receivers I've ever played against.
First and 10 Chicago Bears with a ball now in Giants territory.
We have 6 minutes and 57 seconds of playing time remaining in the first quarter.
There is a pass to Morris, on the 40, on the 30,
and he is brought down on the 29-yard line by Wendell Harris,
strong safety man for the Giants.
Johnny Morris took the pass on the near side of the field from Jackson Kenan,
and he carried it to about the 29-yard line of the New York Giants,
another first down, first and 10 Chicago.
The Giants are leading 7-0.
Other scores of National Football League action,
first period, Baltimore 21, Atlanta 0.
First quarter, San Francisco 7, Washington 0.
And here at Wrigley Field it's 7 for the Giants,
nothing for the Bears, but the Bears are threatening.
Up at the line of scrimmage, the Chicago Bears,
Jackson Kenan calling the signals.
There's a snap from center.
He's fading.
He's being crushed.
And there is a pass intended on the near side of the field for Austin Jenney,
right as Jackson Kenan was being pulled down by Bob Lertz-Semmah.
Bob Lertz-Semmah, one of the defensive tackles for the New York Giants.
One thing in the Giants' favor so far in this ball game,
as far as when Kenan goes back to pass, Woody,
he does not drop back very deep.
That time he only dropped back around 4 yards,
and the giant linemen were right on top of him,
causing him to just try to get rid of the football before it was tackled.
So in this league, if you're going to pass,
it takes a little bit more time.
You have to drop back at least 7 yards,
but he hasn't done it so far.
The flanker back, Johnny Morris on the near side,
the split end, Dick Gordon over on the far side.
The quarterback is Jackson Kenan.
He fades.
Again, the right's being put on him.
There's a screen pass to Ronnie Bull.
Bull gets it, carries it over to the far side of the field to about the 35.
Now, that'll be a lot of about 4 yards on the play.
Vince Costello made the tackle.
And Costello had him man to man, Woody.
He read the play correctly.
As Bull came out into what we're looking at right now, the right flat zone,
Vinnie Costello, with 11 years experience, was right in back of him.
As he caught the football, he dragged him right down.
And it was a real fine play by Vince Costello.
Now the Bears are in a little bit of trouble as far as trying to get the first down.
They have the third down and about 15 to go,
and they'll have to get at least 15 to keep this drive going.
Ralph Keurig replaces Ron Bull as a running back for the Chicago Bears.
Johnny Morris flanked out on the far side.
Dick Gordon, the split end on the near side.
Kenan takes the snap from center.
The ball handed off to Gale Stairs.
Gale Stairs rushes to the far side.
He is down on about the 30-yard line by Ken Avery.
The Bears went into this ball game with 397 yards gained rushing and three touchdowns.
He's a tough one.
Six feet tall, 198 pounds.
The ball is on the 30-yard line.
That makes it fourth down and about 11 or 12 yards to go.
They will try now for a field goal.
Max Percival, 6 feet 4, 220 pounds in his sixth season in the National Football League.
Mike Pyle holds the ball.
Accept the ball from center.
There is the boot.
It is no good.
It's wide to the near side.
So it is no good.
And the score remains, the New York Giants 7, the Chicago Bears nothing.
We have four minutes and 35 seconds of playing time remaining in the first quarter of this football game.
7-0.
The Giants out front.
So the ball will be placed on the 20-yard line and the Giants will take over possession.
Coming into the ball game, Aaron Thomas, Joe Morrison will be the flanker back.
Homer Jones will split in.
Aaron Thomas will tie it in.
There's a pause in the action here at Wrigley Field.
The score, 7 for the Giants, nothing for the Bears.
More Giants football in just 30 seconds.
Here at Wrigley Field, the New York Giants have held the Chicago Bears on their first attempted scoring.
The Bears put the ball in play on their own 35 and were unable to get the field goal attempt, which was just tried.
So the Giants take over on their own 20-yard line.
First and 10 here to tell you about it, Woody Erdman.
Joe Shofner remains the flanker back and will not be replaced by Joe Morrison.
There's a snap from center to Tuckerman and Hands it off to Triplet.
Triplet bangs into the middle of the line.
He gets to about the line of scrimmage and he meets Dick Butkus and Dick E.B. at the middle of the line.
So there is no gain on the play and it remains 10 yards to go second down for the New York Giants.
Well, it's a name we'll be hearing a lot about, Woody.
This Dick Butkus is a real fine linebacker.
This is his third year and his previous two years he was all NFL as middle linebacker.
Quite a tribute.
The Bears now with five defensive halfbacks.
Blackenden rolls to the near side.
There's a pass to Homer Jones.
Incomplete.
Lenny McCrae, the left cornerback, covering Homer Jones.
And had Homer been able to get his hands on the ball, he would have been on his way.
But as we mentioned, the Bears went to five defensive halfbacks.
Joe Taylor replaced Jim Vernell, the right linebacker.
And so, Gentry Taylor, that is Rosie Taylor, Joe Taylor, Richie Pettibone, and Benny McCay,
all were in that defensive backfield.
And they read the situation right, preventing a pass completion from Tuckerman intended for Homer Jones.
Incomplete, third and tenth.
The New York Giants move onto the huddle up to the line of scrimmage.
Over on the far side is Del Schaffner, he's the flanker.
Split end, Homer Jones.
Tuckerman takes the snap from center.
There is a pass intended for Schaffner.
Out of bounds.
And so it will be fourth and tenth, and the Giants will be fourth to punt.
All right, Woody, as you know, last week we saw five defensive backs against the New York Giants offense.
The Minnesota Vikings had that maneuver in their defensive backfield.
And this is exactly what the Bears are doing.
And at the same time, the Bears, with their five defensive backs, all speed demons, they're all very fast back there,
are flicking Dick Butkiss right up the middle of that giant line.
But he's being picked up very well by Greg Larson.
And so the Giants start to win upon formation.
Ernie Coy, back to do the punting.
He's standing on the seven.
It's a little snap from center.
There's the boot.
It's a high wobbling spiral that called for a fair catch, called for on about the 42-yard line, good for about 40 yards.
And so the Chicago Bears will take over with a ball resting on their own 42-yard line.
The Giants are leading seven to nothing.
We have three minutes and 45 seconds of playing time remaining in the first quarter.
Seven to nothing, the Giants out front.
The only scores we have of the two we reported, Baltimore over Atlanta in the first period, 21 to nothing,
and also a first quarter score, San Francisco, seven, Washington, nothing.
The game's Philadelphia against Los Angeles, Dallas, New Orleans, Detroit meets Minnesota, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Cleveland against Green Bay.
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Okay, Woody.
Chicago Bears over the line of scrimmage. Jack Ken Cannon calling the signals. The flanker back is Johnny Morris.
The split end, Dick Gordon. There's a snap from center.
A ball handed off to Serz. Serz attempts a sweep, and he gets to about the 45, finally up to about the 50 yards.
It's to the midfield side over on the far side of the field, and he is brought down over there
by strong safetyman Wendell Harris and by middle linebacker Vince Costello.
Well, that's the strong factor for this guy, Gale Serz. Dick Lynch.
That's right, Woody, and he almost busted those tackles and got around there.
Had he got around those boys, he was running for daylights.
Gale Serz on a sweep, moves the ball eight yards, so it is now second and two.
The Chicago Bears up at the line of scrimmage over the ball at center. Mike Pyle, there's a snap to Ken Cannon.
Ken Cannon fakes a handoff. There's a pass to the near side of the field.
Intended on the near side of the field for Dick Gordon.
The split end, he was covered by Spider Lockhart, who made a brilliant, brilliant lunge for that ball, Dick.
Right, and he just about, at least he interfered enough with Gordon so he couldn't get his hands on the football.
It did go off his fingertips, but Spider made a valiant effort to intercept the football.
He almost got it himself, but a fine play by Spider, picking up Dick Gordon as he came across the middle of the field.
And once again, Woody, the giant defensive line, was right on top of Ken Cannon, causing him to slow the ball a little bit early.
Number 87, Edo Bradovich, has gone in the ball game. He replaced Dick Gordon.
Ken Cannon calling the signals and the ball off.
There's Bumble's over on the far side of the field. There's a pileup over there.
And it is recovered by the New York Giants. Gale Fairs attempted a slam.
And as he was moving into the line, the football was knocked out of his arms by Ken Avery.
And so it was fallen upon by the New York Giants, fallen upon by Ken Avery.
So it is now first and 10 for the Giants on the midfield strike.
They're over on the far side of the field as they break out of the huddle.
Joe Schaffner is flanked out on the far side. Split on the near side.
Homer Jones, the tight end Aaron Thomas, the running back, Triplett and Frederickson.
Karkinen, takes the handle, gives the ball over the middle to Schaffner. Schaffner takes it down to the 20, down to about the 15-yard line.
After taking that pass to the middle of the field, he raced to the near side of the field and carried it all the way down to the 15-yard line.
Roosevelt Taylor, the free safety man for the Chicago Bears, prevented Joe Schaffner from taking it in.
And so the New York Giants are again knocking on the door of the Chicago Bears.
They're leading seven and up in the Giants. The ball placed officially on the 16.
So it is now first and 10 Giants on the Bears' 16. Schaffner flanked out to the far side.
Jones on the near side, the tight end Thomas, Triplett and Frederickson, the running back.
Here's the snap from center, the hand off to Triplett. Triplett finds the hole as he hits the far side of the line,
carries the ball past the 15-yard line, down to about the 13, and he's tackled there by Budgett and Buffoon.
The Chicago Bears now deep in their own territory with a Giants' dissection, the Bears using free linebackers.
Right down here, Woody, there's no really room to run. I mean, no deep secondary, so that's why they keep the free linebackers in.
They do expect a run, but they might get the pass this time.
The ball on about the 11, the ball handed off from Tarkin into Frederickson.
Frederickson, the middle of the line, passed the 10-yard line, picks up several yards, and he's brought down by Marty Ampler and Frank Cornish.
Ampler, the right defensive end, and Frank Cornish, the left defensive tackle.
So it is now third and one. Aaron Thomas now the split end, Bob Crespino moves in at tight end.
Homer Jones leads the ball game. Schunker flanked out on the far side.
Frederickson and Triplett, the running back. Tarkin then calling the signals, takes the snap from center,
hands the ball off, carried to the near side of the line, carried into the line by Triplett,
by Frederickson, I believe, as they unfold, and he may have picked up a first down.
He's very close, Woody, I think he has got it. Yes, he does. It's a first down and a fine run by Tucker.
Just put his head down, his shoulder went right into the linebacker Burnell, and he got it.
At least he knocked him down enough to get his first down. It's a real thick first down for the Giants.
Now they have six yards to go for a touchdown, but they're in excellent position here.
First and goal to goal for the Giants. Schunker flanked out to the far side.
Jones back in the ball game. He's a split end, moved in on the near side.
Thomas the tight end. Tarkin then calling the signals. There's the snap from center.
The ball given on a pitch out to Frederickson. Frederickson takes the sweep and then turns in
and gets to about the line as Krimigy may have picked up a yard. Dick Pukkis and Ed O'Brannibich make the tackle.
That's the end of the quarter, and so at the completion of the first quarter,
the score here at Wrigley Field in Chicago, the New York Giants 7, the Chicago Bears nothing.
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Here we go to the second quarter of play.
Chicago, here to tell you about it, Woody Eerdmans.
The Giants up to the line is coming. Schaffner on the near side.
Bob Crespino in the ball game, a tight end to split in. Aaron Thomas talking to Dakes to staff from center.
He fades back to about the 15.
He's being right. He's pulled out back on the 10-yard line.
Edel Brodovich, a pass right, put on Fran Tuckenden.
And they pull him down behind the line of scrimmage back on about the 10.
That's the loss of about five yards of the play.
Right, Woody. I think Fran was trying to hit Del Schaffner, who was covered very, very well by Benny McRae over here on our side of the field.
Del was trying his very famous square out pattern, which he does excellently.
Benny, with no room behind him, just stayed with him move for move and Tuckenden could not release the football.
And so it is now.
The New York Giants in possession of the football, third and nine. Schaffner flanked out on the near side.
The tight end is Bob Crespino. The split end is Aaron Thomas talking to Dakes.
There's a pass in the end zone.
And they stop their play. Benny McRae, the play goes to the 10.
He's on a 15 yard line and he's stuck on a 15 yard line on the far side of the field by Cheryl Depp.
That pass intended for Del Schaffner under the goal post.
Intercepted there by Benny McRae, who took the ball away from Schaffner.
Chicago Bears at the 17 yard line.
So it is a pick up of about two yards. We'll make it second and eighth.
And that's a fine one on one stop by Clarence Childs.
He came up and kept his head up and as the Bears was trying to get around him by juking,
he just went right into him and pulled him right down. A fine tackle by Clarence Childs.
Ron Bull and Gale Sairs are the running back.
Sairs out on the wing on the far side.
Contanna takes the staff from center. He rolls out.
There is a pass to Sairs. Sairs tries to reverse his position after getting the pass.
And there is a marker on the play.
Gale Sairs took that ball heading toward the far sideline.
As he caught the ball, he tried to reverse his field.
He could not do it, lost his footing.
And a marker was drawn on the play.
Well they're calling a face match penalty. Woody, it's a 15 yard penalty.
It takes the Chicago Bears out of the hole, so to speak.
At least they are 15 yards given to them that time.
The referee was standing right there and he threw the flag down.
Has the ball player, Sairs tried to spin away, I think one of the ball players grabbed the face match.
It's an automatic 15 yard penalty and a first down.
So it's first and 10 Chicago Bears on their own 38 yard line.
Number 45, Dick Gordon is split on the far side.
Johnny Morris flanked on the near side.
There's the staff from center. The handoff, the carry into the middle by Ron Bull.
Bull gets to about the 40 yard line.
And he is brought down over on the far side of the field by Vince Costello, Bob Lertsema, and Jim Moran.
Lertsema and Moran, the defensive tackle for the Giants, and Vince Costello, middle linebacker.
So the ball is on the 41.
And it's second down and about seven to go.
Second and seven Chicago with a ball on their own 41 yard line.
A pick up of three.
As they move out of the huddle up to the line of scrimmage,
Gordon splits out to the far side and Morris is flanked on the near side.
The tight end is Austin Denny, a rookie.
Jekken Kellen calling the signals. He fades. There's a marker on the play.
There is a pass to Sairs. Sairs take it on about the fifth field stripe.
He carries it, tries to get it beyond the midfield stripe,
and he is dropped there on the far side of the field by Spider Lockhart and Vince Costello.
A short pass, Kankanen to Sairs. There is a marker on the play.
Yes, well, I think they were offside on that particular play.
It'll go against the Chicago Bears. Five yard penalty against the Giants.
Against the Chicago Bears.
It's interesting to note, though, that Kankanen's not going for the deep pass.
He is going for just a short, mediocre pass. He's just hitting seven yards
and letting the receiver do the rest of it for him.
And he has two receivers that can do it.
He's sending Sairs out of the backfield.
Once he gets his hand on the ball, he can take off and make yardage for him.
And the same with Johnny Morris, who has done it so far in his four game, too.
So with that penalty, it is now second and 12, Dick.
Number 45, Dick Gordon split on the far side.
The flanker back, Johnny Morris, wide on the near side.
There's the snap. The Kankanen rolls out.
He's looking for receivers. He tries to run.
The 45 worked.
Almost just got him out, but dropped on the 41 by Wendell Harris and Scott Eaton.
Jackson Kannon took the snap from center, looked for receivers,
decided to run with a football, picked up blocking, and picked up some real yardage.
Right, Woody, that's very, very similar play that the New York Giants have with Rand Tarkin.
And it's the option pass. He can run it or he can throw the football.
That time he was looking for players coming across the middle of the field.
Players were covered by Vince Costello, so he decided to run with it, and he made real fine yardage.
And as we pointed out, he has the ability to run.
He's a 9.9. He does the 9, the 100 in 9.9, so he's fast and he's big enough to take a beating when he gets tackled.
Jimmy Jones has now replaced Johnny Morris at flanker back.
He's on the far side.
There is the snap that Kankanen, Kankanen gives the ball to Jones.
Jones picks up blocking, races along the near sideline,
and he is forced out of bounds on the near side of the field.
On about the 20-yard line, Vince Costello and Clarence Childs.
Jimmy Jones went in the ball game at the flanker back position,
and then on the reverse took the ball from Kankanen.
Race to the near side. Dick?
Right, Woody, and they were very lucky that time.
Sayers started in motion just before the play, but his forward mo-
it wasn't a forward motion, it was a side.
As long as he's going away from the line of scrimmage, or lateral to it,
they're not going to call it.
So he did slip, but he slipped, he was going towards the side.
He took the ball from Kankanen, he hit and turned it off to Jones,
who made real fine yardage.
And so it is now first and 10 with the ball resting on about the 17 of the Giants.
Kankanen calling the signals.
He hands the ball off to Sayers.
Sayers is weak, gets to about the line of scrimmage.
He may have lost the yard on the play as he tried to turn the corner.
Scott Eaton stopped him, pushed him over to the far side of the field.
Eaton assisted by Ken Avery.
The right linebacker, Scott Eaton left cornerback for the Giants.
There's a loss of about a yard or two on the play, Dick.
Yes, Woody, that play actually was scheduled to go off tackle inside the offensive end.
And as Sayers, who had such magnificent speed in the sense of running,
he threw the hole with block, cut away on the outside,
and a fine tackle by Scott Eaton.
He tried outrun and he didn't.
Second and 11, second and 11 for the Chicago Bears.
Kankanen takes the snap from center. He rolls out.
He's looking for a receiver.
He's being rushed behind the line of scrimmage by Bob Lersema.
He dropped him back on the 35-yard line.
A correction.
I was watching Kankanen and the rush that was put on Kankanen by Kankanen and Lersema.
And in the meantime, Kankanen connects with Austin Denney.
Austin Denney, 62, 229 pounds, a rookie.
And Kankanen is down, back on about the 35-yard line.
Well, that was a scramble pattern, Woody.
It was the same play that Kankanen ran before.
Instead of throwing the ball, he ran with the ball the first time.
This time, instead of running, he stopped and looked for a passing receiver.
Denney was covered at the time, and he scrambled and went on back and pissed
as he was about to be tackled.
He got rid of the football and made a complete two-denny.
It would give him still four yards to go.
But in the meantime, Kankanen was hit very hard by Jim Tadcarriz.
A free, legitimate tackle, and Kankanen right now is on the ground.
He's being attended to by the position.
So if he's hurt, you might see quite a different football game in there
with Rudy Bukic.
It's Rudy Bukic.
That's him in the football game.
He's a boy that can throw the football.
If he has time to throw it, he can pinpoint anybody.
It looks like Bukic is coming out on the field, too.
Kankanen is going to stay in the ball game.
It looked for a moment that, as though Larry Rake's draw would replace Kankanen,
but Kankanen shakes him off.
And so, as Dick has told you, it is third and four on that pass completion
from Jack Kankanen to Austin Denny.
Denny went into this ball game, and he had one reception.
He had been thrown to 11 times and had only one reception.
He's a rookie.
Out of the huddle, up to the line of scrimmage, the Chicago Bears,
number 47, Johnny Morris back in the ball game.
He's flanked out on the far side.
Dick Gordon split on the near side.
There's the snap.
Kankanen, he decides to run with the football,
heads to the far side of the field, and he's brought down back on about
the 15-yard line by Bill Swain,
Swain the left linebacker for the New York Giants.
Kankanen looked for open receivers, couldn't find them,
and he rolled out to the far side, brought down on the 15-yard line
by Bill Swain.
So it's brought down for the Chicago Bears, fourth and seventh.
With the ball resting on the 15-yard line,
Mack Percival will try now for the field goal.
The ball will be held on about the 22.
There's the snap to hold the boost.
It is blocked.
Freeman White blocks the attempted field goal by Mack Percival.
And so the score remains seven for the New York Giants,
nothing for the Bears.
We have nine minutes and 40 seconds of playing time remaining
in the first half of this football game.
Seven to nothing, the Giants over the Bears.
Right, Woody, and that's exactly why they put in Freeman White
in this situation.
He is big, he's fast, and he gets in there real good.
He comes down, crashing outside their blocking backs,
and just stretches out.
You can see what they put him in there for,
and he did a fine job that time.
Homer Jones, good on the far side,
Shopner flanked on the near side, the running back,
triplet, and Fredrickson.
Tarkinen calling the signals at quarterback.
There's a marker on the play.
Tarkinen, a long pass intended downfield for Homer Jones.
It is incomplete.
There's a marker on the play.
Curtis Gentry was covering Homer Jones.
Gentry is the right quarterback.
He has been assigned to Homer Jones.
There are two markers, one down on about the five-yard line,
and one that one in Giants territory,
and one at around the midfield strike.
Well, Woody, I think what happened there,
first of all, Chicago was offside.
Butkus tried to rush in in the middle.
He was picked up right away by Greg Larson.
But in the meantime, as Homer was going downfield,
the referee threw the flag against Homer,
saying that he pushed the defender.
Actually, from where I was looking,
it looked the other way, but the referee knows better, of course.
It is calling a penalty against the Giants
and a penalty against the Chicago Bears.
I believe that they were offside, so if that's the case,
it'll be offsetting penalties,
and we'll take it right from the start, first down again.
Baltimore scored 14 points in the second quarter.
They lead 35-0 over Atlanta.
San Francisco 14-3 over Washington.
That's the second quarter score.
Nothing to nothing, Pittsburgh and St. Louis.
The New York Giants leading by 7,
9 minutes and 14 seconds of playing time
remaining in the first half of this football game.
Offsetting penalties, Dick, as you called it.
No, actually, Woody, it's not an offsetting penalty.
They are calling offensive interference against the Giants,
so it puts them back six yards,
half distance to the goal line, which is six yards further.
Now there's a step to Fran Tugend,
and Tugend hands the ball off to Tucker Frederiksen.
Frederiksen carries the ball into the near side of the line,
and he is stopped by Frank Cornish, the defensive tackle,
and Dick Budkis, middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears.
Jim Purnell leaves the ball game, and Joe Taylor goes in,
and that means the Chicago Bears are going to five defensive hotbacks.
Right, and when they've done this in the past now,
talking in is come on and try to hit Del Schauffner,
also a man who might be open in this situation,
since they will have two men on Homer Jones, will be Aaron Thomas.
Second and 14 for the New York Giants as they line up at the line of scrimmage.
Tuckenden calling the signals over the ball at center, Greg Larsen.
There's the snap to Tuckenden.
He hands the ball off.
There's a sweep, attempted and stopped over on the far side of the field
by number 46, Curtis Gentry.
Tucker Frederiksen attempted a sweep around the far side of the Chicago Bears line,
and right cornerback, Curtis Gentry, stopped him.
So it's third down for the New York Giants, third and 15.
Eight minutes and five seconds of playing time remaining
in the first half of the football game.
Seven and nothing.
The Giants scored early in the contest on a lateral from Fran Tuckenden to Darrell Dett.
Out of the huddle up to the line of scrimmage, the New York Giants.
Fran Tuckenden is calling the signals for the New York Giants.
The running backs are Frederiksen and Triplett.
Tuckenden takes the snap from center.
He rolls back into the end zone.
There is a pass intended on the near side of the field for Aaron Thomas, incomplete.
And almost intercepted, Woody.
That time Fetterboe and it came up on the football.
He left Aaron Thomas go and made the move for the football,
but he was just a little bit too late.
Would have been a fine interception and put the Bears in great position,
but now the Giants are kicking from their end zone.
They have the wind at their backs, so that's a real good factor.
But don't forget who's going to be down here trying to catch the football is Gale Sayers,
and you know what he can do when he has the football in his hand.
First period score, Dick. Dallas 7, New Orleans 7.
Here at Wrigley Field, the New York Giants are leading 7-0, I think.
The Giants in punt formation. Back to do the booting is Ernie Coy.
There's the snap from center.
It's a low pass by Greg Larson taken on about the 43-yard line by number 47 for the Chicago Bears.
And there is a marker on the play.
Again, what I think we're going to call unnecessary roughness at that time.
On the New York Giants, they piled in on that receiver as he was kicking the football,
so the Giants are eager certainly to get back these boys down,
but if they're over eager, it's going to cost them.
That's the second penalty against the New York Giants, second 15-yard penalty.
The Bears now are in excellent position.
They're on the 20-yard line in real good field position,
but the Giants defensive team has prevented them from scoring.
Let's see if they can do it again.
So the ball is on the 20-yard line of the New York Giants.
Johnny Morris caught that punt off the toe of Ernie Coy.
Contenta takes the snap from center. He hands the ball off the stairs.
There is a attempt to sweep.
He's forced out of bounds over on the far side of the field by left cornerback Scott Eaton,
who is back in the Giants lineup and doing a great job for the New York Giants against these Chicago Bears,
particularly against Gale Sayers, Dick.
Right, Woody.
On the entire line, though, also I'd like to point out that they're pursuing Gale Sayers just as much as Avery, Costello, and Twain.
That whole line, Condon, Lertremer, Moran, Katavich, they were right down there step-to-step with Gale Sayers.
So they are pursuing and they're doing an excellent job.
There was a loss of about a yard, makes it second and 11.
Larry Rake-Straw goes in the ballgame at quarterback, replacing Jack Conkennen.
There is the snap to Rake-Straw.
The ball handed off to Sayers. Sayers moves into the near side of the line and he is stopped by Ken Avery.
Rake-Straw, the quarterback, took the snap from center, handed it off to Sayers.
Sayers attempted a slant to the near side of the line and he is brought down and I believe there's a loss on the play, Dick.
Right, another loss, Woody, and once again it's the pursuit of that line, that defensive line of the Giants.
Condon, Lertremer, Moran, Katavich, they're coming right down, giving them no running room, no room to cut back,
and fine play that time by Avery who knocked the Rayball right down and enabled him to get in and make the tackle on Sayers.
And he pulled him right down.
Jimmy Johns replaces Johnny Morris as flankerback.
He is the man who carried on that reverse.
Rake-Straw fakes the handoff. There's a pass over to the far side of the field to number 29, Ronnie Boren.
Rake-Straw takes it in.
Rake-Straw on a play-action sequence.
Found Ronnie Boren over on the far side of the field.
Boren caught the pass and carried him along the far sideline for the touchdown.
Right, Woody, what happened actually, Ronnie Boren, he's a smart veteran, he lost himself in the Giants secondary back there.
Actually, his responsibility had to be by one of the Giants linebackers, they lost him as Condon went to run with the football,
and he sprinted out into the right flat all by himself.
Three plays that time, 20 yards, three plays, touchdown.
There's the extra point, folks, it is good, and so it's seven for the Chicago Bears, seven for the New York Giants,
five minutes and 52 seconds of playing time remaining in the first half.
We'll have more New York Giants football in just 60 seconds.
So, just three plays from the Giants 20-yard line.
The Chicago Bears are on the scoreboard.
It's tied now, seven to seven, seven for the Bears, seven for the Giants, the kickoff and Woody Erdman.
An end over end kick that heads over to the far side of the field.
Lerczema takes it, carries it back past the 20-yard line up to about the 25-yard line, just shy of the 25-yard line,
and it is first and 10 for the New York Giants, just shy of their own 25-yard line.
We have five minutes and 42 seconds of playing time remaining in the first half of the football game.
Seven to seven, the Giants scored in the first period, and the Chicago Bears have just scored.
Homer Jones out on the far side, Joe Schaffner flanked on the near side.
There is a snap from center, the ball handed off to Triplet, Triplet into the near side of the line.
He picks up about a yard on the play, and he's stopped there by Richie Fettibone and Dick Putkus.
Putkus, the middle linebacker for the Bears, and Fettibone, strong safetyman.
There's a pick up of about a yard, makes it second and about nine.
Joe Taylor goes in the ball game, replacing Jim Purnell, and so the Chicago Bears are back in the use of five defensive halfbacks.
Schaffner on the near side, Homer Jones had split end, moved in on the far side, the tight end is Aaron Thomas.
Tuckenden takes the handoff. The ball is knocked out of his hand and hitter, something by Frank Cornish.
Tuckenden actually had his arm hit as he passed the ball, and as the ball bobbled in the air, Frank Cornish tucked it in,
and the Chicago Bears are now in possession of the football on the New York Giants' 19-yard line.
All right, Woody, and as he was trying to throw the ball, he was trying to hit Bill Trippett, who was straightening up the middle of the field.
He had his man beaten, and that's the linebacker who was trying to cover him that time, but he had him beaten,
and as Tuckenden went to release it, of course, he fell right into the arms of Cornish.
Okay, Dicklin, Gordon, split on the far side, Morris, flanked on the near side.
There's the step to Rake draw, Rake draw hands off the ball, and it's carried into the near side of the line by Gail Stairs.
Gail Stairs on tremendous second effort.
After bouncing off the near side of the New York Giants' line, carried the Giants with him for several additional yards.
Spider Lockhart finally made the tackle.
Gail Stairs, 6 feet tall, 198, and one of the truly great players in the National Football League.
There's a penalty down there on the field, however.
Offside's Woody against the Bears. They were a little late at that time themselves, and one of the boys were offside.
The nullify is a fine effort by Gail Stairs, but you know him, he'll come right back and do the same thing again.
Five-yard penalty against the Chicago Bears, as Dicklin just told you.
Number 47, Johnny Morris, back in the ballgame. He's flanked out on the far side.
On the near side, Dick Gordon has split in. The ball handed off to Brian Piccolo.
Piccolo hits the far side of the New York Giants' line, carries the ball to about the 20 or 21-yard line.
Piccolo replaced Stairs in the lineup in the backfield for the Chicago Bears.
The way they've been sweeping these ends and coming, and the giant linebackers end the halfback coming up to meet it very well,
they do have, as we pointed out before the ballgame, they do have the ability to throw that pass,
and we might see that option pass in one of these downs now.
So it's second and 12. Second and 12 Chicago, Jimmy Jones replaces Austin Denney as tight end for the Bears.
Rake Straw calling the signals. He fades into the pocket. There is a pass to the near side, and it is good.
Completed to Jimmy Jones. Jones, who just entered the ballgame, replacing Austin Denney, as we mentioned,
was on the near side of the field. Rake Straw was being pulled down, and as he was being pulled down,
he passed to the near side of the field. Now they're going to call for a measurement.
That's close to a first down. They're going to call for a measurement.
And so that ball is on about the 7-yard line. The first down, first down, Chicago.
First and goal to go. Seven to seven, it's all tied up.
The Giants scored in the first quarter. The Chicago Bears have scored once in the second period,
and the Giants, having had an interception, the ball is on the 8-yard line.
An interception has given the Bears possession of the football, and they are now knocking on the scoring door.
Rake Straw calling the signals for the Bears. Takes the stop from center.
Hands the ball off. It's carried into the line by Sayers, back in the ballgame.
He's picked up a couple, and he's dropped on about the 5 by Spiderlock Hard and Kenny Bree.
So it's second and goal to go for the Bears. Seven to seven, it's all tied up.
Two minutes and 48 seconds of playing time remaining in the first half of this contest.
Second and six, the ball on the 6. Second and six, two minutes and 35 seconds of playing time remaining.
Out of the huddle, up to the line of scrimmage, the Chicago Bears.
Number 45, Dick Gordon, split on the far side.
Number 47, Johnny Morris, flanked out on the near side.
The running back, Sayers and Ron Bull. Rake Straw calling the signals.
There's the stop from center. The ball handed off to Sayers.
Sayers tries to slant into the near side of the line, and he has stopped on about the line of scrimmage
by Spiderlock Hard and Vince Costello. So it will be third and six. No game. Third and six.
And the New York Giants have been able to put on tremendous stands against the onrushes of Gale, Sayers,
and Ron Bull so far in this football game.
So there's a timeout here at Wrigley Field with a score, the New York Giants seven and the Chicago Bears seven.
Here at Wrigley Field in Chicago, the Chicago Bears knocking on the door of the Giants goal line once again.
The ball is on the six yard line. It is third down and goal to go with a minute and 58 seconds remaining
in the first half of the ball game. The score tied at the moment.
New York Giants seven and the Chicago Bears seven. The Bears come out of their huddle here to tell you about the action.
Woody Erdman, Morris planks out on the far side. Gordon is on the near side.
Number 87, Obradovich, is on the near side. He has replaced Nick Gordon.
Obradovich, a defensive lineman, in there to supply some blocking.
There's a pass in the end zone for Johnny Horace. Horace came over from his position on the far side of the field,
went into the end zone on a 45 degree angle, and as he went under the goal post,
Rick Saw hit him and hit him good on the line. He didn't even have to change his side.
No, and that's where he's real fine down there Woody. He's very dangerous on those short passes.
A quick down and in. Rick Saw just stepped back around three steps and threw it right in there.
He threw a perfect pass and he had to start eating deep.
Touchdown Chicago Bears. And now the try for the extra point. There's the hole, the post, and it's good.
And so it is. 14 for the Chicago Bears, 7 for the New York Giants.
There's a pause in the action here at Wrigley Field in Chicago, and we will have more New York Giants football in just 30 seconds.
Wrigley Field in Chicago, the kickoff by Percival, the reception by Randy Minier.
Minier carries it up the near side of the field up to about the 25 yard line, and it will be first and 10 for the New York Giants on their own 25.
We have a minute and 45 seconds of playing time remaining in the first half.
Right, and this fair defense is really stiffening Woody. In the second quarter, the Giants have not had a first down.
Out of the huddle up to the line, it's coming to the New York Giants. Shopped a flank on the far side.
Homer Jones split on the near side. A long pass intended for Aaron Thomas off his fingertips. Incomplete.
So the clock stops, and we have a minute and 29 seconds of playing time remaining in the first half.
Other scores. San Francisco 14, Washington 3, second period.
Second period, Baltimore 35, Atlanta nothing. First quarter, Dallas 7, New Orleans 7.
First quarter, Pittsburgh nothing, St. Louis nothing.
One minute and 29 seconds of playing time remaining in the second quarter.
The ball on the 25 yard line. The New York Giants in possession.
Chicago is leading. They've scored 14 points in the second quarter. The Giants scored seven in the first period.
Over the ball at center is Greg Larson. There's the snap to Tarkin. Tarkin fakes the handoff. Rolls off to the far side.
A pass taken by Frank Cornich. Cornich races along the far sideline and he is out of bounds.
Frank Cornich actually looked like he was the intended receiver.
In order to stop targeting, what they're doing, they're not rushing it back there. They're letting Cornich just stay back in the short flat zone on the outside.
The targeting went in and threw the football. Cornich stuck his right hand out and caught that ball. One hand.
Just a great catch by Lyman. It's really amazing. It puts the Bears right in a fantastic position.
So it is now first and 10 for Chicago as they have another scoring opportunity with a minute and 19 seconds of playing time remaining in the first half.
Great draw. A pass intended in the end zone for number 45 Dick Gordon. Bill Swain almost intercepted it.
He couldn't hold onto it, however, and he's not pleased with himself for having been unable to hold onto that football.
But it's incomplete and so the ball is brought back now to the 15 yard line and it will be second and 10 for Chicago on the Giants that make it the 14.
Right, Woody. Down here once again a very valuable receiver for the Chicago Bears and that would have to be Johnny Morris and that's a boy we'll have to really keep our eyes on.
Johnny Morris, the flanker back. Number 29 Ron Bull out on the wing now as he's moved out.
The split end is Dick Gordon. Great draw. He's the quarterback. He gives the ball to Serr. Serr on a sweep around the near end.
There's a marker and Serr is brought down on about the 10 yard line by Clarence Child. A sweep by Gail Serr.
There is a marker on the field, however. And a discussion down there.
14 to 7. The Chicago Bears are leading the New York Giants and the Bears are in possession of the football. The second interception of a Tarkin and pass by Frank Cornish.
As for the second time in this period, given the football to the Chicago Bears and made it available to them deep in Giants territory.
The ball is on about the 10 yard line on the Giants' 10. It's a first and goal to go situation with the ball resting on the shy side of the 10.
Make it first and nine. Chicago in possession of the football. Great draw calling the signals.
The quarterback for Chicago takes the snap from center, hands it off to Serr. Serr is on the plant to the far side of the line. Carries it down to just shy of the goal line.
Wendell Harris and Bob Lertz-Semma team up. Bob Lertz-Semma defensive tackle on the right side of the line. And Wendell Harris strong safety.
Well I said, very famous play for the Chicago Bears. It's an off tackle play and Gale Sayers carrying and they had fine blocking that time. They go and get stuff down there. They give the ball to the Bears.
It has the power, what if you break these tackles. He did carry it in there very, very neatly and with a lot of power, brought it right to the three yard line.
It puts the Bears out second down three yards to go. A minute and seven seconds on the clock. They have plenty of time to score.
One minute and seven seconds of playing time remaining in the first half of this game and the Bears are leading 14 to 7.
Next week the Giants are at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Yankee Stadium. One minute and seven seconds of playing time remaining in the second quarter.
The Bears are in possession as Dick Lynch has told you. It is second and goal to go with a ball on the three yard line.
The forward wall now for the Chicago Bears. Obradovich has gone into the ball game replacing Dick Gordon.
Randy Jackson, Mike Rayball, Mike Piles, Jim Padel, Bob Pickens and Austin Denny.
You might wonder why they bring in Obradovich. It is the same reason why the Giants bring in Bob Crespino. Bob is big and strong and he can block very well. Obradovich weighs about 270 pounds and he can block very well also.
That is why they put him in there at the tight end position. Just to block.
As they move out of the huddle up to the line of scrimmage, Obradovich is on the near side. He has moved in replacing Dick Gordon.
The back to the Bears and Ron Ball. Rake Straw calling the signal. The ball is on the three yard line.
There is the snap and the handoff to the Bears. The Bears carries it in the near side of the line. I believe he is stopped shy of the goal line.
He carries it to about the one yard line.
And that time Woody they went right behind Obradovich who just bowled in right in on Glenn Condren in the scrimmage.
But they were strong enough to withstand that great pressure and they held him short of the goal line. But they are right down on the one yard line now.
Third and one for the Chicago Bears.
Time out New York Giants. It is third and one for the Chicago Bears. We have 38 seconds of playing time remaining in the first half.
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Time is back in. Here to tell you about the crucial player with the ball on the one yard line of the Giants, Woody Erdman.
Spider-Lock hardly the ball game he limped off and he is replaced by Freeman White.
Johnny Morris is flanked out on the far side.
Calling the signal, Larry Rake draw. There's the snap, the dive, it's a touchdown.
Touchdown Chicago Bears.
They have had quite a second quarter.
So far 20 points scored by the Bears in this second period.
Right and it was all due to the effort of that Chicago Bears defensive team and in particular Frank Cornish who's having himself a real fine day here today.
Two interceptions by Frank Cornish have led to two touchdowns by the Chicago Bears.
Max Percival will try for the extra points.
Over the ball at center is Mike Pyle. There's the snap from center, the hold.
It is no good. It is wide to the near side and so the score remains 20 for the Chicago Bears, 7 for the New York Giants.
We have 35 seconds of playing time remaining in the second quarter.
All right Woody, let's check our scoreboard now as the Bears get ready to kick off to the Giants.
At the end of the first half Baltimore is way out in front of Atlanta by a score of 35 to nothing.
Another halftime score the San Francisco 49ers 14 to Washington Redskins 3.
At the end of a period Dallas and New Orleans are tied at 7 to 7 and at the end of the period of the game between Pittsburgh and St. Louis there is no score.
And here at Wrigley Field in Chicago in what Woody Yardman has just told you is a big second quarter for the Chicago Bears.
They've scored 20 points in the quarter to lead the New York Giants with just 35 seconds to go in the first half to score the Bears 20 and the Giants 7.
Now here's first before kicking off for the Bears here to tell you about it Woody Yardman.
There is the boot, it's a high end over end kick that is taken by Clarence Childs.
It picks up blocking, races up the middle of the field, gets past the 20 up to about the 25 yard line and it will be first and 10 for the New York Giants on their own 25 yard line.
We have 31 seconds of playing time remaining in the first half.
The Chicago Bears have scored 20 points in the second quarter, they lead 20 to 7.
And so the New York Giants with 20 seconds remaining of this first half, step the ball back to Tarkin and Tarkin and a long pass to Homer Jones out of bounds incomplete.
And so it stops the clock and 16 seconds remain on the scoreboard.
And he's trying to hit Homer then and once again they have two men, two very fast men Taylor and Gentry right on Homer.
And they're playing them inside and outside and short and long.
So it's going to be tough to hit Homer Jones, two very very fast men who can probably match him with speed and it's going to be tough to get the ball to Homer Jones.
And I think Jeff Rannell will have to look to Aaron Thomas or Del Schaffner if he's going to try to get a reception here.
Tarkin then takes the staff from center. There is a pass intended for Triplet.
It falls out of his hands, actually goes through his hands.
Pass intended for Triplet.
Triplet short pass over the line, reached his arms out, tried to get his hands on the football, could not hold it.
It was thrown hard by Tarkin then and went right through.
Triplet's hands incomplete. Third and tenth. Third and tenth.
We have 12 seconds of playing time remaining on the clock and the Giants are down by 13 points, 20 to 7.
Schaffner planks on the near side. Homer Jones split on the far side. The tight end is Aaron Thomas.
Tarkin then takes the staff from center, hands it off to Triplet. Triplet on the sweep around the near end gets to the 35 and he's dropped there by Richie Pettibone, the strong safetyman, and Dick Butkus, the middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears.
So we have five seconds of playing time remaining on the clock. Time for one more play and it's 20 to 7. Chicago out front.
First and tenth for the New York Giants on their own 35 yard line. Chicago leading 20 to 7.
Now this scores second quarter, 35 Baltimore, Atlanta nothing. San Francisco 14, Washington 3.
No score in the game between Philadelphia and Los Angeles being played on the coast.
In the first quarter Detroit nothing, Minnesota nothing.
And now the New York Giants drop at the line of scrimmage. Tarkin then takes the staff from center.
The ball is handed off, carried toward the far side of the field by Bill Triplet.
And I believe that is all the time that remains in the first half of the game. That's correct.
We waited for just a moment because there was a second on the clock, but it was highly evident that the first half was over.
And so at the completion of the first half of play here at Wrigley Field in Chicago, it is 20 for the Chicago Bears and 7 for the New York Giants.
Meanwhile I see that the Giants have come back on the field over across the way prior to the start of second half play at Wrigley Field.
And as we get underway in the second half it's going to be the Giants kicking off to the Bears who already hold the lead of 20 to 7.
The great cheer here going up is one of the youngsters who had a long kick of about 60 yards.
So there's a young man there who's going to make a good college football player and probably he also will go on to play professional football.
20 to 7 the Bears over the Giants here at halftime at Wrigley Field as we're getting near the end of the halftime program,
which at the moment as we said is being taken up by participants in a punt pass and kick program for the Midwestern area here at Chicago.
We have just a few seconds now the youngsters are leaving the field and we'll be gunning underway with second half play very, very shortly here at Wrigley Field.
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And as we speak to you here in Chicago, the fans have returned to their seats following refreshment time during the halftime intermission
and the Bears and Giants pulled back on the field prior to the second half kickoff as we said a moment ago.
The Giants will be kicking off to the Bears as they begin the third quarter of play with the Bears out in front of the Giants 20 to nothing.
The Giants in case they joined us late scored the first time they got their hands on the ball, took the opening kickoff and in the 65 yard mark,
capped the drive with a lateral pass thrown by quarterback Grant Tarkin sent to Darrell Dess who carried the ball into the end zone for the touchdown.
Volta Lacks conversion to depth was good. The Giants led 7-0 early in the first quarter.
They moved to within the five yard line of the Bears later on in the period but then the Bears stiffened on their defense and threw three pass interceptions
which set up these scoring opportunities towards three touchdowns in the second quarter of play and lead the Giants 20 to 7.
Now Pete Zolgelak is placing the ball on the 40 yard line with the Giants. He'll be kicking off.
Matt Haggerty, the referee, signals that everything's okay. Here comes Zolgelak, the kick and Woody Erdman.
It's the short kick that's taken over on the far side of the field back on about the 30 yard line carried along the far side line up to about the 42 or 43 yard line
by Charlie Brown, defensive back, 6'1", 193 pounds and he is a name familiar to the listeners of our Syracuse University football network.
He's in his second year with the Chicago Bears. He starred as a defensive back for the Big Orange Syracuse.
So it is first and 10 for the Chicago Bears and the ball is on their own 43 yard line.
There's the snap to Rake Straw. Rake Straw hands it off the stairs. There's a sweep around the near end.
He gets up to the midfield stripe, crosses the midfield stripe and on the near side of the field is brought down on about the 47 yard line.
There's a marker on the play. Gale Sayers carried that ball on a sweep around the near end.
He picked up yardage but there is a marker on the play and it looks like a penalty will be stepped off against the Chicago Bears.
And it looks like a big one, Woody. It's a 15 yard penalty. I don't know exactly what the call is right now.
The referee did not indicate it. Holding, offensive holding against the Chicago Bears.
Note also in their backfield, in the Chicago Bear backfield, Rack Schroer is again the quarterback.
So Jackson Cannon on the early in the second quarter when he was hit by Jim Catcavage is still unable to come back.
So Rack Schroer is in there as quarterback.
It is first and 25 as the Chicago Bears are out of the huddle up at the line of scrimmage.
Calling the signals at quarterback is Larry Rake Straw. There's the snap to Rake Straw. He fades back.
He's being rushed and he is tripped but regains his footing and gets past the 30 yard line up to about the 33
where he is down on about the 33 yard line by Vince Costello.
Glen Condren trips Rake Straw. It looks for a moment as though Rake Straw were going to drop.
He gained his footing, picked up several yards and was finally down by Vince Costello.
A pick up of five makes it second and 20.
Also Woody in the backfield for the New York Giants, by the lock heart is not back on the field and in his place is Freeman White.
Number 47 Johnny Morris flanked out on the far side. Dick Gordon split on the near side.
Jimmy Jones has replaced Austin Jenney as the tight end.
The ball snapped back to Rake Straw. He rolls out, intends to pass along the near sideline for Dick Gordon.
The pass is overthrown going out of bounds and it is incomplete.
So that makes it third and 20 for the Bears.
The ball resting on about their wrong 33 yard line.
13 minutes and 35 seconds of playing time remaining in the third period.
It is 20 to 7, the Bears out front.
Other football scores in the National Football League, 21 for San Francisco, 17 for Washington.
21 to 17, San Francisco over the skins of Washington.
Out of the huddle up to the line of scrimmage, the Chicago Bears.
Larry Rake Straw, the quarterback. He has replaced Jackson Cannon.
Did so on the first half. Over the ball at center is Mike Pyle.
There's the snap from center to Rake Straw. He fades. He's being rushed by Lurch Semma.
There is a screen pass over to the far side of the field. It is good.
Carried out of bounds on about the 40 yard line. Good to Ron Bull.
Clarence Childs forces him out of bounds over on the far side of the field.
Ronnie Bull, 6 feet tall, 200 pounds.
A 6 year veteran.
And so that makes it fourth down and about 12 to go.
There was a pick up of 8.
Ball put on about the 41 yard line.
And so the Chicago Bears will be forced to punt, fourth and 12.
Back to do the booting is Bobby Joe Green.
5'11", 175 pounds, an 8 year veteran.
He has an average in 47 punts of 43.6 yards per punt.
There is the boot. It was almost blocked.
It bounds on about the 12 and rolls into the end zone.
A real punt by Bobby Joe Green. It's bounded on about the 12.
And the momentum carried the ball into the end zone.
The Chicago Bears tried to prevent it but could not do so.
And so it is taken out to the 20 yard line.
And the Giants will be in possession of the football on their own 20.
The running back for the New York Giants will be Bill Triplett and Tucker Frederickson
as they have been during the course of the entire afternoon.
Homer Jones, a split on the near side.
Planked out on the far side is Del Schoffner.
There is a snap to Tuckerman. Tuckerman hands it off to Bill Triplett. Triplett hits the far side of the line.
And he picks up yardage where he is stopped finally by Richie Pettibone on about the 27 yard line.
So there is a pick up of seven and makes the second down and about three to go.
Tuckerman is doing a real fine job according to his plays, Woody, now.
They have Dick Puckers blitzing an awful lot and he seems to be blitzing to the Giants left side of the line
and running to his right side so to compensate for his blitz.
Tuckerman took the snap from center, handed the ball off to Frederickson.
Moved toward the center of the line. He was stopped at about the line of scrimmage by Frank Cornish.
So it remains third and about two. Third and two.
So there was a pick up of the yard on the play. Third and two.
John Johnson replaces Dick Eby at defensive tackle for the Bears.
On the far side of the field, Schoffner. He's the flanker back. The split end.
Homer Jones on the near side. The running back to Triplett and Frederickson.
There is a pitch out to Frederickson. Frederickson goes off tackle, gets to about the 30 yard line
and he's dropped over on the far side of the field by Frank Cornish and Doug Buffon.
Cornish, a defensive tackle. Buffon, the left line backer.
So the ball is placed on about the 30 yard line.
And makes it fourth down and about one. Fourth and about one.
And the Giants are going to go for that first down.
Yes they are. They're going to go for the first down. The Bears are there ticking the unit.
The punt return unit is in there but now the regular defense team is in there.
The New York Giants are out of the huddle up at the line of scrimmage.
There's the snap from center. The hand to Triplett. Triplett picks up the yard.
It gets to about the 33 or 34 and he's stopped on the 33 or 34 yard line by the Chicago Bears.
Enough for a first down. The ball's placed on the shy side of the 34.
So it's first and 10 New York Giants on their own 34 yard line.
With a fourth and one situation, Fran Takenden elected to go for it.
And they picked up more than enough yardage.
Homer Jones split on the far side. Del Schafter flanked on the near side.
He fakes the handoff to Fredericksson, does Takenden, gives it to Triplett.
Triplett hits the near side of the line, gets to about the 40 yard line,
and he's stopped there by Jim Purnell, the right linebacker, or the Chicago Bears.
All this faking that you're talking about, what is actually happening out there in the field
and why they're doing it is to contain Dix Buskis and get him to move one direction
and come back so they can get the angle block on him.
And they're running right up the middle and right through his outside.
The reason they're doing it, the reason it's successful is because of his block.
Second and six, Giants. Second and four, rather, a pick up of six.
The ball handed off to Triplett. Triplett fakes the sweep, turns in,
gets past the 40, up to about the 42, and he's stopped there by Frank Cornish.
Triplett took a handoff from Takenden, fakes the sweep to the far side,
moves in, and went into the far side of the line, carried the ball to the 42 yard line.
So it makes it now third and two for the Giants. Third and two.
Nine minutes and 55 seconds of playing time remaining in the third quarter,
and the Bears are leading 20 to seven.
Del Schauffner flanked out on the near side. Homer Jones moved in on the far side.
The ball given to Fredrickson. Fredrickson into the middle, gets past the 45,
up to about the 46 yard line, and that will be enough for a first down for the Giants.
So it will be first and ten for the Giants on their own 46 yard line.
Tucker Fredrickson tearing on that pass play for the Giants.
Nine minutes and 25 seconds of playing time remaining in the third quarter.
Out of the huddle, up to the line of scrimmage, the Giants.
Schauffner flanked out on the far side. Homer Jones flicked to the near side.
Aaron Thomas is the tight end. Bill Triplett and Tucker Fredrickson are the running backs.
Greg Larson the center. He steps it back to Takenden. Takenden gives the ball to Fredrickson.
Fredrickson hits the near side of the line, gets to about the line of scrimmage,
and he's stopped there by Jim Purnell and Dick Budkis.
No game makes it second and ten. Eight minutes and 55 seconds of playing time remaining in the third period.
The Bears now moving into the use of five defensive halfbacks as Joe Taylor replaces Jim Purnell.
So the defensive halfbacks are Gentry, Rosie Taylor, Joe Taylor, Richie Pettibone, and Benny McCray.
As the New York Giants move out of the huddle up to the line of scrimmage,
Schauffner is flanked out on the far side. Homer Jones on the near side.
Takenden takes the snap from center, fakes a hand off to Fredrickson.
Looks for a receiver. His receivers are covered.
There is a long pass intended downfield for Homer Jones over on the far side of the field.
It is incomplete. He was covered by Ed O'Bradovich.
Incomplete, a pass intended for Homer Jones from Fran Takenden.
And so the ball is brought back now to the 46-yard line.
Eight minutes and 25 seconds of playing time remaining in the third quarter.
Well, actually what's happening, Woody, with those two speed boys on Homer Jones,
that time as Homer cut across the middle of the field, Rosie Taylor picked him up,
and it was man to man and speed to speed, so the Giants are sort of like playing
into the hands of the Chicago Bears.
There's the snap to Takenden, Takenden fakes a pass over to the far side of the field,
intended over there for Aaron Thomas. Incomplete.
He was covered by Rosie Taylor.
And so it's fourth and ten for the Giants, and they will be forced to punt.
Fourth and ten. Eight minutes and 20 seconds of playing time remaining in the third quarter,
and the Bears are leading 20 to 7.
As Ernie Coy comes into the football game, and he will do the punting for the Giants.
Out of the huddle, up the line has come in the Giants.
Ernie Coy in punt position. Gale Stairs and Dick Gordon are back.
There's the boat. It's a high spiral.
Gordon fakes a move under the football and then steps away from it,
and the ball bounds into the end zone.
Some real fast thinking by Dick Gordon prevented his catching the ball
and being tackled on the spot. He allowed the ball to roll into the end zone,
and that punt was good for 54 yards.
And so the Bears will take over possession of the football on their own 20 yard line.
The score here at Wrigley Field in Chicago, the New York Giants 7,
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So the Giants ran out of gas in their first drive of the second half here at Chicago.
The Bears put the ball and play in their own 20. Here again is Woody Erdman.
Johnny Morris flanks out on the near side. Over on the far side is split end Dick Gordon.
Larry Rake's draw, calling the signal. Bakes the snap from center.
There is a long pass. Downfield, extended for number 80, Jimmy Jones, who is the tight end.
Incomplete. It was off Jimmy Jones' fingertips.
He was covered by Freeman White, who was in there at free safety,
having replaced Spider Lockhart, who left the game earlier as a result of an injury.
Freeman White covering Jimmy Jones. Jimmy Jones could not hold onto the football.
It went right off his fingertips. Incomplete. Makes it second and ten.
Second and ten for the Bears on their own 20 yard line.
Jimmy Jones leaves the ball game and Austin Denny comes in to replace him as tight end.
As they move out of the huddle up to the line of scrimmage,
Gordon is split to the near side and Morris is flanked over to the far side.
The running backs are Gale Sayers and Ron Bull. The quarterback is Larry Rake's draw.
There's the snap to Rake's draw. He hands it off.
The ball is carried into the far side of the line by Ron Bull and the tackle is made there by Glenn Condren and Clarence Childs.
Twenty to seven. The Chicago Bears are leading the New York Giants.
We have seven minutes and 45 seconds of playing time remaining in the third quarter of this contest.
Other scores for Baltimore, 42 for Atlanta, seven, third period.
Second quarter score, Dallas 14, New Orleans seven, second period, Pittsburgh seven, St. Louis seven.
Third and ten for the Chicago Bears as they move up to the line of scrimmage.
Rake's draw takes the snap from center. He fades and as he tries to release the ball,
his arm was caught and the ball went straight down and so it is an incomplete forward pass.
Actually they caught hold of his passing arm, Dick.
Right, Woody, it was a fine run there by Lurch Semmer and Moran and actually the Moran was the one that had him knock the football down to the ground.
So the Giants now are in good position. They're in good field position and they need that.
They needed that time to stop the Chicago Bear offense.
This will put the ball somewhere around maybe the 50 yard line or the midfield strike and maybe the Giants can take it on in for now.
But this is the first time in a long while where the Giants will be in good field position.
The Bears now in upon formation. Randy Minier and Wendell Harris are deep for the Giants.
Over the ball at center, Mike Pyle for the Chicago Bears.
There's the snap from center, the boot and it's a long spiral.
It goes over the head of Wendell Harris, rolls back to the 15 yard statement and he drops on the 10 yard line.
The official scamp is put on the 12. That was a 70 yard boot.
As far as the Chicago Bears were concerned, 70 yards.
Yes, Woody, and there goes that great giant field position I was talking about.
Well, that boy can really kick the football green. That's all he does. He just kicks. He just punts.
Just like Don Turner for the Green Bay Packers only kicks field goals now and extra points.
He got his leg into that. Of course the wind is at his back. It's in his favor.
But that still is a fine kick.
And so it's first and 10 for the Giants with the ball resting on their own 13 yard line.
The Giants out of the huddle up at the line of scrimmage.
Tarkin and calling the signals. Triplett and Frederiksen are the running backs.
Tarkin then takes the snap from center, gives the ball off to Triplett.
Triplett hits the middle of the line. He gets to about the 14.
And he's tough to the 14 yard line by right line backer Jim Purnell.
And so the ball is on the 14 yard line. That's a pick up of about a yard.
And that will make it second and nine.
Second and nine for the Giants.
We have six minutes and 25 seconds of playing time remaining in the third quarter.
As the Giants move out of the huddle up to the line of scrimmage,
Homer Jones is split to the far side and Del Schopner is flanked to the near side.
There's the snap to Tarkin and Tarkin then a long pass to Aaron Thomas.
Thomas takes it on the 20, turns in, turns around, gets to about the 21,
and he's dropped on the 21 yard line by number 51 Dick Butchett.
The middle line backer for the Chicago Bears.
Butchett's assisted by Ricky Pettibone.
Let me just point out what Butchett had to do that time.
When he did get over there and stop that play.
Actually Pettibone was covering Thomas man to man.
As he was talking into that ball, it was right next to the sideline, to the left sideline.
Butchett dropped back in the middle.
Then as he was throwing the ball, raced over there and made the tackle on the sideline.
Quite an athlete.
The Giants now after a completion of an eight yard pass from Tarkin into Aaron Thomas
have a third and two situation.
The ball handed off to Triplett.
Triplett stopped at the line of scrimmage by Ed Obradovich.
Triplett may have picked up a yard on the play.
Obradovich is the less defensive end for the Chicago Bears.
He was assisted by Doug Spafoon.
Though there was a pick up of about a yard and that will make it fourth and one for the Giants
as they go into a punt formation.
Ernie Coy comes onto the field for the Giants.
It is fourth and one.
We have five minutes of playing time remaining in the third quarter.
As you hear in the background, the attendance is 46,200 plus.
There is the boot by Ernie Coy.
It's a spiral call for, a fair catch call for by number 45.
Dick Gordon.
And there is a marker on the play.
That punt was good for 39 yards.
There is a marker on the play at about the midfield stripe.
Twenty to seven.
The Chicago Bears are leading the New York Giants.
We have four minutes and 43 seconds of playing time remaining in the third quarter of this contest.
A 15 yard penalty stepped off against the Chicago Bears.
They take the ball back to their own 25 yard line.
Clipping penalty called against the Chicago Bears.
Put the ball back on their own 25.
They're leading by 13 points.
We have four minutes and 43 seconds of playing time remaining.
We have a timeout on the field and a time in for Ted Hod.
Okay, well we have an opportunity if we may.
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All right, Woody.
So there's a pause in the action here at Chicago.
The score, Chicago 20 and the New York Giants 7.
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The Bears will be putting the ball in play in their own territory.
And here to tell you about it once again, the network voice of the New York Giants, Woody Erdman.
So it's first and 10, Chicago, on their own 25-yard line.
Larry Rake Straw is the quarterback for the Chicago Bears.
He replaced Jackson Cannon earlier during the course of the afternoon.
A handoff to Sears.
Sears into the line.
He stops at the line that's coming by Bob Lurtz-Summer.
Defensive tackle for the Giants.
By and large, Dick Lynch, the front four for the Giants have done quite a nice job this afternoon.
Right, they've contained them very well.
They've contained Sears and Ronnie Bull.
The big asset in the ball game, those parts, has been that bear defense,
which has put the Bears in excellent field position both times inside the 9-20 on interception.
The Bears now up at the line of scrimmage, number 47, Johnny Morris flanked out on the far side.
Dick Gordon split on the near side.
There's a snap to Rake Straw.
Rake Straw fades into the pocket.
A pass complete.
Incomplete.
Gale Sears had that ball on about the 40-yard line and didn't hold it long enough, dropped it.
And so it's an incompleted forward pass intended from Rake Straw for Gale Sears.
Incomplete.
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Wrigley Field in Chicago.
The Chicago Bears and the New York Giants, along with Dick Lynch and Dead Hard.
This is Woody Erdman.
There is the snap to Rake Straw.
He fades, steps up into the pocket, decides to run with a football, goes up the middle,
gets past the 30 up to about the 31 or 32, and he's dropped there by Jim Moran.
We have 3 minutes and 40 seconds of playing time remaining in the third quarter, and the Bears are leading 20 to 7.
That makes it fourth and about three to go.
Fourth and three.
This time I notice Wendell Harris and Randy Minamir back a little deeper than they were the last time, Woody, because this Green has really been having himself a fine afternoon punting.
Bobby Joel Green, punting with his back to the wind.
He's an eight-year veteran and real capable.
The snap from center is low.
Green gets the putt away, and it's a long one.
It's a beaut taken by Wendell Harris on the 10.
He gets up to about the 11, and he is stopped on the 11-yard line.
He fumbles the football on about the 10.
I believe he was down, however.
There is a marker on the play, and we're having some real rough and tumble football down there on about the 8-yard line.
Wendell Harris made an over-the-shoulder attack of that punt.
He tried to move the football upfield.
Actually, Dick, I think, had he let it go, it would have rolled into the end zone.
Well, I don't know what he had to stop the decision to make.
It was very close, and he let it go.
At least he could have lost the 10 yards, but not a particular play down there where they had a little rough stuff, a little fighting going on.
Wendell Harris fumbled the ball, but the ball was ruled dead as he caught it, and the ball was ruled dead right away.
There's two offsetting penalties.
They're going to give the ball to the Giants on the 10-yard line, first and then.
And so the New York Giants, as Dick Lynch has told you, are in possession of the football, and the ball is placed officially now on the 11-yard line.
And once again, it's Bobby Joe Green's kicks that are really keeping the pressure on the giant offense.
He has them, once again, last time he booted the ball, they had the ball on the 12-yard line.
This time they're getting the ball on the 11-yard line.
Both times they were deep in the Bay of Territory, but his kick got him out of it, and that's the value of having a real fine kicker.
He can really put the pressure on an offensive team.
Schauffner playing to the near side, Homer Jones split to the far side.
He's pulled in close, knocking and faked the handoff.
He's being rushed.
There is a pass intended for Homer Jones.
Jones with two men on him, incomplete.
Number 53, Jim Burnell, and number 24, Rosie Taylor were on Homer Jones.
Jones could not get his hands on it, and the Chicago Bears have done a great job of containing the offense
of a New York giant here this afternoon.
They've done certainly a fine job covering Homer Jones, but it's taken two men to do it, Woody.
I'll point that out, but if that's the case, they've found the secret, and they are containing him so far this afternoon.
Jim Burnell leaves the ballgame.
He's replaced by Joe Taylor as the Bears go to a defense using five defensive halfbacks.
Homer Jones over on the far side, Schauffner on the near side, and Fredrickson and Trippert are the running back,
tracking and calling the signals.
Takes the snap from center.
He fades back a short pass intended for Bill Trippert, incomplete.
The pass was overthrown, incomplete.
That makes it third and ten, two minutes and 44 seconds of playing time remaining in the third quarter.
The Washington Redskins have scored 17 points to San Francisco's 21 this afternoon.
That's a third period score.
In the third quarter, Pittsburgh and St. Louis are all tied up 7-7.
In the second quarter, Dallas 14, New Orleans 7.
At the completion of one period of play, no score, Detroit and Minnesota.
Here at Wrigley Field, it is 20 for the Chicago Bears, 7 for the New York Giants.
Homer Jones over on the far side, Schauffner on the near side, Prockenden being right, being pulled down, behind the line of Philly,
back on about the one-yard line by Ed O'Bradovich and Marty Ansler and Dick Eby.
All from the front four of the Chicago Bears.
And they got a tremendous salvation from the fans here at Wrigley Field.
Rightfully so.
Sorry, Woody, they've been putting the stretcher on, talking to me all afternoon,
but once again, you've got to give a lot of credit to that defensive secondary.
He was looking for Aaron Thomas, and Thomas was covered very well that time by Richie Paterbone.
He couldn't throw him the ball, then he looked for Aaron Thomas.
I mean, then he looked for Del Schauffner, and he was covered by Gentry.
He just had to eat it.
And like you called, there's four linemen right on top of Frank Darkington.
Ernie Coy kicking into the wind.
There's a high staff from center.
He gets the boot away.
It wobbles, lands on the 30, rolls to the 35.
And finally down by Freeman White, who steps out of bounds on the 36th job line.
In New York Giants territory.
And so it is first and 10, the Bears, on the Giants 36.
The Chicago Bears are leading 20 to 7.
We have two minutes and 11 seconds of playing time remaining in the third quarter of this contest.
The Giants scored first.
They scored seven in the first period.
The Bears came back and scored 20 in the second quarter.
No score so far in the third quarter.
So it is 20 for the Bears, seven for the Giants.
Dick, while we have an opportunity, while there is a lull in the action,
again let me say that it's gratifying for so many of our listeners to write in and to apply for their membership cards.
We have had hundreds and hundreds of letters, and those cards are on their way to those who have written.
And those who have not written, we invite them to do so.
Right Woody, as you say, it is gratifying certainly to have so many listeners write in.
And as Dean Martin says, keep those cards and letters coming in.
It's always a pleasure to hear from you.
And that's the truth.
And we have been getting letters from all our listeners and from every radio station that's in the Giants network.
Certainly it's very pleasing.
And so it is now first and 10, Chicago Bears, on the New York Giants 36 yard line.
Two minutes and 11 seconds of playing time remaining in the third quarter.
As play is about to resume, the Bears are back in the huddle.
They break out of the huddle, move up to the line of scrimmage.
Dick Gordon is flicked to the near side, and Johnny Morris is flanked over on the far side.
Number 29, Ron Bull on the wing on the far side.
Rake draw calling the signal.
There is a marker on the play, offside.
Now whether or not that penalty will be called against the Giants or the Bears, we'll learn of that, but we'll find out, Dick.
Well, that was offside.
Jim Cadcavage decided to take an early look and see what was going to happen.
He was back there three yards before Rake draw had the football, so it is against the Giants.
Now the ball is on the 30 yard line of the New York Giants, first down and five.
They're in a real bad position, but again, they've stopped him before.
The scoring has come as a result of interceptions on the fair defense, and let's see if they can hold them now, Wood.
Rake draw calling the signals at quarterback for the Chicago Bears.
Takes a snap from center, hands that ball off the stairs.
There's a sweep.
He heads over to the far side of the field, gets to about the 34 yard line.
Now that will mean a loss of about three yards on the play, and he's stopped over there on the far side of the field by Clarence Childs and Ken Avery.
Childs is the right cornerback, and Ken Avery the right linebacker for the New York Giants.
All right, Avery returned on that play, Wood.
He's holding shoulder.
Ed Wysockowski now has come in to replace him.
Once again, though, you've got to give a lot of credit to Ken Avery.
He's meeting the best when he meets Cale Sayers on those sweeps, and he is meeting them and stopping them.
He's not gaining any yards around Ken Avery's side, and Clarence Childs, too, is doing an excellent job.
The Bears are up at the line of scrimmage, number 47, Morris flanked to the near side.
Dick Gordon splits over to the far side, the running back to the stairs and Bull.
Rake Straw calling the signals, takes the snap from center, hands the ball off the stairs.
There's the sweep from the near side.
Sayers gets to the 30, down to the 25, gets to the 20.
He's finally dropped on the near side of the field on about the 18 yard line by Freeman White.
It's a beautiful sight to watch the runner like Cale Sayers run.
Absolutely sensational, Woody.
He's got a lot of play in his track, to start eating, was about to make a tackle, put back inside and kept going.
Just on the dime he stopped there.
Quite a fine runner.
Cale Sayers on a sweep, picked up the first down for the Chicago Bears, and it is first and 10 for Chicago on the giant 18 yard line.
The Bears are back in the huddle.
They're leading 20 to 7.
They move out of the huddle, up to the line of scrimmage.
Johnny Morris flanked to the far side.
Dick Gordon split to the near side.
Ron Bull moved over to the wing on the far side.
Rake Straw is calling signals.
He takes the stuff and rolls down to the far side.
Looks for a receiver and Gale Sayers incomplete.
Sayers was on about the floor.
He threw the ball behind him.
Incomplete.
Makes it second and 10, with a ball on the giant 18.
Second and 10, 31 seconds of playing time remaining in the third quarter.
The Bears leading 20 to 7.
They're threatening with 31 seconds remaining of this period.
That actually is the option run, old pass play, that Contanan ran so very well in the first half, would he,
until he was taken out of the ball game on a vicious tackle by Jim Cadcaver.
But this time Rake Straw decided to throw the football.
He was looking for Sayers.
The Sayers were covered very well that time by Bill Swain, and he threw the ball behind him.
As they break out of the huddle, Morris is flanked to the far side.
Dick Gordon split to the near side.
Rake Straw the quarterback.
The running backs are Bull and Sayers.
Over the ball at center is Mike Pyle.
There's a snap to Rake Straw.
He steps back, passes, and tended over to the far side for Austin Jenney.
Incomplete.
It was thrown high.
Jenney was covered by Freeman White.
And so it's third and 10.
On the New York Giants' 18-yard line, the Chicago Bears in possession.
27 seconds of playing time remaining in the third quarter.
Coming into the ball game, Mike Rayball.
And Mike no doubt is bringing a play in from the bench, as they're doing with Rake Straw.
They are sending their players back in and into and from the ball game.
I'm sure George Callis is calling these plays.
A man very dangerous down here would be number 47, Johnny Morris.
Let's see what happens, will he?
Rayball replaces Jim Cadill.
Rake Straw calling the signals.
The quarterback for the Bears.
He takes a snap from center, steps back, a pass, and tended in.
Rake Straw, Rake Straw, Rake Straw, touchdown there.
Rake Straw flew in the end zone to Dick Gordon.
Gordon caught it.
The man on Gordon was Clarence Giles.
It was a beautifully thrown pass.
Dick Gordon just turned around, pulled the ball in, touched down Chicago.
And so it is now 26 for the Bears, 7 for the Giants.
The try for the extra point, Max Percival, will attempt the conversion.
Mike Pyle over the ball at center.
There's the stop to hold the boot.
It is good.
27 for the Chicago Bears, 7 for the New York Giants.
More New York Giants football in just 60 seconds.
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Wrigley Field in Chicago.
The Chicago Bears and the New York Giants, Chicago leading 27 to 7.
Twelve seconds of playing time remaining in the third quarter.
Along with Dick Lynch and Ted Hodge, this is Woody Erdman.
The kickoff was taken by Clarence Childs.
He carried it to the 19-yard line.
And that is the end of the quarter.
And so the New York Giants will be in possession of the football on their own 19-yard line
as we start the fourth period of play.
Here before we resume action is Ted Hodge.
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And here in Chicago, we go into the fourth quarter of play.
The Chicago Bears having just gone out in front of the New York Giants, fire score of 27 to 7.
Other scores on our scoreboard after three periods of play.
The Baltimore Colts 42 and the Atlanta Falcons 7.
Another third-quarter score, San Francisco 21, Washington 17.
And we go into the fourth quarter now. The Giants will be in possession.
It will be their ball, first and 10.
Here to tell you about it, Woody Erdman.
Up with the line of scurries, the New York Giants.
Homer Jones on the far side, Schaffner on the near side.
Triplett and Frederiksen are the running backs.
Tarkin in a pass to Frederiksen.
Frederiksen takes it, carries the ball up to the 20-yard line.
He took it on about the 15, and he is upended there by Curtis Gentry.
That was a short pass in the flat to Frederiksen.
Frederiksen caught it on about the 15, carried it to about the 20.
And so there's a pickup, but perhaps the yard on the play would make a second down in 9.
And so it is 27-7, the Bears over the Giants here at the start of the final period of play.
Give it a pick-up of 2, makes it second and a coys in the ball game, replacing Triplett.
There's a pass intended for Aaron Thomas.
He was covered beautifully by Richie Pettibone.
The strong safetyman for the Chicago Bears, incomplete.
A pass intended for Aaron Thomas from Fran Tarkin, incomplete.
And so that makes it third and eight.
14 minutes and 18 seconds of playing time remaining in the football game.
Third period score, Pittsburgh 7, St. Louis 7.
No score in the game between Detroit and Minnesota first quarter.
Second period, Dallas 14, New Orleans 7.
Final, Baltimore beat Atlanta 49-7.
Out of the huddle up to the line is coming the New York Giants.
Now the flanker type of offense, called by Fran Tarkin.
Tarkin in face, he's being rushed.
He rolls out, he's looking for receivers, finds one in Del Schopner.
It was deflected in part by number 20, Joe Taylor.
It rolled off the fingertips of Del Schopner.
Reflected in part by Taylor, Schopner, nevertheless almost caught it.
It just rolled off his fingertips.
He couldn't reach far enough to get a deck.
Fine effort there by Taylor, as you called, Woody.
Fran went back to fill the ball.
He was looking for Homer, didn't have enough time to throw the ball to him.
He scrambled out to his own right side.
And at this time, that's when the defensive back had to really keep his eye on the receiver.
And he kept his eye on Del, and so made a square out move.
He got his hand up there just enough to deflect it.
There's the Jones or Deet, as Ernie Coy boots the ball, and it goes and over and bounds on about the 30.
And it's down there by number 51 for the New York Giants.
A 49-yard boost.
Ed Wybckowski down that ball on the 31 for the New York Giants.
And it first intends Chicago on their own 31-yard line.
13 minutes and 58 seconds of playing time remaining in the contest, as the Bears are now in possession of the football.
Austin Denny is the tight end.
Dick Gordon the split end.
Johnny Morris the flanker back.
Gale Sayers and Ron Bull.
The running back.
A substitution. Ralph Couric goes in to replace Bull.
Couric mows out on the wing on the near side.
Rake Straw calling the signals at quarterback.
He hands the ball off to number 41.
Piccolo, Piccolo goes off tackle, picks up yardage, gets past the 35, up to about the 39-yard line.
Brian Piccolo replaced Gale Sayers in the lineup for the Chicago Bears.
And he picks up yardage as the ball was carried up to the 39-yard line.
Brian Piccolo, a three-year man, six feet tall, 205 pounds, prior to the start of this game had 46 carries for 146 yards.
He's a graduate of Wake Forest.
Number 47, Johnny Morris blanked out to the far side.
Dick Gordon, split to the near side.
Over the ball at center is Mike Pile. He's a graduate of Yale.
There's the snap to Rake Straw.
He fades. A short pass intended for Piccolo, incomplete.
And so that makes it third and two.
Twelve minutes and 45 seconds of playing time remaining in the contest.
And the Bears are leading 27-7.
Next week, the Pittsburgh Steelers come to Yankee Stadium.
Coming into the football game, Obradovich, leaving the game, Dick Gordon.
Obradovich, who plays both defense and offense.
He's a defensive end and an offensive end.
In there offensively for blocking purposes.
That's right. We have part of the play coming right his way.
There is a marker on the field as they started to put the play in a motion.
I think it was against the Giants.
They were, unless I just say they might have been pulled off.
Yeah, it is against the Giants, Woody.
Offside, they're just here for the Bears.
First down and Obradovich doesn't even have to block.
And so Dick Gordon replaces Obradovich at split end for the Chicago Bears.
And the ball is resting now on their own 44-yard line.
That makes it first and 10.
Number 47, Johnny Morris, flanks out to the far side.
And Dick Gordon is split to the near side.
There's a snap to Rake's draw.
A pass over to Johnny Morris.
Morris was on about the line of scrimmage.
And he is stopped as he receives the pass by Scott Eaton.
Right, and Scott Eaton that time read the play perfect.
This is the same play that Morris took a two-yard hit and then went about 20 yards with the ball.
What might happen now, you've got to be very careful.
And they've done this many times.
They will fake that little hit and let Scott Eaton come on up and then Johnny Morris can just take off and go deep.
And they've done this before and they might be trying to set this up.
Carl has to be very careful, but I know he's a fine defensive back and he reacts very well.
I think he'll be able to handle it.
As the Bears move out of the huddle, Johnny Morris is on the flank on the far side and Gordon is split to the near side.
Rake's draw takes the snap from center.
That is a lateral intended for Brian Piccolo.
It was thrown behind Piccolo.
Piccolo then reversed his position, got back to the football and fell on it.
So the ball is back now on the 30-yard line of the Chicago Bears.
Right, Woody. They seem to have some mix-up in their signals.
This is around the third play.
I've seen them mixed up.
And I think it might be due in part to Piccolo and Couric.
They're two new men.
They're probably a little excited about being in the football game.
They both have three years experience.
I don't think they have that much playing time.
And even with Rake's draw in there, that makes them three new men basically.
And they'll have to iron these things out.
Gordon to the near side, Morris to the far side.
Mike Pyle to center.
Rake's draw calling the signals takes the snap fade.
There's a pass over the line to number 32.
Couric gets the pass on about the 35-yard line.
He's dropped on the 37 by Edward Zekowski.
So that's short of a first down, and the Chicago Bears will be forced to punt.
We have 10 minutes and 50 seconds of playing time remaining in the contest.
And the Giants are down 27 to 7.
So they're backed by three touchdowns.
Ten minutes and 35 seconds of playing time remaining in the game.
It is now fourth and 17 for the Bears.
As Bobby Joe Green goes back to do the booting for Chicago.
Over the ball at center, Mike Pyle.
There's the snap from center.
It's a punt into the wind that bounds high in the air, and they're allowing it to roll.
And it rolls back to about the 25-yard line, where it is down on the 25-yard line.
So it will be first and 10 New York Giants on their own 25 to score here at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
27 for Chicago, 7 for the Giants, and more New York Giants football in just 60 seconds.
Here at Chicago, other than a 36-yard scoring drive put on by the Bears late in the third quarter,
it's been a seesaw battle in the second half.
Very little scoring. The Giants put the ball in play here to tell you about it. Woody Urgin.
There's the snap to Tuckerman. Tuckerman hands the ball off. It's carried into the line.
And I believe there's a fumble in there. We're waiting for them to unfold.
And the Bears have recovered.
Yes, that's right, Woody. And once again, it's this bare defensive team that come up with the big play.
They certainly remind me of that defensive team in 1963, and they won that title strictly on defense that year.
They allowed their opponents an average of 10 points per game, and in the championship game,
that's all we did score against them. They only scored 14 points, but it was enough to win the football game.
And now it's the same thing happening this year, and with this great Chicago Bears defense really looking up
and pursuing and doing a heck of a job, they have given the opportunity once again to the Chicago offense.
First in 10 Chicago on the Giants 23. Rake draw calling the signals for the Bears.
Takes the snap from center, hands the ball off. It's carried into the near side of the line where he hits the stolen wall.
Ralph Shurik took a handoff from Rake's draw, and as he moved to the near side of the line,
Edward Zakowski and Bob Lertzema hit him. And just like concrete, he was stopped.
Right, he went right down. It was a fine hit by Wyzekowski, and he's very happy to be in the football game.
He's replacing Ken Avery, and they should know that they're going to come right at him and test him out,
and that's exactly what they're doing.
The Washington Redskins have beat the San Francisco 49ers 31 to 28 this afternoon.
The Giants up at the line of scrimmage. There's the snap from center.
The ball carried to the near side and forced out of bounds on the near side.
Brian Piccolo carried. Freeman White forced him out of bounds.
Brian Piccolo in the football game, replacing Gale Sears. Ralph Shurik has replaced Ron Bull.
Larry Rake's draw earlier during the course of the afternoon replaced the injured Jackson Cannon.
It's third and five, Chicago, with a ball resting on about the 18-yard line of the New York Giants.
And a play that we saw earlier in the third quarter, when they tried to hit the tight end drone,
he was open. You just might see that play here. That's about the only place they have to go.
Jimmy Jones is in the ball game, as Dick has indicated, at tight end. There's the snap to Rake's draw.
The ball is given to Jones, and Jones, along the near sideline, Clarence Childs, forces him out of bounds.
Well, it's not exactly what I had in mind. I didn't know he was going to get the ball that way.
But it's another fine play by Jones, and this was, again, a reverse.
This is due in part to the great pursuit of the New York Giants.
They're coming down, they're following the football, they're following every move with those spare backs.
And as they moved inside that time, they came right around on the outside, picked up enough yardage for the first down.
So it's first and ten, Chicago Bears, a carry by Jimmy Jones, who has gone into the ball game, a tight end, replacing Austin Denny.
Number 47, Johnny Morris, flanked to the near side, and Gordon is split to the far side.
Number 12, Rake's draw, rolled out to the far side, he carries it in for a touchdown.
He fakes action from the near side, and on some beautiful deceptive handling of that ball, he rolled out to the far side.
Everything was moved to the near side, and Rake's draw carried it in for the touchdown.
The joint teams remember so well with, like they Gary Wood used to do it so much, they faked the tweet, he kept the ball himself and just fed it all.
He was all by himself. The only boy in front of him was Bill Twain, and Twain just missed him.
So you've got to give credit to Rake's draw, it was a fine play.
Once again, it was the pursuit of the New York Giants that enabled that play to work.
The extra point kick was good, so it is now 34 for the Chicago Bears, 7 for the New York Giants.
Set.
And there's a pause in the action here at Chicago, the score, 34 for the Bears, and 7 for the Giants.
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Chicago, the Chicago Bears on the scoreboard once again now lead the Giants by a score of 34 to 7,
with 8 minutes playing time remaining in the ball game.
The Giants set to receive now as it will be Mac Percival kicking off for the Bears once again,
Percival places the ball down on the 40 yard line.
Giants all set to receive from the far side of the field.
Here to tell you about it once again, the network worried that the Giants would be hurt.
Mac Percival kicks off for the Chicago Bears.
It's a high one. It's taken by number 27, Randy Minier.
Minier races up the near sideline.
He is mailed at the 30 yard line on the near side of the field.
And so it will be 1st and 10 for the New York Giants on their own 30 yard line.
Earl Morrow has replaced Fran Stockenden at quarterback for the Giants.
So it's 1st and 10 Giants on their own 30 yard line.
We have 7 minutes and 51 seconds of playing time remaining in this contest.
Earl Morrow has replaced Fran Stockenden at quarterback for the Giants.
They move out of the huddle up to the line of Scrummage.
Del Schopner is flanked out to the far side and Homer Jones is switched to the near side.
Morrow takes the handoff.
He passes good to Del Schopner.
Del Schopner gets it on about the 42 or 43 yard line and he's dropped there by Curtis Gentry.
A pass from Morrow to Del Schopner moves the ball up to about the 43.
So it will be 1st and 10 Giants on their own 43 yard line.
7 minutes and 10 seconds of playing time remaining in this contest.
And the Chicago Bears are leading 34 to 7.
Schopner flanks out to the far side and Homer Jones splits to the near side to tie down Aaron Thomas.
There is a marker on the play as the Chicago Bear on the near side was offside.
I believe it was Ed O'Bradovich.
A marker on the play.
6 minutes and 56 seconds of playing time remaining in the contest.
The Bears leading 34 to 7.
5 yards stepped off against the Chicago Bears and that makes it 1st and 5 for the Giants.
So the ball has been placed now on about the 46 or 47.
The man that Earl liked to hit, or has liked to hit in the past has been Aaron Thomas.
I think that's the boy that they'd like to see open up here.
Earl Morrow calling the signals.
Ball to Giants, takes the snap from center, hands the ball off.
It's carried into the middle by Tucker Frederickson.
Frederickson carries it past the midfield stripe down to about the 46 yard line of the Chicago Bears.
Now that should be enough for about a first down.
They may call for a measurement.
A handoff from Earl Morrow to Tucker Frederickson.
They're calling for a measurement.
We have 6 minutes and 30 seconds of playing time remaining in the football game.
Randy Minier replaces Tucker Frederickson.
Minier has just been activated for the Giants.
Well I think with Minier in there now and replacing Tucker, you're going to see him come out of the backfield.
I think he's going to throw the football and put it in the air.
He'll have around 5 receivers to throw to, would he?
The Giants are up at the line of scrimmage, Dick.
Earl Morrow calling the signals, takes the snap from center.
He gets away from one tackler.
There's a pass over to the far side, completed to Randy Minier.
There is a marker on the play.
A marker on the play on about the midfield stripe.
Dick Butchers.
And I believe it's a face mask penalty that will be called against Chicago, Dick.
Well it's a 15 yarder, Woody.
It probably isn't a face mask penalty.
Butchers came over there and really hit Minier.
Now that's the second time that he's been hit very hard in this ball game.
It's a necessary roughness call against Dick Butchers and the Bears.
Here's the Giants first down on about the 35 yard line.
And again, Morrow had five men to throw to that time.
He had everyone out of the backfield, no protection, and threw to the release valve, Minier.
Up at the line of scrimmage, the New York Giants.
Morrow calling the signals, takes the snap from center, face into the pocket.
He's being pulled down behind the line of scrimmage.
The ball rolls out of his hands.
I believe the play was called dead on about the 44, 45 yard line.
Ed O'Bradovich nailed him.
O'Bradovich, the left defensive end for the Chicago Bears.
The ball is being put down on about the 43 yard line of the Chicago Bears.
This O'Bradovich, Ed O'Bradovich, is really having a fine year.
It wasn't really spectacular in the beginning, but now they say his last two football games,
he's really come on like he's all pro, and he's doing a fine job here today.
He's been in on many a tackle.
He's kept the pressure on, and now he's keeping the pressure up on Earl Morrow.
He certainly has been a big force today for the Chicago Bears, causing the boys, the quarterbacks,
to throw the ball early and causing these interceptions that's been taking place.
34 to 7, there's the snap to Morrow. Morrow, being right, gets away from one tackler,
passes the ball to numbers.
Is that Randy Minier?
Minier gets the ball on about the 30 yard line, races along the near sideline,
and he is finally pushed out of bounds on about the 22 yard line by Curtis Jenfrey.
So that first 10-10 New York Giants on the Chicago Bears' 23 yard line,
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Wrigley Field, Chicago, 5 minutes and 49 seconds of playing time remaining,
and the Chicago Bears are leading the New York Giants 34 to 7.
There's the snap to Will Morrell, a path intended for Joe Schaffner, incomplete,
almost intercepted by Joe Taylor.
Taylor was covering Schaffner.
Taylor was right on his back, real fine coverage that time.
He was watching his receiver.
Had he looked up that time, he would have seen the ball thrown behind Dale,
and he might have picked it off.
It would have been a touchdown for the Bears, so there was no one in his way to stop him.
Real fine coverage by Taylor, once again that Chicago front four plus Butkus.
Butkus was lifting that time, put a lot of pressure on Earl.
Earl had to get rid of the ball a little early.
Dallas leading the Wardians in the third quarter, 24 to 10.
And now Homer Jones is good to the far side, Schaffner flanked to the near side.
Morrell calling the signal.
And there are markers on the play as the Chicago Bears moved off sides
as the discussion down there with Will Morrell in the center of it.
And I believe they're calling a penalty against the Giants for luring the Bears offside.
Five minutes and 45 seconds of playing time remaining.
That's right, they had to hold the Chicago Bears team that time right inside the giant offensive line.
Morrell jumps up, evidently it was one of the guards who pulled him offside.
They're looking at Andy Gross, he's a young rookie in there.
He might have been the one that pulled him offside.
Andy Gross has replaced Pete Case in the offensive line for the New York Giants.
Schaffner flanked to the near side and Homer Jones is split and moved in on the far side.
Morrell takes the snap from center.
There is a pass to Cressino who is in the ball game for the Giants.
He gets the ball on the 20-yard line and he's tackled on the 20-yard line by Dick Pettibone.
And so the ball is now on the 20-yard line and that will make it five minutes and 22 seconds of playing time remaining.
Third and seventh. Five minutes and ten seconds of playing time remaining in the contest.
And with the ball on the 20, it is third and seventh for the Giants.
As they move out of the huddle, Homer Jones is on the near side and Schaffner is flanked to the far side.
Earl Morrell calling the signals, takes the snap from center.
He went back into the pocket, stepped forward two steps, he could not move.
A pass was put on him and he was pulled down behind the line of scrimmage back on the 24 by Dick Nevy and Dick Butchers.
Well they're putting a lot of pressure on Merrill and the whole front four is in there right on top of him, Woody.
They're real strong down there. I don't think they want to let the Giants score.
They have a lot of pride in their defensive unit and if it looks like this is going to be like this for the Bears the rest of the year,
they're going to be tough competition and they might, as their players indicate, they feel they have a real good chance at the title.
They'll know a little bit more this afternoon as the Green Bay Tigers meet the Cleveland Browns.
Frank McCray replaces Obradovich. Schaffner is flanked to the far side. Homer Jones on the near side.
Marl takes a snap from center. There is a pass intended for Bob Crespino.
He had his hands on it but couldn't hold it. The pass was just a little low and Earl is just after throwing that ball low.
Crespino as he came towards the middle of the field, stepped down to try to grab hold of that football but not hold it.
And so the Chicago Bears take over on their own 24 yard line.
Right and that was once again excellent coverage that time by Rosie Taylor right on top of Crespino of course in helping him along.
He's fletched the football too Willie. I thought Bobby was reaching for it.
Good defensive play there by the defensive secondary in particular Rosie Taylor.
34 to 7 the Chicago Bears leading the New York Giants. We have 4 minutes and 21 seconds of playing time remaining in the contest.
Final scores 49 Baltimore 7 Atlanta. 31 to 28 Washington Beach to San Francisco 49ers this afternoon.
In the third period it is Dallas 24 New Orleans 10. In the third quarter Detroit 10 Minnesota 10.
And in the third quarter Pittsburgh and St. Louis all tied up 7-7.
We have some defensive changes for the New York Giants. Randy Stanton replaces Glenn Condren. Jim Calvin replaces Bob Lersema.
Bruce Anderson is in in place of Jim Kaczkiewicz. Jim Moran stays as the sole remaining member of the starting front four.
Mike Ciccholalla goes in at middle linebacker for Vince Costello. Ed Wysockowski and Bill Swain are the other linebackers.
Lersema is in there rather than Jim Moran. So Lersema and Colvin are the tackles.
Anderson and Stanton are the defensive end for the Giants.
Rake straw calling the signals for the Chicago Bears. Willie Williams replaces Scott Eaton as the defensive halfback.
There's the snap. Two rakes draw the handoff to Piccolo. Piccolo attempts a slant to the near side of the field.
And he is stopped after a pick up of perhaps the yard by Edward Zachowski and Clarence Giles assisted by Bob Lersema.
The ball is placed on the 25. So that will make it second and nine.
All right Woody and with the fine kicker as Bobby Joe Green for the Bears on their side.
They'd like to just take this ball and run it. Stay inside the field and not go out of bounds.
Just keep the clock moving and run this game out.
The Chicago Bears up at the line of scrimmage. Larry Rake straw calling the signals at quarterback for Chicago.
There's the snap from center of the handoff to number 41.
Piccolo, Piccolo, a beautiful broken field running. It's past the 40, past the 50 into Giants territory on about the 47 yard line before he is finally stopped by Clarence Giles.
Ryan Piccolo took a handoff, looked for an opening, found it and then made his opening.
Looked for them, found them, took advantage of them as he crossed the midfield stripe, picked up the first down and then some and finally was brought down on about the 49 yard line still in Bears territory.
Well they're blocking. They're working on Mike Piccolo right now and also Jim Colvin and it was fine blocking by Cadill and Pickens that time Woody.
There's the snap to Rake straw, the handoff to Curick. Curick hits the far side of the line.
He gets to about the midfield stripe and he is stopped there by the New York Giants forward wall backed up by Mike Ciccolalla, the middle linebacker.
Bruce Anderson and Bob Lertema, the right side of the defensive line for the New York Giants spearheading the attack.
So the ball is on the midfield stripe and it is now second and seven. It's in Giants territory on it but make it the Giants 49.
Out of the huddle up to the line that's coming, the Chicago Bears.
Bob Jones is the flanker back now for Chicago. Rake straw takes the snap in center. Bears a long pass and send it down the field.
For Bob Jones it is incomplete. He was covered by Clarence Childs. Jones went down the near side of the field, turned in.
The pass was thrown so that he could not hold it. He was covered by Clarence Childs.
Two minutes and three seconds of playing time remaining in the contest.
Thirty-four to seven the Bears out front. Two minutes and three seconds of playing time remaining.
It's third and seven. The ball resting on the New York Giants 49 yard line.
Out of the huddle up to the line that's coming, the Chicago Bears.
Number 43, Bob Jones, flanked out to the far side. Jimmy Jones, the split end on the near side.
There is a marker on the play, a pass intended for number 43, Bob Jones, incomplete. As we mentioned, there's a marker on the play.
There is an offensive holy moody against the Chicago Bears and that's too bad.
The pass was completed to Bob Jones. It's too bad for Bob Jones because that would have been his first reception of the year.
I notice he hasn't received a pass. He hasn't caught a pass all year. I think Rake straw is trying to get him his first reception.
Fifteen yard penalty stepped off against the Chicago Bears.
And so that puts the ball back on the 31 yard line of the Chicago Bears.
They're leading 34 to 7. One minute and 55 seconds of playing time remaining in the contest.
Thirty-four to seven the Chicago Bears leading the New York Giants.
Next week the New York Giants host the Pittsburgh Steelers at Yankee Stadium.
The Bears are back in the huddle. The running backs are Brian Piccolo and Ralph Keurig.
The blanket backs, Bobby Jones, the split end, Jim Jones, and the tight end, Austin Denny.
I believe that's the two minute timeout so while we have an opportunity here at Wrigley Field, the score is 34 for the Chicago Bears, seven for the New York Giants.
Let's check our scoreboard while we have a moment.
On our scoreboard, final scores, the Baltimore Coast 49, the Atlanta Falcons seven, Washington came from behind to beat San Francisco 31 to 28.
Now the Bears are huddling back on the 15 yard line to put the ball in play from about the 30, here again at 20.
The ball is on the 31 on their own 31. It makes it third and 28 for the Chicago Bears.
They're now in a triple flanker offense.
Rake straw takes a snap from center. He hands the ball off to Piccolo, Piccolo, a sweep around the near end, gets past the 35, up to about the 38 yard line, and he's tackled on the near side of the field by Freeman White.
And so the ball is on the 38 and that will make it fourth down for the Chicago Bears and they will be forced into a punting situation.
Fourth and 21, one minute and 40 seconds of playing time remaining in this contest.
And the Chicago Bears are leading 34 to seven. The Giants scored seven in the first period. The Bears failed to score in the first quarter.
And then the Bears came on strong, 20 in the second quarter, seven in the third, and seven in the final period.
34 to seven Chicago out front, one minute and 20 seconds of playing time remaining. Back to do the punting is Bobby Joe Green.
There's the snap from center. And there is the boot.
It's called for by Randy Minier. He calls for a fair catch and downs the ball on the 30 yard line. Good for 32 yards.
And so it's first and 10 New York Giants on their own 30 yard line.
The Giants offensive lineup makes its appearance on the field. We have 54 seconds of playing time remaining in the contest.
Fifty seconds. Next week the Steelers and the Giants. The Giants move out of the huddle up to the line of scrimmage.
Del Schaffner flanked out to the far side. Homer Jones split to the near side. Aaron Thomas the tight end.
There's the pitch out. Carried to the near side by Randy Minier. I believe there is a loss on the play.
He is brought down on about the 26th or 27th by would you believe it? Ed O'Bradovich.
Once again, Woody. Ed O'Bradovich. He's taking strong and he's having a fine year as I said.
And he's really when he gets worked up there, he's going to keep the pressure on those quarterbacks and he's going to make it pretty rough on running backs.
Exactly what he's doing out there today. Time for just one more play. Seven seconds. Six. Five. Four.