Page 12 THE BATTALION MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1979 Pro football action Cowboys top Cardinals Seahawks fly by bumbling Oih United Press International IRVING, Texas — Two Roger Staubach touchdown passes helped offset an NFL record 108-yard kic koff return by Roy Green Sunday and brought Dallas a 22-13 win over St. Louis, leaving the Cowboys with the best record in the league and in sole possession of the NFC East lead. Staubach brought the lethargic Cowboys to life in the second quar ter with touchdown throws of 10 yards each to tight end Billy Joe DuPree and flanker Tony Hill. That gave Dallas an 11-point cushion, but following Hill’s score Green took the kickoff eight-yards deep in the end zone and went the distance almost untouched for the longest kickoff return in the 59-year history of the NFL. The return wiped out the previ ous mark of 106 yards owned by Al Carmichael of Green Bay (1956) and Nolend Smith of Kansas City (1967). The Cowboys closed off St. Louis after that kickoff return, Dallas’ de fense sacking St. Louis quarterback Jim Hart seven times. But Dallas could not put the game away until. following a Hart fumble, Rafael Sep- tien kicked a 29-yard field goal with 9:59 to play. Dallas moved to 7-1 at the mid point of the season, the top record in the NFL. And with Philadephia’s loss to Washington earlier in the day, the Cowboys moved a game in front of the Eagles and Redskins in the division standings. St. Louis dropped to 2-6. St. Louis took a 6-3 lead in the first quarter on field goals of 51 and 41 yards by Steve Little while Sep- tien started Dallas’ scoring with a 51-yard field goal of his own. Little’s long kick equaled a St. Louis rec ord. Dallas then scored on two straight possessions to apparently take con trol of the game. Staubach, who completed 11 of 25 passes for 164 yards, hit DuPree with a 10 yarder to put the Cowboys in front. Dallas next controlled the ball for 8:08, driving 96 yards and convert ing four third downs before Staubach hit Hill with their 10-yard scoring connection. Green’s kickoff return cut the St. Louis deficit to 17-13 at the half and the only scoring in the final two quarters came on a Dallas safety — Cardinals’ center Tom Brahaney snapping the ball into the end zone from the 34-yard line on a would-be punt — and Septien’s fourth quarter field goal. Dallas’ Tony Dorsett went over the 100 yard rushing mark for the fourth consecutive week, gaining 106 yards on 19 carries. But 41 of those yards came on the opening play of the game and he was held relatively in check for the rest of the afternoon. Hart, playing with a sore left foot protected by a specially designed shoe, managed just 16 completions on 38 attempts for 155 yards. His seven sacks lost 58 yards. St. Louis rookie running back Ottis Anderson, who picked up 193 yards against Dallas in the opening game of the season, gained 105 more Sunday and thus became only the third rusher to ever have two 100-yard-plus days against Dallas. The other two were Cleveland Brown’s great Jim Brown and the Cardinals’ John David Crow. United Press International SEATTLE — Steve Largent caught touchdown passes of 45 and 55 yards from Jim Zorn, and Cornell Webster returned a fumble 54 yards for another score Sunday to lead the Seattle Sea- hawks to a 34-14 victory over the Houston Oilers. Zorn, who completed 18-of-23 passes for 252 yards, opened the game with 11 consecutive com pletions to set a club record, in cluding a 12-yard touchdown toss to Sherman Smith on the first drive of the game. Houston, which dropped a half-game behind Pittsburgh in the AFC Central Division, got its only first-half touchdown on a 9-yard pass from Dan Pastorini to tight end Mike Barber, tying the contest 7-7 with 10:26 left in the second period. Earl Campbell, the leading rusher in the NFL coming into the game, was suffering from a bruised thigh and was limited to just four yards on three carries. Seattle went ahead for good, 14-7 with 8:27 left in the second period when Zorn found Largent five yards behind the Oiler sec ondary on the right sideline for a 45-yard scoring strike. Largent, who was released by the Oilers in the 1976 preseason before being signed by Seattle, slipped behind Houston’s deep coverage for a 55-yard touchdown throw from Zorn on the first play of the fourth quar ter to boost Seattle’s lead to 27-7. Seattle, 3-5, added their final touchdown with 12:58 left in the game when Ronnie Coleman caught and then fumbled a pass from Pastorini. Webster picked up the loose ball on his own 46 and outraced the Houston quar terback to the end zone. Already suffering from Campbell’s injury, the Oilers’ problems were compounded when his replacement, Rob Car penter, left the game early in the second quarter with a strained lower back. Houston managed just 38 yards rushing in the first two periods. Efren Herrera kicked field goals of 48 and 30 yards in the third quarter to increase Seattle’s lead to 20-7. Houston was still in the game until Largent’s second touchdown grab but victimized itself with costly holding and of fensive pass interference penal ties in the third quarter that cut off two potential scoring drives near midfield. The interference penalty, called on Ken Burrough, wiped out a 19-yard gain. Pastorini was sacked on the next play and after an Oiler punt and personal foul penalty, Seattle took over on its own 47. Three plays and Largent teamed on'] second touchdown passtl the game out of read Houston added a touclJ with 2:48 remaining in Ik j when Coleman caught a si toss from Pastorini. Zorn was replaced earl)| fourth quarter by Sam) but Zorn’s productivity I the air was a welcomet for the Seahawks, who hail victimized for over 3i passing in each of their la games. XZMAW4V PROFESSIONAL-WEIGHT LEOTARD Cardinals’ Green makes history THE GREAT ESCAPE United Press International IRVING, Texas — The longest kickoff return in National Football League history may have been set up Sunday because the Dallas Cow boys’ coverage team didn’t expect Roy Green to run the ball out of the end zone. At least that was the opinion of Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry. Green covered 108 yards with his kickoff return late in the first half of Dallas’ 22-13 win over St. Louis, breaking the record of 106 yards owned by Al Carmichael of Green Bay and Noland Smith of Kansas City. “I guess someday the record will be broken, maybe by me, ’ said Green, a rookie out of Henderson State who plays in the Cardinals’ de fensive backfield when not return ing kicks. “Everybody had good position, especially the first two blocks I had. The kick was deep and their cover age didn’t have time to get downfield. That opened it up for said. “It looked like the kick was so deep that he wouldn’t bring it out and I thought some of our players might have pulled up. We have a rule. If the kickoff is more than five yards deep, we don’t return it.” Cowboys officials, after the game, measured the point at which Green’s back foot came down when he caught the ball and their mea surements confirmed Green’s yar dage should be written down as a record-breaking 108 yards. Green’s run likely will be re viewed by NFL officials in game films for a final confirmation. Hayes gets out for reunion United Press International DALLAS — The Dallas Cow boys, celebrating their 20th year as a team, honored 20 of the club’s star players Sunday, including former wide receiver Bob Hayes. Hayes is serving a two-to-five- year prison sentence for a drug violation and received a five-day fur lough from the Texas Department of Corrections so he could attend the festivities. A spokesman for the prison sys tem said Hayes was unescorted dur ing his time away from prison. Dallas coach Tom Landry, hon ored along with the players during halftime of the Dallas-St. louis eame. said whatever success the You dream about it at night... the day you can close your books, get out of this place and forget about studying for awhile. Well, the Great Escape is here.. .this weekend, with Greyhound. Escape to the country or go see some friends. 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