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NFL Today Halftime 10_22_1978
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00:00Welcome back to New York Live.
00:04Some of you are waiting because we were hoping that another network could join us and they did.
00:07Let's take you around the league right now.
00:09Many of you are watching this game.
00:11Chicago and Tampa Bay.
00:12The Buccaneers lead it by 3 13 10 at the half.
00:16The rest of you are watching this contest which is tied at the half.
00:19St. Louis 10 and the Jets 10.
00:21The New York Giants have just scored again.
00:23They are dominating the Washington Redskins in the Meadowlands late in the second quarter 17 to 6.
00:29Buffalo and Cincinnati at the half.
00:32Chuck Knox's Bills are ahead by a field goal.
00:34San Diego and Detroit.
00:35So far it has been all Detroit 24 to 7.
00:38That game in the second quarter in Pontiac, Michigan.
00:42Green Bay and Minnesota scoreless in the first quarter.
00:44So important today for the Bikes to get back in the W column.
00:47Philadelphia and Dallas scoreless in the first.
00:50Dorsett not playing.
00:51Martin not playing for the Cowboys.
00:53Cleveland leading Kansas City by a field goal.
00:55That game is in the first quarter.
00:57And Jane, how about the New York Marathon?
00:59How'd that turn out?
01:00Well, Brent, more than two million people lined the streets earlier today to watch the New York Marathon.
01:04And one of those who was waiting at the finish line was Jack Whitaker.
01:07So now let's go to a report from Jack Whitaker.
01:11Welcome to Central Park in the city of New York on a beautiful autumn day and one of the greatest days this great city has ever seen.
01:17The ninth annual New York City Marathon is coming to an end.
01:21Bill Rogers about to win his third consecutive title in the women's division.
01:25And a mystery lady, number 1173, is leading at this point.
01:28We don't yet know her name.
01:30It all began at 1030 this morning.
01:3311,142 men, women and children started running on the Staten Island side of the Verrazano Bridge.
01:41An incredible sight on this warm autumn morning.
01:44Every state in the Union, except South Dakota, was represented as these runners attempted the 26 miles, 385 yards of the marathon distance
01:54through the five boroughs of the city of New York.
01:56Over 1,100 women are competing, 1,458 lawyers, doctors and dentists, 71-year-old Walter Stack of San Francisco,
02:06nine-year-old Howard Brynan of Connecticut, runners from 28 countries, housewives, ballet dancers and 4,800 people who have never run in a marathon before
02:16make up this joyous group who celebrate the biggest day that running, the sport of the 70s, has ever seen.
02:25We are looking down now at the finish line, the last 385 yards that they will run.
02:31As we told you, Bill Rogers, the defending champion, the record holder for this event, he took over the lead at the 8-mile mark along with Gary Bjorklund.
02:40Gary Bjorklund and he dueled until 15 miles and now here he comes, all by himself, an exotic and joyous Bill Rogers about to wrap up his third consecutive New York City marathon.
02:54Here's the title. And listen to this crowd.
03:10All right, here we are with the winner, Bill Rogers, his third straight and you are Mr. New York right now.
03:15Oh, well, it's a pleasure to be that way, I'll tell you. It was very intense pace early in the race.
03:20Why was that? Because of the great competition?
03:22Only one runner. Well, first, Ian Thompson from England and then Gary Bjorklund busted a wide open too early.
03:29And I knew that he was making a mistake. It was too early. And about 10 miles, he seemed to suddenly falter.
03:36That was from about 8 miles to 15 miles in that stretch where you were right together?
03:41Yeah, right around 13 miles, 10, 12 miles. And we decided, we told each other we'd run with each other for a little while.
03:48But then I knew that it was either, you know, if it had been later on, I would have considered time with him.
03:53But this way, it looked like it might be risky to win. So I decided to go on ahead, you know.
03:56What you did was absolutely correct. Terrific, Bill. Congratulations. You are the hero of this country right now.
04:02I'll be back next year. Attaboy. Back to you now, Brent.
04:05All right, Jack. Thank you very much. Jane, the fastest woman. Has one come across yet?
04:09Yes, Greta Weitz. And as a matter of fact, her time was a record. She came in in two hours, 32 minutes and 12 seconds.
04:15And she was one of those people that was a first at ever running a marathon distance.
04:18What a chauvinist I am. What, it was four hours since this? Of course we've had women come in.
04:22Of course. Of course.
04:24Out in Chicago, where Johnny Morris works, Richard Waldo is a sports producer.
04:28We're going to show you a package that they put together after the Dallas-Washington.
04:31It was a Monday night game. And apparently Robert Newhouse was tipping the offensive plays for the Cowboys.
04:36This is somewhat tough to see. He's the right running back.
04:39Do you see the mouthpiece dangling down as he goes out?
04:42I know it's tough, but every time the mouthpiece was hanging down, Staubach went back to pass.
04:47Now, let's show it to you again. Now, here he is coming right at you in motion.
04:51You see it dangling down. It's one of those that's tied up with a face mask there.
04:55And that meant that Staubach was going to go back and pass.
04:57And whenever the mouthpiece was inside the mouth, such as this sequence right here,
05:03the Cowboys were coming with a running play.
05:05Now, Irv, could the Washington Redskins have been picking this up?
05:09No question, Brent. They could have used that as a key.
05:10You know, many players develop all sorts of characteristics in their running and passing style.
05:14Some players lean one way or the other and oftentimes will tip plays.
05:17Now, watch last week, Irv.
05:20Different mouthpiece. One that was in for running and for passing plays.
05:24And the NFL today will continue on CBS right after these messages from your local stations.