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Losing Gamble. Shortly thereafter, the San Francisco 49ers met the Washington Redskins, the team of resuscitated old pros that Coach George Allen had drilled in the fundamentals of conservative football. Surprising everyone, Allen gambled on a fourth-down-and-inches situation in the third quarter. Leading 10-3, the Redskins went for a first down rather than for a seemingly surefire field goal. The play backfired into a 2-yd. loss. From then on it was all downhill for Allen's Over-the-Hill Gang as 49er Quarterback John Brodie connected on two quick scoring passes. Adding another touchdown...
...once instantly recognizable with his fancy white cleats, long hair and Fu Manchu mustache. But now Joe is being upstaged by a whole host of players with twinkle-toe shoes and pageboy locks. Defensive End Tommy Hart, who started a run on white cleats among the San Francisco 49ers, says gleefully: "We're psychedelic, man!" The Chicago Cubs' Joe Pepitone, who favors lavender suede sashes and see-through paisley shirts off duty, gets his kicks on the field by wearing a fluffy hairpiece. In the National Basketball Association, beards, goatees and blossoming Afros are as common as jump...
...stride -though Cornerback Earsell Mackbee claims that he was cut from the Minnesota Vikings this season for showing up one day in a red lace jumpsuit, a fake fur maxi vest and a slouch hat. "Freedom to express your own personality makes for a winning team," says the 49ers' Ken Willard. "It's the swinging feeling around the clubhouse. A feeling that they're them and I'm me." His teammate Gene Washington, who grooves on $350 Oscar de la Renta suits, deplores the "archaic regimen" of traditional football-club rules. "Room checks...
N.F.L. GAME (CBS, 1 p.m. to conclusion). Chicago Bears v. the 49ers at San Francisco...
N.F.L. GAME (CBS, 6 p.m. to conclusion). San Francisco 49ers v. Dallas Cowboys...