Vikings credit offensive herd for eleven straight victories
Minnesota's offensive line, dubbed the herd, receives praise for the 11 game winning streak led by Mick Tingelhoff Milt Sunde Jim Vellone Grady Alderman Ron Yary and Doug Davis. Joe Kapp and Ed White benefited from strong blocking as Grady Alderman asserted leadership and Coach Bud Grant lauded the line's performance against the Rams and Deacon Jones.
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Vikings
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Minnesota
Bud Grant
Earsell Mackbee
Viking
Los Angeles Rams
Herd
Mick Tingelhoff
Milt Sunde
Jim Vellone
Grady Alderman
Ron Yary
Doug Davis
Grant
Rams
Vellone
Yary
Deacon Jones
Jones
Ron
Deacon
Davis
Joe Kapp
Los Angeles
Kapp
Tingelhoff
Sunde
Alderman
Ed White
Big Ram
Fred Cox
New York Giants
Twin Cities
San Francisco 49Ers
Minnesota Vikings
Jerry Burns
Longhorns Resist White House Pressure Over No 1 Rank
Texas coach Darrell Royal says the Longhorns won’t be distracted by White House controversy over the No 1 college team. Royal notes a Cotton Bowl date with Notre Dame and emphasizes pride in holding the top spot while facing tough postseason tests. The piece also covers Nixon’s Gold Medal remarks and the upcoming bowls involving Penn State Missouri USC Michigan Arkansas and others.
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New York
Darrell Royal
Texas Longhorns
White House
Texas
Notre Dame
Royal
National Football Foundation
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Oklahoma
Charles
Bud” Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Nixon
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Ark
Longhorns
Penn State
Missouri
Washington
Associated Press
Southern California
Michigan
Mississippi
Jets pair win AFL Defensive Player of Week honors
Verlon Biggs and Gerry Philbin shared the AFL Defensive Player of the Week award after helping the Jets beat the Oilers 34 26 to clinch the Eastern Division title. Biggs and Philbin each had multiple sacks and fumble plays, with Philbin injuring his shoulder but remaining in the game.
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Briggs, Philbin
NEW York
Verlon Biggs
Gerry Philbin
Jets
Houston Oilers
Houston
Don Trull
Bob Davis
Biggs
Philbin
Associated Press
AFL
Saints Defeat Hollywood in 68 to 44 Victory
St. Angela's boys beat Hollywood 68 44 as Tony Caver 19 Paul Sauerborn 16 Tony Hass 18 and David Caver 10 led scoring. Saints led 35 19 at halftime with multiple fast break points. The girls won 37 17 with Mary Ferriter scoring 16 points.
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St. Angela
Hollywood
Saints
Tony Caver
Paul Sauerborn
Tony Hass
David Caver
Tim Hass
Tom Dion
Mike Orsini
Mary Ferriter
Barbara Doyer
Molly Mitchell
Silent Screen Is 1969’s Year-Top Two-Year-Old
Silent Screen, owner Sonny Werblin, won five straight including the Arlington-Washington Futurity, Cowdin and Champagne. He earned 397,966 dollars with 206,075 from the Futurity at Arlington Park. Nodouble was named champion older horse as TRA rounds out with a banquet.
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New Orleans
Silent Screen
Thoroughbred Racing Associations
Sonny Werblin
Prince John
Stage Door Johnny
Arlington Park
Gene Goff
Nodouble
Shoemaker Receives Turfdom Honor From Publicists
New Orleans AP Willie Shoemaker, the comeback jockey, is named the Big Sport of Turfdom by the Turf Publicists of America at their luncheon during the 28th annual Thoroughbred Racing Association session. He returned after injuries to win races at Santa Anita and Arlington Washington Lassie Stakes riding Clover Lane.
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New Orleans
Willie Shoemaker
America
TPA
Thoroughbred Racing Association
Shoemaker
Santa Anita
Hollywood Park
Clover Lane
J. B. Faulconer
Turf Publicists of American
Bill Shoemaker
Arcadia
Calif
Faulconer
Keeneland Track
Lexington
Rams Sweep T. W. Josey In Twin Victory
Schofield boys defeated T. W. Josey 75 to 68 and the Schofield girls won 39 to 35. C Jenkins led the Rams with 30 points, with Hitchtower and Mack at 15 each and Perry and Smalls totaling 19. Johnson led the Schofield girls with 19 points, Gill added 10. Next game is against Booker T. Washington Friday night.
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T. W. Josey
Schofield
T.W. Josey
C. Jenkins
Rams
Aaron Hitchtower
Frank Mack
Fred Perry
Lester Smalls
Salley Johnson
Lillia Gill
Booker T. Washington
Joe's Lil Girl Dominates Fairy Chant Purse At Aqueduct
In sloppy conditions at Aqueduct a field of seven saw Joe's Lil Girl ridden by Ron Turcotte win the Fairy Chant Purse by four lengths in 1 11 4 the 6 furlongs. Corte Madera narrowly beat Luci Tee for second with Foxy Parent just out of the money. Buckhhalter captured the David Lee Purse at Liberty Bell by a head over Morro Bay in 1 11 4 for six furlongs on a muddy track. Amber Princess followed in third.
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Joe’s Lil Girl
Aqueduct Race Track
Joseph Singer
Ron Turcotte
Corte Madera
Luci Tee
Foxy Parent
Joe’s
Lil Girl
Buckhhalter
Arnulfo Haldar
Liberty Bell
Morro Bay
Amber Princess
Irene Marone
Moody Pro Golfer Of The Year
Moody was unexpectedly chosen as Pro Golfer of the Year by the PGA Executive Committee drawing eyebrows from touring pros. Floyd Hill and Beard had stronger credentials with higher earnings. Moody’s only official win was The Open, plus World Series of Golf and World Cup with Trevino.
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Miami
Fla
Orville Moody
Moody
PGA
Ray) Floyd
Dave) Hill
Frank Beard
Floyd
Hill
Beard
Lee Trevino
U.S
Firestone
Billy Casper
Arnold Palmer
Jim Ferrier
Church League Basketball Results From Saturday Games
Shiloh Baptist and Ist Presbyterian lead a mixed slate of church league results. Scores show multiple forfeits and matchups among Corinth Baptist Memorial Baptist St. Thaddeus and St. Gerard's with Millbrook and South Aiken programs also listed.
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Mite Boys
Millbrook Baptist
Corinth Baptist Memorial Baptist
1St Presbyterian
St. Thaddeus South
Aiken Pres
St. Mary's
St. Gerard's 2Nd Baptist South
Aiken Baptist 1St Baptist
Shiloh Baptist
Town Creek Baptist
St. Paul's
St. John’s
Mite Girls
Clay Frazier Title Fight Heads Toward Tampa Stadium
The Cassius Clay Joe Frazier heavyweight title bout appears set for Tampa Stadium with promoter talks of closed circuit TV and large attendance. Clay's attorney says negotiations advance in Florida while officials weigh sanction amid drafting issues.
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Clay-Frazier
Tampa
Miami
Clay
New York
Bob Arum
Florida
Arum
Murry Woroner
South
Frazier
Woroner
Claude Kirk
Ron Gorton
American Leisure Corp
Tampa Stadium
Gorton
Tampa Boxing Enterprises
Slumping Rockets Fire Portly Jack McMahon
Portly Jack McMahon was fired as Houston Rockets coach with the team in sixth place in the Western Division. Pete Newell announced the move and said he would coach the team if a replacement isn’t found before the game with Atlanta. Newell cited personality conflicts and the team’s 9-17 record.
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Jack McMahon
SAN Diego
National Basketball Association
Rockets
NBA
McMahon
Pete Newell
University of California
Newell
Atlanta
Cincinnati
USCA Rebels Experiment With Playing Techniques
The USCA Rebels plan to test new playing techniques tonight at 7 30 against Palmer College of Charleston in the Aiken High School gym. Alfred Asbill and Vic Blackmon are named co captains for the game with a tentative lineup including Asbill Hicks Collins Duvall and Galardi at center.
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Usca Rebels
Palmer College of Charleston
Aiken High School
Lew Perkins
Columbia Commercial College
Palmer College
Perkins
Spartanburg
Rebels
Alfred Asbill
Vic Blackmon
Asbill
Ron Hicks
Bob Collins
Tim Duvall
Billy Galardi
Galardi
Blackmon
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Gry Orrana Aare
Shiloh Baptist Ist Presbyterian
Couchton Baptist
St. John's
1St Baptist
Millbrook
1St Presbyterian 1St Baptist
Charles Wesley St. Paul's
St. Mary's Millbrook Baptist
North Aiken
Levels Baptist
2Nd Baptist
Millbrook No
Shiloh Baptist Levels Baptist
St. Thaddeus
St. John's No
Chicago Bulls
Kansas City
Jack Nicklaus
Ohio Promotions, Inc
Publishers Hall Syndicate
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