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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1970
Page
23
Ohio improves to a 3-1 record with an 88-79 comeback victory over Tule at a crowded Mazel Park arena. Senior star led late surge as home team rallied from early deficit and pulled away in the final minutes.
In Houston the AFL West defeated the East 26 3 as Jon Hadl of San Diego threw for a touchdown and set up another. Hadl connected with Lance Alworth for a 39 yard score and added a nine yard run. Mike Livingston and Jan Stenerud added West points with a mix of passes, runs, and field goals while the East failed to reach the end zone.
The nationally televised contest drew about 178,000 fans and marked the final event in a decade for the APL. Details indicate a historic completion as the league concludes its ten year run.
The merger of the National and American Football Leagues was approved by all 26 clubs. Commissioner Rozelle received praise, while Miss Uhelma Elkjer drew the realignment format at 1:24 am EST, placing teams in East, Central, West divisions as the new structure for next season.
Gale Sayers headlines the 20th East West Pro Bowl at Memorial Coliseum with other NFL stars. Sayers, praised for youth work, is a starter for the West and has prior Pro Bowl honors. The East and West rosters feature top quarterbacks and receivers, with team coaches Tom Fears and Norm Van Brocklin guiding the squads as CBS televises the game.
New York report says the Cincinnati Reds used three of their first four picks in the winter draft on pitchers to strengthen their pitching staff. Dale Herring ton, a 6 foot 4 right hander from Odessa Junior College, was their first choice. Frank Martin, another right hander from Delta College in Stockton California, was the Reds third selection. Larry Wondercheck, a right handed pitcher from Long Beach California, was drafted fourth. Toel Youngblood, an outfielder and catcher from Austin High School in Austin Texas, was taken as the team’s second pick.
Eastern beats Clouster 84 72 to extend its league lead in the Alonio Valley Conference. Bob Leeper scored 33 for Clouster but 26 turnovers doomed the visitors as Eastern maintained its undefeated league record and stretched its overall mark to 24. Greg Invin led Glouster with 21 points before departing late in the fourth as Eastern pulled away. Roster notes list Ritchie 20, Caldwell 16, Karr 15 for the winners. Leeper added 17 in the final period for Clouster.
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