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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1968
Page
10
Packers edge Bears 28 27 to ruin Chicago bid and hand Central Division to Minnesota. Nitschke’s late interception preserves win as Dallas, Baltimore, and others claim conference titles with key plays and late rallies.
Boston will open the 1969 Fenway Park schedule on April 14 against Baltimore under the AL divisional format. The card totals 81 home games on 80 dates with a July 4 doubleheader vs Washington and a Patriots' Day game vs the Yankees. Night games total 36 as prices remain $1.50 general admission and $1 bleachers.
Johnny Vaught lauded Mississippi after a 34-17 comeback over Virginia Tech in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis. Archie Manning connected on two TD passes, Steve Hindman broke free for a 79-yard go ahead score, and Robert Bailey iced it with a 70-yard interception return.
West fuels late push lifting the Lakers from a 13 point third quarter deficit to a 115 114 win over Seattle. West scores 28 as Chamberlain adds 12 and Baylor sits out with a groin injury while Rule leads Seattle with 37.
St Bonaventure seeks to boost its 27-2 run this season with a key Monday game at Detroit after a 85-75 win over Toledo. Center Bob Lanier, 40 points, leads the Bonnies as they face Michigan Wesleyan and later Villanova Providence stretch even a demanding schedule amid top-ranked UCLA North Carolina and others.
Oakland and Kansas City battle for the Western Conference playoff berths as Oakland edges San Diego 34 27 to tie the Chiefs at 170 points allowed and force a tiebreaker while New York Jets, Houston Oilers, and Miami Dolphins post decisive victories in the final regular season games.
PACOIMA Calif UPI Jess Willard former heavyweight champion dies at 86 from congestive heart failure twelve hours after entering hospital following a stroke. He won the 1915 26 round title bout with Johnson in Havana and lost to Dempsey in 1919. Funeral services set for Forest Lawn Glendale Tuesday at 3 30 p.m.
The Boston Bruins beat Chicago 10-5 and Pittsburgh 5-3 to close within two points of Montreal in the East. Phil Esposito scored a hat trick against Pittsburgh, reaching 20 goals this season, while Bobby Orr matched him with a three-goal game versus Chicago. Gordie Howe logged his 1,500th regular season game and 15th goal as Detroit beat Minnesota 5-2. The Blues extended their West lead with a 3-1 win over Los Angeles, and Philadelphia ended an 11-game winless streak by defeating New York.
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