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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1968

Page

12

Morrall Leads UPI All NFL Team Over Unitas Challenger

Baltimore quarterback Earl Morrall tops United Press International’s 1968 NFL All Star team selection, edging past rival John Unitas who sat out with an elbow injury. Morrall joins Leroy Kelly, Gale Sayers, Paul Warfield and John Mackey among a 48-expert panel’s picks, with prominent backs and linemen from Cleveland, Chicago, San Francisco, Minnesota and Baltimore highlighted.

NEW York UPI Baltimore Colts United Press International John Unitas Bart Star Earl Morrall NFL Green Bay Morall Morrall Baltimore Leroy Kelly Cleveland Gales Sayers Chicago Sayers Paul Warfield Clifton McNeil San Francisco John Mackey Mick Tingelhoff Minnesota Gene Hickerson Howard Mudd Ralph Neely Dallas Bob Vogel Merlin Olsen Los Angeles Bob Lilly Deacon Jones Carl Eller Willie Davis Dick Butkus Dave Robinson Mike Curtis Bobby Boyd Lem Barney Detroit Larry Wilson St. Louis Willie Wood

Bowling Green Mountain League High Singles and Triples

Don Cottrell led high singles with 237, followed by Carl Richey 222 and Richard Knapp and Bob Sweet 210. In triples, Cottrell topped with 588, Knapp 571 and Pettit 562.

Don Cottrell Carl Richey Richard Knapp Bob Sweet Bill Pettit

Trevino vows to dig weight off after Open win

UPI reports Lee Trevino, the U S Open champion, admits a weight problem and plans to shovel out a 15 foot El Paso mountain over holidays to shed pounds before a January trip to Los Angeles. He jokes about being a little crazy yet shows a generous side with a $10,000 trust for a fellow golfer's son and a nearly million dollar income in six months.

New York UPI Lee Trevino Trevino Rome el Paso Texas Los Angeles Santa Claus Golf Magazine Fifth Avenue Ted Makalena

Hoop Scores Roundup Of 2024 College Basketball Games

A compact tally lists scores from multiple games across campuses including East St Joseph Amron, St Johns New York, Columbia, Fordham, Bucknell, Delaware, Muhlenberg, Seton Hall, Hofstra, Syracuse, Penn State, Yale, Brown, LSU, Wagner, Rider, Kings College, La Salle, Canisius, Princeton, NYU, Butler, Western Kentucky, Missouri, Tulane, River Falls, Eau Claire, La Crosse, Superior, Texas Christian, Hawaii, Cincinnati, Calif, South Tampa, Florida A&M, Baldwin Wallace, Bethany College, Las Vegas, Memphis State, Tuskegee, Lane, Chicago, and Florence State. The results show mixed outcomes with varying margins and two overtime noted.

East St. Josph Amron U St. Jhhn Produce Columbia Fordham Bucknell Delaware Muhinbrg Lebnon Val Seton Hall Hofstra Syracuse Penn St Yale Brown LSU Wagner Rider Kings Coll LaSalls Canisius Princeton NYU Midwest Butler Wstra Ky Missouri Tulane River Falls Eau Claire LaCrosse Superior Southwest Tcu Hawaii West

Bowlers Shine Across Leagues With High Scores And Shifts

Dick Mullins unleashed a 268 single and 891 for four, while Bob Townsend matched pace with a 264 single and 659 high triple. Howie Therrien became the first repeat King in the King of the Hill, as Sue Bull and Mabel Mitchell posted notable women’s marks, and Bar-B-Que in the National League edged toward Taconic Trail Inn with Polish Club rising, all as standings shift before the Southern Vermont League’s Challenge Round and a festive close.

Nist Dickie Mullins Bob Townsend Bob Mullins Townsend al Thompson Roger Livingston Steve Lebarron Howie Therrien Lebarron Therrien Howie Livingston Roger Jewell Jen Jones Sue Bull Carolyn Surdam Shirley Chenaille Marcia Ryder George Brassard Don Burke George Bushee Jean Bushee St. Stanislaw Bar-B-Que Sharkey’s Smitty Gulf Walt Eddy R. Bugbee al Wright Buckley All Stars Rudy Texaco Fire Chiefs Rudy’s Buckley’s J. Wysocki Taconic Trail Inn E. Callahan Don Smith Gene Farrar Smith DeVito Dick Mullins Frank’s Monument Motors Bennington Frank First National Whitman’s J. Main C. Green R. Jones Green Bellemare’s Bob Sweet

Prospect Mountain Ski Club Holds Registration

The Prospect Mountain Ski Club conducts its second and final registration for the 1968 69 season this Saturday at the New Englander Motor Inn meeting room from 10 a.m. to noon. Open to Bennington area school children age 8 and up, the group charges $2 with a parent signature. Skiers receive an instruction sheet and are enrolled in a class at Prospect Mountain or Mt Anthony, and must wear an arm badge during lessons.

Prospect Mountain Ski Club New Englander Motor Inn Bennington Prospect Mountain Mt. Anthony Joyce Hanson Joan Bangs

Morrall Named NFL Player of the Year by NY Writers

Earl Morrall was chosen as NFL Football Player of the Year by the New York Chapter of the Professional Football Writers Association. The award recognizes his outstanding play during the season and his leadership on the field.

New York UPD Earl Morrall Professional Football Writers Association

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