Jets and Chiefs Face Off In AFL Playoff Showdown
New York Jets meet Kansas City Chiefs in a sunny cold AFL playoff clash at Shea Stadium with Namath and Dawson under gimpy weathered backs. Jets a 234 point underdog as the Raiders await the winner for a trip to the AFL title game. Maynard's status uncertain ahead of kickoff.
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NEW York
New York Jets
Kansas City Chiefs
Joe Namath
Len Dawson
Shea Stadium
NBC
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Chiefs
Oakland
Raiders
Houston
Jan l
New Orleans
Don Maynard
Kansas City
Dawson
Jim Turner
Jan Slenerud
Jets Versus Chiefs Deepens Namath-Dawson Rivalry
Namath’s Jets hope to cope with a gimpy right foot keeping Maynard inactive yet a game day decision. The focal point remains Namath versus Dawson as Kansas City plans to pressure a prone Namath while testing Dawsons knee. Other weapons include Snell Boozer for the Jets and Garrett Holmes for the Chiefs with Turner and Stenerud as top scorers.
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Hank Stram
Dawson
Jets
Baltimore
Buddy Ryan
Namath
Kansas City
Matt Snell
Emerson Boozer
Mike Garrett
Robert Holmes
Jim Turner
New York
Jan Stenerud
All-West Finish Probable After Today's AFL Games
Oakland and Kansas City loom as AFL title contenders with a Jan 4 rematch set for the championship. Predictions favor the Raiders over Houston, and Chiefs over the Jets, with a slate of other league games underscoring a shifting postseason picture.
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NEW York
Oakland
Raiders
Kansas City
Daryle Lamonica
Houston Oilers
Ski Report From New England Areas Friday
Ski report from Boston AP lists conditions at selected New England areas. Reports cover new snow depth, surface type, base depth, and condition rating with codes for powder packed and granular surfaces. Mention includes Bousquets and Brodie Mountain with specified depths and ratings.
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Boston
New England
Mohawk Mt
Powder Hill
Mt. Southington
Weather Bureau
Methodists edge St Stephen's in Junior Church League clash
First Methodist narrowly defeated St Stephen's 57 to 56 at the YMCA in a Junior Church League basketball game. David Bona led First Methodist with 26 points while John Williams scored 20 for St Stephen's. Larry Black and Russ Hayn also topped scorers across other varsity results.
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Second Congregational
South Congregational
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First Baptist
David Bona
John Williams
Larry Black
Bob Clark
Paul Graham
Russ Hayn
Fint Mathe Pastephai
Wade
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Mateahat Ye
B.chamberlgin
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Burch
Hynes
Hurston
Maten
Deming
King
Glen Elien
Tiom Luthern
Haystack
Luther
Jay Peak
Killington
Slack
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Pickard Tae
Ie McDoneagh Magic Mt
Okemo
Pico Peak
Mt. Snow
Stowe
Christmas Notes From Pittsfield Star Madden
Johnny Madden, former Pitts Held High and Providence College star, writes from Brooklyn. He describes a quiet Christmas with family, updates on Nancy at Ithaca College and Bob in the Air Force at Biggs Field, Fort Bliss studying Vietnamese, and notes a hopeful, civic Christmas spirit in Pittsfield. The column also remembers Jerry Dunn and reports local football coaches and records, plus a fatal accident involving Richard Pucko in Cheshire.
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Brooklyn
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Ithaca College
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Fort Bliss
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Texas
Air Force Language Institute
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Roberta
Bob Ken Smith
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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New York Mirror
George A. Miller
Mt. Kisto
N.Y
Beatrice Rowan
Art Fox
Ted Sylvester
Williams
Silvio G. Conte
Coe
Charles Larkin
Great Barrington
Carla Taubert
New York
Sol Goldstein
Stamford
Conn
Edward Carrol
Riverside Park
Agawam
Great Barrington Fair
Harold Stickles
Hinsdale
James Dowd
Vero Beach
Fra
Elmer Euston
Dalton
Phil Pugliese
North Adams
Crusaders Lose Home Opener To Cathedral In Wrestling
St Joseph’s High School wrestling fell 30 12 at CYC against Springfield Cathedral. Winners for SJH included Mosca 115 Smegal 145 Raukas 155 and Harper 25 by decision. Pin losses were Morrison Kelly and Austin. SJH stands 3 2 1. Mosca Rou kas Smegal and Harper remain unbeaten after five matches.
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Springfield Cathedral
Crusaders
Pete Mosca
Brice Smegal
Pete Raukas
Bruce Harper
Kevin Morrison
Shaun Kelly
Pat Austin
Tom Zarvis
Tom Giovanetti
Tom Kavey
Joe Montleon
Bill Meade
Mosca
Roukas
Smegal
Harper
Mhi
Mechton
Iate Ney Aeteliea Zaroie Ceipanece
Dachshened At
Academy Football Team Logs 17000 Mile 1969 Trip
The Air Force Academy football team covered over 17 000 miles in the 1969 season traveling to Dallas West Point New York Columbia Missouri Palo Alto California and Chapel Hill North Carolina for road games.
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Air Force Academy
Dallas
West Point
N.Y
Columbia
Palo Alto
Calif
Chapel Hill
N.C
Jackson and Boston Lead Slugging Titles in AL Race
Reggie Jackson of Oakland won the AL slugging crown with a .608 percentage and 334 total bases from 151 hits, as Boston edged Baltimore in team slugging. Rico Petrocelli trailed closely at .589 as Harmon Killebrew and Frank Howard also posted top marks. Hoyt Wilhelm set multiple major league and AL records in relief. Rod Carew tied an AL record with seven steals of home, Brooks Robinson anchored Baltimore with top slugging and fielding, and Dave McNally tied an AL pitching streak.
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Boston
Reggie Jackson
Oakland
Baltimore
Orioles
Jackson
Rico Petrocelli
Minnesota
Harmon Killebrew
Hoyt Wilhelm
California
Atlanta
Wilhelm
Rod Carew
Brooklyn
Pete Reiser
Brooks Robinson
Dave McMally
Criolles
Jiminy Peak to Host Three Day Ski Camp in December
Hancock event runs December 29 to 31 at Jiminy Peak with overnight at Pontoosuc Lodge Lanesboro. Coaches include Terry Theriault Bill Beattie Steve Grande John Palmer and Ed Smallman plus Ruedi Baer as day coach. Details from Brian Fairbank or Theriault.
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Hancock
Jiminy Peak
Terry Theriault
Pontoosuc Lodge
Laneshoro
Theriault
Bill Beattie
North Adams
Steve Grande
Williamstown
John Palmer
Ed Smailman
Loudonville
N.Y
Ruedi Baer
Killington
Cooke City
Maont
Switzerland
Beattie
Dutch Hill
Grande
Arapahoe, Colo
Regis College
Denver
Smallman
Jiminy
Palmer
New York State
Brian Fairbank
Fhersault
Dallas Los Angeles Lead AP NFL All Star Teams
Rookie Calvin Hill and quarterback Roman Gabriel head the Dallas and Los Angeles squads named to the AP NFL All Star teams. The 48 voters picked five players from each city for offense and defense, with Rams and Cowboys well represented.
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Los Angeles
New York
Calvin Hill
Roman Gabriel
Associated Press
Gabriel
Bot Brown
Philadelphia
Rams
Deacon Jones
Merlin Olsen
Eddie Meador
Steelers Defender Mean Joe Greene Rookie of the Year
Mean Joe Greene of the Steelers, a 270 pound defensive tackle from North Texas State, was named Defensive Rookie of the Year by a 46 man AP panel. He received 31 votes while Roger Wehrli Ernie Calloway and Earl Edwards each got three. Other candidates drew one or two votes as two panelists did not vote.
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Earth
Gary Collins
Clevelland
Dan Abramawicz
New Orleans
Roy Jefferson
Pittsburgh
Jerry Smith
Washington
Lise
Steelers
Joe Greene
New York
Loali
North Texas State
Associated Press
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Roger Wehrli
St. Louis
Ernie Calloway
Philadelphia
Earl Edwards
San Francisco
Bill Bradley
Rich Moore
Green Bay
John Zook
Atlanta
Ted Hendricks
Baltimore
Buffalo
Q. J. Simpson
Southern California
George Kuhr
Notre Dame
Leroy Keyes
Purdue
Terry Hanratty
Notre’ Dame
Hanratty
Jim Trimble
New York Giants
Green's
Trimble
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Meandae
NFL
Calvin Mil
Dallas
Claude Humphrey
Atlanta Falcons
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