Chiefs Jets Picked to Click and Browns Stumble
AP picks Kansas City to beat San Diego and New York to defeat Buffalo while Cleveland is an underdog against Minnesota. The column notes last week’s upsets and current pro picks as Kansas City and New York seek comfortable wins.
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Jets Tame Bills as Namath Rockets Bombs
New York 27, Buffalo 10 with Jets defenders keying on O J Simpson while Joe Namath airs deep strikes. Injuries cripple Buffalo secondary, no buffer for Namath as he delivers the long passes.
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Predictable Favored in Gardenia at Garden State Park
Predictable a Bald Ruler filly with two crooked front legs is the early choice in the Gardenia for 2 year olds at Garden State Park. Wheatley Stable owns her she is ridden by Braulio Baeza and carries 119 pounds in the 11 16 mile race. Named to challenge are Sunny Sal Fast Attack and others in a field of 11 with five supplemented at 5000 each.
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Cards Trade Vada Pinson For Cardenal
ST. LOUIS AP The St. Louis Cardinals trade veteran Vada Pinson to Cleveland for Jose Cardenal as they rebuild after a fourth place finish. Pinson, 31, batted .255 for St Louis. Cardenal, 26, hit .257 for the Indians last season with speed and a strong arm.
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Mrs Valuski New Head of Ladies Golf in Berkshire County
Mrs Charles Valuski of Berkshire Hills Country Club was elected president of the Women's Division of the Allied Golf Clubs of Berkshire County at the Yellow Aster Restaurant fall meeting. She succeeds Mrs Clarence Wellspeak, who joins the board of directors. Other officers named include Mrs Bernard Shea as vice president Miss Dorothy Bianco as secretary Miss Sheila Ryan as treasurer and Mrs Norman Quillard as tournament chairman. Two best-ball and two medal-play events are planned for next season with greens at Greenock Wyantenuck Taconic and Wahoonah. Wahoonah hosts the county championship deciding tournament.
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Sheila Ryan
Berkshire Hills
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Wahconah
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Harvard Grabs a Tiger In NE's Top Game Today
Harvard aims to upset Princeton as Ivy leaders Princeton and Dartmouth sit 4-0 in conference play. Dartmouth favorites to extend its seven game winning streak against Columbia, while Boston College, Yale, and others pursue key home or road tests across New England in a busy football Saturday.
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Simpson eyes move from field to screen in Brown shadow
New York AP reports 22 year old Southern California All America halfback OJ Simpson pursues acting beside football with Buffalo in the AFL. He drew a screen test and TV work while aiming to prove himself in pro football before seeking film roles. Brown, retired star running back, parlayed fame into a movie career and offered guidance.
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NBA to Expand to Sixteen Teams Next Season
New York AP report says the National Basketball Association will add two franchises to reach 16 teams next season. Commissioner Walter Kennedy announced a December 8 expansion committee meeting to finalize plans before owners pick the two cities, with Chicago likely hosting. Potential sites include Portland Cleveland Buffalo Memphis Kansas City and Minneapolis.
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Delaney Sets Kicking Marks at American International
West Springfield's Mike Delaney, a soccer style kicker who began football at AIC, set two placement records by converting 28 of 35 extra points, surpassing Gordon Bird’s 23. He logged 13 straight extra points over two seasons and tied the single-game record with five point afters against Coast Guard. Delaney also set the long field goal record at 45 yards versus Bates in 1967.
Eastern College Football Rosters Expand This Fall
Ninety seven members of the Eastern College Athletic Conference appear in varsity football this fall. thirty one more participate in club football, reflecting broad participation across collegiate levels.
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AIC Introduces First Season Ticket Plan For Home Games
Springfield, Joseph J. O Grady, director of athletics at American International College, announces a rush for season tickets to AIC home basketball games this season. It marks the first time AIC has offered a season-ticket plan. Coach Bill Callahan's Yellow Jackets finished third nationally last year.
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Joseph J. O’grady
American International College
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Bill Callahan
Yellow Jackets
Indiana Faces Iowa as Football Boycott Sows Turmoil
Indiana coach John Pont dismissed 10 black players after a boycott, leaving the Hoosiers to face Iowa with three weeks left in the Big Ten race. Michigan, Purdue and Indiana each hold 3-3 league marks as title tension rises toward Pasadena. Ohio State seeks its 21st straight win over Wisconsin.
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Larry Highbaugh
Mike Adams
Harry Gonson
John Isenbarger
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Georgia
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Lee Harriers Win Over Spartans in Berkshire Clash
Lee High’s cross country defeated Monument Mountain Regional 42 to 29 to rise to third in the Berkshire County League standings with a 7-5 league mark and 9-5 overall. Monument Mountain led with Bill Montie first in 15 34, but Lee captured six of the remaining eight scoring slots.
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Ed North
Ken Drumm
Mark Beam
Wayne Larrivee
ACT Sponsors Turkey Shoot at Ralph Scace Farm
The United Commercial Travelers sponsor a turkey shoot tomorrow at 1 pm at the Ralph Scace farm on Richmond Road in Pittsfield. Shoots will be held weekly on Sundays through autumn.
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Williams at Wesleyan Set For Little Three Title Bid
Wesleyan aims to clinch the Little Three football championship with a win over Williams in Middletown Conn this afternoon Williams counters with Amherst at Williams College next Saturday. The day’s schedule includes Harvard vs Princeton and several major matchups across conferences plus local notes on Brian Piccolo and other sports developments.
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Princeton Yale gridiron showdown stirs moratorium clash
Princeton University Council rejected a proposal to postpone the November 15 Yale game amid the Vietnam War moratorium in Washington. Proponents Brian Langston and Malcolm Diamond argued for postponement citing urgency of the war, but Goheen urged avoiding moral imposition on others.
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Luis Alvarado Named For Trautman Plaque in 1960s Era
Luis Alvarado star shortstop of the 1963 Pittsfield Berkshire Sox and an all Eastern League pick has been selected for the George M. Trautman memorial plaque honoring the outstanding International League player. He batted .292 for Lewisville, earned league MVP and rookie of the year, and was promoted to the Red Sox 40 man roster. Alvarado joined Ralph Garr and Ron Klimkowski as all star International League choices. The piece notes Klimkowski’s Yankees stint and past Pittsfield ties, and details the University of Massachusetts seven man coaching staff led by Vic Fusia with assistants from Duke, Penn, Notre Dame and more.
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