Giants Tie for Ist by Thumping Eagles as Steelers Upset Browns
In a Sunday NFL slate, the Steelers beat the Browns 9-7 after a safety on a pitch out trapped Jimmy Brown in the end zone. Browns drop into a first place tie with the Giants, who routed the Eagles 42-14 as Y A Tittle tossed three TD passes. Green Bay and Chicago remain tied atop the Western Division with 7-2 and 6-3 marks.
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Roger LeClerc
Slippery Rock Chosen for All Sports Bowl Game
OKLAHOMA CITY AP Slippery Rock State College of Pennsylvania was selected today to play in the third annual All Sports Bowl football game here Saturday Dec 7.
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Acorns Clinch Northern Division Title in Arena Football
Springfield Acorns win Northern division of the Atlantic Coast Football League by beating Mohawk Valley 23 0. Providence Steamrollers lose to Harrisburg 35 28 aiding the Acorns who host Newark Bears for the overall crown Saturday night November 23 at Pynchon Park. Griffin brothers score early points with Butch Songin connecting in the final period for a key play.
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Boston
Butch Songin
Lowell Caylor
Andy Griffin
Jack Murdock
Pittsfield
John JaFontana
Great Barrington
Searles High falls to Housatonic Valley 18 0
GREAT BARRINGTON The Searles High School football team was shut out for the fourth time this season as Housatonic Valley Regional High of Falls Village Conn blanked them 18 0 at Memorial Field in the season finale. Dick Duke opened scoring for HYRHS early in the first period with a 0 yard run. Bruce Delant added TD runs of two and eight yards in the third and fourth periods.
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Baylor Bothered by Knee High Man Against Knicks
Elgin Baylor may see limited action this week due to a knee issue as the Lakers play six games in seven nights. He scored 21 in a 104-79 win over the Knicks, while Jerry West led a late surge with 18 points as Los Angeles returned to Minneapolis to meet the Pistons.
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Johnny Green
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Dick Barnett
Alworth Stars as Chargers Edge Boston in AFL Classic
In Seaway Park San Diego shaded Boston 7-6 in a fierce AFL defensive battle. Lance Alworth hauled in 13 passes for 217 yards and the lone touchdown on a 27 yard screen after a prior 22 yard reception was nullified by a penalty. QB Tobin Rote raved about Alworth, while Chuck Allen forced two turnovers and Gino Cappelletti kicked two field goals for Boston.
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Blanda's Arm and Toe Big Factors in Oilers' Win
George Blanda led the Houston Oilers to a 31-27 victory over the New York Jets, throwing for 19 completions and adding a crucial field goal. The game featured four late touchdowns, including a 93-yard punt return by Bill Baird for the Jets and a comeback by Houston with two late scores.
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Conquer Wins New Englander Purse at Green Mountain Park
A crowd of 6,029 packed Green Mountain Park Stadium for the fall meet’s penultimate card in Pownal Vermont. Conquer captured the $1.1M New Englander Purse paying 7.80 4.40 3.60 as 9 bettors earned 2300.60 each on a twin-double 5-5-1-2.
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Concord Harriers Win Regional Title
Concord New Jersey High School repeated as New England Schoolboy Cross Country champions by scoring 49 points in a regional meet at the University of Vermont course. Roger Maxfield led with 14 17.7 for 2 6 miles as New Bedford High placed second with 119 points and Catholic Memorial Boston and Gorham Maine followed with 151. Seventeen teams and 175 runners competed.
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McLendon Engle Named Blue Gray Coaches 1964
Rip Engle of Penn State and Charles McLendon of Louisiana State were selected to coach the Blue and Gray squads for the Blue Gray game on December 28. Don Faurot and Marvin Bass will assist Engle and McLendon respectively, with Faurot aiding the Blue team and Bass assisting the Gray squad.
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Hawks Fans Throw Debris At Celtics Game
In Boston Celtics beat St. Louis 113-91 as the Hawks fans showered eggs coins and garbage at the court. Sam Jones scored 34 points and Bill Russell grabbed 34 rebounds while Tommy Heinsohn added 23 as Boston led throughout.
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Boxing results from Los Mochis and Lyon show draws and stoppages
In Los Mochis Mexico Stpar Ramos from Cuba stopped Kid Anahuac of Mexico City in eight non-title featherweights. In Lyon Sugar Ray Robinson of New York and Fable Bettini of Italy fought to a draw at featherweight 157 to 162 pounds.
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Perfect Mark Grid Teams Cut to 20
United Press International reports the list of perfect-record college football teams is cut to 20 with Texas the sole major school at 8-0. Others with nine or eight wins include Northern Illinois Luther Kearney Emporia and St John’s Ripon Eau Claire plus Northeast Oklahoma Lewis Clark Northeastern Southwest Missouri and Southwest Texas. 7-0 clubs include Prairie View Sewanee Coast Guard Delaware McNeese and North Carolina College. John Carroll remains 6-0.
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All Regulars Back at BCC
Berkshire Christian College basketball coach Wayne Augustine brings back last year’s starting five Phil Barton Terry Weymouth Buddy Biron Bill Osborne and Dana Katey for a potential winning season. Freshmen Bob Murphy Gene Peters Jim Taber Dave Peacock and sophomores Blaine Denius Harold Holt add depth as the 20 game schedule opens with an Alumni game during Homecoming Weekend.
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Coaches Defeat Officials 6-2 in muddy Lenox clash
LENOX Al Vinatier the Cranwell soccer coach and David McMeekin Cornwall Academy coach each scored three goals as a team of coaches beat a squad of officials 6-2 on Lenox Preparatory School's muddy field. Vinatier assisted on two of McMeekin's goals. John Marchesi and Ray Gunn scored for the officials.
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Howe Breaks All-Time NHL Goal Mark With 545
Gordie Howe scored his 545th career goal, a record, to power Detroit to a 3-0 win over Montreal. The tally came in the second period as Detroit outplayed Montreal behind goalie Charlie Hodge, triggering a seven minute ovation.
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Navy and Texas Vie for Cotton Bowl Showdown
Navy, led by Staubach, crushed Maryland 42-7 as Texas held perfect with a 7-0 win over Baylor. Aiming for bids, Navy faces Duke, Army, and Texas eyes Texas Christian or Texas A&M. Rose Bowl race tightens with Michigan State leaders, Ohio State and Illinois close behind. Oklahoma and Nebraska clash for Big Eight crown, while Mississippi, Auburn, Alabama, and LSU vie in the SEC race. Princeton endures a Harvard upset as Ivy title contention remains open.
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Sinko Denies He Plans to Resign at BU
Boston University football coach Steve Sinko denied resigning after rumors in the BU News. Athletic director Vic Stout dismissed the report as rumor. Sinko, at BU since 1957, has a 27 138 8 career mark with three wins and eighteen losses in the past two seasons.
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