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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1968
Page
12
Jets come from behind to defeat the Miami Dolphins 35 17 as Babe Parilli throws two late touchdown passes to Don Maynard within 42 seconds. Joe Namath started, Griese sparked the Dolphins, and New York clinched the AFL East title with their ninth win.
A second string Harvard QB Frank Champi sparked a dramatic 29 29 tie against Yale, completing two late passes and a two point conversion after an onside recovery. Vic Gatto caught the go ahead TD and Pete Varney nabbed the final two points in a historic finish. Yale fumbled six times in a tight Ivy title race. Ben Davidson quips about football kids. Dee Andros proposes field goal rule change.
In Denver, John Hadl connected on three early TD passes to Lance Alworth including a 79 yard score, aiding San Diego’s 47-23 AFL victory. Alworth, Briscoe sparked Denver’s late rally, but the Chargers built a 31-3 lead before halftime.
In Boston, rookie quarterback Tom Sherman sparked a sluggish offense with three touchdown passes, including two to Jim Whalen, as the Boston Patriots end a five game slide with a 33-14 AFL win over Cincinnati. Cappelletti added a 18 yard TD, Nance scored just before halftime after a blocked punt, and Robinson was tackled for a safety.
Gary Player of South Africa shot a three under par 67 to beat Billy Casper by two strokes at the Royal Salisbury course in Salisbury. The win ties the six match series at three wins each after Casper took the earlier Johannesburg match 67 to 71 and Casper leads in total points 36 to 33.
SAN FRANCISCO AP The annual baseball meetings begin with major league clubs allowed to draft minor leaguers for 25000 and first-year players for 8000. Relievers Dick Radatz John Wyatt Bo Belinsky and others are options as teams shape pension demands and bolster hitting.
Los Angeles Rams routed Minnesota 31-3 as Roman Gabriel threw three TD passes to Wendell Tucker. Dean Jones led a fierce rush, sacking Vikings QB Joe Kapp five times, while LA built a 10-1-1 record and kept pace behind Baltimore in the Coastal Division. Willie Ellison added 96 rushing yards and a TD run.
Concord travels to Clinch Valley Wise tonight to face Clinch Valley and Bluefield College in a Ramblin Reds double bill coached by Pete Harmon. Clinch Valley and Bluefield split last year while Concord beat Clinch Valley 102-93 in the first meeting and lost 106-75 in the second. Sophomore Glen Ables of Princeton led the Mountain Lions in their 26 point 14 rebound opener against Clinch Valley.
Fort Marcy, a 4-year-old gelding owned by Rokeby Stable and bred in Virginia, was named the American turf champion for a second straight year by the Thoroughbred Racing Associations. He earned 185487 this season with three wins in 13 starts, including the Stars and Stripes Handicap and the Sunset Handicap, and placed in the Washington, D C International. Trained by Elliot Burch, he was honored at a TRA convention dinner in New York.
In a 20-10 win at Pittsburgh, Charley Johnson sparked St. Louis after halftime. Cid Edwards scored the clinching one-yard TD. Jackie Smith had 7 catches for 99 yards and a TD. Jim Bakken kicked a key 16-yard field goal. Cardinals stay second in the Century Division with a slim path to title if Cleveland falters.
Chicago Bears defeated the New Orleans Saints 23-17 in New Orleans. Austin Denny caught two touchdown passes, Mac Percival kicked three field goals, and Brian Piccolo rushed for 112 yards on 21 carries. Jack Concannon returned from injury and connected on two TD passes to Denny.
In the 69th Army beat Navy 21-14 while Notre Dame and Southern California battled to a 21-21 tie on the last big Saturday of the season. Charley Jarvis scored all three Army TDs and set a cadet rushing record. Scott Hempel missed a late field goal and again failed for Notre Dame. USC and ND traded late chances, but the game ended tied.
Bobby Unser finished second in the Rex Mays 300 at Riverside to clinch the U S Auto Club national driving championship for 1968. Dan Gurney won the race again and Mario Andretti faltered with mechanical trouble and crashes, losing the title by four points.
Leroy Kelly scored four touchdowns as the Cleveland Browns crushed the New York Giants 45-10 in Cleveland. The Browns, 7th straight win, pulled away with two second quarter fumbles turned into points and a 21-point third quarter. Bill Nelson hit Paul Warfield for a 29 yard touchdown pass. Pete Gogolak opened scoring for the Giants with a 46 yard field goal.
Ohio State, the Big Ten champion, was named the 1968 recipient of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame MacArthur Bowl. Awards chairman Vincent DePaul Draddy announced the unanimous decision after polling the foundation’s awards committee.
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