Bears Blank Colts 13-0 as Butkus Leads Defense
Chicago Bears shut out Baltimore 13-0 behind Gayle Sayers 1-yard TD run and stifling defense led by Dick Butkus. Unitas left with knee injury, Packers beat Minnesota 24-19 to set up title race showdown in Baltimore next week.
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Big Blues Open Season With Conference Play Tonight
West Liberty visits Wesleyan and West Virginia State plays Bluefield State in Monday conference games as Fairmont State and Shepherd show early spark. Be clark Beckley trips Ohio Valley 110-78 as Salem and Concord struggle. West Liberty improves to 3-1 after a 78-78 draw with Slippery Rock.
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Browns rally past Redskins to tie NFL TD mark
Cleveland Browns erased a 16-10 deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Washington 24-16. Jimmy Brown scored his 20th TD of the season tying the NFL season record set by Lenny Moore. The Browns' late surge featured a 14 yard TD pass to Tom Hutchinson and key plays by Vince Costello and defensive linemen Wiggin and Glass.
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Beavers Name John Chmara to Lead Basketball Program
Merrill Gainer turns Beaver basketball coaching duties to John Chmara as Gainer focuses on football and athletics director duties. Chmara, praised for capability and fan appeal, faces a lean season but is favored to achieve results. The piece recalls Chmara’s 1959 return to coaching after earlier stints and notes he benefits from low expectations this year.
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John Chmara
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Ivan Repass
Florida
A. T. Howard
Baron Adolph Rupp
Basketball Officials Take Exam Tonight
Part II of the examination for basketball officials will be held at Welch Elementary School tonight at 7 o'clock. Charles Dean, deputy member of the Board of Appeals, will conduct the exam.
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Welch
Charles Dean
Board of Appeals
Bills Blast Oilers in AFL Clash on the Road
Buffalo Bills outscored the Houston Oilers 29 to 18 as Wray Carlton ran 148 yards and a TD on 11 carries and Pete Gogolak kicked five field goals setting a club record. The game featured a 95 yard touchdown from Dick Compton and poor passing efficiency by both teams.
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Pete Gogolak
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George Bianda
Dick Compton
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Raiders Tie Western Title Chase With Broncos Win
Tom Flores threw two touchdown passes as the Oakland Raiders defeated the Denver Broncos 24-13 in an AFL contest. Oakland improved to 7-4-1 while San Diego led at 7-2-3. both teams have two games left, including a Dec. 19 meeting in San Diego. Flores connected with Art Powell for a 3-yard score and later with Clem Daniels on a 60-yard TD play to surge ahead.
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Frisco Surges past Lions 17 14 in late rally
In San Francisco, the 49ers overcame a 14 point deficit to defeat the Detroit Lions 17 14. John Brodie connected with Dave Parks for a 34 yard touchdown and Ken Willard scored from one yard with 4 43 left. Wayne Walker missed a late field goal from the 41 with under two minutes to play. The 49ers remained 7 5 in the Western Conference, Detroit stood 5 6 1.
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Ken Willard
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Packers rally past Vikings to stay in title chase
Veteran Bill Anderson made a brilliant 27 yard catch and sprint to the end zone helping Green Bay erase a 19 14 deficit. Don Chandler added a 25 yard field goal as the Packers beat Minnesota 20 19 to stay half a game behind the Baltimore Colts in the Western Conference.
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Orient Champ Retains Welterweight Crown
Thailand's Apidej Sithi ran defended his welterweight title with a 12 round split decision over Japan's Katsuyoshi Kubokura in Yokohama. Judges favored Sithi ran while the referee had Kubokura ahead.
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Orient
Apidej Sithiran
Katsuyoshi Kubokura
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Fairview Falcons Set to Face Matoaka Tonight
Fairview's Falcons visit Matoaka after an upset of Athens 47 to 32 last Thursday. The game counts in their ongoing season and continues a run of strong road showings for Fairview.
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Matoaka
Glenwood Hosts Bramwell In Little Millionaires Opener
Glenwood Junior High follows a season debut loss with a 4 pm game hosting Bramwell. The encounter marks the Little Millionaires first matchup of the year.
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Little Millionaires
Rams Rally To defeat Cardinals 27 to 3
Los Angeles Rams beat the St. Louis Cardinals 27-3 as Roman Gabriel threw two touchdown passes and scored on a fake field goal. Gabriel had 203 passing yards, while St. Louis managed only 62 rushing and 104 passing yards.
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Roman Gabriel
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Charley Johnson
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Cowboys Edge Eagles 21 19 In Philly
Dallas Cowboys beat the Philadelphia Eagles 21 to 19 at Franklin Field. Don Meredith passed for a touchdown to Frank Clark after Jethro Pugh blocked a 37 yard field goal. Mike Gaechter and Cornell Green each contributed key blocks as Dallas stayed in the hunt for second in the Eastern Conference.
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Jethro Pugh
Sam Baker
Eagles
Mike Gaechter
Danny Villanueva
Cowboys
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Baker
Giants Roll Over Pittsburgh 35 10
New York Giants rookie Tucker Frederickson scored three touchdowns leading a 35 10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Earl Morrall connected with Del Shofner on a 33 yard score as Frederickson's second quarter burst highlighted the decisive victory. The Steelers answered with a Mike Clark field goal and Gary Ballman one yard TD plunge before the half.
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Tucker Frederickson
New York Giants
Bloomebett Ns
Pittsburgh
Jim Bradshaw
Earl Morrall
Morrall
del Shofner
Steelers
Mike Clark
Gary Ballman
Frederickson
Giants
Citadel Relieves Eddie Teague as Head Football Coach
The Citadel announces Eddie Teague is relieved of his duties as head coach but will remain athletic director. He will chair a three member committee to appoint a successor after nine seasons with a 45 44 2 record and a 2 8 season.
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Eddie Teague
Citadel
Teague
Late Scholastic Scores Shown Across Matches
William Fleming defeated Fieldale 55 to 52 and Bassett beat Liberty 72 to 48. WL Montross won 78 to 37 over Caroline, while John Battle routed Holston 88 to 32.
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