Chiefs to Play Two NFL Opponents in Preseason
Chiefs coach Hank Stram will pit the AFL champions against the Chicago Bears on Aug. 23 at home and the Los Angeles Rams on Sept. 1 in an NFL tune up. Green Bay and other AFL clubs face limited interleague games under the merger plan.
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Green Bay
Kansas City Chiefs
Packers
Hank Stram
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Chicago Bears
Cleveland
St. Louis
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NFL
San Francisco
Oakland
Dallas
Intrepid Arrives in Newport for America's Cup Trials
The 12 meter yacht Intrepid arrived in Newport Rhode Island late Thursday with four crew members aboard after a 13 1/2 hour tow from City Island New York. The remainder of the crew will reach Newport to begin practice as trials start July 6 with final trials in August to determine the defender. The winner faces the Australian yacht Dame Pattie in the best of seven races starting September 12.
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R.I
Intrepid
City Island
N.Y
Dame Pattie
Alabama basketball star Al Ama Turner dies after pool dive
Guy Turner a star guard for Alabama collapsed after diving from a nine foot ledge into four feet of water at an apartment pool in Tuscaloosa. The Harrisburg Michigan native, 21, had started for two seasons and was set to be a senior leader for the 1967 68 team before dying in the hospital hours later.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Guy Turner
Alabama
Turner
Harrisburg
Big Waves Delay Channel Swim Try
Four boys from Wichita Kansas delayed for a second day as gale waves halt their English Channel attempt. They hope to swim to France in convoy on Friday after spending Thursday sightseeing in London. The swimmers are 15 year old Tom Reed 17 year old Randy Reed 17 year old Marshal Seely and 16 year old Mike Urcich.
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Dover
England
Wichita
Kan
English Channel
France
Tom Reed
Randy Reed
Marshal Seely
Mike Urcich
London
Knicks sign Walt Frazier from Salukis in three year deal
New York expects star backcourt as Walt Frazier of Southern Illinois signs a three year contract reported at about 90 thousand dollars. Coach Dick McGuire praises Frazier while Bill Bradley joins the Knicks in a high profile move to pair with Frazier in New York.
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NEW York
Dick McGuire
Walt Frazier
Southern Illinois
New York Knicks
National Basketball Association
Frazier
Bill Bradley
McGuire
Champion Square Garden
Ed Donovan
NBA
Bradley
Cazzie Russell
Michigan
Three Rookies Ink Wheeling Contracts
The Wheeling Ironmen of the Continental Football League signed three rookie pass receivers for 1967. Jimmy Ray Jones from Louisiana Tech, Joe Pascale of Lock Haven State, and Alfred Butler of Texas Southern, who played semi pro football in California last season, joined the team.
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Wheeling
Wheeling Ironmen
Continental Football League
Jimmy Ray Jones
Louisiana Tech
Joe Pascale
Lock Haven State
Alfred Buter
Texas Southern
California
Denver Signs Horida Cager
Dick Eicher announced that Gary Keeler of the University of Florida has signed with the Denver club of the American Basketball Association. The 6-foot-10 forward was the No. 3 draft pick by both Denver and the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers.
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Denver
Colo
Dick Eicher
American Basketball Association
Gary Keeler
University of Florida
Los Angeles Lakers
National Basketball Association
Speed Record May Be Snapped Today
Lee Taylor Jr. may challenge the world speed record on Lake Guntersville as weather and water conditions permit. The Downey racer, aboard The Hustler, ran two measured miles at 124.971 and 183.359 mph after returning to the water last summer, with qualification hurdles set by the American Power Boat Association. Glenn Davis, the timer, indicated the trials may suffice given water conditions.
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Guntersville
Ala
Lee Taylor Jr
Lake
Taylor
Rich Halleck
Halleck
Downey
Calif
Ameican Power Boat Association
Donald Campbell
Glenn Davis
Red Sox Name Rookie Manager and Coaching Staff
Freshman Manager Dick Williams leads Boston with coaches Bobby Doerr Al Lakeman Sal Maglie and Ed Popowski guiding the squad through early season duties.
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Dick Williams
Boston Red Sox
Bobby Doerr
al Lakeman
Sal Maglie
Ed Popowski
Colbird Throws No Hit Game for Moose Lodge
Colbird pitched a no hit game and scored the lone run as Moose Lodge edged Clover Dew 1 to 0 in a Princeton Softball League contest at Princeton. Lewey allowed one hit, a Clover Dew double, in seven innings and took the loss.
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Moose Lodge
Clover Dew
Bluefield
Princeton
Frazier Lewey
Colbird
Lewey
Moose
Bill Norton
WVU Ducat Orders Now Being Accepted
West Virginia ticket manager Tom Grayson says orders are being taken for five home games. Early orders secure better seats. Games listed include Villanova Sept 9 $5, VMI Sept 23 $4, Pitt Oct 7 $5, Virginia Tech Oct 28 Homecoming $5, Davidson Nov 18 $4. season tickets cost $23.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia
Tom Grayson
Grayson
Villanova
VMI
Pitt
Virginia Tech
Davidson
Mario Andretti Set for Firecracker 400 July Fourth
Daytona Beach Fla July 4 see Mario Andretti the two year USAC Indy 500 high finisher return to stock cars in the Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway. He will drive a 1967 Holman Moody Ford Fairlane in the 68 840 dollar event starting at 10 am. The race pits USAC stars against NASCAR’s top drivers in a 160 lap battle on the 2 5 mile tri oval with Sam McQuagg the previous year winner setting a 153.813 mph pace. Andretti who turned 27 in February seeks a second consecutive Firecracker win following his Daytona 500 victory in February. The doubleheader also includes the Paul Revere 250 for baby grand national cars at midnight July 3 followed by the Firecracker 400.
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Fla
Mario Andretti
Daytona International Speedway
Andretti
United States
Auto Club
Nascar
Daytona
Holman
Moody Ford
Sam McQuagg
Columbus
Athletics Manager Alvin Dark Began Career With Braves
Kansas City Athletics manager Alvin Dark age 45 native of Comanche Oklahoma broke in with the Boston Braves in 1946.
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Alvin Dark
Kansas City Athletics
Comanche, Okla
Boston Braves
Popovich Breaks WVU Gap with Cubs Debut
Morgantown West Virginia Paul Popovich a 1960 second baseman appears to be the first major leaguer from West Virginia University since Babe Barna in 1940s. The former Mountaineer, a slick fielder and switch hitter after seven minor league years, won a Cubs roster spot this spring and still holds the state high school basketball scoring record 41.7 points per game at Flemington Taylor County. He played with Jerry West at Mountaineer before a $42000 Cubs bonus after his sophomore season.
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W. Va
Paul Popovich
West Virginia University
Babe Barna
Popovich
Chicago Cubs
Tiny Flemington
Taylor County
Jerry West
Cubs
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GEO. A. Dickel & CO
Tullahoma, Tennessee
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Vulcanizing Company
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Mercer Street
Princeton, W. VA
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