Packers Clinch West With 27 23 Win Over Rams
Green Bay closes regular season 12 2 by edging Los Angeles 27 23 behind Zeke Bratkowski passing and a 75 yard interception return by Bob Jeter. Rams miss Playoff Bowl as Gossett hits three field goals to set season mark.
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LOS Angeles
UPI
Green Bay Packers
Los Angeles Rams
Zeke Bratkowski
Bob Jeter
Rams
Bruce Gossett
Lou Michaels
Pittsburgh
Gossett
Packers
Roman Gabriel
Jack Snows
Jeter
Cleveland
Donny Anderson
Bratkowski
Bob Long
Carroll Dale
Don Chandler
Packer
Gabriel
Marlin McKeever
Green Bay
Baltimore
Bart Starr
Bey
Chandler Icky
Chander
N. Anderson
Tug
Chandler
Dai
Chan
Aler
Chandier
Gabriel Virun
La—Mckeever
Gosset
Posses Ea
Top Ten Fared in College Basketball Weekend
UCLA idle and Michigan State idle. Texas Western fell to New Mexico 71 62 then beat Kansas 71 67 in overtime. Kentucky toppled by Florida 78 5 LSU beat Dayton. Brigham Young lost to Seattle 85 83 and to Oregon State. New Mexico beat Texas Western 71 62 then lost 62 61 to New Mexico State. North Carolina defeated NYU 95 58. Kansas lost to Texas Western 71 67. Cincinnati edged Western Michigan 74 48.
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NEW York
UPI
UCLA
Texas Western
New Mexico
Kansas
Michigan State
Kentucky
Florida
Louisville
Dayton
Brigham Young
Seattle
Oregon State
New Mexico State
North Carolina
NYU
Cincinnati
Western Michigan
Steelers trounce Falcons 57 33 behind Nelsons 17 of 25
Bill Nelson dazzled for Pittsburgh, going 17 of 25 with three rushing TDs and two passing scores as the Steelers routed Atlanta 57 to 33. The victory capped a high scoring NFL debut season for the Falcons and boosted Pittsburgh's output in a big AFL era style showdown.
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Atlanta
UPI
Bill Nelsen
Pittsburgh Steelers
Falcons
Nelson
Falcon
Steelers
Mike Clarks
Gary Barman
Roy Jefferson
Amos Bullocks
Jim Butler
Clendon Thomas
Bill Asbury
Steeler
Clark
Georgia
Preston Ridlehuber
Randy Johnson
Coley
Johnson
Dennis Claridge
Tax Anderson
Mint
Pittsbergh
Richehuber
Kirouac
Butter
Eilersen
Thomas
Ridlehuber
Klrouge
Asbury
Anderson
Claridge
All—Anderson
Fobans-Steelers
Atta Pitt
Dallas Clippers Maramen In Tuneup
Dallas Cowboys beat the New York Giants 17-7 in a final tuneup before the NFL title game. Morton connected with Hayes for a 41 yard TD, Mered ith benched with an injury, and Dallas clinched the Eastern Division title earlier. Giants defense and special teams provided a stubborn challenge, while Cowboys special teams produced a 28 yard punt return by Mel Renfro setting up the clinching score.
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NEW York
UPI
Dallas Cowboys
Don Meredith
Craig Morton
Bob Hayes
New York Giants
Green Bay Packers
Cowboys
Cleveland
St. Louis Cardinals
Giants
Meredith
Washington
Sam Huff
Tom Landry
Jerry Rhome
Morton
Landry
Mel Renfro
Dallas
George Andrie
Gary Wood
Renfro
Hayes
Danny Villanueva
Wood
Joe Morrison
Bobby Crespino
Morrison
Browns
Pete Gogolak
Mike Gaechter
Gogo
Castolls
Packers
Los Angeles
Dol_Andrie
Villenueva
Gogolak
Dal—Hayes
Morton Ville Nueva
Dal
Villenueve
L. T. Pet
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
Green Bay
Baltimore
San Francisco
Chicago
Minnesota
Detroit
New
Milford Team Loses To Kingswood 65-51
Kingswood School hosts the Kingswood Invitational and defeats Milford Academy 65 to 51. Milford’s Bill Sanford scores 18 points and joins Rodack Cox on the all tournament team as Milford reached the final with wins over Williston and Westminster.
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Milford
Kingswood
West Hartford
Milford Academy
Bill Sanford
Milford Cagers
Rodack Cox
Notre Dame
Cox
Williston
Westminster
F Sanford
Hurley
Jash
Viering
Masker
Jaskin
Comeau
Ig ‘Anahi
Hockey Scores From Major Leagues
National League games saw Detroit 3 fall to New York 6 and Buffalo 4 over Pittsburgh 6. Cleveland 4 defeated Hershey 7 while Providence 7 edged Rochester 3. Baltimore 2 beat Ottawa.
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National Leagle
Detroit
New York
Bowloe
Caro
Pittsharak
Bwffae
Cleveland
Hershey
Providense
Qwerec
Rochester
Laltimore
Beliveau Eye Injury Not Serious Says Canadiens
Montreal coach Toe Blake reported Jean Beliveau's eye injury from a stick during the 4-4 tie with Chicago is not serious and he is expected to be released from hospital in two or three days. Blake also said goalie Lorne Worseley underwent knee surgery and will be out for an undetermined period.
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Boston
UPI
Montreal Canadiens
Jean Beliveau
Montreal
Canadien
Toe Blake
Heuveau
Chicago
Blake
Lorne
Gump) Worstey
Worsley
Sayers Captures NFL rushing title in Bears 41 28 win
Gale Sayers rushed for 231 yards and a 231yard gain capped by a 17yard score to finish the season as the NFL rushing leader with 1 231 yards in the Chicago Bears 41 28 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Rudy Bukich connected on an 80yard kickoff return and the Bears built a big lead before holding off a late surge. The win secures fifth place for Chicago in the Western Division as Minnesota ends with a 4 9 1 record.
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Chicago
UPI
Gale Sayers
Chicago Bears
Minnesota Vikings
Kansas
Vikings
Bears
Los Angeles
Dick Bass
Bear
Sayers
Roger
Gale
Atlanta
Rich Casares
Minnesota
Fred Cox
Rudy Bukich
Rudy
Jimmy Jones
Jones
Strene Minette
Eulssovers
LeClerc Faink
Hot
Tarkenton Cox
Chi—Sayers
Tun LeClerc
Trkenton
Chi—Leclerc
Bukich Leclere
Chi—Bukich
LeClerc
Atte “Carpenter
Tarkenton
Pann Osborn
Chi—Arnett
East Hartford Explodes to 157 139 Victory Over Paramount
East Hartford Explorers beat Paramount Chiefs 157 to 139 to stay 4 2 in the New England Basketball League. Nick Macarchuk led with 13 points, Ed Slomceski added 14 in the second period, and Paul DelGobbo fired 16 points as the team dominated at the foul line with 31 free throws. Paramount drops to third as Terryville leads the circuit set to host Terryville Oasis on December 28.
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East Hartford
East Hartford Explorers
Paramount Chiefs
New England Basketball League
Bridgeport
Upstate
Nick Macarchuk
Fairfield U
Ed Slomceski
Uconn
Frank Carr
Jack Kelly
Dick Jackson
John DiMaggio
Ray McKenna
Macarchuk
DiMaggio
Wagner College
Paul
DelGobbo
Chiefs
Paramount's
Terryville Oasis
Archbishop Shehan Center
Dave Bike
Notre Dame
Terryville
Paramount
East Kartel DiMaggio
del Gobte
Snyder AO Bsetson
Care
Slomcenski
Jackson
Conoveria
Young
Farrell
Tdaley
Brown
Groran O
Pro Basketball Tate Satornay Game
A fragmented report notes a pro basketball game with unclear teams and a high score. The readable figures show a 116 to 126 result with mentions of Boston and Baltimore origins or locations.
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Tate Satornay
Bost Lon
Francisce
Anas
Fucinant
Baltimore
Crozier Leads Red Wings to 5-0 Victory Over Rangers
Bruce MacGregor and Alex Delvecchio each scored twice as Roger Crozier posted his second straight shutout to power Detroit past New York 5-0. Floyd Smith added a third-period goal as Detroit totalled 44 shots to the Rangers 22 in front of 14,558 fans.
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Detroit
UPI
Bruce MacGregor
Alex Delvecchio
Roger Crozier
New York
Floyd Smith
Crozier
Montreal
Chicago
Wings
NHL
Rangers
Leo Boivin
Bert Marshall
Ranger
Delvecchio
MacGregor
Ed Giacomin
Pete Mahovlich
Giacomin
Eagles Rally Past Redskins 37 28 in Eastern Division Showdown
Philadelphia converts two fumbles and an interception into four fourth quarter touchdowns to beat Washington 37 28. Floyd Peters recovered a Redskins fumble, Tom Woodeshick scored, Ol lie Matson added a key TD, and Harold Wells sealed it with a 60 yard return after a Taylor fumble. Jurgensen threw four TD passes for Washington but the Eagles claim the spot in the Playoff Bowl.
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Washington
UPI
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Redskins
Eagles
Floyd Peters
Tom Woodeshick
Fred Whittingham
Sonny Jurgensen
Ollie Matson
Jurgensen
Charley Taylor
Philadelphia
Redskins
Taylor
Harold Wells
Cleveland Browns
Miami
Browns
Fred Hill
Woodeshick
Israel Lang
King Hill
Skins
Jerry Smith
John Reger
Sam Baker
Smith
San Francisco
John Brodie
Hill
Pete Retzlaff
Joe Scarpatti
Bo Eps
Phil—Woodeshick
Baker
Wash—Smith
Gopstak
Kek
Phil
FG Baker
Jurgensery Gogelak
Paul Rotelott
Hill Baker
Ick
Royals Rout Bullets 138 114 Behind Hairston 30
Cincinnati Royals sprinted to a 47 24 first quarter lead and rolled to a 138 114 win over the Baltimore Bullets. Happy Hairston scored a career high 30, Connie Dierking 21 with 24 rebounds, Adrian Smith 21, Oscar Robertson 19, and Jerry Lucas 17 with 26 boards as Cincinnati improved to 3 1 in its last four.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Cincinnati Royals
Baltimore Bullets
National Basketball Association
Royals
Happy Hairston
Connie Dierking
Adrian Smith
Oscar Robertson
Jerry Lucas
Sincinnell
Hgtwr
Cas
Derkag
Eltis
Lughry
Chippil
Lou Lewis
Love
Fercy
McGinn
Baltinore
Baltimore
College Scores Echo Busy Weekend Action Across Cities
Late Saturday results show Dartmouth 70 MIT 69 while Army 66 Holy Cross 31. Cal 70 over Arizona 48 and Idaho 74 over Cal Western. Other lines mix unclear names and scores with multiple colleges listed in a crowded box.
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East Dartmouth
MIT
Army
Oly Cross
Sour Mississippi
Bowline Green
Southwest Cycles
Cal
Arisa
TED
Odahomea City
Nee
Mexico
Neare
Fu Herdia-Simmons
Jay Ketone
Weetee
Maryend
City Booters Beaten by Czecho-Slovak Club 2-1
The Czecho-Slovak club avenged a previous defeat by beating City 2-1 yesterday. Bridgeport’s Jimmy White scored the lone goal for Bridgeport as City reserves also fell 1-0.
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Bridgeport
Jimmy White
Unitas Passes Colts Past 49ers in Narrow Win
In Commack New York AP reports a Colts victory over the 49ers by 30 to 14. Details show Unitas delivering key passes while Beth Morris recorded 17 saves in a linked hockey moment.
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Commack
N.Y
Leong Island
Srel
New Haven
Iteckey
Beth Morris
Colts Rally Past 49ers for Playoff Bowl Bid
Johnny Unitas threw four TD passes despite a sore shoulder as the Baltimore Colts beat the San Francisco 49ers 30 14 at Kezar Stadium. The victory secures second place in the NFL Western Division and a trip to the Playoff Bowl in Miami on January 8.
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Johnny Unitas
Baltimore Colts
San Francisco Forty Niners
Miami
Unitas
Forty Niners
Don Shula
Colts
Shula
Baltimore
UPI
Kezar Stadium
Ray Berry
John Mackey
Jimmy Orrl
Willie Richardson
Lou Michaels
Mackey
Berry
Richardson
Michaels
Forty
Colt
Son
McFarland
Brodie
Witse
Chardser
Unit
Michels
Aes
UPF
LI Sterdlags
Bonnell
Gan
Malagisi
Lucke
Bue If
Art McGeverm
Kelly le
Ge Sue Recor
Totel
Malagist
Sunbury Defeats Elms 117 112 In Reilly Gym
The Sunbury Mercuries rallied from a 14 point halftime deficit to beat the New Haven Elms 117 112 at Edward Reilly Memorial Gym last night. Jim Davis led Sunbury with 26 points, tied by Julius McCoy, while Cleo Hill led the Elms with 21 and Wayne Lawrence added 19. Elms outrebounded 61 57 and shot 16 of 25 from the line. Sunbury made 25 of 31. The win improves Sunbury to first place in the league. Elms to return to Bridgeport for games on February 4 and 25.
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Sunbury Mercuries
New Haven Elms
Mercuries
McCoy
Jim Davis
Julius McCoy
Elms
Cleo Hill
Wayne Lawrence
Wil Frazier
Frank Kent
Bridgeport
Reilly
Sunbury
jJullus McY
Solment
Dats
Hall
Mangham
Lawrence
Richter
Stan
Vif Jones
Munson
Scranton
Lewis
Jim McCoy
Curtis Oo Frater
Byrd
Saat Sim Hoe
Sikorsky vs Dresser Ind Remains Highlighted In League Meet
In a YMCA INDUSTRIAT league pin tee event, Sikorsky faces Dresser Ind and Rem. Shaver with Lycoming and Moore Tool also listed. Scores and team matchups appear, including Raybestow and Carpenter Steel entries, reflecting a busy meet with multiple supplier teams and sponsors.
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Ymca Industriat
Ditiston
Rasbestos
Lycoming
Moore Tool
Dresser Ind
Sikorsky 2
Lovey
Isae
Carpenter Steel
al Bot. Brass
Tontad
Schevinte Sikorsky
Harvey
Hubbell Dresser
Ind
Shaver Carpenter
Steeva
Arma
Moore ‘Tool Pt
Brass
Raybestow
Leeree Records
Hic
Giannotti
Fallon
Kavulich
Grigiock
Kementiaky
Sngle
Rem
Peat i
Remington Ghaver
Raydeston
Sise
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