Purdue Nips Southern Cal in Rose Bowl Thriller
Purdue defeats USC 14-13 in the Rose Bowl as Bob Griese directs a go ahead drive and Perry Williams scores twice. Trojan quarterback Troy Winslow leads a late rally but George Catavolos intercepts on the goal line. USC finishes strong after Purdue’s early lead, with a 62 yard march and a 19 yard pass to Rod Sherman but falls short at Pasadena.
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UPI
Bob Griese
Purdue
University of Southern California
Trojans
George Catavolos
Trojan
Troy Winslow
Boilermakers
Jim Beime
Purdie
Perry Williams
Winslow
Rod Sherman
Catavelos
Southern Cal
Don McCall
Southern California
McCall
Homer Williams
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Griese
USC
Boilerma
Southern Collhernia
Wiilliams
Ma Crossovich
P. Williams
Griese Kck
Sherman
Folloc
Stan McCall
Princeton Five Jolts North Carolina 91 81
Princeton defeats North Carolina 91 81 as Tar Heels tumble from nine game win streak. Princeton shoots 63.5 percent, 76 percent free throws. NC fouls by Bob Lewis and late game mistakes. Tigers move to 33-37 at halftime and pull away in final 14 minutes.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
UPI
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Princeton
Tigers
Bob Lewis
North
Carolina
Messer
Lewis
Clark
JO Hache
Bunting
River Bend’s Big Man Aims High In Racing Return
Earlie Fires, runner up to Braulio Baeza in last winter’s Hialeah standings, returns this season seeking to try harder. River Bend Arkansas, population 200, views him as the town’s greatest athlete and centerpiece.
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Miami
Earlie Fires
Braulio Baeza
Hialeah
River Bend
Ark
Smith star leads Gators to 27-12 Orange Bowl win
Sophomore Larry Smith rushed for a Florida Orange Bowl record 187 yards and scored on a 94 yard sprint in a 27-12 victory over Georgia Tech. Heisman finalist Steve Spurrier had a late surge but the Gators held the lead, while Graham McKeel added a pair of touchdowns and Harmon Wages connected with Jack Coons for the final score. The win improves Florida's standing as Georgia Tech collapses after an early touchdown drive.
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UPI
Larry Smith
Thunder
Steve Spurrier
Florida Gators
Georgia
Tech
Spurrier
Steve
Gators
Florida
Graham McKeel
Harmon Wages
Jack Coons
Wayne Barfield
Georgia’ Tech
Kim King
Craig Baynham
Yellow Jackets
Larry Good
Good
Don Barrett
Bobby Downs
Smith
Georgia Tech
MckKeel
King
Jackets
Jech—Baoynham
Fla—Mckeel
Barfield
Fla—Smith
Trojans go for two in Rose Bowl loss to Purdue
USC coach John McKay says the Trojans chose a two point conversion to win rather than tie in the Rose Bowl. Purdue coach Jack Mollenkopf backs the decision as Bob Griese shines, while Purdue defender John Charles named player of the game by Helms Foundation.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
John McKay
University of Southern California
Purdue
McKay
Jack Mollen-kopf
Mollenkopf
Bob Griese
USC
Boilermakers
Griesel
Georgia
Fran Tarkenton
John Charles
Helms Athletic Foundation
Alpert Leads Palm Beach Golf Championship Early
Jeff Alpert of Woodbridge shot three under par 69 to lead after eight holes in the 5th Champion of Club Champions event at Breakers Golf Club in Palm Beach. Hank Budney Leroy Hinson Kevin Butler also at 68, Orrin Vincent 70, Dick Chapman 73 after missing medalist honors in qualifying.
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Palm Beach
Fle
Jeff Alpert
Woodbridge
Breakers Golf Club
Hank Budney
Berlin
Leroy Hinson
Douglas
Kevin Butler
Orrin Vincent
Kent
Wash
Dick Chapman
U.S
Butler
Knicks and 76ers Face Off in Garden Clash Night
The Knicks host the Philadelphia 76ers in the second half of a National Basketball Association doubleheader at Madison Square Garden. Detroit meets Baltimore in the opener at 6:30 p.m. Philadelphia carries a strong home record and leads the league in rebounds and field goal accuracy with Wilt Chamberlain starring alongside Hal Greer. Knicks leaders include Walt Bellamy and Dick Barnett as they seek a season sweep by the 76ers despite Philly’s current dominance.
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Philadelphia 76Ers
Madison, Square Garden
Detroit Pistons
Baltimore Bullets
76Ers
Philadelphia
Philly
Alex Hannum
Wilt Chamberlain
Knicks
New York
Chamberlain
Wilt
NBA
Hal Greer
Chet Walker
Bill Cunningham
Wally Jones
Lucious Jackson
Walt Bellamy
Bellamy
Knick
Dick Barnett
Dave Stallworth
Willis Reed
Dick van Arsdale
Howard Komives
Cazzie Russell
Detroit
Bullets
Pistons
Motor City Men
Baltimore
Clarkson Cruises Past Yale In Impressive Hockey Win
Clarkson dominated Yale 13 to 7 as Bob Empie scored four goals and added two assists. Brian Dooling and John McLennan each tallied two goals with Dooling notching five assists and Mel Tasana contributing. Clarkson built a 12 to 4 lead before Yale surged briefly.
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Potsdam
N.Y
Clarkson
Yale
Bob Empie
Brian Dooling
John McLennan
Empie
Dooling
Mel Tasana
Florida Triumph in Orange Bowl Beats Georgia Tech 27 12
Florida coach Ray Graves called the 27 12 Orange Bowl victory over Georgia Tech the sweetest of his career. He credited conditioning and pressure defense as key, noted Spurrier’s sore arm but praised Larry Smith who set two Orange Bowl records as the game's most valuable player.
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Miami
UPI
Ray Graves
Florida
Georgia Tech
Graves
Bobby Dodd
Bobby-Dodd
Tech
Steve Spurrier
Spurrier
Steve
Loser Dodd
Larry Smith
Smith
Dodd
Bonny Johnny wins Monumental Handicap at Laurel
Bonny Johnny drew away to win the $29,700 Monumental Handicap by a length and a half at Laurel. Solo Landing captured the $22,025 New Year’s Handicap by nearly five lengths. Bonny Johnny, a Sea Charger progeny, paid 8.40 4.20 3.20, Paulus’s Ed paid 3.60 2.89. Solo Landing edged Misty Cloud in 1 27 2/5 for seven furlongs. Racing continues in Maryland at Bowie.
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Laurel, Md
Bonny Johnny
Solo Landing
Paulas
Laurel
Paulus
Misty Cloud
Just A Baker
Baker
Maryland
Bowie
Russia routs United States 7-1 in Centennial Tourney
Russia's national hockey team overwhelmed the United States in all phases for a 7-1 victory before 7,000 fans at the World Invitational Centenn ial Tournament in Winnipeg.
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Winnipeg
UPI
Russia
United States
Hawks top Pistons 122 120 on Guerin buzzer shot
In Memphis, Richie Guerin’s last second jump shot lifted the St. Louis Hawks to a 122-120 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Guerin scored 41 as Bridges added 32, tying Detroit with 13 seconds left before the clincher.
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Memphis
Hawks
Joe Strander
Pistons
Guerin
Bill Bridges
Flag Captures San Gabriel Handicap at Santa Anita
Flag ridden by Walter Blum rallied along the rail in the stretch to win the $29,600 San Gabriel Handicap at Santa Anita Park before a holiday crowd of 47,988. Longshot Quicken Tree finished second, Ultimate third, with Flag paying 6.20 3.80 2.80. The win earned 18,350 for the Rey C. Kidder stable. Javason upset at 50-1 in race six.
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Arcadia
Calif
UPI
Flag
Havle
Santa Anita Park
Walter Blum
Quicken Tree
Ultimate
Llangollen Farm
Rey C. Kidder
Kidders
Javason
Bill Mahomney
San Gabriel
Blum Cooly
Don Schollander Sets Irish 400m Freestyle Mark
Olympic champion Don Schollander of Santa Clara California set an Irish 400 meter freestyle record in Belfast finishing in 4 29.7, stretching the old mark by 16 1 seconds and beating England’s Alan Kimber by two yards in the international meet.
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Belfast
Don Schollander
Santa Clara
Calif
Schollander
Alan Kimber
England
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