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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1966

Page

8

Old Packers Climb Back on Familiar Perch

Notre Dame and UCLA push for the season crown as Alabama and Michigan State lead a fierce title race. UCLA battered Syracuse 31-12 behind Gary Beban and sophomore Buzz Busby while Notre Dame beat Purdue 17-7.

Will Grimsley Associated Press Notre Dame UCLA Alabama Michigan State Fighting Irish Bruins West Coast Southern California Diecensia Arkansas Tulsa Purdue Pai Savior Colorado Gary Beban Buzz Busby

Packers surge atop NFL with 24-13 win over Rams

Green Bay improved to 3-0 and claimed first in the Western Division after a 24-13 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. Paul Hornung scored two first-half touchdowns, Bart Starr threw an 80-yard TD to Elijah Pitts, and the defense held the Rams without a first down for 25 minutes. The win positions Green Bay as a potential dynasty challenger to the Bears and other storied franchises. Dallas beat Minnesota 28-17, St. Louis moved to 3-0 by topping Cleveland, while Philadelphia, Washington, Detroit, and Baltimore also won.

Packers Los Angeles Rams George Halas Chicago Bear Sid Luckman George McAfee Norm Standlee Paul Hornung Donny Anderson Bart Starr Starr Elijah Pitts Dick Bass Rams St. Louis Cleveland Washington Philadelphia Atlanta Green Bay Cisco Baltimore Chicago Detroit Dallas Bigsan Ork Ouis Altimore Minnesota Cleve New York St Louie

Pro Standings Recount Mixed NFL Week Results

St Louis rallied with three touchdowns on Charley Johnson passes to Jackie Smith Billy Gambrell and Prentice Gautt. Jim Bakken missed an extra point but Cleveland still could not score again. Baltimore rolled past San Francisco as Lou Michaels tied the all time field goal mark and Johnny Unitas threw two TD passes. Norm Snead opened Philadelphia with three TD passes to beat winless New York. Sonny Jurgensen Spurred Washington’s 21 point third period in a win over Pittsburgh. Detroit’s offense sputtered in a game continued on Page 16.

St. Louis Charley Johnson Jackie Smith Billy Gambrell Prentice Gautt Jim Bakken Cleveland Baltimore San Francisco Lou Michaels Bakken Ernie Nevers Bob Waterfield Roger Leclerc Johnny Unitas Colts Norm Snead Philadelphia New York Eagles Snead Timmy Brown Pete Retzlaff Sonny Jurgensen Charley Gogolak Washington Pittsburgh Redskins

Cubs rookie Holtzman shuts down Dodgers in 2-1 win

Ken Holtzman out pitched Sandy Koufax for eight innings to hold Los Angeles hitless before a two hitter as the Cubs edged the Dodgers 2-1. The Dodgers kept an 11 game lead over the Pirates and 4 over the Giants. Holtzman returns to Illinois after the game to finish his senior year while holding the Cubs’ best win total.

Murray Chass Associated Press Ken Holtzman Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers Chaucer Elizabeth Barrett Browning Koufax Dodgers Holtzman Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates Atlanta San Francisco Houston Cubs Chicago Dodger Dick Schofield

Schedule of Monday and Tuesday NBA games

GAMES MONDAY Pittsburgh Fryman 12 9 at Philadelphia Wise 5 6 Los Angeles Osteen 16 13 at St Louis Gibson 20 11 San Francisco Marichal 23 6 at Atlanta Jarvis 6 1 New York Gardner 4 7 at Cincinnati Ellis 12 18 Only games scheduled GAMES TUESDAY Chicago at New York night Pittsburgh at Philadelphia night San Francisco at Atlanta night Houston at Cincinnati night Los Angeles at St Louis night

Pittsburgh Fryman Philadelphia Wise Los Angeles Osteen St. Louis Gibson San Francisco Marichal Atlanta Jarvis New York Gardner Cincinnati Ellis Chicago Houston Pet G San Pittsburgh Francisco Afladelphia Ouston Chica Aflan Iffsburgh

Unclear Sports Schedule Fragment From Baseball Standings

Fragmentary OCR text shows teams and records for baseball or basketball standings with notations like away at St Louis and at Philadelphia. Mentions San Francisco Pittsburgh Los Angeles and dates in September and October. Exact events, results, and contexts are unreadable.

Big Ten race notes fuel the basement battle preview

Gus Schrader notes Big Ten predictions and the weekend games shaping Iowa and Wisconsin's woes. Iowa crushed by Oregon State, Arizona toppled by Kansas, Wisconsin blown out by USC. Wisconsin vs Iowa looms as a potential season salvage effort, with Oregon State star Pete Pifer praised for power and Rockne Freitas singled out for size.

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