Packers Win Western Division Crown In Longest NFL Game
Green Bay defeats Baltimore 13-10 in 13 minute 29 second overtime on a 25 yard field goal by Don Chandler to claim the Western Division title and advance to face Cleveland in the league final. Zeke Bratkowski led the Packers with 248 passing yards as Bart Starr, Paul Hornung, and others sustained injuries. The game tied 10-10 after regulation, with Chandler tying the score late to force sudden death.
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Robertson Clutch Hero As Royals Edge St Louis 117 115
Oscar Robertson scored the final six points to lift Cincinnati past St Louis 117 115. Robertson totaled 37 points, tying the game at 111 111 and winning it with a buzzer jumper. Wilt Chamberlain added 33 points and 16 blocks for the 76ers in a 121 107 win, while Sam Jones scored 34 as the Celtics beat the Bullets 120 99.
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Basketball Teams Resume Action Today
Childress High School resumes basketball practice after a Christmas break. The B Team heads to the Turkey Tournament starting tomorrow. The A Team and Junior Varsity host Rider in Wichita Falls Thursday night. Freshmen return January 3 to play the Junior Varsity Preliminary in Memphis.
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Holiday tournaments swing into high gear this week
Top 10 teams chase prestige after recent losses as grid of holiday events kicks off. Duke faces Notre Dame and Wake Forest while Vanderbilt, Providence, Michigan, Wichita, Marquette, Brigham Young, Kentucky, and Iowa enter round contests across Brigham Young, UCLA, ECAC Holiday Festival, Quaker City Classic, Far West Classic and other events.
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South Takes Blue-Gray Classic and North-South Shrine Showdowns
In Montgomery and Miami, Southernersdaunted North opponents with 23-19 Blue-Gray and 21-14 North-South Shrine wins. West Virginia stars aided a late South rally, while Randy Johnson led the Rebels in the Blue-Gray. Awaiting New Year bowls include Georgia Tech Texas Tech in the Gator Bowl and Michigan State UCLA in the Rose Bowl.
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Cornell, St. Lawrence, Colgate stars named ECAC all stars
For ward Doug Ferguson and defensemen Harry Orr and Walter Stanowski of Cornell were elected Sunday to the ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival all star team. Also selected were goalie Bob Perani and forward Davie Ross of St. Lawrence and forward Doug Stay of Colgate.
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Australia leads Spain in 1965 Davis Cup
Fred Stolle rallied to beat Manuel Santana while Roy Emerson defeated Juan Gilbert to give defending champion Australia a 2 0 lead over Spain in Sydney.
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Bills Triumph Again Clinch AFL Title Over Chargers 23 0
Buffalo defeats San Diego 23 to 0 to claim a second straight AFL championship. Quarterback Jack Kemp directs the attack earning MVP honors as the Bills outgain the Chargers 260 to 229 and secure three Pete Gogolak field goals in the second half.
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Shrine All Star South Tops North in College Football
In Miami the Shrine All Star game saw the South beat the North 21 to 14. Also in Montgomery the Blue Gray game ended 23-19 in favor of the South. In Miami Turn To Reason won the $17,075 Christmas Handicap at Tropical Park. In Vancouver Eric Guthrie an 18-year-old pitcher signed a small bonus contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Packers Triumph In Western Conference Showdown
Green Bay Packers defeated the Baltimore Colts 13-10 to win the NFL Western Conference title. The victory clinched the conference crown for Green Bay in a midseason style showdown.
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Bills Clinch AFL Title With 23 0 Shutout Over Chargers
The Buffalo Bills defeated the San Diego Chargers 23 to 0 to win the American Football League championship.
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Aimoni seizes St Moritz ski jump crown with strong jumps
Italian jumper Giacomo Aimoni won the St Moritz international event on Sunday posting jumps of 85.5 and 84 meters to secure victory in the ski jumping competition.
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