Namath to Undergo Knee Operation Next Week
Jets quarterback Joe Namath, 28, will have knee surgery to remove torn outside cartilage after a routine exam revealed the tear. The operation may lead to further ligament work. he expects a two week hospital stay and months of recovery following the season, during which Namath threw for 3,379 yards and 19 touchdowns.
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Joe Namath
New York Jets
Namath
Beaver Falls
Lenox Hill Hospital
Jets
Sonny Werblin
Weeb Ewbank
Untitled bowling league data segment with player scores
Snapshot lists top two teams for each league Raymond Nite Owl Beach and Machine 3521 Heat Treat with players Craker 205 Blynt 232 600 Hiles Kovach and more. Bowl-Aire and Bayle's Restaurant show individual scores and percentages for several bowlers and venues including Moose's Rest Tony's Tavern VFWA and others.
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P. Craker
BowlAire
Raymond
Bill Jankowski
Melvin Blynt
Charles Hiles
Ed Kovach
Bowl-Aire C
McCray Aluminum
Bayle
VFWA
Moose's Rest
Tony’s Tavern
Bill Hammond
Robbie Robinson
Jerry Staples
John Oesch
Fred Clark
Leon Root
Frank Wise
Joe Baressi
Paul Clark
Phil Sample
Pat Renzi
Bob Mor
Holiday Basketball Tournaments Under Way
Holiday basketball action continues with Cheyney and Cleveland State advancing in the Christmas Tree Tournament at Indiana University. Cleveland State beat Indiana 85-83 in overtime opener as Ed Williams drove the late heroics. Cheyney routed Alliance 104-68. Toledo remained undefeated with an 89-58 win over Duquesne led by Steve Mix and John Brisker. Grove City and Steubenville won in the Quaker City Tournament in New Philadelphia with Grove City to meet Steubenville for the title. California State of Pennsylvania edged Transylvania 82-80 in OT in a consolation game. Eddie Robgon of Grambling elected to NAIA Executive Committee.
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John Brisker
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First Negro QB Will Lead South in Orange Bowl
Miami AP reports Hank Washington, a 6-foot-3 West Texas State passer, will start at quarterback for the South in the 19th North South football game in the Orange Bowl. Washington ranked fifth nationally in completion percentage and led in total offense before an arm injury. Bo Burris will start but Washington will see significant time under South coach Darrell Royal.
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Fla
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Texas
Bo Burris
Houston
Beaver Wrestlers To Tangle With Warren
Corry High School hosts Warren in a Beaver gym matchup expected to be close with both teams at 1-2. Warren’s 145 pounder Bill Shaffer is out after an arm fracture. Corry brings four undefeated wrestlers: Harrington at 120 Jaquith at 145 Harrington at 183 and McChesney at 165 with JV at 6:30 p.m. and varsity at 8 p.m.
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Warren
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Corry- Warren
Bill Shaffer
Dragons
Larry Harrington
Dick Harrington
Rick Jaquith
Stub" McChesney
Nance named AFL Most Valuable Player by Night Press
Jim Nance the Boston full back who set the AFL rushing record was chosen MVP by The Night Press with 20 of 27 votes. Len Dawson and Nick Buoniconti trailed, as Nance piled up 1 458 rushing yards, breaking the league mark and cementing a standout season after shedding weight.
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Jim Nance
Boston
Jim Brown
Mike Holovak
Thenacht Press
Nance
AFL
Kansas City
Len Dawson
Chiefs
Nick Buoniconti
Dawson
Buoniconti
Brown
Cleveland
Syracuse University
van Holovak
Jimmy Brown
Paul Lowe
Local High School Basketball Schedule For Today
Today features Ft. LeBoeuf at Corry Saegertown at Harborcreek and more in a full schedule including Grove City at Cranberry Pittsburgh Schenley at Erie Tech Linesville at Reynolds with Friday matchups Kennedy Christian McDowell Oil City Union City Randolph Titusville Brookville Sheffield Linesville at Northeast Frewsburg Eisenhower. The Moscow Selects ended a three game skid by defeating an Edmonton All-Star team 5 to 2 in an Edmonton exhibition.
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Saegertown
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Grove City
Cranberry
Pittsburgh Schenley
Erie
Tech Linesville
Reynolds Friday Prep
Kennedy
Christian McDowell
Oil City
Union City
Randolph
Titusville
Brookville
Sheffield
Linesville
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Moscow Selects
Super Bowl Tickets Going At Rapid Pace
Los Angeles AP reports 21 000 ticket orders in two days for the NFL AFL championship game to be held January 15 at Memorial Coliseum. Demand described as the Coliseum’s heaviest in history for a short period.
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Memorial Coliseum
Corry Juniors Crush Eisenhower 76 17 In Home Win
Corry Junior Beavers rolled past Eisenhower 76 to 17 on the Knights home court. Dan Taylor led with 31 points as 15 players saw action, 10 scoring, with 147 early and a 23 to 0 second quarter run. Corry juniors next play January 2 at Oil City against North Junior High.
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Knights
Beavers
Ed Partch
Dan Taylor
Taylor
Bob Boutwell
John Cragg
Orange and Black
Oil City
North
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