Gerry Area High opens 1965 66 basketball season at Wattsburg
Opening night is one week away for Gerry Area High School basketball as the Beaver dribblers travel to Wattsburg to begin the 1965 66 season. Coach Dick Fox has named seven core players including three freshmen Pete McLaughlin Duane Edwards Carl Hillstrom and four seniors battling for two starting spots. Hillstrom leads at 63 inches and 192 pounds with Tate 6 2 and McLaughlin 6 1 as top sophomores or juniors among the hopefuls. First home game is Friday against Cranberry with Corry junior high opening Dec 7 at home. Other notes mention Giants chaplain Fr Benedict J Dudley Notre Dame Michigan State game and wrestling officials.
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Gerry Area
Beaver Dribblers
Wattsburg
Dick Fox
Fox
Pete McLaughlin
Duane Edwards
Carl Hillstrom
Dick Lobdell
Mike Dubrosky
Ron Swackhamer
John Tate
Chuck Kennedy
Don Harrison
Harrison
Hillstrom
Tate
McLaughlin
Edwards
Swackhamer
Jack Hammond
Greg Hooks
Tom Xander
Nick Downey
Terry Upperman
Hammond
Hooks
Downey
AFL Delays Draft Date For College Football Stars
The AFL moved its draft from November 20 to November 27 to align with the NFL and NCAA urging no earlier than late November. Commissioner Joe Foss denied early drafts, citing false rumors about a secret pre-draft in New York. The move follows criticism from coaches and concerns of boycotts by some conferences.
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American Football League
National League
AFL
NFL
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Valley
Joe Foss
Foss
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
APL
Local Bowling League Scores Report From Avalon and Industrial Leagues
Ann Gluvna led Avalon Ladies B with 595 in a 220 183 187 series, third best season mark. Florence Amoroso top scored 537 in Ladies Recreation. Dunnewold posted 617 in Industrial League with 200 192 225. Team standings show Corry Pharmacy 27 13 and Bowlaire Lanes 25 14 in a crowded weekly recap.
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Select
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Florence Amoroso
Ladies Recreation League
Dunnewold
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Fred McEldowney
Dan McEldowney
Harold Morton
Ford Stewart
Leslie Utegg
Clint McCray
Marge Shaver
Barb Raymond
Betty McCarthy
Dorothy Wotus
Dorothy Rathbun
Phyllis Czech
Penny Clabbatt
Avalon
Ann G
Corry
Thompson
Bowlaire
Corry Pharmacy
BowiAire
Raymond Mfg
Marine Nat'l Bank
Corry Jamestown
Iowa Hawkeyes Fire Coach Jerry Burns After Losing Streak
The University of Iowa board of control of athletics fired football coach Jerry Burns and released his six assistants after seven straight Big Ten defeats. Athletic Director Forrest Evashevski was speculated as possible successor, with both men unavailable for comment.
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Iuwa City
Hawkeyes
Branch Rickey in Fourth Day of Coma in Missouri
Branch Rickey remains in a coma in Boone County Memorial Hospital in Columbia Missouri in its fourth day. The 83 year old baseball executive who built major league teams collapsed Saturday night while acknowledging his election to Missouri's Sports Hall of Fame.
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Volumbia
Branch Rickey
Boone County
Michigan State QB Juday named AP Back of the Week
Quarterback Steve Juday of Michigan State earns the Associated Press Back of the Week honor for standout play. The piece notes past management ties and hints at tensions with the Lip’s brass knuckle approach to team issues.
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East Lansing
Mich
Steve Juday
Michigan State
Associated Press
Leo
Gerald Pender Joins Practice as New Assistant Coach
A Journal photo shows Gerald Pender, the new assistant coach, moving among players while extending their logs full length in a prone position. Several tongues are hanging incident out. Journal Photo by Loveland.
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Gerald Pender
Journal
Loveland
Vikings Huddle After Van Brocklin Reconsiders Exit
Peace returned to the Minnesota Vikings after coach Norman Van Brocklin, who quit in a stormy 24 hours, reversed course and said he came to his senses. The team moves to face the Green Bay Packers in a Sunday clash.
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Minnesota Vikings
Stormin
Norman van Brocklin
Vikings
Green Bay Packers
Baltimore
Vanes Eer
van Brocklin
Bowl picture nearly done with key conference matchups
Conference title games loom as Arkansas faces Texas Tech in the SWC for a Cotton Bowl slot while USC meets UCLA for the Pac 10 crown. Nebraska, Missouri, Georgia Tech have bowl berths locked or near certainty, and Alabama remains tied to the Orange berth with Nebraska. Southeastern rivals vie for Cotton and Sugar slots.
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Sugar
Georgia Tech
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Texas Tech
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Southern California
UCLA
Los Angeles
Alabama
Indiana State College earns playoff spot amid Edinboro ineligibility
Indiana State College will meet East Stroudsburg in the championship playoff after Edinboro was ruled ineligible for using five players. The Western Division title shifts to Indiana on the basis of a 7 2 record as the controversy centers on player eligibility and academic credits. Indiana coach Chuck Klausing says the move reflects conference rules and notes several unnamed Edinboro players were cited for ineligibility or insufficient credits.
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Mickey Watson
Watson
Chuck Klausing
Klausing
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John Ferraro
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Mike Malone
Celetano
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Dover
Del
Ray Runkel
Millersville State College
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