Trapping season and wrestling rise in Meadville sports
Trapping rules from Pennsylvania open with muskrat mink and beaver targets, while Meadville High begins wrestling after a 65 turnout. Dick Lumley leads the Bulldogs with transfer Merleir and six freshmen, aiming to shake Meadville’s basketball grip as wrestling gains ground. Browns suffer 20-14 loss to St. Louis. Dallas looming next at League Park in a season finale setup.
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Dally) Daugherty
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Giants Bears Break Ahead In NFL Race
The Bears rout the Packers 26-7 to seize the West lead at 9-1, while the Giants blitz the 49ers 48-14 to top the East at 8-2. Cardinals beat Browns 20-14. Steelers edge Redskins 28-27. Rams upset Lions 28-21. Cowboys over Eagles 27-20 as NFL week actions reshape the race titles.
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Jimmy Orr
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Fran Tarkenton
Vikings
Roman Gabriel
Carroll Dale
Rams
Detroit
Ban Meredith
Dallas
Eagles
Cowboys
King Hill
Buffalo Crowd Sets AFL Record
A record AFL crowd of 38 592 watched Buffalo fall to San Diego 23 13 as the Bills failed to extend their win streak. New York beat Denver 14 9 and Kansas City tied Boston 24 24. The day featured key AFL East clash and noted division standings.
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Montour wins WPIAL Class A title 26-12 over Freeport
Clyde Schneider scores three touchdowns as Montour defeats Freeport 26-12 to capture the WPIAL Class A championship at Jeannette. Darrell Eskridge adds a 75-yard kickoff return to spark Bellevue’s 21-18 comeback win over Avaella for Class B at Mount Lebanon.
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Avaella
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Flash Elorde Retains World Title In Disqualification Win
In Quezon City Philippines Flash Elorde 130 Manila retained the world junior lightweight title when Love Allorey 128 Manila was disqualified in the seventh round.
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Flash Elorde
Manila
Love Allorey
Late Douglas tops WEW Mixed Doubles league night
Douglas leads WEW Mixed Doubles with 297 followed by Czech and Gravis high games. The Early Mixed Doubles at Bowl Aire saw Brooks lead with 216, McEldowney 204, Lewis 27 10 conversion, and several near-record efforts. Avalon Center juniors and bantams posted results across boys and girls divisions, with mixed doubles standings and cross country champs noted for Grove City and nearby clubs.
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Bowl-Aire
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Fred McEldowney
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Uhe
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Brooks
Pat Renzi
Chuck Willett
al Hanson
Si Harkless
Gladys Thompson
Avalon Cen
Len Migliac-cio
Moravel
Bill Nichols
Lanny “Itch
Rodney” Hulings
Chuck | Shenefler
Dan Clark
Butch Dubrosky
John Bracken
Rein Pold
Jim Harned
Mark Chase
Bantam Girls
Sandy Orn
Susan Steyes
Pat Wet‘more
Becky Kane
Gophers
Red Sox
Texas vs Navy in Cotton Bowl: big bowl clash anticipated
Texas remains unbeaten and No 1 heading to a Cotton Bowl showdown with Navy, while Army's possible upset threat looms after Navy’s win over Duke. The AP top ten featured UCLA Kentucky Wake Forest and others confirming a wide variety of results across the slate.
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Tony Crosby
TCU
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John Sal
Sherman Lewis
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Los Angeles
Estey Washington
Steve Sindell
Ito Nelson
Larry Zeno
Nelson
Penn State Ready for Pitt After Holy Cross Win
Coach Rip Engle and the 7 2 Penn State football team eye a climactic clash with arch rival Pittsburgh after a 34 0 win over Holy Cross. Don Caum and Dave McNaughton each scored twice as Penn State rested injuries for the Pitt game. Holy Cross, 1 6 4 on the year, rallied late to score twice against reserves.
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Lis
Crusaders
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Holy Cross
Penn’ State
Pitt
Oly Cross
Crisaders
Belgian Sugar Ray Robinson KO's Saerens in New York bout
The Belgian light middleweight Emile Saerens was knocked out by opponent nicknamed Belgian Sugar Ray Robinson in a New York fight. The bout listed weight classes at 160 pounds with venues tagged Belgium and New York.
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Brussels
Sugar Ray Robinson
New York
Emile Saerens
Belgium
Pitt Punctures Army Balloon
Pitt dominates Army 28 to 0 as Pitt rushes for 359 yards and adds a 21 yard touchdown pass. Kenny Lucas connects with Erie Crabtree for a fourth quarter TD as Pitt earns their seventh win in eight games and eyes Sugar and Cotton Bowls. Army falls to 7-2 and awaits next week off before Navy game.
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Paul Dietzel
Bloongwiee
John Michelosen
Sinash
Fred Mazurek
Kenny Lucas
Erie Crabtree
Navy
Middies
Penn State
MeKeeSport Little Tigers Triumph in Blue Grass Bowl
In Lexington Kentucky on Saturday night the MeKeeSport Pa Little Tigers defeated Hexington 360 in the second Blue Grass Bowl. It marked their 8th win in nine seasons in the 1044 age group with a record of eight wins and three losses.
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MeKeesport
Little Tigers
Hexington
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