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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1966
Page
6
Cuero Gobblers edge Yoakum 47 45 in the Yoakum Bull dog Tournament to reach the finals with Rob ert Saenz scoring 23. They will face the winner of Luling Hallettsville for the championship at 8 p.m. tonight after earlier 51 50 win over Shiner and 42 30 win over Industrial.
Sandy Koufax received a $1 million present on his 31st birthday and signed a six year NBC contract. The star pitcher, halted by an athletic elbow, had recently retired from baseball and left the Dodgers with an estimated $125,000 annual loss.
New York Jets split end George Sauer Jr. was chosen as the club’s Most Valuable Player by the Long Island Athletic Club. Sauer finished second in the AFL in receptions with 64 for 1081 yards and will be honored at the MVP awards dinner on February 9.
The Chinese created paper money between 650 and 655 A.D. Marco Polo later described it after traveling to the Orient, but Europe did not adopt the system for several centuries.
Claire Howerton notes a busy week with rain, trees on Mortgage Hill, and a tense Gobbler basketball schedule. Tonight at 8 p.m. Gobblers meet the winner of Luling Hallettsville for the Yoakum Bulldog Tournament title. Coach Nation’s Cuero crew won two thrillers yesterday, one by a point over Shiner and another by two over Yoakum.
SMU prepares for Saturdays Cotton Bowl against Georgia with star linebackers stating the team is ready. 230-pound Billy Bob Stewart and Jerry Griffin praise Georgia quarterback Kirby Moore while acknowledging the challenge of tackling him.
Jerry Marion, a versatile back from the University of Wyoming, signed a 1967 contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was the Steelers' 10th round draft pick last year and this season posted 36 receptions for over 700 yards, scored two touchdowns, and shared kicking duties.
Yoakum Explorers defeated Cuero 28 6 at Gobbler Stadium with Billy Bell refereeing. Yoakum boasted all state and three all district athletes while Cuero’s Mark Fischer and Bill Reinhardt led captains. after the game both groups shared supper at Sands Steak House.
On Friday December 30 1966 the Almanac notes key events from 1865 Kipling birth to 1959 Eisenhower nuclear test ban lift. Highlights include 1853 Gadsden Purchase, 1903 Iroquois Theater fire deaths, 1947 Romania king abdication, and Hemingway quote about prose as architecture.
Dallas fears Bart Starr’s aerial attack as the Cowboys must clamp down on Green Bay’s running game and stop the Packers’ top passer to reach the NFL title. Starr’s big passing threat keeps Green Bay favored by seven points in the Cotton Bowl with a sellout crowd watching.
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