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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1969

Page

12

Area Basketball Tonight Matchups Across Several Districts

Tonight four area games feature Austin at Falkville Cotaco at Danville Eva at Union Hill West Morgan at Priceville Ardmore at Tanner Elkmont at Clements Courtland at Madison Academy Cullman at West Point Fairview at Holly Pond Good Hope at Blountsville Hanceville at Vinemont Hatton at Speake Lawrence Co at Mt. Hope W Limestone at E Limestone.

Cotaco Danville Eva Union Hill West Morgan Priceville Ardmore Tanner Elkmont Clements Courtland Madison

No. 1 basketball bounces crazily in early season

No. 1 South Carolina lost 55-54 to Tennessee while No. 3 Purdue fell 80-79 to Ohio U. Kentucky surged to 115-85 over Kansas and No. 4 UCLA edged Minnesota 72-71 in OT. Kansas and UCLA slip as North Carolina and Tennessee loom for top ranking. Purdue’s Rick Mount led with 29 points as Ohio U toppled Purdue 77-76 late. Davidson barely beat Michigan 91-85.

Mike Becht Associated Press Kentucky UCLA Adolph Rupp John Wadden Wildcats Rupp Bruins Wooden South Carolina Tennessee Purdue Ohio U Kansas Minnesota North Carolina Mercer Lew Alcindor Gophers Henry Bibby Sid Wicks Frank McGuire Vols Rick Mount John Canine Ohio Davidson New Mexico State Marquette Villanova Michigan South Tenn So. Carolina Geo. Tech Okla. City Louisville Uc-Riverside Va. Tech Wm. & Mary Georgetown D.C R-Marcon Illinois Town Missouri Indiana Okla Lamar Tech Depaul Southeast la Drake Iowa Notre Dame Valparaiso Nebraska Wichita Dayton Bowling Green Butler Miami

Tide Fall to Auburn as Buffs Shine in Homecoming Review

The article ponders Alabama’s final game loss to Auburn while Colorado’s 7-3 homecoming performance against Missouri earns praise. It highlights Scott Jr as star in Alabama's passing game and notes modest support for backfield, with Buffaloes praised for running game and audience appeal. The piece suggests Saturday’s showdown remains intriguing.

Southern Miss Ole Miss Vandy The Big Orange Clemson Miss State LSU Miami Auburn Tide VPI Scott Jr al Samples Richard Grammer Danny Ford Hunter Buffaloes Missouri Butts Alabama

NFL Roundup of Early 1970s AFL NFL Scores and Highlights

The report summarizes several games with multiple teams. Dallas built a 10 0 halftime lead on a 32 yard field goal by Mike Clark and a 12 yard Craig Morton TD run and held off Pittsburgh in the fourth. The Steelers’ 29 yard TD pass from Dick Shiner to Jon Henderson provided their score. Washington, under Vince Lombardi, recovered from a 16 13 halftime deficit to beat Philadelphia with a fumble return by John Hoffman, a scoring strike by Sonny Jurgensen, and Larry Brown rushing in. Philadelphia’s Snead threw two TD passes. Atlanta crushed New Orleans as Harmon Wages starred with an 88 yard TD reception, a 66 yard TD run, and a passing TD. Bob Berry added two passing TDs and Ernie Wheelright ran for one as New Orleans’ three game win streak ended.

Rams Dallas Mike Clark Craig Morton Pittsburgh Steelers Dick Shiner Jon Henderson Vince Lombardi Washington Redskins Philadelphia John Hoffman Norm Snead Sonny Jurgensen Fred Larry Brown Snead Harmon Wages Bob Berry Atlanta New Orelans Wages Berry Bill Kilmer Ernie Wheelright Saints

Raiders Chiefs set for Blue Cross Bowl showdown next Saturday

Oakland Raiders star Daryle Lamonica after leaving a hospital bed threw three TD passes as his team beat Cincinnati 37 17 to improve to 11 1 1. Kansas City Chiefs edged Buffalo 22 19 behind Jan Stenerud five field goals staying at 11 2 and gearing for the Western Division title clash.

Herschel Nissenson Associated Press Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs Daryle Lamonica Jan Stenerud Lamonica Raiders Cincinnati Bengals Chiefs Buffalo Bills Stenerud San Diego Boston Miami Denver New York Cleve Houston St. Louis Buffalo Pitts Dallas Oakland Tad Wash Kan City Phila Ae New Orles Cincinnati Detroit Green Bay Chicago Kansas City Los Angel Oakland Baltimore Atlanta San Fran

Chub Blocking The Path By Dick Coach

Miami Beach AP report notes baseball entering a new era as winter meetings begin. The piece cites cautious optimism about player moves and the shift in franchise strategies during a period of transition.

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Hawks Lift Off With Davis as Beaty Exit Looms

The Atlanta Hawks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 104 103 behind Jim Davis who filled the gap after Zelmo Beaty left for the ABA. Davis scored a key bucket late as L A rallied from a 14 point deficit to 102 101 with 1 13 left. Walt Hazza rd led Hawks with 27 points while Elgin Baylor scored 36 for the Lakers.

Zelmo Beaty Atlanta Hawks Jim Davis Hawks Beaty National Basketball Association ABA San Francisco NBA Los Angeles Davis Colorado Lakers Walt Hazzard Elgin Baylor Detroit Phoenix Indiana Carolina Miami Pittsburgh Kentucky New York Denver Dallas Washington Jimmy Walker Suns Gail Goodrich Milwaukee Seattle Baltimore Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago Boston San Diego

Weekend College Basketball Scores Report

A large slate shows East Seton Hall 88 Lafayette 78 and Boston U 94 Merrimack 91. Numerous results feature Navy 66, Northeastern 99, Brown 73, Duke 57, Kansas 85, Kentucky 115, and North Carolina State 105, Citadel 59 with many other outcomes across the nation.

East Wash. & Lee Rollins Illinois Georgia Richmond No. Carolina St Citadel Duke Virginia Manhton Old Dominion Miss Ark

Pro Standings Saturday's Schedule Kansas City at Oakland

Kansas City and Oakland meet in a Saturday pro schedule item detailing teams, venue, and context within the standings. The brief notes the match as part of ongoing pro season activity without final scores.

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