Colts Face Rams in Crucial NFL Showdown at Memorial Coliseum
Baltimore seeks to clinch or tie for Western Division title as they visit Los Angeles in a high stakes 4:25 p.m. EST tilt. Johnny Unitas and Gary Cuozzo are out, Tom Matte to start at QB. Rams, 4-9, have won three straight and are 6½ point favorites. Bay Packers linger in chase as Sunday games wrap the NFL regular season.
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Decatur Rips Coffee In 61-50 Victory
Decatur High School’s Red Raiders upset fifth-ranked Coffee of Florence 61-50. Raymond Ward led with 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Steve Hammond added 14 points as Decatur improved to 7-1. Gavin Smith paced Coffee with 11 points.
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Ardmore-EL Advance To WBC Finals
Cle ments, top seed, was bounced from the Wheeler Basin Conference with a 77 point loss, as Ardmore-EL earned a spot in the WBC finals behind a strong late surge and key plays by their standout players.
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Union Hill Tops Hartselle 86 82 in overtime clash
Union Hill Wildcats beat Hartselle 86-82 after overtime to run to six wins and six losses. Team leaders included Garry Prince 29 and Jerry Clark 18 for Union Hill while Hartselle scorers featured David Hartselle 27 and Mike Sparkman 18. Junior teams also won 49-43. Next up, Union Hill meets West Morgan after the holidays.
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Charles Jarrett
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Black Bears Rally Past West Morgan 53 43
Austin improves to 2 5 with a late fourth quarter surge defeating West Morgan 53 43. Bill Means 13 and Danny Gibson 11 pace Austin while Harold Watkins and Harold Watkins each 12 lead West Morgan. Junior game won 41 22 as Allen Dutton 14 tops for Austin.
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Satchel Paige Still Dodges Age Question In Baltimore
AP report sketches Satchel Paige at about 55 to 60 years old while he tours with the Harlem Globetrotters in Baltimore. The ageless pitcher avoids revealing his exact birthdate, recalling he began pitching in 1929 and noting only Bill Veeck and Uncle Sam know his true age. Paige, in town for a Civic Center show, reflects on past fame and a possible return to pitching.
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Illini Budget of 1884 85 Discovered in Champaign
University of Illinois archivist Maynard Bridhf ord found an 1884 85 athletic budget listing items such as baseball suits at 7.95 dollars for E B Latham coach, washing, ball and bat costs, travel to Lincoln, football repairs, base ball bases and a total budget of 19.40 dollars.
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Don Austin Sets Scoring Record in 56 Point Night
Lawrence County High School star Don Austin poured in 56 points to lift the Red Devils to a 105 66 win over Courtland. The 10th ranked team improved to 8 0 as Austin broke the prior county mark held by Leon Posey. Coach Grady Elmore praised pulling him late as he neared the record.
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Mount Hope Seeks Title After Bear Creek Invitatational
Mount Hope defeated Phil Campbell 71 to 59 at Bear Creek, earning a spot in the championship tonight. Wendell Shields led Mount Hope with 16 points, matching Phil Campbell’s Danny Grisham. Mount Hope scorers included Little 13 Hopkins 10 Smith 5 Shields 16 Kirby 12 Coin 15.
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Courtland Lineup Highlights Local Scores and Players
The report lists players including 18 and Charles Stephenson with 2, Courtland’s Eddie Rose 15 Owen Holland 22 Lewis Mc Gregor 1 Danny Voss 10 Jerry Hutto 13 and Wallace Graham 5 in a dense summary of the team roster and scoring notes.
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LITZENBERGER SHINES AGAINST BARONS IN NHL INTERLOCKING GAME
Eddie Litzenberger, ex Rochester American now with Victoria in the WHL, scored two goals and assisted three as the Vancouver Maple Leafs defeated Cleveland Barons 7 3 in an interlocking game. He played 14 games against the Barons with five goals and eight assists previously.
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Priceville Bulldogs overpower Cotaco 68 to 47
Priceville surged to a 68 47 win over Cotaco led by Ferrell Maples and Billy Don Sharp with 17 points each. Kenneth Speegle added 16 and Roy Dunnaway 15 as Priceville notched its 12th victory in 13 starts. Coach Herman Myers praised the team for a strong collective effort.
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Millionth Bird Marks ATA Club Milestone at Waukesha
In Waukesha Wisconsin a man with a shotgun will shout pull as the millionth bird of the year will be released from the Waukesha Gun Club trap house. Dr Vic Reinders a noted strap title holder says this event marks the ATA member club using a million birds in one year, a first for a member club though some commercial setups have done so.
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Patriots sign two All American selections for 1966
Boston Patriots sign two All American selections for the 1966 season. Dick Arrington of Notre Dame and Karl Singer of Purdue signed, adding a pair of standout backs with prior draft interest from NFL teams. Arrington, 5-foot-11, was a draft selection last year and had interest from the Cleveland Browns.
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Lowe Rebound Player Of Year
SAN DIEGO California AP Paul Lowe the Chargers running back is named the AFL comeback player of the year for 1963 and 1965 after missing time in 1962 and 1964 due to injuries. He has 1 089 yards this season and needs 10 more to tie the season mark set by Clem Daniels.
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Associated Press
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Oregon State
Lee Corso to Join Navy Coaching Staff at Annapolis
Lee Corso, long time assistant football coach at the University of Maryland, will join the Naval Academy coaching staff for next season. The announcement came Friday from Annapolis officials.
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