Say Goodbye Until Xmas Day
TUSCALOOSA AL AP A short practice and holiday break marked Alabama's final workout before Christmas as the Orange Bowl bound Crimson Tide break for Yuletide. The team will reconvene in Birmingham on December 25 ahead of the trip to Miami to face Nebraska on New Year's night. Coach Paul Bryant announced a 53 man traveling squad with two players Frank Whaley and Jimmy Fullj erlinemen ruled out due to injuries. Harold Moore pulled a hamstring, the third such injury in two days.
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Auburn Made Underdog in Liberty Bowl Showdown
MEMPHIS TENN Auburn and Ole Miss meet in the Liberty Bowl at Memphis Memorial Stadium with Ole Miss favored by 10 points. Kickoff is 3 30 p m with expected crowds over 40 000 as both SEC powers seek a postseason win.
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Pro Picks By Rathet Packers Favored In Week End Bets
Pro picker MIKE RAT HET projects Green Bay to win the Western Division with Chicago second and Baltimore third. Packers expected to beat San Francisco to clinch the title if they win. Bears must beat Minnesota and hope for help. Rams surprise Baltimore unclear in Saturday game. Other listed games include Dallas vs New York and Cleveland vs St. Louis with varied outcomes.
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Ford Engine Not Eligible For Racing
DAYTONA BEACH FLA AP The two top stock car bodies announced Ford Motor Companys new overhead cam engine would not be eligible for 1966 competition Don Frye Ford vice president said the V8 overhead cam engine would be used in Ford stock car racing but it is not representative of a typical stock car engine France said the engine will not race this year
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High School Player Dies at Norfolk Basketball Practice
In Portsmouth Virginia 17 year old Larry Hall of Norcom High School varsity basketball died during a practice session. Police said Hall and another player leaped for a rebound when Hall was struck in the stomach by an elbow. He fell and his head hit the floor.
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Jets Ink Lineman For $300,000
All America linebacker Carl Mc Adams of Oklahoma signed a landmark lineman contract with the New York Jets. Owner Sonny Werblin said the deal about 300000 dollars makes it the largest for a lineman and noted comparisons to Dick Butkus’s near 300000 Bears deal. Mc Adams cited better opportunities in New York over St Louis.
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Former USC coach Elmer Henderson dies at 76
Elmer C. Henderson known as Gloomy Gus, USC's first big time and winningest coach, died Thursday night at a convalescent hospital in Palm Springs at age 76. His six seasons from 1919 to 1924 built USC into a major power with a 46-7 record, the best in USC coaching history.
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Vols Tulsa Bluebonnet Bowl Showdown Looms Saturday
Tulsa Hurricane and Tennessee Volunteers meet in the seventh Bluebonnet Bowl at Rice Stadium kickoff 2:15 p.m. EST. Tennessee, 7-1-2, favored 1 to 5 to win. Tulsa, 8-2, relies on passing led by Dewey Warren and Howard Twilley with Bill Anderson. Injuries affect both teams as key players are out or listed as questionable. Tennessee beat UCLA 37-34 but eyes a tough defense. Tulsa aims to exploit aerial strength while avoiding turnovers in a high scoring clash.
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Notre Dame Plans $8 Million Twin Domed Center
Notre Dame announced an $8 million athletic and convocation center to be built next spring and finished in 1968 69. The twin domed complex will have separate arenas for basketball and convocations with 12500 seats and for track and field with an ice rink, potentially enabling varsity hockey for the Irish.
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Liberty Bowl stays in Tennessee at Memphis home
A. F. Bud Dudley, president of the Liberty Bowl, announced the game will remain in Memphis. About 37,000 tickets are sold with a final kickoff count expected over 40,000 as Auburn faces Mississippi in the new 50,000 seat Memphis Memorial Stadium. Regional TV coverage starts tomorrow with a network pact planned next year.
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Pardon Me John Vaught Is Listening
Memphis AP report notes coach Ralph Jordan of Auburn preparing to discuss strategy against Mississippi in the Liberty Bowl. He smiles and says he will wait because John Vaught is right behind the reporter, underscoring Ole Miss coach Vaught’s presence.
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Yastrzemski Wins AL Slugging Title For Red Sox
Carl Yastrzemski claimed the American League slugging crown after the final 1965 averages were released. The Red Sox star posted 265 total bases in 154 hits, 20 home runs, and a .536 slugging percentage, with Boston teammates and Norm Cash of Detroit as runners up. Boston led the league with a .400 team slugging average, Minnesota was second at .399.
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