Record Year For The AL
The American League posted a record year in 1967 with 24 major league records and 23 league marks broken. Hoyt Wilhelm extended age-defying relief records with 247 consecutive errorless games and 813 relief appearances while Micky Mantle and Dean Chance each set two major marks. Pitchers led AL gains as Chance and others accumulated high strikeout totals.
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Boston
Joe Cronin
Val
Hoyt Wilhelm
Chicago White Sox
New York
Micky Mantle
Mesota
Dean
Chance
Mantle
Finore
Samford Sertoma Classic Opens With Gamecocks
Jacksonville State meets West Virginia Tech in the Sertoma Classic opener at Seibert Hall Birmingham. JSU aims to continue its winning streak after recent 90 75 and 110 94 victories over Southern Mississippi and Samford while Tim Floyd leads WV Tech with solid freshman numbers.
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Jacksonville
Jacksonville State University
Samford
Seibert Hall
Birmingham
Gamecocks
West Virginia Tech
Southern Mississippi
Tom Roberson
Southern
JSU
West Virginia
Tim Floyd
Engineers
Tampa
Buddy Cornelius
Rathbun
James
Steve Copeland
David Robinson
Cornelius
Copeland
Robinson
Bill Brantley
Florida State Stops Rutgers 87 77 Behind Cowens
Florida State beat Rutgers 87 to 77 as Dave Cowens posted 26 points and 18 rebounds. Jeff Hogan added 29 for the Seminoles who led 40-35 at halftime, while Rutgers’ Doug Brittle was disqualified after a deliberate foul.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida State
Seminoles
Behi
Dave Cowens
Rutgers
Cowens
FSU
Ruters
Doug Brittelle
Jeff Hogan
I Cowens
Dick Stewart
Bob Greacen
Heritage panel eyes preservation of Clay era Lexington house
The Kentucky Heritage Commission considers preserving a Lexington house built in the early 1800s by Henry Clay as a law office. The effort aims to protect a site tied to the former senator and famed statesman.
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Frankfort
Kentucky Heritage Commission
Lexington
Henry Clay
PGA Sets 1969 Meet At Dayton Course
The PGA announced its 1969 championship will be held at the National Cash Register Golf Club in Dayton Ohio. Dates may shift from July to August as the event was moved among four potential sites.
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Palm Beach Gardens
Fla
Professional Golfers Association
National Cash Register Golf Club
Dayton
Ohio
PGA
Max —Elbin
Miami and Colorado Set for 4 P.M. TV Showdown
Miami meets Colorado at a stadium kickoff 4 p.m. EST televised nationally by ABC. Miami uses two quarterbacks Olivo and Miller with Acuff and Opalsky in the backfield while Colorado starts Kelly with Anderson and Beal rotating. Crowder and Tate emphasize balance as both teams seek a win.
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Athemines.ee Universy Stadium
ABC
Eddie Crowder
Colorado
Kelly
Bob Aderson
Anderson
Bluebonnet
Beal Genet
Landerson
Crowder
Charlie Tate
Miami
Dave Olivo
Bill Miller
Hurricane
Bailey Resigns After Four-Year Coaching Run
Bailey resigns as head coach after a four year tenure with Tampa. The team went 16 wins, 20 losses and 1 tie. the 1977 season opened 2 7 with a 77 point loss to Tulsa and a mismatched defeat by second ranked Tennessee.
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Tampa
Bailey
Tulsa
Tennessee
Oregon Rips Wake Forest In Vanderbilt Invitational Opener
Sophomore Bill Gaskins scored 25 points to lift Oregon to a 76 58 victory over Wake Forest in the opening round of the Vanderbilt Invitational. The Webfoots held the Demon Deacons to six first half field goals and iced the win with 26 second half free throws. Wake Forest guard Walker finished with 28 points.
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Bill Gaskins
Oregon
Wake Forest
Vanderbilt
Press Box quotes on coaching and upsets in 1967 football scene
Howard laments coaching prep while recalling a misplayed center snap that led to a 635 yard touchdown run. He argues his Tigers could have chased a bowl bid but received no offers, and notes Frank Howard's outlook on Clemson, Alabama, Bear Bryant, and the 1967 bowl picture in Dallas.
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Howard
Tigers
Frank Howard
Jack Polsom
Clemson
Alabama
Bryant
Gene Stallings
Aggies
Dallas
Bock picks Packers as underdogs against Rams
HAL BOCK predicts the Packers face the Rams as underdogs in Los Angeles while the Jets must win at Miami to stay alive in the AFL race. The column notes Houston clinching the AFC East, Dallas and LA aiming for NFL/NL title paths, and Lions, Giants, and Jets scenarios with key players mentioned.
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Associated Press
NEW York
Houston
Los Angeles
Dallas
New York Jets
Miami
Dolphins
San Diego
Jets
Green Bay
Tony Guillory
Eppehimer Tops Week's Scoring For Norfolk Spartans
Eppehimer leads week statistics with 41.5 points per game as Norfolk State Spartans post a 4-0 run and 492 total points. Wayne Chamberlain of Babson is next with 37, Alex Boyd of Nevada third with 36, while Jack Ford leads field goal percentage at 73.0 and Chamberlain tops rebounds at 26.0.
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Norfolk
State Spartans
Spartans
Mississippi College
Rockford
Hill
Eppehimer
Wayne Chamberlain
Babson
Alex Boyd
Nevada
Jack Ford
Maryland State
Bill Eisel
Delaware Valley
Chamberlain
Ashfense
Norfolk State
Bates
Rosburg Named Pro at Westwood Country Club
St Louis AP report says 1959 PGA champion Bob Rosburg, 41, was named professional at Westwood Country Club. He will play only in winter tour events and national championships moving forward, replacing Bob Frain ey who resigned in September.
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ST. Louis
Bob Rosburg
Westwood Country Club
Rosburg
Bob Frainey
Sweetan Weds Ruth Copeland in Detroit Marriage
Detroit Lions quarterback Karl Sweetan filed for a marriage license in Detroit with Ruth Copeland a 21 year old comptometer operator. No wedding date was given in the report.
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Detroit
Detroit Lions
Karl Sweetan
Ruth Copeland
South Carolina Edges Cincinnati In Closely Fought Invite Victory
In Lexington South Carolina the Gamecocks held off Cincinnati 64 61 at the Kentucky Invitational. Gary Gregor led with 20 points and Skip Harlicka added 19 as Cincinnati whittled a 13 point second half lead to three late before Gene Spencer and Frank Standard sealed the win for South Carolina.
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Lexington
South Carolina
Gamecocks
Cincinnati
University of Kentucky
Kentucky
Dayton Flyers
Gary Gregor
Skip Harlicka
Jim Ard
Rick Roberson
Don Ogletree
Skip Rickey
Gene Spencer
Dean Foster
Harlicka
Frank Standard
Persia Renamed Iran Yet Gulf Rugs And Cats Remain Persian
The text notes that Persia has changed its name to Iran while reference to the gulf rugs and cats continues to use the old term Persian. It highlights linguistic persistence of familiar terms despite official renaming.
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Persia
Iran
Gulf
Rams face must win to avoid three straight losses
Rams, 8-0 in last eight and unbeaten in ten, trail Pittsburgh 24 17 in a Sunday game. They started Green Bay’s six game skid after a Dec 9 win when Gabriel, with Roman Gabriel at QB, and a strong front four, pressured Bart Starr. Green Bay relies on Williams and a fragile run game while Starr seeks a passing rhythm against the Rams fearsome foursome led by Olsen and Jones.
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Pittsburgh
Rams
Green Bay
Anderson
Allen
Roman Gabriel
Gabriel
NFL
Bart Starr
Starr
Willie Davis
Henry Jordan
Williams
Brown
Merlin Olsen
Deacon Jones
Lamar Lundy
Mercein to Start at Fullback for Packers in Title Showdown
Coach Vince Lombardi said Mercein, a Yale star and Giants refugee, will start at fullback for the Green Bay Packers against the Los Angeles Rams for the Western Conference title. He will replace the injured Ben Wilson, who himself is filling in for Jim Grabowski. Grabowski will undergo surgery to repair damaged cartilage.
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Wis
Vince Lombardi
Church
Mercein
New York
Green Bay—Packers
Los Angeles Rams
Lombardi
Yale
Ben Wilson
Jim Grabowski
Grabowski
Baltimore Colts
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