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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1969

Page

8

Viks Kapp Ram Target Rams In Conference Showdown

Joe Kapp the Vikings quarterback leads the Western Conference clash with the Rams in a nationally televised 2 p.m. EST game. Rams fans taunt with a bulletin board sign shouting All right Rams let’s see how great you are and name Kapp as the target and leader for Minnesota.

Mike Rathet Minnespolis ST. Paul Joe Kapp Minnesota Vikings CBS Los Angeles Rams Vikings Kapp

Hatton and Priceville win in Bulldogs Christmas Tourney

Hatton upset favored Danville 78 69 as Jim Mills 30 points and Stanley Steadman 22 led the Hornets. Priceville crushed Autauga County 92 66 with 18 from Ronnie Blackburn and 14 from Lem Halbrooks while Danville 29 field goals to Hatton 28.

David Slayton Priceville Hatton Danville Autauga County Bulldogs Jim Mills Hornets Stanley Steadman Hawks Warren Harrison Sandy Welbourn Tommy Millsaps Herman Myers Ronnie Blackburn Harold Swopes Lem Halbrooks Mike Bakertoon Millsaps Steve Brown Jerry Warren Bernard Alexander Ronnie Welbourn Stan Steadman Jack Willis Bob Berryman Terry Totals Ll Priceville Rex Bennick Bunyan Bennett Marshall Lemmond la Jeona Hillard Tommy Moseley Troy Dugger Helms Jeffilliams Boby Franks Autauga CO Charles Averhart Randy Lambert Wa Landers Will Reese Rubin Gardner Willie Wood Bill Taylor Ronald Mayfield Russell Lee Mike Jones Jones Walker O

Unknown Rates As Sportsman Of Year

A New York Times piece describes a hot Chicago day and a Sportsman of the Year figure entering a tense scene amid political and social tensions. The article links college football bowl previews including Tennessee and Florida in the Gator Bowl, with several other bowls and rankings noted for January 1 outcomes. The narrative also discusses coach rumors involving Doug Dickey and Ray Graves as athletic director speculation.

Robert Lipsyte The New York Times New York Chicago Mike Recht Associated Press Sports Tennessee Florida Doug Dickey Gators Ray Graves Dickey Jacksonville Pla NBCTV

Garden Set For Fight

Madison Square Garden lines up a February 16 heavyweight title bout between Joe Frazier and Jimmy Ellis after inviting newsmen to a Monday press conference to reveal bout details. In college notes, Auburn defenders Sonny Ferguson and Bobby Strickland, two walk-ons, helped beat Florida 38-12 with Ferguson earning AP National Lineman of the Week honors as they close their season against Houston in the Astro Bluebonnet Bowl.

Toledo Davidson Orlando Fla South Carolina West Virginia Atlanta Houston Auburn Texas Notre Dame Dallas Penn State Missouri Miami Mississippi Arkansas New Orleans Michigan New York Madison Square Garden Joe Frazier Jimmy Ellis the Garden Frazier Ellis Sonny Kerguson Bobby Strickland Ferguson Strickland John Reaves Florida Sonny Ferguson Reaves Gators Tiger Gator Wirt Ferguson Associated Press

Browns’ Leroy Kelly Thrives In Mud Weather

Cleveland star Leroy Kelly is famed as a mudder and could be pivotal if rain dampens the Cotton Bowl. Dallas, favoring a dry field, faces a Browns squad energized by muddy footing and Kelly’s two late touchdowns in a prior playoff loss.

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Pharr To Direct Rebel Offensive

Pharr leads the Rebel offense for the Blue Gray game with forecasts predicting partly cloudy skies and around 50 degree temperatures. Forecaster notes mild air should keep players from overheating while reducing slippery handling conditions. The Montgomery field weather on Christmas Day suggested possible rain but sun appeared by Friday.

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