Replacement Jackson Added to AFL Stars Roster
Sid Gillman announced Frank Jackson of Kansas City would replace Oakland end Art Powell on the AFL All-Stars for the January 15 game against the Buffalo Bills. Powell’s Achilles injury prompted the change. Honorary member Mack Lee Hill, KC fullback who died after knee surgery last December, was named to the squad. Hill crossed 125 carries for 627 yards in his second Chiefs season.
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San Diego Chargers
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Oakland
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Mets Seek Waivers for Pitcher Gary Kroll
The New York Mets asked waivers on right hander Gary Kroll and sent him to the Houston Astros organization Oklahoma City farm club in the Pacific Coast League for cash and a minor league player to be named later. Kroll, 6-6 with the Mets in 1965, was optioned to Buffalo but did not report and instead joined another team.
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New York Mets
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Houston Astros
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Los Angeles Open golf favorite Casper Jr leads field
The 40th Los Angeles Open at Rancho Golf Course with a $70,000 purse opens as Bill Casper Jr is the favorite though players like Arnold Palmer Tony Lema and Chi Chi Rodriguez loom. The event features 144 players and notes Palmer's slump and Nicklaus and Player absence with Pro-Am results listed.
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Associated Press
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Mass
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Gary Player
South Africa
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Lakers Extend Lease on Los Angeles Sports Arena
Lakers owner Jack Kent Cooke says he will renew the contract to use the Los Angeles Sports Arena for two more years. He denies plans to move the team or build a new home outdoors near Dodger Stadium and says he promised Coliseum Commission members he would sign before the January 15 expiry.
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Cowboys Aim to Block Colts Kicks in Playoff Bowl
Dallas defense led by Logan Gaechter Pugh Green has 15 blocked kicks this season. Coach Landry says a high tempo clash with the Baltimore Colts awaits as Dallas eyes an upset after a late-season surge.
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Associated Press
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Green Bay
Teams Named For 66 Sugar Bowl Tourney
NEW ORLEANS AP Bradley Utah Tennessee and Boston College are picked for the 29th Sugar Bowl basketball tourney on December 29-30. Maryland won the 1965 tourney by defeating Dayton in the finals, with Houston and Auburn as other participants.
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Monk) Simons Jr
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Grid Group Urges Forearm Pad Use In High School Football
A safety committee of the National Alliance of High School Athletics Associations urged legalization of forearm and hand pads in football. They advocated pads for all players, even if not injured, and recommended eight-minute quarters for below ninth grade games, a five minute pre second-half warmup, and further crossbar experiments above the goal line.
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National Alliance of High School Athletics Associations
Five New Faculty at Athens College Selected
Athens College announces five additions for the upcoming second trimester. Olivia C. Thompson in biology, Margaret C. Waldrdn in history, Dr. A. J. Castellanous in economics and business administration, Prof. Vito A. Destito in mathematics and physics, and Prof. Henry G. Richards in history join the staff. A second brief notes divers signaling distress by four-finger displays or four taps.
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Athens College
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Rindge
N.H
Vito A. Destito
Huntsville
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Florence
Barons Move from Birmingham to Mobile in Southern League
The Birmingham Barons baseball franchise was transferred to Mobile, Alabama, by owner Charles Finley after failing to secure a lease at Rickwood Field. League President Sam C. Smith Jr. announced the move in Macon, Georgia, where efforts to relocate Chattanooga to the city were also discussed. The Philadelphia Phillies may supply a club for Macon if backing is found. Mobile had been out of pro baseball since the Southern Association folded after 1961.
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Boxing Hall of Fame adds Conn and four veterans
Billy Conn joins Johnny Coulan Jake Kilrain Young Corbett II and Owen Moran as Boxing Hall of Fame inductees bringing the total to 87. In Miami Moss Vale wins the Orange Bowl Handicap in a photo finish at Tropical Park 9.60 payoff. Jimbillow sails to a 1 1/2 length victory in the Gate Wing Purse at the Fair Grounds 5.40 payoff. Brand Royal and Saber Mountain win split Los Feliz Stakes divisions at Santa Anita 8.40 and 4.80. About 90 percent of the world’s grapefruit is grown in the United States.
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Jake Kilrain
Young Corbett II
Owen Moran
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