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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1968

Page

7

Namath Leads East In AFL All Star Finish

In a tense AFL All-Star finale, Joe Namath's 1 yard TD run put the East up 25 24 with 58 seconds left. Blanda’s field goal attempt missed windage as time expired, denying West players a bigger share and gifting East players a late comeback led by Namath and Don Maynard.

Joe Namath New York Jets Len Dawson Kansas City Chiefs Blanda AFL University of Kentucky Namath Don Maynard New York Larry Garron Boston Patriots Woodie Campbell Houston Garron George Sauer Varnath Lee Duncan Joe Jacksonville

West Wins Pro Bowl 38-20 Over East in Los Angeles

Bullet Bob Hayes starred for the East with six receptions for 84 yards and a 45 yard run set up a touchdown. The West, sparked by a 90 yard kickoff return by Dun can, beat the East 38-20 before 153,289 fans and national TV.

Bob Myers Associated Press LOS Angeles Bob Hayes Dallas Cowboys Haye Bullet Bob Hayes Bob Swice Otto Graham New York Giants Ernie Koy Koy John- Iny Unitas Baltimore Roman Gabriel West Don Meredith Dallas Fran Tarkenton Mel Farr Detroit Lions Gabriel

SEC Roundup Kentucky Tennessee clash looms after upsets

Top ranked Tennessee and Kentucky, both hurt by SEC losses, prepare to face each other as Florida hosts Georgia in a pivotal race for the conference title. Florida star Neil Walk fuels a Florida State win over Georgia Tech while Alabama heads to Mississippi State and other schedule notes are set.

Tennessee Kentucky Florida Louisiana State Auburn Georgia Neil Walk Bob Lienhard Alabama Mississippi State Georgia Tech Ohio State Walk Gators Vols Tom Perry Perry Bill Alexander Tigers Dave Cowens Florida State

Area Schedule Highlights Local High School Matchups

The week features football and basketball pairings including Courtland at Hatton Athens at Cotaco Troy State at Athens College on Monday. Tuesday brings Lawrence Co Tourney Moulton at Austin Coffee at Decatur Clements at West Limestone Ardmore at East Limestone Falkrville at Danville Tanner at Elkmont Priceville at West Morgan Cotaco at Hartselle Union Hill at Ryan. Wednesday through Friday list Decatur at Athens Calhoun at NW Alabama West Morgan at Austin East Limestone at Clements Ardmore at Elkmont Eva at Falkville West Limestone at Tanner Hartselle at Union Hill Danville at Priceville. Saturday closes with Morgan County Tourney Tanner at ABS.

Courtland Hatton Athens Cotaco Troy State Athens College Lawrence Co Moulton Austin Coffee Decatur Clements West Limestone Ardmore East Limestone Falkkrville Danville Tanner Elkmont Priceville West Morgan Hartselle Union Hill Ryan Calhoun N.W Alabama Austin Eva Falkville West Morgan County Abs

Snake And Chandler Are Feted

The Atlanta Touchdown Club named Georgia tackle Edgar Chandler and Alabama back Kenny Stabler top players in the Southeast. Chandler was lineman of the year and Stabler best back at the banquet, with Chandler noted as Coach Vince Dooley’s top blocker and Stabler’s Alabama teams losing only twice in two seasons. Featured speaker was Tennessee coach Doug Dickey. guests included A. C. Moore and several college coaches.

Atlanta Georgia Edgar Chandler Alabama Kenny Stabler Chandler Stabler Vince Dooley Tennessee Doug Dickey Vols Chattanooga A.C. “Scrappy” Moore Dooley Charley Shira Mississippi State Ray Graves Florida Ralph Jordan Auburn Bud Carson Georgia Tech Frank Howard Clemson

College Basketball Schedule Fragments Kickoff

Thursday features Tulane at Kent State and Bradley at Memphis State. Friday brings Miami at Stetson and Istra at Florida State. Saturday lists Alabama at Florida.

Tulane Kent State Bradley Memphis State Miami Stetson Istra Florida State Alabama Flori

College football schedule snapshot in the Southeast

Auburn visits Georgia while Kentucky travels to LSU Tennessee faces Mississippi Vanderbilt meets Mississippi State Tulane plays Pitt Georgia Tech goes to North Carolina and Miami risks Florida Southern in this slate of SEC and ACC clashes.

Auburn Georgia Kentucky Louisiana State Tennessee Mississippi Vanderbilt Mississippi State Tulane Pitt Georgia Tech North Carolina Miami Florida Southern

Zarley Edges Marr At Kaiser International Open

Kermit Zarley won the Kaiser International Open at Silverado North in Napa California with a final 65 to beat Dave Marr by one stroke. Zarley finished 273 to Marr 274 as Littler Archer and Greene followed. prize money totaled 125000 with Zarley taking 25000.

Jim Church Associated Press Napa Calif Kermit Zarley Seattle Silverado Country Club New North Dave Marr Marr Zarley Gene Littler George Archer Archer K. Zarley D. Marr G. Archer G. Littler B. Greene B. Crampton D. Crawford L. Graham E. Miles al Geiberger M. Barber B. Farrell L. Trevino C. Coody T. Dill J. Schlee H. Johnson D. January B. Nichols B. Hiskey D. Massengale J. Pott Still R. Floyd Murphy Weiskopf Montgomery Sifford Collins Aaron Makalena Palmer Aeteieier Sanders Casper Funseth Maxwell Nieporte Goalby Wilcox Ellis Devlin Weichers Cook Rhoads Fleck Jacklin Elder Martinez Knudson

Gurney Wins Riverside Motor Trend 500 in Torino

Dan Gurney drove the 1968 Ford Torino to win the Riverside Motor Trend 500 in five hours. He earned 20250 dollars and set a new track record with an average speed of 100.59 mph. David Pearson finished second followed by Parnelli Jones and Bobby Allison. A. J. Foyt exited on the first lap with mechanical troubles.

Riverside Calif Dan Gurney Gurney David Pearson Parnelli Jones Bobby Allison Hueytown Ala Cale Yarborough A. J. Ford

Accavallo Broke Leg in Uruguayan Crash

Horacio Accavallo world flyweight boxing champion from Argentina suffered minor injuries in a traffic accident in Montevideo Uruguay on Saturday.

Montevideo Uruguay Horacio Accavallo Argentina

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