End of College Bowls Highlights Big Weekend
The Associated Press recaps the bowl season with top teams Alabama Michigan State and Nebraska shaping the national scene. Alabama beat Nebraska 99-28 in the Orange, Rose and Sugar Bowls feature Purdue and Southern California and Georgia Tech versus Florida. The Shrine game and Gator Cotton Bowls produce notable performances including Floyd Little’s record gallop for the Gator Bowl and Kent Lawrence’s 74-yard run for Georgia in the Cotton Bowl.
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Associated Press
Michigan State
Arkansas
Nebraska
Alabama
Notre Dame
New Orleans
Ken Stabler
Pasadena
Calif
Purdue
Southern California
Bob Griese
Georgia Tech
Florida
Steve Spurrier
NBC
Honolulu
Mobile
Ala
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Miami
Los Angeles
Oakland
Jacksonville
Fla
Dewey Warren
Tennessee
Vols
Syracuse
Orange
Floyd Little
Little
Dallas
Kent Lawrence
Georgia
Southern Methodist
Lawrence
Runlack
Kirby Moore
Billy Payne
Danny Talbot
San Francisco
North Carolina
Talbot
Nick Eddy
Clint Jones
Gaslite Bowl League Leaders Week of December 19
Gaslite Bowl League Leaders recap shows top performances across Classic and Moonlighters groups. High games reach 287 by Red Lockett and 244 by Gene Fravell while Jack Dailey posts a 628 in high series with several top games. Women contenders include Janice Lockett and Ann Price with strong marks.
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Gene Fravell
Ted Price
Jack Dailey
Aubrey Bailey
Moonlighters
Red Lockett
Raymond Ivers
Red Wesson
Ted Price Wees Arenes
Fred Fuller
Janice Lockett
Ann Price
Eevee olTh Pat Fuller
Joyce Bailey
Mary Reilly
Bart Starr Star of Game Leads Packers to Title Win
Bart Starr tied a personal high with four touchdown passes in Green Bay's 34-27 NFL title win over Dallas in Dallas. The quarterback, in his 11th season, boosted his championship tally to four with Green Bay, matching Sid Luckman. Starr threw 19 of 28 passes for 304 yards, connecting with Pitts Dale Dowler and McGee for TDs. He emphasized teamwork over individual glory, citing the 40-man effort behind the victory.
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Vallas
Tex
Jack Christiansen
San Francisco 49Ers
Bart Starr
Green Bay
Packers
Kansas City Chiefs
Starr
Dallas
Sid Luckman
Luckman
Chicago Bears
Philadelphia
Alabama
NFL
Eliejah Pitts
Carroll Dale
Boyd Dowler
Max McGee
Pitts
Dale
Dowler
McGee
Packers Top Cowboys 34-27 In Dallas Title Clash
Bart Starr hot with four TD passes, Don Meredith limited as Green Bay wins its fourth NFL title in six years. Cowboys misplays include Renfro fumble and a late interception by Tom Brown, while Dallas reaches the Green Bay one before time runs out. Green Bay advances to face AFL champion Kansas City in the Super Bowl.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Dallas
Tex
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay
Mighty
Packers
Bart Starr
Don Meredith
Tom Landry
Dallas Cowboys
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Fane
Meredith
Mel Renfro
Cowboys
Packer
Landry
Tom Brown
Brown
CBS
Starr
Pitts
Jim Grabowski
Carroll Dale
Danny Villanueva
Villanueva
Max McGee
Bob Lilly
Don Chandler
Renfro
Frank Clarke
Chandler
Pettis Norman
Danny Reeves
Don Perkins
Perkins
Auburn and Kentucky highlight college basketball results
Auburn defeated Vanderbilt 64 49 while Kentucky beat Notre Dame 96 95 and Miss. State topped Georgia 93 71. Other notable scores included Ball State 90 Evansville 87 in OT and Memphis State 57 Yale 43.
Buckpasser Wins Hard Way In Malibu Stakes
Buckpasser, four, trained by Eddie Neloy, wins the Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita by a neck over Dunn and advances toward the $50,000-added San Fernando Stakes on January 14. The Ogden Phipps trainee remains atop the year and career earnings list with 13 straight wins this year and $1,237,174 lifetime.
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Arcadia
Calif
Buckpasser
Santa Anita
San Fernando
Eddie Neloy
Dunn
Kings Favor
Ogden Phippss
Charles H. Strub
UCLA and Louisville paceTop Ten in college hoops schedule
Princeton cannot appraise UCLA this season but can compare with North Carolina after facing third-ranked UNC in Charlotte tonight. Louisville rose to 11-0 with a Quaker City showing. Princeton lost to Louisville in Philadelphia without Ed Hume mer. North Carolina owns a 9-0 slate with Tampa Invitational wins. UCLA extended home dominance by 107-83 over USC, while New Mexico won the Lobo Invitational and Canisius swept Fairfield in the Queen City Classic.
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Tigers
North Carolina
Charlotte
Louisville
Quaker City
Philadelphia
Princeton
Bill van Breda Kolff
Tar Heels
Tampa
Columbia
Florida State
Cardinals
Ed Humemer
Tye
Peck Hickman
UCLA
Bruins
Washington State
Lew Alcindor
Southern California
New Mexico
Colorado State
Texas Western
St. John’s
N.Y
Buffalo
Canisius
Fairfield
Ausburn
Vanderbilt
Mississippi State
Georgia
Florida
Mississippi
Kentucky
Notre Dame
Memphis State
Yale
Hockey NHL Results Snapshot Card
The National Hockey League standings show Chicago 5 Toronto 1 Detroit 3 Boston 1 Toronto 2 New York 1 Detroit 4 Montreal 1 Chicago 3 Boston 2 New York 0 Montreal 3. No games scheduled.
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National Basketball Association
Associated Press
W. L. Pet. GB
Philaphia
Boston
New York
Cincinnati
Baltimore
San Fran
St. Loui
Detroit
Los Angeles
Chicago
St. Louis
Memphis
Tenn
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Toronto
Montreal
Solunar Table by Richard Alden Knight
Schedule of Solunar Periods from Richard Alden Knight with major periods in bold and minor periods in regular type. Plan days to fish in prime territory or hunt in good cover during these times. Times use Central Standard time.
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Richard Alden Knight
Nicaragua hunting and fishing bonanza teased by travel writer
A travel column recounts an invitation trip to Nicaragua with Peter Capstick. The writer details arrival, hotel stays, and a general Somoza reception. He notes potential for hunting and tarpon fishing, describes fresh water sharks, and envisions growth in tourism with new hotels and regulated hunting under future government plans.
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Peter Capstick
New York
Nicaragua
South
Central America
Pete
Lanka Airlines
Doug Kennedy
True Magazine
Managua
Lake Managua
Doug
Grand Hotel
Somoze
West Point
Red Wings Show Signs of Being Alive
Paul Henderson returned from a throat ailment to score twice and assist on three others as Detroit swept two games, moving to fifth place. The Wings beat Boston 3-1 and Montreal 4-1 while Stan Mikita added four points to maintain his league lead and Chicago climbed atop the standings. Henderson now has 11 goals in 17 games, Mikita reached 49 points in 30 games aiming at the league record.
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Hal Rock
Associated Press
Arizona Air
Paul Henderson
Detroit Red Wings
National Hockey League
Henderson
Detroit
Red Wings
Boston
Montreal
Stan Mikita
Chicago
Toronto
New York
Arizona
Bruins
Canadiens
Mikita
Bobby Hull
Doug Mohns
Ken Wharram
Hawks
Rangers
Leafs
Bruce Gamble
Johnny Bower
Terry Sawcchuk
Rod Gilbert
NHL
Brian Conacher
Dave Keon
Chiefs headed for Super Bowl after rout of Bills
Kansas City Chiefs defeated Buffalo 17 to 7 to claim the AFL title and advance to the Super Bowl against Green Bay. Len Dawson threw two 29 yard TD passes to Fred Arbanas and Otis Taylor, while Mike Mercer added a 32 yard field goal. Dawson completed 16 of 24 passes for 227 yards as Buffalo committed key mistakes and failed to stop the Chiefs’ inventive formations.
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Mike Rathet
Associated Press Sports
Buffalo
N.Y
Kansas City Chiefs
Green Bay
Ha Stram
Preston Buffalo
Chiefs
Len Dawson
Bills
Amercan
Pacers
Uni
Stram
Dawson
Mike Garrett
Car McClinton
Thormal
Fred Arbanas
Otis Taylor
Mike Mercer
Garrett
Tay+lor
Chris Bureford
Arbanas
Dudley Meredith
Tom Janik
Johnny Robinson
Jackie Kemp
Kansas City
Kemp
Bobby Burnett
Bobby Crockett
Robinson
Mercer
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Gilbert Ross
Gene Allen
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Loyola
Seton Hall
Associated Press College
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Little Rock Hall
Pine Bluff Southeast
North Little Rock Jones
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