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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1968
Page
5
In a Sunday AFL upset Joe Namath led the New York Jets past Kansas City 20-19. Namath threw two first half TDs to Don Maynard, Tur ner added a 42-yard field goal and the Jets iced the win late as they protected a narrow lead.
Jimmy Ellis retained the World Boxing Association heavyweight title in a controversial 15 round decision over Floyd Patterson at Raarynda Stadium Stockholm. Ellis left with facial bruises including a stitched eye and broken nose while Patterson, hailing from New York, absorbed severe damage as refereeing and scoring favored the American champion.
Boxing card results list bouts across cities including Stockholm Florence Buenos Aires Canton Ventura Syracuse New Glasgow. Notable outcomes include Ellis defeating Hoos Poxing in New York and Peralta beating Hall in Buenos Aires. Many fighters won by outpoint or knockout, with several light heavyweight and welterweight bouts across venues.
Oklahoma teams lost across Arkansas with Southern State defeating Southeastern Oklahoma 26-20 in Magnolia. Arkansas Tech beat Southwestern Oklahoma 21-7 in Fort Smith. Henderson fell 22-14 to Millsaps as others faced out of state opponents and season openers across the ASC slate.
The Southland Conference saw UT Arlington shock San Diego State late, with a final pass intercepted at the Aztecs’ goal after a Baylor drive. Other Southland results included Trinity routing New Mexico 63 0 and West Texas beating Lamar Tech 45 07, while Adliene Christian edged Trinity in a late cornerframe.
Detroit righty Mickey Lolich struck out 18 in a complete game to push his record to 18-1 and help the Tigers extend their winning streak to 18. The Yankees, attempting to extend a 16-game run, were edged by the Senators as Ken McMullen and others produced key hits. Across the league, San Francisco and Cincinnati clinched playoff positioning while Los Angeles and Philadelphia suffered shutouts. Boston and Minnesota posted wins as California and Chicago split results.
Detroit pitchers and hitters dominated Oakland 14 to 6 as Northrup Freehan and Horton each hit homers and Mickey Lolich earned nine straight complete games with a three hitter. The win tightens Detroit's magic number to two as Baltimore and Cleveland games unfold.
Colts rookie Earl Morrall starred in a 27-10 win over the 49ers while Johnny Unitas sat out with an injured arm. Morrall, 12-year veteran, completed 16 of 31 for 198 yards and two touchdowns, earning the game ball after a 72-yard scoring march and late TD passes. Green Bay routed Philadelphia 30-13, Dallas crushed Detroit 59-13, and other league results followed as the season opened.
A dense listing of daily television programming featuring news weather sports dramas comedies and movies. Notable items include Tonight Show The Today Show Gunsmoke I Love Lucy Gilligan's Island and various movie slots with titles like A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Foxfire and Madame X.
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