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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1967
Page
17
Leo Durocher declares the Cubs are not an eighth place club as they finish sixth learning a lesson for 1967. He retreats from predicting, stating the team will not win any pennant this year.
HANK . HOLLINGWORTH notes crowd chatter over the looming Super Bowl IL. Packers vs Chiefs draws red hot interest, with talk of a blackout within 75 miles of the Coliseum and pundits debating the name Super Bowl. Kansas City fans boast ticket sales and coaching remarks from Hank Stram, Pete Rozelle, and Rams staff.
Don Obl tied his season high with 41 points as the Baltimore Bullets erased a 105-101 deficit in the fourth quarter, beating the San Francisco Warriors 127-123. Rick Barry added 41 for the Warriors but could not prevent the loss.
UPIs report notes Lew Alcindor of UCLA averaging 29.7 points in nine games while Jim Walker leads national scoring with 31.0 points per game through Jan. 7 after scoring 73 in two Providence tests. In a separate hockey result, Detroit trounced Chicago 4-1 as Gordie Howe assisted twice and Bobby Hull scored for the Black Hawks.
Brewer fired a six under 66 to share the lead with two others during a windy round at the Oklahoma City Open. Glove's 65 featured birdies and long iron play while others struggled with putts and miscues. Keefe, once a top hockey player at Brown, briefly stepped away from golf during college.
The article covers boxing results with Ramos and Frankie Crawford’s featherweight win over Ray Coleman. It mentions Herman Escobar’s surprise unanimous decision over Terry Seter and notes Cape Cod winter tour events, plus pro golfer standings with Doll, Getberger, Sanders, Crampton, Littler, Yancey, and Rodgers.
A mixed set of college games posted with scores and brief results. Whitworth and Whitman led to light margins, while Colorado, Niagara, and Georgetown Maryland showed noteworthy tallies. Multiple matchups include Dartmouth, Tufts, Delaware, Elon, and Appalachian schools with varied outcomes and point totals.
Ed Giacomin earned his fifth shutout of the season stopping 26 Boston shots as New York defeated last-place Boston 3-0. Jim Neilson credited with the game winning goal after a scoreless tie was broken late in the second period. Paul Henderson added two goals, reaching 13 and 14 for the season.
Jimmy Moore of Albuquerque captured his third straight win in the Long Beach International Open Billiards championship, defeating Jimmy Van Noord en of Gardena 150 to 38 at the Lafayette Hotel. The event lists daily match pairings and notes servicemen admitted at half price.
In Santa Barbara the Green Bay Packers held another one hour and thirty minute drill on Thursday. The session included ten quiches of warmup and running drills, twenty minutes of offensive and defensive practice, ten minutes of defense against Kansas City’s offense and thirty minutes of offense.
Top seed Dave Fox of Pomona YMCA needed three sets to defeat Mel Sands of Pacific Coast Club Thursday and advance to the semi finals of the PCC sponsored Contenders handball tournament.
Chiefs coach Hank Stram spoke on kicker pressure and game preparation. He described how specialists like Len Dawson and Mercer held for kickers, while noting past teams’ personnel changes affected kicking. Stram discussed offense tweaks and the need to run or pass as needed, previewing Sunday’s game and series approach at Edgewater Inn tone.
Rams players Romaz Gabriel and Myron Pottios are recuperating after successful operations at St John's Hospital in Santa Monica. Gabriel had damaged cartilage removed from his right knee while Pottios underwent surgery on his left shoulder.
Roche, an Australian Davis Cup player, came within two points of defeating Jim McManus of Berkeley in the quarter final at Hobart before rain stopped play. The Tasmanian Championships pause halted the match and delayed advancement.
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