Cardinals Gain Edge In Push For Clinch Over Browns
St Louis Cardinals move into stronger position for final day clinch after blasting first place Cleveland Browns. Giants must beat Browns in New York next Saturday to force a miracle finish with Cards facing Eagles the next day. odds 5 to 1 against Browns. Also notes LSU over Syracuse and Mississippi over Tulsa in Blue Bonnett Bowls.
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Beehives Player Suspended After Stick-Head Hit
A junior hockey league player received an indefinite suspension after a head hit with a hockey stick. Referee Joe Sadler handed a match penalty following Dixie Beehives forward Carl Hadfield striking Neil McEil Maroons’ Jim Cassidy on the head during the game in Toronto yesterday.
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Redskins face injury woes ahead of key finale
Washington’s Lonnie Sanders Jim Steffen and Jim Carr are listed doubtful for the next game against Baltimore after injuries in the Steelers clash. Coach Bill McPeak says Sanders hurt most, while the Colts seek to extend their lead as Detroit beat Baltimore altered expectations.
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Australian tennis star Emerson rejects pro offer
Roy Emerson of Australia said he turned down 38 000 Australian pounds to turn professional. He cited family life and his desire to continue amateur tennis and to try again at Wimbledon as the main reasons for the decision. Frank Sedgam made the offer.
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Moffitt Partners Ebbern to Doubles Win in Melbourne
Bille Jean Moffitt of Long Beach and Australia’s Robyn Ebbern advanced to the third round at the Victorian Lawn Tennis Championships by defeating Pat Wearne and B Rae 6-0 6-4.
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Michigan Still Rated 1st
Michigan Wolverines top the UPI coaches poll with 34 of 35 votes to stay No 1 the strongest showing since 1963 Cincinnati. Vanderbilt rises to second after sweeping Rice and SMU. Wichita moves to third ahead of St Louis after big wins. Minnesota climbs from tenth.
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College Basketball AP Poll Shuffles Top 15
Duke drops from fifth to seventh after loss to Michigan UCLA falls to eighth as Illinois beats them 110 83 Brigham Young rises to ninth after double wins Oregon Kentucky slides to fifteenth Davidson falls to eleventh as St Josephs Philadelphia game shift Villanova climbs to twelfth St Johns New York moves to thirteenth Illinois enters at fourteenth St Josephs reaches fifteenth
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PGA Honors Top Golfers at 48th Annual Meeting
The Professional Golfers Association opened its 48th annual meeting at the Sahara Hotel Las Vegas with executive committee discussions and sessions through Friday. National officers attended the start, followed by the full membership meeting.
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Stallings Named Head Coach At Texas A&M
Eugene Bebes Stallings was named head football coach at Texas A&M, succeeding Hank Foldberg. Stallings, 29, previously on Alabama staff, will start next Monday. Foldberg lauded Stallings as a forward step for the Aggies program. The article also notes current college basketball rankings and players of the year from the PGA and mentions Michigan’s early season results.
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Bebes) Stallings
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Hank) Foldberg
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Bear) Bryant
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Bryant Set to Face Noriega in Strip Fight of the Week
Bryant risks his new world ranking by meets Tony Noriega on the Hacienda Hotel Strip Fight of the Week card. Noriega, veteran with 40 pro bouts, seeks upset after disappointing locals. Promoter Bill Miller also books Buffalo against Maldonado in a rematch and Armand Laurence versus Frank Jennings in earlier bouts. The 8:15 p.m. event features Paralta versus Ahmed in the opening middleweight clash.
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Pennsylvania Adopts New Boxing Rules for Safety
The Pennsylvania Athletic Commission quietly enacted new boxing regulations effective Sept. 10. Key changes include an eight count after knockdowns continuing after the bell, three knockdowns in a round triggering a technical knockout, and restrictions on beards unless religion dictates otherwise. A legislative inquiry paused to Jan 4 with medical testimony planned. discussions include abolition questions.
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Oilers Sign Baylor Linebacker Bobby Maples
Houston signs Baylor University linebacker Bobby Maples as the Oilers fourth round choice. Terms not disclosed. Maples is the second signee of the year joining Lawrence Elkins, with Don Trull now the backup quarterback on the roster.
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Foyt to switch to rear engined Lotus Ford car
Indianapolis star A J Foyt, National Driving Champion, will race a rear engine Lotus Ford next year for car owners Bill Ansted Jr and Shirley Murphy. This season he won 10 of 13 USAC big car events and drove the front engine Ansted Murphy entry to the Indianapolis 500 victory.
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Case Out At N C State Coach The Old Gray Fox Resigns
North Carolina State basketball coach Everett Case known as The Old Gray Fox resigned effective immediately. He had intended to step down at season's end but cited the strain of head coaching as the reason. Press Maravich, his top assistant, was named head coach.
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