Bret Hanover Named Best Harness Horse in Ohio
Fabled Bret Hanover, owned by Richard Downing of Cleveland, edged 191 ballots to earn Ohio Harness Horse of the Year honors from USTA members. Bret totaled 418 points with 152 first place votes, ahead of Tuxedo Hanover in second. Also noted were True Duane, Skipper Gene, and Combat Time with 55 horses mentioned overall.
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Columbus, Ohio
Bret Hanover
Richard Downing
Cleveland
Ohio
U.S. Trotting Association
Buckeye
Bret
Tuxedo Hanover
True Duane
Skipper Gene
Tamarck Farm
USTA
Bob Farrington
Ameri
Big Track Meet Set Saturday
The San Francisco Examiner Invitational indoor track event kicks off the season at the Cow Palace with top names entering. Six high jumpers over seven feet, eight pole vaulters above 16 feet, and six discus throwers past 62 feet headline a field led by Bob Day and Jim Ryan. Gerry Lindgren returns for the two mile after his early national rise.
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San Francisco
Cow Palace
Bob Day
UCLA
Jim Ryan
Kansas
Gerry Lindgren
Benefit Tilt Slated in Bluffton Fire Fundraiser
Bluffton Fire Department sponsors a benefit basketball game on Tuesday January 4 at 8 p.m. in Founders Hall. The Harlem Satellites face Bluffton area all stars including Jim Berry Steve Clark Joe Urich Morris Groman Raymond Lewis Wally Cook Pat Allen George Keller Phil Springer Chuck Buroker Mac McDowell Dick Kortokracz and Howard Nourse.
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Bluffton
Bluffton Fire Department
Founders Hall
Harlem
Jim Berry
Steve Clark
Joe Urich
Morris Groman
Raymond Lewis
Wally Cook
Pat Allen
Lima
George Keller
Rawson
Phil Springer
Mt. Cory
Chuck Buroker
Pandora
Mac McDowell
Benton Ridge
Dick Kortokrax
Howard Nourse
Ottoville
Alabama Upsets Nebraska in Orange Bowl Thriller
Alabama quarterback Steve Sloan and end Ray Perkins dazzled with a high octane passing game piling up 296 yards and 20 completions as the Crimson Tide defeated Nebraska 39 to 28. Perkins caught 10 passes for 159 yards while Sloan connected on two TD passes and drove five drives for touchdowns in front of 74,200. Nebraska’s Bob Churchich threw three TD passes in a losing effort.
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MIAMI
Alabama
Steve Sloan
Ray Perkins
Nebraska
Giants
Crimson Tide
Associated Press
Michigan State
Arkansas
Paul
Bear
Joe Namath
Namath
Texas
Sloan
Frank Broyles
Georgia Tech
Tulsa
Perkins
Joe Curtis
Syracuse
Leslie Kelley
Steve Bowman
Cornhuskers
Bob Churchick
Fred Duda
Tony Jeter
Ben Gregory
Jeter
Cage Results College Basketball Roundup
Georgia defeated Louisiana State 82 to 59 while Duke beat Wake Forest 92 to 76 and Louisville beat St Louis 84 to 80. Davison topped William and Mary 90 to how. Consolation action saw Canisius prevail 92 to 89 over Memphis State in the Queen City Tournament.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Louisiana State
Duke
Wake Forest
Louisville
St. Louis
Davison
Wm. & Mary
Take By Death Among 1965 Sports Personalities
Among sports figures who died in 1965 are several pictured and noted for varying causes. Some perished from natural causes, others by accident, including two boxers Sonny Banks and Willie Stevenson who succumbed to injuries.
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Sonny Banks
Willie Stevenson
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Downing
Farrington
Richwood
William B. Murray
Wellington
Walter J. Michael
Bucyrus
Corwin Nixon
Lebanon
McKinley Kirk
Washington Court House
T. Wayne Smart
Delaware
Lima Star
Bama
Will Grimsley
Churchick
Freeman White
Dan Florio
Homer Norton A. A. Stagg
Mat Matthews
Paul Waner
Joe Lynch
W. Stevenson
Nick Altrock
G. Merrill Gay Pepper Martin
Wayne Estes
Johnny Dundee
Bill McKechnie
Freddie Mills
N H. Stuhldreher
Earl Lambeau
Larry Gilbert
Jack Mara
Utah State
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