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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1965
Page
3
Funeral services set for Arthur F. Lea 32 a former Minneapolis Miller hockey player who died Wednesday from a gunshot wound in his home. Lea played for Minneapolis 1959 to 1963 and the 1963 64 season for Des Moines.
Cincinnati owner Bill DeWitt described the four player swap with Baltimore for Frank Robinson as a million dollar deal. He valued Robinson at a half million and noted the deal followed careful checks on players, medicals, and transfer paperwork. DeWitt cited the hard details and timing, naming Milt Pappas Jack Baldschun and Dick Simpson as the other pieces. He projected Art Shamsky as Cincinnati’s third outfielder and described coordinating with Lee MacPhail and Harry Dalton.
The Freshmen split two basketball games this week. They beat Central 50 to 24 at home on Thursday, then lost to Sullivan 31 to 29 in overtime at Sullivan on Monday. The Central win featured strong defense late, with Linton scoring on easy layups after steals. In the Sullivan tilt the Arrows clamped down on Linton, overcoming a minor first-half lead to force overtime and win.
In a hard fought college basketball card Indiana State topped Anderson 67 to 65 while Huntington defeated Marian 76 to 70 and Vincennes JC beat St Louis MO JC 60. Loyola?
In a tense showdown at Garrett Gym, Chicago Washington edged Gary Mann by a 63 to 61 margin as Auburn posted a 50 score. The game featured tight defense and late baskets shaping the final outcome.
The Houston Oilers and New York Jets loom as pivotal players in the AFL Western battle. A Raiders loss or Chargers win could tighten the race, with Buffalo hosting Kansas City and Denver meeting Boston in Sunday games. Namath and Hadl lead Peyton-like passing battles as Lowe eyes 1,000-yard rushing milestone.
Sullivan faces Linton with L and M, North Knox meets Decker, Worthington travels to Bloomfield, Clay City plays Switz City, Wheatland visits Dugger, Vincennes versus North Knox, and Eastern at Unionville plus Bloomfield hosting Martinsville.
The American Broadcasting Company announced that weekly network telecasts of National football Association games will start Sunday January 2 with a matchup between the New York Knickerbockers and Philadelphia 76ers.
Colts and Packers battle for Western Conference lead as Baltimore’s Gary Cuozzo and Green Bay’s Zeke Bratkowski seek a defining win Sunday. Unitas and Starr injuries push Bratkowski into focus while Green Bay aims to clinch the title with a final weekend win. Other NFL Week action includes St Louis at Dallas and Cleveland at Los Angeles as playoff races tighten.
Speedway officials announced that single non overhead camshaft engines of American stock block design with piston displacement up to 306.1 cubic inches for non-supercharged and 171 cubic inches for supercharged would be eligible for the May 30 race, with six to eight engines expected to be built. The rule change aims to widen design variety, and results will be evaluated after Memorial Day classic. fuel in pits capped at 250 gallons plus starting load.
ST. LOUIS reported Branch Rickey a master builder and pioneer in baseball died at Boone County Memorial Hospital in Columbia Missouri at 11 p.m. EST on Thursday night He was 83 and had collapsed after an induction into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame on November 13 Funeral arrangements were not yet set Rickey's 60 year career included shaping the Negro leagues and modern expansion He seldom lost his youthful zeal and said at 77 his greatest thrill in baseball may not have come yet
The San Francisco Warriors edged the Cincinnati Royals 110 to 109 as Al Attles and Guy Rodgers hit key free throws in the final seconds. Rodgers earned four bonus throws after a lane violation call on Oscar Robertson. Rick Barry led SF with 26 points while Adrian Smith paced Cincinnati with 26.
Frank Robinson joined the Baltimore Orioles in a million dollar deal with the Cincinnati Reds. The trade sent pitchers Milt Pappas and Jack Baldschun and rookie outfielder Dick Simpson to Cincinnati in exchange for Robinson, a slugger with a .300 career average and about 3.4 homers. Orioles GM Harry Dalton and Reds owner DeWitt Dibble defended the swap as even.
Duke hosts top ranked UCLA in a Friday night home game then two hours away in Charlotte on Saturday as the teams meet twice. The Blue Devils recently fell 73-71 to South Carolina while UCLA pursues a third straight national title. Bradley, ranked No. 10, defeated Creighton 88-79 with Joe Allan scoring 20 for the Braves.
Linton Junior High defeated Worthington High teams in Worthington Thursday night. Eighth grade led 16 to 2 early, 27 to 8 at halftime, 38 to 22 after three. Scorers for Linton included J Ball 8 Richards 8, Davis 11, Hennette 3, Hauck 1. Worthington’s D Hinds 7 Price 10 Heaton 14. Seventh grade won 43 to 38 with Kel ler 9, Floyd 6, Hunter 26 leading Linton. Worthington’s B Hinds 15 Buckley Need 5 Inman 9.
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