Bills overpower Chargers to win AFL title again
Buffalo Bills shut out the San Diego Chargers 23-0 to claim their second straight AFL championship. MVP quarterback Jack Kemp directed the attack as Gogolak kicked three second-half field goals. Alworth limited to four catches. Lincoln banged up but played. Players earned $5,189.92 each.
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Raymond Means
United Press International
San Diego
Calif
UPI
Buffalo Bills
San Diego Chargers
Bills
Lance Alworth
Keith Lincoln
Buffalo
Alworth
Lincoln
Lou Saban
Sid Gillman
Jack Kemp
Kemp
Pete Gogolak
Chargers
Paul Lowe
Gogolak
Hadl
Bowling scores and standings for local teams
Linton Iron and Metal led by D. Dennis 455 J. Conklin 478 H. Foos 382 H. Irish 506 K. Laughlin 530, finished 1 win 2 losses. Jasonville Formfit with L. Poe 502 H. Criss 466 B. Cox 409 E. Row 503 E. Sei vert 541, finished 2 wins 1 loss. Linton Armory totals listed, 0 wins 3 losses. Coulomb P and H led by J. Powell 571 G. Marty 419 J. Coulomb 578 M. Coulomb 925 F. Davidson 478, 3-0. Max Pirtle with A. Moehlmann 474 B. Duncan 439 T. Wall 438 F. Duvivier 469, 0-3. Farm Bureau Insurance with M. Heaton 456 T. Cory 481 J. Cantrell 508 K. Steigerwald 531 P. Haring 552, 3-0.
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Linton Iron and Metal
D. Dennis
J. Conklin
H. Foos
H. Irish
K. Laughlin
Jasonville Formfit
L. Poe
H. Criss
B. Cox
E. Row
E. Seivert
Top collegiate scorers in ECAC Holiday Festival at MSG
Four of the nation's top scorers converge at Madison Square Garden for the ECAC Holiday Festival. Illinois meets Georgetown in the opener as Don Freeman leads with 29.5 points per game while Jim Barry eyes a school record. Boston College, NYU, Providence, and Colorado State also compete in evening twinbills.
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New York
UPI
Madison Square Garden
Illinois
Georgetown
Illini
Don Freeman
Jim Barry
Boston College
Colorado State University
New York University
Providence
B.C
Bob Cousy
Boston Celtics
John Austin
Mal Graham
NYU
Houston
Bob Kowalski
Austin
Boston
Eagles
Hoosier College Teams Schedule Busy Week
Indiana college basketball slate features Purdue at the Los Angeles Classic, DePauw at Union New York, Indiana State at Manitoba, Evansville in multiple tournaments with Yale Marquette Kent State, Marian in Flint, and more. Indiana State also plays Saskatchewan and Alberta, with Notre Dame at Kentucky.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Purdue
Depauw
Union
N.Y
Indiana State
Manitoba
Evansville
Yale
Marquette
Kent State
Marian
Flint
Mich
Anderson
Taylor
Marshall
Saskatchewan
Ball State
St. Cloud
Minh
Franklin
William Jewell
Indiana Central
Wabash
Alberta
Toledo
Butler
Notre Dame
Kentucky
Indiana Tech
Tri - State
West Virginia Tech
Rochester Tech
Valparaiso
Washington
St. Louis
Indiana-Bradley
Chicago
Duke
Kentucky Wesleyan
Hanover
Ogelthorpe
Kalamazoo
Detroit Tech
State Prep Teams Set For Tourneys
Indiana high school basketball holiday tourneys line up across the state with multiple sites. Events include Evansville area matchups at Boise Central Harrison and North, Col umbus with New Albany Evansville Reitz and others, Gary and Chicago area pairings, Rochester Tuesday, LaFayette Decatur and Honey Creek, and gifts of regional tests in Huntington Marion Carmel Anderson and more across Wednesday through Saturday. The schedule notes many city rivals and notable program clashes.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indiana
Evansville
Boise Central
Harrison
North
Columbus
New Albany
Reitz
Terre Haute
Garfield
East Chicago
South Bend Central
Wiley
Madison
Washington
Mishawaka
South Bend Adams
South Bend St. Joseph's
Penn
Jeffersonville
North Vernon
Brookville
Brownstown
Goshen
Concord
Jackson
South Bend Clay
Fort Wayne
Catholic
South
Syers
Concordia
Jasper
Owensville
Liberty
Rochester
Peru
Maconaquah
North Miami
Lafayette
Elwood
Valparaiso
Lebanon
Decatur
Bluffton
Hartford City
Portland
Honey Creek
LaPorte
Fort Wayne Central
South Bend Washington
Chesterton
Berne
Muncie Burris
Winchester
Geneva
Connersville
Rushville
Shelbyville
Greensburg
Huntingburg
Seymour
Tell City
Bloomfield
Huntingburgh
Columbia City
Fort Wayne North
Elmhurst
Lakeland
Green Bay Clinches Overtime Win Over Colts in Playoff Push
Green Bay Packers secure a 13-10 overtime victory over the Baltimore Colts in a tense playoff race. Don Chandler delivered a 25 yard field goal after 13 minutes 39 seconds of overtime, the kick following Lombardi praising his team. Zeke Bratkowski stepped in to manage the game, avoiding mistakes and sticking to basics. Colts coach Don Shula praised his players after the heart breaking loss while Matte, subbing at quarterback, reflected on the tough defeat.
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Green Bay
Wis
UPI
Green Bay Packers
Zeke Bratkowski
Baltimore Colts
Bratkowski
Don Chandler
Cleveland Browns
Chandler
Colts
Giants
Lombardi
Browns
Packers
Green Bay, Wis
Don Shula
Shula
Baltimore
Matte
Ohio State
Evansville's Humes Leads In Small College Stats
Evansville's Larry Humes with 158 points in five games through December 18 posts a 31.6 scoring average, ranking third among leading small college scorers. Manchester's Joe Phillips has 46 baskets in 69 attempts for a .667 field goal percentage, ranking third. the Manchester Spartans are fifth in team field goal and free throw shooting with a .544 field goal and .781 free throw percentage.
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Humes
Phillips
Manchester
North Manchester
Ind
Holiday Tourneys Set For Area
The Dagger Bulldogs face Sullivan Golden Arrows in the Sullivan holiday tournament while North Central meets Carlisle Indians. Dugger and Sullivan start at 7 p.m. Bloomfield plays in the Huntingburg tournament on Jan 1 with Tell City, Seymour and the host. Bloomfield meets Tell City.
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Dagger Bulldogs
Sullivan Go'den Arrows
Sullivan
North Central Thunderbirds
Carlisle Indians
Dugger
Sulivan
Bloomfield
Huntingburg
Tell City
Seymour
Irish All American Nick Rassas Honored As Shrine MVP
Notre Dame safety Nick Rassas named most valuable player for the Shrine all star North squad as his team lost 21 14. Rassas returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown to set a Shrine game record while Randy Beisler Indiana Bill Ridder Ohio State and Randy Minniear Purdue contributed to the North scoring with a safety and an 8 yard TD pass from Ken Lucas Pitt.
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MIAMI
UPI
Nick Rassas
Notre Dame
Rassas
Indiana
Randy Minniear
Purdue
Ken Lucas
Pitt
Emerson Jews Continue Christmas Eve Baby-Sitting
Jewish families in Emerson New Jersey keep a four year old Christmas Eve custom of baby-sitting for Catholics attending midnight Mass. The practice grew after Assumption parish hosted Jewish services during synagogue construction. The community now worships at the Emerson Jewish Community Center.
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Assumption Roman Catholic Church
Emerson
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Max Pirtle
A. Moehlmann
B. Duncan
T. Wall
F. Duvivier
Farm Bureau Insurance
M. Heaton
T. Cory
J. Cantrell
K. Steigerwald
P. Haring
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Fairfield
Conn
Colorado State
Denver
Lonnie Wright
Newark, N.J
Hoosier College
Amr
Carole Joanne
CAPRI
Murphy Co
Jersey
Linton
Alea
Larry Humes
Joe Phillips
National Collegiate Athletic Bu
Emerson N.J
Correll
COSCO
Corell
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