Mets Victory Sparks Citywide Hope and Debate in New York
NEA columnist notes a ticker parade for the Mets after beating Baltimore to win the World Series. He cites social optimism, calls for unity, and comparisons to historic events, while fans joke about Hodges as mayor and Seaver's Vietnam ad idea. The piece weighs sport, politics, and collective identity in a turbulent era.
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NEW York
NEA
Mets
Lindsay
Amazin
Destiny’s Darlings
Baltimore Orioles
Horatio Alger
Macy’s
Long Island
Hodges
Vietnam
Tom Seaver
Seaver
United States
Houston Astro
America
Wilson
Boston Braves
Ron Swoboda
Saints of
Lost Causes
Heisman Talk and Ow ens on the Offensive Path
New York feature weighs Steve Owens as a Heisman front runner and Mike Wilson as a vocal advocate. The piece portrays Owens as Oklahoma's star running back and Wilson as a provocative pitchman pushing for national attention despite regional biases.
NHL Standings and Weekend Scores From Dense UPI Table
East Century Division leaders Cleveland and New York show strong records as St. Louis and Pittsburgh trail. Across divisions Dallas Washington Philadelphia New Orleans Minnesota Detroit Green Bay Los Angeles Baltimore Atlanta San Francisco vie for momentum with Sunday results and upcoming schedule notes. A separate passage highlights Steve Owens’ 1 500 yard season pace and Heisman talk referencing Mike Wilson from Miami Ohio and a former Nebraska editor now with the pro football commission.
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United Press International
Cleveland
New York
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Dallas
Washington
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Minnesota
Detroit
Green Bay
Chicago
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Atlanta
San Francisco
Dicker
Steve Owens
Mike Wilson
Wilson
Owens
Miami
Ohla
Grand Island
Daily Independent
Pro Football Commis
Kansas City
San Diego
Boston
Denver
Montreal
Cincinnati
Toronto
Chicago West
L. T
Oakland
Phila
L. Pet
Milwaukee
West Wwl
Phoenix
Seattle
Carolina
Indiana
Kentucky
West Wa
Heisman Nominated Owens and the Wilson Letter Campaign
Wilson praised Owens as a sincere Heisman candidate hopeful during his high school years. He writes notes to writers and promotes Owens on radio while mailing clippings, risking requests for promotion if Owens wins the trophy. The piece notes Wilson's genuine interest despite potential conflicts of interest. Baseball towns honor Oct 25 with Mets stars Agee Jones and Otis plus Braves Aaron duo and others.
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Wilson
Owens
Steve Owens
Mike Wilson
Baseball Town
Mobile
Ala
UPI
Tommie Agee
Cleon Jones
New York Mets
Hank
Tommy Aaron
Atlanta Braves
Willie McCovey
San Francisco Giants
Billy Williams
Chicago Cubs
Amos Otis
Mets
Frank and
Milt Bolling
Satchel Paige
Eddie Stanky
College football scores and notes from weekend games
A wide sweep of West Coast and national results shows UCLA blanking California 32 to 0 while Stanford and many others posted scores. Notable matchups include Oregon topping Oregon State 13 10 and Washington up 6 over Washington State. UOP and Idaho dominated, and the article lists numerous scores from college teams across conferences, plus a note that Mets manager Gil Hodges joined Medic Alert.
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United Press International
UCLA
California
Stanford
Washington St
USC
Notre Dame
Wyoming
BYU
Air Force
Oregon
Oregon St
Washington
UOP
Idaho
USF
Utah St
Army
Humboldt St
S.F. St
Boise St
Wash
Cal Lutheran
LaVerne
Hayward St
Chico St
Montana
Idaho St
Weber
Sacramento St
Nevada
West. Wash
Whitworth
Westmminster Utah
So. Utah
Whitman
Lewis
Clark
San Diego St
Te. Arlington
UC Davis
Cal Poly Pomona
Hawaii
Santa Calra
Arizona St
San Jose St
Utah
New Mexico
Col. Idaho
Willamette
Cal Poly Slo
Fresno St
UC Santa Barbara
Valley St
Long Beach St
No. Arizona
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Ira Berkow
Lee Mueller
Paper Enterprise Assn
Sioner
Pete Rozelle
Emile Zola
Dreyfuss
Middle America
Will Rogers
Great Southwest
University of Oklahoma
Chuck Fairbank
O. J. Simpson
Oklahoma
NHL
Buffalo
Houston
W. L. T. Pet
West
NBA
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Midwest
ABA
Yenney's
Bowling Gr
Ken St
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Missouri
Okla
Kansas St
Iowa St
Nebraska
Kansas
E. Mich
Kentucky St
N.D. St
Toledo
W. Michigan
W. Illinois
Cen. Mich
Wis
Milw
Chicago Cir
Illinois St
Illinois
Franklin
Indiana Central
Wheaton
Depauw
So. Il
Ind
Drake
Southwest Florida St
Tulsa
Colorado
TCU
Texas A&m
Arizona
Paso
Ark. St
W. la
Henderson St
Florence
So. Methodist
Rice
Miss. St
Texas Tech
Tex. Att
E. Tex. St
Turlock
Gil Hodges
Medic Alert
International Foundation
Billy Casper
Jackie Jensen
Lefty O’doul
Oakland Seals
Bill Hicke
Ron Hunt
Sam Houston
McMurry
Stephen F. Austin
Sul Ross
No. Tex. St
New Mex. St
S.W
H’ ST
V.V. Center
Charley Taylor
Bob Atkins
By Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers
Joe Mullaney
Butch van Breda Kolff
Chamberlain
Elgin Baylor
Keith Erickson
Bill Hewitt
Rick Roberson
van Breda Kolst
Wilt
Mel Counts
Beanpole
Jerry West
Fred Crawford
Willie McCarter
Roberson
McCarter
Dick Garrett
Southern Illinois
Clark & Larsson
Volkswagen
E. Ocean
Lompoc
By Rene Aeberhard
Andrew Carnegie
Rene
Richfield
Ocean
I’ Street
Ats
Senta Mane
Hele
Tor Wwuick
BY Bob Lilley
Lake Robert GC Lilley
H’ Street
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