Bills triumph 30-19 over Denver in AFL clash
Buffalo tight on defense and swift on offense seized first in the Eastern Division by beating Denver 30 to 19. Lamonica threw a 46 yard TD to Rutkowski and added a 23 yard run, with Carlton delivering a late clinching score as Denver rallied with two third quarter TDs.
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Mickey Slaughter
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Lee
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Bob Scarpitto
Paul Maguire
Roland McDole
Billy Joe
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Charlie Mitchell
Wray Carlton
Taylor
George Byrd
Cookie Gil
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Cowboys Rally Over Steelers In Weekend NFL Clash
Dallas and Pittsburgh battled as Dallas built an early fourth quarter lead and Pitt closed gaps on long passes. Brown connected for 52 passing yards and a TD to Hoak, while Meredith and Dial connected on key completions for a late Dallas score. Ballman scored for Pittsburgh on Brown’s long throw as time ran out.
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John Henry Johnson
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Dial
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Prnce
Blanks Runs 91 Yards as Oilers End Jets Skid
Sid Blanks torch Jets for 189 rushing yards on 19 carries including a 91 yard touchdown the AFL record long. Houston beats New York 33 to 17 behind Don Floyd punt return TD and George Blanda field goals to snap a nine game slide while improving to 3 10. Jets fall to 5 7 1.
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Freddy Glick
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Jack Larscheid
Oakland
Paul Lowe
San Diego
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Garland to meet Galena Park for AAAA title in Houston
Garland, after a 21-7 victory over Amarillo Tascosa, advances to the Class AAAA championship to face Galena Park in Houston Saturday night. Galena Park is 13-0 after a 58-0 semifinal win over San Antonio Highland. Other finals schedule includes Class AAA Palestine vs San Marcos in College Station and Class AA Marlin vs Palacios in Austin, with Class A Archer City meeting Ingleside in Austin.
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Palacios
Austin
Archer City
Ingleside
Bears suffer worst season as Vikings rout Chicago 41-14
Minnesota led by Bill Brown's three touchdowns crushed the Chicago Bears 41-14 to end the Bears’ worst season in George Halas era history. Chicago finished 5-9, while Minnesota went 8-5-1 and featured Tarkenton and Brown on a dominant day.
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SWC Standings and Results Highlight Tumbling Texas
Texas teams faced a rough week with Baylor and LSU posting strong showings while Texas A&M, Texas Tech, SMU and others endured mixed results. Notable upsets included SMU beating LSU 98 75 and Wyoming 87, and Texas losing twice to LSU and Oklahoma. The conference standings show Baylor leading with strong win pace and Texas dipping to mid pack as the season progresses.
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Englehorn and Snead Capture Scotch Mixed Foursomes
Shirley Englehorn and Sam Snead won the Scotch Mixed Foursomes with a seven under par 65 for a 272 total. Don Finsterwald and Marlene Hagge were runners-up at 273, while Mason Rudolph and Kathy Whitworth tied for seventh after a final 73.
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Sam Snead
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Bonny Johnny Captures Win At Pimlico
Bonny Johnny ridden by Danny French won the Jennings Handicap at Pimlico by a neck over Double Heritage owned by Richard S. Reynolds Jr. and Charles E. Riehtmeyer. Phil Grimm lodged a foul claim but stewards kept the ruling. the Maryland bred horse posted a 1:46 2-5 time and paid 8.20 4.60 3.20.
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Maryland Racing Writers Association
Double Heritage
All-America picks name first Negroes for Senior Bowl
Six All-America selections and the first two Black players invited to the Senior Bowl 27-man squad include Alabama’s Namath and Frederickson and Florida A&M stars Hayes and Felts. Florida State’s Biletni koff and Tensi headline quarterbacking with Alabama’s Namath deciding pro team after the Orange Bowl.
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Italian Wins In Ski Competition
Felice de Nicolo of Italy won the international Three Cableways cup combined downhill and slalom skiing event in Sestriere Italy. He took the downhill Saturday and finished second in the special slalom won by Martino Fill, with Dick Dorothy of Reno placing 15th in the combined classification.
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Dick Dorwoth
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Lions Rally To Beat 49ers 24 7 In Detroit
Detroit Lions defeat San Francisco 49ers 24 to 7 as Milt Plum connects twice with Jim Gibbons for 64 and 82 yard TDs. Tommy Watkins adds a 68 yard TD return. Parks catches late 3Q score for SF. Lions hold lead with strong defense and a late second TD pass.
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Baltimore Colts Dominate Redskins In Season Finale
Baltimore routs Washington 45-17 as Lenny Moore sets NFL scoring marks with 20 rushing TDs and 120 points, Raymond Berry adds five receptions and a 30-yard TD, while John Unitas passes for 226 yards. Colts end 12-2, Redskins 7-7, ahead to championship rematch December 27.
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Vikings Split Bowl Shares After Tie With Packers
Minnesota players shared 87 500 from the Western Conference tie with Green Bay for the Playoff Bowl. Twenty four players and staff received 51 shares totaling 43 750, an 857 88 per man split. coach Norm Van Brocklin declined a share.
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Raceway Ends Successful Year at Yonkers Raceway
Yonkers Raceway wrapped its most successful standardbred season with 32,912 fans and a mutual handle of 2,742,180 for 131 nights. The season average handle rose to 2,096,470, up eight percent, while attendance reached 3,327,490, a 13 percent rise.
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Yonkers Raceway
Chiefs hand Chargers worst AFL loss in history
In San Diego, Len Dawson threw four touchdown passes to Frank Jackson as the Chiefs overwhelmed the Chargers 49 to 6. Jackson tied an AFL single game record with four receptions for TDs, while Dawson went 17 of 28 for 220 yards. The Chargers fell to 8-4-1 but still clinched the Western Division title.
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Rams Edge Packers as Gossett Boots 27 Yard Field Goal
In a tense game, Tom Moore broke through for a late run but Green Bay trailed by seven at halftime after Josephson powered the Rams. A key fumble by Starr allowed David Jones to recover on the Green Bay 19, setting up Los Angeles to lead 21-7 at halftime. Bruce Gossett added the Rams only second half score with a 27 yard field goal.
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Page One
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Cardinals edge Eagles 36 34 on Bakken field goal
Jim Bakken drilled a 19 yard field goal with 22 seconds left to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 36 34 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. Bakken tied NFL single game field goal record with five makes and set club marks for points in a season.
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Pete Retzlaff
Ron Goodwin
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Jackie Smith
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New Rambler-Go Demo Ride Promotes 1965 Cars
Vernon invites buyers to Campbell’s Graves at 1602 Main for a demonstration ride in the new Rambler-Go. The ad touts a sensible spectacular vehicle and urges patrons to test drive the model.
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