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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1967

Page

9

Eagles Beat Packers 28-24 In Final NFL Tuneup

In Green Bay, Pittsburgh capitalized on a pass interception and two fumbles to edge the Packers 28-24 as Earl Gros and Chuck Hinton scored for the Steelers. In Philadelphia, Norm Snead threw three TD passes as the Eagles beat Cleveland 28-24, with Lou Groza adding a 32 yard field goal for Cleveland.

Green Bay Wis Pittsburgh Steelers Packers Steelers Ken Kortas Bart Starr Ben McGee Chuck Hinton J2eke Bratkowski Mike — Clark Earl Gros Travis Williams Williams Don Horn Don Chandler Horn Bratkowski Starr Packees S.es Wardake Phat Oy Coto Pittsburgh Jocean Pop Bea Pitt MeeGee Clark G- Bay Chandler Gross G. Bay Willamso Hinton Bay Philadelphia Norm Snead Philadelphia Eagles Cleveland Browns Dallas Cowboys Gary Lane Blanton Collier Frank Ryan Ernie Green Erich Barnes Jim Houston Monte Clark Leroy Kelly Eagles Izzy Lang Lou Groza Lang

Volkswagen Powered Racers Duel Ends In Bahamian Grand Prix

Tony Jeffries, a South African trained driver, led a tight finish over Dieter Quester and Jochen Rindt in the 200 mile Forti mula Grand Prix at Freeport Bahamas. John Ryan and others chased as Austrian aces battled for positions behind the winner in a caution brief, oil slicks slowed speeds, Jefferson pursuing world driver championship next season.

Freeport Bahamas Apyarhen Tony Jeffries Ryan Lenge Buneh Limbe Fortimula Dieter Quester Jeffries Jochen Rindt Helmut Marko Werner Muller Switzerland Gunther Huber John Magee Rochester N.Y South Africa Muller Magee Quester Rindt Marko

Kilmer Airs Two 80 Yard TD Passes To Lead Saints Upset

Bill Kilmer relieved Gary Cuozzo to throw two long touchdowns to Dan Abramowicz, including an 80 yarder, as New Orleans defeated Washington 30-14 in a season finale. Kilmer also guided a late scoring drive. Jurgensen set a passing yardage record in defeat.

Washington Bill Kilmer Dan Abranowicz New Orleans Kilmer Gary Cuozzo Saints Abranowicz Redskins Sonny Jurgensen Charley Taylor John Love Dick Anderson Walter Flea Roberts Randy Schultz Jurgensen Jackie Burkett Abramowicz A.D. ‘Whitfield Don McCall Philadelphia Eagle Ste Oko Saints Aaa Jdeoun TMI Durkee

Rams Triumph Over Colts In Baltimore Showdown

In Baltimore, the Rams reclaimed the lead late second quarter after Snow's 33 yard dash. Eddie Meador intercepted Unitas to end a drive, then Ber nie Casey caught a 23 yard TD pass from Gabriel. Los Angeles added a fourth quarter TD to seal a 24 14 victory as Unitas was pressured and limited by Ram defense.

Snow Bob Boyd Rick Volk Baltimore Rams Ram Country Unitas Dave Jones Eddie Meador Los Angeles Gabriel Bernie Casey Jack Pardee Midd van Dt Gossett Subseiy Jas Miabriel Sur Billy Ax Onourth Dick ‘Bass Colt Line

How The Small Top Ten Fared

The top ten teams and results are listed with mixed outcomes. San Diego State 5-0 defeated Athletes In Action 102-91. Kentucky Wesleyan 2-1 beat Philadelphia Textile 76-75 and Akron 60-56. Evansville 4-1 lost to Utah State 116-88 but beat Seattle 78-66 and Texas Wesleyan 85-72. Trinity Tex 6-1 beat Texas A&I 100-70 but lost to Oklahoma State 58-55 and beat Austin Peay 128-111. Southwestern La 5-0 beat Northeastern La 89-73 and Lamar Tech 87-74. Akron 3-1 lost to Kentucky Wesleyan 60-56. Indiana State 4-3 beat Lamar Tech 105-93 and lost to Purdue 90-71, beat Western Winds 86-72. Long Island U 5-0 beat Manhattan 56-52 and beat Town 57-55. Winston-Salem 4-0 beat Fayetteville 107-78 and North Carolina College 67-56, lost to Catawba 86-79. Cheyney State 4-0 beat Kutztown 86-70.

Kentucky Wesleyan Philadelinte Textile Akron Evansville Utah State Seattle Texas Wesleyan Trinity Tex Texas A&j Oklahoma State Austin Peay Southwestern Northeastern Lamar Tech Indiana State Purdue Western Winds Long Island U Manhattan Town Winston-Salem Fayettville North Carolina College Catawba Cheyney State Kputztown

College Basketball Stop Toter 6 ME Boston otlece 19 Merrimack

College basketball score notes show Merrimack with a 19 point burst and nearby teams in a scattered ledger of results across multiple leagues. hockey and baseball lines appear with scores for American and National leagues.

Boston Merrimack Cleveland Hershey Rochester Buffalo Quebeco Providence Baltimore Clinton Johnstown Dayton Fort Warner New York St. Louis Detroit Montreal

Races at Sunland Park End Early as Snow halts Cards

Sunday racing at Sunland Park halted after the fourth race due to heavy snow and jockeys refusing to ride further. Winners included Winifican at 19.20 and Tavs Bay on Mr. Fifty at 2.8 with a daily double payout of 1.64 to 1.00. Handle reached 28,344 dollars.

Winifican Tavs Bayne Mr. Fifty

Raiders Defeat Southern Methodist in NIT Style Showdown

Notre Dame beat SMU 79 to 59 last week and Jonnie Perez of Texas A&M increased his scoring to 127, widening his lead over Texas’ Gary Overbeck who trailed by two points as Overbeck led in the next sequence.

Southern Methodist Methodists Notre Dame Jonnie Perez Texas A&m Gary Overbeck Texas Overbeck Peret

Denver Seeks 1968 Winter Games Bid At IOC Meeting

Gov. Nelson Rockefeller for Lake Placid and Gov. John Love for Denver lead the U S Olympic bid effort with Utah’s Rampton pushing Salt Lake City. Arthur Lentz says the U S has its best chance since Squaw Valley and eyes the 200th U S birthday as motive. Banff, Sapporo, Oslo loom as rivals. Antwerp 1970 IOC meeting to decide 1967 Summer Games bids. Denver argues it already hosts many events and needs 13.7 million dollars versus Lake Placid’s 30 million plan.

Nelson Rockefeller New York Lake Placid John A. Love Colorado Denver Calvin Rampton Utah Salt Lake City Daniel J. Evans Washington Seattle J. “Dorm” Braman Squaw Valley Calif Arthur Lentz U.S Banff Canada Sapporo Japan Oslo Norway United States Los Angeles San Francisco Detroit Philadelphia Antwerp Belgium

Jackie Fox Wins Bowling Honor In Youth League

Jackie Fox received an American Junior Bowling Congress shoulder patch last week in the V F W Sponsored Youth Bowling League for a 236 game. Phillip Porres led junior division with a 221 single and Mike Scott added a 536 series. bantam division saw Mike Bewely 158 and Ben Krueger 289. Sonora Beenan led Bantam girls with 127 and 227, while Tonyna Armentrout topped junior ladies with 187 and 514.

Jackie Fox American Junior Bowling Congress V.F.W Phillip Porres Mike Scott Mike Bewely Ben Krueger Sonora Beenan Tonyna Armentrout

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