Starr Earns Half Share In Packers All-Star Victory
Bart Starr played only half the game but directed Green Bay to a 27 4 win over the College All-Stars at Soldier Field. He threw 15 completions for 212 yards with two touchdowns, connected with six receivers, and sparked a late second quarter drive that produced a Boyd Dowler TD. The Packers built a 14 point lead as the All-Stars were held scoreless for the eighth straight quarter. A crowd of 70 934 witnessed the game.
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Bart Starr
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Starr
Packers
Boyd Dowler
John Sauer
Spurrier
Bob Griese
Purdue
Bob Long
Stars
Soldier Field
Sauer
All- Stars
Notre Dame
Jim Lynch
Cards Explode In Sixth Against Nolaning Reds
In St Louis, Gary Nolan pitched cleanly until a six run sixth inning doomed the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-0 defeat at the hands of the Cardinals. The Reds were blanked after Nolan exited without allowing a run through five frames.
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ST. Louis
Gary Nolan
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Larry Jaster
Cardinals
Baseball's TV Pact $50 Million Sets NBC Deal
Chicago AP reports baseball won a record $50 million three year NBC pact running 1969 to 1971, securing World Series All-Star games and Game of the Week with about 28 weekly telecasts. NBC paid more than the $36 million prior contract, but less than the NFL’s $66 million three year package.
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Chicago
National Broadcasting Co
NBC
Philadelphia
Columbia Broadcasting System
American Broadcasting Co
Sadecki Ends Mets Streak in San Francisco Loss
Mets fall to 8 5 and 6 1 2 games back as Sadecki wins his jinx against New York. He slows the Mets with nine strikeouts and a run batted in while Haller talks him down on the mound. Ellsworth, Menke, and Torre spark NL games with multiple hits.
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Mets
Tom Haller
Jim Hart
Dick Ellsworth
Astros
Phillies
Don Lock
Johnny Briggs
Rich Allen
Denis Menke
Joe Torre
Braves
Cubs
Pat Jarvis
Jim Lefebvre
Gene Alley
Pittsburgh
Alley
Jim Pagliaroni
Lefebvre
Jose Pagan
Just Gary the Workhorse Paced to 456 Starts
Just Gary, a 9 year old pacer owned by F R McLaine of Charlottetown Prince Edward Island, ran 115 races in 1966 and won 25. Over his career he started 456 times with 121 victories and earned 21161 in seven years of harness racing.
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Columbus
General Van Fleet Led Gators to 12-3-4 Record
Gainesville Florida AP notes that Gen James Van Fleet, famed World War II general, posted the best Florida coach winning percentage with a 12 3 4 mark during 1923 24 seasons, reshaping early Gators football lore.
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Gainesville, Fla
Florida
James van Fleet
Gators
U S Track Team Aims For World Records At Pan American Games
The United States seeks four world records and at least 15 more golds as the Pan American Games near a close in Winnipeg. Basketball crowns are assured as U S rowing looks to win four to seven races on the Red River, with track hopes in several events.
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Will Grimsley
Associated Press
Winnipeg
Canada
U.S
Yanks
Red River
Ralph Boston
Tom Gage
Billings
Mont
Earl McCulloch
Long Beach
Calif
Larry Young
San Pedro
Eleanor Montgomery
Cleveland
Mildred McDaniel
United States
Cherrie Sherrard
Oakland
Merritt Shuts Down Red Sox, Twins Win Narrowly
Jim Merritt labored early but dominated Boston, earning his eighth win and third shutout as Minnesota beat the Red Sox 4 0. A report details K C’s win over New York and Cleveland’s 11 5 blowout of Detroit with other league results and Pan American events.
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Jim Merritt
Merritt
Boston
Minnesota
Red Sox
Benson shocks Hensley in Junior Golf title clash
Vic Benson of Tulsa defeated Geoffrey Hensley of Cincinnati 4 and 3 in the third round of the National Junior Golf Championship played Friday in Oklahoma City.
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Cindy Boys
Oklahoma City
Okla
Vic Benson
Tulsa
Geoffrey Hensley
Cincinnati
Ohio
World Record Snatch Mark Set By Zhabotinsky
Moscow AP reports Leonid Zhabotinsky, world heavyweight lifter, raised the snatch world record to 386 3/4 pounds at the All-Soviet Sports Carnival on Thursday.
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Moscow
Leonid Zhabotinsky
Major League Leaders in American and National Leagues
Key leaders in batting runs RBIs hits doubles triples home runs and steals for both leagues. Notable names include Yastrzemski Killebrew Aaron Brock Staub Cepeda Staub and Lonborg with top marks in various categories such as batting average RBIs and pitching decisions.
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Yastrzemski
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McAuliffe
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Killebrew
Minn
Tovar
Campaneris
K.C
F. Howard
Wash
Agee
Chic
Horlen
Lonborg
McDowell
Cleve
Staub
Houst
Clemente
Pitt
Aaron
Atl
Santo
Wynn
Cepeda
St.l
Brock
R. Allen
Phil
Williams
Pinson
Cin
Morgan
Phillips
Hughes
Veale
Jarvis
Marichal
S.F
Bunning
Hewitt Sets Track Record in Eldora 500 Qualifiers
Don Hewitt of Troy Ohio wins the Eldora 500 super modified qualifier at Rossburg setting a new half mile dirt track record with 19.09 seconds breaking Rollie Beales 19.22 record. Beale leads the USAC sprint standings.
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Don Hewitt
Troy
Hewitt
Rollie Beale
Toledo
Beale
Yarborough Breaks Track Record at Atlanta Mile for Dixie 500
Cale Yarborough driving a 1967 Fairlane set a new track record Thursday and earned the ninth starting position for Sunday's Dixie 500 stock car race with a four lap average speed of 150.133 mph.
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Atlanta
Cale Yarborough
National League Scores and Upcoming Games
Braves 6 over Cubs 3 and Phillies 7 over Astros. Pirates 3 over Dodgers in 10 innings. Cardinals blank Reds 5 0 and Giants 3 0 at Mets. Tomorrow San Francisco at New York Houston at Philadelphia Atlanta at Chicago Cincinnati at St. Louis Los Angeles at Pittsburgh.
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Ron Rapoport Rose
Associated Press
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de de Cognarteeae
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Weekend Scores Snapshot of Baseball Games
A brief rundown of results includes Minnesota 3 Boston 0 and California 5 Washington 4. Other late games show Chicago and Baltimore rained out with twilight start times and Pacific Coast League results like Spokane 8 Seattle 2 and Vancouver 10 Portland 4.
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Multiple Baseball Scores From Aerial Report
Toledo beats Syracuse 3 to 2 and Toronto edges Richmond 1 to 0. Jacksonville manhandles Buffalo 7 to 4 while Rochester defeats Columbus 4 to 0. Recheck shows mixed results across the regional games.
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Richmond
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Columbus
Kaiser International Open Added To 1968 Golf Schedule
Oakland California AP reports a new $125000 Kaiser International Open golf tournament joins the 1968 pro schedule. It will be held January 18 to 20 at Silverado Country Club with top players expected to compete.
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Oakland
Calif
Silverado Country Club
Senators Farm Director Hal Keller Related To Charley Keller
Farm director Hal Keller of the Washington Senators is identified as the son of Charley Keller former New York Yankee left fielder. The note recalls Walter Johnson’s 56 scoreless innings across five starts and three relief appearances in the 1913 Senators season.
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Hal Keller
Washington Senators
Charley Keller
New York Yankee
Walter Johnson
All-Star Boss Sees Green Bay Dominate In Pro Debut
Ken Hartnett reports as Green Bay’s ball control attack stifled the All-Stars in a 27-0 preseason win. Star players including Jim Lynch Bubba Smith and Steve Spurrier comment on Green Bay’s execution and defense. Spurrier notes costly mistakes deny offense.
Termites and Trust: A House-to-House Canvasser Warning
A wary note warns homeowners about unvetted door to door canvassers and termites as a serious risk to property. The advisory stresses due diligence before hiring unfamiliar operators.
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