Title chase narrows as two contenders face final NFL games
The NFL title race clears to Giants and Eagles needing wins to force a playoff with the Packers. Giants beat the Eagles 28-24 in Philadelphia. Bears upset Browns, Lions and 49ers contend for Western runnerup spot. Conerly leads Giants with three TD passes in a late surge.
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Giants
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Lions
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Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia
Browns
Chicago Bears
Packers
San Francisco 49Ers
Pittsburgh
Washington
Second Bowl Season Crews For 1962 Grid Action
The college bowl docket grows with Liberty Bowl featuring Syracuse and Miami plus Bluebonnet Bowl pitting Kansas against Rice in Houston. Syracuse carries 7-3 record with Ernie Davis while Miami seeks another win. Kansas 6-3-1 faces Rice 7-3 as John Hadl leads the Jayhawks. Also results from Aviation Bowl Dayton, Camellia Bowl Sacramento, Orange Blossom Bowl Miami, Missile Bowl Orlando, and Junior Rose Bowl Pasadena.
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Associated Press
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Houston
Syracuse
Ernie Davis
Miami
Rice Stadium
Kansas
Rice
Jayshawks
John Hadl
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Dayton
Ohio
Pittsburghan State
Sacramento
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Linfield
Ore
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Rattlers
Jackson
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Ft. Eustis
Quantico Marines
Orlando
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Pasadena
Cameron
Okla
Bakersfield
Hamilton record scorer Stan Lewis recalls 1929 game
Football star Stan Lewis recalls scoring 59 points in a Hamilton game from 1929 after a score misattribution. He notes Miami University of Cincinnati players in the starting 11 and describes playful misdirections where linemen carry the ball to gain yards, with teammates joking about block and run tricks.
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Stan Lewis
Hamilton
Lewis
Miami University of Cincinnati
Weather Fouls Up Bowl In Dayton
The Aviation Bowl missed expected success as Saturday snow kept fans away in Dayton. Despite pre sold tickets officials hope for a revival if finances permit, hoping for better weather and a local team in 1962.
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Dayton
Dayton Chamber of Commerce
Mr Budlong Paced to Record Auction Price at Madison Square Garden
Saul Finkelstein of New Rochelle paid 47000 at an auction for Mr Budlong, a three year old pacer known in Miami Valley circles and racing at Hamilton and Lebanon. The sale set a record price for a harness horse. The horse had earned 95000 this year and could surpass 100000 as races continued on the west coast.
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Saul Finkelstein
New Rochelle
N.Y
Madison Square Garden
Budlong
Hamilton and Lebanon
Stanley Clark
Eaton
Bud Mite
Maude W
America
Pace
Clark
Finkelstein
New York
NFL Standings and Weekend Results by Division
Eastern division standings show New York Philadelphia Cleveland Pittsburgh St Louis and Washington with records and percentages. Western division lists Green Bay Detroit San Francisco Baltimore Chicago Los Angeles Minnesota with win totals and percentages. Saturday and Sunday results include Baltimore at San Francisco and Cleveland New York Philadelphia Detroit Pittsburgh St Louis Dallas Minnesota Green Bay Los Angeles games and scores.
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St. Louis
Dallas
Detroit
Minnesota
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Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Washington
Green Bay
San Francisco
New York
Chicago
Big Ten Brain Squad Named
Michigan and Northwestern share three berths each on the all Big Ten academic football team chosen by the American Peoples Encyclopedia and the College Sports Information Directors of America. QB Bob Fickhoff of Northwestern, a pre medical student from Lima, Ohio, is a repeat from 1960. other Ohioans include Purdue end Jack Flwell, a physical education major from Cleveland, and Tom Perdue. Ohio State, commerce,
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Chicago
Michigan
Northwestern
Paret Knocks Out Benny Kid in World Title Bout
In Las Vegas Nevada Gene Full Mer of West Jordan Utah scores a knockout over Benny Kid Paret in the limited world middleweight title bout conducted in Cuba on the date 10. The match featured boxing action with Full Mer securing a victory in a key title clash.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Gene Full
Mer
West Jordan
Utah
Benny
Kid) Paret
Cuba
Cannon Fires Biggest Salvo
CFL era sports record book highlights Billy Cannon’s five touchdowns and 216 rushing yards as the Houston Oilers rout the New York team 48-21. The performance sets league single game marks and cements Houston’s Eastern Division tilt as he leads a weekend of AFL action with San Diego, Dallas, and Boston also winning.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Associated Press
Billy Cannon
Houston
Cannon
Oilers
New York
Dormie
Oakland
Los Angeles Chargers
San Diego
Buffalo
Dallas
Denver
Boston
Patriots
George Blanda
Blanda
Abner Haynes
Haynes
Jack Kemp
Lionel Taylor
Babe Parilli
Tom Flores
Gino Cappelletti
Panama-Rodolfo Marshall Tames Bunny Grant in Jamaica Bout
Panama’s Rodolfo Marshall outpointed Jamaica’s Bunny Grant in a lightweight clash held in Panama City. Marshall controlled the pace with crisp jabs and solid combinations earning the decision over Grant.
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Panama
Rodolfo Marshall
Bunny Grant
Jamaica
Final Gun Ends Browns Title Hopes in Chicago
Browns fall 17-14 to the Bears as Bobby Mitchell nearly reaches the end zone on the final play. Coach Paul Brown argued time should not run out when a player went out of bounds. Lou Groza's blocked field goal earlier and a strong Bears defense shaped the loss. Groza also kicked two conversions as Don Hutson's scoring record stood intact.
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Roger le
Clerc
Tittle
Lou DeShofner
Groza
Cleveland
Sonny Jurgenson
Tommy McDonald
Bobby Layne
Pittsburgh
NFL
Steelers
Sammy Baugh
Johnny Unitas
Bears
Chicago
Bobby Mitchell
Chicago Bears
Mitchell
Browns
Milt Plum
Paul Brown
Brown
Lou Groza
Don Hillson
George Semple
Don Hudson
Green Bay Packers
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