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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1970
Page
13
New York AP reports the Steelers hopeful to select Terry Bradshaw of Louisiana Tech with the No 1 pick barring a late deal as 26 NFL teams maneuver to climb higher in the pro football draft. Heavy wheeling and dealing anticipated across the process.
Xavier University appointed Dick Selcer to lead the football program after a 1-9 season. The three to five year contract places emphasis on strengthening the quarterback and running back positions. Selcer previously coached at Xavier UC and Brown University and succeeds Irv Etler who resigned.
Grace Baptist seniors and juniors led by Hileman and Houndell with high scoring efforts while Yankee Road Church of God tallied 85 points behind W Ponder and D Ponder. St Pauls and Bethlehem Lutherans posted lower totals with mixed performances across the box scores.
Donato Padua outpointed Murphy in a 10 round bout in New York. George Foreman stopped Jack O Halloran in five rounds. Chuck Wepner out pointed Manuel Ramos in a 10 round clash in Bayonne.
A Cleveland group bidding for an NBA franchise had the terms turned down by the league on Monday though there were reports of possible revisions. Abe Polin of the NBA expansion committee said Cleveland remains in the picture with a slight modification to the offer to discuss in the coming days. Nick Mileti, leading the local bid, called the original offer not workable while Houston Buffalo and Portland had no word on their applications.
Welded Pipe held off Production Planning 46-42 as Larry Emrick scored 22 and Dick Graham 14 led the losers. In other games Pipe Shop beat Research 56-40 and Sales Service defeated Zincgrip Lab 60-39 with Jerry Clark scoring 15 and Dave Shockey adding 3 percent.
CBS will televise National Conference games and NBC will air American Conference games under four year contracts announced with the NFL. Network officials declined to disclose dollars though estimates put CBS higher than NBC. The deal factors in conference realignments of Baltimore Cleveland and Pittsburgh. ABC already secured a three year 14 Monday night games contract with no terms disclosed.
Rowling Li leads with strong scores while CBS and NBC plan a rotating telecast of the Super Bowls All-Star games and conference playoffs. The piece lists players and tallies, noting network assignments for each event across 1971 to 1974 seasons.
Reds general manager Bob Howsam lashed at Curt Flood over the reserve clause amid the Reds caravan in Dayton. He argued the clause protects players and warned its abolition would hurt clubs fans and young stars like Johnny Bench. He pegged court rulings as likely to uphold the current system. Pete Rose and Johnny Bench left the tour after visits in Dayton.
Arnold Palmer dominates the AP Golfer of the Decade award for the 1960s with 531 of 633 votes. He won four Masters titles and the 1960 U S Open, ending the decade with a rally to win the Danny Thomas Classic in Miami on December 8. Jack Nicklaus finishes distant second with 75 votes.
Arthur Ashe of Richmond Virginia won the Australian National men's singles title at White City 6 4 9 7 6 2 over Richard Crealy of Australia in 84 minutes securing the first leg of the Grand Slam. The final was postponed from Monday due to rain and played in drizzle with Ashe wearing glasses and overcoming misted lenses.
Fred Steinmark, UT defensive safety, received the Most Courageous Athlete of the Year award from the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association. He spoke about facing life with realism after his cancer diagnosis and leg amputation, noting the Longhorns’ path to an unbeaten No. 1 ranking following the Arkansas win.
American League owners met in Oakland to decide the Seattle Pilots transfer fate amid opposition to a move to Dallas-Fort Worth Milwaukee. Oakland president Charles Finley said owners do not want Seattle pulled from the city. Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman warned of a damage suit for lease breach and antitrust damages if the move occurs.
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