Million Dollar Mahovlich Offer Sparks NHL Bid War
Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks clash over where Frank Mahovlich will play this season. Hawk chief Jim Norris offered $1 million for Mahovlich, while Leafs president Smythe called it a publicity grant. Mahovlich signed a four year deal for about $11,000 as details unfold.
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Greene Advances In Fall Handicap Tournament at Wildwood
Tom Greene led the field at Wildwood, advancing in the Fall Handicap event after a 2 and 1 win over Claude Jones in the Championship Flight. He posted a 72 to stand two behind the leader, with Bert Feinthal at 74 and Harlan Romans at 78. Romans captured the blind bogey prize with 74, while Greene finished second with TI.
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Hornung Kept Packers In Front With Three Field Goals
Paul Hornung tied the game to three field goals, including a late 33 yard boot, as Green Bay beat Detroit 9-7 to move atop the Western Conference. Herb Adderley set up Hornung by intercepting a pass and returning 40 yards to the Lions' 21 yard line.
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Ohio Open Golf Crown Seeks New Champion At Akron
About 190 golfers began the 39th Ohio Open at Firestone Country Club in Akron with a Wednesday windup to decide a new champion. Last year Frank Stranahan, now at Harvard Law School, won after a 287 in a playoff with Eddie Griffiths. Favorities include Griffiths Frank Beley Leo Biagetti Frank Harned Dick Shoemaker Art Doering Tom Weis Kopf and Art Hudnutt. Eighteen holes open, then cut to four pros and 20 amateurs for the final 36 holes.
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Nicklaus Still Champ But Now Holds Pro Title
Cincinnati AP Nicklaus, 22, wins Cincinnati Invitational Pro Am as a professional pairing with Pandel Savic. They shoot 127, one under par, at Losantiville CC to take $2,000 of a $10,000 purse, four strokes ahead of Bob Shave Jr. and Don Albert.
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Brundage to press new fight for Olympic amateurism
Avery Brundage the longtime IOC president launches a fresh drive to keep the Games pure by defining scholarships and government support as professional status. He envisions strict enforcement across future Olympics, with national committees like the US AAU applying the rules in cooperation with amateur authorities.
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Tribute To Groza Best Feature Of Browns Tilt
The Cleveland Browns beat the Dallas Cowboys 19 10 at Lakefront Stadium as Lou Groza, honored for 17 years with the team, kicked field goals from 35 and 42 yards and added a conversion to set the NFL scoring record with 850 points. Jim Ninowski connected on a 15 yard TD pass to Jim Brown in a rare big play. Groza's late 42 yard field goal sealed the win, boosting Cleveland to 2 2.
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Big Ten Upset Streak Hits California, Michigan State Falls
The Big Ten season shows shock results as Michigan State loses 16 13 to Stanford after two weeks of Western road tests. Ohio State, No 1, falls 97 to UCLA with goal line stands. Alabama wins 17 7 over Vanderbilt to extend a 13 game win streak. Glynn Griffing throws four TD passes as Mississippi tops Houston 7 0.
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Thunderbirds Fall Creaks in Bantam League Contest
The Thunderbirds, defending champions, dropped their second Bantam Football League contest of the season 20-14 to the Reading Giants in Reading. They had earlier beaten Sharonville 42-7 at Smith Park. Henderson scored on a 23 yard run in the first quarter and David Minor added a extra point. Minor later scored a fourth quarter TD and Odell Smith kicked the extra point.
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Bogey Five Gets Golfer A Bird
Floyd McDaniel, at Pine Valley Country Club in Wilmington, hooked his drive on the No 3 tee into the No 5 fairway. The ball hit a quai and killed it, giving McDaniel a five on the par 4 hole.
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Hayes Promises Quick Revamping Of Ohio State
Coach Woody Hayes and assistants begin revamping the Buckeyes after a 97 loss to UCLA. They review the UCLA game in films and notes and plan changes for the next game against Illinois at Champaign while nine Ohio colleges also suffer defeats, including Kenyon.
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Wearly shoots best ever 71 at Forest Hills
Bob Wearly carded his best ever 71 at Forest Hills Country Club over the weekend to finish third in the low gross. Dave Beveridge led with 64, Charlie Rice 66, Bill Johnson 76 for fourth, and Arnold Grine, Mike Enright, and Paul Arnold tied at 77. Howard Ward posted 78. Barnhart led blind bogey with 45 while Nicols and McGahan tied for second at 61 and Ward 64.
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National League Eastern Conference standings and results
The column lists teams Washington New York Pittsburgh Cleveland and others with records and percent, followed by Sunday game results: Green Bay over Detroit 9 7, Washington over Los Angeles 20 14, New York over St Louis 31 14, Cleveland over Dallas 19 10, San Francisco over Baltimore 21 13, Chicago over Minnesota 13 0, and Pittsburgh defeating Philadelphia 13 7.
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