Jurgensen Leads Eagles To Narrow Win Over Redskins
Sonny Jurgensen engineered the defending champions to a 27-24 victory over the Washington Redskins, throwing his 14th touchdown of the season with 16 seconds left on a 41-yard pass to Tommy McDonald. The win moved Philadelphia to 6-1 and alone atop the Eastern Conference midway through the 14-game schedule.
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Weissmuller The Greatest Swimmer And Tarzan Legend
Chicago born swimmer Johnny Weissmuller dominated 1920s sports, winning Olympic golds in 1924 and 1928 and setting 75 records. He later starred as Tarzan in films, parlaying athletic fame into a movie career and lasting public star power.
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Chicago
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Ortman Romps In '77 Win For 77 Taxi Thunderbirds
David Ortman scored five times as the 77 Taxi Thunderbirds crushed the Fairfield Redskins 63-0 in a Buckeye Bantam League game. Ortman tallied on 35 and 40 yard runs and capped the first, third and fourth periods with touchdowns, adding two extra points for a final of H. Kent Goforth added two scores while Irvin Gregory and Danny Slusher each contributed one as the undefeated Thunderbirds dominated the loop.
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Taxi Thunderbirds
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Browns unveil fake field goal for 21 10 win over St Louis
Cleveland coach Paul Brown credited a newspaper idea for a deceptive play that sparked a 21 to 10 victory over St. Louis. The plan, practiced earlier in the week, featured Lou Groza and a fake field goal that culminated in Bobby Franklin’s end around for a touchdown. Bobby Mitchell added a 56 yard scoring run before halftime as the Browns built a 21 3 lead, then shut out the Cardinals in the second half.
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Gerry Perry
Scoring Stars Shine in AFL Battles Across League
Gino Cappelletti led Boston with 16 points in a 52-21 win over Buffalo and sealed an 18-17 victory over Dallas with a late 24 yard field goal. George Blanda sparked Houston with three TD passes and a 53 yard field goal in a 38-7 win over Dallas and four TD passes in a 28-16 win over Buffalo. Boston leads the Eastern Division with New York, while Houston sits third. San Diego stretched its win streak to eight, atop the Western Division with a 37 40 win over Denver. Next weekend New York visits San Diego. Oakland goes to Buffalo. Houston plays Denver. Dallas visits Boston. Friday Dallas at Boston.
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Houston
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Fourth Straight May be Easy For Canadiens
Montreal's Canadiens, led by Toe Blake, sit atop the NHL with seven victories and a tie and are aiming for a fifth straight regular season title. New York's Rangers briefly closed the gap with a 4-2 win over Toronto as Montreal stretched its unbeaten streak with a 6-3 win over Detroit. Chicago tied Boston 2-2, marking the Hawks fifth tie in nine games.
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Frank Robinson Marries Barbara Ann Cole in Private Ceremony
Los Angeles AP report says Slugging Reds star Frank Robinson, 26, wed Barbara Ann Cole, 20, a Los Angeles City College student. Spokesman noted he had hinted at marriage after the season. The Rev H B Charles officiated at a private ceremony. The couple plans to live in Cincinnati during the baseball season and in Los Angeles the rest of the year.
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Mount Sinai Baptist Church
Cincinnati
Senator Wiley Not Seeking Deferments for Packers
Washington AP Aides say Senator Alexander Wiley did not request deferments for Green Bay Packers players Paul Hornung and Ray Nitschke. Requests from Packers groups were sent to the Pentagon. Hornung received a temporary navy hospital stay for a physical checkup while Nitschke is to report November 3 to Fort Lewis Washington for active duty with Wisconsin's 32nd National Guard Division. Wiley stated his role is to forward requests for prompt fair consideration.
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Plastic Helmets May Tie to Football Injuries
In Birmingham the NCAA football rules committee led by General Robert Neyland says rising head and neck injuries may relate to plastic helmets. They will study for another year to judge if modern equipment is to blame as 21 players died in 1961, including four collegians and many others.
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Robert R. Neyland
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Acid Tests For Leaders
Michigan State and Mississippi prepare for acid tests against LSU and other contenders after upsets last Saturday. Ole Miss energy sees LSU visit Baton Rouge as 34 squads seek title, with Mississippi aiming for a national crown and LSU holding a 34 SEC record.
Hawks May Find Royals Real Threat
The Cincinnati Royals form a potent quartet as Oscar Robertson Wayne Embry Bo Boozer and Jack Twyman combined to score 112 points in a 139 132 win over Syracuse. Robertson led the Royals with 26 points and eight assists in the first period helping Cincinnati record their second victory in four starts.
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Royals
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Wayne Embry
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Big Ten and national title race heat up on weekend gridiron
Michigan State aims to extend its 34 point mark as it faces Minnesota, winner of four straight after a 60 loss to Missouri, with Ohio State and Iowa also in tight contention. Alabama sits atop the SEC at 40 and 6 0, while Colorado seeks a Big Eight title clincher against Missouri. Notre Dame, Navy, and Texas 6 0 highlight other top matchups as Princeton leads the Ivy League and The Citadel pursues the Southern Conference crown.
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College baseball action tightens conference race across teams
The Citadel beat Xavier of Ohio 7-4 while Duke moved a half game ahead of North Carolina after a 174 victory over N C State. Utah State can tie Wyoming for Skyline lead with a BYU win after Wyoming ended Utah's hopes with a 134 win. UCLA defeated Stanford to gain its first Big Five win as Southern California faces Washington. Rutgers, unbeaten, plays Lafayette after a Penn win. Syracuse crushed Holy Cross as Army trails West Virginia 7-3 in a busy schedule.
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