Unitas-Led Colts Beat Redskins 36-20 in Washington
Johnny Unitas threw for 355 yards and three touchdowns as the Baltimore Colts defeated the Washington Redskins 36-20. The win, sparked by a 17-point fourth quarter rally, improved the Colts to 6-6 in the Western Conference with key scores to Mackey Berry and Orr and a field goal by Martin sealing the game.
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Bucky Summers
Post
Washington
Johnny Unitas
Colts
Redskins
Unitas
John Mackey
Raymond Berry
Jimmy Orr
Tom Matte
Baltimore
Jim Martin
John
Matte
Orr
Martin
Dick James
Frederick CC Team Nets Fifth Straight Victory
Frederick Track and Field Club’s cross country squad captured its fifth straight win at Clifton Park Baltimore Linda Delauter set a team 6 34 4 mile course record with Diane Deterding and Elaine Delauter finishing third and fourth Frederick earned eight points tying the club record set on November 23 Faye Sewell placed seventh ending Frederick’s cross country season.
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Linda Delauter
Frederick Track and Field Club
Baltimore
Clifton Park
Miss Delauter
Diane Deterding
Elaine Delauter
Frederick
Faye Sewell
Redskins Hold On As Colt Threat Fails In Final Minutes
Washington and Baltimore clash with the Redskins trading an early lead for a late fourth quarter stand. Unitas and Berry connected twice in a drive that sparked the Colts before Washington answered with a Richter reception and Bosseler run. A late field goal attempt by Khayat fell short, sealing a narrow setback for the Redskins.
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Jerry Hill
Martin
Redskins
Bob Khayat
Bob Boyd
Norman Snead
Bobby Mitchell
Colts
Unitas
Washington
Berry
Wield
Snead
Mitchell
Pat Richter
Richter
Don Bosseler
Bosseler
Skins
Colt
James
Matte
Giants Tie for First After Tittle Sets TD Pass Record
Y A Tittle set an NFL single season record with his ninth touchdown pass as the New York Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys 34 to 27. The win leaves the Giants tied with the Cleveland Browns for the Eastern Division lead after the Browns defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 24 to 10.
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New York
Cleveland
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Dallas
Washington
Philadelphia
Chicago
Green Bay
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Detroit
Minnesota
San Francisco
Pittsburg
Y. A. Tittle
New York Giants
Dallas Cowboys
Giants
Cleveland Browns
St. Louis Cardinals
Cornell Green
Tittle
Frank Gifford
del Shofner
Bobby Layne
Gifford
Local Girls Win National AAU Junior Olympics Titles
Joyce Davis and Phyllis Swan claim national titles at the AAU Junior Olympics meets. Davis set a midget 50 yard dash national record in 6.1 seconds, tied by Swan in the junior division. Cheryl Hoy of Frederick was second in the senior 100 yard dash.
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New York
Joyce Davis
Phyllis
Swan
Frederick
Howard Bissell Jr
Miss Davis
Tammy Davis
Miss Swan
AAU
Bissell
Cheryl Hoy
Pat ‘Schemersahl
Diane Deterding
Debbiel Thompson
Bears and Vikings tie in Chicago as Wade to Marconi seals 17-17
Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings end in a 17-17 tie at Wrigley Field. Bill Wade connects with Joe Marconi for an eight yard TD after a late Viking fumble. Vander Kelen impresses as Minnesota’s substitute quarterback before Tarkenton returns. Both teams trade leads in a game marked by strong defense and key turnovers. The result leaves Chicago atop the NFC Central with a 9-1-2 record. NBA scores follow with Philadelphia over Detroit 132-121.
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Chicago
Bill Wade
Joe Marconi
Minnesota
Chicago Bears
Vikings
Bears
Ron Vander Kelen
Green Bay
VanderKelen
Viking
Fran Tarkenton
Tarkenton
Tommy Mason
Rosy Taylor
Wade
Marconi
Bob Jencks
Fred Cox
Roger Leclerc
Tom Wilson
Vandy
Gordon Smith
Kentucky Opens College Cage Season With Impressive Win
Kentucky defeats Virginia 75 64 in Lexington to start the college season as Texas Nash and Ted Deeken each score 28 for the Wildcats. The opening night slate also features Cincinnati Duke Wisconsin Ohio State Michigan and Davidson posting wins as top teams show strong early form.
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Ted Meier
Associated Press
Kentucky Wildcats
Adolph Rupp
Wildcats
Virginia
Texas
Cotton Nash
Ted Deeken
Kentucky
Lexington
Minnesota
Kansas State
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Fred Hetzel
Oklahoma State
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Texas Western
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VMI
Virginia Tech
Richmond
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Western Michigan
Rick Falk
Indiana
Southern Illinois
Utah State
Los Angeles
Loyola
Michigan State
Northern Michigan
Bradley
Hardin-Simmons
Harvard
Bowdoin
Northeastern
Brown
Columbia
CCNY
Cotton Bowl Seeks Texas Opponent Navy Pitt clash eyed
The Cotton Bowl's Texas foe remains undecided as Navy or Pittsburgh contend for the matchup after Army Navy and Pitt Penn State results. Navy coach Hardin downplays bowl talk while Pitt pursues Texas with a strong 8-1 mark and a 28-0 Army win on its resume. The broader bowl picture lists Rose Sugar Orange Bluebonnet Liberty Gator slots and candidate matchups.
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Will Grimsley
Associated Press
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Philadelphia
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Dallas
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Fla
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Pasadena
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Browns win as Ryan and Brown pace Cleveland rally
Frank Ryan and Jimmy Brown fueled a 24-10 victory over St Louis to lift Cleveland into a tie for the Eastern Division lead with New York. Brown set a single season rushing record with 179 yards on 29 carries, as Ryan threw for 210 yards and guided three scoring drives before halftime.
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ST. Louis
Frank Ryan
Jimmy Brown
Cleveland
Browns
St Tania
Terps and Middies Reach NCAA Soccer Semifinals
Navy defeated West Chester State Teachers 3 0 to advance to the NCAA semifinals as Myron Hurn scored twice and Bill Thompson added a goal. Maryland beat Bridgeport 5 3 in the second round behind Eberhard Klein three goals. Maryland and Navy move on to play St Louis and Brown Army respectively at Rutgers with finals set for Saturday.
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Navy
Maryland
National Collegiate Athletic Association
West Chester State Teachers
Myron Hurn
Bill Thompson
Middies
West Chester
Bridgeport
Conn
Eberhard Klein
Terps
St. Louis
Rutgers University
Brown Army
Rutgers
Mount St. Mary's Falls to St. Joseph's in Opener
St. Joseph's College broke a 35 35 tie with seven straight points early in the second half and defeated Mount St. Mary's 73 62. John Carrell led Mount St. Marys with 21 points while Mike Costello added 19. for St. Joseph's Jim Boyle had 14 and Tom Duff and Steve Courtin 13 each.
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Philadelphia
St. Joseph's College
Mount St. Mary’s
John Carrell
Mike Costello
Mount St. Marys
Jim Boyle
St. Joseph’s
Tom Duff
Steve Courtin
Steelers Tie Eagles 20 20 in Wild NFL Game
Pittsburgh escapes with a 20 20 tie against Philadelphia as Lou Michaels kicks a 24 yard field goal with 40 seconds left after Ed Brown drives the Steelers to the Eagles 16. Brown threw two scoring passes to Gary Ballman and Tim Brown added a rushing TD for Philadelphia.
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Pittsburgh
Lou Michaels
Steelers
Philadelphia
Michaels
Ed Brown
Eagles
Brown
Gary Ballman
Buddy Dial
King Hill
Pete Retzlaff
Dave Lloyd
Lee Roy Caffey
Tim Brown
Mike Clark
Tennessee fires head coach Jim Donald
In Knoxville Tennessee on Sunday Jim Donald was dismissed as UT head football coach and simultaneously rehired as assistant director of athletics. The athletics board chairman Dr Earl Ramer announced the decision at a special news conference.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Jim Donald
University of Tennessee
Earl Ramer
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