Lions Tie Eagles In Late Rally For NFL Title Hope
Detroit and Philadelphia battled to a 13-13 tie as Lew Carpenter scored a one yard TD late and Doak Walker added the extra point. Adrian Burk connected with Pete Pihos and Bobby Walston for Philadelphia, who led 13-3 before the Lions’ final surge.
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Duke star Jerry Barger named ACC football player of the year
Greensboro reports Duke captain and quarterback Jerry Barger won the Atlantic Coast Sports Writers Association player of the year honor. The Salisbury, North Carolina native led Duke to the conference crown and Orange Bowl berth versus Nebraska, topping a 43-member voting panel with 1b points. Mackie Prickett of South Carolina and Dick Bielski of Maryland tied for second with 59 points.
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Middletown Falls 2-1 at Mercersburg in Narrow Loss
Middletown dropped a 2-1 decision to Mercersburg in a Washington County Soccer League game Sunday. Shafer scored for Middletown in the first period, as Smith added two goals for Mercersburg in the second period.
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Lions and Eagles Battle for Tie in Narrow Game
In a tense contest, Philadelphia failed to clinch as the door remained open for a late tying chance. Scoring featured Pikes and Walston for the Eagles with two conversions, while Detroit’s Carpenter and Walker added a touchdown and conversions, plus Walker kicked two field goals.
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Wake Forest junior tackle leads with 33 points in scoring
Wake Forests junior tackle finished fourth with 33 points in the scoring rundown. Other leaders included Frank Mincevich of South Carolina with 34 points and Ronnie Waller of Marsland, a halfback, with 21 points.
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Owner Sticks To Coach Pool After Colts Loss
Rams owner Dan Reeves says he will remain with head coach Hampton Pool despite a 22-21 loss to the Baltimore Colts. Reeves defended Pool and noted coaching staff decisions are up to the coach. Pool blamed the defeat on Baltimore’s strong defense and Rams injuries. The Colts improving to 3-8 earned victory with five field goals and Kerkorian’s late 3-pointer with 12 seconds left.
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Weekend Fights by The Associated Press Rochester
A short humorous item from Yonkers New York describes a man returning home visiting an elderly neighbor, Mr Piper, who is sawing wood by hand. The exchange playfully notes potential efficiency with an electric saw, but the elder's reply remains witty and unchanged.
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