Balloting for 1965 sports year roots in AP poll choices
The Associated Press ballot seeks year end picks in five categories male athlete of the year female athlete outstanding team comeback and upset. Top choices include Sandy Koufax Cassius Clay Gale Sayers Wyomin Tyus Dodgers Celtics Bears Rams Patterson as featured picks.
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Associated Press
Sandy Koufax
Dodgers
Sandy K
Cassius Clay
Clay
Gale Sayers
Chicago Bears
National Football League
Sayers
Jimmy Brown
Wyomin Tyus
Tennessee
Maria Bueno
Kathy Whitworth
United States
Miss Tyus
Les
Walkersville downs Brunswick to defend county hoop title
Walkersville opened defense of its Class B county basketball crown by beating Brunswick 74 to 66 on a late surge. Jeff Dirks scored 20 as Brunswick’s Gary Carter topped 19, with Frank Warner 16 for Walkersville and other scorers listed. Walkersville had edged Brunswick 54 to 46 in the preliminary.
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Brunswick
Walkersville
Jeff Dirks
Lion
Walkersville Five
Railroaders
Lions
Frank Warner
Dirks
Larry Garber
Russell Lancaster
Dave Garther
Allen Edwards
Funk
North Hagerstown
Charles Town
Carter
Warner
Edwards
Garter
Lake
OW Lancaster
Cramer
Gaither
Zimmerman
Roby
Ruppye
Cole
McGaha
Colts Clash With Rams For Western Title Hopes
Baltimore Colts travel to Los Angeles to face the Rams in a crucial Western Division showdown with kickoff at 4 25 p m est The game pits Baltimore missing Johnny Unitas and Gary Cuozzo against a stubborn Rams club seeking revenge after a 35 20 loss last Oct 24 A crowd over 60 000 is expected at Memorial Coliseum and CBS will televise the contest with a Philadelphia blackout The outcome could reshape the Western standings and set up potential playoff scenarios involving Green Bay Chicago and Cleveland
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Los Angeles
Baltimore Colts
Rams
Memorial Coliseum
CBS
NFL
Jim Kensil
Colts
Green Bay
Francisco
Baltimore
Chicago
Minnesota
Bears
Tommy McDonald
Unitas
Damascus Tops Churchill High in 55-35 Victory
Damascus High School overcame a slow start to defeat Winston Churchill High 55-35. Gregg Senseney led with 15 points, Glenn Brake had 10, while Churchill lacks a double figure scorer. Damascus’ defense held Churchill to 4 points in the third quarter and scored 25 in the final period. Damascus also won the junior varsity 49-35 with Hamilton Hawkins leading scorers.
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Potomac
Damascus
Winston Churchill
Gregg Senseney
Glenn Brake
Churchill
Hamilton Hawkins
Walter Prior
John England
Mount Airy Beats Littlestown 57 51 In Narrow Finish
Mount Airy rose to a 57 51 win over Littlestown High School after clamping the ball in the final quarter. Led by 15 points from Charles Magin and Tim Rutland, the Bulldogs pulled ahead late as Littlestown battled back from a 10 point fourth quarter deficit. Littlestown’s Bernie Noble added 15 and Bob Weaver 12. The Jayvee game went to Littlestown 37 27. Mount Airy will travel to Lingapore Wednesday night.
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Littlestown
Mount Airy
Littlestown High School
Bulldogs
Tim Rutland
Wilson Etzler
Mike Grigsby
Charles Magin
Bernie Noble
Littlestown Wih
Bob Weaver
Jayvee
Chris Robert
Tom Plunkard
Lingapore
Singapore
MT. Airy
Crouse
Stoner
Weaver
Etzler
Hanlin
Rutland
Area Games Slated at Frederick High Tonight
Frederick High hosts Gaithersburg High School at 8 p.m. The Cadets bring a 3-0 record to the court to face Montgomery County rivals. Meanwhile Middletown, 2-1, meets Damascus, and Singapore visits St Joseph's in Emmitsburg aiming to stay undefeated at 3-0.
Thurmont routs Smithsburg 70 to 40 in league game
Thurmont Mountaineers led by Matt Wiley broke out of a early slump to defeat Smithsburg 70 to 40. Wiley scored big in limited minutes as Thurmont built a 21 to 8 first quarter lead and swelled the margin with a 24 to 8 second period. Smithsburg’s Domenech led the visitors with 11 points. In the preliminary, Thurmont’s baby team beat Smithsburg Jayvees 59 to 54 with Steve Wildasen pouring in 32 for Thurmont.
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Thurmont
Matt Wiley
Mountaineer
Smithsburg
Wiley
Eers
Smuittys
Mountaineers
Smittys
Carlos Englar
Domenech
Baby Mountaineers
Smithsburg Jayvees
Steve Wildasen
Poolesville
Emmitsburg
Thurmont Smithebuld
Wilderson
Borum
Hessons
Thompson
McCleary
Weccle
Shockey
Brown
Thorpe T
Bowerd
Momma
Zlyon
Campbell
Harbaugh
Fairfield Edges St. Josephs On Last Minute Foul Shots
Fairfield wins 62 to 58 over St. Joseph's High School as Bruce Wyatt sinks two late free throws. Wyatt led Fairfield with 22 points, Barry Fitz 18, while St Joseph's Orosz had 19 and Williams 15. Fairfield built a 20-8 first-quarter lead, trailed briefly, then steadied to prevail. Junior varsity also won. St Joseph's will host Singanore and meet St John's Westminster in Blue Ridge action.
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Emmitsburg
Fairfield
Bruce Wyatt
Pennsylvania
St. Joseph’s High School
Wyatt
Barry Fitz
Jerry Orosz
St Joseph's
Marty Williams
St. Joseph's
St. Joseph’s
Ray Baker
Dan
Colts Picked To End Up 3rd In Western NFL Conference
In a pro football projection, the Western Division ends with Green Bay atop, Bears and Colts jockeying for position. Packers expected to clinch title with win over 49ers, while Bears face Minnesota and Colts stumble vs Rams. Other Sunday games include Dallas vs New York, Browns vs St Louis, Eagles vs Lions, Redskins vs Steelers, and American League matches featuring Boston, San Diego, Buffalo, New York, Kansas City, and Denver.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Boston Celtics
Dodgers
Koufax
Drysdale
Tommy Davis
Celtics
National Basketball Association
Michigan State
Spartans
Chicago Bears
Minnesota Twins
Frank Howard
Howard
United States
Poland
U. S
Los Angeles Rams
Green Bay Packers
Packers
Baltimore
Rams
Floyd Patterson
Clay
Patterson
Colts
NEW York
Bears
Don Meredith
Bob Hayes
Earl Morrall
Homer Jones
Cleveland
St. Louis
Browns
Jimmy Brown
Sayers
Philadelphia
Detroit
Eagles
Washington
Pittsburgh
Steelers
Redskins
Boston
Houston
Patriots
Oilers
San Diego
Oakland
Chargers
Raiders
Paul Lowe
Clem Daniels
Buffalo
Bills
Jets
Jack Kemp
Joe Namath
Kansas City
Denver
Chiefs
Mack Lee Hill
Curt McClinton
Bert Coan
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Bill Russell
Detroit Pistons
Joe Strawder
Russell
Strawder
By Bucky Summe
Ipwepas
HIVE
Walkersville Whips Railroaders
Passe
Gary Carter
Cleveland Browns
Johnny Unitas
Gary Cuozzo
San Francisco
Marquette
Brian Brunkhorst
West Virginia
Carl Head
Bob Benfield
Johnson
Mitchel Mcallister
Simms
Goure
Tilley Senseney
Pooiftie Brake
Havenstein Saylor
Rogers Lamson
Goure Gladhill
Adamson
Oraeermuchaah
Av—Damascus
Vanderbilt, Mich
Michigan
State Conservation Department
Nasser
Smeak
Haha
Owstonesfer I
Andrew
Knipple
Sickhouser
Creggar
Challos
Totay
Taneytown
Taffeytown
Sunoco
SUN Oil CO
Russell St
Beto
Mr. Casson
Tom Matte
Ed Brown
49Ers
Paul Hornung
Golden Bay
Vikings
Dallas
Blue Ridge Oil Company
Wedemar
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