Colts edge setback in playoff path shift
The Baltimore Colts dropped to second in the East and gain a playoff edge after a 21 17 loss to New England. Miami’s loss also reshapes first round opponents as Baltimore avoids Kansas City and prepares to face Cleveland. Coach Don McCafferty dismissed detractors while Bill Curry stressed crowd impact. News also notes San Francisco’s win to clinch a West berth and coaching changes at Philadelphia and San Diego.
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Plunkett Shakes Unitas In Pats Upset Of Colts
John Unitas and Jim Plunkett met after New England upset Baltimore 21 17 in Baltimore. Plunkett threw for 170 yards two touchdowns and earned praise from teammates for maturing quickly as a rookie. Randy Vataha’s third and eleven score helped seal the win.
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Ohio State Again Leads Attendance in College Football
Ohio State tops the national attendance list for college football in 1971 per National Collegiate Sports Services. Nebraska ranks fourth and Alabama is poised for the national team title in the Orange Bowl. Oklahoma, hosting Nebraska on Thanksgiving, sits 15th as 30.5 million fans attend games at 618 four-year colleges, a near million rise from 1970. The Big Ten dominates with five of the top ten, including the first three.
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Final services held for Bobby Jones in Atlanta
Bobby Jones who won golf's Grand Slam in 1930 was buried at Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta in a private graveside service attended by immediate family. Monsignor Stapleton led prayers as Jones, a Catholic, was laid to rest beside his wife’s family. he had died after long illness.
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Young Ann Harding Leads Olympic Skate Qualifiers
Milwaukee AP report naming the 197% U.S. Olympic speed skating team includes ten men and six women with teen Ann Henning leading the women. Notables: Dianne Holum, Kayunda, Leah Poulos, Sheila Young, Neil Blatchford, Dan Carroll, and Pete Fherling among others after four days of trials at State Fair Park.
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Birds Plan To Start Night Games Earlier
The Baltimore Orioles announced 1972 home schedule with weekday night games starting at 7 50 p m at Memorial Stadium Monday through Friday. Opening day April 6 against Milwaukee Brewers marks the 19th Memorial Stadium opener. The 76 game home slate runs to October 1 with 54 single night games and five single night Sunday dates.
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Incomplete OCR Summary of Tournament Scores and Placements
Fragmentary sports digest lists teams and scores including Virginia Browe Syracuse Saint west Minnesota Mount Union Malone Howard Payne Lubbock Christian Wofford Pratt and others. Locations Augusta Newark PaGrane Ga and dates Christmas Invitational first round appear. many garbled names and numbers limit clarity.
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All-America auto racing team named including Petty and Leonard
Rich ard Petty and Joe Leonard head the 1971 All-America team chosen by the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association. Also named are Mark Donohue Bobby Allison Ray Elder Peter Hewson George Follmer Don Garlits Ronnie Sox and Parnelli Jones.
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