Butkus Wins Halas Cup Again as NFL’s Top Defender
New York reports Richard Butkus of the Chicago Bears repeats as the league’s outstanding defensive player, edging July Robinson and Alan Page in a News Paper Enterprise Association poll. He cites hamstring inflammation and a knee tweak earlier in the season but says he taped up and played through it. The star linebacker brags of hard hits and a fierce on-field persona while denying time for Shakespeare.
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Ray Chester Top NFL Rookie With Raiders
Oakland Raiders scouts first noticed Ray Chester as a Morgan State sophomore in Baltimore. After repeated big plays in 1967 they drafted him No 1 in February and moved him to tight end despite four college positions.
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Chester Wins Rookie of the Year in NFL Balloting
Chester, 22, 6 foot 3, 225 pounds, first rookie to start for Oakland since Upshaw in 1967, named 1970 Bert Bell Trophy Rookie of the Year with 21 votes. Bruce Taylor and Dennis Shaw tied as runners up with 14 votes each. Taylor, Shaw, and Chester were top picks from schools not viewed as powerhouses. Chester also caught three touchdown passes in one game, with Wells as his teammate.
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College Basketball Scores From Associated Press
Buffalo St 48 Dickinson 26 leads, St Francis NY 60, Wm and Mary 59, Citadel 54. Creighton at SMU postponed due to snow. Murray 66, Morehead 66, Georgia Tech 99, Maine 52. Cincinnati 92, Rice 30. Miami FL 89, Seton Hall 81. U 103, Elizabeth Town % Pro Basketball NBA Portland 119, Cleveland 106. New York vs Kentucky at Indianapolis postponed due to plane trouble.
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Kansas Notre Dame St Bonaventure Enter Top Ten
UCLA leads the AP major college basketball poll with 24 first place votes and 526 points as Kansas Notre Dame and St Bonaventure enter the Top Ten replacing Drake Kentucky and Tennessee. Indiana Louisville Villanova Utah State Purdue shift positions with Fordham and North Carolina debuting in the rankings while Oregon LSU drop out.
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Wake Forest Cager Named ACCs Best
Wake Forest star Charlie Davis named ACC Player of the Week after leading the Deacons to three wins including the Cold Coast Classic title in West Palm Beach. Davis scored 39 in the Gold Coast Classic opener over Georgetown and in the final vs Jacksonville, plus 32 versus Virginia Tech. He hit 32 of 53 field goals and 28 of 37 free throws, with 14 rebounds in three games. Davis sits as the ACC scoring leader at 27.7, climbs in school all time, and has been All-ACC first team the past two years.
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Duckpin Star Harry Suit Sets World Record 257
Harry Suit of Marlow Heights rolls a 257 in the first of two duckpin games to set the world record. He follows with 99 and 119 for a 475 set while competing in the NR L Mixed League at Fair Lanes Marlow Heights in Washington DC. Suit, 54, is a NR L employee and grandfather of four, with previous bests of 179 and 428.
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Dartmouth taps Crouthamel as head coach in Ivy switch
John J. Crouthamel 32, a Dartmouth rushing record holder and former defensive builder, is named head coach of the Indians. He succeeds Bob Blackman and becomes the Ivy League's youngest head mentor, after Apollo to stay with Dartmouth and decline Illinois option. Joe Yukica stays at Boston College after being offered Dartmouth post.
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Love Overcame Handicaps to Star for Bulls in NBA
Bob Love, a 6'8" forward with a speech impediment and a rough start, rose from obscurity at Southern University to become a leading scorer for the Chicago Bulls. Traded to Chicago after a breakthrough season, Love embraced stardom, excelled in defense, and plans post career work in food science or running a restaurant.
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Patterson Agrees to Meet Bonavena at MSG
Floyd Patterson, two time heavyweight champion, will fight Oscar Bonavena in a scheduled 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden on February 12 after a postponement at Bonavena’s request. Each fighter earns $60,000 or 25 percent of the gate. Patterson, 36, recently knocked out Charlie Green and is set to face Levi Forte on January 15 in Miami Beach. Bonavena, the South American champ, impressed against Muhammad Ali before a 15th round stoppage. both boxers hold similar career records with Patterson 47-7-1 and Bonavena 46-7-1 with 32 knockouts.
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Adult League This Week Football Schedule
Wednesday night games at Frederick High include Routzahn's versus Shipley's at 7 00 and Community College against D B Rice at 9 00 Also Panther's face Boyer's Inn Thursday Frederick High hosts Winpigler versus Middletown at 7 00 Terrace Lounge meets Todd Steel at 8 00 and Aerojet versus Mt Airy at 9 00 with venue times listed.
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