One More Season In NFL No Football Horizons Left For Jim Brown
Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns plans to make 1966 his last in professional football. At 29 he has won the MVP award and led the league in rushing, with teammate John Wooten noting he could play three more years at top speed. The Hollywood Beach feature quotes Brown as seeking new horizons after championship success.
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Manhasset
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Syracuse
Ray Botts
Negro Industrial and Economic Union
Lefty Kreh Story Shows Family Fishing Promise
A letter from Larry Kreh to Irv Swope recounts a Florida fishing trip with Lefty Kreh. Larry details shark catches, a Boston whaler voyage, and a day near Steam Boat Channel, ending with a line snag and a looming storm.
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Mounties tumble to tenth in AP small college poll
Southern Illinois Salukis, 8-1 after beating Kentucky Wesleyan, face Arizona State and Arizona this weekend while holding the top spot in the AP small college rankings. Grambling moves to second as Evansville falls to fifth. Akron rises to third and North Dakota to fourth with Valparaiso new to the top ten.
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Skidding Thurmont hosts Walkersville in key class B tilt
Vital B contest tonight features Thurmont 2-0 in class B against 1-0 Walkersville in Thurmont gym with a sellout crowd expected. Thurmont relies on Matt Wiley and Bill Wildasin while Walkersville aims to rebound after three losses to higher classifications. Frederick seeks Tri-State League win over Boonsboro as Brunswick and Mt. Airy target .500 marks with other local games noted.
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News-Post
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Howard County
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Smithsburg
Yankees Sign Ford For 1966 In Happy News
The New York Yankees kept Whitey Ford at the 1965 salary level for 1966 while Mickey Mantle, weakened by shoulder trouble, faced further examination at the Mayo Clinic after recently playing touch football. Mantle hobbled through a disappointing 1965 season with 122 games and a .255 average. Ford, 37, posted a 16-13 record in 1965 and plans a European goodwill tour starting January 25.
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Kathy Whitworth Named Female Athlete Of The Year
Kathy Whitworth, LPGA star from Jal New Mexico, has been chosen Female Athlete Of The Year by AP sports writers and broadcasters. She led 1965 women’s golf with eight wins in 30 starts and a circuit leading earnings of 32327.50, earning 101 first place votes to edge golfer Margaret Smith and others in the national poll.
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Associated Press
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U.S
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Brazil
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Wyomin Titus
Edith McGuire
Russia
Tamara Press
Tri-State League Tonight's Games Overview
S Hagerstown faces Waynesboro while Westminster meets Martinsburg and Frederick plays Boonsboro in Tri-State League action. The York Rangers sent winger Ted Taylor to Baltimore of the American Hockey League where he appeared in four games for the National Hockey League club, recording one assist.
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Boonsboro
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New York Rangers
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Bing challenges for cage scoring lead
New York AP reports Dave Bing of Syracuse surged from 14th to challenge Purdue's Dave Schellhase for the national scoring lead. Bing stands 30.6 points per game, 367 points in 12 games, while Schellhase averages 32.4 on 356 points in 11 contests. Bob Lewis of North Carolina is third at 30.2, with Dick Snyder and Cazzie Russell nearby. Hooper leads in free throw accuracy at .855 after 42 makes in 144 attempts.
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Bing
Syracuse
Purdue
Dave Schellhase
Ncaa Service Bureau
Schelhase
Mount St. Mary’s thumps Washington College 101 77
Mount St. Mary’s freshman Fred Carter led a 101 77 Mason Dixon Conference win over Washington College. Mounts led 26 11 early and 47 31 at halftime, then widened the margin behind Carter Dohler and Lyons. Washington’s Sloan and Nelson led with 24 and 22. Mount St. Mary’s improves to 4 2 in conference, 10 2 overall. Washington 1 6 in conference, 3 8 overall.
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Chapman
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Duke Registers 76-61 Victory Over Maryland
Duke's Blue Devils defeated Maryland 76 to 61 in the ACC. Duke surged after halftime, with Mike Lewis scoring 17 and grabbing boards as Duke pulled away to an 72-47 lead. Vacendak led Duke with 18, while Maryland’s Garrard and McMillan added 15 and 14 respectively. Duke topped the boards 45 to 31 and moved to 11 straight wins and 5-1 in the ACC.
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