Detroit Triumphs Over Vikings 24-20 in Fourth Quarter Drive
Detroit Lions rally in the fourth period to defeat the Minnesota Vikings 24-20 at Minneapolis. Earl Morrall connected on two late passes for a 43-yard drive and Gail Cogdill's TD catch sealed the win as Detroit ties Baltimore for the Western Conference lead. Tarkenton and the Vikings staged a late surge but fell short.
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Detroit
Earl Morrall
Lions
Minnesota
Vikings
Baltimore
Dallas
Morrall
Terry Barr
Gail Cogdill
Fred Cox
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Viking
Fran Tarkenton
Tommy Mason
Paul Flatley
Alex Karras
Tarkenton
Sam Williams
Flatley
Wayne Walker
Watkins
Dan Lewis
Cox
Cogdill
Pat Studstill
Tom Michel
Bill Brown
Giants Miss Two Late Field Goals Tie Dallas 13 13
Dallas and New York played to a 13 13 NFL tie after Don Meredith ran 10 yards for a Cowboys TD and Dick Van Raaphorst failed two late field goal attempts from the 40 and 35. New York led 13 0 at halftime on two Tittle Morison connections and a Lynch interception return. Pettis Norman dropped a late pass for Dallas at the New York seven.
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Dallas
Don Meredith
New York Giants
Cowboys
Dick van Raaphorst
Giant
New York
Dick Lynch
Meredith
Y. A. Tittle
Joe Morrison
van Raaphorst
Pettis Norman
Colts blank Rams 13 in Midget Football League showdown
The Colts shut out the Rams 13 to 0, with Paul Lindsey scoring from five yards and George Benoit adding a four yard TD. Lindsey’s blocked punt set up the final score as Falk connected for the conversion to Burke. Second game featured Greg Gaither’s standout play.
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Colts
Rams
Paul Lindsey
George Benoit
Falk
Danny Burke
Lindsey
Colt
Greg Gaither
Wade four TDs lift Bears past Rams rout
Chicago Bears end a two game skid by routing the Los Angeles Rams 38 to 17 as Bill Wade throws four touchdown passes two to Johnny Morris and Mike Ditka. Bruce Gossett adds a field goal for the Rams.
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Bill Wade
Johnny Morris
Mike Ditka
Chicago Bears
Los Angeles Rams
Bill Munson
Wade
Morris
Ditka
Roosevelt Taylor
Bob Jencks
Bears
Bruce Gossett
Rams
Roman Gabriel
Bucky Pope
Series Facts and Game Wins in St Louis New York Meet
Series results show four games completed with New York and St Louis each posting wins and home runs by Tresh Shannon Linz Mantle and Boyer amid attendance figures and prize shares. Giants beat Lions 27 to 0 with McNitt Thomspon Gaither and May scoring for New York.
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New York
Ford
Downing
Sheldon
Mikkelsen
Howard
Sadecki
Schultz
McCarver
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Tresh
Shannon
Stottlemyre
Gibson
Richardson
Craig
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L — Gibson
Linz
Simmons
Bouton
Mantle
St, Louis
Taylor
Terry
W—Craig
Boyer
Giants
Lions
Jim McNitt
Dwight Thompson
Gaither
Tom May
May
Fifth-Ranked Kentucky Weekend Upset Victim
Florida State routed fifth-ranked Kentucky 48-6 as the Seminoles strong defense limited Kentucky to 24 rushing yards and 11 completions. Florida State, led by Steve Tensi and the Renegades, kept Kentucky scoreless until the final seconds.
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Kentucky
Palmer Wins Piccadilly World Match Play in England
Arnold Palmer recovered from jitters to beat Neil Coles 2 and 1 in a 36 hole final at Wentworth. The Latrobe, Pennsylvania star earned $14,000 prize money and boosted his year total to over $124,000 while Jack Nicklaus fell in the first round.
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Arnold Palmer
Piccadilly
Neil Coles
Latrobe
Wentworth
Burma Road
Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Denver Broncos 33 Kansas City 27 in Speedie debut win
Denver under new coach Mac Speedie defeated Kansas City 33 to 27 ending a 14 game winless stretch in the AFL. Charlie Mitchell 38 yard touchdown run Goose Gonsoulin three interceptions Gene Mingo field goals Jacky Lee quarterbacking Lionel Taylors 34 yard catch led to a 33 13 third period lead. Len Dawson connected with Fred Arbanas on a 33 yard score for KC.
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Sonny Jurgensen
Philadelphia
Eagles
Norman Snead
Eagle
Tim Brown
Jurgensen
Snead
Bobby Mitchell
Jurgensens
Charley Taylor
Brown
Washecsell
Surgesser
Martn
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Martin
Wash—Mutchell
Phil Brown
Baker
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Baer
Tay'oy
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Broncos
Mac Speedie
Kansas City
Charlie Mitchell
Goose Gonsoulin
Gene Mingo
Jacky Lee
Speedie
Jack Faulkner
Lionel Taylor
Lee
Dave Grayson
Len Dawson
Fred Arbanas
Mitchell
Odell Barry
Colts and Mets Split 18 NL Games This Season
The Houston Colts and New York Mets each won nine of their 18 National League matchups this season, finishing with an even 9 to 9 split across the series.
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Houston Colts
New York Mets
Packers Rally in Fourth Quarter to Beat 49ers 24 14
Green Bay overcame a rough start to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 24 14 in Milwaukee. Fullback Jim Taylor sparked the rally with a fourth quarter TD and key carries after Paul Hornung was sidelined. Bart Starr connected with Boyd Dowler for a late score as Green Bay capitalized on a fumble recovery to seal the win before a pro football crowd of 47 380.
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Green Bay Packers
Jimmy Taylor
San Francisco 49Ers
Wisconsin
Taylor
Paul Hornung
Packers
San Francisco
Bart Starr
Boyd Dowler
Hornung
Green Bay
Wood
Brodie
College football scores from nation-wide games
AP roundup lists many late season results across conferences. Notable scores include Penn State 6 Army 2, Temple 44 Boston University 13, Harvard 3 Columbia 0, Tulane 6 Mississippi State 17, Ohio State 26 Illinois 0, Texas Tech 25 Texas Christian flu, Notre Dame 34 Air Force 7, Oregon State 9 Washington 7, Utah State 51 Wichita 7, and several others showing diverse outcomes.
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N. Carolina
Far West
Gambrills Defeats Mount Airy 13 to 6 in State Tourney
Gambrills shelled three Mt Airy pitchers to hand the Maryland State League entry its first loss in the state baseball tournament 13-6. starter Spike Jones fell early and Mt Airy managed only one extra base hit, a double by Tom Bichy. Mt Airy and Gambrills face each other Sunday to decide the championship.
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Gambrils
Spike Jones
Donny Neel
Tommy Thomas
Tom Bichy
Mt Airy
Jones
Neel
Thomas
Rimmey
Franklin
Melito
Joyer
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