Butkus Signs With Bears End Intrigue In Free Agency
Chicago Bears secure Dick Butkus amid a furor over AFL and NFL bidding. Denver trades his rights to New York Jets after he chooses Chicago, while Houston Oilers land Larry Elkins with a $125,000 package, signaling a landmark first-round cap split between leagues.
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AAU Plans Big 1965 Triangular Track Meet
AAU aims to avoid post-Olympic decline and stage a large 1965 triangular meet with Poland West Germany and the United States. Don Hull says plans include matching men and women national champions and runners-up for a July Los Angeles meet as a tuneup to the U S Russia dual in Moscow. Hull urges congressional probe into NCAA AAU feud as talks stall in Chicago.
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Pettit's Back Hawks Win Over Lakers in Narrow Clash
Bob Pettit returns from an injury to lead the St. Louis Hawks past the Los Angeles Lakers 105-102. Pettit scores 23 points in his first game in 10 days, adding late fouls to seal the win as the Hawks narrow the Lakers' division lead. Other scores include Boston over New York 116-101, Detroit 125-115 over Cincinnati, and Baltimore 120-414 over San Francisco.
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Pro Basketball Wednesday Results
Boston defeats New York 106 to 91 as Detroit tops Cincinnati 125 to 115 St Louis beats Los Angeles 105 to 102 and Baltimore defeats San Francisco 120 to 114 in midweek NBA action.
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Ranger Star Out Ten Days With Shoulder Injury
AP reports Ranger right wing Bob O Scored will miss the lineup for a week to ten days after suffering a slight separation of the right shoulder in a 33 tie with the Chicago Black Hawks. He collided with the boards in the second period and is undergoing treatment.
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Palmer to Trim Schedule For Rest of Career
Arnold Palmer announced plans to drastically cut his tournament schedule next year to about 15 events. He said he has played 25 or more tournaments annually for a decade and wants golf to stay fun rather than become drudgery. He will still compete in major events and maintain his various business ventures.
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Clarke breaks world mark in Melbourne three miles
Ron Clarke of Australia shattered the world record for the three mile distance in Melbourne, finishing in 15 minutes 7.6 seconds despite a stiff wind. He sped past Murray Halberg of New Zealand and Tony Cook to win by over 100 yards, beating the old record by 2.4 seconds set in 1961.
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Five Added To Hall Of Fame Boxers Named
NEW YORK AP five new members join boxing hall of fame Lou Ambers Jim Braddock Georges Carpentier Ted Kid Lewis and Sam Collyer selection announced Wednesday raises total to 82 fighters Ambers and Braddock voted in by writers Carpentier Lewis chosen by special committee and Cole Iyer selected by directors
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OU Brav es Tangle With Warrensburg Mules in Warrensburg
Ottawa University coach Bill Frear previews tonight’s Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association clash at Warrensburg against co favorite Warrensburg Mules led by All America candidate Dick Brown. Frear plans a guard heavy defense to force outside shots and slow the Mules’ high low post attack while noting OU’s own balance and bench depth.
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Gale Sayers Signs With Chicago Bears for NFL Debut
Football star Gale Sayers signs with the Chicago Bears, drawing surprise from critics who questioned his guts. Despite a running style favoring daylight over blasting through tacklers, Sayers is praised for agility and earning potential as two wealthy teams courted him.
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College basketball scores across regions
EAST Syracuse 127 American U 67 Princeton 83 Lafayette 74 Penn 100 Rutgers 75 Yale 77 Colgate 71 Harvard 100 Amherst 64 Temple 72 Gettysburg 59 Maryland 72 Penn State 71 St Bonaventure 78 Quincy 64 Delaware 68 Johns Hopkins 64 SOUTH Tennessee 97 Richmond 66 Florida 68 VMI 59 Navy 104 Maryland 66 MIDWEST Ran State 96 Creighton 82 Dayton 95 Niagara 64 Ohio St 86 South Dakota 54 SOUTHWEST Texas Tech 114 McMurray 7
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Brayton’s 40-foot shot seals 72 71 win
Maryland defeats Penn State 72-71 as Neil Brayton sinks a 40-foot one-hand push shot with four seconds left. Bradley scores 29 in Princeton win over Lafayette. Bing 20 and 11 assists pace Syracuse 127-67 over American U. Kansas State top Creighton 96-52. Tennessee 97-66 over Richmond.
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Kicker Gogolak Wins AFL Player Of The Week Honor
The Bills placed kicker Pete Gogolak, a Hungarian born Cornell alumnus, as AFL Player of the Week after his 32 yard field goal with eight seconds left beat the Chargers 27 24 Thanksgiving Day. Buffalo had snapped a 10 game skid and faced a rematch with Boston.
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Two Kansans Make Team
Two Kansas players earned spots on the National Junior College Athletic Association all star squad. Cecil Cordell of Coffeyville was named first team tackle and Paul Hartsel of Fort Scott earned first team guard.
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Hockey Results From Today Games
Hockey scores show a 3 to 3 tie between Chicago and New York. Toronto faces Montreal and Boston meets Detroit in other scheduled matchups today.
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Hull Seen Scoring 60
New York AP Bobby Hull of the Chicago Black Hawks is praised as capable of reaching 60 goals after a 3 3 tie with the New York Rangers. Maurice Richard notes Hull’s speed and skill, while Rangers shadow him with Bob Nevin and Donnie Marshall to limit his scoring. The tie leaves the Rangers in third place, three points ahead of Chicago.
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Three Winners Lift Turcotte to Leading Aqueduct Jockey
Ron Turcotte rode three winners at the Aqueduct meeting on Wednesday to rise to the top in the current meet with 29 victories. He swept the card highlighting a dominant performance at New York tracks. The Associated Press reports Turcotte’s three wins solidified his lead over rivals in the standings.
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