Lions Coach Survives Housecleaning Topples Five Assistants
Detroit AP. Lions coach George Wilson keeps his job after a full house cleaning that ousted five assistants: Aldo Forte Les Bingaman Don Doll Bob Nussbaumer Sonny Grandelius. Owner William Clay Ford says Wilson’s contract is extended indefinitely and will hire a new staff.
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Giants Sign Frank Lambert in Derby With Jets
The New York Giants signed Frank Lambert, Mississippi punter who led major college kickers with a 44.1 average. Lambert was Giants fifth pick, chosen No. 10 by the Jets in the AFL draft. Also inked were Pitt linebacker Ray Popp, Allen Brown to Green Bay, Mike Tilleman to Minnesota, and Bob Breitstein to Denver.
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Attendance rising in Big Eight football records set
Big Eight teams all increased attendance this season with six schools posting single season marks. The conference average rose to 36,442 per game, a record and 11 percent above last year. Nebraska led gains with 232,384 in five games, while Kansas Missouri also set marks. Oklahoma and others showed double digit rises as totals climbed across the league.
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Pros Vote For College Rule Changes in AP Poll
An Associated Press poll shows voters favor professional football rules for colleges. The top changes urged include returning free substitutions and placing goal posts at the goal line to boost field goal attempts. 106 favor unlimited substitutions. 31 seek ending five yard delay penalties. 65 support other pro rules, 43 want goal posts moved back.
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Basketball Scores From Early Conference Action
East Kansas 71 St. John's 56 and Providence 8 Bowl Green 65 Georgetown 97 Columbia 85 lead a day of college games. South Alabama 80 Richmond 70 Florida 73 North Carolina 54 Seattle 89 Memphis State 77 Georgia Tech 91 William & Mary 73 Auburn 80 Georgia Southern 64.
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Melvern's Harry Geier Is Ottawa Area Player Of The Week
Geier a 6 214 senior led Melvern to fifth and sixth straight wins. He scored 25 points in a 92 35 Osage County League victory over Quenemo and followed with 33 as Melvern beat Williamsburg 78 52. Other nominees included Ed Ransom Jerry Fabert and John Sutton.
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Archie Roberts Wins Swede Nelson Award at Dinner
Archie Roberts, Columbia quarterback and Holyoke, Massachusetts native, named 19th Swede Nelson Sportsmanship Award winner for three years of varsity play. He led Ivy League in passing and total offense, set records, and earned the Earl Blaik Fellowship. Roberts also aids Harlem communities earning the Morningside Brotherhood Award.
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Oilers to Name Coach Taylor at News Conference
The Houston Oilers were expected to name Hugh Bones Taylor 41 as their new head coach at a 1 p.m. EST news conference. Taylor, an Oilers assistant and former star with the Washington Redskins, had been at the center of coaching speculation after Sammy Baugh resigned last Friday to spend more time on his ranch in west Texas.
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Valley Teams Win Nonconference Showdowns On Monday Night
Missouri Valley teams swept nonleague games as Cincinnati defeated Denver 99-64 at home and Bradley beat Oklahoma 83-75 at Peoria. Bradley improves to 6-1 in league play. Cincinnati and Wichita State sit at 5-1. St Louis hosts Kentucky as Billikens aim to extend a four-of-five series edge over Rupp’s Wildcats. Cincinnati’s Don Rolfes and Ken Calloway each scored 17. Denver’s stretch included its third game in four nights. Bradley’s Eddie Jackson poured 22 and Ernie Thompson 18, erasing a halftime deficit and grabbing control after four quick points by Campbell.
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NCAA Awards 22 Postgraduate Scholarships in Football Fees Plan
The NCAA distributed 22 one thousand dollar postgraduate scholarships to student athletes with at least a 3.0 GPA and football talent. Major college winners include John Kelly Brown Pat Donnelly Navy Tom Bell Clemson Arnold Chonko Ohio State Ron Oelschlager Kansas Mike Kennedy Baylor Ed Fausti Air Force Academy Bill Douglas Washington Jim Ellis Texas Tech Russell Mowrer Colorado State Bill Eastlake Xavier. College division winners include Jerry Jones Williams David Wioa Allegheny Frank Stubblefield University of the South Sherman Riemenschneider Hiram Larry White Morningside Leon Hardy Texas Southern Gene Carlson Montana State College Robert Jones Redlands Steven Ingram Bowdoin Steven Miller Cornell Iowa Phillip Steans Ripon. The program is funded by football TV rights fees with plans to award 10 more scholarships to basketball scholar-athletes.
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Midwest and Southwest college scores summed
Indiana crushed Notre Dame 107 81 while Purdue beat Ohio U 79 73. Iowa routed North Dakota 106 65 and Bradley defeated California 87 80. Cincinnati beat Denver 99 64, Butler won 84 67 over Tulane, Toledo fell 86 67 to Gonzaga, Texas Tech edged Colorado 85 83, Howard Payne 74 defeated Centenary 84, and TCU prevailed 75 over an unspecified opponent.
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Boxing Results From Montreal Monday Fight
Joey Durell of Canada outpointed Armand Savoie in a 152 to 144 bout in Montreal. Durell scored the win over Savoie in a ten round decision with clear pace and control.
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Cedar Key Sired by Kentuckian Bruce Bred Horse Record
Cedar Key bred by Bruce of Kentucky. Campbell claimed last year by Jerry Basta of Cedarhurst New York for 6000 dollars. In the 4 year old gelding's first 11 starts this year he earned 167699 dollars. Basta lost the horse for 7500 dollars but reclaimed him for 9000 dollars.
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