Cowboys Suffer Worst Numerical Defeat in History
Dallas capitulated 54 to 13 to Minnesota as Ed Sharockman starred with a 23 yard punt return and a 34 yard interception for touchdowns. Mike Clark and Clint Jones added scores as Minnesota set season highs. Cowboys slip to 3-2 and face Kansas City next, while Minnesota stays 4-1 in the Central Division.
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Astros Acquire Young Star Metzger From Cubs
Houston trades Hector Torres to Chicago for Roger Metzger the Cubs’ 1969 first round pick. Metzger hit .270 in Class AAA Pacific Coast League this season and will play winter ball in Venezuela. Torres batted .246 in 31 Houston games and was Houston’s regular shortstop in 1968, with prior standout Topps Rookie recognition.
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Top Teams Win Again in Texas High School Football Poll
The Associated Press reports most top teams won as four leaders prevailed. Wichita Falls defeated Haltom City 62-19, Ennis beat Mexia 33-7, Iowa Park routed Bowie 7-0, and Poth topped Pettus 55-0, with notable upsets including Azle over Fort Worth Brewer 15-0 and Bastrop beating Gideings.
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Tech Red Raiders Aim To Break Jinx With SMU Showdown
Tech hosts SMU in a pivotal SWC clash as a loss could end Raider hopes. Joe Reed, from Lorenzo, threw two second half TD passes for SMU, while Tech's Larry Hargrave scored twice.
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Tarkenton Debuts Stun Patriots in Loss to Giants
Fran Tarkenton dazzled with his feet as the Giants defeated Boston 16-0, despite Kapp’s 102 passing yards and 41 rushing yards. Coach Rush lamented stopping Tarkenton’s screen passes as Kapp struggled in Harvard Stadium wind.
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ACC Faces No 1 Team This Week
ACC prepares to challenge Arkansas State ranked No 1 in the nation as Abilene Christian’s Jim Lindsey aims to extend his NCAA all time passing record. Lindsey threw four TD passes for 372 yards in a 42 27 win over Lamar Tech.
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College football results from Saturday across multiple games
Drake defeated Arizona 31 to 17 while Montana beat Idaho State 35 to 34 and Oklahoma edged Colorado 23 to 15. Other notable scores include Harvard 27 Cornell 24 and Penn State 7 Syracuse 24.
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Most Happy Fella Wins Triple Crown Heat At Jug
Most Happy Fella, a three year old pacing colt, won the second jewel of harness racing’s Triple Crown at Delaware Ohio. He beat Columbia George in the Little Brown Jug and firmed his status as a top pacer this year. Dancer had sold the horse to Blue Chip Farms of Wallkill, New York the day before the race but kept the year’s earnings.
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Blue Flame Narrowly Misses World Land Speed Record
At Wendover Utah the Blue Flame streamliner posted two one way runs reaching 604.02 and 599.30 mph for a two way average of 601.7 but failed to beat the world land speed mark under USAC rules requiring at least a one percent improvement. The attempt fell short by four mph ending the run without an official record.
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