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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1965

Page

8

Western Teams Dominate NFL All-Pro Selections

The 1965 All-Pro team shows the West with 18 of 23 spots, led by stars like John Unitas and Gale Sayers. Baltimore, Chicago, Green Bay, and Dallas also heavily represented as 10 players are 26 or younger. The selections, announced amid NFL Players Association cooperation, will be honored at the Pro Bowl in Los Angeles.

New York John Grodie San Francisco NFL John Unitas Baltimore Brodie Unitas NBA National Football League Players Association Columbiadcasting Bears Socom Retzlaff Philadelphia Eagles Dave Parks Jimmy Orr Colts Robert Brown Eagles Mick Minnesota Gibes Deacon Jones Los Angeles Dick Butkus Chicago Herb Adderley Packers Bobby Mel Dallas Sayers Washington Paul Warfield Cleveland Warfield Krause Renfro Bob Lilly Dallas Cowboys Olsen Los Angeleses Tim Brown Sayers Joe Schmidt Detroit Lou Groza Ollie Matson Cardinals Pete Retzlaff Philadelphia

Celtics and Pistons Win NBA Tilts

Celtics rout Warriors 116 to 113 as Havlicek scores 32 and Sanders Nelson add 25 each. Pistons edge Lakers 117 to 114 after Barnhill hits key free throws with 26 seconds left. West leads all scorers with 34 for the Lakers.

Warriors John Havlicek Tom Sanders Don Nelson Guy Repaoee San Eocccisco Joe Caldwell NBA John Barnhill Detroit Los A Lakers Jerry West Angeles rTa Baylor Boozer Scott Imhoff West Los Angeles Troit

Year of upheaval hits sports champions across events

New York reports a tumultuous season as 850 sports categories show 77 percent failed to defend titles. Major elites like the St. Louis Cardinals Yankees Giardello Pastrano and Foyt lost titles while UCLA Clemente and Boston Celtics posted notable repeat successes. 653 champions were dethroned or defeated. track and field saw the largest turnover with 86 new champs in AAU and NCAA events.

New York UPI St. Louis Cardinals New York Yankees Joey Giardello Willie Pastrano A.J Hardy Bob Schul Ralph Boston Hal Connelly Tommy Farrell St. John's

Herndon Alumni Rally Past Herndon Team 93 84

Alumni defeat Herndon 93 to 84 after a second quarter surge and third period stretch led by Ron Harrison 27 points. Terry McKinney scored 19 for Herndon while David Cooke and Dan Mitchem contributed double digits for the Alumni in a high scoring matchup.

Terry McKinney Ronnie Harrison David Cooke Dan Mitchem Tub McKinney Calvin McKinney Frank Harrison Jack Kemp George Prillerman Darrell Jenkins Herndon John Perdue Ron Quesen Calvin Thompson Norman Moore Dick Gentry George Stevenson Bill Tilly Larry Lilly Frank Adams Weis Alumni Merndon Au

Jaycee Cagers Plan Practice Session Sunday Night

Jaycee basketball team will hold a practice at the Recreation Building Sunday at 7 30 PM Team Coach Jim Fraley urges all Jaycee members and any Jaycee member interested to attend He said after organization he will arrange matches with other Jaycee chapters in the area

Ae Jaycee Jim Fraley Fraley

Local grid names tackle 808 Lilly and more on defense

Football notes list players Dick ButkhS Wayne Walker Joe Fortunato Herb Adperley Bobby Boyd Willie Won Willie Renfro as backfield and defensive backs with Mel Renfro among listed positions in a roster snippet.

Willie Davis Green Bay Deacon Jones Los Angeles Alex Karras Detroit Bob Lilly Dallas Dick Butkus Chicago Wayne Walker Joe Fortunato Herb Adderley Bob d Baltimore Mel Renfro Lilly Dick Butkhs Herb Adperley Bobby Boyd Willie Woop

Heisman Winner Faces Rose Bowl Dream Shortfall

NEW YORK NEA Mike Garrett the 1965 Heisman winner is disappointed he missed the Rose Bowl. Despite fame and pro interest in football and baseball, he recalls a lifelong dream of playing in the Rose Bowl that UCLA broke by beating USC. Garrett weighs pro football vs USC baseball as a future.

New York NEA Mike Garrett University of Southern California Garrett Mike UCLA Trojans USC Pasadena William Sigur Los Angeles Sigur Ohio State Jon Arnett Chuck Arrobio Ted Rams NFL Kansas City AFL Jess Hill Frank Gifford John McKay Trojan

Army sergeant becomes post basketball coach at Ft. Eustis

Sgt Morris L Poe, 39, arrives for retirement tour and is named basketball coach by Lt Col Steward W Hoskins at Ft Eustis Va The former battalion athletic officer in Inchon and in Germany built a 167 21 coaching record abroad and now leads a squad anchored to Virginia installations Poe pursues coaching despite lacking a college degree and hopes to continue mentoring youth.

FT. Eustis UPI Morris L. Poe Pee Steward W. Hoskins University of Richmond U.S. Army Transportation Center Poe Hoskins David Sysko University Oflaware Sysko Dave Tarr Brown University Army Transportation Tarr Army Viet Nam Virginia Newport News Inchon Korea Douglas MacArthur Huntington High School Inchanas Defense Department Wurzburg Germany Europe Ron Loneski Kansas

Browns Ready Rebuild For Title Match Sunday

Cleveland prepares to defend the NFL title against Green Bay with reshaped tactics and a rebuild driven by the Packers offense. Jim Brown says Green Bay’s win shows why the Browns must stay sharp as every key player will be available for the title game.

Cleveland, Ohio Browns Cleveland Jim Brown Green Bay Baltimore Brown

Wheeling Wins Golden Valley Tournament Crown

Wheeling College captured the Golden Valley Tournament with a 75-73 overtime win over West Liberty. Lou Turkaly hit an 18 foot jumper with two seconds left to seal the victory, while Jed O Connell led Wheeling with 17 points and earned MVP honors. West Liberty’s Monty Miller had 20 points in defeat.

Wheeling UPI Wheeling College West Liberty Alliance (Pa.) College St. Vincent Pa.) College Lou Turkaly Cardinals John Gage Jed ‘O’connell Monty Miller

Thursday Night Mixed Bowling Standings and Leaders

Results show Meadows Oil Co leading with 32 wins and 2 losses in a packed page of league play. Individual high series include Joe Fazio & Co at 2333 and Thelma Thompson with multiple standout scores, while team honors go to E. M. Payne Co for high team game and Joe Fazio & Co for high team series.

Meadows Oil Co E. M. Payne Co Cleo Crewey Mary Cook Betsy White Gen Morehouse Gladys Stiles Marie McRoberts Los Re River Supply Ry Carter Raleigh County Bank Eppy’s Joe Fazio & Co Beckley Loan Co Pinecrest Motel Johnny Dollar Nordstrom Kaelm Thelma Thompson Joe Fazio Cliff Nordstrom

Town and Country Bonds Essoy Quality Lumber Series

A dense listing of bowling results and scores from the Sportsman series showing high team games high series and individual scores for players such as Dix Manning Orford Thompson Lewis McManus Harold McRoberts John Houck George Corey Dennis Stone Roe Robinson and others across multiple events including High Team Game and High Ind Series with numerous 200 plus games and 500s noted.

Bond’s Essoy Quality Lumber Chemcsty High Dix Manning the Sportsman Orford Thompson John Caponiti Shelby Stump Lewis McManus John Houck Harold McRoberts Junior Johnson Tom Williams George Corey Dennis Stone George Halash

West Virginia High School Basketball Scores Feed

West Virginia alumni teams and schools posted varied results across a long slate. Notable pairings included Oak Hill beating Alumni 64 and Summersville defeating 54, while Charleston toppled Hoover 63 and St Albans beat Alumni 57. Other matchups featured several institutions such as Gannon and Indiana Tech Invitational participants, with Fort Eustis tournament play and numerous regional games across WV schools.

West Virginia Shady Spring Van Alumni Lewisburg Frankford Rainelle Smoot Oak Hill Marsh Fork Montcalm Oakvale Barrackville Mannington Welch Bluefield Ripley St. Albans Dunbar Charleston Hoover Gassaway Sutton Summersville Matewan Ge N. C. State Teeestained Wheeling West Liberty Consolation Alliance St. Vincent Vipraiso Wash. U St. Procopius Aurora Southwest Smu Conn South North Carolina Utah Manith Coll Ore. St Stanford Utah St Arizona Air Force Oregon Michigan Wash. St Ft.Eustis Okla. Chris Midland Texas Western Iowa Ark Loyola South Chicago U Knox Grinnell

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