Namath Triggers Feud Ahead of Super Bowl
Joe Namath sparked a feud by claiming four AFL passers outrank Earl Morrall and asserting his Jets backup Babe Parilli could have starred for Baltimore. Baltimore coach Don Shula defended Morrall and praised Namath as a top quarterback while stressing focus on Sundays championship game.
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Bruins Remain Unanimous No 1 In AP Poll
UCLA stays as top ranked team with 1000 points after 9 0 record. North Carolina climbs to No 2 and Santa Clara moves to No 3 while Illinois and Kansas follow. St John s of New York rises to No 8 as Davidson falls from 2nd to 6th after a 75 74 loss to the Redmen.
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Aggies Clinch 12th Straight Win Rank Tenth
New Mexico State beat Arizona State 85-69 to extend its unbeaten streak to 12. Nate Archibald led Pan American’s 100-53 loss, while Albuquerque Dons defeated Tahoe Paradise 96-81 and Southern Colorado edged Eastern New Mexico 89-83 in Pueblo.
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Roswell Booster Club to Host First 1969 Meeting
The Roswell High Athletic Booster Club plans its first 1969 meeting tonight at 7 30 in the school cafeteria. Coaches will introduce basketball wrestling gymnastics and swimming teams and encourage all interested to attend.
Dierking Rescues Royals With Late Slam in Omaha
Connie Dierking nailed two baskets in the final 45 seconds to lift the Cincinnati Royals 196 104 over Chicago in Omaha. Boozer was honored but Chicago tied late before Dierking sealed the win as Don Nelson led Boston past Seattle 121 97 and ABA results showed Houston rallying for 110 105 over Kentucky.
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Weekend High School Football Schedule
The Lovington at Goddard game opens Friday at 6 00 p m followed by NMMI Colts at Mayfield and Dexter at Hagerman also at 6 00 p m On Saturday Roswell visits Portales Artesia plays Goddard NMMI Colts travel to Deming Lake Arthur meets Ruidoso and Hagerman hosts Hondo all games set for 6 00 p m
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Canadian Open Tennis Championship adds Ralston
Dennis Ralston of Bakersfield has been signed to play in the Canadian Open Tennis Championships from August 4 to 10. Other signed pros include Pierre Barthes of France Ray Moore of South Africa and Butch Buchholz of St. Louis.
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Jayhawks Seek 1 000-Game Milestone in Iowa State Win
Kansas the No 5 team rolled to a 94-61 victory over Iowa State in Lawrence to push their season record to 13 1 and extend a 12 game win streak. Sophomore Dave Robisch scored 22 points and Dave Nash 18 as Jo Jo White added 12 and Dan Issel 26 in the rout.
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Eckert assumes interim baseball commissioner role in meeting
Gen William D Eckert takes interim command of baseball at an executive council meeting in Chicago He will govern with full authority until a new commissioner is elected Owners plan a Feb 4 Chicago session to choose a successor with a $100000 salary cited The All Star game in Washington July 22 will be night played marking a second consecutive night event at the midsummer classic The article also notes a pink flamingo expansion at Hialeah Park with over 500 birds now present
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Rams Restore Coach Allen After Personal Rift
Los Angeles Rams owner Dan Reeves rehired George Allen as head coach after a weeklong firing sparked player and fan anger. Reeves cited personality differences but said Allen’s return keeps the same two year contract at about 40 000 annually. Allen, 46, joined the Rams in 1966 and led a rise from 4 10 in 1965 to strong seasons.
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Coach Lemm Names Four Oilers to All Star Roster
New York AP reports coach Wal ly Lemm selected four Houston Oilers for the AFL All Star game in Jacksonville on January 19 bringing Oilers count to 11. Lemm also picked Jets with 11 players for a 33 man squad including defensive end Pat Holmes center Bobby Maples offensive tackle Walt Suggs guard Sonny Bishop and others.
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College basketball scores roundup from nation wider results
Vanderbilt defeated Florida 62 to 55 and Tennessee beat Mississippi 54. Georgia edged Auburn 74 to 69 while West Virginia won 75 to 71 over William and Mary. Other results include Notre Dame 64 Fordham 65 and Texas El Paso 100 Pan American 53.
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Alcoholic drink bundle sale listing
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