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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1969

Page

5

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.

COLT Johnny Unitas Earl Morrall Baltimore Morrall Colts New York Jets Ralph Bernstein Fort Lauderdale Fila Joe Namath Namath Oakland Daryle LaMonica John Hadi San Diego Chargers Bob Griese Miami Dolphins National Football League Quar Terback Jets Babe Parilli Parilli Don Shula Earl NFL Shula

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.

Ben Olan Associated Press St. John’s New York North Carolina UCLA Redmen Tar Heels Davidson Wildcats St. John's Bruins Tulane Princeton Duke Santa Clara Illinois Columbia Oklahoma City San Francisco Illini Minnesota Kansas Kentucky Wisconsin Villanova New Mexico State Cincinnati Tulsa Wichita State Northwestern Michigan State Drake Marquette New Mexico St. Bonaventure Butler Bonnies LaSalle Detroit Louisville Duquesne Ohio State Notre Dame

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.

Associated Press New Mexico State Arizona State Texas-El Paso Pan American University of Albuquerque Dons Tahoe Paradise New Mexico Southern Colorado Pueblo Aggies Charlie Criss Jimmy Collins Miners Nate Archibald Albuquerque-Tahoe Paradise Dons Albuquerque Saints Don Eastern Indians

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.

Associated Press Bob Boozer Connie Dierking Dierking Cincinnati Royals National Basketball Association Chicago Omaha Neb Bulls Boozer Bob Boston Seattle Houston Kentucky Los Angeles Denver Don Nelson Celtics Baltimore Philadelphia Celts Bob Rule SuperSonics Willie Somerset

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

Lovington Goddard Nmmi Colts Mayfield Dexter Hagerman Roswell Portales Artesia Deming Lake Arthur Ruidoso Hondo

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.

Toronto Dennis Ralston Bakersfield Calif Pierre Barthes France Ray Moore South Africa Butch Buchholz St. Louis

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.

Associated Press Kansas Jayhawks Dave Robisch Iowa State Kentucky Mississippi State Villanova Niagara New Mexico Arizona State Notre Dame Fordham Louisville St. Louis Cyclones Lawrence Kan Dave Nash Roger Brown Robisch Jo Jo White Dan Issel Mike Casey Wildcats Calvin Murphy Howard Porter Johnny Jones Charlie Criss Jimmy Collins New Mexico State Aggies Collis Jones South Bend Ind Bob Arnzen Cardinals Mike Grosso Billikens Butch Beard Jerry King Grosso Gene Smith Southern Ilinois Kentucky Wesleyan Wesleyan

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

Chicago William D. Eckert Eckert Washington, D.C Houston Astrodome Philadelphia Pittsburgh

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.

Associated Press LOS Angeles Journal American Medical Association Los Angeles Rams Dan Reeves National Football League George Allen Reeves Allen Jules Rasinski Jr George Dan Rams Chicago Bears

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.

NEW York Wally Lemm Houston Oilers Oilers Jacksonville Fla Lemm Pat Holmes Bobby Maples Walt Suggs Sonny Bishop Jets John Elliott al Atkinson Emerson Boozer Leroy Mitchell Boston Miami Bob Griese Karl Noonan Jim Turner Don Maynard George Sauer Alvin Reed Houston Winston Hill Glen Kay Hines Billy Shaw Buffalo Dave Herman Jon Morris Joe Namath Hoyle Granger Jim Kiick

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.

Vanderbilt Florida Jacksonville Ga. Tech Georgia Auburn W. Va Wm. & Mary Tampa Miami Fla Tennessee Mississippi Kentucky Miss. State Louisville St. Louis Notre Dame Fordham Kansas Iowa State Oklahoma Missouri Colorado Okla State South Weslyan So. Dakota Southwest New Mex Ariz. St Texas-El Paso Pan Amer

Alcoholic drink bundle sale listing

A fragmented ad lists BACARDI OLD CHARTER and COORS CANS along with SCHLITZ six pack offers. It shows a price of 1.10 for a six pack and repeats six pack quantities. The snippet resembles a convenience store promotional card.

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