Hart Conrad Lead Cardinals Past Browns 27 16
Jim Hart threw two touchdown passes to Bobby Joe Conrad and the St. Louis Cardinals topped Cleveland 27 16 in frigid conditions. Cleveland saw two dangerous holds inside the five yard line stall for field goals, ending the Browns eight game win streak. Conrad caught two passes including a 28 yard grab and a 20 yard score as St. Louis built an early lead and held on behind strong defense and special teams.
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Bobby Joe Conrad
St. Louis Cardinals
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Browns
Dallas
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Cardinals
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Chuck Lafourette
Conrad
Jackie Smith
Hart
Brakken
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Bakken
Cockroft
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S—Conrad
S—Smith
Mount fuels Purdue win with 43 points over Ohio
Rick Mount scored 43 points guiding Purdue to a 100-89 victory over Ohio University. Mount went 13 for 13 at the line and 15 for 24 from the floor, while Herm Gilliam added 27 to 28 by midgame and John Canine kept Ohio close with 28 points.
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Rick Mount
Purdue
Boilermakers
Ohio University
Mount
John Canine
Herm Gilliam
Gilliam
Terry Dischinger
Hoosiers Top Wolfpack 77 in Big Ten Tilt
Indiana pulled away after a sluggish start to beat North Carolina State 77-62 in Bloomington. The Hoosiers outrebounded NC State 64-49 and built a 29-22 halftime lead that grew to 42-29 before coach Lou Watson cleared the bench.
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Indiana
North Carolina State
State
Hoosiers
Lou Watson
Wolves
Goose season in Southern Illinois faces quota risk
About 11,000 geese have been killed by water fowl hunters in Southern Illinois as of December 8, per the Illinois Department of Conservation. If hunting success lags, the state quota of 20,000 geese may not be reached and season could end early in Alexander, Union, Jackson, and Williamson Counties on December 22.
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Terrier Ram clash in South Seven basketball game tickets sold
Tickets for next Friday's South Seven Conference basketball game between Carbondale and Mt. Vernon are all reserved. About 2,500 seats are available with reserved chairs at $1.50, reserved bleacher seats $1.25, and student admission 50 cents.
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Carbondale
Terrier
Reid Martin
Illini rout Iowa State to stay unbeaten improve to 4-0
Illinois overwhelmed Iowa State 75-49 as Scholz scored 18 and Price 12, driving a 23-14 first-half lead and a second-half rout. The Cyclones never recovered from a 39-23 halftime deficit.
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Champaign
Dave Scholz
Illinois
Iowa State
Cyclones
Illini
Mike Price
Price
Scholz
Tilini
Greg Jackson
Jodie Harrison
Badgers edge Northern Illinois in close finish
Wisconsin defeats Northern Illinois 69 to 67 as Craig Mayberry seals the win with two late free throws eight seconds remaining. Don Russell added a final Huskies basket as the clock expired after NIU erased a 15 point second half deficit. Art Rohlman tied the game with a 15 foot shot to force the late heroics.
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Wis
Wisconsin
Craig Mayberry
Badgers
Northern Illinois
Mayberry
Huskies
Don Russell
Art Rohlman
Outdoor books nice gifts at Christmas
A consumer note reviews three outdoorsman authored books for young readers. KING GATOR by George Laycock from W. W. Norton portrays a Florida refuge and wardens vs poachers. SPORTSMAN'S GUIDE TO GAME ANIMALS by Leonard Rue III, Harper and Row, details game animals with wildlife photos. MINN OF THE MISSISSIPPI by Holling Clancy Holling, Houghton Mifflin, follows a snapping turtle’s journey down the Mississippi with vivid river images.
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W. W. Norton
New York
Florida
Leonard Rue III
Harper and Row, Inc
Rue
Mississippi
Holling Clancy Holling
Houghton Mifflin Company
Boston
Minn
Otasca
Minnesota
Little Snapper
Gulf
Tom Sawyer
Ashe Wins to Reach Queensland Final in Brisbane
Arthur Ashe of Richmond Virginia defeated Australia’s Ray Ruffels 8 6 4 6 8 5 to reach the final of the Queensland championships in Brisbane. Ashe and Davis Cup teammate Stan Smith of Pasadena California will meet for the title Sunday.
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Australia
Arthur Ashe
Richmond
Ray Ruffels
Ashe
America
Stan Smith
Pasadena
Calif
Kansas City routs Denver to clinch playoff bid
Len Dawson sparked the Chiefs with precise passes including a 67 yard strike to Otis Taylor and two more TD connections. Hayes scored on a one yard run, Stenerud added three field goals, and KC defeated Denver 30 to 7 to stay in the Western Division title race with Oakland looming.
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AIP
Len Dawson
Kansas City
Denver Broncos
Chiefs
Oakland Raiders
San Diego
Denver
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Purdue
Otis Taylor
Taylor
Hayes
Jan Stenerud
Norway
Broncos
Mike Haffner
Willie Lanier
Marlin Briscoe
Caeser Belser
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Jim Kearney
Stenerud
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K—Garrett
D—Van Heusen
Briscoe
Howfield
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