Dolphins and Bears clash in talk of era defining teams
Sid Luckman compares modern Miami Dolphins to his 1940 Chicago Bears while praising Don Shula and noting the Dolphins pursuit of undefeated season. He recalls the 1940 Bears dominance and Halas’s view, as Morrell, Griese, and other stars shape today’s elite squad.
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Chicago
Miami Dolphins
Chicago Bears
Sid Luckman
Bears
Washington Redskins
Dolphins
New York Giants
NFL
George Halas
Beattie Feathers
Bronco Nagurski
Luckman
Don Shula
Halas
Shula
Jack Dempsey
Joe Louis
McAfee
Turner
Studahar
Musso
Miami
Bob Griese
Earl Morrall
Baltimore
Johnny Unitas
Morrall
Papa Bear Halas
Griese
North Has Patriots Reach State Finals Amid Illness
The North Crawfordsville Patriots face flu issues with four players out and Sharpe praising the team's unselfish play and teamwork. Starting five include Mike Napoleon, Tom Duling, Steve Russell, Lee Mann, and Nate Mills. Peck notes Washington Catholic's size and defense as a challenge, with Kelly, King, and Casey contributing when healthy.
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Patriots
Sharpe
Herschel Allen
Mike Napoleon
Tom Duling
Steve Russell
Lee Mann
Nate Mills
Friday Cage Games Hit Local High School Basketball Night
Friday schedule features Sullivan at South, North Central at North, Rockville at Attica, and several County rivalries including Bloomfield at Linton and Greencastle at Clinton. Saturday follows with ISU at Centenary, Crawfordsville at North, and more district matchups across the region.
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Sullivan
South North
Bloomington
North State High
Linton
West Vigo
Brazil
North Central
North
Vermillion
Rockville
Attica
Turkey Run
Montezuma
North Knox
ISU
Centenary
Illinois College
Rose-Hulman
Crawfordsville
North West
Vigo
Clay City
Schulte
Washington Catholic
Shawswick
Switz City
Mt. Carmel
Robinson
Staunton
Worthington
Williamsport
Rosedale
van Buren
Cloverdale
Greencastle
Bloomfield
Brown County
North Vermillion
North Putnam
Arnie Ferrin Leads Utah Stars as GM
C Arnold Arnie Ferrin, a four time All American at the University of Utah, becomes general manager of the Utah Stars of the American Basketball Association in Salt Lake City.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
C. Arnold
Arnie) Ferrin
Utah Stars
American Basketball Association
University of Utah
Pro football oddities and Sweetwater Hall of Fame ties
The piece notes a home field imbalance in NFL history with visiting teams winning more often in some seasons. It highlights Sammy Baugh and Bulldog Turner from Sweetwater High School entering the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It also recalls the first Super Bowl on January 15, 1967 with Green Bay beating Kansas City 35 to 10. It ends with a local distributor reference in Vigo County.
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NFL
Sammy Baugh
Bulldog Turner
Sweetwater
Texas
Green Bay
Kansas City
Patriots and Braves win as West Vigo falls to Clinton
North defeats Granville Wells 45 21 with pins from Berry Shields Akers and Tarrh while Clinton pins West Vigo 28 23. South beats Brazil 36 21 for its second straight win.
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North
South
West Vigo
Indiana
Clinton
Granville Wells
Patriots
Bill Berry
Dave Shields
Rick Akers
Dave Tarrh
Wildcat Grapplers
West Vigo Vikings
Vikes
ISU Beats Lock Haven to Open Wrestling Season
Indiana State edged Lock Haven 18 14 as Dave Gaunt and Dan Hall secured key points to turn the meet. A capacity 4000 crowd watched Chico Lutes out with flu and Dennis Goldburg win in relief while Ervin Wright is out two weeks.
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Lock Haven
Indiana State
Sycamores
Gray Simons
ISU
West Point
N.Y
Army
Princeton
Montclair
N.J
Dave Gaunt
Scott Wilson split pair in junior high hoops
Scott and Wilson split a junior high double header as the Scotties defeated 8th grade 39 27 while the freshman Warriors fell 33 31 led by Joe Jounter with 13 points and Stuart 10. Rose hosted 8th and 9th grade wins Honey Creek routed 46 21 Younger boys paced 46 21 and older 35 20 with Miller 11 Hutchinson 10. Concannon 7th 8th beat Van Buren 39 26 led by Chris Pearson 14 Bruce Miller 12. Concannon 8th won 41 27 Ed Burris 18 Smith 12 for Van Buren.
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Clinton
Sullivan
Linton Brazil
Greencastle
State
U van Buren
Montezuma
Rosedale
North
South
Tri-River
James
Phipps
Linton
Shakamak
Elmore
Hargis
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Eitelforge
van Buren Veeveties
McCullough
Brazil
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Dyer
West Vigo
Lear
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Lesko
Schulte
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Koehler
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Kelly
Rose
Bedwell
Busenbark
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Staunton
County Smith
Baid
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I McNeil
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Trout
Huffman
Ui Case
Rosedal
GTP
Mills
Lee
South Eeeee
Clinton Contegaris
Scott
Wilson
Concannon
Scotties
Joe Jounter
Stuart
Warriors
Honey Creek
Hampton
Miller
Hutchinson
Chris Pearson
Bruce Miller
Ed Burris
Smith
Cage Scores From AP Roundup Of Major College Men
East Manhattan 96 St. Peters 78 St Marys Cal 83 Seton Hall 78 Harvard 122 Springfield 98 Albright 64 Gettysburg 53 Delaware 97 Franklin Marshall 62 Princeton 51 Rutgers 47. Appalachian St 67 Richmond 64 W Carolina 64 J C Smith 57 Memphis St 87 S Florida 73 Auburn 82 E Illinois 75 Oklahoma 84 Stetson 76 Brigham Young 83 Michigan 69 Kansas 69 Murray St 63 Wis Milwaukee 74 Bradley 72 N Texas St 84 Georgia State 58 Texas A I 75 East Texas St 70 Arizona 71 Southern Cal 69 Weber State 81 Utah 70 Oregon 83 Montana State 63
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Albright
Gettysburg
Delaware
Franklin & Marshall
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Rutgers
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W. Carolina
J.C. Smith
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S. Florida
Auburn
E. Illinois
Oklahoma
Stetson
Midwest
Brigham Young
Michigan
Arizona
Southern Calif
Weber State
Utah
Oregon
Montana State
Daugherty Honored At Notre Dame Banquet In South Bend
Retiring Michigan State coach Duffy Daugherty received a lifetime Notre Dame Letterman's Club membership at the 53rd annual football banquet. Ara Parseghian lauded his impact, noting 10 wins, 7 losses and one tie in 18 meetings with Notre Dame while calls to preserve college football tradition echoed through the event. Daugherty reflected on his rivalry with Notre Dame and recounted notable games, including a Buckeye upset that season.
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Ind
UPI
Michigan State
Duffy Daugherty
Notre Dame
Irish
Daugherty
Ara Parsezhian
Spartans
Columbus
Woody Hayes
Buckeyes
Amsterdam
Hogan Wins Kemper Grid Award At Kemper College
Michael E. Hogan son of Dr and Mrs Thomas W Hogan of 3505 Ohio Blvd is awarded a Kemper Grid Award for his football performance at Kemper College in Boonville Missouri Cadet Sgt FC Hogan was elected captain and played tackle on both platoons as a sophomore.
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Michael E. Hogan
Thomas W. Hogan
Ohio Blvd
Kemper College
FC Hogan
Boonville
Army names 1973 co captains Ward and Whitman
The Army football team for 1973 will have co captains. Jim Ward from Silver Spring Maryland and Courtenay Skip Whitman of Morristown New Jersey were named to the positions during Thursday night announcements.
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West Pont
N.Y
UPID
Army
Jim Ward
Silver Spring
Courtenay
Skip’ Whitman
Marasquan
N.J
ISU Women Debut In Season Opener At Home
Indiana State women open their basketball season Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Women's Physical Education Building hosting Champaign Amateur Athletic Union after a 2 p.m. B team game against St Mary of the Woods. The Woods, 66 21 losers to Vincennes, mark their first game in over 40 years.
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Schulter
Rosedale
Washington Catholic
Schulte
Peck
Dave Lesko
Kevin Kelly
Jim King
Jerry Casey
Washington
Indiana State
Champaign, Ill
Amateur Athletic Union
ISU
St. Mary of-the-Woods
Vincennes
the Woods
Dee Romine
Farmersburg
Connecticut
Patricia Porter
Perkins Paces Jaycees Win In Biddy Action
The Jaycees beat City Plumbing 30-21 as Jay Perkins scores 13 points to lead. Dave Tanner adds 10 for Plumbing. Terre Haute Softball tops Lions Club 27-13 with Scott Beasley at 11 for the winners.
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City Plumbing
Jay Perkins
Dave Tanner
Plumbing
Terre Haute
Lions Club
Scott Beasley
Bowen Oldsmobile
Roger Cheeks
Todd Stroup
Bowen
Richard Wilson
Sam Fleschner
Bob Hoffman
Coca-Cola
Bill Booth
Fuad Jezzereny
Jeff Adams
Knicks
Bullets
Kevin Jewell
Tim Dunn
North Central Prepares For Double Road Trip In Tight Schedule
North Central Thunderbirds travel to North Vermillion and Vincennes for back to back road games after flatter recent form. In the Dagger game paced by Barry Stuck 34 and Dave McHugh 12 Central won 68 72, while Staunton fell 45 70 with Mark Rambis 14 and Stan Haag 12 top scoring. B team split, led by Mark Samm final free throw.
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North Vermillion
North Central
Vincennes
Thunderbirds
N. Central
Dagger Bulldogs
Cental
Dugger
Barry Stuck
Stuck
Dave McHugh
Dave Pirtle
Sian Haag
T-birds
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Greg Petty
Scot Flesher
Dan Jordan
Staunton
Mark Rambis
Stan Haag
Steet Flesher
Steve Fox
Stan Hawg
Scot Fleser
N.C
Mark Samm
Terry Cormican
Dale Boy
Ed Wilson
Jim Woodard
Barry Hardin
Terry Corican
Jeff Boyl
Dale Boyl
Clinton Hosts Greencastle in Western Indiana clash
Clinton welcomes Greencastle tonight in a top WIC boys basketball showdown on the Wildcats court. Greencastle seeks to extend its unblemished 4-0 league mark while Clinton aims to stay perfect in conference play.
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Clinton
Greencastle
Indiana
Wildcats
Tiger Cubs
Sullivan
South Putnam
van Buren
North Central
North Vermillion
Worthington
Turkey Run
Montezuma
Rockville
Jorneys
Attica
Illinois
Pit
Casey
Marshall
Martinsville
Chrisman
Oakwood
Braves blast Benton Central in home swimming meet
South High School swimmers set six school records and four pool marks in a 77 to 23 win over Benton Central. Notable swims included Mike Granger 200 free in 2 06.5 and Owen Kirby 50 free 25.0 with a pool record, plus Matt Woodings 100 back 1:06.38 and a 3:52.6 400 free relay.
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South
Benton Central
Mike Granger
Jack Crombie
Braves
Owen Kirby
Chuck Horne
Joe Royal
Horne
Matt Woodings
Kirby
Kevin Barr
Granger
Seipel
M Woodings
Barr
Chervenko
Royal
C. Woodings
Miller
Herne
Wert
Morgan
Bough
Woodings
Jones
M. Woodings
G. Heine
Shutter
Jean
Balenseefer
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