Rockville Rox show growth with a young lineup
Rockville Indiana team’s 3 5 mark through eight games signals progress under coach Don Smith. Only senior starter Joe Olson remains, while 6-1 Steve Rankin and 6-3 Bill Newton lead scoring with 16 and 15.3 ppg respectively as juniors Jeffries Crosley and Clary contribute.
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Swing Along With Ted and Pro Football Merger Musings
Boston summary muses on the 1967 football season and the NFL AFL merger with high sponsorship costs and post Christmas stakes. It notes the Patriots and Giants, hockey attendance, basketball growth, and Pennants for Phillies and Red Sox, closing with a tease to continue on Page 24.
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Huskers Struggle With Freezing Weather Before Sugar Bowl
Nebraska football players in Brownsville faced near freezing temperatures as they practiced for the Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl rematch with unbeaten Alabama. Coach Bob Devaney said progress is good despite 37 degree winds, with workouts planned in New Orleans and a beach session at South Padre Island if weather permits.
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More Money A’s Getting More Money A’s Getting
Kansas City owner Charlie O. Finley boosts salaries for players including Jack Aker who received a 100 percent raise and Ed Charles with a 40 percent hike. Finley plans negotiations in his office for 1967 as more players may receive pay increases.
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Raiders Open Coliseum Debut with 32 10 Loss
The Oakland Raiders opened the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum this season but fell to the Kansas City Chiefs 32 to 10 in front of 50,746 fans. The team had played in four home parks over seven years, including Kezar Stadium Candlestick Park and Frank Youell Field. The colonized move reflects the franchise’s venue shifts while seeking stability.
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Full ride to McMurry College for Florida trip
A student earned a full ride scholarship to McMurry College and would travel to Florida with the varsity over the holidays.
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Linton Miners Rally With Seven Lettermen Leads 5 2 Start
Linton High basketball coach Tom Oliphant notes a 5-2 season start with seven lettermen, led by Brackenmyre, Inman, Lovelace, Duncan, Hasler, Perigo, and Newsom. Team relies on close-range scoring and man-to-man defense, with Bloomfield and Sullivan wins highlighted.
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Fred King
Steve Lynn
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Bill Carpenter
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Stavroff of Indiana Sparks North Win
Frank Stavroff of Indiana came off the bench to throw two fourth quarter TD passes, lifting the North to a 14-9 win over the South in the 29th Blue-Gray game. Stavroff connected with Roger Murphy and Eppie Barney for the decisive scores as Jim Whitaker of Missouri set up the go ahead TD with a 34 yard interception and also sealed the victory with a 40 yard pick. Attendance was about 18,000 in Montgomery.
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Army Lists 21 Games for Cadet Basketball Schedule
Army's basketball team will play a 21 game schedule this season. The Cadets open at home against Princeton on December 3. The campaign ends February 25 with the annual Navy game at Annapolis.
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Warriors forward misses plane for Cincinnati after birth
Redwood City California Tom Meschery of the San Francisco Warriors missed a team plane to Cincinnati on Saturday due to the birth of his daughter via caesarean section at Sequoia General Hospital. Attendants report mother and baby Joannee Meschery doing well. Meschery planned to catch a later flight to play the NBA game against the Royals in Cincinnati Sunday night.
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Canada defeats East Germany 2-0 in Frankfurt hockey
Canada edged a East German team 2-0 with goals in the second and third periods Friday night in Frankfurt. It marked a second straight win for Canada over a German side in as many nights.
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