Two Point Conversions Proposed To Spice Pro Football
Sports line reviews the AFL and NFL history of two-point conversions and argues for reinstating the option. It cites 54.1 percent success in the AFL 157 attempts and 96.7 percent on PAT kicks in the NFL era before merger.
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Mel Durslag
Sporting News
Durslag
AFL
NFL
Dick Butkus
Chicago Bears
Washington Redskins
Obby Douglas
Bears
Douglass
Butkus
Uhe
Cairo Syrupmakers and Syrupmaids win big in Seminole County
Cairo teams travel to Donalsonville to face Seminole County squads. Syrupmakers beat Mitchell County 72-43 and Syrupmaids win 79-16. Cairo boys’ 3-0 B team win 42-20. Key scorers include Taylor 17 Perry 15 Arberry 14 Ray 14 for the Cairo boys and Cliett 21 Avery 17 for the Syrupmaids.
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Mitchell County
Syrupmaids
Mitchell Girls
Cairo Boys
Tom Taylor
Franklin Perry
Larry Arberry
Melvin Ray
Cairo
Mitchell
Raenelle Cliett
Gail Avery
Cliett
Avery
Lanell Dixon
Becky Bonner
Beth Clark
Willie Jenkins
Mitchell Glenn
Mike Owens
John Mallard
Arberry
Perry
Taylor
Ray
Glenn
Pearce
Rackley
Clark
Montgomery
Owens
Vaniandingham
Mallard
Saturday and Sunday NFL schedule highlight
The score board lists weekend games with times in EST. Saturday features Detroit at Minnesota 1 15 p m and Miami at Baltimore 4 p m. Sunday games include Atlanta at San Francisco 4 p m Chicago at Green Bay 2 p m Cleveland at New Orleans 1 p m Dallas at New York Giants 1 p m Denver at San Diego 4 p m Houston at Buffalo 1 p m New England at New York Jets 1 p m Oakland at Kansas City 4 p m Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 1 St Louis at Philadelphia 1 p m. Monday night Washington at Los Angeles 9 p m national television.
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Miami
Baltimore
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San Francisco
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Houston
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New England
New York Jets
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Washington
Los Angeles
Balt
N. Eng
N.Y. Jets
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K.C
Oak
S. Diego
ALZ
Dallas
Wash
Louis
Philo
N.Y. Gats
Minn
Chicago
G. Bay
L.A. Sfran
New Or
Chiefs top 49ers in Monday night shootout
Len Dawson and Otis Taylor starred as the Kansas City Chiefs crushed the San Francisco 49ers 26 17 in prime time. Dawson threw for 263 yards, Taylor scored twice, and Kansas City moved to 8 3 1 atop the AFC West with a looming rematch against Oakland.
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Associated Press
SAN Francisco
Len Dawson
Otis Taylor
National Football League
Kansas City Chiefs
San Francisco 49Ers
Oakland Raiders
Hank Stram
Chiefs
Stram
San Francisco Bay Area
Dawson
Ers
Taylor
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Candlestick Park
American Broadcasting Company
Howard Cosell
49Ers
John Brodie
Jan Stenerud
Kansas City
Oakland
Raiders
Elmo Wright
Stenerud
Nicklaus Wins Disney Open After Final Round Charge
Jack Nicklaus edges Lee Trevino by three strokes in the Walt Disney World Open final round. Nicklaus finishes with 273 total and earns 30 000 dollars as Trevino fades to tied for 21st while Arnold Palmer posts a strong season total. All three top players end their year with Disney as their last event before the Bahamas Open.
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Orlando
Fla
Lee ‘Trevino
Pro Golf
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Trevino
Arnold Palmer
Disney
Ben Hogan
Palmer
Deane Beman
Lanny Wadkins
Frank Beard
Hale Irwin
Lou Graham
Bert Yancey
Bob Smith
Grier Jones
Julius Boros
Gordon Jones
Mike Hill
Johnny Miller
Labron Harris
Dick Lotz
Date Douglass
Bobby Greenwood
Lee Trevino
Hugh Royer
Billy Maxwell
Dave Marr
George Knudson
Mason Rudolph
Hubert Green
Bob Goalby
Mac McLendon
Gay Brewer
Bob Lunn
Tom Shaw
Bob Murphy
Dave Eichelberger
Chris Blocker
Jim Ferrer
Joe Porter
Jim Jamieson
Butch Biard
Doug Sanders
Bert Greene
Larry Wood
Marty Fleckman
Don Bies
Peter Butler
Jima Dent
Don Iverson
Central Thomasville Cagers Clash in Cross Town Showdown
Thomasville High and Central High meet in a city clash at the Thomasville gym as both boys teams chase wins. The Bulldogettes and Jackettes also open the event with a cross town rivalry. Thomasville enters at 3-0 with balance led by Lavon Keadle 17 ppg and Charles Gordon 16 ppg while Central is 0-3 with Joe Frank Burns averaging 22.6 ppg and Greg Winn inside progress. The Jackettes trail with turnover troubles and Central’s guards Judy Eubanks and Pam Spence start tonight.
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George Lassiter
T-E
Thomasville High
Central High Yellow Jackets
Thomasville
Bulldogettes
Jackettes
Whigham
Moultrie
Central
Pelham
Lowndes
Bulldogs
Jackets
Lavon Keadle
Dogs
Charles Gordon
Raymond Kerbo
Ken Gatlin
Charles Cooper
Rick Heard
Cooper
Heard
Greg Winn
Winn
Mark NeSmith
Billy Joe Copeland
Burns
Pete Reeves
THS
Carolyn Jones
Gail Garfield
Greer Becknell
Ellen Faulk
Rovers
Deborah Gardner
Mabel Cade
Jim Howell
Judy Eubanks
Pam Spence
Central Tonight
Emalie Baker
Pam Ellis
Eloise Palmer
Eileen Hallman
Atlanta QB Charged In Officer Assault
Cobb County police report Atlanta Falcons quarterback Bob Berry was arrested on assaulting an officer during a raid on Randy Marshall's apartment where marijuana was found. Marshall and Berry were bonded. Nichols faced marijuana charges. Berry claimed officers attacked him as he confronted the scene.
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Marietta
Marshall
Cobb
Carl Price
Arand County
Price
Miss Nichols
Berry
Falcon
Rankin Smith
Norm van Brocklin
Nebraska Remains No. 1 in final regular-season AP poll
The Associated Press ranks Nebraska 12-0 as the top team after a 45-3 win over Hawaii. Alabama is second at 11-0 with a chance to claim the national title in the Orange Bowl against Nebraska. Oklahoma is third, Michigan fifth, and Auburn seventh in the final tally of 1971.
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Houston
Stanford
Auburn
Mississippi
Georgia
Arkansas
Colorado
Northwestern
Arizona
Washington
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