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10-A The Register: Danville, Va. Friday, Dec. 19, 1965 ams Voting So Close That 12 Players On Offensive Unit Roman Gabriel And Big Bob Brown Two L. A. Stars On Offensive Team 's AM-Stat Teanl By JACK HAND Associated Press Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) The Los Angeles Rams and Dallas Cow- boys dominate the National Football League All-Stars teams for The Associated Press by a 4S-man panel of sports writers and sportscasters from the 16 league cities.

The voting was so close for the two wide reciver posts with ended by Minnesota, heads the Los Angeles contingent. Big Bob Brown, the tackle traded the Rams by Philadelphia last sum- mer, is the other Ram on the of- fensive unit. Deacon Jones at end, Merli Olsen at tackle and Eddie Mea- dor at safely round out the five- man Ram contingent on the first teams. Lamoiiica Set For Playoff Game Sunday Should Be Better Than In First Game Dallas also put with on the kie Calvin Jefferson of Pittsburgh, who tied for second, that all there were included on the 12-man of fcnsive unit. Roman Gabriel, the 6-fooM 220-pound quarterback who sparked the Rams to 11 straight victories before they were up Recalls Memorable Christmas Novelist Sloan Wilson Man the Gray Flannel recalls a Christmas that start- ed out to be a disaster and ended in a heartwarming ex- perience in a Dec.

21 Family Weekly article, "The Christmas -And Never Will Never Forget." Having given up apartment dwelling in New York City in favor of a yacht in Palm Beach, the Wilsons were over- whelmed when a whole pack of friends and relatives accepted holiday invitations. Typical of the sudden dismay that' swept decks was Mrs. Wilson's 'lament, "That means there are Agoing to be 14 people aboard Ithis boat. It will be like having cocktail party in a closet!" Putting together a tradition- Christmas aboard the crowd- boat, together with the fear of a fire from electric decora- tions, almost caused mutiny. But something like a Christmas miracle happened, and Sloan Wilson was moved by the ex- perience.

Wilderness Ohio, family, used to traditional Christmases at home, out on -a snow- bound adventure in the North Woods for their yuletide last year. In JFamily Weekly, Bill Thomas tells how he, his wife, and' two young sons, traveled miles by camper (and spmetimes snowshoes) to the silent, regions ofr-ibe Ot- tawa National Forests in'' Mi- chigan to spend an exhiliarat- iiig Christmas. with the elements and wild animals, the Thomases reveled in sub-zero weather and "welcomed Santa--who arrived on a snowmobile. It was as if they were all part of a living Christmas card. Truth About Lying -'Scientific investigations into the-problem of lying has reap- e'd some interesting results.

These findings have been com- piled in a quiz titled "What's the Truth About Lying?" In Family Weekly, Dec. 21. Many archaic beliefs about honesty are Droved false by these re- cent" experiments, and this clev- er test may reveal how much or how little you know about truthfulness--your own includ- ed. Christmas Dinner editor Melanie De Proft conjurs up an old English at- mosphere for a Traditional Christmas Dinner. She prepares a' menu of roast goose stuffed rice 'n' pickle along with steamed plum pudding and vanilla sauce for dessert.

President Spiro Agnew answers a question, a special housing is pro- vided for him and his family in Washington in "Ask Them Yourself." Michael Caine is one of the symbols of the '60s according to a 'book titled "Goodbye, Baby, and looks at the past decade in prose and photography--and is discussed in "What in the World!" col- of Family Weekly, Dec. 21. tackle and John Niland at guard on offense and Bob Lil- ly at tackle and Chuck Howley at corner linebacker on defense Gabriel heads up a backfield that includes Hill, the flashy rookie from Yale, and Gale Say- ers of the Chicago Bears as his running backs. Jerry Smith of Washington is the tight end. Col- lins got 17 votes and Jefferson and Abramowlcz each 16 lor wide receiver.

The next three among the wide receivers were Lance Rentzel of Dallas, Char- ley Taylor of Washington and Gene Washington of Minnesota, each with 10, all making the second unit. The interior offensive line is manned by Neely and Brown at the tackles, Niland and the vet- eran Gene Hickerson of Cleve- land at the guards and Mick Tingelhoff of Minnesota at cen- ter. Tom Mack of Los Angeles had 16 votes for guard to 20 for Hickerson and 19 for Niland. There are only five repeaters on offense--Neely, Brown, Hick- erson, Tingelhoff and Sayers. The defensive unit has nine repeaters from the 1968 team.

The front four is the same with Carl Eller of Minnesota and Deacon Jones of Los An- geles at the ends and Merlin Ol- sen of the Rams and Bob Lilly of the Cowboys at the tackle. Once again it is Dick Butkus of the Chicago Bears as the mid- dle Jinebacker with Howley at one corner and Dave Robinson of Green Bay at the other. Lem Barney of Detroit repeats at corner back. He is joined by Herb Adderley of Green Bay The safeties are Eddie Meador of Los Angeles and Larry, Wil- 1 son of the St. Louis Cardinals.

except Robinson, and Adder- ey are repeaters. Sayers, coining back strong after knee surgery knocked him out of action in the middle of the 1968 was the.rtop vote Tetter with quarterback -conip'eti- Lion it was strictly a three-man race. Gabriel.w.as: a- conifQrtabie winner io 15 "fbr'Sonny Jufgensen of- Washington and nine for Joe Kapp of Minnesota JC First-Team allVI I Wide receivers--Gary Colfins. Clove- it. n.

6-fooW, 220.pounds. 29, Marvland; the Ieft ankle. Roy Jefferson, Pittsburgh, 6-2, IK), 25 and Dan Abramawfcz, New Or- leans, 6-1, 197, u. Xavier. end--Jerry Smith, Washington; 6- State.

Brown, Los Angeles, t-i. 2 hl sk a 'Heely, al- ias, 265, 'a, Oklahoma Guards--John Niland, Dallas, 6-3, 2-'5, 25, Iowa, and Gene Hickerson, Cleveland, 6-3, Mississippi. Tingelholf, Minnesota, 6- 2, 237, 29, Nebraska. Quarterback--Roman Gabriel, Los An- geles, 220, 25, North Carolina state 3 i Defense Ends--Deacoa Jones, Los Angeles, 250, 30, South Carolina State, and Carl Eller, 6-6, 245, 27, Minnesota. lacfcles--Merlin Olsen, Los Angeles, 6- 5, 2JD, 29, UJah State, and-Bob Lilly, at- 260, Texas Christian.

linebacker--Dick Bulkus, Chica- go, 6-3, 245, 26, Illinois. Corner linebackers--chuck Howley, Dallas, 6-2, 225, 33, West and Dave Robinson, Green Bay, 6-3, 240, 23, Penn State. Corner backs--Lem Barney, Detroit, 6- 3, 135, 24 Jackson State and Herb Adder- ley, Green Bay, 6-0, 200, 30, Michigan a Los Angeles, llr wua Mnueies, 5-71, 190.32, Arkansas Tech, and tarry Wilson, St. Louis, 190,31, Utah. Second Team Offense Wide receivers Gene Washington, Minnesota, Lance ley Taylor, Washington (tied).

Tight end Charlie Sanders, Detroit. Tackles, Grauy A.cerman, Minnesota and Charlie Cowan, Los Angeles" Guards--Tom Mack, Los'Angeles, and Gale Gillmsham, Green Bay Center--Bill Curry, Baltimore. Quarterback-Sonny Jurgensen, Wash- ington. Running backs-Tom Woodeshick, Phila- delphia, and Leroy Kelly, Cleveland. Ends-Jim Defense CTaude Humphrey, Atlanta.

Minnesota, and tackles-Alan Page, Alex Karras. Detroit. Minnesota, and Middle linebacker-Mike Lucci, Detroit. Corner linebackers-Maxfe Bauhan, Los Angeles, and Chris Hanburqer, Washing- ton. Corner backs-Bobby Bryant, Minnesota, and Cornel! Green, Dallas.

HOUSTON (AP) Daryle La- monica, the American Football League's most valuable player of the year, had a bad day" in September when his Oakland Raiders defeated the Houston Oilers. Coach WaUy Lemm said Thursday he and his Oilers have no reason to believe Lamonica will turn in a repeat perform- ance Sunday when the two teams clash again in Oakland in the AFL playoffs. Lamonica had trouble finding open receivers Sept. 14 in the opener. Working with a wrist injury, he completed only 10 of 31 passes and had three intercepted.

By the time the 14- regular season ended, La- monica had boosted this 32 per cent completion average to 51.9 per cent. The Oakland Quarterback is well now, of course, and Lemm figures he will stay that way if the Oilers dump him as often as they did in September, which was not at all. Oakland defend- ers crashed through five times, however, to dump Houston's Pete Beathard for 48 yards. Lamonica's 10 completions covered 148 yards but 64 of them came on a pass to Warren Wells for the touchdown that over- came a late 17-14 Houston lead and gave Oakland the 21-17 vic- tory. It may not have made any difference but Zeke Moore, the Houston defender, -slipped and fell in the field's loose infield dirt.

Based on September mem- ories, the Oilers have rea- son to fear Dave Grayson than Lamonica. Grayson, the free safety, stole two early Beathard passes to enable Oakland to jump 'to a 14-0 lead before the Oilers had a chance to get their attack un- der way. Grayson returned the thefts 27 and 16 yards to set up two rather inexpensive touch- down drives that covered only 16 and 24 yards. Oiler trainers reported Thurs- day that Bernard's foot-ankle injury problems had improved and that he would be a Sunday starter. Beathard's left foot was put in a cast after being injured early in the second quarter of a Thanksgiving Day game against San Diego.

He missed the New York Jets game of Dec. 6 but came off the bench last Sunday to pull the Oilers from behind ior a 27-23 decision over Boston. Just seconds after Houston edged ahead at 24-23, Beathard, became in- volved in a pileup at the line and received a minor, sprain to Rams Roman Gabriel Says He's Happy To Be Named Most Valuable NFL Player By BOB MYERS Associated Press Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) The big guy came trotting off the closed practice field in Long Beach. He was huffing and puff- ing. And he was obviously de- lighted to learn that he had been voted the Most Valuable Player in the National Football League.

was something of a run- away for Roman Gabriel, quar- terback for the Los Angeles Rams, in the poll conducted by The Associated P.ress of 48 writ- ers and broadcasters. Of the 48, Gabriel received 21 full votes. "I really appreciate this. I tell you how thrilled I am. You don't knosv how much.

This has got to be the biggest honor I've ever received in foot- ball," Gabriel declared. "This award, well it shows what kind of a ball club we have. I never thought I'd win but I'm glad the award came us," he continued, and the 'us' 1 reflected a philosophy re- jeated time and again by the Rams this season that this is a 40-man team. Gabriel, 6-fooW, 220 pounds, now in his eighth year in the FL, was reminded that he has lad admirers since he first played in Los Angeles with North Carolina State against UCLA in 1960. "It's been uphill ever since his voice trailing In this, his finest season, is he doing anything differently or merely improving oa his var- ious skills? "I'm improving, plus the fact hat every one on the club is improving," Gabriel replied.

'Each year I learn more and more and I'm not apt to make as many mistakes as in the past." The Rams' quarterback has been thrown for a loss only 13 times all season. "That's be- cause of the tremendous protec- tion I get," he noted. Until last Sunday at Detroit, Gabriel had thrown only four interceptions. The Lions stole two. Much of this success, Gabriel said, is because he has receiv- ers who literally fight to grab a Another factor: "In our offense, every receiv- er is a primary receiver when the starts.

Each one knows I may come to him no matter what pattern was called. They all know exactly what I can do." The then- unbeaten Rams cinched the Coastal Division title in Washington Nov. 30, ex- tending their winning streak to II games. They then lost to the Minnesota Vikings, whom they meet in the Western Con- ference playoff-Dec. 27 in Min- nesota, and were blanked by Detroit They end the -regular season here Sunday against Bal- timore.

"Our biggest mistake was that we overlooked the fact we had other games to play before Dec. 27. Now it will" be Balti- more one at a time. "We know we need momen- tum to go into Minnesota. If we play the way -we can, next week will take care of Gabriel said.

Others who received votes for MVP honors were Joe Kapp and Carl Eller of Minnesota, Dallas rookie Calvin Hill, Ram team- mate Deacon Jones, Chicago's Dick Butkus, Detroit's Alex Karras and Washington's Sonny Jurgensen. By LARRY ELBRIDGE Associated Press Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) Third base- man Brooks Robinson led the way as usual and. set a major league record in the process this year as the Baltimore Orioles captured American League fielding honors for 1969. The famed "Vacuum Clean- er" tied with Washington's Ken McMulien at .9761 for the best percentage among the league's Michigan Grid Team Leaves Freezing Home Land For California "He is very greatly improved and definitely will start," an Oiler spokesman said Thursday. The Oilers depart b'y charter plane at 6 p.m.

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Melvin Lacey, Auctioneer 724-7327 BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) Bru- no, Amaduzzi, manager of mid- dleweight champion Nino venuti, Wednesday he and Benvenuti had no connection whatsoever with an alleged box- ing scandal that resulted in the indicment by a New York Grand Jury of American boxer Frankie DePaula. "It is all fantasy," Amaduzzi said about the scandal reports. "I and Benvenuti were com- pletely out of the affair." DePaula, a former light heav- yweight contender, was indicted Tuesday by a Grand Jury look- ing into reports of underworld fight fixing at Madison Square Garden. Named in a perjury indict- ment with DePaula were James apoli and Joseph Calabro. The Grand Jury revealed testimony that fienvenuti's manager got together with Napoli shortly be- fore the Italian lost to Dick Ti- u'u i Tztzti, Laiia.

i i i safeties-Mel Renfro, Daiias, and Paul ger last a non-title fight Krause, nne sota. at the Garden. "It is true," Amaduzzi said, "that I and Benvenuti appeared before the Grand Jury, but since then we have been in the UnitedJSlates several times and we have not been molested or further. I must say any report about our involve- ment in the case is pure fan- tasy." Amaduzzi admitted that he was a friend of Calabro and that he saw Napoli during the Ben- venuti-Tiger match. "I said hel- lo to him," Amaduzzi said.

Brooks Robinson Again Tops List At His Position Ties Ken McMullen As AL Fielding Leader; Ninth Time He's Grabbed Honor BUENOS AIRES add lead tittle fight sb 25 tele- vision Brunaeu said "he had been on the phone with Chris Dundee and the latest word was that the Argentine promoter, Hector Mendez, had put in a hurried re- quest for two American offi- cials. "I have one man ready to go Herman Dutreix of New Orl leans," the WBA president said "Dutreis Is a good man. He worked the fight between Peral- ta and Oscar Bonavena last Au- gust. "But it may be difficult'to get another man. There is the prob- lem of passports.

I don't want to name a man just because he has a passport. Also he must nave vaccination and he must know how much he's going to be paid- "So far, I haven't been to-ld any of these important matter Ellis, who won the WBA ver- sion of the heavyweight crown April 27, 1968, hasn't defended his title in 15 months. He last beat Floyd Patterson in a con- troversial bout at Stockholm Sept. 1-1, 1968. Peralta, 34, is ranked eighth by WBA and 10th by Ring azme.

He fought a 10-round draw with Bonavena in his last start. Joe Frazicr is recognized as heavyweight champion in New York and six other states. Cas- sius Clay was stripped of the title for falling to accept mili- tary service in the United btates. George Makris Resigns Coaching Job At Temple PHILADELPHIA (AP) George Makris, head football coach at Temple University, re- signed after ten years coaching the Owls. Although Makris had indicat- ed to Athletic Director Ernie Casale the day before Thanks- giving that he wanted to resign.

He did not make it official until today. jMakris had wanted to keep th'e venbal agreement a secret because a premature disclosure of his resignation might hurt his chances for another job; Makris' resignation had been rumored for several weeks, and other rumors indicated he would be fired. "I wasn't pressured into re- signing by the administration," Makris said. He still has one year to go on his contract. In accepting the 49-year-old coach's resignation, Casale said "I like George.

He's a- perfect gentleman. I'm just sorry that his plans did not work out as he had'hoped and expected." Makris said, "I enjoyed my ten years at Temple, but I feel that a change now would benefit Temple and my family." Casale said he would begin seeking a replacement after he discussed the situation with Dr. Paul Anderson, president, of Temple, and th university's council on athletics. Temple compiled a 45-44-4 rec- ord during Makris tenure Last season ended with -a 4-5-1 rec- ord. Howard Cosell Says Too Much ShoivBiz, Not Enough Journalism In TV Sports SHOULDER SURGERY DENVER (AP) An opera- tion designed to ease chronic ir- ritation to the throwing shoulder of Pete Liske, Denver Broncos quarterback, was successful, doctors reported Wednesday.

Liske had trouble with his shoulder throughout the Ameri- can Football League season, but managed to lead the Broncos to victory in their final outing last Sunday against Cincinnati. NEW YORK (AP) Howard Cosell, the controversial sports interrogator, says there is too much show biz and flackery and not enough journalism in televi- sion sports coverage. "The show biz part is all right if doesn't interfere with the pictorial reporting, but flackery is wrong," Gosell said. Cose-11, a sports commentator for ABC-TV, joined Bill Mac- Phail, vice-president for sports at CBS, and Lindsey Nelson, the voice of the baseball New York Mets, as panelists at 'a discus- sion on television sports spon- sored by the New York chapter of the National Academy of Television 'Arts and Sciences. Issues raised ranged from the responsibility of the television sports journalist'to the popular- appeal of today's sports super- stars.

"The play by play announcer is responsible to the public," Cosell said. wrong for a baseball club, for instance, to hire an because this has to affect objective report- Pro Playoff At A Glance By The Associated Press is the pro football playoff games, with television network and startins times in EST: American Football League Saturday, Dec. 20-- Kansas City, 11-3, New York, 10-4, NBC, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21-- Houston at Oak- land, 12-1-1, NBC, 4 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 4-- Championship game, at New, York, Kansas City or Oakland, National Football League Saturday, Jan. 3, Playoff Bowl at Mi- ami, between losers of Des. 27 and Dec. 23 games, CBS, 2:45 p.m Sunday Jan.

4, NFL CHAMPIONSHIP AT Los Angeles, CBS, 3:15 p.m., or Minnesota, CBS, 12U5 p.m. i Sunday, Jan. 11 at New Orleans, Super Bowl between NLF and AFL- champions, t-oo, 13 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at Houston, AFL East-West All-star gaml, NBC.

3 p.m. a 5 An Ies NFL ing." Nelson agreed that the an- nouncer's responsibility is to convey the play by play quickly and accurately ibut said the Mets have never told him what he can or cannot say on the air. "I feel I have more freedom with the Mets than I would have at a netsvork," Nelson said. "In fact I made a'comment-after the World Series about what would anyone want with a hunk of sod from Shea Stadium, and I'm still answering mail on it." Cosell said television sports coverage has been unfairly crit- icized by "yesteryear sports writers" but allowed that televi- sion has fallen short on "investi- gative reporting." MacPhail defended' the Na- tional Football League's prac- tice of local blackouts and used last week's New York Giants- Pittsburgh. Steelers game as an example: "Even though the Giants are sold out, Pittsburgh isn't.

If-the game wasn't blacked' out in Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh fans would have stayed home and watched it en TV." All three panelists agreed that sports have changed since the days when people, merely want- ed to know what kind of pitch. Ted Williams hit. As Cosell put it, "sports today are a combination of politics, law, and a sociology of society." Reoify-to-Serve Sugor-Cured HAMS I (1 cooked Place Your Order Now --Dial 793-0331 ALSO HOME-MADE PIES AND CIVITAN CLUB CLAXTON CAKES KING RESTAURANT third basemen, marking the record ninth time he has topped the list at his position. His past fielding titles came in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, '1967 andj 1968. Baltimore catcher Ellie Hen- dricks was No.

1 at his position with a .998 percentage, helping the pennant-winners to an over- all .984 average according to the official a i i released Wednesday by the league office. It was the fourth league field- ing title for the Orioles, in the past seven years, and they -were just one point under the major league record figure of .985 which they established in 1964. Their total of 105 errors also was the fewest since 1964 when they set the league record low of 95. Baltimore's other league-lead- ing marks came in 1963 and 1966. The club finished second to Detroit last season.

Boston's Rico Petrocelli took shortstop fielding honors for the second straight year with a .981 average. He also tied the Amer- ican League record set by Phil Rizzuto in 1950 for the fewest er- rors by a shortstop in a season, New York's Jo Pepilone led the first basemen for the third time in his career as he edged Seattle's Don Mincher, .9947 to .9946. i previous league-leading seasons were 1965 and 1966. Dick Green of Oakland topped the second basemen for the first lime with a .986 percentage. In the outfield, Chicago's Ken Berry had a perfect 1.000 mark to lead in fielding percentage Boston's Carl Yastrzemski led assists for the fifth time with 17, and Seattle's Wayne Comer was high in double plays with six.

Chicago's Tommy John led a long list of perfect fielding pitchers, handling 82 chances without an error. Boston turned in 178 double Plays to lead the league in that department, edging Minnesota which had 177 invited to the New York Yan- kees' training camp next spring Uie American League team said Thursday. Farrell was recently released by the Philadelphia Phillies Ife will be given a chance to "That was all. I have no deal- makc 1 a Yankee U.S. WINS TOURNEY CASTEAU, Belegium (AP) Thc United States beat Greece WITH YANKS I 92 8 5 t( win the military basket- NEW YORK (AP) 31! tournament of the Supreme rchevcr Dick Farrell has been HcatJ Allied Powers Eu- ings with Napoli." Reports of the indictments were prominently displayed by Italian sports papers day.

Asked to comment on this, Amaduzzi said: Benvenuti could not be reached for comment. I The indictment said Calabro was a guest of the Benvenuti i camp at the champ's non-title! fight wiih Art Hernandez in To- ronto in Sept. 1968, again three months later when Benvenuti beat American Don Fullmer in a non-title fight in San Remo, It- aly, and also during Benvenuti's training for the Tiger fight. spokcsman said. rope Thursday.

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