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Dixon Evening Telegraph from Dixon, Illinois • Page 11

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Friday, December 4,1964 DIXON EVENING TELEGRAPH Page 11 Butkus Takes Lesser Sum of Money To Play for Chicago grid hero when he walked in ents, her mother eyed primarily will be at linebacking with his pert, pleasant wife, I heft and gasped: better where, at Illinois last season, he Helen. CHICAGO (AP) If ravenous Dick Butkus, two-lime All-America from Illinois, devours National Football League rivals like he does food, the Chicago Helen, high school; Their first married year, But Bears will be back in business sweetheart, recalled that when kus zoomed to 260 pounds. she introduced him to her par Good Job get a good job because the food made or assisted in 132 tackles bill is going to be in nine games. Coach Halas also likes great skill as offensive cen- next season. Eats All Nine put a platter of nine fried eggs in front of Butkus at breakfast the other said attorney, Arthur Morse, who attended signing of the No.

1 draft choice. said to those waiting for him to pass the platter guess I better eat these before they get he did, all nine. at dinner, Butkus had two steaks. But he skipped dessert. He said he was watching his The 245-pound Butkus show a nervous stomach at the Bear signing in a hotel suite, snatching two helpings of roast beef from the buffet table after a session of parrying questions.

Butkus joined the Bears for less than offered by the rival American Football a e's Denver Broncos, and by the New York Jets who later wangled rights to Butkus from Denver. $50,000 Best guess is that Butkus, job with the Raynor Daubert Chemical Win in YMCA Hoop Play Bears ter. big thing about said Halas, also an Illini product, that he is the aggressive, bruising type of player going to knock people down no matter where you play and Daubert Chemical started the YMCA Adult Basketball League off with wins, Thursday. Raynor downed Dixon Oil, 55 to 49, in overtime, while Daubert took an early lead and bested Lindquist, 58 to 51. Roy Bridgeman tallied 20 points to lead Lindquist, while Gene Bothe threw in 17.

Bob Grove scored 16 for Dixon Oil. with Jerry Karlson adding 13. Art Barnhart scored 10. In the other tilt. Cliff Reisinger tipped in 21 points for Daubert.

with Jerry Broers adding 12. The were led by Ken Terrell with 15 and Gene Sulli- Gym. rather than the old gym of the high school. In the first game Tuesday, Shurhit and Roberts will tangle at 6:30 p.m. Daubert and Lawton play the second game.

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Pf. Sunday's Bowling Leagues PLUM HOLLOW E.R.O. who said always wanted to van and Darell Reichy with 11 be a may have contracted for two years at $50,000, plus the astute outside business counseling of Papa Bear George Halas. Butkus plans to start an off season business with his brothers here. Morse said the Jets, in a last crack at Butkus, made very fair offer, in excess of what he is getting from the The Bears talked to Butkus all day Wednesday, Morse disclosed, in each.

games have been changed to Tuesday, and will be held at the Madison School -Iones stiiart Bridge. 8 Bid he 8 Ft'son MrFr'y son 2 Totals 22 11 20 Birch sha (ills liarlson Barnh't Willis firove spratt Filer Totals 0 18 Score By Quarters Team Brats Hoeket 4 Odds finds I I Octano ion's 3 i sad sacks 4 Kohols Ko.jocts mnors 1 lots A i I ntoiiclmhlos Foolers Beetle- Buss Spartans W. 33 .31 .28 .26 26 .26 .23 .23 .21 .20 Dixon Dil.7 11 1017 4 nor 12 10 10 13 10 Lindi) uist (51 Daubert c. (58) 1 K. Ft.

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s. Saunders 201 High Series K. Marshall 566, S. Saunders 562, K. 517 DIXON RECREATION MIXED Daubert fhem.

14 16 13 15 58 Mississippi Teams Will Clash Saturday Team W. L. Franklin Life No. 2 .......33 15 Mixers 3117 Daxes ....29 19 ks 21 1 ranklin Fife No. 1 26 22 oon Huniers .2622 Dixon .2622 Defenders National Tea .24 21 25 Question 'larks 23 26 Incera 19 29 31 Misfits 1 7 t.iants 1533 .15 OXFORD.

Miss. (AP) Mis- an I sissippi State and Mississippi, earlier offer made last Friday, tough football teams that found finally told Butkus the season full of frustrations, your body and your decision af- will clash here Saturday in fecting you for years to traditional game that erases in picking a pro said Morse. said the Bears come up with any approach to the AFL offers, rather play for the And that was Almost 50 young assembled at the signing scene and loudly cheered the former Chicago Vocational High disappointments for the winner. Injuries Injuries, unexpected this year to fit into the national television schedule, is expected to draw a capacity crowd of 35,000 It will be telecast by NBC starting at 2:30 p.m., EST. The game shares top billing with the hurricane-delayed Lucky Charms 13 High Kay 235.

F.il 223, Bari Johnson 212 High Detwellpr 579, Johnson 570. ilio 565 A AU To New Get resident Huarte in No Hurry To Sign HOUSTON (AP) Jay-Ehert Mahoney took most of the dole, gates at the annual Amateur weak- night cjash between Sugarj Athletic Union convention bv nesses and bad luck combined Bowl-bound Louisiana Slate. 7-1- when he said be didn't to plague both squads much of anfj Florida, 6-3, at Baton want a second term as presi- the season and both are hoping R0uge, La. LSU will meet Syra-1 dent. for a victory to compensate for cuse in the Sugar Bowl.

Clifford H. Buck of Denver, their setbacks. c. Louisiana State faces a Colo, a retired division manager annua game, eaje Florida squad. Florida for a sporting goods firm, ap- coach Ray Graves said senior pears to be in line for the post NEW YORK (AP) John Huarte wants to play pro football.

Both the New York Jets and the Philadelphia Eagles want him to play pro football. It comes down to a question of money and opportunity. No Hurry The Notre Dame quarterback, In town to accept the Heisman Trophy Thursday night at the Downtown Athletic Club, jumping at the first offer. The handsome young man from Anaheim, has a good head on his shoulders and long-range plans for a future in business after his football days are over. Sonny Werblin, owner of the Jets who picked Huarte No.

2 in the American Football League draft, probably can go high in money and promises for the future. Werblin also happens to be a high-ranking executive in Music Corp. of America, the big wheel in the entertainment industry. Joe Kuharich, coach of the Eagles who picked Huarte No. 6 in the National Football League, also has an in.

It was Kuharich who recruited Huarte from Ma-! ter Dei High School in Santa 1 Ana, Calif It was Kuharich who was the head coach at Notre Dame when Huarte broke in as a sophomore in 1962. Injuries kept Huarte out of action for all but a few minutes of that season. Not Onlv Factor is not the only important Huarte told writers at a news conference before the Heisman dinner. opportunity to play is another big point. Eventually, I expect to go on to graduate school in busi- ness.

I have talked to the Jets and to Kuharich. I stand right in the middle. I want to see where I have the best Tom Shannon would start at quarterback in place of ankle- injured Steve Spurrier. Graves said Spurrier would see only limited action. The LSU-Florida game had been scheduled for Oct.

3 but was postponed because of Hurricane Hilda. Mississippi, the pre-season choice to win the national collegiate championship, found the going rough early in the year and has a 5-3-1 record. In Bowl Only a thumping 30-0 victory over Tennessee three weeks ago preserved the Rebel string of bowl invitations when it won a spot in the Bluehonnet Bowl against Tulsa at Houston Dec. 19. State, a Cinderella team with a 6-2-2 mark in 1963, had hoped to show even more improvement, but a series of injuries made a walking, wounded corps of the key players.

State will take a 3-6 record into the contest. since he is first vice president. Until Thursday, there seemed to be little doubt Mahoney would be head of the AAU another year. Many thought he could even keep the job by acclamation. He said, however, that press of private had forced him not to consider another term at this time.

He has a law firm in New York. Mahoney said the argument between the AAU and the NCAA over sanctioning of open track events had nothing to do with his decision. NBA Results By IHF ASSOCIATFD Results Nil games scheduled Games Detroit at Philadelphia tngcies at inrlnnatl Boston at San I ranrisro St. Louis at Baltimore Gaines Baltimore Philadelphia at Detroit Sou- 5 nrk at Detroit Boston at san Francisco Kicking Duel at St. Louis ST.

LOUIS (AP) The outcome of National Football League contest between St. Louis and Cleveland could depend on a kicking duel between St. Jim Bakken and Lou Groza. Both extra point and field goal specialists could surpass the 100-point mark this year. Thus far this year Groza has kicked 41 extra points out of 42 tries and 17 of 24 field goals for 92 points.

Bakken. 23-year-old former Wisconsin quarterback, has 93 points this year on 33 out of 33 conversions and 20 out of 32 field goal attempts. He is in his Second year as Cardinal kicker and has a string of 77 straight conversions. A Cleveland victory Sunday would give the Browns the NFL Eastern Conference title. The Cardinals would have to win both this one and their final game of the season against Philadelphia.

When the Cards played the Browns to a 33-33 tie in Cleveland Sept. 20, Bakken booted field goals of 30, 51, 44 and 28 yards. The short one came with five seconds left in the game and tied it up. Groza also kicked four field goals in that game. If Bakken scores 100 points he will be the third Cardinal player to achieve that mark.

Pat Harder turned the trick three times and John David Crow accomplished the feat once. Illinois Is Host To UCLA Tonight The Cleveland Indians will play three exhibitions against minor league teams in Mexico City to start their spring training games next March 9, 10 and 11. After the third game they will return i to their Tucson, base. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS UCLA opens defense of its national collegiate basketball championship at Illinois tonight in a game that headlines the national program. The contest is expected to provide an answer to just how good the Bruins are without All- America Walt Hazzard who led them through an unbeaten 30- game season a year ago.

Although Harry Combes, Illinois coach, says going to be a good Johnny Wooden, UCLA mentor, feels he has the material for another national champion. The Brums are led by veterans Gail Goodrich and Keith Erickson and Fred Goss, a junior, who didn't play last season. favored to make it 31 straight despite opening on the road. 64-61 upset of North Carolina highlighted the comparatively slim national program Thursday on the third 1 night of the new season. Jimmy Pitts, with 20 points, including three free throws that put the Bulldogs ahead for good at 42-40, helped offset Bill Cunningham's stellar performance tor the Tar Heels.

Vanderbilt, ranked No. 6 in The Associated Press preseason poll and favored to win the Southeastern Conference, opened with an easy 78-49 triumph over Rice. The Commodores were the only team in the preseason Top Ten to see action. They showed good balance with five men in double figures led by Roger Schurig with 14. St.

Louis wiped out a 22-7 cit against Ohio State to whip the Buckeyes 79-70. Boston College got 22 points from John Austin and crushed Dartmouth 104-76. Maryland edged George Washington 83 80, Rhode Island downed Brown 75-65, Florida State took Virginia Military 76: 72 and Manhattan overcame 76-62. 15M NU. Ik.

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