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blAN nllRlTA adjusts ear flaps on cap of his son Scott who is year old lfiidlas right car is stitched after hav ing been torn during Satur days game at Pittsburgh lie will have to wear protective covering until it heals AP Wirepholn Battered QBs Face Each Other DALLASTex AP Fool bolis most battered up quarter backs are ready to match pains in the big game of the year for Dallas Cowboys and Cleveland Browns its the playoff for the East ern Conference championship and the Cowboys and Browns get together Sunday in the Cut ton Bowl And the hopes of both Dallas and Cleveland will ride on the passing arms of the two fugi tives from hospitalFrank Ryan of the Browns and Don Meredith of the Cowboys Meredith evon got pneumonia and missed three games Dallas and Cleveland both present strong running games arid it seems the passing should maka the difference Ryan has bruised lett fora armlt cant bamperhisrtlirolv ing but if it was hurt again it might get him out of the game where he couldnt throw at all Meredith has broken nose and twisted knee dl th has missed We games this season and his pass ing has suffered mostly from lack of practice and grime ac tion Ryan has been playing too although he probably should have becn in wheel chair at times He sprained his ankle in practice before the season start ed ha sprained the other one in th opening game of the season against Dallas which the Cowboys won 1114 He played with two sprained ankles and one bruised finger on his pass ing hand and Cleveland lost to Detroit He got hunged up right shoulder in the second period of the game with New Orleans but only missed one series of downs leading the Broons to victory Threggamts later he got collar bone injury against Chicago tha game and got patched then returned to score the first touchdown as Cleveland won zoo Merediths list of ailments is about as long as Ryans His pneumonia coming from trac tured ribs was the most serious But the two will be out there get to the park in ambulances Sundayeven ifthny have to Hawk Star Still Playing CHICAGO AP Stan Hik ita Chicago Black Hawks bat tling baotam is playing it by eara hndly mangled onein the National llockey League hiikiin impound centre and ed only one day to bounce back from mishap Saturday night hi which flying puck nearly severed the lower section of his right car in game at Pitts burgh Stan will take the ice against Boston Bruins at Chicago Sta dlum tonight trying to improve his NHL scoring runnerup post tioo behind teammate Bobby Hull lifiirita needed 17 stitches in the car but played Sunday night His assist on Doug lilohnss goal clinched Cbicagos 14 victory nycrTaronto Maple Leafs llihiita is all guts 160 pounds of guts commented Black Book coach Billy Reoy When he dressed for the Toronto game ita told an amnzeditcoy my ear and we need this game lilikita iatied witthostons John Bucyk for secondpiace in NHL scoring with as points two behind Hull In the last to games litikita has scored 10 goals and is assists rnv amman WANT Inns PHONE 7282414 Imammnxmrxznu WEDNESDAY DEC Packers Line Prepares To Silence Critics GREEN BAY Win AP Green Bays aging alienati linemen got chance Satitday incendthclrcritluoffforln other long winters rest title in htflwliikoe at pm EST Forrest Gregg Kramer hes only 31 sivc be the More Achilles heel themstch with the Rams it will be up to the linemen The critics warned before the 1966 season that the Packer linemen were getting dangerouy ly old Green Bay silenced them by capturing second consecso live National Football league But the critics are at it again as the Packers prepare tor Sat urdays Wes te Confereoco playoff with Dos Angola items in Green Baytoe Ansel war will be televised on the one national network mating mu first harmFred When they talk about the old men they are talking about Bob Roiomki and me said eilpro Not Jerry Every time they mention my age in challenge said Sko ronski 33 the Packers offensive captain You get very defer if the critics are right as eventually they may be the age of the offensive linemen could protect quarterback Bart Starr from one of footballs most for Cincinnaii Reds and Chicago White Sex finished fourth in their respective baseball pen nant races last season But theyre well in tbelead in the number of new players acquired through trades and purchases since the close of the 1967 cam pslrn Cincinnati has picked up eight players the White Sox seven The Reds obtained outfielder lilack Jones and pitcher Jay Ritchie from Atlanta Braves in fielder Bob Johnson from New Whitefield and pitcher George him from Clevdand lndians pitcher Ron Thompkins from the new Oakland Athletics and pitchers Blll Kelso and Jorge Ruble from California Angels in White Sox made two sis playcr transactions They obtained from Baltimore Orioles shortrtnp Luis Aparicio outfielder Run Snyder and first basemanoutiieldcr John hia tbias for pitcher Bruce Howard and Roger Nelson and lniiclder in Don Buford SLUGGBR so sox Then in an interleague deal they got outfielder Tom my Davis pitchers laclr Fisher and midabie pass rushesthat staged by the Ram front four of hlrrlin Olsen and Dave Jones The Ram nation are substan tinlly taller and heavier at every position than the Packer blockers opposing them the also and weight could be handi caps for the Packers but the age factor certainly wont be said Ray Thurston so Chisox Lead BOSTON AP Chicago White Sox brilliant pitching staff led the American league for the second straight year with club earnedrun average of 245 in 1967 official figures announced Tuesday show Joe Horton the White Sox record led the league with tosmarklenrnmateGnsy Per tors southpaw with 16 record was runnerup with 228 ERA Clevelands Sonny Slebut itHZ was third with Mil ERA followed by Tommy John of the White Sex who had are ERA dcspitl load wonlost campaign Jim Lonberg the Boston Red Biii Wynne and catcher Buddy Lamar Lundy Roger Brown Booker from the lieu for out fielder Tommie Age and infleld er AI Wels Baltimore got two other new players fora total of five They were pitchers John ODopoghue and Shortstop Gordon from Cleveland The illets Cleveland and Phi ladelphia Philhes also got five players New Yorks National league club got pitcher Al Jackson from St Louis Cardinals first hasemanoutiiclder Art shskrky from Cincinnati Reds and niche er Martin from the White Sex in addition to Agee and The lndians acquiredouilieldVA er Tommy Harper from Clucln nail pitchers Eddie Fisher and Bob Scott and outfielder John Scruggs from Baltimore and outfielder Jose Cardcasl from clilfflfllll The Phillies new players are catcher Mike Ryan from Boston Red Son plus pitchers Woody Frymen Harold Clem and Bill Laxton and infielder Dori Money from Pittsburgh Pirates The latter four came from Pitts burgh tor pitcher iim Banning lntiie most recent trade last Saturday Four players each were ne quircd by Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros The Dorlg ers added shortstop Zeiio Ver Home Furnishings alias and pitcher Jim ihiudcal Grantfrcm Minnesota Twins and infielder Paul Popovich and outfielder Jim Willisnu from Chicago Cubs The Astros got pitcher Denny Lemastcr and shortstop Denis Mrniu from Atlanta pitcher Fred Cladding from Detroit Ti gers and be tslo Hector Torres from California Each of the so big league clubs except St Louis and San liussie Neiters Support British SYDNEY fAP The New South Wales Lawn Tennis Asso ciation Tuesday rilght supported the recent decision by the Brit ish Lawn Tennis Association to introduce an open tournament at Wimbledon next year The vote was to to it The lead New South Wales probably wi he followed by other states Only two speakers were against the motion at the meet ing Sinners in favor The NSW decision was in con trast to firm opposition adopted by Bill Edwards president of the Lawn Tennis Association or Australia Reds White Sox Lead Major League Trading By BEN OLAN Annotated PM 9919 Writer Francisco acquired at least one new player The uthrr clubs and their new players AtlantaShortstop Sonny Jackson and first baseman Chuck llarrison from Houston infielder Deron Johnson from Cincinnati Chicago Whitfieler loo Jackson from Dos Angeles out tieider Bill Schirssingcr from Boston PittsburghPitcher Jim Bun ning from Philadelphia pitcher Dave Wickersham from Detroit BostonPitcher Ray Culp from Chicago Cubs pitcher Dick Ellslpltft and catcher Gene other from Philadelpbin CellforniaPitcher Ellis from Cincinnati infielder outfielder Chuck liintnn from Cleveland DetroitPitcher Dennis Ell bant from Pittsburgh OaklandOutlieider Floyd Robinson and pitcher Darrell Osteen from Cincinnati MinnesotaCatcher John Roscboro and pitchers Ron Per ranoslti and Bob Miller from La Angeles New York YonkersShortstop Gene Michael from Los An geles Washhigton Pitcher am Denehy from the New York lfeis outfielder Sam Rowena from Baltimore 0ny3 Duyslr Mound RecordslPICK YOUR OWN DISCOIINT during Ciille ciiiiierASSALE Sox Cy Young Award winner as the leagues top pitcherusnrd Earl Wilson of Detroit won the most games it each Lonborg topped the league with 245 strikeouts but failed to crack the top is esrnedrun ieaderslhe big righthander land 316 ERA Minnesota was second in club ERA with mark of Cali torniawastbird with 319 fol Runyon wars Spink llward ST LOUlS AP The late Damon Bony on has been elected 1567 winner of the Taylor Spinis Memorial Plaque in the Cooperstown Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers At Clarks Home Furnishings you may save the com plete priccofyounpurchas omnowuntllrDec I234th we again offer our Christmas Tree Discount raw Launch I968 Olympic Fund Your purchase of any itemglarge or smali entitles you to draw an envelope from the Christmas Tree in our window You then get whatever discounth shown on the card in the envelope you have chosen Association Runyon covered the old New York Giants for the New York TORONTO CP The Cana dian Olympic Association is looking for zit cents tron every flags on the reverse sid=wlll sell for St in nickel 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