Shopping for sports figures at Christmas in 1963
A whimsical list imagines seasonal wish items for sports stars and executives. George Halas Y A Tittle Paul Dietzel Walt Alston Yogi Berra Mickey Mantle Cassius Clay George Weiss Casey Stengel Tommy Davis Warren Spahn Sam Mele Paul Hornung Alex Karras Pete Ward Bob Kennedy Stan Musial and others seek playful gadgets and gear as Christmas nears. Texas Longhorns are noted for completing a perfect 10 0 season and earning No 1 ranking.
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Steve Snider
UPL
New York
George Halas
Chicago Bears
Green Bay Fawkers
New York Giants
Y. A. Tittle
Giants
Bears
Paul Dietzel
Army
Walt Alston
Los
Cassius Clay
George Weiss
New York Mets
Shea Stadium
Sports Palace
Flushing Meadow
Casey Stengel
Tommy Davis
Los Angeles Dodgers
Warren Spahn
Milwaukee Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cleveland Indians
Sam Mele
Minnesota Twins
Twins
Paul Hornung
Green Bay Packers
Alex Karras
Detroit Lions
Pete Ward
Chicago White Sox
Alli
Bob Kennedy
Chicago Cubs
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Geezer
Collinsville and Centralia Lead Illinois High School Poll
United Press International ranks Collinsville Kahoks number one and Centralia on the rise as top Illinois teams. Collinsville hosts Decatur Eisenhower after a perfect start while Centralia seeks a fifth straight win against Herrin. Decatur visits Champaign as Galesburg hosts Monmouth and Harvey Thornton. Lockport, 6-0, faces Kankakee in the South Suburban League. Chicago Heights Bloom remains unbeaten in six games.
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United Press International
Collinsville
Centralia
Illinois
Kahoks
UPI
Decatur Eisenhower
Herrin
Tte Upi
Decatur
Champaign
Galesburg
Monmouth
Harvey Thornton
Lockport
Kankakee
Chicago Heights
Rock Island
Clineton
Iowa
Pekin
Peorial Manual
Peoria Limestone
Riverside Brookfield
Springfield Lanphier
Chicago Marshall
Maine East
Lanphier
Lincoln Lanphier
Jacksonville
Lincoln
Quincy
Pittsfield
East Moline
Jefferson
Cedar Rapids
Rockford
Auburn
Benton
Marion
Anna Jonesboro
Chicago
St. Anselms
Peoria Richwoods
East Peoria
Springfields
Springfield
Nokomis
Griffin
East St. Louis
Danville
Bloomington
Mattoon
Decatur MacArthur
Rockford Guilford
Rockford West
Rockford East
Sterling
Geneseo
Dangerous Rock Falls
Rock Falls
Walnut
Carmi
Mount Carmel
Pinckneyville
Panthers
McLeansboro
Warriors
Granite City
Battle
Whitemarsh Open Carded Next July
The second annual 125000 golf tournament at Whitemarsh Valley Country Club is set for July 3 5. Anthony Cirino sponsors the 72 hole event which augments a television contract push and benefits the Child Development Center in Norristown. Arnold Palmer won last year s first prize of 26000.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
Anthony Cirino
Golf Associates, Inc
Arnold Palmer
Norristown
Pace
Bowling Green Star Tops Early NCAA Scoring List
Howard Komives, a 61 guard from Bowling Green, leads first weekly major college basketball statistics with 35.5 points per game through Dec. 14. Seton Hall’s Nick Werkman and NYU’s Barry Kramer trail, while Loyola Chicago maintains high scoring and Temple tops in defense.
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New York
Howard Komives
Bowling Green
NCAA
Komives
Nick Werkman
Seton Hall
Barry Kramer
NYU
Senior Bowl Names North Squad for 15th All Star Game
Senior Bowl officials announced the North squad for the January 4 game in Mobile. Notables include quarterback Jack Concannon of Boston College and halfback Joe Don Looney of Oklahoma. Many players have NFL or AFL contracts, with several signed to NFL teams. The South squad includes Billy Lothridge and Georgia Tech quarterback Billy Lothridge. The 1963-64 matchups feature a history of close results, with South leading the series 9-5.
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Mobile
Ala
UPI
Jack Concannon
Boston ‘College
Joe Don ‘Looney
Oklahoma
NFL
Billy Lothridge
Georgia Tech
Concannon
Philadelphia Egles
Bill Munson
Utah State
Los Angeles Rams
Yankees
Dick Shiner
Maryland
Washington Redskins
Looney
Sooner
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Anderson Herald
Halas
Tittle, Alston
Texas
Longhorns
Frank Krall
Whitemarsh
Harvard
Ralph (Cooney) Weiland
Mrs. L. K. Shapiro
California
Bowling Green Star
Durin
Howard
Buddy) Jzcobson
Jim Moran
Idaho
Roger’ la Londe
Muskingham College
Moran
la Londe
Johnny
Rebs
Paul Krause
Bob Long
Wichita
Ralphiie Fillen
Kansas State
Jim Worden
Wittenburg
T. W. Alley
William & Mary
Tom Jenkins
Ohio State
Roger la ‘Londe
Gerald Philbin
Buffalo
Joe Provenzno
Don Sha
Ckleford
Pacific U
Lloyd Voss
Nebraska
Bill l Budness
Boston U
John Kirby
Jon Morris F
Holy Cross
Jack Cotteannon
Boston College
Bill ‘Munson
Dick ‘Shiner
Pat Batten
Hardin Simmons
Ken Coleman
Kansas
Dick Drummond
George ‘Washington
Glen Holton
West Virginia
Dave Hoover
Iowa State
Joe Don Looney
Vince Turner
Missouri
Syracuse
Anderson Area
Koal Vert Aluminum Corp. of
Greenfield
Ind
Pendleton Ave
Anderson, Ind
Ream
Bray
Thyrax & Station
Mosley
Turner
Anderson Radio and TV
East Joti ST
Sears
Toy Town
LeMans
Raceway
Main ST
Anderson
Indiana
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