Unbeaten Kokomo Wildcats Top Indiana High School Poll
The AP ratings keep Kokomo unbeaten at No. 1 with Logansport joining the top ten and two ranking teams in the Logansport holiday tourney. Attucks remains No. 2, Muncie Central No. 3, with Fort Wayne Central rising to No. 4 and Cathedral tied at No. 5.
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Logansport
Muncie Central
Indianapolis
Kokomo
Wildcats
Indiana
Fort Wayne Central
Indianapolis Cathedral
Madison
Campbell Finds Feeding Baby Has Hazards On Tour
Golf pro Joe Campbell, father to 11 day old Blake, woke at 4 a m to feed his son and re injured his back. He remained in traction in a Knoxville hospital and hoped to return home by Christmas and rejoin the pro tour in Los Angeles on January 1.
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Knoxville
KC Ownership Okayed by Finley for A's Purchase
American League owners approved Charles O. Finley of Gary Indiana to buy controlling 52 percent of the Kansas City Athletics stock from Arnold Johnson's estate. Chicago Probate Court Judge Robert Dunne had already given preliminary approval, contingent on league finalization.
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Boston
Kansas City Athletics
Charles O. Finley
Gary
Ind
Joe Cronin
American League
Finley
Arnold Johnson
Chicago
Robert Dunne
Golden Bears Lead UK Tourney Favorites Status
California enters the UK Invitational as the favorite with a 5-0 record, facing St. Louis in the first round while Kentucky meets Illinois in the other half. Kentucky hopes for a rebound after a 66-58 loss to Temple and prize money underlines the four team event.
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Golden Bears
Lexington
California
University of Kentucky
Ohio State
St. Louis
Kentucky
Illinois
Adolph Rupp
Wildcats
West Virginia
Temple
AFL Title Contest Televised By ABC
The Houston Oilers meet the Los Angeles Chargers in the AFL championship on Sunday January 1 televised nationally by ABC starting at 3 30 p m EST Houston and Los Angeles both finished 10 4 in the regular season with division titles Oilers commentator team includes Jack Buck George Ratterman and Les Keller.
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New York
UPI
Houston Oilers
Los Angeles Chargers
ABC
Houston
Los Angeles
Oilers
Chargers
Jack Buck
George Ratterman
Les Keller
Cardinals Hire Randle as Spring Training Speed Instructor
The St. Louis Cardinals will take Sonny Randle from the St. Louis football Cardinals to spring training. Randle, an end who runs 100 yards in 9.6 seconds, will serve as a special instructor to improve team speed.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Baseball Cardinals
Sonny Randle
St. Louis Football Cardinals
Randle
Rain's Gardens Standings and Honor Roll Totals
Standings show Guys & Dolls leading with 37 points and Hot Dogs 34. Honor rolls list multiple players in two sections, including M. Ackerman 222 and Lasley 205, with varied scores and identifiers across both lists.
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Guys & Dolls
Heckaman Buick
Dubbs
Petty’s Auction
M. Ackerman
Men — Lasley
Platt
Manship
Kern
York
Schmidt
Ausbin
A. Johnson
Wessar
J. Myers
Tanner
Local League Scoreboard Snapshot From Recent Round
Scores show Murnan's 4 over Krehe 0 and Art's Pizza 2 over South Park 2. Childes leads Castor Paints 3 to 1 while Der beats Filter Queen 3 to 1. The Stables ene 0 defeats Lapel Lanes 3 to 0 with Pure not listed.
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Murnan’s
Lawrence Krehe
Art's Pizza
South Park
Childes
Castor Paints
Derby
Filter Queen
the Stables Ene
Lapel Lanes
Pure
Billy Martin Targets Second Base Role With Braves
Billy Martin warned Frank Bolling he will try to take the second base job with Milwaukee after recent trades that sent Bolling from Detroit and Roy McMillan from Cincinnati to reinforce the infield. The 32 year old ex Yankee urged he can still steal bases and prove himself as more than a utility player, speaking during a visit to a Milwaukee restaurant.
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EL Cerrito
Calif
Billy Martin
Milwaukee Braves
Frank Bolling
New York Yankees
Wilwaukee
Billy
Milwaukee
Johnny Logan
Bolling
Frank
Martin
Detroit
Yankees
Kansas City
Charlie Dressen
Oakland
Cincinnati
Reds
Dean Of Bobsledding To Compete For 3rd World Championship
Stan Benham of Lake Placid decides to chase his third world bobsled title at Mt. Van Hoevenberg in the 1961 championships after earlier plans to skip. The veteran, known as the dean of bobsledding, will drive both two man and four man crews in February trials, with about 75 teams competing. Cpl Gary Sheffield and Cpl Jerry Tennant train as the Marines’ two man entry, competing February 11-12 for two man and February 18-19 for four man.
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Lake Placid
N.Y
UPI
Stan Benham
Mt. van Hoevenberg
Benham
International
North American
United States
Gary Sheffield
Jerry Tennant
Camp Lejeune
N.C
U.S. Marines
Sports league standings and honor roll list
The report lists team scores such as Maples 1 and Process ing 4, with several other match results. It also names an honor roll including Bratton 205 Marshall 234, Daugherty 203, Schell 205, Johnson 223, Fralick 223, Lowe 245, Parks 224, Rohrback 238 and Spears 555.
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Bratton
Marshall
Daugherty
Schell
Johnson
Fralick
Thoben
Lowe
Mills
Parks
Hull
Rohrback
Spears
Strike May Close Santa Anita Track
A strike threatened by Local 280 of the Parimutuel Em ployer Guild could close Santa Anita racetrack a day after it opens its 1960-61 season. The union leader warned of walking out Tuesday if no contract agreement is reached. Robert Strub, president of the Los Angeles Turf Club, said negotiations have stalled.
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Arcadia
Calif
Santa Anita
Parimutuel Employer Guild
Uless
Robert Strub
Los Angeles Turf Club
Rickey Plans To Keep Busy On Pittsburgh
Branch Rickey Sr., founder of the farm system and former Pittsburgh Pirates chairman, turned 79 and said he would stay active over the holidays. He hinted at writing, possibly publishing, and aging a book about his more than 50 years in baseball. Rickey built pennant winners at Brooklyn and St Louis before joining the Pirates and retired last summer after the Continental League dissolved amid expansion plans.
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Branch Rickey Sr
Baseball
Pittsburgh Pirates
Mahat’ma
Rickey
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Pirates
Rex White Passes Three Try Driver Test for License
Spartanburg South Carolina AP report notes Rex White the 1960 Grand National NASCAR champion faced multiple attempts to pass South Carolina's driver test before finally qualifying for a license.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Rex White
Alabama and Texas Tie in Blue Bonnet Bowl Worth Big Checks
In Houston Texas Alabama and Texas earned roughly 125000 each after a 3-3 tie in the Blue Bonnet Bowl as an audit looms.
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Houston, Tex
Universities of
Alabama
Texas
Kokomo Wildcats Lead UPI State Rankings With Elkhart Friday Clash
Kokomo tops the UPI coaches poll for a fourth straight week with 177 points and 15 first place votes. Muncie Central and Indianapolis Attucks follow as action picks up before Christmas, with Kokomo at Elkhart and Attucks at New Castle on Friday.
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Cathedral
Manual
Indianapolis
Evansville Central
Lawrenceburg
Franklin
Connersville
Gary Roosevelt
East Chicago
Washington
New Castle
Jasper
Gary Froebel
Delphi
Evansville
Roose
Evansville North
Lincoln
Ireland
Bloomfield
Terre Haute
Wiley
North Central
Marion Co
Tigers
Kokomo
Elkhart
UPI
Wildcats
Joe Platt
United Press International
Muncie Central
Muncie
Attucks
Michigan City
Indianapolis Manual
Fort Wayne Central
Madison
Indianapolis Cathedral
Peru
Fort Wayne South
Gary Mann
East Chicago Roosevelt
Goshen
Hammond Tech
Huntingburg
Hammond Clark
Komormo
Fort Wayne
Macmigan City
Cccscdes
Logansport
Bosse
Hammond
Deer Risk Moving From Beds When Disturbed
Wildlife notes show deer resting in daytime beds may rise only if disturbed or hunted heavily, prompting precautionary field behavior for observers and hunters alike.
Van Brocklin Wins Rae Hickok Award November Honor
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Norm Van Brocklin, 34, named November winner for the Rae Hickok professional Athlete of the Year Award. His leadership helped the Eagles win the NFL Eastern title, beating out Elgin Baylor of the Los Angeles Lakers, who scored 71 in one game. The national award will be presented January 23 in Rochester, New York.
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NEW York
Norm van Brocklin
Philadelphia Eagles
Rae Hickok
van Brocklin
Eagles
Elgin Baylor
Los Angeles Lakers
Rochester
N.Y
Wilbur Named Scout by Minnesota Twins Office
Del Wilber, former major league catcher and last season’s Charleston manager, is named a major league scout by the Twins organization. He will live in St. Louis while continuing to scout. Wilber previously managed Houston in 1959 and Louisville the year before. his 15 year MLB career was largely with the St. Louis Cardinals.
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UPI
del Wilber
Charleston
Twins
Wilber
St. Louis
Houston
Louisville
St.Louis Cardinals
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