Lemm Praises Houston After Second AFL Crown
Wally Lemm praised the Houston Oilers after their 10 3 win over San Diego to claim the AFL championship in a dramatic turnaround. George Blanda and Billy Cannon led the Oilers while six players were held by injuries. Blanda threw the only TD pass and added a 46 yard field goal.
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Shrine East West game poised for wide open clash
In San Francisco the Shrine East West game is shaping as a wide open contest. East coach Joe Kuharich says his 24 man squad uses a post season offense with power runners Bob Ferguson and Ernie Davis and passers Roman Gabriel and Ron Miller directing. West coach Jim Owens plans a versatile aerial attack featuring John Hade and Mel Melin at quarterback and receivers Mack Burton and Oscar Donahue.
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Cotton Teams Stay At Home For Cotton Bowl Prep
Texas and Mississippi return to practice in their home bases Dallas bound for the New Year’s Day Cotton Bowl. Texas trains at Austin and Mississippi at Oxford as both squads arrive for a Texas Sports Hall of Fame luncheon and an afternoon workout amid a sold out bowl. Mississippi remains the favorite to win and extend dominance over Southwest Conference foes.
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Purdue Ace Tops Big Ten Scoring Race
All-American Terry Dischinger led the Big Ten in scoring with 164 points across six games for a 27.3 average. Indiana’s Jim Ray stood second with 159 points in seven games at 22.7, followed by Wisconsin’s Ron Jackson at 21.8 and Michigan’s John Oosterbaan plus Illinois’ Bill Burwell tied at 20.3.
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Scholastic Squads To Face Holiday Tourneys
The season opens with ECAC Holiday Festival in New York and Quaker City at the Palestra in Philadelphia, plus All-College at Oklahoma City. Seven more tournaments begin midweek, with top teams like Cincinnati Providence Wichita Utah State in the mix and NYU Dayton meeting in the Holiday Festival.
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Five Area Holiday Tournaments Set Across Week
The week features five area holiday tournaments with four nights of play and only two regular non league games. Athens visits Warren Local while Gallipolis travels to Mansfield Madison in Friday non league games.
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Giants Face Packers in NFL Title Clash After Holiday Drill
Coach Allie Sherman sent the New York Giants on a four day Christmas break with playbooks to study for Sundays championship game in Green Bay. Sherman cited Green Bay sturdy running led by Jim Taylor as the main threat after a 20 17 regular season win where Taylor rushed for 186 yards.
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Alabama Begins Sugar Bowl Camp in Biloxi
National champion Alabama resumes practice for the Sugar Bowl against Southwest Conference co champion Arkansas. The Crimson Tide, undefeated in 10 regular season games, trains in Biloxi, Mississippi near New Orleans. Arkansas, 8 2 in the regular season, arrives at LSU in Baton Rouge. A capacity crowd of 81 585 is expected as top ranked Alabama, a 12 5 point favorite, faces the Razorbacks.
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Big Ten Teams Prep For Holiday Classics In Los Angeles
Unbeaten Ohio State and Purdue lead Big Ten clubs heading to holiday tournaments across the nation. Wisconsin faces Providence in New York, Iowa meets Penn State in Philadelphia, Michigan and Michigan State play in Portland, and Minnesota heads to Miami for the Hurricane Classic. Illinois Northwestern and Indiana join a Chicago Stadium triple header with Colgate Loyola and Manhattan. The nine teams combine for a 42 21 non league record after six games last Saturday. Ohio State beat Penn State 92 49 Northwestern defeated Brown 93 74 Michigan State edged Butler 77 72 Illinois lost to Cornell 72 60 Indiana fell to Iowa State 70 33 and Minnesota lost to Marquette 69 63. Opening night matchups include Michigan at Illinois Michigan State at Indiana Iowa at Wisconsin Purdue at Minnesota and Ohio State at Northwestern.
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Aussies Near Davis Cup Triumph Over Italy
Australia moved within one victory of the Davis Cup, with Roy Emerson and Rod Laver winning opening singles at Kooyong Stadium. Emerson defeated Nicola Pietrangeli 8-6 6-4 6-0, while Laver beat Orlando Sirola 6-1 6-4 6-3 as Australia eyed a doubles win to seal the title.
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Scouts Eye Blues Grays at 23rd Blue-Gray Game
Montgomery Alabama scouts from major NFL and AFL clubs will study the 23rd Blue-Gray game on December 30. The rosters feature many players who later starred in pro football, including Bart Starr, Chuck Bednarik, Francis Tarkenton, and Norm Snead, who once played in this classic as college stars.
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Rebels Dominate Shrine All Star Clash In Miami
Baylor quarterback Bobby Ply directs a 35-10 South win over the North in the Shrine all star game in Miami. Ply throws 14 of 26 for 186 yards to Tennessee’s Glenn Glass and Miami ends Larry Wilson and Bill Miller catch two TD passes. Pry named most valuable by press box vote despite cold turnout of 18,892. North standout is Larry Onesti for defensive play.
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Athenian 2nd Disqualified in Tropical Park Race
Six horses finished within a length in the Tropical Park second race. Athenian 2nd, paying $82.20 for $2, would have yielded a large daily double payoff, but stewards disqualified it for interference. Scandalmonger, paying $25.70, was declared the winner.
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Penn State Heads For Final Sessions Before Gator Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions, fresh from a two day Christmas layoff, head south for a final tune up before facing Georgia Tech in the Gator Bowl at Jacksonville. Coach Rip Engle hopes to get in four good workouts at St. Augustine High School field before game time.
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Field Goals May Decide Rose Bowl
Pasadena Calif The Rose Bowl showdown between Minnesota and UCLA could hinge on a late field goal with both teams relying on limited success this season UCLA won 10 7 over USC on Nov 25 with Bobby Smith 31 yard field goal while Minnesota edged Purdue 10 7 on Nov 18 as Tom Loechler kicked the winning boot both teams hope the kicker can clinch the game January 1
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Rens Overtake Pipers in Eastern Division Race
The Pittsburgh Rens beat the Cleveland Pipers 108 106 on the Pipers floor to move ahead in the Eastern Division. In another game the Hawaii Chiefs narrowly defeated the Kansas City Steers 88 87 at Honolulu.
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