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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1963

Page

8

Bears crowned NFL champs after win over Giants

Chicago Bears beat New York 14-10 to claim the NFL championship as defense forced key plays. George Halas praised the win and praised players including Larry Morris and Richie Petitbon for pivotal interceptions.

Chicago Chicago Bears George Halas Bears New York Giants Y. A. Tittle Richie Petitbon Larry Morris Eddy Aradovich Bill Wade Halas Morris

Bears Get S6000 For Day's Work

Chicago Bears receive an estimated 6000 dollars for Sundays championship final while the New York Giants are seen at about 4200. Final figures await the NFL official breakdown after closed circuit TV receipts from three Chicago arenas. Attendance reached 45,801 at Wrigley Field with a gross gate around 500000 and TV receipts totaling 926000.

Chicago Chicago Bears New York Giants National Football League Pete Rozelle Wrigley Field

St Aloysius remains perfect with York Tourney win

St. Aloysius 53 Miller 37 to stay 8 0 in York Holiday Tournament final. York 83 Glouster 68 for third. Top scorers include McMillen and Esselstein with 14 each. York's Boggs led Bruin scoring with 24 as Mitchell added 22 and Trowbridge 20.

YORK New Lexington St. Aloysius Miller Glouster Andy McMillen Harold Esselstein Ken O'Hara George Boggs Bruin Tom

Symmes Valley wins Hannan-Trace title over Rutland 90-71

Symmes Valley defeats Rutland 90 to 71 to capture the Hannan-Trace Holiday Tournament championship. Larry Barr led Rutland with 20 points, followed by Larry Rupe with 19 and Don Smith with 16. Blackfork placed third by beating host Rutland 72 to 42.

Mercerville Symmes Valley Rutland Blackfork Larry Barr Larry Rupe Don Smith Terry Rucker Harold Montgomery Rupe Lambert Smith Muang Sos

College Seores SPRING ARBOR MEC INVITATION AT fe Ets Micn INSNITATIONAL UIOHI

Readable fragments mention Ohio and Minnesota with place names and scores. No coherent event or outcome clearly discernible due to OCR errors. The text references a college meet or invitational in Ohio and Minnesota contexts, with team abbreviations and a few numbers that may be scores or years.

Pete Elliott blasts Illinois players before Rose Bowl clash

Pasadena prep notes show Illinois coach Pete Elliott delivering a scathing six minute drill scolding as the Illini prepared for the Rose Bowl against Washington. He challenged any player not fully focused to stay in his hotel room and stressed the Huskies’ speed and “killer” big game record.

Bears Tittle Morris O’bradovich Bear Young Bloods Illinois Giants Allie Sherman Sherman Pasadena Calif Pete Elliott Washington Huskies Elliott Illini Pete Jim Owens Wisconsin Minnesota Dick Butkus Associated Press Ilinois Ray Eliot UCLA Stanford California Bears Iowa Hawkeyes Bill Douglas

Ivy Hockey League title chase in 29th season

Miya moto of Japan outpointed Adique of the Philippines in a boxing bout as the Ivy Hockey League enters its 29th season. Harvard has won the title the last three years.

Tokyo Tsunetomi Miyamoto Japan Pedro Adique Philippines Harvard

Athens Bulldogs Hold Off Warren Local For Seventh Win

Athens improves to 7-0 on the season by defeating Warren Local 67-56 as Scott Fitzgerald and Conan Elliott lead with 18 points each. Larry Coon adds 12 for Athens while Eric Gustavson grabs 11 rebounds. Warren Local’s Jeff Elder scores 13 and Tim Reed 11. The Bulldogs’ reserves win 58-50 for the night.

Vincent —Athens Warren Local Warriors Bulldogs Fred Gibson Larry Coon Athens Scott Fitzgerald Conan Elliott Coon Gibson Jeff Elder Tim Reed Eric Gustavson Bulldog Dick Adams Mike Wren Tom Glover Blaine Kidder Warrior Keven Arnold Mike Brant

Racine Wins Holiday Tourney Final Over Ames Bern

Racine Tornadoes beat Ames Bern 54 to 43 to claim the Racine Holiday Tournament title. Price Bailey and teammates led the scoring as Racine built a lead after the 12 minute mark and held on despite Ames Bern shooting 41 percent. Next Racine plays York while Ames Bern faces Carthage Troy in Athens County action.

Racine Racine Tornadoes Ames Bern Athens Tornadoes Mike Morrison Ted Bailey Ames-Bern Ames- Bern Carthage

All-Tournament Team Named at Racine Holiday Tourney

Wayne Young Hamden Barry West Albany Larry Price Racine Mark Smith Ames Bern Ted Bailey Racine dominated the all tournament selections with Price edging Young by one vote for MVP award.

Racine Wayne Young Hamden Barry West Albany Larry Price Mark Smith Ames Bern Ted Bailey Price Young

College Scores Highlight Holiday Basketball Festival Oddities

Readable scores from the ECAC Holiday Festival show Villanova, Providence, La Salle, and others in action with notable results. Notable matchups include Georgetown 69 over LaSalle, Drake 62, Saint Joseph's 68 over Providence, and Wisconsin 104 against Georgia Tech.

Villanoy St. Joseph's Pav Providence St. John NY SS Dayton Quaker City LaSalle Georgetown D.C Et. Bonaventure Drake Loyola SS Stern Temple Boston Miedwalcker Wisconsin Georgi Tech Marquette Dartmoun Syracuse Miami Fla Army Eton Penn Holy Cras Poinsettia Irman Entenarvy Arkans Kentucky Notre Dame St. Louis Bradley Wake Navy Britler Creighton S. Dakota Pacific Sub Base Califes

Point Pleasant Big Blacks win Milton Invitational 73 70 over Barboursville

Point Pleasant defeats Barboursville 73 to 70 in the Milton Invitational final as Greg Emrick scores 36 points and grabs 16 rebounds. Barboursville’s Butch Preston adds 16 points while Ron Fowlkes pulls 11 rebounds for the Black team.

Point Pleasant Big Blacks Barboursville High Bed Emrick Butch Preston Barboursville Ron Fowlkes Point Pleaaant Wilson Pancake Ea Thomas Ota Fowlkes Blain Barboursvilele Whitney Preston Lipcomb Kyle Crum Wiley Schole

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