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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1963
Page
10
Jim Taylor ran 141 yards on 30 carries and scored as Green Bay beat Pittsburgh 33-14 to stay atop the Western Division with a 7-1 record. The Packers, tied with the Bears, pushed toward a possible third straight NFL title as Taylor shook off health issues to power the surge.
A scrambled standings page lists teams in the Eastern and Western conferences with win loss records. Sunday results show Chicago over Baltimore 17 to 4 and other league scores include Cleveland 23 Philadelphia 17 and Detroit 45 San Francisco 7. Several Sunday and upcoming games are noted with matchups like Cleveland at Pittsburgh and Minnesota at Green Bay.
Oxford Ohio University wins five scoring positions leading 14 Ohio schools at the Mid American Conference meet. Elmore Banton leads Ohio finishers as Miami's Andy Schramm follows 25 seconds back. Other Ohio placers include Jim Berendsen sixth Bill Holler seventh and Larry Smith eighth.
Cleveland star Jim Brown ran for 223 yards on 28 carries in a 25-17 win over Philadelphia. He scored once on a 62 yard sprint and dominated the Browns ground game while refusing to take credit for the victory alone.
Ohio State stays atop the Big Ten race with a dramatic 49-yard field goal by Dick Van Raaphorst to salvage a 20-20 tie with Illinois. Lima’s Tom Barrington, fresh from illness, sparkled in the Iowa game, rushing for 111 yards and a key 73-yard drive.
Wilt Chamberlain poured in 55 points to lift the San Francisco Warriors over the Los Angeles Lakers 118 99 and move second in the Western Division. He hit 23 baskets and 9 of 15 free throws, reviving his high scoring form after a slower start to the season. Other night games saw Boston, St Louis, New York win, while Oscar Robertson scored 25 in Cincinnati’s 95 93 victory over Philadelphia.
Mexico City Carlos Rios of Mexico stopped Ruben Arocha of Argentina in a lightweight bout. The stoppage occurred in the boxing match highlighting RiOS dominance.
Wahama Red Devils beat Rutland 12 to 8 to snap a nine game skid and finish the season at 5-4. Mike Kitchen and Carby Sawyers scored Wahama TDs, Dan Tillis returned Rutland’s lone score, and Harvey Van Meter intercepted a late pass. Rutland led in rushing but Wahama held an edge in the air and on defense.
Boston defeated Houston 45 to 3 on Friday. San Diego outscored New York 53 to 7 Saturday, while Buffalo beat Denver 30 to 28 and Oakland won 10 to 7 at Kansas City. Upcoming games include Oakland at Kansas City and Denver at Buffalo.
North Gallia defeats Southwestern 36 14 to finish 4 4 overall and 2 3 in the conference. Ira Eggleton and Jim Foreman connected on four TDs including 50 60 and 20 yard passes plus an 80 yard kickoff return. Foreman added a 35 yard TD pass to Mason Peck. Haislop scored Southwestern’s two TDs and added a two point try.
Michigan State, after a vote of confidence for coach Duffy Daugherty, defeated Northwestern 15-7 and then Wisconsin 30-13 to climb into a tie for the Big Ten lead with Illinois and Ohio State. Elsewhere Texas beat SMU to push Cotton Bowl chances, while Princeton and Auburn extended their win streaks. Navy, Oklahoma, Alabama, and several others won as college football moved into November play.
Union Furnace Warriors beat Shade 58 56 to begin the season with Union Furnace leading throughout. Larry McDaniel scored 22 and Larry Griffith 14 for the winners while Jerry Bobo ledShade with 17. Malone clinched a 35 34 reserve victory at the buzzer. Union Furnace visits Albany Friday. Shade hosts Waterford Friday and travels to Wilton Saturday.
Eastern beats Racine 50 20 to tie Roger Creek for the 1963 Southern Valley Athletic Conference crown. Eastern finishes 4 0 1 in league play and 6 2 1 for the season, while Racine ends 3 2 0 and 5 4 0. Ron Ritchie scores three TDs and 92 SWAC points. Gary Durst adds two TDs.
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