West Virginia Wins and Buckeyes Fall in Openers
In college basketball week one upsets and near-misses shuffle the top 10. West Virginia beat St. John’s 79-72 to reach a Duke rematch, while Ohio State fell 76-75 to Duke after a late miss. Wichita State and New York University posted notable wins, Bradley and Cousy drew headlines in coaching debuts.
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Bob Green
Associated Press
Wichita
Texas Western
Ohio State
Morgantown
W.va
Buckeyes
Duke
Dick Ricketts
West Virginia
St. John’s
New York
Will Pla
Pitt
Duquesne
Pittsburgh
George Washington
Westminster
New York University
Madison Square Garden
Tulsa
Princeton
Bill Bradley
Tiger
Army
Bob Cousy
Boston
Little Airfield
Conn
Columbia
Colgate
Creighton
la Salle
Michigan
Nebraska
Rice
Tennessee
Southern California
Butler
Colorado
Arizona
Chargers Aim To Clinch AFL Lead Over Raiders
San Diego rides a four game win streak to 9-2 while Oakland sits 7-4. A Chargers win clinches the race unless the Raiders win out. Clem Daniels leads Oakland rushers against Keith Lincoln as Paul Lowe nears Lincoln in yardage. Tobin Rote passes to Lance Alworth as Oakland seeks upset.
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Oakland
Calif
San Diego
Chargers
Oakland Raiders
Raiders
Clem Daniels
Keith Lincoln
Daniels
Paul Lowe
Lincoln
Tobin Rote
Lance Alworth
Grid Coaches Losing Jobs
The Associated Press reports three more college football coaches were fired, bringing the four day total to six. Washington State’s Jim Sutherland, Boston University’s Steve Sinko, and Ohio Wesleyan’s Glenn Fraser all leave with a combined 32 years at their schools. Jim McDonald of Tennessee started the firings two days into December, followed by Johnny Griffith of Georgia and Billy Hildebrand of Wake Forest. Douglas Dickey and Vince Dooley have filled two positions.
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Associated Press
Washington State
Jim Sutherland
Steve Sinko
Boston University
Ohio Wesleyan
Glenn Fraser
Tennessee
Jim McDonald
Georgia
Johnny Griffith
Billy Hildebrand
Wake Forest
Douglas Dickey
Vince Dooley
League bowling standings from Austin area leagues
Echo Lanes hosts numerous leagues with team scores and individual leaders. Notables include Chas Fox 2828 in COSMOPOLITAN, Grand Meadow Red Arrow 2655 in AUSTIN INTER CITY, and B. Mayhew 614 in SPORTSMEN LEAGUE with many clubs like Austin Liquor and Cedar Valley League contributing team totals and top individual marks.
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Sportsman’s League
Chas Fox
Knobby’s
Golden Dairy
Midtown Liquors
Pete's Place
Avery Hotel
Unknown
Red Oak Grove
Armstrongs
Paramount
Austin Drug
Austin Bowl
Inter City League
Waltham Pig
Hig
Grain Belt
Dormicks Leftus
Austin Liquor
Austin National
IHC Sales & Serv
Ankeny’s Cleaners
Midland
Grand Meadow Red Arrow
Peoples Drug
Cedar Valley League Marigold Dairies
LeBarron
Fruit Fair
Clinic Pharmacy
Canteen
Dubinsky
Pepsi Cola
Harrys Cafe
Austin Grain
Jiller’s City Serv
Dom's Shell Service
O’shaughnessy’s Liquor
Plant Ltd. Service
Sterling Drug
Kopet Music
Royals Fall Short in Second Try at Celtics
Tommy Heinsohn sparked Boston to a 112-107 win over Cincinnati as the Celtics claim their second victory this season. The Royals had upset Boston the night before, but could not complete the two game sweep. Elsewhere, Detroit beat St Louis in OT, Baltimore topped New York, and the Lakers beat the Warriors.
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Associated Press
Boston Celtics
Cincinnati Royals
Tommy Heinsohn
Celts
Boston
National Basketball Association
Royals
Cincinnati
Celtics
NBA
Detroit Pistons
St. Louis Hawks
Baltimore
New York Knicks
Los Angeles Lakers
San Francisco Warriors
State College Quints Face Heavy State Slate
The heaviest slate of the young season features 13 state teams in 11 basketball games. Key matchup St. Cloud visits Augsburg, while Duluth travels to South Dakota State. Friday results include Hamline 78 Wayne 72 and Winona 86 State College of Iowa 75, with Hamline extending its win streak to two.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
St. Cloud
Augsburg
St. Olaf
Duluth
South Dakota State
Concordia
Bemidji
Gustavus Adolphus
la Crosse
Wis
Wayne
Neb
St. Thomas
Mankato
St. Mary’s
St. Procopius
Bethel
Wahpeton
Sioux Falls
Northwestern
Hantline
Pipers
Fred Schmiesing
Bob Keiser
Roger Johnson
Hamline
Local high school basketball scores and wrestling results
Scores from Austin Albert Lee Rochester Winona Faribault Northfield Owatonna Mankato and others with seniors and B teams listed. College results include Homme Wayne Coe SCI St Marys and St Procopius. Wrestling shows Rochester Winona Albert Lea Owatonne Mankato Northfield Faribault Grand Meadow LeRoy Hayfield West Concord.
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Austin
Albert Lee
Rochester
Winona
Faribault
Northfield
Owatonna
Mankato
Albert Lea
Lyle
Rose Creek
Elkton
Adams
Grand Meadow
LeRoy
Glenville
Waseca Aggies
Hayfield
Dover-Eyeta
Spring Valley
Chatfield
Steecyville
Lowe
Cresco Notre Dame
Blooming Prairie
Waterville
Medford
Mortistown
Tiger Choice to Beat Giardello in TV Bout
Middleweight champion Dick Tiger faces Joey Giardello in a 15 round title contest at Convention Hall Atlantic City with Tiger the favorite. The Nigerian champion, 34, seeks a third defense and extending his streak. Giardello, 33, from Philadelphia, eyes the crown in a fight starting 9 p.m. CST. Tiger boasts a 48 12 3 record with 22 knockouts while Giardello stands 93 22 7 with 32 knockouts.
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Tiger Choice
Giardello
Murray Rose
Atlantic City
N.J
Dick Tiger
Joey Giardello
Nigeria
Philadelphia
Convention Hall
Gene Fullmer
West Jordan
Utah
Tiger
Las Vegas
Fullmer
Bozeman
Mont
Jersey Jones
Hat Trick Sparks Olympic Six 6-2 Victory
Dan Dillworth scored a hat trick to lift the U S Olympic hockey team to a 6-2 win over Michigan Tech in Houghton Michigan. Dillworth's two second period goals gave the Olympics a 3-1 lead, Roy Heine answered for Tech early in the third, then Dillworth closed with a final three goal burst as the Olympic Sextet improved to 6-1-1.
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Houghton, Mich
Dan Dillworth
U.S
Michigan Tech
Dillworth
Roy Heine
15 Needy Children to See Army Navy Classic in Philly
Fifteen needy children will sit in the presidential box at the Army Navy football game in Philadelphia Stadium. With President Kennedy dead and Johnson not attending, officials chose to let the children occupy the seats instead of draping the box in black crepe. The youngsters were chosen through Catholic, Jewish and Protestant welfare groups.
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Army-Navy
Philadephia
Philadelphia Stadium
Johnson
President Kennedy
Packers Co founder George Calhoun Dies at 73
George W. Calhoun, 73, a co founder of the Green Bay Packers, died Thursday in Green Bay Wisconsin after a battle with cancer.
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Green Bay, Wis
George W. Calhoun
Green Bay Packers
Grand Meadow Larks Top LeRoy 75 66 In Southland Clash
Grand Meadow defeated LeRoy 75 66 as Herb Hanson scored 21 points leading a balanced Larks attack. The win improves Grand Meadow to 1-3 in conference play, with Steve Burns 18 and Al Jacobson 16 also in double figures while Rick Lamon led LeRoy with 24 points.
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Leroy
Minn
Herb Hanson
Paul Austinson
Grand Meadow
Scrappy LeRoy
Larks
Cardinals
Jim DeMar
DeMar
Rick Lamon
Eric Eastwold
Cub Wherry
Tom Wherry
Hanson
Steve Burns
al Jac
Burns
Jacobson
Lark
Rushford
Ring Verdict Sparks Johnson Comeback Bid
Philadelphia AP report notes former light heavyweight champion Harold Johnson intends another title try after Pastrano dethroned him in a disputed decision. Johnson vows to use a stealthier approach in pursuit of the crown and a rematch with Pastrano.
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Philadelphia
Pastrano
Harold Johnson
Willie Pastrano
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Echo Bantam Girls League
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Detroit
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Raleigh R&f Bike Shop
W. Oakland
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
Arthur L. Swenson
Harvey A. Anderson
Melvin E. Hauge
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