Palmer Sees Aging Question After Collapse In Canada Cup
Honolulu AP reports Arnold Palmer dismisses aging fears after a final 78 cost him the Canada Cup Individual Trophy. Palmer led Nicklaus by eight after 36 holes and six after 54, but Nicklaus surged to victory with a 67 final round to win the individual crown while Palmer finished two strokes back as the United States clinched the team title. Palmer insists he felt strong, plans a lighter schedule, and expects to bounce back next year.
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College Basketball Scores From East and Midwest Action
The Associated Press recap notes East region results with Villanova 61 Princeton 60 and Coast Guard 82 Clark 72. South region sees North Carolina 82 Kentucky 67 and Georgia Tech 52 Clemson 90 The Citadel 75. Midwest games include Michigan 91 Missouri 61 Indiana 57 Oklahoma 69 and Nebraska 62 South Dakota 62.
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Michigan Tops Basketball Poll Leads AP Ranking
Michigan’s veteran Wolverines dominated the AP first regular season poll winning 32 of 34 first place votes and a 100 point margin over second place Wichita. The top ten includes Wichita Vanderbilt St. Louis San Francisco Minnesota UCLA Texas Tech Kentucky St. John’s Arizona and others as upsets shuffle the rankings. Baylor remains the SWC’s only undefeated team as Texas and LSU stumble.
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Highlands Suffer First Defeat To Galena Park
GALENA PARK Texas had Highlands Eagles fall 38 30 in a Monday night game. David La Grone led Highlands with 12 points on six field goals while Ronnie Smith added 10. Coach Charles Freeman cited a new Galena Park zone defense and late pressure as the decisive factors. Highlands B team won 35 21. eighth grade previously 2 1. Highlands next faces Channelview seeking a fourth win in five games.
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Cedar Bayou Bears Beat Dickinson 57 47 in Home Victory
Cedar Bayou Bears dominated Dickinson 57 to 47 as Ricky Chase scored 10 second quarter points and Ronnie Garrett sparked the offense in the second half. Craig Downing and Sidney Thomas led rebounding with Chase and Downing praised for defense. The Bears, now 6-1, host Woodland Acres Thursday at 7 p.m. The eighth grade fell 32-22 while the B team meets Woodland Acres at 6 p.m.
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Northshore High Schools Meet To Even Score In Varsity Play
Northshore Junior High defeated Baytown Junior High 52-38 to even the season series after BJH won 43-34 last week. Gore led Northshore with 18 points while Baytown’s Jheosta scored 15 for the losers. Baytown now hosts Deer Park Thursday as the Baytown team eyes improved play.
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Texas Raiders Back At Work For Bowl Preparations
Texas and Texas Tech resumed practice ahead of bowls with Texas facing Alabama in the Orange Bowl on January 1 in Miami and Texas Tech meeting Georgia in the Sam Bowl in El Paso. The squads planned a schedule of pads and sweats, with breaks for Christmas and travel to Miami and El Paso.
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Oliva First Rookie to Win MLB Batting Title
Tony Oliva of the Minnesota Twins becomes the first rookie to win a major league batting crown with a .523 average in 1964. Brooks Robinson of Baltimore is runner-up. Oliva also earned Rookie of the Year, leading the league in multiple categories including hits and runs.
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Weallcett Named Referee For Potts Powell Bout In Puerto Rico
Former heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Wallentt was named today to referee Saturday's 10 round bout in San Juan Puerto Rico between ex heavyweight king Floyd Potts and Charlie Powell of San Diego.
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Tarheels Upset Kentucky In OT Thriller
North Carolina defeated Kentucky 86 85 in overtime as Bob Lewis led with 23 points and Billy Cunningham added 24. Villanova beat Princeton 66 61 in overtime with Bill Bradley scoring 24. Michigan won 91 61 over Missouri as reserves played heavily.
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Cappelletti Sets New Scoring Mark
Lino Cappelletti, Boston's star, boosted his AFL scoring record to 155 points by scoring a touchdown, a 1 yard field goal and four conversions in Boston's 31 24 win over Kansas City. Cookie Gilchrist and Matt Snell chase the rushing lead with two games left. Gilchrist has 862 yards on 193 carries and Snell 791 on 278.
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Cepeda OK After Knee Operation
New York AP reports Orlando Cepeda slugging first baseman for the San Francisco Giants should be as good as ever after knee surgery. Dr Harrison McLaughlin, Giants club physician when based in New York, led a surgical team that removed torn cartilage from Cepeda's right knee Monday.
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