Texas Remains No 1 In AP College Poll Amid Cancellations
The Associated Press poll shows Texas in the top spot as the lone major unbeaten team with its regular season finale vs Texas A&M looming. Navy holds second despite an undecided Army game, and Mississippi moves third with an open date before Mississippi State. Michigan State and Pittsburgh follow with Alabama idle as schedules shift.
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CG Academy To Play West Kentucky In Tangerine Bowl
Coast Guard Academy and Western Kentucky were chosen for the Tangerine Bowl on December 28 in Orlando. Otto Graham, famed Cleveland Browns quarterback, coaches CGA while Western Kentucky rose to No. 6 after a key win and faces Auburn in a final regular season push. Nebraska's rise to No. 7 follows a 29-20 Big Eight title win over Oklahoma, with Oklahoma dropping to No. 10 and Illinois and Auburn holding top ten spots around the matchup schedule.
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Orlando
Fla
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Nebraska
Oklahoma
Illinois
Michigan State
Florida
Suffolk Downs to Resume Night Harness Racing Tonight
Suffolk Downs announces the resumption of night harness racing after canceling Tuesday and Wednesday programs. The move follows the assumed Kennedy burial plans and the actual service held at Arlington National Cemetery yesterday.
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Suffolk Downs
John F. Kennedy
Brookline
Arlington National Cemetery
Black Hawks Run Rampant Clinch Scoring Lead
The Chicago Black Hawks dominate the NHL race placing six players in the top ten scorers as Hull leads with 31 points and Mikita with 30. Chicago tops in goals with 73 in 19 games and sit nine points ahead, with goalies Hall and DeJordy posting a 2.11 GAA.
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Chicago Black Hawks
Hawks
Bobby Hull
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Kenny Wharram
Montreal Canadiens
Chicago
Glenn Hall
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Lions' Playoff Bowl fate settled elsewhere in NFL races
The Detroit Lions will not play in the Playoff Bowl in Miami on Jan 5. They cannot finish second in the Western Conference this season and will influence whether Chicago or Green Bay wins the division. The Lions face the Packers on Thanksgiving and the Bears on Dec 15, shaping the conference outcome. Jer ry Stovall earns Quote of the Week for noting Cardinals players expected a pass from the Giants. NFC coaches face job security questions as Skorich and Christiansen face pressure amid mixed results. Top NASCAR money goes to Fred Lorenzen for the 1963 season with $113,570 in prize winnings.
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Fla
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Elmhurst
Ill
Texas and Nebraska Nail Down Major Bowl Berths
Texas and Nebraska clinched major bowl berths after a weekend shaped by President Kennedy's assassination. Nebraska won the Big Eight title with a 29-20 victory over Oklahoma to secure an Orange Bowl bid, while Texas, 9-0 and unbeaten, has secured a Cotton Bowl host spot. Rose and Sugar bowl selections remain undecided, with Auburn Alabama and other contenders in play.
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Pitt
Mira of Miami Topnotch Quarterback Sees Draft Buzz
Miami quarterback George Mira, praised by coach Andy Gustafson as the nation's top passer, leads Miami in 1963 with 123 completions for 1,548 yards in eight games. Despite weak pass protection, Mira’s stats show him close to All-America form as NFL interest grows.
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Mixed list of names and sports schedules in Arlington notice
Reporting to the Arlington town clerk lists multiple individuals with club and place markers and includes today's and Wednesday's sports games across cities such as San Francisco Cincinnati New York Boston Philadelphia Detroit and Detroit at New York for NHL and other matchups.
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Silent Woods Mark Day After President's Death
A quiet Sunday in Vermont hunters avoid the woods amid national sorrow. In Bennington area including Arlington and Shaftsbury only a few hunters were seen, mostly youths, with coffeehouse discussions focused on recent events rather than deer hunting.
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Bennington
Arlington
Shaftsbury
Norwich U Hockey Must Build Offense
Norwich University hockey enters a rebuilding offense year after six seniors departed in June. The Cadets open a 19 game schedule Saturday night in Northfield against Sir George Williams of Montreal with captain George Philley in net and a strengthened defense led by Fran Brennan Matt Filler and Charlie Shogren. The build includes forward candidates from Boston juniors George Kozak Matt O Keefe Bob Priestley and others to support a still strong defense and goalie corps.
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Norwich University
Bob Priestley
Sir George Williams
Montreal
John Kennedy
Jack O’neil
Dick Coe
Bob Skinner
Pete Hanson
Don Grip
Priestley
George Philley
Clinton
N.Y
Norwich
Fran Brennan
Arlington
Mass
Cranston
R.L
George Kozak
Norwood
Matt O’keefe
Wakefield
Melrose
Bill O’neil
Lake Placid
Michigan football pioneer Frank Crawford dies at 93
Frank Crawford, credited with introducing football at the University of Michigan in 1891, died Monday in a Portland hospital. He was 93.
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Maine
Frank Crawford
University of Michigan
Service Academy Officials Favor Playing Army Navy Game
Navy coach Wayne Hardin and Army coach Paul Dietzel voiced support for staging the Army Navy football game in Philadelphia despite a mourning period for the armed services President Kennedy's funeral loomed over the decision Pentagon input expected within 30 days Auburn aims for Orange Bowl backing after final Alabama clash Michigan State resumes prep for Thanksgiving clash with Illinois after President Kennedy funeral Duffy Daugherty says practice will be closed to rebuild spirit Illinois postpones workout until burial ceremonies end
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Illinois
Duffy Daugherty
Bowdoin picks captains for 1964 season across football and soccer
Bowdoin announces 1964 captains as quarterback Bob Harrington and guard Steve Ingram lead football. Cross country captain Bert Babcock is re elected, with Dick Dieffenbach and Gerry Giesler co captains of soccer as Bowdoin plans its fall schedule.
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Brunswick, Maine
Bob Harrington
Danvers
Mass
Steve Ingram
Rehoboth
Bowdoin
Bert Babcock
Falmouth Maine
Dick Dieffenbach
Tenafly
N.J
Gerry Giesler
West Babylong
N.Y
Bucknell Replaces Rutgers On Harvard 1964 Football Schedule
Harvard announces a 1964 football slate with seven home games and Ivy opponents plus Bucknell and Massachusetts. The schedule lists games against Massachusetts October 26, Bucknell October 3, Columbia October 10, Cornell October 17, Dartmouth October 24, Penn October 31, Princeton November 7, Brown November 14, and Yale November 21.
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Princeton
Brown
Olympic hockey cuts trim roster to 22 players
Three New England college players were cut from the 1964 U.S. Olympic hockey squad. Coach Eddie Jeremiah dropped center Billy Hogan Boston College wing Tim Taylor Harvard and wing Bob Smith Boston University. The team stands at 22 and will meet Colorado College in an exhibition Tuesday at Colorado Springs.
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Mercer and Daniels win 1963 Southern Senior Four-Ball
Dr. John Mercer of Fitchburg Massachusetts and Dexter S. Daniels of Winter Haven clinched the 1963 Southern Senior Four-Ball golf championship by defeating Dewey Bowen of Atlanta and Llewellyn Smead of Sea Island one up on Saturday.
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Port ST. Lucie, Fla
John Mercer
Fitchburg
Mass
Dexter S. Daniels
Winter Haven
Dewey Bowen
Atlanta
Llewellyn Smead
Sea Island
Local bowling scene highlights and youth league cautions
A roundup of Men’s City League standings with top averages and players such as John Ottaviano 188 and Bernie Murray leading, plus team leaders Smokeys and Empire Cleaners. Also notes the ongoing health benefits of bowling for hospitalized veterans and a brief score roundup from various clubs and tournaments.
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John Ottaviano
Smokey’s
Bob Townsend
Renegades
Bernie Murray
Empire Cleaners
Brothers 5
NYABC
Mitch Kahwajy
John R. Billett
Larry Browe Jr
Duane Bentley
Shea
Shea’s Wood, Charles Hogan 171; Henry Plante
Dinette
Sprague’s
Roger White
Elmer Burgess
Tuttles
Bill Kelley
ACT
Bob Houghtaling
Cushman
Pearl Hoyt
Smokeys
John R
Veterans Administration
Fort Lyon
Colo
Roy Raymond
International
Harold Weaver
Dolores Kimball
Green Mountain
Mable Young
Fran Snow
Vermont
Larson
Tom Harrington
Dick Fleming
Patriots center Cudzik weds Ruth Corean in Boston
Boston Patriots center Walt Cudzik married Ruth Eleanore Corean yesterday with Rev. Anthony Roméo officiating. Teammate Tony Roméo served as the bridegroom’s best man and the Rev. Roméo’s wife was the soloist at the Baptist Church ceremony in Brookline.
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Anthony Romeo
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Patriots
Corean
Nancy Cohen
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Nathan Baker
Boston
Roméo
Purdue
Chicago
John Corean
Oak Park
Ill
Boston College Boston University Football Rivalry Ends
The BCBU game postponed after President Kennedy's assassination was canceled as BU deemphasis of football led to no new date. BC faces Holy Cross this Saturday while a December 7 meeting would have created a month long gap for BU players.
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Newton players named to North South football game
Quarterback Jack Concannon and center Bart Connelly from Newton have been named to play in the North South football game in Miami on December 24. Both are regarded as strong professional prospects with Concannon listed as a top quarterback candidate and touted as a potential Boston Patriots choice.
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Mass
Jack Concannon
Bart Connelly
Miami
Concannon
Boston Patriots
Eagles
Celtics Schedule Set With Lakers in Home Stand
Boston meets Los Angeles in the nightcap of a NBA doubleheader at the Boston Garden. The Celtics also face Philadelphia in Providence Friday night and host Golden State Saturday after hitting a three game in four days stretch.
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Ricker College Opens Bunyan Tournament With Win
Ricker College of Houston defeated Rhode Island College 85 to 67 in the Paul Bunyan basketball tourney opener. Bob Hartshorn, 6 feet 6, scored 22 for the winners while Mike Vanlesten of Rhode Island added 20 points.
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