St Louis hosts Old Orchard Basketball Night Lights
Old Orchard Beach invades St Louis for a featured Class M area game as Kennebunk, Wells, Thornton Academy and St Ignatius clash in a slate of league games. Eagles Caouette and Agreste pace scoring while Wells seeks wins after a rough stretch.
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Peters and Ford share AL pitching honors in 1963
Rookie Gary Peters of the Chicago White Sox and veteran Whitey Ford of the New York Yankees led the American League in pitching in 1963. Peters won the ERA title at 2.53 with a 19-8 record, Ford led in wins with 24 and hit a .774 winning percentage while tossing 269 innings. Pascual led strikeouts with 202, sharing the complete games lead with Ralph Terry at 18. The article also covers college scoring bursts, 100-point games, and a Lafayette–Columbia foul-record moment.
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My Fair Lady Comes to Tokyo With All Japanese Cast
The Toho Company will stage a Tokyo version of My Fair Lady this fall with an all Japanese cast. Eliza Doolittle is Chiemi Eri and Professor Higgins is Tadao Takshima. CBS financed the original Broadway run, making Japan the 17th country to see the Lerner Lowe musical.
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Record 4925-dollar brawl fines hit NHL players
Montreal AP reports NHL President Clarence Campbell imposed a record 4925 dollar fine total after a Dec 7 Chicago at Toronto game brawl. Chicago players Fleming Balfour Mikita Maki were fined. Toronto players Baun Hillman Brewer Stewart fined. coaches Reay Imlach fined. bench delinquents fined. Toronto won 3 0.
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McPeak Appointed Redskins Coach and GM With Broad Authority
Washington officials confirmed Bill McPeak was rehired as coach and general manager with authority to spend freely on players and to make changes for a winning team. The move marks a shift from George Preston Marshall’s tight control as McPeak expands talent scouting and faces a franchise that posted a 3 11 record yet drew record attendance.
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Los Angeles Sportsman
Gosselin's Falls Short In Pony League Bowling Match
Lisbon Falls defeated Gosselin's 1 517 to 1 440 at 20th Century Lanes by 77 pins. C Ray and N Burns starred for Lisbon Falls with 332 and 322 respectively, while Herve Paul led Gosselin's with 307. Lisbon Falls led 4 to 1 after the second game, snapping a recent three-point slide.
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Babe Ruth Homers in World Series Past Record
Babe Ruth belted a record setting 15 World Series home runs, showcasing his career defining power in postseason play. The slugger dominated multiple Fall classic matchups, adding to his legendary legacy.
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Dallas High School Star Knits Fast 100 and 220 Dash
Halfback Ken Waldrop of Army covered 100 yards in 9.6 seconds and the 220 in 20.7 seconds during his high school days in Dallas, showcasing early sprint speed and athletic promise.
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Honors Continue To Pile Up For Roger Staubach
Roger Staubach of Navy was named the outstanding college backfield performer of 1963 by The Associated Press. He led Navy to a 9 1 record and Cotton Bowl invite, with 1 890 total offense yards and a 67.3% passing rate, while Billy Lothridge led vote getters after Staubach with 11 votes. Don Trull set NCAA records in completions and total offense, as other backfield stars received smaller totals in the AP poll.
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Billy Lothridge
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Don Trull
Sherman Lewis
Michigan State
Jimmy Sidle
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Mel Renfro
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Gayle Sayers
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George Bork
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Frank Ramsey Fumes Over Censure For Story
New York AP Ramsey, co captain of the world champion Boston Celtics, fumes over league censure for a magazine story about drawing fouls. He calls it a fair strategy and points to similar football and broadcasting examples as justified tactics.
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Injuries Hit Patriots For Title Game Against Buffalo
Boston prepares for an Eastern Division playoff at Buffalo after a 35 3 loss to Kansas City. Key players Suci Felt Stephens Hall McKinnon are defensive backs with Crawford sidelined by a leg pull. Gilchrist the 250 pound Buffalo fullback looms, while Burton’s future availability is uncertain due to back trouble. Holovak cautions on a frozen field hindering back play.
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Loyola Leads AP Poll as Detroit Upset Highlights Week
Loyola of Chicago tops the Associated Press college basketball poll with 417 points after a close win over Detroit. Kentucky jumps to runner-up, Michigan rises to third, and Cincinnati to fourth, with UCLA and Toledo debuting in the Top Ten amid a week of strong performances and key upsets.
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Parcaughian saga at Notre Dame stalls coaching deal
In a chaotic sequence at South Bend, Ara Parseghian’s move to Notre Dame as head football coach hangs on stalled contract talks and unclear authority. Father Joyce remains noncommittal while Parseghian returns home amid speculation of a pending signings conference and possible continuance at Northwestern.
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Old Orchard Beach Colts Beat Bullets 65 47 at High School
Old Orchard Recreation League game at Old Orchard Beach High School saw the Colts defeat the Bullets 65 to 47. Colts led by Britton and Timmins with strong scoring. Bullets led by Prosser and Metayer. Periods 15 28 49 65 for Colts and 6 18 29 47 for Bullets with officials Curtis and Kerry.
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Jim Brown Pro Bowl selection highlighted by landmark season
Jim Brown, the Cleveland fullback and first NFL rusher to exceed a mile, earns his seventh Pro Bowl appearance at the Coliseum on January 12. He is named among 34 Eastern Conference players by the coaches, with Western selections to be announced next. Y A Tittle of the New York Giants also rounds out his seventh Pro Bowl.
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Dome atop 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition palace
The largest U.S. dome was a temporary structure on the Palace of Horticulture at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. It measured 152 feet across and rose 185 feet high, a remarkable engineering feat of the era.
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