Gibson Caps Pitchers' Sweep for MVP Honors
New York AP reports St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson was named the NL Most Valuable Player after a record breaking season including 22 wins and a 1.12 ERA. He won the Cy Young unanimously and beat Pete Rose for MVP as the league celebrated pitchers sweeping the top awards.
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Bob Gibson
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Gibson
Pete Rose
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Baseball Writers Association of America
Detroit
Denny McLain
Matsuyama
Japan
Cardinals
Orlano Epeda
Rose
McCovey
Marichal
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Philadelphia Phillies
Heavyweights Shine In Ring Action Across Cities
The Associated Press reports heavyweights dominated the ring on Tuesday. Liston stopped Roger Rischer of Fort Worth in the third round in Pittsburgh as Liston weighed 219 and Rischer 200. In Toronto Dante Cane defeated George Chuvalo in the seventh. Cane weighed 208 to Cane 223. Spencer of San Francisco was halted in the sixth by Billy Walker in London as Spencer eyed a year off from boxing.
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Associated Press
Y Liston
Roger Rischer
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Tex
Pittsburgh
Liston
Las Vegas
Nev
Rischer
Toronto
George Chuvalo
Dante Cane
Italy
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Ad Spencer
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London
England
Britain
Billy Walker
Spencer
Underdogs Pummel The Prophet In Week's Picks
AP Sports writer Dick Couch lists this week's college football matchups with upsets and selections. Notables include Southern California over Oregon State, Ohio State over Iowa, Oklahoma over Missouri, Georgia over Auburn, and Notre Dame over Georgia Tech, among others across all regions. The column outlines a 46-14 week and an overall 341-117-14 record, with notes on key players and recent performances shaping forecasts.
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Associated Press
NEW York
Kansas
Tennessee
Purdue
Southern California
Oreon State
Oregon State
Corvallis
O.J. Simpson
LA Coliseum
Ohio State
Iowa
Buckeyes
Ed Podolak
Northwestern
Oklahoma
Missouri
Sooners
Yale Remains No 1 In New England Top Ten
Yale holds the top spot in the AP New England college football poll with 179 points and 17 of 18 first-place votes after a 30-13 win over Penn. Harvard is second with 163, Boston University third, BC fourth, Dartmouth fifth, and New Hampshire sixth after recent wins.
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Aft
Yale
Cortland State
Associated Press New England
Elis
Carmen Cozza
Penn
Harvard
Crimson
Princeton
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Boston Varsity
Rhode Island
Boston College
Terriers
Eagles
Army
Dartmouth
Columbia
New Hampshire
Springfield
Holy Cross
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rutgers
Junior High Basketball League Set
Meeting of all junior high basketball coaches and athletic directors tomorrow at 7:30 PM at the St. Louis Alumni fieldhouse Biddeford to arrange the Grammar School League schedule. York County schools urged to attend. Chairman Wilbur Bernier invites all interested schools.
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Wilbur Bernier
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Paul Robinson Takes Lead In Rushing Race
New York report shows Cincinnati rookie Paul Robinson now leads the AFL rushing standings with 705 yards after a 115 yard effort against Kansas City. He holds a nine yard edge over Kansas City rookie Robert Holmes, while Hewritt Dixon drops to third with 638 yards. Len Dawson and John Had continue their quarterback duel, with Dawson completing 81 of 140 passes for 1,187 yards and seven touchdowns.
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Paul Robinson
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Robert Holmes
Hewritt Dixon
Oakland
Len Dawson
John Had
San Diego
Peoems
Dawson
Hadi
Ed Weisacosky Named AFL Defensive Player of the Week
New York AP selects Miami Dolphins linebacker Ed Weisacosky as the AFL defensive player of the week for his role in Miami's 17 to 14 comeback win over Buffalo. He sparked the rally by recovering Bob Cappadona's fumble at the Buffalo 41 in the third period, leading to the first Dolphins score. Randall Edmunds also contributed with an interception that set up the winning TD.
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Ed Weisacosky
Miami Dolphins
Associated Press
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Miami
Buffalo
Bills
Weisacosky
Dolphins
Bob Cappadona
Miami T
Randall
Edmunds
Bruins Seek Toronto Jinx Break In Open Skating Tactics
Boston Bruins head to Toronto aiming to force a wider, faster pace to end a 19 game winless streak in Toronto. Coach Sinden emphasizes skating to provoke errors as Boston trails Maple Leafs by four points in the East with two extra games played. Injuries hit both sides as Eddie Johnston remains out with a head injury and Leaf rookie defenseman Rich Ley is out two weeks.
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Maple Leaf Ga
Sinden
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Maple Leaf
Punch Imlach
Rich
Ley
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Oakland
Kings Register Fourth Straight Hockey Victory
Los Angeles Kings beat the California Seals 3-1 for a fourth straight NHL win, moving within a point of the West Division lead. Bill Flett scored twice with an assist and Jim Peters added a goal and a helper in the only league game of the night.
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Bill Flett
Jim Peters
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Seals
National Hockey League
St. Louis Blues
Flett
Peters
Doug Robinson
Chris Worthey
Larry Cahan
Gerry Ehman
Gerry Desjardins
Pro Basketball By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NBA Tuesday Recap
Milwaukee defeated Seattle 127 114 and Chicago beat San Diego 115 108. Cincinnati toppled Baltimore 126 115 while San Francisco beat Atlanta 123 108. Remaining games scheduled: Baltimore at Cincinnati Detroit at San Diego and Atlanta at Seattle.
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Associated Press
NBA
Milwaukee
Seattle
Chicago
San Diego
Cincinnati
Baltimore
San Fran
Atlanta
Detroit
ABA Los Angeles Faces Kentucky in Only Scheduled Game
In a lone scheduled matchup on the day, ABA teams Los Angeles and Kentucky clash after a double-overtime win by Los Angeles over Minnesota 123 116 and Denver 134 127 earlier results.
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Los Angeles
Minnesota
Denver
Oakland
Kentucky
NHL Results Report From Tuesday
The Associated Press notes NHL scores with Los Angeles defeating Oakland 3 to 1. Other listed games include Boston at Toronto, St. Louis at New York, Detroit at Oakland, and Philadelphia at Minnesota.
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Los Angeles
Oakland
Boston
Toronto
St. Louis
New York
Detroit
Sema
Chicago
Philadelphia
Minnesota
Fights Last Night Across Cities and Winners
In London Billy Walker stopped Thad Spencer after 190 percent rounds while Alan Rudkin outpointed Manny Elias in Britain. In Phoenix Arizona Vince Rodon, a Venezuela native, outpointed Charlie Jordan in Miami Beach with the bout listing ten rounds.
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London
Billy Walker
Britain
Thad Spencer
San Francisco
Alan Rudkin
Manny Elias
Phoenix
Ariz
Miami Beach
Fla
Vincente Rodon
Venezuela
Charlie Jordan
Miami
Robertson Sacrifices Playmaking To Push Royals Past Bullets
Oscar Robertson shifted to scoring for the final minutes, sinking six points as Cincinnati beat Baltimore 126-115. He added 18 assists and 29 points overall, with Tom Van Arsdale leading Cincinnati with 22 and Jerry Lucas 26 and 22 rebounds. The win snapped Baltimore’s six-game streak and boosted Cincinnati’s playoff posture while other NBA results included Chicago over San Diego and Milwaukee over Seattle.
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Len Wilkens
Rule
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Dave Gambee
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Nate Thurmond
Warriors
Lou Hudson
Hawks
Steve Zabel Keyed Upset For Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma coach Chuck Fairbanks lauded Steve Zabel for a 27 23 upset of unbeaten Kansas. Zabel blocked a field goal, disrupted a conversion, and totaled four tackles and 10 assists while rushing on offense and averaging 38 yards on a punt.
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Oklahoma
Chuck Fairbanks
Steve Zabel
Sooners
Kansas
Bobby Douglass
Fairbanks
Notre Dame Offense Tops In The Nation
Notre Dame leads national total offense after a 56-7 win boosting its average to 521.6 yards per game, surpassing Houston's 518.6. The Irish also share the scoring lead with Kansas after a 56-point output, while Texas-El Paso leads passing and Texas tops rushing with 339.8 yards per game.
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Houston
National Collegiate Sports Service
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Oklahoma
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Baylor
Colts Defense Leads Parade in NFL Statistics
New York AP reports on weekly NFL stats with the Baltimore Colts' defense leading in total defense and the Rams' defense allowing the fewest yards per game. Dallas tops offense with 368 yards per game and 215 passing, while Green Bay leads pass defense.
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Baltimore
Dallas
Chicago Bears
Weather Forces Dartmouth Indoors
Dartmouth football practiced indoors on Tuesday due to bad weather. Coach Bob Blackman said the main worry for the Saturday game at Cornell is the middle guard position. First stringer Larry Killgallen is out for the season with an arm injury, replacement Bob Kelcourse has measles, and Charles Dorkey and Bill Skibitisky are competing for the job.
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Bob Blackman
Cornell
Larry Killgallen
Bob Kelcourse
Charles Dorkey
Fom Ardmore
Bill Skibitsky
Sonny Liston Fight Note Lands in Fort Worth
Fragmentary item lists names and places including Sonny Liston in Las Vegas and a Fort Worth tag with figures 219 200 and 3, indicating a partial boxing or event notation. The readable bits suggest a boxing related note or ledger entry without a clear event outcome or date.
Chuvalo Stops Cane in Toronto Bout
George Chuvalo of Toronto, fighting at age 308 pounds, defeated Dante Cane of Italy, listed at 223 pounds, in a noted boxing bout held in Toronto. The match ended with Chuvalo securing the stoppage.
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