SC Begins Cage Action Tonight as Davidson Challenges WVU
The Southern Conference opens its 44th basketball season with West Virginia visiting Furman and Virginia Tech hosting Richmond. Davidson, led by a strong 20-7 tally, hosts Hampden Sydney, while George Washington faces Cincinnati. A WVU plane crash and VMI injuries mark the dawn of the season.
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Deer Hunters Await Weeklong Buck Season Amid Weather Watch
Charleston AP reports deer hunters anticipate a strong weeklong season as 80,000 to 100,000 should hunt for bucks only, with weather uncertainties and a snow event potentially altering the outlook. Natural Resources notes the deer herd is in excellent condition and dispersed, with last season yielding 5,627 deer. Bow hunters may hunt bucks and does until December 31, and field tagging begins at once after kills. Local counties north of U S 60 and Raleigh Summers Monroe counties south are open to gun hunters with a one deer limit.
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Mountaineers open 1963-64 season against Furman
West Virginia's Mountaineers bring five veterans Tom Lowry Don Weir Ricky Ray Mike Wolfe and Bill Maphis back from last year's 23 win squad. Freshman Bill Ryczaj joins the lineup as a top prospect. Furman must replace Jerry Smith and Gerald Glur while relying on defense and new players David Blyer Worth Oelschlager and David Selvy.
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Duke Big Favorite To Win Floor Crown
Chapel Hill NC AP Duke Blue Devils favored to win the Atlantic Coast Conference basketball title. Duke received 27 first place votes with North Carolina getting the remaining one as the season opens.
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Bama Auburn Rivalry Shaping Rose Bowl Choices
Alabama and Auburn loom as major postseason factors while Harvard faces Yale in a critical Ivy matchup. Illinois eyes the Rose Bowl while USC and UCLA pursue strong bids. Bowls include Sugar Cotton Orange and Gator as teams chase key conference outcomes.
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College Cage Season Opens With Top Teams in Action
The season kicks off with Cincinnati vs George Washington, Penn State vs Duke, and Wyoming vs Wichita. Defending champion Loyola Chicago and NYU do not play this week, while top contenders Cincinnati Duke Wichita, Arizona State, Ohio State, Michigan, Kentucky and Oregon State start their campaigns with home games or easy opponents.
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Princeton Tigers face rebuilding season with three lettermen
Coach Ralph Ball enters his fourth year at Princeton with only three lettermen on hand. With Barry St Clair Joe Besenger and Junior Forney gone Ball hopes for a repeat of last year 18 4 record. Key returners include Ronnie Barr and Gary Reed along with Leslie Peterson and a deeper bench as Ball plans to start players after the Dec 10 opener against Hinton.
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Miami Alabama Grid Game Rescheduled To December 14
Miami announces postponement of the Alabama game from December 7 to December 14 to be the television game of the week. Army-Navy will air December 7, and the Alabama Miami kickoff is set for 1 45 p m EST at the Orange Bowl.
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Vicious Tag Teams Battle at Bluefield Auditorium Tonight
A large wrestling card features the German team Baron Karl and Skull Von Stroheim against the Bavarian Boys from the Swiss Alps in a best two out of three falls match. Southern junior heavyweight champion Johnny Long defends against Buz Wilson in another two out of three falls bout.
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Cards Fight Browns In Key Pro Tilt For East Lead
St. Louis and Cleveland lead the Eastern Division at 8-3 with New York also 8-3 after recent victories. The Cardinals host Cleveland hoping to slow Jim Brown who trails the season rushing record with 30 yards to go as Ed Henke and Don Brumm return on defense. A Steelers win over Philadelphia could widen the race, while Baltimore at Washington, Los Angeles at San Francisco, and Chicago hosting Minnesota fill the rest of the NFL slate.
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Ramblin Reds to Meet Alumni in College Tonight
Bluefield College hosts the annual Varsity-Alumni basketball game at the College gym starting 8 30 p m. Ramblin Reds hold a 1 3 record while graduate players form the opposing team as a Basketball Queen is crowned at halftime. Starting center Bob Daniel, 6 ft 5 in, has been averaging over 35 points.
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