K State and Oklahoma Win Big 8 Openers
Kansas State tops Oklahoma State 62 56 as Hank Iba notes 14 turnovers by OSU. Pat McKenzie shines with 17 rebounds and 11 points. Oklahoma beats Colorado 64 60 behind strong defense on Gilmore and Lee. Larry Comley leads K State with 23. First round games feature Kansas Nebraska and Iowa State Missouri with a 7500 crowd.
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Ohio State Dominates AP Basketball Poll Title
The Ohio State Buckeyes secure all 36 first place votes for a perfect AP poll score of 360 as Bradley follows with 319 points. St. Bonaventure Indiana Louisville Duke St. John's and St. Louis also rank highly with varied first place tallies and points. Others receiving votes include Kansas State Detroit UCLA Vanderbilt Kentucky California and Virginia Tech among others.
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Eagles win NFL title on late comeback and clutch defense
The Philadelphia Eagles defeated Green Bay 17-13 to claim their first NFL championship in 11 years. Norm Van Brocklin earned MVP honors as Buck Shaw and Van Brocklin retire, while rookie Ted Dean’s 58 yard kickoff return sparked the rally. Chuck Bednarik stopped Jim Taylor at the Packers’ 9 yard line as the crowd of 67,325 witnessed the title game.
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Big Schools Win 25-12 in All American Bowl
In Tucson Arizona the Eagles beat the small school Packers 25 to 12. Paul Hornung and Dean led passes and a late 35 yard strike to McDonald. Warren Livingston intercepted, Cal Bird and Max McGee scored for Green Bay, while Shaw praised the kickoff return play.
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Lombardi to Stay With Packers Amid Giants Hopes
Green Bay coach Vince Lombardi angrily denied plans to replace Jim Lee Howell with the Giants. He said he would return to Green Bay after the Packers 17-13 loss to Philadelphia in the NFL championship, though he has three years left on a five year deal.
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Panthers add 6-4 sophomore Jetter man to starting lineup
Larry Gragg profiles Valley Falls product and rugged rebounder, a 6-4 sophomore who averaged 19.1 points per game last season and earned All-Region III honors as a Panther starter. He majors in business administration, per Tribune photo caption.
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Wilt Continues To Pile Up Points In N B A Play
Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors extends a record pace with 1 140 points in 31 games the most by any player in league history with two games left he leads Elgin Baylor by eight at 1 132 Baylor 1 132 in 33 games averages 36 per game to Baylor 34 3 Robertson 989 for Cincinnati Bailey Howell 472 and Barney Cable 495 share high shooting percentage.
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Illness and Injury Hit Blue Gray Players
Illnesses and a knee injury sidelined three Blue Gray players ahead of the December 31 game in Montgomery. Harry Moreland of Texas Christian was hospitalized with fever. Ed Meredy of LSU stayed in bed but aimed to return to practice. North starter Paul Yanke from Northwestern twisted a knee and was uncertain for Saturday.
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Eagles win first world title since 1949
The Eagles defeated Los Angeles to claim the title and award each player $5,116 with the losers sharing $3,105. The event generated $747,876 in gross receipts from radio and TV rights, surpassing the 1958 Colts record for winning players with $4,718.
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St. Paul Indians Triumph Over Mineral Wildcats 56-36
St. Paul edged Mineral 56 to 36 after a strong second half surge to notch the Indians first league win. Charles Kennedy led with 15 points while Charles Justice and John Perry scored 10 each for Mineral. The prelim game also went to St. Paul 30-25 as Frank Kennedy scored 15 for the hosts.
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Vejar Beats Gonzalez in Stamford Boxing Bout
New York lightweight New York fighter Vejar 159 outpoints Jose Gonzalez 156 in Stamford Connecticut. Vejar scores cleanly over ten rounds as Gonzalez faces setback in the 159 pound matchup.
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Scout BalLanfant Signs with Houston Baseball Club
Lee Ballanfant, longtime NL umpire from 1936 to 1957, has signed a scouting contract with the Houston NL team. General Manager Gabe Paul announced the deal today.
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Missouri Coach Faces Navy in Orange Bowl After 10-0 Season
Missouri coach Dan Devine hails his Tigers 10-0 season and notes players who starred in the Georgia loss. He says perfection and breaks are needed to beat Navy in the Orange Bowl, with Kansas’ forfeit shaping the path and Navy’s three-bowl streak in play.
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Tunney Calls For Tests Before Johansson Rematch
Gene Tunney urges medical tests on Ingemar Johansson to check for brain damage before their rematch planned for early next year. Patterson won Johansson's title earlier this year by knockout, and Johansson has pledged another bout despite the concerns.
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Tunney Visits Family During Christmas Stay Near March AFB
Former boxing champion Gene Tunney describes witnessing a severe knockout while visiting his son Varick stationed at March Air Force Base. Tunney, visiting from New York, recalls the incident and notes the man appeared unconscious for about thirty minutes.
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North All-Stars rout South in Shrine football game
In the Shrine game at the Orange Bowl North All-Stars defeated the South 41 to 14. Illinois' Bill Brown and Nebraska's Bobby Fischer led a strong North offense aided by Penn State's Oppermann and Army's Blanda as the defense clamped down in the second half.
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Keller Snyder Are Top Scorers
Keller and Snyder lead a group of 15 players averaging 10 points per game or more in the Eastern Kansas Juco League. Keller averages 11.0, Snyder 10.4, with St John’s Jim Schulz atop at 21.7 across six games. Coffeyville Independence Parsons and St John’s Iola each place multiple players in the top 15.
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Jerry Burton
Ed Cramer
Iola
Larry Gragg
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Plan to restore Eisenhower to five star general rank
Congressional leaders quietly study a special act to reinstate Eisenhower to his five star rank after leaving the White House on January 20. The move faces some opposition due to eligibility for a pension and office expenses, but precedents exist for dual retirement pay and active five star status.
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South-North football clash ends in close win
In a December 27, 1960 game reported by The Chanute Tribune, South suffered a tough loss as North held off a late surge. Skelton led North with five completions in 12 attempts and a 37 yard touchdown run aided by timely interceptions. North improved to five wins in 13 games with one tie.
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Goldfine Expected To Stand Trial
U S Atty Elliot Richardson says Bernard Goldfine may stand trial on charges of evading 790000 dollars in income taxes. A motion for reexamination of mental competency was filed. Goldfine, 70, has been in federal custody and recently discharged from a Washington mental hospital.
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