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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1961
Page
4
Hayden Fry was named head football coach at Southern Methodist University in Dallas Texas while other notes mention Rice loss in a Bluebonnet Bowl and various boxing and golf results across Houston Dallas New York and Sebring.
Wichita Falls won the Class AAA title by beating Galena Park 21 14. Dumas captured the AAA crown with a 60 0 win over Nederland. Donna upset Quanah 28 21 for the A title. Albany defeated Hull Daisetta 18 12 for its second Class A championship. Weather left muddy fields and limited passing across all four finals.
East region reports scores from multiple games with many colleges. Duquesne beat Pittsburgh 73 70 while Duke routed Arizona 78 47 in consolation play.
The final pro football standings summary lists teams and ranks. Details include standings positions and outcomes from the season end, reflecting team performance and final ordering across divisions.
BOSTON UPI American League headquarters released the official 1961 batting averages showing only seven regulars hit .300 or higher. Norm Cash led Detroit at .361 with Al Kaline next at .324 and five others Scarpe Piersall Mantle Gentile Battey Francona finishing above .300.
Alaska defeats Chico State 80 to 78 in a close game. Loyola posts 67 and Hawaii 66 in additional matchups.
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