1961 AFL All Star Team Honors Split Between Chargers and Oilers
The San Diego Chargers and Houston Oilers each placed five players on the 1961 UPI All-Star team. Charlie Hennigan of the Oilers led with 20 votes as the standout, with George Blanda and Billy Cannon also honored for Houston. Bill Mathis of the New York Titans was next with 19 votes, and Buffalo’s Bill Atkins had 11. The lineup included four Chargers on defense and rookies Erin Faison and Laverne McFadin among the picks.
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UPI
San Diego Chargers
Houston Oilers
United Press International
Charlie Hennigan
Oilers
Fleet
Hennigan
AFL
Bill Mathis
New York Titans
Bill Atkins
Buffalo Bills
Houster
George Blanda
Billy Cannon
al Jamison
Tony Banfield
San Diego
Faison
Erin
Dick Harris
Charlie McNeil
Chargers
Mix
Abne Haynes
Dallas Texans
Lionel Taylor
Denver Broncos
Bob Mischak
Titans
Laverne Torczon
Buffalo
Bud McFahin
Eads
Taylor
Jamison
Mischak
Tony Sardisco
Boston Patriots
Jim Otto
Oakland Raiders
Blanda
Cannon
Haynes
Mathis
Torezon
Ladd
McFadin
Sherrill Headrick
Dallas
Larry Grantham
Tom Addison
Boston
Banfield
Harris
Atkins
McNeil
College Basketball Results From UPI Across Regions
United Press International reports regional college basketball scores. East region highlights Long Island U over Alfred 78 64 and Duke over South Carolina 69 91. Midwest sees DePaul 68 over Providence 63 and Cincinnati 59 over Oklahoma St 8. West lists Oregon State 55 Stanford 49 and Pepperdine 68 over Southwest Mo 63.
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Long Island U
Alfred
Adelphi
Bridgeport
Muhlenberg
Scranton
Connecticut
Brown
la Salle
Lehigh
Hofstra
St. Anselm's
Duke
West Virginia
Kentucky
Temple
Kan. St
S.W. Tex
Toledo
San Diego St
Akron
Baldwin Wallace
Loyola
Ohio U
Kansas St
Arizona
Illinois
Xavier
Ohio
Miami
Marshall
Iowa
Los Angeles St
Bradley
Minnesota
Indiana Central
Marian
Wichita
Cincinnati
Oklahoma St
Tulsa
Creighton
Gonzaga
WEST
Oregon St
Stanford
Tenn. A&i
Univ. of Pacific
Central Wash
St. Martin’s
Foothill
Monterey Peninnula
Diablo Valley
Cabrillo Jr
San Jose City
Menlo
Vallejo Junior
Hartnel
Whitworth
Oregon Tech
Pepperdine
Southwest Mo
Russian Brumel Named UPI Sportsman of the Year
Valery Brumel the 19 year old Russian world high jump record holder won United Press International European poll with 372 points. He topped Brazilian swimmer Manuellos Santos by 155 points in a ballot of 46 editors from 21 countries. Brumel noted he might have voted for Yuri Vlasov or Ralph Boston who placed fifth and fourth respectively.
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Moscow
UPI
Valery Brumel
Issia
United Press International
Brumel
Manuellos Santos
Brumer
Yuri Vlasov
Ralph Boston
Nashville
Tenn
Bulldog Turner Seeks Sammy Baugh as Consultant-Head Coach
Clyde Bulldog Turner named head coach of the New York Titans and hopes Sammy Baugh stays as a consultant. Turner, 42, says he will coach his way, living in New York most of the year, after a Bears career and college star status at Hardin-Simmons. Baugh has one year left on his Titans contract.
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Tim Moriarty
United Press International New York
UPI
Clyde
Bulldog
Sam
Turner
Wismer
Baugh
Bough
Wismer Turner
Chicago Bears
Texas
Hardin-Simmons University
Bears
Chicago
Washington Redskins
Green Bay and Houston Pro Favorites
New York betting odds name Green Bay Packers and Houston Oilers as favorites for pro football title games. Packers are 3 point picks over the New York Giants in the NFL championship at Green Bay on December 31. Oilers are 3 point favorites over the San Diego Chargers in the playoff at San Diego next Sunday.
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NEW York
UPI
Green Bay Packers
Houston Oilers
Packers
New York Giants
Green Bay
Oilers
San Diego Chargers
San Diego
Amarillo H S Names Bum Phillips New WTC Coach
Amarillo High School head football coach Bum Phillips, 38, is named head coach at Texas Western College replacing Ben Collins who resigned as athletic director and coach. Phillips coached at Nederland High, led Amarillo teams to district titles, and previously served as an assistant at Texas A M under Bear Bryant.
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S. F. Austin State College
Nederland
Tex
Bryant
A&m
Amarillo
Seven SWC Grid Stars Play In Hula Bowl
In Honolulu the 16th annual Hula Bowl on January 7 will feature seven Southwest Conference players. Buddy Iles of Texas Christian and John Burrell of Rice will start at end, Bobby Plummer of TCU and Don Talbert of Texas at tackle, Max Christian of SMU at center, and Jim Saxton of Texas with Lance Alworth of Arkansas at halfback.
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Honolulu
Coral Country Club Seeks 100 Women Caddies
Otto Fenjas of Coral Country Club in Miami plans to hire up to 100 young women as first female caddies in the United States. Advertisements appeared in Miami papers for attractively aged 21 to 30. new facilities include isolated quarters and a locker room for changing into supplied uniforms.
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Miami
Flo Ziegfeld
Otto Fenjas
New Coral Country Club
Coral
Otto
United States
Otto Fenias
College Basketball Ratings Top Teams Listed
UPI releases major college basketball ratings with first place votes and records through last Saturday. Ohio State leads with 5-0, followed by Cincinnati 5-0 and Kansas State 5-0, while Providence, Southern Cal, and West Virginia join the top ten.
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NEW York
UPI
United Press International
Ohio State
Cincinnati
Kansas State
Providence
Southern Cal
West Virginia
Arizona
Duke
Purdue
Wichita
Utah
Duquesne
St. John’s
N.Y
Kentucky
St. Bonaventure
Drake
Dayton
New York U
Texas Tech
Illinois
Oregon State
Santa Clara
St. Louis
Temple
Seattle
Wake Forest
Villanova
DePaul
Louisiana State
Oklahoma State
Utah State
Washington
Auburn
Mississippi
Colorado State
Florida State
Vanderbilt
Wisconsin
Colorado
Texas
Sealed bids sought for cleaning painting City storage tank
Sealed proposals for cleaning and painting a 500000 gal elevated storage tank will be received at the City Manager's office City Hall Childress Texas until 7 30 pm January 8 1962 and then publicly opened. Bidders must submit a bond of five percent of the bid.
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Childress
Texas
Women Servitors Clip Itinera for Golf Caddies in Europe
The piece notes waitresses flocking to caddie work in Europe with many eyeing sun and air as they walk 10 miles daily. Girls dominate the caddy scene in Europe and expect to earn fees of eight dollars per 18 holes plus tips, with optional second rounds, at Cedral.
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Europe
Japan
Cedral
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