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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1963

Page

8

Title Picture Clears as Bears Stay In Front in NFL Race

With two weeks left only six teams can win the NFL title and five can tie. The Bears lead the West at 9-1-2 after a 17-17 tie with Minnesota, while the Packers tied Detroit 13-13. Browns and Giants sit atop the East at 9-3. Steelers linger 6-3-3 after a 20-20 tie with Philadelphia.

Pittsburgh Steelers Kenosha Hammond Stepleton Chicago Bears Minnesota Bears Green Bay Packers Detroit Packers Cleveland Browns St. Louis Cardinals New York Giants Browns Dallas Y. A. Tittle Giants Steelers Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburgh Cards Los Angeles San Francisco Baltimore Washington Redskins San Diego Houston New York Kansas City Boston Buffalo Vikings Chicago Intermisson Ron VanderKelen Fran Tarkenton Tommy Mason Viking Bill Wade Joe Marconi Frank Ryan Jimmy Brown Ryan Cardinals Brown Jimmy Tittle Cowboys Bobby Layne Eagles Lou Michaels Ed Brown Gary Ballman Roman Gabriel Rams Gabriel NFL

Dickey Emerges as Arkansas Coach Choice for Tennessee

Knoxville AP reports Doug Dickey, 31, Arkansas backfield coach and former Florida quarterback, is Tennessee's top candidate to replace fired Jim McDonald as Volunteers head coach. athletics board to meet with expected formal announcement, while McDonald had been dismissed after a 5-5 season with late improvements.

Escar Thompson Knoxville Tenn Doug Dickey University of Arkansas Tennessee Jim McDonald McDonald Bob Woodruff Bowden Wyatt Dickey Earl Ramer Frank Broyles Arkansas

Army Navy game decides many 1960 bowls

Army and Navy face off in Philadelphia as the key game shaping major bowls. Navy can earn the Cotton Bowl bid with a win, Pitt remains in contention for multiple bowls, and the Rose Sugar Orange and Bluebonnet bowls have teams set. Washington, Auburn, Alabama, Baylor and Dartmouth win shifts populate the rest of the bowl lineup.

Bob Green Associated Press Army Navy Pitt Cotton Gator Liberty Philadelphia Penn State Pentagon Johnson Miami Fla Washington Coffey Washington State Huskies Illinois Auburn Nebraska Alabama Marlon Kent Mississippi Mississippi State Don Trull Baylor Rice Bears LSU Dartmouth Princeton Yale Harvard

Sun Bowl Decision Likely This Week on Teams for Classic

El Paso officials indicate a decision may come this week on one or both football teams for the December 31 Sun Bowl Classic.

EL Paso Tex

All-SEC Football Team Named By AP

Mississippi stars lead with three first team selections as Ken Dill Billy Sidle and Larry Dupree headline the AP All SEC squad. Georgia Tech Billy Lothridge Auburn Billy Sidle and others also earn spots with multiple teams and second unit picks across Mississippi Georgia Tennessee Alabama LSU Tulane and Florida.

Allen Brown Mississippi Billy Martin Georgia Tech Whaley Hall Tom Neville Mississippi State Steve DeLong Tennessee Robbie Hucklebridge Kenny Dill Benny Nelson Alabama Jimmy Sidle Auburn Billy Lothridge Larry Dupree Florida Atlanta Associated Press Louisiana State Tulane Vanderbilt Georgia Kentucky Dupree Sidle SEC Lothridge Ole Miss Dill Tech Gainesville Tommy Neville Ray Graves Gators Brown Hall Nelson Joe Namath Martin Yellow Jackets LSU Billy Truax DeLong Hucklebridge Neville Truax Howard Simpson Larry Rakestraw Perry Lee Dunn Ode Burrell Tucker Frederickson Ray Rissmiller Dennis Murphy Stan Hindman Pat Watson Dave Simmons Raymond Johnson Nashville Tennessean Wayne Thompson Jackson St. Gainesville Jr. Natchez Miss R. Trussville Ala Jr. Montgomery Norfolk Bossier City Kenney Dill West Point Birmingham Huntsville Jr. Mcclenny Fla Pat Hodgson Mike Calamari al Lewis Bill Cody Bill van Dyke Ralph Pete Clem Dellenger Larry Rakestraw Gia Larry Rawson Donald Schwab Hoyle Granger Miss. State

High School Tuesday Night Basketball Pairings

West Morgan faces Priceville while Danville meets Union Hill on Tuesday. Cotaco travels to Ryan and Eva hosts Falkville with Moulton at Hartselle and Tanner at Athens. Hazlewood meets Speake and Meek plays Mt Hope while Courtland hosts East Limestone and Fairview visits Holly Pond. Prospect faces Elkmont and Butler plays Cullman. Clements vs Hazel Green Ardmore vs West Limestone play Thursday. West Morgan at Decatur and Austin at Athens on Thursday night. Speake hosts West Morgan and Cotaco visits Falkville on Friday. Eva at Danville and Hartselle at Priceville. Cullman at Decatur Mt Hope at Moulton West Limestone at Tanner Holly Pond at West Point. Clements vs Elkmont Butler vs Athens Leighton vs Hazlewood Sparkman at Ardmore.

West Morgan Priceville Danville Union Hill Cotaco Ryan Falkville Moulton West Limestone Tanner Holly Pond West Point Clements Elkmont Butler Athens Leighton Hazlewood Sparkman Ardmore

Local sports schedule and meetings in Austinville area

Tonight in the Church Basketball League Austinville features Calvary versus West End at 6 30 p m Caddo versus Central Methodist at 7 30 p m and East End versus Boys Club at 8 30 p m. Decatur Little League meets Tuesday at 7 15 p m at City Hall to organize for the coming season. Austin hosts Hartselle in Junior and Senior B games at 7 p m with both Austin teams at 2 0 records. Decatur Basketball Officials Assn meets at Austin High School at 6 30 p m.

Austinville Calvary West End Caddo Central Methodist East End Decatur Austin Hartselle Austin Gym Austin High School

Machen Wins Rough Eighth Round KO in Comeback Fight

Reno Nevada Eddie Machen remains unbeaten in his comeback from a nervous breakdown with a disputed rough eighth round knockout of Philadelphia heavyweight Dave Bailey on Saturday night.

Reno Nev Eddie Machen Philadelphia Dave Bailey

Kilgore Key To Victory Over Alabama

Auburn coach Ralph Jordan praised Jon Kilgore for booming punts that kept Alabama on its side of the 50 as Auburn upset Alabama 16 to 8. Jordan noted the Tigers earned a Sugar Bowl bid after a 9-1 season and lauded Howard Simpson George Rose and Marlon Kent for strong defensive play and late clutch moments.

Montgomery Auburn Ralph Jordan Alabama Jordan Jon Kilgore Tiger Crimson Tide Tigers Jimmy Sidle Rose Simpson

Mulloy and Cheney Clinch 1963 National Senior Titles

Gardnar Mulloy of Miami defeated Bert Brown of Los Angeles 6 3 6 1 in the final to win the men’s singles. Dorothy Cheney of Santa Monica beat Mary Prentiss of San Bernardino 6 4 6 2 to take the women’s crown.

LA Jolla Calif Gardnar Mulloy Dorothy Cheney Mulloy Miami Fla Bert Brown Los Angeles

Babe Saves Job as Patriots Tie East Standings

Patriots quarterback Babe Parilli, under threat of losing his job, led Boston to a 17-7 win over the Bills at Fenway, restoring his starting role and lifting the team into a first place tie with Houston in the AFL East. Parilli passed for a TD, then scored the clincher after a halftime chant for Tom Yewcic.

Boston Babe Parilli Patriots Houston Mike Holovak Parilli Buffalo Fenway Park Tom Yewcic Bills San Diego Oilers New York Jets Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Denver Chargers Cookie Gilchrist Taunters Larry Garron Garron Art Graham

Athens College Bears Win Southern States Tournament Title

Athens College Kentucky Winner defeated Cumberland 67-59 to capture the Southern States basketball tournament championship after reaching 3-0 with a win over Pikeville 68-59 in the earlier round. Cumberland had beaten Georgia Southern 90-88 to reach the final, while Georgia Southern topped Pikeville 78-68 in the consolation.

Duke Pen State Kentucky Virginia W. Virginia Furman N.C. State VMI Davidson Ham Sydney Utah Loyola Fresno St San Francisco Nevada Idaho State Weber Midwest Cincinnati Geo. Wash Ohio State Calif Athens College Williamsburg Cumberland Bears Pikeville Georgia Southern Athens

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