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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1961
Page
10
Giants defeat the Eagles 28-24 as Charlie Conerly leads with three touchdown passes after Y A Tittle exits with the attack stalled. Sonny Jurgensen also throws three for Philadelphia and sets a single season passing yard record.
The National League Eastern Division shows New York at 1030, Philadelphia 940, Cleveland 850, Pittsburgh 670, St. Louis 670, Dallas 481, Washington 012. Western Division lists Green Bay 1030, Detroit 841, San Francisco 7515, Baltimore 8, Chicago 598, Los Angeles B, Minnesota. Saturday results include New York 2 Baltimore 2 and St. Louis 31 Dallas 13. Sunday matchups feature Cleveland at New York and Philadelphia at Detroit among others.
Birmingham based AP report says six team Southern Association appears likely for next season with a Macon presence. Hal Totten, president, notes a Whites franchise returned to the league though Macon group leader E. K. Stephens doubts takeover. Totten insists a working agreement with majors is needed and Macon plans to host a team. Chattanooga and Nashville mentioned.
Billy Cannon starred for Houston with five touchdowns and 216 rushing yards to set a league single game rushing mark, plus 114 receiving yards, as the Oilers defeated the Jets 48-21 to clinch at least a share of the Eastern Division title. George Blanda contributed three TD passes and multiple kicks in a high scoring AFL clash.
Gene Fullmer retained the world middleweight title by stopping Benny Paret in 10 rounds at the Convention Center. The working man image showed as Fullmer pressed Paret against the ropes with a relentless series of short punches, leaving Paret bloodied and defeated after 2:30 of the 10th round.
Tennessee and Little Rock are the only eight member clubs to return next season. Evansville and Columbus will join the Southern for the first time. Birmingham and Atlanta have withdrawn, while Shreveport and Mobile are unlikely to field teams amid ongoing segregation debates.
SEC teams posted multiple non conference losses as Mississippi Rebels led scoring with 24.3 points per game while Donnie Kessinger averaged 23.3 for Ole Miss Florida's Cliff Luyk stood third at 21.7 and Tulane's Jim Kerwin added 21.0 in the weekend non league results.
Cincinnati defends NCAA crown as No. 2 team, after a 25th straight win and a 86-67 blowout of Wisconsin. Drake, scoring machine 110-48 over Illinois College, looms as tough tonight. Paul Hogue leads Cincinnati with 15 points while Ed Jucker scouts the rival.
Fullmer laments Paret’s rough tactics as the middleweight bout ends with tension. Paret’s manager Al Far o vows no more middleweight challenges soon. Fullmer aims for Terry Downes and offers Paul Pender 15000 to let him take the title shot first.
Former middleweight champion Paul Pender refused Gene Fullmer’s $15,000 offer to give Fullmer first crack at Terry Downes of England. Downes is champion in Massachusetts New York and by the European Boxing Union.
Chapter One ends as Chapter Two unfolds this weekend in Philadelphia and Houston. Syracuse meets Miami in the Liberty Bowl with Ernie Davis leading the 7-3 Orange, while Kansas faces Rice in the Bluebonnet Bowl at Rice Stadium.
In Anniston Alabama Custom Tire of Auburn won the team handicap title at the state bowling tournament concluding after four weekends. Merritt Rains Construction Co of Mobile topped in the team scratch event with 2875. J W Harbin Mobile led all singles with 1836 all events. Final standings list multiple clubs and bowlers across Birmingham Decatur Mobile and surrounding cities.
Fuhimer again urged a meeting with Downes to settle the disputed title. Pender is slated for a third bout with Downes, likely in Boston next March, after defeating Downs in the first clash and earning his fractional title from Sugar Ray Robinson.
Decatur's basketball seniors face two road tests at Hartselle gym, opening Tuesday against the Tigers then Thursday versus the undefeated Danville Hawks. Junior games precede both senior contests. Decatur seniors have one win over Falkville and a loss to Cullman this season.
Wilt Chamberlain scored 78 points Friday night and 61 on Saturday as part of a 3-game stretch. He totaled 55 points Sunday night for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 118-109 win over the Chicago Packers, capping a 194-point weekend across the trio of NBA games. Cincinnati defeated New York 134-94 in the other Sunday game.
The article lists Saturday NBA results across the Eastern Division with notable scores including Philadelphia over Chicago 135 to 113 and Boston defeating Syracuse 106 to 102. It also shows Los Angeles beating Detroit 114 to 107 and St. Louis topping New York 102 to 91. Additional box results include Cincinnati routing New York 134 to 94 and Chicago facing Cincinnati in upcoming games.
Scratch all events champion J. V. Harbin of Mobile set a 1836 mark as the meet drew in Muscle Shoals to honor competitors including Larry Howater Huntsville 1987 and more with multiple Alabama towns represented across the roster.
Kaiser, a 5 foot 11 guard from Georgia Tech, scored 17 points including a 15 foot jumper with six seconds left to lift the Washington Tapers to a 101-100 win over the Los Angeles Jets.
This week in the City Basketball League at the Decatur Armory. First games start at 6 30 pm tonight with 3M facing Bank Street Hospital Worthington meeting Mountain Homes Thursday night Fruehaus takes on Moulton National Guard and Prestonlite plays Bank Street Hospital Friday night 3M meets Worthington and Trade School faces Moulton National Guard. Saturday games 3M versus Mountain Homes and Bank Street Hospital versus Moulton National Guard are postponed until after Christmas.
Ohio State defeated Wake Forest 84 to 62 while Cincinnati beat Wisconsin 86 to 67 Purdue won 91 to 66 over Detroit Kansas State topped Indiana 88 to 74 Providence edged St Francis New York 75 to 51 Seattle won 69 to 68 Idaho defeated?
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