Raiders Loom As Team To Beat In TVC Tournament
The Decatur Red Raiders, led by Billy Biles with 73 points in five games, boast speed and balanced scoring across six key players. They enter TVC tourney with a 64 point per game offense and a 46 point allowed defense, facing Moulton in round one while upper-bracket pairings include Coffee Huntsville Deshler Butler Walker County and Hartselle.
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TVC
Decatur Cullman
Huntsville
Moulton
Athens
Russellville
Sheffield
Cullman
Coffee
Deshler
Butler
Walker County
Hartselle
Decatur
Cooch Joe Jones
Red Raiders
Billy Biles
Raider
Bobby Draper
Rod Goode
Joe Duncan
Terry Singleton
Billy Rhodes
Rhodes
Draper
Worthington Wins Pair In Strong Team Showing
Worthington topped Decatur in a pair of basketball games led by Mooneyham with 39 points and Chenault 18 while Crowe added 16. Decatur’s A. Smith and D. Ralph paced the music studio squad with 24 and 20 points respectively.
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Worthington
Mooneyham
Breeding
Chenault
Crowe
Nelson
Poole
Rutherford
Decatur Music Studio
A. Smith
Tomlinson
D. Ralph
O'Hara
T. Smith
J. Mooneyham
Johnson
W. Mooneyham
House OF Carpets
Naylor
Owens
Hembree
Long
Clark
Frank
Limestone edges Gurley in 75 69 game victory
East Limestone forced Gurley to commit 27 fouls as Gurley led by seven after three quarters. East Limestone outshot the visitors to secure a 75 69 win while Gurley won the B game 52 29.
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Gurley
East Limestone
Ardmore Wins WEC Tourney in Thriller Over Hatton
Ardmore clinched the Wheeler Basin Conference title with a 44 to 43 victory over Hatton as James Shannon scored 22, 18 of them in the second half. Hatton led 18-14 after one, 25-19 at halftime, before Ardmore pulled ahead 35-33 in the third. Lexington took third with a 47-46 win over Town Creek. The win adds two WBC trophies to Ardmore and heaped honors on Shannon Frank Davis Johnny Bailey Billy Self and others on the all conference team.
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James Shannon
Ardmore
Con Shannon
Hatton
Lexington
WBC
Shannon
Frank Davis
Johnny Bailey
Billy Self
Donald Burks
Darrel Pierce
Ronnie Holt
Bailey
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Lee
East Lanestone
Jeffreys
K. Pressnell
Aldridge
L. Newton
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Ginanecapecwanien
Mary's Potential Black Gold Handicap Winner
Mrs. Joe W. Brown's unbeaten Mary's Potential won the $10,000 Black Gold Handicap at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans after withstanding late challenges Saturday.
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New Orleans
Joe W. Brown
Mary
Fair Grounds
Ducks and deer show shifting winter ranges and hunting notes
Twenty-two duck species visit or winter at the area with some staying, others migrating to Gulf Coast or Caribbean. White winged scoters and Canada geese band sightings are reported. The piece also warns against unsafe gun handling and notes hunter licensing enforcement for youths, plus recommendations on shot sizes for various game.
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Thomas Z. Atkeson
Gulf Coast
Caribbean
Central
South America
James Call
Decatur
David Hulse
Wheeler Refuge
State Conservation Department
Alabama
Canada
Gulf of South Atlantic
Raiders bury Broncos in AFL West cellar 48-10
Oakland Raiders crushed the Denver Broncos 48-10 in the AFL Western Division clash. QBs Tom Flores and Babe Parilli shared top honors with Tony Teresa and Billy Lott. Flores scored on a one yard sneak and a seven yard run. Teresa scored on a one yard plunge.
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Jack Stevenson
San Francisco
Oakland Raiders
Denver Broncos
Raiders
Tom Flores
Babe Parilli
Tony Teresa
Billy Lott
Flores
Teresa i
Packers Clinch Western Title With 49ers, Lions, Colts Out
Green Bay sewed up the Western Conference crown with a 72 21 victory over Los Angeles. A 91 yard second quarter pass set the tone as the Packers scored three touchdowns in the period. Vince Lombardi’s team then secured the playoff date against the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia on December 26. Paul Hornung Dowler Winslow and Winslow again starred on offense while a late defensive safety sealed the win.
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Bob Myers
Los Green Bay Packers
Packers
Elrte
Green Bay
San Francisco 49Ers
Detroit Lions
Baltimore Colts
Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia
Vince Lombardi
Dowler
Paul Hornung
Paul Winslow
Penamentee
Hornung
Los Angeles
Auburn Defeats Alabama In Birmingham Classic Final
Auburn defeats Alabama 74 62 to win the Birmingham Classic title. Auburn improves to 50 14 straight wins while Alabama drops to 1 5. Fibbe and Estes lead scorers with 19 each. Hoskins 18 for Alabama and Leonard 16 for Auburn. Auburn shoots 59.2 percent, Alabama 33.8 percent.
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Tom Dygard
Birmingham
Auburn
Alabama
Tide
Jimmy Fibbe
Ray Groover
Darrell Estes
Estes
David Vaughn
Jim Leonard
Tigers
Virginia Tech
Baylor
Fibbe
Henry Hoskins
Oakland erupts for 31 in final period at Candlestick Park
The Raiders exploded with 31 points in the final period at Candlestick Park as Parilli led scoring with a one yard run and two long TD passes. Barnes added two field goals and six extra points while Denver’s Mingo managed only a late score.
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Oakland
Candlestick Park
Parilli
Nyle McFarland
Charlie Hardy
Larry Barnes
Denver
Gene Mingo
Frank Tripucka
Lionel Taylor
Peese
Oseeeeee
Groat Named NL Batting Champion in 1960
Dick Groat of the Pittsburgh Pirates officially won the 1960 National League batting title with a .325 average after 186 hits in 573 at bats over 138 games. Groat edged Norm Larker of the Dodgers by two percentage points despite missing several games late in the season due to an injury.
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Cincinnati
Dick Groat
Pittsburgh Pirates
Groat
Norm Larker
Los Angeles Dodgers
College Scores By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wake Forest 72 Maryland 60 Indiana 80 Nevada 52 Purdue 74 Wash State 46 St Bonaventure 106 Morehead Ky 88 Villanova 83 Niagara 74 West Virginia 104 Virginia 85 So Carolina St 81 Florida St 72 Manhattan 64 Wagner 54 No Car State 82 Go Tech 76 Detroit 71 Nebraska 62 Kansas State 104 Mid State 82 Richmond 74 Furman 72 Win and Mary 54 Davidson Colgate 76 Tennessee 73 Steel Bowl Consolation
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No Car State
Go Tech
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Kansas State
Mid State
Richmond
Furman
Win and Mary
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