Alabama and Auburn Battle in Sugar and Orange Bowls
Alabama split bowl assignments by beating Mississippi and losing to Nebraska. Key plays by Davis Hurlbut and Buddy French shaped the games. Hurlbut’s decisive tackle on Ole Miss and French’s punting sealed the Rebels’ fate while Davis excelled in defense and kicking duties.
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Alabama
New Orleans
Miami
Auburn
Tim
Davis
Mississippi
Nebraska
Tigers
Jack Hurlbut
Steve Sloan
Y.A
Ole Miss
Buddy French
Rebels
Buddy
French
Ole’ Miss
Tennessee Valley Conference Basketball Tournament Expanded
The Tennessee Valley Conference braces for a Decatur High School stadium event this week with Lee and Muscle Shoals added to the field. Cullman holds the crown as three games per night open Monday and Tuesday at 6 o clock for the prestige contest.
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Decatur High School
Lee
Muscle Shoals
Cullman
Dismissal of Five Players Shocks Athens College
The article outlines controversy over the Athens College basketball team dismissal of five players. It recounts discussion with a college official about sourcing the information and asserts assurances that the reporter did not promise off the record details.
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Athens College
Vols Upset Vanderbilt In An Upset Victory
Tennessee, the underdog, stunned sixth ranked Vanderbilt 57 to 55 in a Southeastern Conference game. Danny Schultz and A W Davis scored 23 and 20 points while Clyde Lee led Vanderbilt with 25 points. Vanderbilt's 15 game winning streak ended. Tennessee improved to a new record while Vanderbilt dropped to 16-1.
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Knoxville
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Danny Schultz
A. W. Davis
Commodores
Schultz
Davis
Vols
Clyde Lee
Kovalenko Sets Practice Ski Jump Record at Bergisel
Piotr Kovalenko, the Russian Olympic ski jumper, jumped 305 feet on Bergisel hill in Innsbruck Austria during a Saturday practice run. The mark surpasses the former best by six feet but cannot be a record since it occurred in practice.
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Jinnsbruek
Austria
Piotr Kovalenko
Coaches group urges return to free substitution next season
The American Football Coaches Association Rules Committee on Saturday recommended restoring free and unlimited substitution for the next season. The proposal goes to the NCAA Rules Committee meeting in Fort Lauderdale on January 11. Committee chairman Jack Curtice says the rule, identical to the pre 1952 policy, could pass with serious consideration from NCAA members. The issue has long frustrated coaches and lingered since last year’s tentative reform.
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Bob Green
Associated Press
NEW York
Rules Committee
American Football Coaches Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Jack Curtice
Coaches Rules Group
Curtice
University of California At Santa Barbara
Red Raiders rout Hawks in DHS gym game
Decatur Red Raiders defeated the Danville Hawks 75 to 39 at Decatur High School in a second straight win. Compton led scoring with 25 points, Teague added 12 and 20 rebounds, while Danville shot 23 percent to Decatur’s 48 percent as the Raiders led from the first quarter.
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Decatur Red. Raiders
Danville Hawks
Decatur High School
Decatur
Danville
Compton
Teague
Pope
Hawks
Red Raiders
Stephenson
Teague Oliver
Harpe Ryan
Bynum Lovelace
McDonald
Pickens
FG FT T
Tomlinson Cheatham
Millsap
Ellis Cs
Sapp
Livingston
Poole
Georgia Tech Stuns No 1 Kentucky 76 67 in SEC Opener
Atlanta AP Georgia Tech upset top ranked Kentucky 76 to 67 in the SEC opener. R D Craddock led Tech with 25 points while Caldwell grabbed 14 rebounds. Cotton Nash was limited to 20 as Tech shot 49 percent to Kentucky 44.1 and Tech hit 82.4 percent at the line.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Kentucky
Tech
R. D. Craddock
Yellow Jackets
Cotton Nash
Wildcats
Caldwell
Jackets
Deeken
Longden Very Sore After Spill at Santa Anita
ARCADIA Calif AP John ny Longden the 56 year old jockey with 5777 career wins reported himself very sore after a spill at Santa Anita. He was thrown as Arachnid broke a leg in the fourth race and says he lost consciousness and has neck and shoulder pains while resting at his Arcadia home.
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Arcadia
Calif
Johnny Longden
Santa Anita
Longden
Rule Change Favored by Coaches on Substitution Policy
The Football Coaches Rules Committee surveyed the association and found 98 favor a change from the 1963 limited substitution rule while 90 support returning to free and unlimited substitution. Curtice noted the proposed language would allow free substitution at any time when the ball is not alive, mirroring the 1952 rule that permitted platooning when play paused.
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Football Coaches Rules Committee
Curtice
Bears Shoot 74 Percent To Beat Bethel 99 75
Athens College Bears led by Charles Garner with 37 points shot 74 percent from the floor to defeat Bethel College 99 to 75 in McKenzie Tennessee. Garner and Rod Goode each grabbed 11 rebounds as Athens improved to 9 3 under coach Oba Belcher with assistant Max Wilson calling the performance remarkable.
Dietzel Gets Extension On Army Contract
Army football coach Paul Dietzel received a lengthy contract extension at West Point as details surfaced Saturday. The move secures Dietzel’s leadership for the foreseeable future amid ongoing program development.
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Dietzel
Army
West Point
Paul Dietzel
Three Games On Opening Card Monday
The Tennessee Valley Conference basketball tournament starts Monday in Decatur with three opening games. The field expands this year to include Muscle Shoals and Lee Huntsville, with 14 teams chasing the title. Defending champion is Cullman. Opening night features Hartselle versus Muscle Shoals at 6 p.m., Moulton versus Russellville at 7 30, and Deshler against Lee at 9 p.m.
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Decatur Gymnasium
Muscle Shoals and
Lee
Huntsville
TWC
Cullman
Moulton-Russellville
Deshler-Lee
Walker County
Athens
Coffee
Sheffield-Decatur
Hartselle-Shoals
Butler
Deshler
LA Open Ends In Triple Tie
The Los Angeles Open ends in a three way tie after 36 holes at Rancho Golf Club. Leaders Tommy Jacobs Bobby Nichols and Jimmy Clark all posted 137 totals with Arnold Palmer two behind. Don January Don Fairchild and others remain within striking distance as weather cleared and crowds exceeded 20 000.
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Bob Myers
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Arnold Palmer
Tommy Jacobs
Bobby Nichols
Jimmy Clark
al Geiberger
Palmer
Arnold
Don January
Don Fairfield
Rancho Golf Club
Paris
Julius Boros
Bill Casper Jr
Akron
Ohio
Casper
Roger Ginsberg
New York
James Black
Charlotte
N.C
Ginsberg
Black
Gene Littler
Dicky Hart
Frank Beard
Navy Coach Wayne Hardin Named Top College Coach 1963
Wayne Hardin of Navy was named outstanding college football coach of 1963 by the Washington Touchdown Club. The Midshipmen finished second in the AP poll and fell 28-6 to Texas in the Cotton Bowl.
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Washington
Wayne Hardin
Navy
Washington Touchdown Club
Hardin
Associated Press
Texas
Foreign workers in France total one hundred fifty thousand
Last year France hosted one hundred fifty thousand foreign workers with fifty thousand hailing from North Africa.
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France
North Africa
South tops North in muddy Senior Bowl 28 21
Ode Burrell Billy Lothridge and George Mira sparked the South to a 28 21 win over the North in Mobile Alabama The South defense stifled a late rally by Bill Munson of Utah State Key moments include Lothridges six yard TD pass after a botched snap and Munsons late scoring drive The game saw 37 004 in attendance and payouts of 900 to each winner 700 to each loser
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Mike
Ala Press
Mobile
Ala
Ode Burrell
Billy Lothridge
George Mira
Burrell
Mississippi State
Mira
Miami
Lothridge
Georgia Tech
Bill Munson
Utah State
Tech All-America
Larry Rakestraw
Georgia
Tech
Bill Martin
Munson
Dick Drummond
George Washington
Paul Krause
Iowa
Dan Tenors
Krause
Jack Concannon
Boston College
Concannon
David Parks
Texas Tech
Dick Shiner
Maryland
Shiner
Jimmy Dill
Alabama
Jim Worden
Wittenberg
Worden
Dill
South
Tom Landry
Dallas
Rakestraw
Nott
Cased Nice
South Pshedetahiatta
South—Burrell
South—Parks
North—Shiner
South—Martin
North—Drummond
Landry Piloted Running Game In Senior Bowl Victory
Coach Tom Landry led a ground oriented South squad in a rain soaked Senior Bowl win over the North. He praised Miami’s George Mira but noted weather and a new rule affecting kickoffs altered play as Utah State’s Bill Munson and Iowa’s Paul Krause starred for the North.
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Gary Holland
George Wilson
North
Landry
George Mira
Miami
Wilson
Utah State
Bill Munson
Paul Krause
Iowa
Widmayer Named WS Scout In The Southeast
Walt Widmayer of Miami was named Chicago White Sox scout for the Southeastern states. The 43 year old had been scouting for the Philadelphia Phillies since 1959, after earlier work with the Milwaukee Braves and Atlanta. His playing career ended due to a leg injury after stints in Butler Pennsylvania Knoxville Tennessee Denver York Pennsylvania Gadsden Alabama and Miami Florida.
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Chicago
Walt Widmayer
Miami
Fla
Chicago White Sox
Widmayer
Philadelphia Phillies
Milwaukee Braves
Atlanta
Butler
Knoxville
Glass container output to rise 3 percent to record 176.9 million units
The U.S. glass container industry is projected to produce about 176.9 million units this year, a 3 percent increase, with sales valued at around 1.03 billion dollars. This reflects ongoing demand in packaging and consumer goods.
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U.S
Crow shoot planned at Wheeler Refuge this week
A daily crow shoot is set at Wheeler Refuge Monday to Saturday. From 4 p.m. refuge staff at the east end of Stratford Road will issue simple permits and guide hunters. Hunters should bring shells and flashlights for the late shooting.
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Wheeler Refuge
Stratford Rd
Decatur Officials Association Sets Meeting Time
The Decatur Basketball Officials Association will meet Monday at 6 p.m. at Decatur High School to discuss game procedures and assignments.
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Decatur Basketball Officials Association
Decatur High School
Teak Beams Found in India From Ancient Times
Teak, a highly durable timber used in India for over two millennia, yields beams about 1,000 years old in good preservation. The discovery underscores teak’s long historical use and enduring quality.
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India
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Chism
Robbins
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