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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1964

Page

8

Old Man Upset Whistled Dixie Over Past Weekend

Southland power Kentucky and Vanderbilt were upset as Georgia Tech beat Kentucky 76-67 and Tennessee toppled Vanderbilt 57-55. UCLA remained undefeated with 121-77 rout of Washington State while Davidson and DePaul won. Cincinnati and Oregon State fought to stay in top contention as Oregon State upset Cincinnati 82-61.

Dixie Southland Kentucky Vanderbilt Georgia Tech Wildcats Tennessee Vandy UCLA Davidson DePaul Bruins Associated Press Washington State West Virginia Western Kentucky Loyola of Chicago Morehead State Ramblers Vic Rouse Jack Egan Les Hunter Ron Miller Michigan Northwestern Duke North Carolina State Cincinnati Oregon State Bearcats Beavers OSU Villanova Baron Adolph Rupp Tech R. D. Craddock R. W. Davis Larry McIntosh Commodores St. Joseph’s NYU St. John’s Syracuse Oklahoma City Creighton Ohio State Wisconsin St. Bonaventure Duquesne Iowa Indiana Seattle Arizona State Loyola Chicago Temple Morehead Utah Detroit WMI

No Rest Now For Wildcats

Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp laments fatigue after a 76 67 loss to Georgia Tech as the Wildcats prepare to face Vanderbilt. Tennessee’s win over Mississippi improves to 8 2 and tops the SEC while Georgia falls to LSU 81 63. Craddock scores 25 for Tech and Nash leads Kentucky with 20.

Associated Press Kentucky Adolph Rupp Wildcats Georgia Tech Rupp Tech Cats Vanderbilt Commodores Tennessee Vols Georgia Alabama Bulldogs Louisiana State Mississippi Florida Tulane Auburn Mississippi State R. D. Craddock Yellow Jackets Cotton Nash Miss. State LSU Phillips 66 Oilers South Carolina Miami Spring Hill

Top Ten AP basketball poll last week outcomes

North Carolina defeated Notre Dame 78-68, Wichita State routed Drake 67-49, Stanford defeated USC 62-46, and Illinois beat Michigan State 87-66. The AP Top Ten summaries include Kentucky, UCLA, Loyola Chicago, Cincinnati, Michigan, Vanderbilt, Davidson, Oregon State, Duke, and Villanova with listed wins and losses.

North Carolina Notre Dame Wichita Drake Stanford USC Illinois Michigan State Associated Press Kentucky Loyola New Orleans Duke Georgia Tech Clemson Wake Forest Florida Tulane Auburn Miss. State Toledo Marshall Miami Fla Rhode Island South. Carolina Virginia Virginia Mil Florida St Alabama Mississippi New Orleans Loyola Murray Geo. Wash Georgetown D.C Wm. & Mary Furman Louisiana State Georgia Richmond The Citadel Midwest Chicago Morevhead Michigan Northwestern Ohio State Wisconsin Minnesota Purdue Iowa Indiana Bradley Tulsa Oklahoma City Creighton

College basketball results across multiple conferences

Scores from early games show 77 Saint Joseph’s over NYU 82 76 and 97 61 for La Salle over Duquesne, with many regional matchups. Notable wins include Kentucky over Georgia Tech 76 67 and UCLA 121 over Washington State 77 in West play.

St. Joseph (Pa NYU St. Bonaventure Duquesne

Tech’s Craddock Voted SEC Player of the Week

The Atlanta Constitution names R. D. Craddock of Georgia Tech as SEC Player of the Week after Tech’s 76 67 upset of top ranked Ken Craddock scored 15 of 17 at the free throw line and made the last 10 in a row with the game in doubt.

Atlanta AP Atlanta Constitution R. D. Craddock Georgia Tech Tech Kentucky Whack Hyder

Packers Beat Browns 40-23 In Pro Playoff Bowl

Green Bay quarterback Bart Starr starred with three first half TD passes and a 99 yard scoring strike to Tom Moore as the Packers toppled Cleveland 40-23. Frank Ryan threw for 310 yards but could not overcome the early Packers surge in Miami.

Miami Fla Bart Starr Green Bay Cleveland Starr Browns Packers Frank Ryan Brown Taylor Earl Gros Tom Moore Ron Kramer Ernie Greene Moore

Local Church League Tonight in Austin Ville Schedule

Tonight's Austin Ville Church Basketball League card shows 6:30 East End vs Central Methodist 7:30 Harmony vs Pleasant Valley and 8:30 Boys Club vs 16th Ave. Austin Cotaco senior and junior games postponed. Cotaco was the planned site.

Austinville East End Central Methodist Harmony Pleasant Valley 16Th Ave Austin-Cotaco Cotaco

Patterson trains in Sweden for Amanti title bid

Former world heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson sharpens for a bout with Italian Santo Amanti. Patterson trained in Valadalen amid heavy snow and skiing, as promoter Edwin Ahlqvist expects a sellout crowd for the 11 a.m. EST start. Amanti says he is in top shape after hundreds of sparring rounds and Patterson notes strong Swede support with over 4100 fan letters.

Stockholm Floyd Patterson Patterson Sonny Liston Santo Amanti Valadalen Edwin Ahlqvist Amanti Sweden Ingemar Johansson

Harney Leads LA Open as Palmer Closes Gap

Paul Harney carries a fragile lead into the final round of the $50,000 Los Angeles Open at Rancho Club Course. Arnold Palmer lies three strokes back after a 39-33-72, with figures like Bobby Nichols and Jimmy Clark close behind. Harney shot a 66 highlighted by a 155 yard eagle on the 14th.

Los Angeles Paul Harney Rancho Club Arnold Palmer Harney Palmer Art Wall Jr Wall Worcester Mass Bobby Nichols Jimmy Clark Nichols Clark Jay Hebert al Geiberger al Balding Gene Littler Don Finsterwald West Ellis, Jr James Black

Lakers Edge Celtics in Fourth Quarter Thriller

Los Angeles beat Boston 97-95 as Dick Barnett hit two free throws with five seconds left. Jerry West had 29 and Elgin Baylor 25 for the Lakers, who also won 125-118 in overtime the night before Cincinnati defeated New York 125-116.

Associated Press Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics Lakers National Basketball Association Jeaders Celtics Los Angeles Dick Barnett New York Philadelphia St. Louis Detroit Cincinnati Baltimore Barnett Jerry West Elgin Baylor Sam Jones Boston

Results and upcoming games from Sunday and Tuesday

Sunday scores include Cincinnati 111 over Baltimore 106 New York 142 over Philadelphia 118 St. Louis 116 over Detroit 99 Los Angeles 97 over Boston 95. Tuesday's schedule features Philadelphia at Cincinnati Indianapolis, Boston at San Francisco, Baltimore at St. Louis.

Cincinnati Baltimore New York Philadelphia St. Louis Detroit Los Angeles Boston Indianapolis San Francisco W. A Pet G.B Phila San Fran

Tennessee Valley Conference Tournament Opens at Decatur High

Three TVC basketball games ignite the Decatur High gym as Hartselle faces Muscle Shoals Moulton meets Russellville and Deshler faces Lee in the upper bracket. Butler has a first round bye.

Decature High School Hartselle Muscle Shoals Moulton Russellville Deshler Lee Butler Walker County Athens Coffee Huntsville Sheffield Decatur Cullman Hartselle- Shoals Moulton- Russellville Desher-Lee Walker County-Athens Coffee-Huntsville Sheffield-Decatur

Romp- Chargers Blitz Patriots 51-10

San Diego dominates Boston 51-10 to win its first AFL title. Keith Lincoln sets a record with 349 yards from scrimmage including 206 rushing and 123 receiving. Tobin Rote adds a 67 yard run. Foss hints at AFL NFL champion world series in coming years.

San Diego Calif San Diego Chargers Boston Sid Gillman Chargers AFL Joe Foss Chicago Bears Keith Lincoln Foss Associated Press Patriots Lincoln Paul Lowe Tobin Rote Charger

Priceville Bulldogs rally past Moulton Seniors in double OT

Priceville defeated Moulton 64 to 62 in double overtime as Ray Brown sealed the win with three seconds remaining. The Bulldogs trailed 36-17 at halftime after a strong comeback to start the new year. Moulton won the B Senior game 34 to 18.

Moulton Carl Penn Priceville Bulldogs Ray Brown Clarkes Landers Sharp Speegle Taylor Ttp OPO Lipscomb Sete E Brown Stee Parker Stephenson Pete

Mexico dominates Sunshine Cup with Mayo upset win

Joaquin Mayo of Mexico defeated Jose Gilbert of Spain 7-5 6-4 6-4 to seal a 2-1 Sunshine Cup victory for Mexico. The win completed the upset over Spain in Miami Florida.

Miami Beach

NCAA and AAU Move Toward Easing Relations

The NCAA and AAU agreed to meet with the USTFF to resolve long standing control disputes over amateur athletics. The talks follow a cease fire inspired by Gen. MacArthur and Kennedy era efforts and address sanctioning responsibilities for high school and college meets. The AAU also reconsidered objections to a Peruvian basketball exhibition in the United States.

New York National Collegiate Athletic Association The Amateur Athletic Union AAU Jay Ehrent Mahoney Don Hull U.S Track and Field Federation USTFF NCAA Douglas MacArthur John F. Kennedy Hull Robert F. Ray Basketball Federation Lima Oglethorpe Atlanta American Football Coaches Association Fort Lauderdale Fla

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