Retraction Demanded on Football Fix Claims and Pearls
The column cites Harry Grayson arguing against the Saturday Evening Post fix allegations in college football. It notes libel action fears, speculation on Bryant and Butts, and the long tradition of game-planning and film exchange. It highlights Bryant’s quick kicks remark and Georgia’s 35 point win.
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Saturday Evening Post
Bear Bryant
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Georgia
Atlanta
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Wally Butts
Butts
Johnny Griffith
Howard Jones
Southern California
Los Angeles
Jones
Knute Rockne
Bryant seeks Post retraction in new libel action threat
Alabama coach Paul Bryant demands a public retraction from The Saturday Evening Post over a March 23 1963 article accusing him and Georgia’s Wally Butts of rigging a game. Attorneys warn of punitive damages and mention a prior $500 000 suit while outlining specific passages to retract.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Paul Bryant
Saturday Evening Post
Bryant
Curtis Publishing Co
Post
Col. Williams. Pritchard
Winston B. McCall
The
William S. Schroeder
Atlanta
Wallace Butts
Butts
Georgia
George Burnett
Atlanta Journal
Furman Bisher
University of Alabama
Frank Graham, Jr
Wally Butts
Bear’ Bryant
Bear
University of Georgia
Paul
Bear) Bryant
Alabama Georgia
Case probe widens on football racegate bonds claims
Georgia and Alabama faces widening probe as Atty Gen Eugene Cook seeks polygraph tests from Paul Bryant and Wally Butts. The inquiry covers potential civil or criminal violations and includes statements from George Burnett and a Georgia Alabama university letter discussing plays and rule interpretations.
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Butts
Bryant
Alabama
George Burnett
Burnett
Atlanta
Post
Georgia
U.S. Senate
Senate
Donald F. O’donnell
George Gardner
Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama
Rose
Associated Press
Conversats de Inter
Sal
Gardner
Southeast
Wally
Lee Roy Jordan
William Schroder
Schroder
SEC
Peterson
FSU
Miami
NCAA
Biondolillo Wins Birmingham Open Over Carter
Jack Biondolillo of Houston defeated Don Carter of St. Louis 216 to 169 to claim the $5,000 first prize at the $25,000 PBA Birmingham Open before a 1,200 crowd and national TV. Biondolillo beat Ray Bluth in the semifinals 222 to 216 and secured a comeback win with five straight strikes in the crucial stretch. Carter, runner up for the second straight Birmingham event, had two strikes and two opens in the final.
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Birmingham
Jack Biondolillo
Houston
Tex
Don Carter
St. Louis
Biondolillo
Ray Bluth
Carter
Andy Rognozka
Jim St. John
Chicago
St. John
Bluth
Kelso Wins Campbell Handicap At Bowie In Style
Kelso, the three time national champion, surged from mid track to win the Campbell Handicap at Bowie. The victory boosted his career earnings to 1 218 767 dollars making him the third highest millionaire in racing history. Crimson Satan was second with Gushing Wind third and Mongo faded to fourth.
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Bowie, Md
Kelso
Richard C. duPont
Wilmington
Del
Round Table
Nashua
Peter Salmon
Crimson Satan
T. A. Grissom
Marion duPont Scott
Mongo
Charles Burr
Kelso Tops Gulfstream Race and Ranks High Money Winner
Kelso won last week’s added $100,000 race following a Gulfstream Park Handicap triumph that earned $70,500 and lifted him to the world’s fourth leading money winner. A 20,573 crowd paid out odds of 3 60 to 1 60 and 2 80 and 2 20 for Kelso while Crimson Satan returned 4 80 and 2 60 and Gushing Wind 3 20 as California elevations from sea level to 14 498 feet were noted.
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Kelso
Crimson Satan
Huddleston Urges MPA to Police Magazine Ranks
Rep. George Huddleston Jr. writes to the Magazine Publishers Association criticizing a Saturday Evening Post article alleging collusion between Coach Paul Bryant and Wally Butts over a Georgia Alabama game. He calls for stricter policing of magazines amid claims the piece rests on unfounded, libelous presumptions.
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Washington
George Huddleston Jr
D-Ala
Saturday Evening Post
Magazine Publishers Association
Current Post
Paul
Bear) Bryant
Alabama
Wally Butts
University of Georgia
Butts
Bryant
Georgia
Huddleston
Association
Huddleton
Florida Writers Seek SEC Probe of Butts Bryant Phone Talk
The Florida Sportswriters Association called for a thorough Southeastern Conference investigation into the alleged Wally Butts Bear Bryant telephone conversation before last year’s Alabama football game and related revelations.
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Gainesville
Fla
Florida Sportswriters Association
Wally Butts
Bear Bryant
Ala
Moore’s Survival Hope Declines After KO
Doctors at White Memorial Hospital said Davey Moore’s chances of surviving are well under 50 percent. They noted brain stem damage likely came from a fall, not a punch, and that no surgery was needed as no hemorrhage existed. Moore showed slight signs of activity but remained in critical condition.
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Los Angeles
Davey Moore
Newsmen
Moore
White Memorial Hospital
Sugar Ramos
Aileen Eaton
Kenneth H. Abbott
Phillip J. Vogel
Cyril B. Courville
Four Region Tourneys Set for 1964 NCAA Basketball
NCAA tournament chairman Bernie Shively announced the four regional sites Raleigh North Carolina Minneapolis Minnesota Wichita Kansas Corvallis Oregon for the 1964 tournament. Regional semifinals and finals run March 13 14 with first rounds earlier March 7 9 and 10. National semifinals and finals return to Kansas City March 20 21.
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Louisville
Raleigh
N.C
Minneapolis
Wichita
Corvallis
Ore
Bernie Shively
Kansas City
Municipal Auditorium
Shively
Secretary seeks probe into Post allegations by officials
A telegram was sent to SEC Commissioner Bernie Moore and U S Senator John McClellan after their committees signaled intent to pursue the allegations raised in this week’s Saturday Evening Post story.
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Ings
Bernie Moore
SEC
U. S
John McClellan
Senate
Saturday Evening Post
Hartselle League To Hold Meet
The Hartselle youth program will organize a meeting Friday March 29 at 7 p.m. in Hartselle City Hall to elect officers for the coming year. Parents of boys ages 8 to 12 are urged to attend and share views to improve the program and fill several officer positions before the season opens.
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Botuneous’ League
Hartselle
Penner tops outdoor pole vault world record at 16 3
John Penner of Northeast Louisiana University cleared 16 feet 3 inches in the outdoor pole vault at the Memphis Relays, topping the previous outdoor mark of 16 2 3 by Pentti Nikula. Indoor records do not count for world records. This was Penner’s first vault over 16 feet in competition, using a fiberglass pole in the finals.
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Memphis, Tenn
John Penner
Northeast Louisiana University
Pentti Nikula
Finland
Nikula
Moseley Paces Tide To Dual Meet Victory
Alabama track star Charlie Moseley won four events and scored 26 points as the Crimson Tide rolled to a 96 33 win over Tennessee in the season opener dual meet held in Tuscaloosa Alabama.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama
Charlie Moseley
Crimson Tide
Tennessee
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