Ohio State Dominates Big Ten Early This Season
Ohio State stands as the class of the Big Ten as the race opens with strong non league showings and several teams posting mixed records. Purdue Illinois Iowa Northwestern Minnesota and Wisconsin each post varied results while Terry Dischinger’s 45 points headline a Purdue win and Minnesota sets a school scoring mark with 104 points.
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Fight Results From AP: Alford Stops Tucker in New York
Johnny Alford of New York stopped Johnny Tucker of New York in the sixth round. In Chicago, Bobby Stininato from Chicago outpointed Chuck Garrett of Chicago over ten rounds.
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Boston at Toronto Nets Weekday NHL Clash
National Hockey League notes no games Monday or Tuesday. Wednesday features a scheduled matchup between Boston and Toronto with both clubs preparing for the contest.
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NFL Attendance Hits Record High in 1961 Season
The NFL shows total paid attendance reaching 3,986,159 with an average crowd of 40,675 across 98 regular season games. Rozelle re-elected commissioner at $50,000 yearly term. league notes gains since 1952 to 1959 and plans for expansion and stadium projects.
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Tech's Noe Says Furillo On Outside Presses West Virginia
Virginia Tech coach Chuck Noe offered a candid confession and a plan as his streaking team prepared to face West Virginia in Morgantown. The Mountaineers led the Southern Conference and presented a strong test for the Hokies.
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Dressen Returns as Toronto Skipper in International League
Charlie Dressen, 63, resumes management after a 1961 Braves firing, taking field boss role with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League. He rejoined the Braves system and could signal a future major league expansion, while Carl Furillo contends he faces a blacklist as Mets, Dodgers, and other clubs deny the claim.
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Rodgers Wins Los Angeles Open in Record Nine Under
PC rookie Phil Rodgers from La Jolla California captured the Los Angeles Open with a tournament record 9 under par 62 72 totaling 268, a nine stroke victory over Fred Hawkins and Bob Goalby. The $45 000 prize included $3 325 for each runner up.
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Citadel Falls to Furman in Richmond Invitational
In the Richmond Invitational on December 30 Furman defeated The Citadel 59 to 51 dropping The Citadel to 3-7 while Furman improved to 8-3 and moved into a second place tie with Richmond. Charlie Madrazo limited Jerry Smith to a season low 10 points as Smith entered with a 28.5 scoring average.
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Ohio State Stays Undefeated In AP Basketball Poll
Ohio State remains unbeaten and earns first place votes from AP panel as Kentucky and Cincinnati hold second and third. USC advances to fourth after weekend wins. Kansas State drops to fifth with Villanova sixth. Mississippi State rises to seventh, Duquesne eighth, Duke tenth as Bowling Green moves to ninth.
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Cavaliers End ACC Drought Beat South Carolina 98 95
Virginia breaks a six game ACC drought with a 98 95 victory over South Carolina. Tony Laquintano leads Cavaliers scoring with 32 as Gene Engel seals the win in the final seconds. Clemson tops Florida State 75 69 in the night’s other ACC game.
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