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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1962
Page
3
Mississippi State, ranked fifth nationally and 24-1 overall with a 13-1 SEC mark under Coach Babe McCarthy, is barred from NCAA and NIT due to racial eligibility rules. The Bulldogs, expected to contend for the SEC title, showed a powerful win over Louisiana Tech but face postseason exclusion while other teams like Kentucky and Notre Dame posted wins nationally.
Little Rock Central meets Little Rock Hall in the City Tournament finals. Central beat North Little Rock 62 51 and Hall defeated Catholic High 74 43. In Monticello, Portland beat Fountain Hill 9 36 and Woodlawn topped Hampton 71 49 in Class 2B. Semis set for tonight include New Edinburgh vs Grady and Portland vs Woodlawn in Class B, Watson Chapel vs Dermott and Monticello vs Whitehall in Class A. Tommy Tranthany and John Moss starred for Central and Hall respectively.
NBA results and upcoming schedule from the Associated Press. New York edged Cincinnati 99 96 while Chicago defeated St Louis 106 93. Today’s and tomorrow’s games feature Los Angeles Boston and other matchups across multiple venues.
49er halfback Bill Kilmer suffered a compound fracture of his right leg in a solo auto crash on the Bay Shore Freeway. Rescuers freed him from water in a gully near Belmont and he was taken to San Mateo Community Hospital then St. Mary's Hospital. Team physician Milburn called the fracture major but said it was too early to assess impact on his career.
LITTLE ROCK AP Billy Moore University of Arkansas quarterback named to Segond team of The Associated Press 1962 All-America squad. four Razorbacks earned honorable mention Ray Trail Jerry Mazzanti Danny Brabham Jesse Branch. Moore led SWC in rushing 585 yards third in passing 673 yards total offense 1258 yards and 84 points. unanimous AP All-SWC pick.
Laneburg tournament results feature Okolona Sr Girls 31 Emmet 19 and Okolona Se. Boys 65 Guchingey Bodeon Sr. Boys 79 Emmet 43. Guernsey Sr Girls 33 and Cale College basketball results include Columbia 78 Colgate 67 Boston College 57 Harvard 45. Miami 88 Rhode Island Pa St Bonaventure 60 Villa Madonna 56. Miss State 80 La Tech 60 Georgia Tech 73 SMU 6 Florida 80 Florida State 59 Georgia 85 South Carolina 72. Notre Dame 101 St Francis Pa Pitc Kent State 3s. Mlinois 94 Wash St Louis 351. New Mexico 9 Texas Tech 66 Texas A&.M 80 Corpus Christi 67. Utah 8? Los Angeles Lutte 66 San Jose 52 San Fran St 43. Cot Arkansas scores Arkansas A&.M Invitational Class A MantveRo 60 Crossett 39 White Hall 72 Bison 49 Class B Portland 49 Mountain Hill 39 Woodlawn 71 Hampton 49 Little Rock City Tournament Little Rock Central 62 North Little Rock 51 Little Rock Hall 74 Little Rock Catholic 45.
In Grambling Louisiana AP favored Grambling faces Texas Southern in the second round of the Grambling College Invitational. Southern University meets Arkansas AM&N in the other game. Grambling downed Bishop 107 2 last night while Texas Southern beat Mississippi Vocational 109 72. Arkansas AM&N beat Dillard 86 79 and Southern beat Wiley 62 42 in other first round games.
Bil Curtis of Arkansas Tech was the lone Arkansan named in the AP Live America list. The two year veteran ran for over 1,000 yards this season and anchored Tech’s offense. The Wonder Boys placed second to Arkansas State Teachers in the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference standings.
Detroit defeated Boston 5 to 3 in Thursday NHL action. The schedule lists no games today with Detroit visiting Montreal and Chicago at Toronto while New York travels to Boston.
Arizona State University finished 7 2 1 with 384.4 yards per game besting Oregon State. Mississippi led in rushing defense while Ohio State topped rushing offense, Tulsa led in passing, and Minnesota held the ground game. New Mexico allowed the fewest pass yards as the forward pass defense champion.
Fight results list several bantamweight bouts with a mix of outcomes. Jesse Smith, 162 from Philadelphia, stopped Nimmy Beecham, 161 of Philadelphia in fi. Joe Shaw, 141 from New York, stopped Alonzo Paterson, 187 of Akron, Ohio, in Worcester. Tommy O Connor, 131 from Pittsburgh, outpointed Willie McCray, 132 from Perrine, Florida, in Miami. Alphonse Halimi, of France, outpointed Jose Luis Martinez, Spain, in Paris.
Montreal right winger Bernie Geoffrion suffered a fractured right wrist in a collision with Toronto goalie Johnny Bower in the third period of Montreal's 21 loss to Toronto. Geoffrion scored the Canadiens only goal on the play after contact with Bower.
Georgia Tech overwhelmed SMU 73-56 while New Mexico beat Texas Tech 90-66. SMU suffered a second loss in three games and Tech dropped their opening two contests in the season. Georgia Tech’s Jim Caldwell sparked a second half surge as SMU’s Siegmund led the Mustangs with 14 points.
In Arkadelphia Arkansas the Little Rock University Trojans beat Henderson College 49 to 34 on Wednesday night. Don Hurst led LRU with 14 points and Freddie Eastin added 12 while Henderson’s Billy Joe Bursovy scored 11. LRU built a 26 to 10 halftime lead and maintained control throughout.
Arkansas Tech senior Kenny Saylors posts a 33.0 point average, 132 total points across four games to top the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference scoring race. Lavaughr Robertson of Arkansas College is second at 22.4, followed by Wayne Davenport and Leon Clements of Ouachita. Saylors and Robertson were all AIC selections last winter.
Mexico center scored 33 points and Sid Wall led New Mexico with 19 points in a victory over a Southwest Conference team. The win marked New Mexico’s third straight win to begin the season.
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