Hope Wins Pair From Nashville
The Hope teams beat Nashville 62-20 in the boys game and 42-38 in the girls. Johnny Honeycutt led the boys with 18 points, followed by Bill Rhinehardt 13 and Jones 9. Shirley Smith topped the girls with 17, Phyllis Martin 13, and Annette Hatfield 9. Hope faces Malvern next in their 4AA conference opener.
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Bobcats
Nashville
Lady Cats
Hope
Johnny Honeycutt
Bill Rhinehardt
Jones
Mike Allen
Shirley Smith
Phyllis Martin
Annette Hatfield
Hope Girls
Scrapperettes
Bobcat
Scrappers
Bill Reinhardt
Stone
Cobb
Anderson
Saratoga Invitational Basketball Tourney Opens Monday
Saratoga's annual Invitational basketball tournament starts Monday night January 13 and runs all week with finals Saturday night. Monday features Blevins vs Bradley boys at 6 30, Blevins vs Bradley girls at 7 45, and Saratoga vs Laneburg boys at 9. Wednesday includes Spring Hill vs Willisville boys at 6 30, Saratoga vs Genoa Central girls at 7 45, and Mineral Springs vs Hope B team at 9. No games Tuesday. Other teams listed include Nashville Fouke Bright Star and Foreman. Quarterfinals Thursday Friday, semifinals Saturday morning, finals Saturday night.
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Saratoga
Blevins
Bradley
Laneburg
Spring Hill
Willisville
Genoa Central
Mineral Springs
Hope
Nashville
Fouke
Bright Star
Foreman
Guernsey Over Bodcaw in Tuesday Basketball Night
Guernsey junior boys won 32 to 21 led by 20 points from Griffis while Bodcaw’s Matherly scored 12. In senior girls Guernsey beat Bodcaw 71 to 50 with Adams 27, Black 25 and Cullums 14 for Guernsey while Butler led Bodcaw with 39.
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Guernsey
Bodcaw
Gane
Griffis
Matherly
Adams
Black
Cullums
Butler
Sports Writers Honor Koufax As 1963 Player of Year
New York chapter of the Baseball Writers Association awards Sandy Koufax two honors including the Sid Mercer Memorial Award as the 1963 player of the year. Dodgers ace Koufax earns praise while listed team scorers from a separate game include Ravenscroft 19 points Faulkner 18 Norvell 14 Coleman 10. Guernsey hosts Spring Hill next home game January 14.
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New York
Baseball Writers Association
Sandy Koufax
Los Angeles Dodgers
Sid Mercer
Guernsey
Bodeaw
Ravenscroft
Faulkner
Norvell
Coleman
Butler
Purtle
Spring Hil
San Diego Open Opens With Star Field Missing Big Names
San Diego Calif AP golf’s winter trail starts with the $30,000 San Diego Open for a 72 hole run. Arnold Palmer headlines the field while defending champion Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus are absent. Paul Harney also not competing as he concentrates on a club post near Sacramento.
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San Diego
Calif
Arnold Palmer
South Africa
Gary Player
Jack Nicklaus
Paul Harney
Harney
Sacramento
Nicklaus
Player
Babe Ruth Award Dinner Marks 1963 World Series Honor
The chapter hosts its first annual dinner on Sunday February 2 to present the Babe Ruth Award for outstanding achievement in the 1963 World Series as recognized by a former honoree. The event highlights include remarks and the ceremony for the award.
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Babe Ruth
Spring Hill School District plans 5000 loan for gym and High School
A January 6 1964 meeting of the Spring Hill School District No. 10 board in Hempstead County Arkansas approved applying to the State Board of Education for a Revolving Loan Fund loan of 5000 dollars. The loan would be repaid over six years from operating or surplus revenues and used for adding to and repairing the gymnasium and high school building. Garland Kidd served as president and Warren Butler as secretary.
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Spring Hill
Hempstead County
Arkansas
Garland Kidd
Warren Butler
Lloyd Tarpley
Joe Foley
Curtis Cowart
Teading
General Assembly
State Board of Education
Ark
Jfaeee Buller
A's Removal Big Question for Baseball
A dispute over whether the Kansas City or Louisville Athletics will host the team fills eight days before the American League owners meet in New York. Charles Finley defends the move to Louisville, while other owners, led by Arthur Allyn, oppose it. Finley denies reports of restraint of trade and insists the club is not for sale.
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Associated Press
Kansas City
New York
Louisville
Athletics
Andwards
Charles C. Finley
A’s
Loursville
Chicago White Sox
Arthur Allyn
Finley
Ilus W. Davis
Arnold Johnson
Rockies Sign Up With Cubs
AP reports Chicago Cubs signings from the Rockies. Billy Cowan, an outfielder, and infielders Jimmy Stewart have sent their 1984 contracts to the Cubs. Don Elston and Dick Bertell were the first Cub players to sign.
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Chicago
Rockies
Billy Cowan
Jimmy Stewart
Chicago Cubs
Cub
Don Elston
Dick Bertell
NCAA and Amateurs Feuding at National Convention
At the NCAA national convention the association hardens its stance against the Amateur Athletic Union over control of amateur sports. NCAA leaders vow to press for a share of sanctioning rights, signaling a showdown after the Tokyo Olympics and a long-standing power struggle among governing bodies.
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Will Crimsley
Associated Press
NEW York
NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Amateur Athletic Union
Walter Byers
U.S. Track and Field Federation
U.S. Gymnastics Federation
U.S. Handball Association
Charles A
Chick) Werner
Werner
United States
General MacArthur
Douglas Macarthur
Kennedy
U.S
Tokyo
AAU
More Fights Lined Up for Patterson
Stockholm AP report says promoters plan Patterson's next bout with a list led by Ed die Machen Zora Folley and Henry Cooper. Edwin Ahlquist met with Tom and Al Bolan to map a return after Patterson stopped Santo Amanti in eight rounds. Cooper, Machen and Folley rank high in WBA. Cooper and Brian fight Feb 24 for vacant European title.
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Stockholm
Floyd Patterson
Eddie Machen
Zora Folley
Henry Cooper
Tom
al Bolan
Patterson
Sonny Liston
Edwin Ahlquist
Ingemar Johansson
Italy
Santo Amanti
Machen
Goteborg
Johansson
Ahlquist
Henry Cooper- Brian
London
Cooper
World Boxing Association
Folley
Frisco Hands Celtics a Walloping in California
The Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics 119-89 on Tuesday, keeping the Western trip intact after a prior 111-101 loss. Wilt Chamberlain scored 35 points and pulled down 32 rebounds as San Francisco tightened the race in the East via Cincinnati’s 130-110 win over Philadelphia and St. Louis’ 123-113 triumph over Baltimore.
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Associated Press
Boston Celtics
California
San Francisco
National Basketball Association
Warriors
Celts
Bill Russell & Co
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Baltimore
Celtics
Los Angeles
Wilt ‘Chamberlain
Wilt
Russell
Howard Outdraws Yogi Berra Now
Joe Reichler reports on Elston Howard and Yogi Berra within the Yankees. Howard is poised to sign a 1964 contract near sixty thousand dollars while Berra has a forty thousand dollar deal and MVP recognized past earnings. Howard expects a raise after MVP season and plans talks with GM Ralph Houk next week.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Yo Berra
Elston Howard
Howard
New York Yankee
Berra
Yankees
Yogi
Ellie
Ralph Houk
Yankee
Houk
Sporting
Polaris Scores in 16 of 18 Launches at Cape Kennedy
CAPE KENNEDY AP reports the Polaris A3 missile achieved its 16th successful launch in 18 attempts. The system is designed to reach all land targets within its range, further validating its reliability amid testing.
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Cape Kennedy
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