Central Runs String To 7 Games In Big Rivers Win
Undefeated La Crosse Central beat Wausau 55-51 to stretch its streak to seven and set up a showdown with La Crosse Aquinas next Thursday. Key scorers were Bill Torrance 18 and Jim Schultz 16 for Central, with Jim Severson leading all scorers at 19 for Wausau. Central remained strong from the free throw line, finishing 11 of 14 at the line to edge the Lumberjacks.
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Wausau
Wis
la Crosse Central
Big Rivers
Jerry Seeman
Cagers
Central
la Crosse Aquinas
Mary E. Sawyer
Red Raiders
Lumberjacks
Bill Torrance
Jim Schultz
Torrance
Tom Fisher
Seeman
John Linster
Dave Telcher
Raiders
Schultz
Jim Severson
Ken Schiefelbein
al Kuehl
Sinster
Kuehl
Don Iverson
Ron Czechowicz
Central Wausau
Severson
Burch
Olinster
Czechowicz
Edwards
Iverson
Schiefelbein
Fisher
Telder
Eau Claire Memorial
Marinette
Menominee
Basketball Exhibition At Westby On Jan 2
Westby Wisconsin hosts a basketball doubleheader on Tuesday night January 2 at the new Westby High gym. The Texas Cow Girls meet the Westby Hard Rocks in one game while the Seattle Stars face a coaches team in the other. Hard Rocks roster includes Dr P T Bland Dr Warren Otterson Howard Steenberg Jerry Douglas Arnie Anderson Robert Erickson Lincoln Stafslien Bill Terry Curt Olson and Lester Skundberg led by La Verne Hall.
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Westby
Wis
Westby High
Texas Cow Girls
Westby Hard Rocks
Seattle Stars
P. T. Bland
Warren Otterson
Howard Steenberg
Jerry Douglas
Arnie Anderson
Robert Erickson
Lincoln Stafslien
Bill Terry
Curt Olson
Lester
Skundberg
Hard Rocks
la Verne Hall
Blanda And Faison Get AFL Honors
New York AP George Blanda of the Houston Oilers and Earl Faison of the San Diego Chargers won AFL top honors in an AP poll. Blanda named player of the year and Faison rookie of the year as both head toward the league title game. Blanda 33 completed 187 passes for 3,330 yards and 36 TDs, plus 16 field goals and 64 extra points. Faison, 22, was the Chargers No 1 draft choice and shone in the East-West Shrine Game.
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NEW York
Houston Oiler
George Blanda
Earl Faison
San Diego Chargers
Associated Press
Blanda
Faison
Newport News
Loop
Chicago Bears
Billy Cannon
Charley Hennigan
Oilers
Charley Long
Boston
Ken Rice
Buffalo Bills
Wally Lemm
Lemm
LaGrange Park
Chargers
Chargers Face Large Task In Houston
The San Diego Chargers must rebound after a stunning 41-0 loss to the Boston Patriots as they prepare for the AFL title game against the Houston Oilers in Houston. The team aims to recover from a string of poor outings and chase a strong finish in a two team race.
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Chargers
Houston
San Diego
Calif
San Diego Chargers
Houston Oilers
Boston Patriots
Christmas shopping hours and gift lineup at Sportsman
The store will stay open Saturday until 6 p.m. and Sunday until 3 p.m. for last minute Christmas shopping. Featured items include guns, pellet guns, BB pistols, sleeping bags, water skis, fishing gear, hunting clothes, archery supplies, and gift certificates.
Soldiers Grove Rallies to Beat Lima 49-44 in Conference Opener
In a Kickapoo Valley Conference makeup game at West Lima Wisconsin Soldiers Grove Cardinals overcome a second half deficit to win 49-44. Ron Hoffland leads with 17 points followed by Gary Campbell 14 and John Thorne 11 while West Lima’s Gene Beckwith scores 12 and Terry Cornell 10. West Lima also earns the B game victory.
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West Lima
Wis
Soldiers Grove
Ron Hoffland
Gary Campbell
John Thortne
Bob Thompson
Cardinals
Gene Beckwith
Terry Cornell
Bulldogs
S. Grove
W. Lima
Kickapoo Valley
Seneca
Stevens Point Beats UW Milwaukee In SSC Clash
Stevens Point overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Wisconsin Milwaukee 94-82 in a State College Conference game. Bill Kuse led Stevens Point with 23 points while Ed Markunas scored 25 for UW Milwaukee. Platteville topped Loras 99-75 in a nonconference game.
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Associated Press
Stevens Point
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Platteville
Loras College of
Ed Markunas
Cardinals
Uw-M Now
Bowling Ladies City League Scores and Highs Report
Summary of league results with handicap figures for Plasterers 579, 670, 653 and Elfman Marine 678, 625, 68. Seven-Up, P&J Bar No. 1, Kaufmann Jewelers, and others posted high game and series. Individual leaders include A Hanson and Lois Schomers, with high single scores and league highs across multiple clubs. Also notes ARCADE Tavern League, Holy Trinity Men League, and National Hockey League scores Chicago 4 Detroit 3 and Boston 4 Detroit 2.
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Recreation Alley
Plasterers
Elfman Marine
P&j Bar
Kaufmann Jewelers
A. Hanson
Fritsvold
L. Schomers
Holy Trinity Men’s League
Holy Trinity Alley
Handicap la Crosse
Izzy's Barber Shop
House of Fabric
Strasser's Tavern
Pepsi-Cola B
Koller’s Market
Quality Lumber Co
Balduzzi Grocery
B. Soller
B. Hegenbarth
C. Bruhnke
J. Gruden
K. Straight
A. Betz
A. Soller
W. Gilles
Carl F. Bruhnke
Packers land multiple players on All-Pro team roster
Green Bay earns a second straight NFL championship shot as three Packers win on offense and two on defense on the All-Players All-Pro squad. Jim Taylor and Jim Brown named running back and fullback respectively, with Mike Ditka and Del Shofner among first-team ends, and Jim Parker Roosevelt Brown Jim Ringo on offense. The defense features Henry Jordan and Gene Lipscomb on tackles and Joe Schmidt as middle linebacker, with Cur rie and George on the linebacker corps and Patton and Norton in the secondary. Additional Packers named to second team and special mentions.
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NEW York
NEA
Green Bay Packers
Newspaper Enterprise Association
la Crosse Tribune
Mike Ditka
Chicago! ‘Bears
Jim Brown
Cleveland
Jim Taylor
Green Bay
Bill George
Chicago
Taylor
Brown
George
Joe Schmidt
Detroit
Bears
del Shofner
Giants
Jim Parker
Colts
Roosevelt Brown
Jim Ray Smith
Browns
Fred Thurston
Packers
Jim Ringo
Y. A. Tittie
Lennie Moore
Gino Marchetti
Doug Atkins
Henry Jordan
Gene Lipscomb
Steelers
Lions
Dan Currie
Jimmy Hill
Cards
de Lane
Jimmy Patton
Jerry Norton
Jim Katcavage
Andy Robustelli
Leo Nomellini
49Ers
Roger Brown
Sam Huff
Bill Forester
John Roger
Jesse Whittenton
John Sample
Yale Lary
Don Burroughs
Eagles
Bowl lineups set for major games after Christmas break
College teams resume practice after Christmas as bowl season kicks off with the North South Orange Bowl in Miami. Dec 30 features Gator Bowl Georgia Tech vs Penn State Shrine Blue vs Gray in Montgomery East West all stars Sun Bowl Villanova vs Wichita All American Bowl East West in Tucson Jan 1 Rose Bowl Minnesota vs UCLA Sugar New Orleans Alabama vs Arkansas Cotton New Orleans Mississippi vs Texas Orange Miami Louisiana vs Colorado expected crowd around 400000 across the five major bowls with Rose Bowl drawing about 100000.
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Associated Press
Miami
Jacksonville
Fla
Georgia Tech
Penn State
San Francisco
Montgomery
Ala
el Paso
Villanova
Wichita
Tucson
Ariz
Pasadena
Minnesota
Ucla
New Orleans
Alabama
Arkansas
Mississippi
Texas
Miami-Louisiana
Colorado
Pro Tennis Players Skip U S Tour in 1962
Los Angeles AP reports professional tennis players will not tour the United States in 1962 due to weak crowds. No national schedule will be staged as organizers fail to attract spectators.
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U.S
Los Angeles
United States
We Want This Game Packers Taylor Says
Green Bay fullback Jim Taylor declared the team wants to win the NFL championship game against the New York Giants on December 31. Taylor said he would play despite a back injury and Lombardi warned Paul Hornung must report by December 28 to have time to practice. The Packers practiced in 11 degree weather using both sneakers and cleats.
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Paul Hornung
Green Bay Packers
Edward Ray
Hammond
Ind
Sgt. McClure
Bismarck
N. D
Ft. Riley
Kaw
Hornung
Green Bay
New York Giants
Packer
Jim Taylor
Taylor
Vince Lombardi
Kan
Lombardi
Packers
Browns Sign Ernie Davis To 3 Year 80000 Pact
Ernie Davis agreed to a three year contract with the Cleveland Browns for 80000 dollars 65000 salary plus 15000 bonus. Browns front office chief Arthur Modell praised the decision while Buffalo Bills claimed a higher offer valued well over 100000 dollars. Davis who starred at Syracuse follows Jim Brown as a premier league rookie.
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Cleveland
Ernie Davis
Cleveland Browns
Anthony W. DeFilippo
Syracuse
Arthur B. Modell
Browns
Davis
Jim Brown
Buffalo Bills
American Football League
Dick Gallagher
Bills
Buffalo
Modell
Ernie
National Football League
Platteville Edges Prairie In 61-60 Tilt
Platteville beat Prairie du Chien 61-60 in a Southwestern Wisconsin Conference game. Prairie shot poorly from the line and trailed 22-21 in field goals. Prairie leaders were Gary May 18 Tom Yager 12 and Jim Waller 10 while Dick Dennis 15 Gary Burkholder 13 and Bob Hale 12 led Platteville.
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Prairie DU
North South Teams Taper Off Practice
North and South squads eased into practice for the Christmas night charity football game in the Orange Bowl in Miami. The Rebels emphasized the aerial end of the game as practices began.
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Miami
Fla
Rebels
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Edge
Quint
Steven Slattery
Gene Calhoun
Madison
Crosse Cribune
RFD
Dee
CORBY
Manhattan
Canada
JRS
Barclay & Co., Limited
Peoria
Luinoks
Blanda and
Copeland
Virgil Marx
THE
George McCune
George Markos
Mississippi Sts
Lima
Loras
Dave Horton
Jim Nepps
Arcade Tavern League
Geiser's Pot
Weber's Bar
Sunset Inn
Duggan’s Midway
J. Blake
R. Severson
R Bushman
Williams
Wallie Neiheisel
National Hockey League
Montreal
Shamrock Lanes
A-C'S
Hunter's
Shamrocks
A. Shea
Hansen
Zumach Jc
Urban
G. Oldenburg
D. Pilger
Paul
Jordan
Ringo
Thurston
By Murray Olderman
Jants
St. Louis
Sam Houston
Valparaiso
Hill
Altoona
Philadelphia
Balltimore
Big Daddy Lipscomb
Pittsburgh
Jim Phillips
Rams
Ray Berry
Mike McCormack
Bob St. Clair
Bruce Bosley
John Nisby
Ray Wielecha
Bart Starr
Tom McDonald
Eagies
Jon Arnett
Ron Kramer
Forrest Gregg
Buddy Dial
John Morrow
Alex Webster
Jack Stroud
Hugh McElhenny
Vikings
J. D. Smith
Sonny Jurgensen
Leo Sugar
Maxie Baughan
Ernie Stautner
Roosevelt Grier
Cliff Livingston
Erich Barnes
Bob Toneff
Redskins
Bill Pellington
Ed Meador
Dave Baker
Jerry Tubbs
Cowboys
Oshima
Wally
Alaska
MT. Horeb
Darlington
Doug Johnson
Bill Steinhauer
Larry Dangerfield
Jim Webster
Prairie
Hue
Corne and
Bev Miller
Fred and
Delores Nuttleman
Wesley Fox
Henry Wehrenberg
Cabl E. Homstad
Alvin Schroeder
Norman Loeffler
Julius Stafslien
Bernard Lecher JR
James Pierce
Delbert Schroeder
Kenneth Pierce
Sports Bowl
Copeland Ave
LOW Motor CO
Mercury
Lincoln
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