Five Winning Teams in Big 8 Meet Faces Tight Race
The Big 8 tournament opens Tuesday night at Municipal Auditorium Kansas City with five teams at .500 or better as Iowa State faces Oklahoma State and Nebraska meets Kansas State. Kansas and Kansas State carry 6-2 records sharing the frontrunner tag.
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Illinois Coaches Put On Probation After Recruitment Fund Scandal
Illinois football coach Pete Elliott and basketball coach Harry Combes face one year probation as 12 players are suspended after an investigation found a special recruitment and aid fund totaling about 21 000 over five years. The fund, run with knowledge of athletics officials, financed transportation, entertainment, and aid for athletes beyond standard grants in aid. 29 players were involved, 17 no longer students. Reed plans action by the Big Ten and NCAA.
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Montreal Owner May Not Release Mudra to Arizona
The University of Arizona signed Darrell Mudra as head football coach but the Montreal Alouettes have not decided on releasing him from his contract. Joe Atwell, Alouettes president, says a board meeting after the holidays will determine action and Mudra expects no trouble with the Montreal club.
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Controversial Cager Undergoes Surgery
Mike Grosso, USC sophomore star ruled ineligible this season, is recovering from torn cartilage surgery in Columbia. The 19 year old from Raritan New Jersey had the operation on Saturday.
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Special Awards Go To Both Robinsons
Chicago AP Frank Robinson and Brooks Robinson of the World Series champion Orioles will receive special awards at the 27th Diamond Dinner on January 15. Frank Robinson is saluted as World Series hero and Brooks Robinson receives the Ken Hubbs Memorial Award for exemplary conduct on and off the field. Two other Orioles, manager Frank Bauer and pitcher Moe Drabowsky, are among six previously announced winners to be honored.
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Florida State and Wyoming Meet in Sun Bowl Showdown
Florida State wings to Sun Bowl against Wyoming with FSU boasting a top passing attack and Cowboys led by Pedro Billingsley on the stout Wyoming line. Windy conditions and 40-degree temperatures frame the 32nd annual Sun Bowl preparations as a 22 000 crowd is expected.
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Arkansas Cunningham Signs A Buffalo Pact
Buffalo Bills confirmed they signed tackle Dick Cunningham of Arkansas but denied an exact salary. Loyd Phillips announced Cunningham would receive more than $200,000, while Ralph C. Wilson Jr. said Bills never disclosed player pay. The signing was disclosed in Longview, Texas.
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Kentucky Nips Kansas State To Win Tourney
Kentucky Wildcats avenge earlier losses by defeating Kansas State 83-79 to win the UK Invitational Tourney at Lexington. Adolph Rupp’s squad had beaten Oregon State 96-66 in the first round and later topped Kansas State to claim the title.
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Pistons Edge Bulls In Close Holiday Thriller
Detroit clinched a 103 102 victory over Chicago as Bill Russell grabbed 37 rebounds and Sam Jones scored 32 for Boston and Philadelphia beat Los Angeles 118 107. Bob Boozer's late basket nearly toppled the Pistons.
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Boxing results from Rome and Madrid matches
In Rome, Nino Benvenuti of Italy stopped Renato Moraes of Brazil in the ninth round. In Madrid, Jose Legra of Spain defeated Bob Allotey of Ghana on points over fifteen rounds. weights not disclosed.
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Wesley Learning As Royals Pivot For Future
The Cincinnati Royals lean on 6-11 Walt Wesley as a rebuilding pillar. The former Kansas star has shown flashes of brilliance, averaging about 10 minutes a game with 130 points in 26 appearances and 149 rebounds. He must improve free throws, but his rebounding and desire impress Royals officials as he eyes a lengthy pro career.
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Parilli Wins AFL Comeback Award for Boston Patriots
Boston quarterback Babe Parilli, 36, named AFL Comeback of the Year by the AP after 13 pro seasons. He aims to play a few more years, credits team blocking and Jim Nance for gains, but laments the 38-28 season-ending loss to New York as his greatest disappointment.
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Kennedy Son Joseph Kennedy Breaks Leg Skiing
Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s 14 year old son Joseph sustained a boot top fracture while skiing at Sun Valley Idaho. Doctors described his condition as satisfactory and the boy was expected to leave the hospital today with a cast. The Kennedy family had been at Sun Valley since Saturday night and had spent six days on the slopes.
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Chiefs Work For Title Game In Bad Weather
Kansas City Chiefs hold a snow practice on the eve of a potential January 1 AFL title game in Buffalo. Hank Stram notes Buffalo lacks home facilities, while Chris Burford warns of freezing or sloppy field conditions and adjustments will be needed.
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Browns Fined Browns Players After St. Louis Fracas
Cleveland Browns defensive backs Erich Barnes and Walter Roberts were fined by NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle after a Saturday game in St. Louis. Barnes must pay 250 dollars and Roberts 50 dollars as sanctions for an inflaming sideline incident near the Browns bench.
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Predator Control Pact Deemed Illegal in Kansas
Kansas State zoology professor H T Gier says Governor Avery exceeded legal authority by signing a 1960 pact with the Fish and Wildlife Service to control predators in Kansas. He notes 1949 statute assigns predator control to Kansas State extension wildlife specialists led by George Halazon.
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