Yanks Win Doubles in Davis Cup Clash in Australia
Chuck McKinley and Dennis Ralston defeated Roy Emerson and Neale Fraser in a four set doubles match at Memorial Drive Stadium to move within one win of regaining the Davis Cup. The Americans broke Fraser’s serve late in the third and fourth sets as the heat index rose.
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Geen Neale Fraser
McKinley
San Antonio
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Ralston
Bakersfield
Calif
Toerson
John Newcombe
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Fraser
Memorial Drive Stadium
Fraser-Emerson
Rod Laver
Harry Hopman
Yanks
Oklahoma City Chiefs roll past Idaho in All-College clash
Oklahoma City's 104-66 rout of Idaho featured Bud Koper with 38 points on 30 field points and 8 free throws, as Abe Lemons's Chiefs advance to the semifinals facing Wyoming. Wyoming beat Houston 75-72 in overtime to reach the semifinal and Wichita State projects to meet them.
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Oklahoma City
Rapid Fire Chiefs
Bud Koper
Abe Lemons
Idaho
Koper
Tack
Roper
OCU
Charles
Hunter
Seph
Kentucky
Eddie Jackson
Rugged
Jim Miller
James Ware
Wyoming
Cowboys
Houston
Flynn Robinson
Gorgeous George Dies After Heart Attack
Los Angeles AP reports Gorgeous George, the flamboyant wrestling icon known for his gold hair and extravagant robes, died of a heart attack after a Christmas night seizure at his Hollywood apartment. Born George Wagner in Seward, Nebraska, he rose with television in the postwar era and once earned substantial sums from wrestling and ranch activities near Beaumont, California. His fortunes waned after announcing retirement from wrestling.
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Gorgeous George
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George
Hollywood
General Hospital
George Raymond
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Wagner
Beaumont
Calif
Lawton Wolverines Open Top O Tar Texas Tourney
Lawton's Wolverines, top seed, enter the Top O'Texas tournament in Pampa with a 5-1 record. They meet Dumas at 7 p.m. today while Pampa and Wichita Falls face off at 8:30 p.m. Losers play for third Saturday. winners clash for the title Sunday.
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Wolverines
Kenny Bridges
Dumas
Wichita F. Battle
Wichita Falls
LHS
Hulon Kirkland
Dennis Cothren
Pokes Face Iowa State in Big Eight Tourney Semis
Kansas State and Missouri advanced to the semifinals with high scoring wins in the Big Eight preseason tournament. Kansas State’s Willie Murrell scored 30 in a 100-78 win over Nebraska, while Missouri beat Oklahoma 95-88 led by Ray Bob Carey with 28 and Bob Price with 23. Kansas State meets Missouri next.
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Jim van Valkenburg
Associated Press
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Kansas State
Missouri
Oklahoma State
Kansas
Colorado
Iowa State
K-State
Willie Murrell
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Ray Bob Carey
Bob Price
Regional high school hoops preview with lineups and stats
The piece lists players and probable starting five for Dumas and Lawton teams, detailing scorers Cothren and Kirkland, plus guards and forwards. It notes injuries, coaching changes, and the plan for a slow deliberate offense against Wolverines while hinting at wider tournament actions and incomplete lineups.
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Cothren
Kirkland
Jerry Hale
Norman Coca
Jimmy Rhoades
Robert David
Ray Stewart
Butch Cariker
Cariker
Rhoades
Doug
Lawton
Bridges
Keeny Wiggins
Chuck Large
Walter Gillispie
David Frost
Terry Riddle
Gene Cagle
Robert Baptiste
LHS
Dumas
Wolverines
Hinton
Douglass Stages Rematch With St Mary's Knights
Douglass visits St Mary's in a high school basketball clash at the Knights gym. Tipoff at 8, Douglass seeks to extend its 40 season win record against St Mary's who look to avenge a 67 50 earlier defeat. Bremingham and Dockery anchor front court with Wallace slowed by key defenders.
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Knights
Rev
Kamen Wallace
H&k King Sad
Bremhgith
Saeee
Dockery
Wlenss
Kaitines Gray
St. Mary's
Jerry Boos
Chris Newman
Four Games Set Gator Bowl Spices Grid Fare Saturday
Four football bowls on Saturday feature North Carolina and Air Force in the Gator Bowl with Terry Isaacson and Don Trull among quarterbacks. North Carolina relies on Junior Edge Bob Lacey and Ken Willard as the Tar Heels chase an eighth win in ten games. Trull leads the West squad against an East line anchored by Carl Eller Roger Pillath and Ernie Boghetti in a NBC telecast. The Shrine game marks Trull’s bid for the AFL, with East quarterbacks Pete Liske and Ron DiGravio and linemen in place. The Blue Gray match up centers on Georgia’s Larry Rakestraw and Mickey Babb as the Gray seeks its 11th win overall.
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Terry Isaacson
Air Force
Don Trull
Larry Rakestraw
Isaacson
Falcons
North Carolina
Delatas
Edge
Bob Lacey
Ken Willard
Trull
Baylor
Trulli
Carl Eller
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Roger Pillath
Challenge Bowl Names First All-America Bob Brown
The Southwest Challenge Bowl awarded its first All-America honor to Bob Brown of Nebraska. The Cornhusker guard joins Lattimer and Charles Brown of State and John Robillo of Memphis State at guard posts for the National All-Stars.
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Corpus Christi
Milo Gordon Motor Co. offers expanded car warranties
A reader is advised that a five year fifty thousand mile warranty can transfer to a new owner. If a buyer drives two years and twenty thousand miles, an additional three year and thirty thousand mile warranty may be available. Visit Milo Gordon Motor Co. at 322 E and Sheridan to see America’s finest built and best warranted automobiles from Chrysler Imperial and Valiant.
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Milo Gordon Motor Co
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Imperial
Valiant
Sheridan
All-College Favorites Win Chiefs Clash in All-College Semis
Wichita State tops Montana State 85-69 as Stallworth pours in 39 points to lead the high seed to the semifinals of the 28th All-College tournament. Oklahoma City bursts past Idaho 104-66 setting records for field goals and team scoring as Wyoming, Texas A M, and Oklahoma City advance.
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United Press International
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UPI
Plee Fieet Enema Ac Avnanrtad
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Idaho
Houston Stallworth
Bud Roper
Wye- Saleerat
Oo Fenior
Vandals
Aeiece
Denny Neumann
Robinson
Various College Basketball Tournament Scores and Results
A roundup of first round and festival games across multiple tournaments. Notable results include Villanova 77 over Dayton 73, Utah 73 over St John’s NY 89 77, UCLA 92 over Yale 65, Missouri 95 Oklahoma 68, Kansas State 100 Nebraska 78, and many more across ECAC Holiday Festival West Coast and other invitational events with several upsets and close finishes.
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Holiday College of Emporia
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Kansas Wesleyan
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Hampden-Sydney
Bacone Wins Juco Tourney Opener In Lincoln
Bacone Junior College of Oklahoma defeated Southern Baptist Arkansas 98 91 to open the Lincoln College tournament. Harold Aldridge poured in 38 points while Ken Wilkerson led SB with 34 as Bacone advances to face Hiwassee Tennessee in tonight’s second round.
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UPID
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Lincoln College
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Harold Aldridge
Ken Wilkerson
Fights Last Night In Italy Across Europe
In Ravenna Antonio Fernandez de Jesus 136 Brazil and Agide Asioli 14 Holydrew clashed in a bout. In Milan Cortes Duron 157 Ar a outpointed to Beli 157 Jamaica.
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Milan
Cortes Duron
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