Big Bert Gravitt Leads South Plains Scoring Burst
Denver City's Bert Gravitt scored 28 points to reach 100 on the season, becoming the first to hit the mark as Joe Wilbanks of Idalou moved into second with 78. Wilbanks and others moved in classifications A and AA, with Hugh Barnett of Anton leading Class B and Conroy Lacy and Buford Moore trading spots. Mike Sanders of San Angelo Lake View kept Class AAA lead at 32 points, while Joe Faulkenberry and Junior Coffey made notable jumps in A and AA respectively.
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Maine officials fined spark new club idea
In Augusta Maine news the state fined four members of the Executive Council for exceeding trout bag limits prompting a humorous suggestion of forming the One That Didn't Get Away With It Club. The remark highlights public response to the penalties and the ongoing fishery enforcement.
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Field Goals Highlight Grid Season
A significant increase in field goal kicking marks a highlight of major college football stats released by the NCAA Service Bureau. In three weeks of the 1960 season, 160 games produced 60 field goals. last season total field goals reached 199 after the move to wider goal posts. Syracuse leads in major categories, with top rushing defense and pass defense, while Washington State and New Mexico State headline others in passing and scoring.
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Washington
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Oiler backs hold onto leads in AFL
Houston Oilers idle last weekend as rivals topple leaders. David Rolle of Denver roared to 725 rushing yards, 26 yards behind Oilers’ Dave Smith. George Blanda’s 12 point edge shrank as Denver’s Gene Mingo added points. New York’s Bill Shockley moved to third with 22 points.
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NCAA Says Dallas Can't Telecast Game
KRLD-TV Dallas offered a no commercial telecast of the Texas Oklahoma game in Dallas's Cotton Bowl, but NCAA executive secretary Walter Byers refused saying the move is disciplinary action unrelated to the telecast. Oklahoma had been placed on probation January 6 for alleged involvement in recruiting funds.
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Baytown Kilgore Hold Top Spots In Class AAAA and AAA
Baytown and Kilgore remain atop the Class AAAA and AAA rankings with minor shifts. Corpus Christi Miller returns to AAAA top ten at No. 10, while Jacksonville enters AAA's 10th spot. In AAAA, Corpus Christi Ray drops to No. 15 after two losses. Kilgore faces Jacksonville, Baytown meets Galveston, and El Campo hosts Port Lavaca in spotlight games.
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Corpus Christi Miller
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Ole Miss Still Top Team By Williamson Poll
Ole Miss remains first after a 31-20 comeback win over Memphis State. Syracuse edged Kansas to climb back to second while Iowa routed Northwestern 42-0 for third. Purdue beat Notre Dame 41-19 to rise to fifth. UCLA idle, Arkansas up to seventh with a 7-0 win over TCU. Navy took eighth after a 31-14 win over Washington, Cal-State Huskies ninth, Ohio State 20-0 over Cal to stay unscored on and tenth.
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Memphis State QB Wright Named AP Back of Week
Memphis State junior quarterback Jim Wright from Columbus Mississippi was named the Associated Press back of the week after nearly engineering an upset of Ole Miss. Wright passed for a touchdown and led a second drive, totaling 144 yards rushing and passing to lift his season total to 548.
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Associated Press
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Memphis State
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Wright
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Ernie Davis
Syracuse
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Ohio State
Carl ‘Charon
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North Carolina State
Bernie Allen
Purdue
Dave Grayson
Oregon
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State Poll DALLas OPT High School Football Rankings
DALLAS OPT tabulates weekly coaches board ratings for Class AAAA and AAA. Top teams include Baytown, Wichita Falls, Abilene, Highland Park, Dallas Samuel, Port Arthur, Borger, San Antonio Jefferson, Galveston, Corpus Christi Miller, Fort Worth Carter, Dallas South Oak Cliff, Tyler High, Freeport, Pasadena, and others. Schedule notes list games such as Faytown at Galveston and Highland Park at Fort Worth Paschal, with several open matchups and openers mentioned.
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Highland Park
Dallas Samuel
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Corpus Christi Miler
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Dallas
South Oak Clif
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Greenville
Red Raider statistics highlight Polson as tech leader
Polson leads Texas Tech in rushing with 155 yards on 17 carries and 20 points, plus 6 receptions for 7 yards and 4 kickoff returns for 91 yards. Bake Turner tops punting, interceptions, and has strong reception totals. Glen Emerson passes for 133 yards and two touchdowns. Larry Tipton returns punts, while Coolidge Hunt shows 132 rushing yards in three games with no losses.
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Thompson Takes Over Rushing Lead for Plainsmen
Fullback Butch Thompson moved ahead of Ronald Bandy as Monterey Plainsmen’s top ground gainer with 109 rushing yards in Friday’s 14 13 setback to Midland boosting season total to 193 yards. James Ellis added 274 yards of total offense on 212 passing and 62 rushing as Bandy also contributed 6 rushing yards and 107 receiving yards to edge John Cummings in total receiving yards. The Plainsmen held a 889 to 378 advantage in total offense, 624 to 292 in rushing, and 245 to 85 in passing, with 53 first downs to 21. Thompson and Bandy lead scoring with 12 points each.
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Swink Leaves Dallas Texans For Medical Studies
Former TCU All-American Jim Swink quit the Dallas Texans of the American Football League on Tuesday to dedicate more time to his medical studies. Swink informed the club officials of his decision.
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Jim Swink
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Lamar Hunt
Dallas
Texans
Jorgensen Retires From Fight Game
PORT ARTHUR UP I Paul Jorgensen top featherweight contender retires from boxing at 26 after a loss to Battling Torres. He leaves with 82 wins eight defeats and four draws and is the No 1 junior lightweight challenger formerly No 2 featherweight. He holds a beer company PR job in Houston.
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Houston
Battling Torres
Houk Emerges as Tigers Manager Candidate
Pittsburgh AP reports Ralph Houk, Yankees first base coach, is a strong candidate to replace Joe Gordon as Detroit Tigers manager. Houk, seen as Casey Stengel’s successor, said he is open to a good offer and notes he is aging and cannot miss chances. he previously declined Kansas City’s managing job.
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Ralph Houk
New York Yankees
Joe Gordon
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Casey Stengel
Propassor
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Yankees
Buffalo Leads AFT In Total Defense
Buffalo tops the AFL in total defense, limiting opponents to about 261.8 yards per game. The Bills have allowed 58S passing and 459 rushing, edging second-place Boston by roughly 2 yards per game. The Patriots have 314 ground yards and 549 aerial for 287.3 avg in three games, with Denver at 290.0 allowed and third. Tunisia will have a motel chain.
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