Ohio U. Tops All-MAC With Six First-Team Selections
Ohio University led the All-Mid American Conference picks with six first-team honorees as the Falcons Bowling Green gained two and Western Michigan Toledo Kent State and Miami each earned one. Bob Brooks and Bob Harrison of Ohio U joined the first team along with Dick Greens and Joe Dean. Ohio U.'s Dave Wagner and John Moore helped anchor the Bobcats who finished 10-4.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio University
Bowling Green
Western Michigan
Toledo
Kent State
Miami
Kent
Coucil
Ohio U
Bobcats
Greens
Joe Dean
Greeni
Bob Brooks
Bob Harrison
Brooks
MAC
Eod Bob Gusbar
Bob Smith
Warren
Bob Gusbar
Tallmadge
Jerry Croft
Cleveland
Ted State
Foon
John Lomokowski
Romeo
Mich
Archbald
Jerry Colaner
Canton
Dick Greens
Akron
Dave Wagner
East Sparta
St Lews
John Moore
Middletown
Winchester
Browns In Wrong League Have Second Best Record
Cleveland remains 6-5-1 after a 27-16 win over the Washington Redskins. Coach Paul Brown laments missed opportunities as Milt Plum, Jim Brown and Ray Renfro star, while Ben Scotti makes a key interception. The Browns face the Bears next, then close with the Giants.
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Plumb
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Browns
Washington Redskins
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Fritz Howell
Washington
Redskins
Paul E. Brown
Philadelphia
Brown
Milt Plain
Jim Brown
Miami
Plum
Ben Scotti
Maryland
Scotti
Renfro
Ray
Phun
Five Teams Still In Contention
The Eagles clinched the Eastern title with a 20-6 win over the Cardinals as Detroit beat Baltimore 20-15 to force a three way NFC West tie. Green Bay crushed Chicago 41-13 and San Francisco moved closer with a 23-7 win over the Rams while Cleveland and New York kept pressure in the East.
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Dallas
New York Giants
Norm van Brocklin
Bobby Walston
van Brocklin
Pete Retzlaff
Tom McDonald
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Matk Yammack
Colts
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Lenny Moore
Flest
Morral
Detroit
Gibbons
Hornung
Packers
Bears
Bart Starr
NFL
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Hutson
Chicago
Ed Brown
Willie Denve
Zeke Bratkowski
Jim Dooley
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Los Angeles
C. R. Roberts
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John Brodie
Clyde Conner
San Francisco
Rams
Frank Ryan
Milt Plarr
W. L T Pet
Cleveland
New York
St Louis
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
OU Dedicates Grover Center as Major Fieldhouse Milestone
Ohio University celebrates the new Brendon T. Grover Physical Education Center costing two million dollars. It features five basketball courts for intramurals, intercollegiate facilities for basketball, golf, baseball cages, a 6 800 seating arena, six locker rooms, three gym routes, six handball courts, 10 offices, a reception and conference room. The facility positions OU with Bowling Green among state schools with new arenas and hints at Miami University follow‑up.
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Bill Hees
Ohio
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Jim Snyder
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Bowling Green
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Columbus
Lucas Receives Sullivan Award Consideration For Olympic Work
Jerry Lucas earns nominations for the Sullivan Award as amateur athlete of the year. A Los Angeles paper names him player of the year and plans a Dec. 26 honor, but he will miss the banquet for a New York trip with Ohio State. The Buckeyes face Seton Hall at 9:15 p.m. in Madison Square Garden Holiday Tournament. If victorious, a Dec. 29 matchup with St John’s or Providence follows.
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Sullivan
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Los Angeles
New York
Ohio State
Bucks
Madison
Key Witness Is Sick As Boxing Probe Opens
The Senate Antitrust and Monopoly subcommittee begins hearings on mob influence in professional boxing despite key witness Joseph Barone being hospitalized for mood disorder. Barone, Sonny Liston’s manager, was to testify alongside Herman Hymie Wallman and Truman Gibson Jr as 25 or more figures from boxing and promotion face questions.
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Joseph P. Barone
Allentown
Barone
Sonny Liston
Herman Hymie
Mink Wallman
New York
Truman K Gibson Jr
Chicago
Estes Kefauver
Dtenn
Jake LaMetia
Madison Square Garden
Billy Fex
MAC Council Rejects Runner-Up in National Invitational
In Columbus, the Mid-American Conference faculty council rejected a second time a request by the conference coaches that the runner-up in the MAC title race be allowed to participate in the National Invitational Basketball Tournament. The council also defeated a WAC tennis coaches proposal to decide the net title by dual meet standings instead of a May championship tournament.
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Columbus
Ohio
WAC
Sports Bowl 5 Finishes Second in Dayton Handicap
The Sports Bowl team placed second at Poelking's 5th Annual Handicap Tournament in Dayton yesterday. The local five posted 3,008. Chuck Hacker led with 671 and game scores of 256 202 213. Jack Sowder added 609. Dick Davidson 207 212. June Ischuster 207.
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Poelking
Dayton
Chuck Hacker
Jack Sowder
Dick Davidson
June Ischuster
O Malley Seeks Rose Bowl Home for New LA AL Club
The American League may use Los Angeles next year with a requirement that the 1961 AL team play home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Walter O Malley and NL president Warren Giles proposed alternates such as the Coliseum or Wrigley Field but the Rose Bowl plan faced pushback. A committee meeting in the commissioner's suite aimed to resolve the expansion issue as ownership groups led by Gene Autry and Bob Reynolds vie for the franchise.
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Erence
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Boby Reynolds
Oilers Chargers Edge Toward AFL Division Titles
The Houston Oilers and Los Angeles Chargers near clinching AFL division crowns with two games left as Dallas upset Houston. Los Angeles rallied to beat Oakland 41 17 as New York and Dallas push for playoff spots amid Christmas week meetings.
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Paul Lowe
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AFL Standings Show Montreal Sixth Versus Chicago
Montreal defeats Chicago 7 to 5 in a high scoring AFL game. Toronto trails Boston 5 to 2 as New York and Detroit post 4 to 1 outcomes.
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Toronto
Boston
New York
Detroit
Fulmer and Robinson draw as Fullmer retains title
In Los Angeles Gene Fulmer aged 159 from West Jordan Utah and Ray Robinson 158 from New York battled to a draw with Fullmer retaining the NBA world middleweight title. In Havana Baby Linares 158 faced Marcelino Gonzalez 158 and outpointed him over ten rounds.
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Ray Robinson
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Drew
Fullmer
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Baby Linares
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