Packers Seek Title In Wet Stadium Showdown
New York Giants meet Green Bay in the NFL title game at Yankee Stadium with Green Bay favored by a touchdown. Weather threatens a snow rain mix though field conditions should be firm for the final drills. Coach Vince Lombardi hedges on Paul Hornung’s start as Lom Moore or Hornung’s health decides the ballcarrier and kicker duties.
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Jack Hand
NEW York
Green Bay
New York Giants
Yankee Stadium
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Packers
Paul Hornung
Lombardi
Lom Moore
Hornung
Allie Sherman
Giants
Jim Taylor
Moore
Jim Ringo
A. Tittle
NBC
Detroit
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Year in Middletown sports highlights of 1962
Retirement of Elmo Lingrel as athletic director tops the year with Lingrel Testimonial Dinner drawing 400 former athletes. Fenwick High opens its new gym, Tom Olsen first shooter. Connie Capozzi, 12, earns Middletown’s first national No. 1 tennis ranking. Coach Glenn Ellison lauded for wide open football at Barnitz Stadium. Fans honor Middies after Hamilton Garfield loss in rain. Pee Wee League praised as feeder program copied by rivals. Jerry Lucas drama and Springfield South upset define the strange season. Defeat of 86-yard kickoff by Bob Henry, 1962 farce at Portsmouth game, and win at Richmond cap memorable year. Butch Walden catches Paul Walker Jr. pass in top all-state moments.
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Middletown
Elmo Lingrel
Middletown High
Lingrel
Manchester Motor Inn
Connie Capozzi
Glenn
Tiger” Ellison
Barnitz Stadium
Middies
Hamilton Garfield
Pee Wee League
Springfield
Portsmouth
Jerry Lucas
Bearcats Bomb OU's Bobcats in 73 43 rout
Cincinnati, ranked, shut out Ohio University to 14 points in the first half and cruised to a 73 to 43 victory. George Wilson led with 26 points, sparking a 27th straight win for the NCAA champions as Don Hill had 17 for Ohio U. and Ron Bonham held to 12. Cincinnati improved to 9 0 this season. Ohio U dropped to 3 4.
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Ohio University
George Wilson
Bobcats
Wilson
Ohio U
Bearcats
Don Hill
Ron Bonham
FTI
Storey
Hill
Bunton Haley Jackson
Puck Roberts
Bolen Gill
Barry
Davis Whit
Bonham
Thacker
Wilson Shingleton Yates
Meyer Cunningham Smith
Asser Abernathy
Ohio University Cincinnati
Bunton
Haley
Jackson
Bolen
Cincinnati Bonham
Wilson Shingleton Meyer
Cunningham
Smith
Bowl games schedule and matchups by the AP
The AP lists major bowls with dates sites teams records start times and TV. Dec 31 Sun Bowl El Paso West Texas State vs Ohio University 4 p.m. no TV 15 000. Jan 1 Rose Bowl Pasadena USC vs Wisconsin 5 p.m. NBC 100 000. Cotton Bowl Dallas Texas vs LSU 3 p.m. CBS 75 504. Orange Bowl Miami Oklahoma vs Alabama 1 p.m. ABC 72 000. Sugar Bowl New Orleans Arkansas vs Mississippi 2 p.m. NBC 82 910.
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Tex
West Texas State
Ohio University
Pasadena
Calif
Southern California
Wisconsin
NBC
Dallas-Texas
Louisiana State
CBS
Miami-Oklahoma
Alabama
ABC
New Orleans
Arkansas
Mississippi
Lehigh's 62nd Basketball Campaign Set This Season
Lehigh University opens its 62nd season of college basketball. The program aims to build on past campaigns with a renewed roster and schedule featuring nonconference games and Patriot League competition.
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Lehigh University
Florida Stuns Penn State in Gator Bowl Upset
Underdog Florida, led by quarterback Tommy Shannon, defeated favored Penn State 17-7 in Jacksonville. Shannon threw two TD passes to Larry Dupree and Hagood Clark, while Bob Lyle added a 43-yard field goal as Florida stunned the Lions, ending Penn State’s near-perfect season.
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Fla
Tommy Shannon
Florida
Penn State
Shannon
Larry Duipree
Hagood Clark
Sam Holland
Roger Kochman
Bob Lyle
Miami
Gators
Pete Liske
Nittany Lions
Army
Liske
Hoppmann Leads Blue To Victory In soggy Blue Gray clash
Iowa State quarterback Dave Hoppmann directed the Northern all stars to a 10 6 win over the Rebels in a rain soggy Blue Gray gridiron. Jim Kanicki Michigan State kicked a 40 yard field goal and added a conversion to pace the North while Bob Butts Ohio State scored for the South on a yard plunge after a fumble recovery.
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Montgomery
Ala
Iowa State
Dave Hoppmann
Hoppman
Paul Christman
Bob Butts
Ohio State
Kanicki
Dixie
Billy Gambrell
South Carolina
Gary Cuozzo
Virginia
Blue
Gray
Rolfes Paces Kentucky to 78 70 Victory over Notre Dame
Don Rolfes off the bench sparked Kentucky with 26 second half points to beat Notre Dame 78 to 70 in Louisville. Cotton Nash led Kentucky at halftime with 20 points, while Larry Sheffield paced Notre Dame in the second half with 20 points and saved 28 for the night.
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Don Rolfes
Kentucky
Notre Dame
Wildcats
Cotton Nash
Nash
Rolfes
Larry Sheffield
Irish
Ohio ice fishing report shows spotty statewide conditions
The Ohio Division of Wildlife reports extremely spotty ice fishing across the state in the season’s first update. In District 1 Lake Erie and Sandusky Bay offer good ice in the bay with perch and bluegill taken in shipping channels. South Bass Islands and the west shore see fair to good perch and white perch. Catawba reports fair. northwest ice cover is good with low pressure. northeast sees bluegill and some bass. southeastern conditions are poor. southwestern lakes like Spring Valley and Indian Lake yield bluegills in Greene and Logan counties respectively.
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Ohio Division of Wildlife
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Sandusky Bay
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Catawba
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Greene County
Indian Lake
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Ohioan Wins Boat Grand Prix at Orange Bowl Regatta
George Byers of Columbus Ohio won the International Grand Prix closed course event at the Orange Bowl Powerboat Regatta in Miami Florida driving a seven liter inboard. He clocked the day's fastest time of three minutes 15.2 seconds in the elimination heat and won the finals of the 3 lap race. Earl Bridges of New Orleans took the 48 hydro race with Doe Moor of Hialeah second and Richard Boyer of Germantown Ohio third.
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George Byers
Columbus
Ohio
Byers
Earl Bridges
New Orleans
Doe Moor
Hialeah
Richard Boyer
Germantown
Lamonica Leads East Past West In Shrine Classic
Notre Dame quarterback Daryle Lamonica threw three touchdown passes 41 69 and 29 yards and drove an 88 yard late winning march as the East defeated the West 25 19 at Kezar Stadium. Gibbs of Texas Christian threw three TD passes for the West while Hugh Campbell and Larry Ferguson added scoring plays. Lamonica earned MVP honors while Campbell was named outstanding lineman.
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Notre Dame
Daryle Lamonica
Sonny Gibbs
Texas Christian
Lamonica
Iowa
Larry Ferguson
Kezar Stadium
Gibbs
Campbell
Hard-Driving Wichita Beats Buckeyes 71 54
Wichita delivered relentless pressure to hand second-ranked Ohio State a 71 to 54 defeat in a nonconference college basketball game. It marked Ohio State’s first loss in nine games as Wichita controlled the pace and forced turnovers.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Ohio Wesleyan Finishes Third in Loyola Invitational
Ohio Wesleyan defeated West Chester State Teachers 70-64 to claim third place. Barry Clemens scored 20 points and grabbed 24 rebounds, while Larry Washburn added 14. West Chester pressed late but couldn't overcome the first-half deficit. Wichita State topped the day with a 11,375 crowd and a 28 of 48 field goals.
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Barry Clemens
Larry Washburn
Ohio Wesleyan
West Chester
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Clemens
Washburn
Wichita
Ohio State
Dave Stallworth
Nate Bowman
Stallworth
Moore
Dick Reasbeck
McDonald
Doughty
Bradds
Taylor
Reasbeck
Ricketts
Bowman Shaffer
Devoe Brown
Frazier Flatt
Wichita Stallworth
Bowman
Durham
Kelley Leach Maddox Nosich
Kittiko
Long
Baracz
Brown
Frazier
Kelley
Maddox
Nosich Long
B W Rallies For Last Win
In Berea Ohio the Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets defeated Geneva College 79 67 after trailing at halftime 34 31 Bob Walters from Ashtabula led BW with 28 points while Dave Close topped Geneva with 24 points in a close finish.
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Berea
Ohio
Baldwin-Wallace Yellow Jackets
Geneva College of
Beaver Falls
Geneva
Bob Walters
Ashtabula
Golden Tornadoes
Dave Close
Buffalo Bills Sign Two Players for 1963 Contracts
The Buffalo Bills announced they signed Jim Johnson of Missouri and Alan Arbuse of Rhode Island to 1963 AFL contracts. Both players joined as free agents after signing with the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL.
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N.Y
Buffalo Bills
Jim Johnson
Missouri
Alan Arbuse
Rhode Island
Los Angeles Rams
Hockey captains in second seasons with rivals
Don McKenney of the Boston Bruins, Jean Beliveau of Montreal, and Pierre Pilote of the Chicago Black Hawks are described as in their second seasons as team captains.
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Boston Bruins
Jean Beliveau
Montreal
Pierre Pilote
Chicago Black Hawks
Cage Results From Multiple Tournaments
Summary of cage results across several meets including Far West Classic in Portland where Idaho beat Washington State and Seattle defeated Arizona. Holiday Festival in New York featuring Penn edging Boston College while NYU topped St Bonaventure. All College in Oklahoma City saw Toledo defeat Baylor. other notable scores include Illinois over West Virginia and Memphis State over Oklahoma City.
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Boston College
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West Virginia
Oklahoma City
Toledo
Baylor
Memphis State
Connie Capozzi Reaches U12 Sugar Bowl Quarterfinals
Connie Capozzi of Middletown advanced to the Under 12 quarterfinals at the Sugar Bowl Classic by defeating Ann Borders of Louisiana. Capozzi had two byes in round one and is the top seed in singles. She was to face Linda Lehmkuhl of St. Louis today at 9 a.m. Capozzi and Susan Moem of Iowa City were the third seeds in doubles, with doubles play starting today.
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Middletown
Ann Borders
Louuisiana
Miss Capozzi
Connie
Linda Lehmkuhl
St. Louis
Susan Moem
Iowa City
Iowa
Cotton Bowl Consolation Semifinals Result Summary
Texas Wesleyan defeated Arlington State 108 to 98 in Dallas. Other college games included Wichita 71 over Ohio State 54, Cincinnati 73 over Ohio US 43, Baldwin Wallace 79 over Geneva 67, Wittenberg 58 over Westminster Pa 41, Miami 73 over Penn State 66, Michigan 82 over Yale 71, Princeton 79 over Davidson 70, Kentucky 78 over Notre Dame 70, Butler 89 over Dartmouth 55, Drake 67 over Minnesota 65, East Tenn 61 over Mississippi 53, Bradley 71 over Louisville 70, Duke 115 over Wake Forest 87. NBA results showed San Francisco 114 over New York 109, Los Angeles 132 over Syracuse 123, Chicago 108 over Cincinnati 104.
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Ohio State
Cincinnati
Ohio
Baldwin-Wallace
Geneva
Wittenberg
Westminister Pa
Miami
Penn State
Michigan
Yale
Princeton
Davidson
Kentucky
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Butler
Dartmouth
Drake
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East Tenn
Mississippi
Bradley
Louisville
Duke
Wake Forest
St Joe Wins Cage Classic in Indianapolis
St Joseph's Pumas claimed the unofficial Indianapolis Classic title after a 89-83 win over Franklin. Indiana Central, a St Joe victim Friday, beat Findlay 91-90, with Tom Moran scoring 25 and Fred Belser 20 for Central while Al Cahill 23 and Jim Rayford 22 led Findlay.
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Indianapolis
St. Joseph's Pumas
Franklin
Indiana Central
Findlay
Ohio
Tom Moran
Fred Belser
Central
al Cahill
Jim Rayford
49ers Sign Two Gridders After Gator Bowl Appearance
Penn State tackle Chuck Sieminski and Florida end Floyd Dean were signed by the San Francisco 49ers after both played in the Gator Bowl, which Florida won 17 7. The announcement followed their bowl game appearances.
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Fla
Penn State
Chuck Sieminski
Florida
Floyd Dean
San Francisco
National Football League
49Ers
Connie Capozzi Tops In Nation
Connie Capozzi, a 12-year-old from Middletown, has been recommended for the top national ranking by the United States Lawn Tennis Association in her division. The ranking panel’s February meeting is expected to confirm the honor, marking Middletown’s strong showing alongside Jane Lawson’s No. 3 rating in the same division. Cheryl Smith of Florida competes as a rival in the field.
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United States Lawn Tennis Association
USLTA
Middletown
Jane Lawson
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