State Fair Key Game Sees Tech vs NSU In GSC Battle
Louisiana Tech and Northwestern State collide in Shreveport with both teams fighting to stay in the Gulf States Conference title race. Tech, 2-1 in league play, relies on a healthy backfield led by Howard Lestage and Hynes while NSU seeks its first conference win behind a veteran receiving corps and defense, with implications for the season slate.
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Pro Football Picks Hit Or Miss On Week’s Key Games
A roundup of NFL and AFL game outlooks with score projections. Browns over Eagles 28-20, Colts 38-6 over Lions, Dallas 21-17 over St Louis, Bears 17-10 over Rams, Packers 28-10 over 49ers, Steelers 28-21 over Washington, New York 31-28 over Houston, Bills 21-14 over Oakland, Broncos 17-7 over Patriots. Dallas and Los Angeles idle.
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Milt Plum
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Weeb Ewbank
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Jim Martin
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Eddie LeBaron
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Jim Taylor
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Johnny Green
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Butch Songin
Tom Greene
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Los Angeles
Houston Buffs tagged at $600,000 sale price
The American Association Houston Buffs are valued at 600000, with holders also stating a 362500 bid from the Houston Sports Association for the 1962 National League franchise. Buff president William Hopkins rejects the lower offer but is open to a joint ownership talk, while HSA calls the price excessive yet extends a debt relief bid amid past losses and stalled negotiations.
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Orioles Add Box Seats For Opener At Home Stadium
Baltimore Orioles plan to add 2 607 box seats at Memorial Stadium before the 1961 American League schedule. Dr Frank C Marino Baltimore Park Board president said work starts after the Colts last NFL home game this fall. The chair backed seats will be installed in front of the existing box area, cost about 125000 dollars, boosting capacity to 47600 and moving dugouts to the front of the new stands.
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Southern To Host Wolfpack In 3rd Game
North Carolina State visits Mississippi Southern College for the third meeting of the season, with kickoff at 8 p.m. CST on Saturday. State boasts quarterback Roman Gabriel and a 4-1 record, while Southern, ranked on offense and defense, counters with Don Fuell. The game launches a road stretch for the Wolfpack after a win over Virginia Tech and a loss to Duke, as Southern seeks to defend its homecoming in Hattiesburg.
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Law Receives Wild Welcome in Meridian Idaho
Vernon Law, the Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher and World Series winner, drew about 2,500 locals in Meridian, Idaho, far exceeding the town’s 1,800 population. He praised the turnout as “really something” while sirens, shouting, and band music filled the blocked Highway 30 for an hour.
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Tulane Eyes Jinx Win Over Georgia Tech in Atlanta
Tulane coach Andy Pilney seeks to end a decade-long jinx at Georgia Tech in a 2 p.m. EST showdown. Tech holds an 18-7-1 series edge dating to 1916, enters 3-2, and is a six-point favorite as homecoming crowds anticipate a spirited clash after recent defeats.
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Auerbach's Best Improved Celtics Face Pistons
Celtics captain Bob Cousy calls his club so good it scares him as Boston opens defense of the NBA title against the Detroit Pistons. The Celtics set a 59 win record last season and coach Red Auerbach hails this as his best team yet while cautioning stronger league competition may temper expectations.
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Toweel Gridiron Title Shot Looms After Griffith Bout
Willie Toweel of South Africa meets Emile Griffith in a 10 round welterweight bout at Madison Square Garden, a key step toward the world title held by Benny Paret. Griffith, 21, has been active with six wins in seven this year, while Toweel pursues a 45-4-2 career with 23 knockouts. The bout airs on ABC at 9 p.m. EST.
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Kid) Paret
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Gaspar Ortega
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Florentino Fernandez
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Mrs. Sam Israel Wins Deep South Championship
Mrs. Sam Israel Jr. of New Orleans captured her third straight Deep South Woman's Golf title at Gulf Hills on Friday, defeating Mrs. C. Horton Smith of New Orleans 5 and 3 in the 36-hole final. Israel led from the 12th hole, built a 2-up halftime lead, went 5-up by the 25th, then closed out with wins on the 31st and 32nd holes as Smith battled with fine putting.
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Sam Israel Jr
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Gulf Hills Dude Ranch and Country Club
Highland Park Ladies Crown To MacClendon
Virginia MacClendon defended her Highland Park Country Club Ladies Golf Championship with a 6 5 final over Mary Irby after earlier defeating Goldie Copes and Louise Eaves. Shirley Hamilton won the championship consolation, and Anna Joyce Williams took the first flight crown by defeating Juanita Holt and Joyce Ann Wilson.
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Mary Irby
MacClendon
Goldie Copes
Louise Eaves
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Shirley Hamilton
Mrs. Copes
Midge Kelly
Anna Joyce Williams
Downing Juanita Holt
Joyce Ann Wilson
Giants Stage First Midseason Scrimmage In Pads
The New York Giants held their first midseason padded practice in over ten years. Coach Jim Lee Howell said blocks and tackling in a 24 24 tie with Washington disappointed him and stressed the need for hard work ahead of an open date. The nearly two hour drill emphasized fundamentals.
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Boley High Opens Football Era With Win At Goodpine
Boley High, coached by Sam Burns with assistant Dillard Guice, opened its football history with an 8-0 victory over the Goodpine Trout Wildcats in Goodpine as more than 200 supporters traveled to cheer the Tigers.
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Dillard N. Guice
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