Tri-State League notes spark hoop upgrades and schedules
North Hagerstown coach Joe Proksa pushes new basketball rims for Frederick and Martinsburg to meet rules. Westminster and Waynesboro back the plan, to be installed after Christmas league play. Other items cover junior varsity football cutbacks, state scoring debates for Ed Bollinger, and the St Joseph’s Emmitsburg travel-heavy schedule as the season nears.
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Joe Proksa
Frederick
Martinsburg
Westminster
Waynesboro
Proksa
FHS
Frederick High School
Indians
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Rome
Ed Bollinger
Swifty
Baltimore Sun
Bollinger
C. V. Burns
The
Cumberland News
Westminster High School
Earl
Lefty) Bruce
Allegany High School
ST. Joseph’s High School
Emmitsburg
James Delaney
Quint
Princeton
New Jersey
St. Joseph’s
St. Joe
Hagerstown
St. Maria Goretti
St. Patrick
Elizabeth
N.J
St. Mary
Jack Campbell
American U
Gettysburg
Annie Warner Hospital
Swomley Brothers
Ken
Mason-Dixon
Walkersville
Terps
Byrd Stadium
Penn State
Air Force
Navy
Clemson
Wildcats survive foul trouble to defeat North Carolina 100 80
Kentucky Wildcats overcame heavy foul trouble in a high stakes intersectional game to beat North Carolina 100-80 in Lexington. Cotton Nash led with 23 points, Ted Deeken added 22, and Terry Mobley totaled 21 as three starters finished the game despite four fouls.
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Kentucky Wildcats
North Carolina
Wildcat
Cotton Nash
Ted Deeken
Terry Mobley
Wildcats
Hogue Placed on Waivers by Bullets
Baltimore Bullets announce center Paul Hogue is waived after 14 games this season, averaging 1.9 points. The 6 foot 9 veteran, acquired from the New York Knicks with guard Gene Reid in exchange for Bill Just, previously starred at the University of Cincinnati.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Bullets
Paul Hogue
National Basketball Association
Hogue
New York Knickerbockers
Genere
Bill Jil
University of Cincinnati
AFL Challenges NFL Title Game Post 1984 Season
AFL Commissioner Joe Foss issued a new challenge for a championship game between the AFL winner and the NFL champion after the 1984 season. The NFL replied that the AFL has no plans for such a game.
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NEW York
Joe Foss
American Football League
National Football League
Ae Fem
Seven Area Games Slated For Tonight By Cadets Schedule
Frederick Walkersville and Thurmont host home games while Brunswick and Middletown travel. The Cadets, 14 win over Overlea 70 63, face Andover as Walkersville hosts Francis Scott Key. Linganore and Taneytown meet Mountaineers after losses. Brunswick aims to equalize at Harpers Ferry.
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Quints
Frederick
Walkersville
Thurmont
Brunswick
Middletown
Cadets
Andover
Overlea
Francis Scott Key
Emmitsburg
Marylland School For the Deaf
Linganore
Taneytown
Mountaineers
Harpers Ferry
Glenelg
Mt. Airy
Smithsburg
Gaithersburg
Albert Einstein
Hall
Jim Hall
Homer Brooks
Rodney Sewell
Lou Brachey
Jim Trout
Marty Kline
Liners
Lancers
Scott Key
Lions
North Hagerstown
Ferrians
Mike Kelley
Loudoun Valley
Gary Shapiro
Knights
Fairfield
Sugar Ray Robinson Wins 10 Round Paris Fight
Sugar Ray Robinson defeated Armand Vanucci by a 10 round decision before 6000 fans at Palais Des Sports in Paris. Robinson weighed 160 pounds to Vanucci's 157 and earned another decisive win, his second 10 round decision in two months. Vanucci is described as a Corsican guard who works guarding the Mona Lisa.
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Louvre
Mi Paris
Sugar Ray Robinson
Armand Vanucci
Palais Des Sports
Robinson
Vanucci
Revealed Ex Champ Dempsey Drugged Before 1926 Bout
Birmingham News sports editor says Jack Dempsey was drugged the morning of his 1926 heavyweight title loss to Gene Tunney. An exclusive New York interview with Dempsey is cited, with a manager and Atlanta restaurateur naming a drugging incident and suggesting foul play for bigger gains.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Benny Marshall
Birmingham News
Dempsey
Marshall
New York
Mickey Finn
Tunney
Atlanta
Harvey Hester
Hester
Dempsey denies being sick the day of Tunney fight
In Minneapolis Jack Dempsey says he was not ill the day he lost the heavyweight title to Gene Tunney in Philadelphia on Sept 23. He acknowledges a doctor suggested he may have been drugged but insists he felt well enough to fight. He adds the matter was likely misunderstood by columnist Dick Cullum and notes Tunney was ill and did not attend the dinner.
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Marshall
Dempsey
Tunney
Chicago
Minneapolis
Jack Dempsey
Mickey Finn
Gene Tunney
Philadelphia
Boys Club of America
Dick Cullum
Minneapolis Tribune
Associated Press
Cullum
Boston
Dietzel Clears Referee of Blame in Army Navy Loss
Army coach Paul Dietzel praised referee Barney Finn as not at fault for the 21-15 defeat to Navy and said the fault lay with himself for not fully knowing the rules. He noted timing issues amid crowd noise that affected late downs with eight seconds left on Navy’s two.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Army
Paul Dietzel
Barney Finn
Navy
Dietzel
New York Football Writers
Philadelphia
Rollie Stichweh
Finn
Stichweb
Penn State
TV coverage expands for Giants Steelers and Bears Lions games
CBS announced expanded TV coverage for two NFL games on Sunday. Giants at Pittsburgh will be shown on 124 stations across the East South Southwest and part of the Midwest to decide the Eastern title while Bears at Lions in Chicago airs on 83 stations across the Midwest Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast to decide the Western title. Home-city stations will carry the other four Games with regular blackout in home areas.
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New York
Giants
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
Dallas
St. Louis
Cleveland
Washington
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Frederick County Adult Red League opens with strong showings
The Frederick County Adult Basketball League began play with 12 teams. At West Frederick Junior High Elm Street defeated Braddock 66 to 33, Thurmont beat Walkersville Faculty 33 to 31, and Elm Street Street Faculty routed Walkersville Town 66 to 33. At Frederick High Center ville triumphed over Middletown 62 to 36, Frederick A defeated Creagerstown 52 to 20, and Green Valley beat Frederick B 43 to 36.
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Frederick County
West Frederick Junior High School
Elm Street
Braddock
Thurmont
Walkersville
Elm Street Street
Walkersville Town
Frederick High School
Centerville
Middletown
Frederick A
Creagerstown
Green Valley
Frederick B
Ten New Men Added to Grid Hall of Fame
Ten new inductees join the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame at the sixth awards dinner in New York. Modern honorees include Al Agase Purdue guard Northwestern assistant, George Connor tackle Holy Cross ND, Edwin Hale Mississippi College halfback, Ken Kavanaugh LSU end, Cliff Montgomery Columbia QB, Henry Pund Georgia Tech center, Edward Tryon Colgate halfback. Old timers are Thomas McClung Yale halfback, Charles Wharton Penn guard and George Woodruff Yale player coach Penn, later senator judge and interior official.
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NEW York
National Football Foundation
al Agase
Mlinois
Purdue
Northwestern
George Connor
Holy Cross
Notre Dame
Edwin Goat Hale
Mississippi College
Ken Kavanaugh
Louisiana State University
Cliff Montgomery
Columbia
Henry Peter Pund
Georgia Tech
Edward Tryon
Colgate
Thomas Burn McClung
Yale
Charles Buck Wharton
Penn
Delaware
George Woodruff
Five deer shot in Frederick County on light hunting day
The Monday deer kill totaled five with four deer checked at Ben's Esso and one at Snook's Feed Mill. Hunters named include Daniel Ebersole Jr., Jesse Willard Lantz, Leonard Waesche, Terry Boyer, and Charles Lapole. The season total at Frederick County stations reaches 157, with the largest deer weighing 148 pounds.
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Ben’s
Dempsey Not Drugged in 1926 Loss to Tunney, Gould Says
Alan J. Gould, former AP sports editor, says no evidence exists that Jack Dempsey was drugged in the 1926 Philadelphia fight with Gene Tunney. Gould notes Tunney was ill before the bout, Dempsey rusty, and dismisses drugging rumors. He recalls Dempsey telling wife Estelle Taylor, I forgot to duck.
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New York
Alan J. Gould
Associated Press
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Philadelphia
Gould
Dempsey
Tunney
Navy Gets Week Off Before Cotton Bowl Tune-up
Annapolis AP Navy will rest a week to recover from the Army game before resuming practice for the New Year’s Day Cotton Bowl clash with Texas. The academy opened ticket sales at $5.50 plus 40 cents mailing. requests go to the Naval Academy Athletic Association with payment. Next week’s practices will be at the academy with Dallas travel timing to be decided later based on Maryland weather.
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Annapolis
Navy
Army
Texas
Academy
Naval Academy Athletic Association
Dallas
Maryland
Censure Issued Over Celtics Player Deception Tactics
AP reports Walter Kennedy, NBA president, sent a censure letter to Frank Ramsey of the Boston Celtics for a Sports Illustrated article detailing how he drew fouls by deception. Kennedy warned of youth imitation and stressed player responsibility. Ramsey awaited the letter’s contents.
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NEW York
Walter Kennedy
National Basketball Association
Frank Ramsey
Boston Celtics
Pete
Ramsey
Kennedy
Boston
Adarament
Navy, Columbia pair share ECAC 1963 quarterback honor
Archie Roberts of Columbia and Roger Staubach of Navy shared the ECAC football quarterback spot for 1963 on the 12 man all star squad chosen from weekly ECAC teams. Roberts and Staubach led in points with the pair named alongside players from Brown Boston College Villanova Buffalo Rutgers Holy Cross Pitt Army Princeton and others.
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NEW York
Archie Roberts
Columbia
Roger Staubach
Navy
Roberts
Staubach
John Parry
Brown
Jim Whalen
Boston College
al Atkinson
Villanova
Gerry Philbin
Buffalo
Bill Budness
Boston University
Ton Hoeflinger
Rutgers
John Morris
Holy Cross
Paul Martha
Pitt
Ken Waldrop
Army
Cosmo Tacavazzi
Princeton
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