Coaches Spotlight Oversteps In High School Game
The North Hagerstown coach Joe Proksa drew boos and criticism for overacting on the sideline at Walkersville. He disputed calls, shouted at officials, stepped on the floor twice, and waved towels in a show that frustrated fans and confused a clock operator. Officials didn’t call key fouls, and the incident raised questions about sideline conduct in high school basketball.
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Joe Proksa
North Hagerstown
Proksa
North
Hagerstown
Mira Farewell as Miami Faces Alabama in Televised Bowl Day
Miami quarterback and 1962 All-Americaist Mira will play his final Miami game as Gustafson retires to become athletic director. Alabama, minus Namath for disciplinary reasons, confronts the Hurricanes in a CBS telecast at 1 45 p.m. EST. Other bowls include Camellia, Junior Rose, Orange Blossom, Missile, and Eastern Bowls with teams like Northeastern, Orange Coast, St Johns, Prairie View, Florida A&M, Morgan State, Northeastern Massachusetts, East Carolina, and the Quantico/San Diego Marines in ready postseason matchups.
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Ben Olan
Associated Press
Ivll
Andy Gustafson
George Mira
Mira
Miami
Gustafson
Hurricanes
Alabama
Florida
Auburn
Bama
Joe Namath
Namath
CBS
Sacramento
Calif
Pasadena
Orlando
Fla
Allentown
Houston
Louisville
Kennedy
Northeastern
Oklahoma
Orange Coast
NBC
St. John’s
Minnesota
Prairie View
Texas
Florida A&m
Morgan State
Massachusetts
East Carolina
Wake Forest
Citadel
Quantico Marines
San Diego Marines
Damascus Clouts Sherwood 56 49 In-Game Spurt Dominant
Damascus defeated Sherwood 56 49 behind a fourth quarter run and 25 points from Wayne Randolph Randolph led Damascus with 25 points after opening win over Gaithersburg Sherwood won the junior varsity game 42 32.
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Sherwood
Damascus
Wayne Randolph
Randolph
Gaithersburg
Holloway
Hines
Thomas
Burdette
Bassin
Meallister
Jackson
Gale
Burton
Kimball
Fernandez Wins In Blooded Madison Square Garden Bout
Cuban Florentino Fernandez battled Rocky Rivera to a stoppage in the seventh round of a televised fight at Madison Square Garden. Rivera sustained cuts from an Argentine opponent and Fernandez seized the moment to claim victory.
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New York
Florentino Fernandez
Rocky Rivera
Mount St. Mary's Rallies to Down Catholic U 78 71
Mount St. Mary's trailed 34 32 at halftime but opened the second half with seven straight points to beat Catholic University 78 71 in a Mason Dixon Conference contest. Costello led with 18 points, Lyons added 16, Martine 18, while Fessler tops Catholic with 23. Catholic Falls to 3 3 overall and 2 1 in the league. Mount St. Mary's goes to 3 1 overall and 2 1 in conference.
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Washington
Mount St. Mary’s
Catholic University
Mason-Dixon
Catholic
Mike Costello
Costello
Mike Lyons
Lyons
Lew Martine
Mike Fessler
Mt. St. Mary’s
Weekend showdown decides NFL and AFL conference titles
Green Bay can stay alive by beating the 49ers at San Francisco to force a playoff with Chicago if the Bears lose to Detroit. Boston needs only a win or tie over Kansas City to clinch the AFL Eastern title as Buffalo and New York vie for the other spot. San Diego can clinch a tie in the West by beating Houston with George Blanda sidelined.
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San Francisco
CBS
49Ers
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Bears
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Steelers
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NFL
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Cookie Gilchrist
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Dick Wood
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Keith Lincoln
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Redskins
Jimmy Brown
St. Louis
Dallas
Cowboys
Minnesota
Philadelphia
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Eagles
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Los Angeles
Johnny Unitas
APL
Patriots
Chiefs
Emmitsburg Erupts To 59 55 Win Over St Johns
Emmitsburg defeated St Johns 59 to 55 at McSherry Gym to claim their third straight win. Eddie Baker Sonny Bell each scored 12 points while Gene Eyler added 12 as Emmitsburg pulled ahead late after a tight 41 41 tie. St Johns four game slide extended with Motter leading the Saints with 19. JV score St Johns 44 Emmitsburg 32.
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Emmitsburg
St. Johns
McSherry Gym
Liners
Saints
Eddie Baker
Sonny Bell
Baker
Bell
Gene Eyler
Harry Harner
Jack Motter
Benny Orlando
St. Francis
McSherry
Rick Costlow
BO Mitsr
Urs
Eyler
Motter
Bushman
Orlando
Zimmerman
Tregoning
Tad Harner
Brust
Zaharoff
Marrone
SS Emmitsburg
Aaron tops NL slugging in 1963 as Robison loses crown
Hank Aaron of Milwaukee wins the National League slugging title in 1963 with a .586 average, ending Cincinnati's Frank Robinson's three year run. Aaron racks up 376 total bases and 201 hits including 28 doubles 4 triples and 44 homers tying Willie McCovey for the league lead. Max Macon, former pitcher turned Detroit Tigers scout, recommended Phillies pitcher Jack Baldschun two years ago and Baldschun stars as Philies relief ace.
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Cincinnati
Hank Aaron
Milwaukee
Frank Robinson
NL Service Bureau
Aaron
San Francisco
Willie McCovey
Max Macon
Phillies
Jack Baldschun
Detroit Tigers
Baldschun
Phils
NFL Signing Battle Deepens In AFL NFL Contract War
Philadelphia signs Jack Concannon as the NFL widens its edge in the contract war with the AFL. Eight of 16 first two round AFL draftees signed by the NFL, while several top picks remain unsigned or disputed. Key names include Lorick, Eller, Davis, Beathard, and Warfield, with Looming bowl games delaying decisions.
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Philadelphia
Boston College
Jack Concannon
Boston Patriots
American Football League
National Football League
AFL
NFL
Tony Lorick
Arizona State
Baltimore
Oakland
Lorick
Concannon
Boston
Denver
Aces Top Clippers 4-2 In Early Lead Setback
Quebec Aces jumped to a 2-0 first period lead and held on for a 4-2 win over the Baltimore Clippers in an Eastern Division AHL contest Friday night.
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Baltimore
Quebec Aces
Baltimore Clippers
College Basketball Scores Inconsistent Pairings Reported
Results show Missouri 8 Ohio State 74 and West Liberty 112 Shepherd 76 while VMI 68 over West Virginia 64 St. Francis Brooklyn 57 over Queens UCLA 78 75 Furman 53 49 George Washington 49 Mt St Marys 78 over Catholic U Stetson 79 over Belmont 74.
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Ohio State
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Shepherd
VMI
West Virginia
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Bklyn
Queens
UCLA
Kansas State
Furman
George Washington
Mt. St. Mary’s
Catholic U
Missouri upsets Ohio State on the road in 74 35 game
Missouri defeated Ohio State 74 to 35 at St. John Arena as Gary Garner led with 25 points and Ray Carey and Bob Price each added 20. Bradds scored 24 in a late surge but Buckeyes could not overcome the Tigers early lead and mistakes.
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Ohio
Missouri
Ohio State
Tigers
Gary Garner
Tiger
Ray Carey
Bob Price
Buckeyes
St. John Arena
Gary Bradds
Buckeye
Bradds
Navy System Faces Mail Vote At ECAC Convention
The East ern College Athletic Conference failed twice to approve Navy method sending athletes to other schools to prep for Annapolis. The ECAC voted 65 of 74 to approve with nine abstentions, short of the 70 votes needed. a mail vote was ordered. Rog er Staubach exemplifies the program, which Navy already has under NCAA and NCAC approval. The convention also noted the AAU war after Tokyo Games and tabling a proposal to let colleges enter AAU events using their facilities.
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Eastern College Athletic Conference
Navy
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All-America
Roger Staubach
Ecac Executive Council
ECAC
National Collegiate Athletic Conference
Ncaa Executive Council
NCAA
Bill Busick
Navy Foundation
Staubach
New Mexico Military Institute
AAU
Ren Douglas MacArthur
Ed Steitz
Springfield
U.S. Olympic Committee
Washington
Steitz
Ross Smith
MIT
Knights Win Third Straight Over Maryland School for the Deaf
Middletown rallied from a halftime deficit to defeat MSD 61 55. Gerald Lewis led with 15 points, Joe Keller 14, Doug Martin 12, and Ronnie Stevens 11 as Middletown secured its third consecutive win. Bryan Zimmerman paced the Orioles with 15 points, while MSD’s Sewell had eight. Middletown JV also won 52 19.
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Middletown
Maryland School For the Deaf
The
Knights
Gerald Lewis
Lewis
Joe Keller
Doug Martin
Ronnie Stevens
Orioles
Bryan Zimmerman
Middletown Jv’s
Baer
MSD
Sewell
Afr
Zimmermen
Opel Martin
Nikstatis
Baker
Ennis
Deterding
Jores
Keer
Stevens
Wit
Bullets Rally Past Warriors In Overtime Thriller
Rod Thorn powered the Baltimore Bullets to a 116-114 overtime win over the San Francisco Warriors. Thorn led with 26 points including five in overtime, lifting Baltimore from a 106-106 tie after regulation. Wilt Chamberlain scored 43 but his late touch faded in the extra period.
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SAN Francisco
Rod Thorn
Baltimore Bullets
San Francisco Warriors
National Basketball Association
Thorn
Bullets
Baltimore
Terry Disching
Wilt Chamberlain
Soothsayer picks Steelers to win NFL title showdown
New York AP report predicts Pittsburgh Steelers as NFL champions over the Chicago Bears on Dec 29 with a 17 14 edge in a snowbound winner take all game. Other games include Chicago over Detroit 21 17 and Green Bay 38 16, plus Cleveland 28 21 over Washington and more.
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Jim Becker
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Pittsburgh Steelers
Steelers
Chicago Bears
Deer kill reported in Harbaugh Valley
A 90 pound spike was the only deer killed in the county Friday afternoon, reported by Ben's Esso. Calvin Sr. of Smithsburg bagged the deer in Harbaugh Valley.
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Ben’s Esso
Calvin Sr
Smithsburg
Harbaugh Valley
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