Bears Defeat Giants for 1963 NFL Title. Halas Hails Defense
Chicago Bears celebrate in the locker room after defeating the New York Giants 1410 to win the 1963 NFL championship. Larry Morris and Ed O’Bradovich intercept passes that set up two touchdowns, with Mike Ditka catching the clinching pass. George Allen earns the game ball for the defense.
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Wildcats Meet Minnesota In Garden Holiday Finals
Villanova seeks revenge on Minnesota after advancing to the Madison Square Garden Holiday Basketball Festival final with an 82-75 win over Utah. Minnesota beat St Joseph's 69-63 in the semifinals to reach the final, as St John's upset Dayton 88-76 and Providence edged Cornell 69-63 in consolation play.
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Italy Starts Tour
Italy's national basketball team flew to the United States for a 10 game exhibition tour against U.S. college teams, opening a schedule that will test their play against American collegiate squads.
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Kentucky Stays Hot As AP Top Ten Shuffle Includes Loyola
Kentucky cruises past Notre Dame 101 81 to boost eight game win streak led by Cotton Nash 33 points. UCLA Michigan and others post wins as Loyola Chicago falls to Georgetown in Philadelphia while New York University and Cincinnati post strong showings in holiday tournaments.
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Duke Blue Devils Open Sugar Bowl Tournament Play
The Duke Blue Devils face Auburn tonight in the Sugar Bowl Tournament in New Orleans as the ACC’s last hope for a holiday tourney victory. Duke seeks to outpace strong opponents to advance.
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Giants Offer No Excuses After Defeat
In Chicago the Giants faced a third straight NFL loss with no alibis. QB Y A Tittle injured his knee but returned to play the second half, while teammates Tom Scott Phil King and Rookie Bolin suffered injuries. Coach Alfie Sherman praised the effort despite the setback.
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Marine Thompson Pitches One Hitter in Puerto Rico
Private First Class Jack L. Thompson formerly of Urbana now plays softball in Puerto Rico. He pitched a one hitter as his team defeated Camp Garcia 40.
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Bears Edge Giants 14 10 on Five Interceptions
Chicago’s defense intercepted Y A Tittle five times at Wrigley Field to claim the NFL title over the New York Giants. Bill Wade scored two QB sneaks for the Bears while Larry Morris earned MVP honors with relentless coverage and a crucial interception.
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Saints rally past St Bernards for 73 70 win
St John’s beat St Bernards Baltimore 73 to 70 at McSherry Gym using a second half surge that produced 48 points. Karl Brust Jack Motter and Steve Zaharoff led with 53 points as Brust had 20 Motter 17 and Zaharoff 16. JV also won 47 to 36 with Rick Costlow top scoring.
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Texas predicts close Cotton Bowl with Navy clash
Texas coach Darrell Royal calls the game a two touchdown affair and says his national champion Longhorns must control the clock and avoid trading touchdowns with Navy star Roger Staubach. A 21-14 score is plausible if breaks go Texas way.
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Patriots Reach San Diego After Tough Buffalo Win
Boston Patriots beat the Buffalo Bills 26 to 8 in a windy East title playoff in Buffalo. Parilli and Cappelletti starred, with Cappelletti scoring 14 points and Parilli guiding the attack as Buffalo struggled to mount a passing game and traction on the ice. The win sends Boston to San Diego for the championship against the Chargers.
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Bears likely to share six thousand for title win
Chicago players probably earn about $6,000 each from the NFL title game receipts at Wrigley Field while the losing Giants collect about $4,200 as the gross gate nears $500,000. No exact TV receipts were available as three Chicago arenas had no checks. Also noted, Carnegie Tech’s Bill Sofia is the basketball record holder with 1,571 points from 1957 to 1961.
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