Mount St Marys Rolls Past Western Maryland 95 74
Mount St Marys remains unbeaten in Mason-Dixon play with a 95 74 victory over Western Maryland. Dick Talley scored 22 and Dave Maloney 20 to lead the Mounts, now 5 0 in league and 8 2 overall, while Tom OMalley and Dave Martin paced the Green Terror attack.
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Westminster
Mt. St. Mary’s
Mason-Dixon
Western Maryland
Dick Talley
Dave Maloney
Green Terrors
Tom O'Malley
Dave Martin
Track Coaches Seek To Form A Federation
The NCAA opens its 36th convention with track coaches proposing a United States Track and Field Federation to include the AAU and other groups. Led by Chick Werner, the plan urges a representative federation with high schools colleges armed forces and AAU input and aims to shift governance from the AAU to a broader body.
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Jerry Liska
Associated Press
Chicago
National Collegiate Athletic Association
United States Track and Field Federation
NCAA
Walter Byers
Armateur Athletic Union
AAU
Byers
National Basketball Federation
Chick Werner
Penn State
National Collegiate Track Coaches’ Association
NCTCA
United States
Aa4d
Werner
Gittates Wrenner
Brers
National Association of Gymnastic Coaches
Emmitsburg Faces Brunswick In Stiff Home Test
Emmitsburg high hopes to extend an eight game streak as Brunswick Railroaders visit Liners gym. Key matchups include Kubat and Wenner for Brunswick against Don Sweeney and the Emmitsburg quint in a pivotal early season showdown. The column notes St Johns Fredericks big game at Hagerstown and a Boy Scout style adult recruitment idea for Little League in Waynesboro.
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Waynesboro
Pennsylvania
St Louis Coach Denounces Ranting Officials in Hectic Loss
St Louis coach John Benington, praised as a nice guy, criticizes a growing group of coaches who rant at officials to gain advantage. He cites the Drake game and notes a new rules crackdown in the Missouri Valley Conference, arguing it adds pressure on referees. He defends Maurice John of Drake and calls officiating in basketball uniquely hard.
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Jim van Valkenburg
ST. Louis
Louis
John Benington
Buliken
Drake
Benington
Maurice John
Missouri Valley Conference
Frederick Cadets Host Handley Quint In Emmitsburg
Frederick High School's Cadets aim for their second straight win as Handley High School of Winchester Va visits the FHS gym. Handley at 6-1 averages 66 points and holds opponents to 29.5. Starting lineup uncertain with Bayles Boone Ayersman definite. Bichy or Seidjing and Reid or Brachey to fill two backcourt spots. Varsity tip at 8 p.m. with JV at 6:45 p.m.
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Frederick High School
Handley High School
Winchester
FHS
Handley
Hunter
Maddox
Phil Newcome
Mike Kelley
Woody Harper
Ritchie Wolfe
Jim Wilkins
Frederick
North Hagerstown
Homer Brooks
Dick Bayles
North
Brooks
Bayles
Danny Boone
Dave Ayersman
Tom Bichy
Bill Seidjing
Jerry Reid
Mike Brachey
Merger Talk Gathers Pace Between Texas League and Southern Association
The Albuquerque Tribune reports ongoing discussions of a merger between the Texas League and the Southern Association. A key obstacle is replacement clubs as the Southern Association reportedly has only four ready for 1962: Chatta nooga, Nashville, Little Rock, and Evansville. Texas League teams include El Paso, Tulsa, Amarillo, Austin, San Antonio, and Albuquerque.
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Albuquerque
Nal
Albuquerque Tribune
Texas League
Southern Association
Tribune
Carlos Salazar
Texas-Southern
Birmingham
Mobile
Ala
Chattanooga
Tenn
Nashville
Little Rock
Ark
Evansville
Ind
el Paso
Tex
Tula
Okla
Amarillo
Austin Tex
San Antonio
Greasy Neale to receive Touchdown Club award
Greasy Neale, former football player and coach, is named the Touchdown Club’s 28th annual honoree for long service to football. The 70-year-old West Virginian will be saluted at the banquet in New York on January 18. he played at West Virginia Wesleyan from 1912 to 1914 and coached at multiple colleges and in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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New York
Tarle
Greasy) Neale
Touchdown Club
West
Neale
West Virginia Wesleyan
Virginia
Washington & Jefferson
Muskingum
Yale
Philadelphia Eagies
AFL owners briefed on $10 million antitrust suit
AFL owners met in San Diego to receive a briefing on the $10 million antitrust suit against the NFL. The case, linked to the Dallas Cowboys 1960 move, heads to trial in Baltimore on February 19, with commissioner Joe Foss cautioning reporters about discussing near-term proceedings.
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San Diego
Calif
American Football League
National Football League
Warren Baker
Baltimore
Joe Foss
National League
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Texans
Brunswick Five Gears Up For Tough Liners Test
Brunswick's Railroaders, under coach Paul Gaither, aim to halt Emmitsburg Liners on home court as Don Sweeney and Bill Kubat clash in a key Ali County showdown. Liners, top-ranked in News-Post ratings, look to extend eight-game win streak. Other games list Mt. Airy at Sykesville and Walkersville hosting Francis Scott Key. All start at 3 p.m.
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Emmitsburg
Brunswick Railroaders
John Horiie
Quint
Paul Gaither
Railroaders
Brunswick
Bill Kubat
John Wenner
Don Sweeney
Smithsburg
News- Post
Ali County
Mt. Airy
Sykesville
St. John’s
Lincoln
West Frederick Jr. High School
Walkersville
Francis Scott Key
Thurmont
Middletown
Phil Rodgers Wins Los Angeles Open With 268 Record
Phil Rodgers captured the Los Angeles Open with a final 72-hole total of 268, a new tour record, at Rancho Municipal Golf Club. The Californian finished nine strokes ahead of Bob Goalby and Fred Hawkins, with Jack Burke fourth at 278, and crowds of about 12,000 watching the closing round.
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Los Angeles
Phil Rodgers
la Jolla
Calif
Rodgers
Fred Hawkins
el Paso
Tex
Bob Goalby
Goalby
Hawkins
Beth
Jack Burke
Tony Lema
George Bayer
Bobby Nichols
Rancho Municipal Golf Club
Tommy Bolt
Hero
Ken Venturi
Lloyd Mangrum
University of Houston
Hitch
Marine Corps
Ilness
Mexico City
Las Vegas
McClendon Takes LSU Football Helm From Dietzel
Charley McClendon, famed for LSU defensive prowess, replaces Paul Dietzel as LSU head coach. Contract set at $18,000 yearly for four years. Dietzel departs for Army at $18,500. McClendon plans the three team system and must fill four LSU assistant posts.
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James McLean
Baton Rouge
Charley McClendon
Louisiana State
Monday
Paul Dietzel
Bayou Bengals
Percy Roberts
LSU Board of Supervisors
Chunky McClendon
Dietzel
Long
LSU
Lewsvile
Ark
McClendon
Army
McClemson
Tinsley
Rozelle Reappointed NFL Commissioner For Five Years
Pete Rozelle was unanimously reelected as NFL commissioner for five years at 50 000 dollars a year extending his term from January 1963. Rozelle, 35, moved from Rams general manager to succeed Bert Bell after a 25-ballot battle. The league kept salary at 50 000 and eyed future expansions, while delaying a rise in the player limit.
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Miami Beach
Fila
Pete Rozelle
National Football League
Rozelle
Los Angeles Rams
Bert Bell
Austin Gunse
Philadelphia
Joe Donoghue
Dallas
Minnesota
Galen Hall draws NFL and AFL interest after Bowl performances
Penn State quarterback Galen Hall, once dismissed as too small, now attracts interest from the Baltimore Colts and Washington Redskins of the NFL and the Boston Patriots of the AFL, plus the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian League. Hall will decide after baseball season, as he also stars for Penn State baseball with a strong .833 batting average last year.
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University Park
Galen Hall
Penn State
Hall
Baltimore Colts
Washington Redskins
NFL
Boston Patriots
AFL
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Associated Press
Georgia Tech
Hamilton
NFL attendance hits near four million in 1961 season
The NFL reported a 1961 attendance of 3,986,159 across 98 regular games, averaging 40,675 spectators per game. Commissioner Pete Rozelle was re-elected at $50,000 annually. Cleveland led with 426,986 total attendance, New York 423,949, Philadelphia 412,318, and the largest single crowd was 80,455 in Cleveland for the November 26 game versus New York.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Pete Rozelle
Los Angeles
Rams
Jim Kensil
Associated Press
Cleveland
New York
Philadelphia
Ceveland
Unclear college basketball results with scattered scores
The snippet lists Purdue defeating Tlinois 96 to 89 and Wisconsin beating Michigan State 83 to 78. Other results show Youngstown 63 over Akron 46, Ohio University 82 over Western Michigan 81, and Northwestern 69 over Oklahoma 56 with Missouri 52 over Town State 47. It notes the first day nursery opening in New York City in 1854 per Britannica.
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Purdue
Tlinois
Wisconsin
Michigan St
Youngstown
Akron
Ohio Univ
Western Mich
Town
Northwestern
Oklahoma
Missouri
Town State
U.S
New York City
Britannica
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Handley Quint
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Greasy Neale
Taipel
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Bill) Oxenham
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Bear) Bryant
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