Branch Rickey Dies as Hall of Fame Nods to Pioneer
Memorial services note Branch Rickey dying after hospital stay following a Missouri-Oklahoma football appearance and his acceptance speech at the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. The Cardinals and Dodgers executive, who introduced the farm system and helped break baseball's color line, guided Cardinals, Dodgers, and Pirates to multiple championships and expansion era changes.
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Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
Rickey
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyners
Sports Hall of Fame
St. Louis
Judas Priest
Steven Adams
Stockdale
Ohio
St Louis Browns
Newark Yankees
Cards
Michigan
Oen
Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Coaches Pick Generals As Best Hoop Combine
A Board of Coaches ranked Stonewall Jackson the No 1 team in West Virginia with 143 of 200 first place points. Logan is No 2 with 126, followed by Dunbar Parkersburg Williamson Beckley Oceana Fairmont West and Triadelphia. The poll uses a 10 point first place system and votes run weekly through the season start. Beckley opens Friday versus Shady Spring while Stonewall prepares for a warmup with Alum ni before Hassan Herbert Hoover next week.
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Charleston
UPI
Stonewall Jackson
Generals
Stonewall
Herbert Hoover
Logan
West Virginia
Willie Akers
Dunbar
Parkersburg
Williamson
Beckley
Oceana
Fairmont West
Triadelphia
Wheeling
Repre
Epe
J. W. McNeish
Shady Spring Tigers
Beaver
Wellsburg
Elkins
Wheeling Central
Huntington East
Montgomery
South Charleston
Ceredo- Kenova
Fairmont East
Moundsville
Princeton
Buckhannon
Morgantown
High Ind Series and Outstanding Bowlers Featured
The page lists standout bowling figures across leagues with high series and game marks. Notable names include Alma Hartheart and Jim Mas with top series, and Kathleen Cole and Ruth Hamrick among leading series players. Team standings show Phipps Insurance and Gunter's Electric near the top in Twilight Handicap.
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Wyatt’s Market
Cole's Co
Jim Mas
Wyatt
Jim
Carlton Walker
Tom Shrewsbury
Pete Veneri
Orford Thompson
Frank West
Larry Garten
Howard Dew
Aye Merrick
Bill Parsons
Earehart Rambler
Town & Country
Chennei
Leed’s Discount
Sportsman
Bond’s
Esso
Quality Lumber
Moose
John Houck
Dix Manning
Lewis McManus
Ned Ragland
George Corey
George Steffey
Nick Halash
L. B. Carper
John Caponiti
Ha Perkowski
NAIA Playoff Champ Decided In Cham Bowl At Augusta
Top ranked St John’s University Minnesota faces Linfield College Oregon in the Cham Bowl to crown the NAIA small college champion. St John’s seeks its second national title in three years after routing Concordia Minnesota. Linfield rides an 8-1 mark led by Terry Durham and receivers Ishizu and Fails to challenge for the crown.
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Augusta
UPI
St. John’s University
Minn
Linfield College
Ore
St. John’s
Collegeville
Concordia
John’s
Texas
Linfield
Humboldt State
Calif
Jim Shiely
Fred Cremer
Mts
Terry Durham
Shiely
Don Nett
Stan Suchta
Fairmont State
Shores
Tom Gillham
Terry Hartman
Durham
LeRoy Fails
Odis Arritt
Rogers Ishizu
Jim State
Beclay College tops Kentucky Christian as slate grows
Three WVIAC tilts are set as Beckley College and rivals press through a busy slate after Beckley's 76-72 comeback win over Kentucky Christian. Weslayan beat Salem 88-73, Glenville edged Alderson-Broaddus 79-75, Rio Grande over Bluefield 103-89, and Western Carolina routed Concord 98-56 in tourney play. Tonight Wheeling visits West Liberty, Beckley hosts Bliss College, and Ohio Case Tech travels to Bethany.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Beckley
Wheeling
West Liberty
Bliss College
Ohio
Case Tech
Bethany
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Sparta
Mercer
College Hoop Results From United and Others
College basketball scoreboard lists numerous results with teams such as Manhattan over St. Peter's 80 to 72 and Temple 92 over Toledo 62. Nineteen games show varied margins, including Niagara beating New York U. 73 to 103, Duke-style upsets and notable scorers across conferences, with several close finishes and mismatches.
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United Aan International
Manhattan
St. Peter’s
Temple
Toledo
E. Nazarene
Hudson
Transylvania
Centre
Worcester St
R.I. St
New York U
Niagara
Eng. Cals Curry Senew
Rhode Is
Mass
St. Bavntte
Villa Mdina
Westminster
Waynesbig
Alliance
Slippery Rk
Navy
Oregon St
Brandeis
Bates
Wesleyan
W.va
Salem
South
Apprentice Fires Cheats Coral Gables Ride Triple at Tropical Park
Apprentice jockey Earlie Fires scored a riding triple at Tropical Park. He won aboard Fleet Fella in the first, McCoy in the third, and Golden in the eighth. He tied for second in the seventh race.
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Coral Gables, Fla
UPI
Earlie Fires
Tropical Park
Fires
Fleet Fella
McCoy
Golden
Colts Clinch Chance Hinges On Sunday Victory
Colts can clinch the Eastern division crown with a win over San Francisco on the final weekend. Bratkowski may see more duty for Green Bay after Starr injured his right index finger. Unitas underwent knee surgery after Baltimore’s 13-0 loss to Chicago. Other NFL games include St. Louis at Dallas, Cleveland at Los Angeles, Minnesota at Washington, New York at Chicago, and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
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Bratkowski
NFL
Packers
Baltimore
Johnny Unitas
Starr
Unitas
Colts
Chicago
Minnesota
Green Bay
San Francisco
St. Louis
Dallas
Cleveland
Loreles
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cowboys
Cardinals
Los Angeles
Browns
Rams
Giants
Redskins
Tucker Frederickson
Bears
49Ers
John Brodie
W. L. Pet
Cincinnati
Oilers Jets Could Decide Western Division Title
The AFL's Western race hinges on the Oilers and Jets as the Raiders threaten. Namath and Hadl vie for the league passing lead while Lowes 990 rushing yards pace San Diego. Buffalo hosts Kansas City and Denver meets Boston in the other Sunday games with key injuries and scoring milestones in play.
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United Press International
Houston Oilers
New York Jets
Oakland Raiders
New York
San Diego
Oilers
Raiders
Jets
Houston
Chargers
Buffalo Bills
Kansas City Chiefs
Denver Broncos
Boston Patriots
Joe Namath
Cassius Clay
John Hadl
Oiler
W. K
Hadl
Paul Lowe
Clem Daniels
Lowe
Buffalo
Chiefs
Charlie Ferguson
Bills
Glenn Bass
Elbert Dubenion
Pete Gogolak
Denver
Cookie Gilchrist
Boston
Griffith Favored To Defend Title In Madison Square Garden Bout
Emile Griffith the world welterweight champion is the favorite to defeat Manny Gonzalez in a 15 round title clash at Madison Square Garden. Odds ranged from 14-5 to 17-5 as gate officials lowered attendance estimates to 12 000. The event marks boxing history by airing in color on a 10 station network with red and blue trunks. Sugar Ray Robinson will attend a farewell party in the Garden ring, while Gonzalez vows revenge after a hometown decision in Houston last January.
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New York
UPI
Emile Griffith
Manny Gonzalez
Madison Square Gaten
Griffith
Gonzalez
Bill Gore
Sparmate
Gore
Garden
the Garden
Detroit
Minneapolis
Cleveland
Providence
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Hamilton
Ont
James J. Beattie
James J. Woody
Sugar Ray Robinson
Robinson
Sugar Ray
Bobo Olson
Randy Turpin
Carmen Basilio
Gene Fullmer
Jake LaMotta
Bronx
Odessa
Tex
Houston
Virgin Islands
Maryland Fires Head Grid Coach Nugent After 7 Seasons
University of Maryland dismissed head football coach Tom Nugent after seven seasons, ending a 36–33–0 record. A committee chaired by President Wilson H. Elkins will screen candidates to succeed him as the Terrapins finished 4–6 this year and failed to win the ACC crown. Nugent indicated plans to head to Florida for rest and potential opportunities while wishing Maryland future success.
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Rnc. Md
UPI
University of Maryl
Tom Nugent
William Cobey
Maryland
Nugent
Terrapins
Funeral services set for former Miller hockey player Lea
Funeral services will be held Saturday for Arthur F. Bruce Lea 32 of Minneapolis a former Minneapolis Miller hockey player who died Wednesday morning at his home of a gunshot wound Lea played for Minneapolis from 1959 to 1963 and for Des Moines in the 1963 64 season
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LEA Minneapolis, Minn
UPI
Arthur F
Bruce) Lea
Minneapolis Miller
Lea
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Knicks Meet 76ers in NAB Weekly Telecast Debut
NBA telecasts will start Sunday Jan 2 with the New York Knickerbockers facing the Philadelphia 76ers. Announcement came from the American Broadcasting Company.
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NBA
New York
UPI
National Football Association
New York Knickerbockers
Philadelphia 76Ers
American Broadcasting Company
Warriors Close In On Lakers
Clutch free throws lifted the San Francisco Warriors to a 110 109 win over the Cincinnati Royals. Al Attles made two free throws with 34 seconds left and Guy Rodgers added the decisive point with five seconds remaining after a controversial lane violation call against Oscar Robertson. Rookie Rick Barry led SF with 26 points, matching Adrian Smith for Cincinnati as the Royals played on Thursday night.
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United Press International
San Francisco Warriors
National Basketball Association
al Attles
Guy Rodgers
Warriors
Cincinnati Royals
Odgers
Earl Strom
Cincinnati
Oscar Robertson
Rodgers
Warrior
Rick Barry
San Francisco
Adrian Smith
Royals
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Jim Massie
Gama
Clarence Tankersley
Kyle Phipps
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Les Garten
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Ray
Skelton
Register
Lord Jim
Peter O'Toole
James Mason
Curt Jurgens
Eli Wallach
Lakers
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Versa-Tones
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Mr Er Roel
Rai Wy Ed
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