Baylor Returns To Lead Lakers
Elgin Baylor returns to the lineup as the Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit 116 to 115 on the road. Hal Greer scores 34 to lift the 76ers past the Knicks 121 to 115 in another Sunday NBA game.
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1964
Page
6
Elgin Baylor returns to the lineup as the Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit 116 to 115 on the road. Hal Greer scores 34 to lift the 76ers past the Knicks 121 to 115 in another Sunday NBA game.
Philadelphia match ups Giardello the veteran 34 year old champion defends his world middleweight crown tonight against Rubin Carter 27 from Patterson Nj. Giardello favored 7 5 to win in a 15 round bout at Convention Hall with promoter Jimmy Riggio hoping for a 12000 crowd and a $200000 gate.
The final NCAA statistics show the South dominating in 1964 college kicking. Mississippi punter Frank Lambert Albania kicker Dave Ray Louisiana kicker Doug Moreau lead in punting kick scoring and field goals with Ray totaling 59 points the highest in a season.
A compact roundup lists numerous men’s college basketball scores across U S conferences and invitationals from Providence to West Virginia and beyond including overtime results and tournament pairings. The closing line comments on soap opera plot ideas as odd entertainment.
Four of the nation's top 10 NCAA teams suffered defeats as major upsets hit Saturday action. Michigan fell to Nebraska 73-73, Vanderbilt dropped to Virginia Tech 69-64, and St. Louis lost to Missouri 62-56. Wichita beat Brigham Young 81-65, with Don Stallworth scoring 26 for Wichita.
By Christmas week the Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden will feature Princeton star Bill Bradley and Michigan’s Cazzie Russell, signaling 18,000-seat sellouts. The piece surveys top players across the country, highlighting Bradley, Russell, and other standouts like Bill Cunningham, Fred Hetzel, Rick Barry, Mike Silliman, John Austin, Dave Bing, Jim Washington, Steve Thomas, the Van Arsdale twins, Dave Schellhase, Dave Stallworth, Flynn Robinson, Wayne Estes, and Gail Goodrich, with notes on scoring, rebounding, and defensive strengths.
Chicago goalie Denis DeJordy, a three-time loser turned starter, allowed just four goals in four straight wins. He stopped 38 shots as Chicago beat Detroit 5-0, moving past the Rangers into fourth place and helping Montreal edge Boston 5-4 in other NHL action.
The Rochester Americans beat the Quebec Aces 5-1 for their seventh straight win and sixth this month boosting their Western Division title bid. Stan Smrke scored twice with an assist as Rochester opened a 2-0 lead in the first period.
Notre Dame quarterback John Huarte won the 1964 UPI college football player of the year award with 74 first place votes from 259 writers and broadcasters. The Anaheim native led the Irish to a 9-1 season, and also swept the UPI All-America first team and back of the year honors.
Roberto Clemente of the Pittsburgh Pirates topped Tom Davis’s two-year hold on the National League batting title, posting a .339 average to claim his second NL crown. Davis sank to .275 as Clemente finished nine points ahead of Rico Carty, with Hank Aaron and Joe Torre next in line and Rich Allen fifth. Ken Boyer led in RBIs with 119, while Willie Mays claimed a third home run title with 47.
Skelton Wrecking defeated Lincoln-Mercury 78 to 60 at the Recreation Building as Don Nuckols led Skelton with 30 points and Babe Riffe added 24. Wilkes Insurance beat Lewis Transfer 54 to 32, while Pike Motel toppled L B Supermarket 66 to 57. Dennis Skiles scored 27 for Pike Motel. Maddy added 24 in Wilkes Insurance win.
Tonight the City Church League features three matches at the Beckley Recreation Building. Assembly of God faces Catholic, Calvary meets Central Baptist, and First Methodist plays Methodist Temple as the league’s third week of play progresses.
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