Michigan Tops UPI College Rating List
Michigan regains the No 1 spot in the UPI major college basketball ratings after a week at No 1 dethroned by Wichita. Michigan tops with 21 first place votes and 325 points, followed by Wichita 295 and Minnesota 206 as San Francisco 191 UCLA 178 Duke 114 Indiana 96 Illinois 10 Davidson 10.
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United Press International
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Minnesota
San Francisco
Utah
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Duke
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St. John's
N.Y
St. As
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Brigham Young
New Mexico
Colorado State
Wheeling Leads State Hoopsters in First UP Coach Poll
Wheeling leads the first United Press International Board of Coaches poll for West Virginia scholastic basketball with 162 points and 10 first place votes. Charleston is second with 155 points and six first place votes as Beckley Huntington Parkersburg Oceana Logan Fairmont West Williamson and St Albans round out the top ten. The board will vote weekly from Jan 9 through the end of the regular season.
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St. Albans
Willie Akers
Weirton
Ron Williams
Red Riders
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Linsly
Warwood
Charleston Catholic
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Ceredo
Chapmanville
Matewan, Bayoe, Moundsville
Follans
Westminster Tops In WPBC Title Bid
Westminster leads West Penn Basketball Conference after winning all three games, edging Grove City by one point. Tony Gentile tops scorers with 18.5 per game, while Ken Sweder adds 54 points for St Vincent and Vincent’s team scores 32. Standings show Westminster 5-2, Grove City 2-3, St Vincent 3-3, with Dukes 5-1 but not eligible for title.
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Waynesburg
Uesne
Dukes
College Gridders Sign Contracts
The Washington Redskins top pick Bob Breitenstein of Tulsa signed with the Denver Broncos after choosing factors beyond money. Pittsburgh’s Roy Jefferson and Green Bay’s Allen Brown also signed top selections, with other teams adding Frank Lambert and Mike Tilleman to their rosters.
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Washington Redskins
Redskins
Bob Breitenstein
Tulsa
Denver Broncos
Washington
Breitenstein
Bill McPeak
Denver
San Diego
New York Giants
Flushing Mea Jows
Jets
Frank Lambert
Mississippi
Minnesota Vikings
Mike Tilleman
Montana State
Indiana Crushes Notre Dame as Van Arsdales Dominate
Indiana, ranked eighth, built a 12 point halftime lead and held on to defeat Notre Dame 107 81. The Van Arsdales combined for 32 points, while five Hoosiers varied double figures as Notre Dame committed 21 turnovers. In other games Kansas State and Kansas posted big wins, Cincinnati, Purdue, Iowa, Butler, Western Kentucky, Texas Tech, Florida, Texas, Utah, Providence, Seattle, and Boston College also triumphed in a busy college basketball slate.
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Notre Dame
van Arsdale
Nebraska
Nate Branch
California
Bradley
Oklahoma
Eddie Jackson
Butler
Tulane
Green Wave
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee
Texas Tech
Colorado
Florida
North Carolina
Texas
Howard Payne
Utah
Santa Clara
Providence
Bowling Green
Seattle
Memphis State
Boston College
St. Mary's
Calif
Baylor Scores 40 Points in Lakers Win Over Knicks
Elgin Baylor poured in a season high 40 as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New York Knicks 125 to 113, boosting their Western lead to two games. Howard Komives led New York with 24, Willis Reed 23, and Jim Barnes 22. Philadelphia meets Los Angeles Wednesday night at the Sports Arena.
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National Basketball Association
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Butch) Komives
Knicks
Detroit
San Francisco
Los Angeles
New York
N.Y
S.F
Sacramento
Philadelphia
Contamination Labeled Top Conservation Problem by Kimball
Washington report notes Thomas L. Kimball of the National Wildlife Federation calls environmental contamination the era’s worst conservation issue. He urges tighter pollution controls and more research while discussing wetlands, public lands laws, endangered species, and mining law modernization at the 11th Annual Conference on National Conservation Issues. The conference, in Washington on December 10, gathers leaders from 35 organizations and honors Interior Secretary Udall as Conservationist of the Year 1963.
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Thomas L. Kimbal
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International Association of Game, Fish and Conservation Commissions
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Wisconsin Conservation Department
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Louis D. McGregor
Wa Federation
Las Vegas
Udall
Bowl-Wick G C Murphy League Scores Ambitious Night
Flintstones dominate the series beating the Jetsons 93 66 as Cecil Johnson tops men with 497 series and Libbie Thompson leads women with 427. Robert Johnson posts 490 series and 209 game while Polly Rollison 423 series and June Adams 164 high game.
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Whiz Kids
Jetsons
Stooges
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Flintstones High Ind
Cecil Johnson
Polly Rollison
Robert Johnson
June Adams
Libbie Thompson
Pollison
Cecil Johnston
Snell Named As Top AFL Rookie
Matt Snell of Ohio State, then with the New York Jets, was named the AFL rookie of the year by United Press International. He led the league with 945 rushing yards, setting a new rookie record and surpassing most Jets rushing marks while three 100 yard games highlighted his season.
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UPI
Matt Snell
Ohio State
New York Jets
American Football League
United Press International
Snell
Boston
Jon Morris
Mack Lee Hill
Kansas City
George Byrd
Buffalo
Sid Blanks
Houston
AFL
Abner Haynes
Dallas Texans
Jets
Houston Oilers
New York Giants
NFL
Cookie Gilc
Chamberlain Again Tops NBA Scorers in West Show
New York United Press International reports Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors increased his league scoring lead with 215 points this week, pushing season total to 1,091 in 28 games for a 39.0 ppg. Jerry West trails with 933 points in 31 games. Oscar Robertson holds fifth with 764 and leads assists at 11.0 apg. Robert-son also contributes 297 points to Rodgers' 231. Terry Disching er improves field goal percentage at .508 while Adrian Smith tops free throw efficiency at .915.
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UPI
Wilt Chamberlain
San Francisco Warriors
National Basketball Association
NBA
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Los Angeles Lakers
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Bill Russell
Boston Celtics
Russell
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Jerry Lucas
Cincinnati Royals
Sam Jones
Walt Bellamy
Baltimore Bullets
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Amy
Oscar Robertson
Cincinnati
Big O
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Guy Rodgers
San Francisco
Oscar
Rodgers
Terry Dischinger
Detroit Pistons
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Coaches To Rate State Hoopsters In West Virginia
West Virginia scholastic basketball receives its eighth annual United Press International rating with a 20 member Board of Coaches voting in a pre season poll to set the first standings. The board will rate teams weekly from Jan 11 until tournament time in late February amid a reshaped lineup of members and retirements.
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UPI
United Press International
West Virginia
Pud Hutson
Stonewall Jackson
Sam Mandich
Parkersburg
Aldo Paletti
Huntington East
Stewart Way
Huntington
Don Ayersman
Parkersburg Catholic
A. C. Smyth
Sutton
Jack Roberts
Morgantown
Bob Starkey
Oak Glenn
Dale Evans
Sistersville
Don Vincent
Clarksburg Victory
Willie Akers
Logan
Joe Ross
Monongah
Merrill Gainer
Bluefield
Carlton Gandee
Herbert Hoover
Clendenin
Howard Loudin
Ronceverte
Bob McClain
Pineville
Jim Melmige
Matewan
Roger Parker
Romney
George Bailey
Summersville
Dick Simmons
Elkins
Lawrence Wiseman
Beckley
Jim Foti
Warwood
Bob Knight
Kingwood
Princeton
Montgomery
South Charleston
Wheeling Central
Weirton
Unbeaten Teams Lead West Virginia Conference Action
West Virginia Conference rankings show undefeated Fairmont State at 5-0 with an eight-game win streak and W. Va. Tech atop the Western division. W. Va. State leads the Eastern division with 3-0, followed by Shepherd at 1-0. Contenders include Wheeling, Salem, and Morris Harvey as the league shies away from play until the Christmas break.
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Wheeling
Salem
Morris Harvey
Riverside 500 to open 1965 NASCAR season at Riverside
In Riverside California United Press International reports the Riverside 500 a 65000 NASCAR championship for late model stock cars will be run January 17 at Riverside Raceway marking racing's first major U S event of 1965.
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Qualifying Period Ends for Largest East Coast Bowling Tourney
The closing of the six week qualifying period for the East Coast tenpin bowling tourney draws fans from a five state area. Over 5700 entries have been received at Triangle Lanes Blacksburg and Bowl-Wick reports 2600 entrants. Finals span Jan 22 to 24 with semi finals across multiple centers and top 12 from each division advancing. West Virginia houses Jewel City Recreation Center Clarksburg and Nash Campbell leads E M Payne in first half standings. Byrd promotes clean water to boost fishing tourism in West Virginia with Gottschalk at the aquarium as part of a sport fisheries push.
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Fairlee
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Phipps Insurance
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Electric
Nash Campbell
E. M. Payne
Carl Perry
Phipps
Larry
Harold Mann
Arnold Pack
Raleigh Motor Sales
Hoot Owl
Vin Anderson
Grady Whitlock
Meadows Oil Co
Fisheries Case Against Pollution Spurs West Virginia Action
U S Senator Robert C Byrd announced that the Bureau of Sport Fisheries reports 1150 miles of West Virginia streams polluted by acid mine drainage harming wildlife and fishing. The study found most polluted waters lie in Ohio River states with 93 392 potential new anglers if pollution is abated and notes significant economic gains from cleaner water. Polluted streams in WV include 288 miles Tygart Guyandotte 170 Kanawha Cheat 95 West Fork 78 Sandy Tug Fork 71 Monongahela 76 North Branch Potomac 56 Little Kanawha 10.
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D-W. Va
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Randolph County
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North Branch
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Little Kanawha
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