Otto and Mix again on All AFL Team
Jim Otto of the Oakland Raiders and Ron Mix of the San Diego Chargers were named to the 1963 UPI All AFL team for the fourth straight year. The 24-writer panel picked six Raiders and five Chargers for the first team, with Lance Alworth and Tobin Rote among the top vote-getters.
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Norman Miller
New York
UPI
Jim Otto
Oakland Raiders
Ron Mix
San Diego Chargers
United Press International
Oakland
Chargers
San Diego
Lance Alworth
Mix
Tobin Rote
Earl Faison
Keith Lincoln
Raiders
Otto
Clem Daniels
Art Powell
Archie Matsos
Fred Williamson
Tom Morrow
Buffalo Bills
Boston Patriots
Virginia Tech not named on WVU all opponent team after win
WVU skipped Virginia Tech from its 14 man all opponent football lineup despite VT’s Southern Conference title and 28-3 romp over WVU in Morgantown. Navy, Pitt and Penn State each placed four players. George Washington and WVU losses also had representatives.
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Virginia Tech
West Virginia University
Gobblers
Mountaineers
Morgantown
Navy
Roger Staubach
West Virginia
Staubach
Middies
VPI
Pitt
Penn State
WVU Mountaineers Faces Tough Los Angeles Tourney Matchups
West Virginia enters the Los Angeles Holiday Classic amid questions over depth and lack of All-American status. The 5-3 Mountaineers, led by coach George King, draw Illinois in the opening round with a potential semifinal against Pitt or Southern California, as fans expect tough competition from a traditionally strong program. Randolph Wins Youth Recreation Award for BPAA efforts in Washington and his address at the BPAA Youth Championships highlighted by Victor Lerner.
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Los Angeles
Mountaineers
West Virginia University
West Virginia
Jerry West
Fred Schaus
George King
Illinois
Fighting Illini
Pitt
Randolph
United States
Jennings Randolph
Lerner
BPAA
Holiday Farewell and Merry Christmas Wishes From The Reporter
The writer announces a short vacation starting today and leaves chores to Tim Massey. Peepers Corner will resume next year on January 1 as the holiday greeting extends to readers. The note also wishes a merry Christmas and a happy New Year and urges safe travel with Freddy Lorenzen and friends.
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Tim Massey
Loyola Still Ranked 1st in UPI Coaches Poll
Loyola of Chicago remains the top ranked major college basketball team in the United Press International coaches poll. Michigan and Kentucky move up to second and third as Loyola prepares for a Philadelphia tournament and upcoming Big Ten Missouri Valley play.
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Loyola
Michigan
Kentucky
Philadelphia
Big Ten
Three AFL Players Break 1963 Records in Season
New York UPI reports Clem Daniels Oakland rushed for 1,098 yards to top the AFL, Fred Glick Houston intercepted 12 passes to break the season mark, and Jim Fraser Denver punted with a 45.8 yard average. Tobin Rote San Diego led passers with 2,510 yards and 20 TDs while Gino Cappelletti Boston reclaimed the scoring title with 113 points. Lionel Taylor Denver led receiving with 78 catches for 1,010 yards.
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NEW York
UPI
AFL
Clem Daniels
Oakland Raiders
Fred Glick
Houston Oilers
Jim Fraser
Denver Broncos
Bobby Jancik
Oilers
Tobin Rote
San Diego Chargers
Gino Cap
Keith Lincoln
San Diego
Glick
Denver
Goose Gonsoulin
Lee Riley
Fraser
Billy Atkins
Buffalo
Jancik
Rote
Tom Flores
Oakland
Cappelletti
Art Powell
Taylor
Powell
George Blanda
Len Dawson
Kansas City
Gonzales Leaves Tennis Team Ahead of Davis Cup Challenge
UPI reports Pancho Gonzales will fly to Los Angeles for Christmas, leaving the U S Davis Cup team short-handed for the challenge round against Australia set to begin Thursday. Gonzales praised teammates Dennis Ralston and Chuck McKinley as in peak form, while Australian captain Harry Hopman contemplates Neale Fraser’s recent form and a possible Freer Stolle shuffle behind Roy Emerson.
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Adelaide
Australia
UPI
Pancho Gonzales
Los Angeles
United States
Gonzales
America
Pancho
Bob Kelleher
Dennis Ralston
Bakersfield
Calif
Chuck McKinley
San Antonio
Tex
Neale Fraser
Harry Hopman
Fred Stolle
Roy Emerson
Neale
Hopman
Staubach Stars on WVU All Opponent Team for 1963
Navy Heisman winner Roger Staubach led West Virginia University’s 1963 all opponent team with four votes for quarterback. Pitt, Navy, and Penn State each placed four players. Boston University and George Washington supplied one apiece. The squad includes Dick Anderson and Jim Campbell ends, Ernest Borghetti and Fred Mazurek tackles, Tom Lynch center, Billy Budness and Bernie Sabol guards, with backs Martha Drummond Sai Powell Leeson and Staubach.
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VPI
West Virginia
Staubach
Terry Baker
Ernie Davis
Paul Martha
Pitt
Dick Drummond
Dick Anderson
Penn State
Jim Campbell
Navy
Ernest Borghetti
Fred Maczuzak
John Simko
Billy Budness
Boston U
Bernie
Morgantown
UPI
Roger Staubach
West Virginia University
Fred Mazurek
George Washington
Boston
Mountaineers
Oregon State
Syracuse
Boston University
Bernie Sabol
Tom Lynch
Martha
Drummond
John Sai
Junior Powell
Rick Leeson
Hayes Withdraws From Examiner Invitational Meet
Bob Hayes of Florida A and M a world record sprinter and star halfback withdrew from the Examiner Invitational track meet in San Francisco citing lack of shape. Hayes had only recently left football duties this week after running 100 yards in 9.1 seconds.
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San Francisco
UPI
Bob Hayes
Florida
Hayes
Jets Sign Rademacher as AFL Free Agent
William Rademacher of Northern Michigan University signed with the New York Jets of the AFL as a free agent. The Jets plan to use him as a flanker or defensive back, making him the eighth college player to sign with New York since the AFL draft.
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JETS
Rademacher
NEW York
UPI
William Rademacher
Northern Michigan University
New York Jets
American Football League
Devil's Metal Named for Old Nick in Saxony
In 18th century Saxony miners dubbed a tough heat resistant metal Old Nick's Copper as it steadily clogged copper smelters. The nickname linked the metal to the devil, reflecting its troublesome nature in mining and metallurgy.
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Saxony
United Press college basketball rankings top 20
UPI lists first place Loyola Illinois with 22 votes and 50-0- style record through Dec 21. Michigan Kentucky Cincinnati UCLA Vanderbilt follow. Duke NYU also in top 10 with other teams ranked, including Villanova Creighton Toledo and others in 11 to 20.
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UPI
Michigan
Kentucky
Davidson
Cincinnati
Kansas
UCLA
Vanderbilt
Oregon State
Indiana
Duke
NYU
Wagner
NEW York
United Press International
Ill
Villanova
Creighton
Toledo
Texas Western
Minnesota
Bardley
Kansas State
St. Bonaventure
Stanford
Arizona State
Tempe
Cincinnati Stuns Kansas State 72 70 Narrow Victory
Cincinnati escapes Kansas State 72 70 as George Wilson tips in Ron Bonham’s shot at the buzzer. Bearcats improve to 6-1 in seven games, their fourth straight win, in a card of scoring from Utah State, BYU, and others including Ohio State, Colorado State, Florida State, New Mexico, Stanford, Yale, and Army.
UK Tops in 25-Year College Basketball Wins
Cincinnati UP I reports Kentucky leads the nation with 655 victories and an .826 winning percentage over 25 years from 1939 to 1963. West Virginia and Cincinnati follow, with WVU posting strong marks and Cincinnati holding top slots in 10 and five year spans. The survey also ranks schools by five year success and lists top programs and total wins across periods.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
UPI
University of Kentucky
University of Cincinnati
Wildcats
Cincinnati
Bearcats
Cincinnat
Adolph Rupp
Kentucky
United Press International
University of West Virginia
Mountaineers
West Virginia
Holy Cross
Western Kntucky
Oklahoma State
Duquesne
Bradley
St. John’s
N.Y
Seton Hall
la Salle
Memphis State
Dayton
Seattle
Utah
North Carolina
Kansas State
Ohio State
Providence
Auburn
Mississippi State
Arizona State
St. Joseph’s
Western Kentucky
Oregon State
Louisville
Duke
Chamberlain Retakes NBA Scoring Lead
Wilt Chamberlain returned to the top of the NBA scoring list with 1 021 points through Sunday, displacing Oscar Robertson who dropped to third with 941. Chamberlain also leads field goal percentage at .529, and rebounding with 679. Robertson remains leads in free throw percentage and assists with 299 makes in 351 attempts and 313 assists.
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UPI
Wilt Chamberlain
Chamberlain
National Basketball Association
San Francisco Warrior
Cincinnati
Oscar Robertson
Bob Pettit
St. Louis
Jerry Lucas
Bill Russell
Boston
Lucas
Robertson
NBA
Sponsor Seeks Continuation as Networks Refuse Boxing Fights
Gillette, longtime sponsor of telecast boxing, says it would back a dedicated network but no broadcaster can carry the bouts after September. Craig Smith notes contracts with ABC and Madison Square Garden expire then and ABC confirms no plans to renew weekly boxing shows next season.
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New York
UPI
Craig Smith
Gillette Safety Razor Company
American Broadcasting Company
Smith
Gillette Company
ABC
Madison Square Garden Boxing Corporation
SCOREBOARD: College basketball results across regions
Army 100 American VU 70. Louisville 66 Carolina 57. Yale 97 Tulane 85. Florida State 91 Tulsa 76. New Mexico 63 Purdue 61. Ohio State 79 Houston 62. Cincinnati 72 Kansas State 70. Okla State 92 Los Angeles St 68. Cal 83 Fr Phillips 63. Brigham Young 95 Michigan St 90. Utah State 95 Bradley 90. Colorado St 82 Washington 52. Stanford 69 Kansas 64. Creighton 92 Nevada 68.
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George Wilson
Ron Bonham
Bearcats
Utah
Utah State
Bradley
Braves
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New Mexico State
Salt Lake City
Gary Bradds
Ohio State
Houston
Oklahoma State
Los Angeles State
Colorado State
Washington
Creighton
Nevada
Florida State
South Carolina
New Mexico
Purdue
Stanford
Kansas
Yale
Tulane
Army
American U
United Press International
Brig. Young
Michigan St
Colorado St
Newton S Anderson Dies in Charleston
Newton S Anderson, 57, former West Virginia Wes leyan football star and Buckhannon-Upshur High School principal, died after a short illness. A 1920s Bobcats standout, he later coached Buckhannon Junior High and served as an official for the State Secondary Schools Athletic Commission.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia Wesleyan
Buckhannon - Upshur High School
Newton S. Anderson
Anderson
Bobcats
Buckhannon Junior High School
State Secondary Schools Athletic Commission
Northwestern Names Samuels as No 1 Assistant Coach
Chicago wire reports Alex Agase, the new Northwestern head coach, has chosen backfield coach Dale Samuels as his top assistant. Samuels, a former Purdue quarterback, previously coached at Northwestern from 1956 to 1960, bringing division experience to the staff.
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Chicago
UPI
Alex Agase
Northwestern
Agase
Dale Samuels
Purdue
Bears and Tech Lead West Virginia Conference Standings
Morris Harvey leads the eastern division with 114 rating points, while West Virginia Tech tops the western division at 112.5 as the WVC standings note Morris Harvey 5-0 and Tech 4-0. Tech defeated Morris Harvey 81-66 to win the Holiday Invitational in Charleston. Beckley beat Shenandoah 102-76.
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United Press International
Morris Harvey
W. Va. Tech
West Virginia
Alderson-Broaddus
Davis & Elkins
WVC
Charleston
W. Va. Wesleyan
W. Va. State
Morris
Bluefield
Beckley
Shenandoah
College
Charlie Brown
Mike Barrett
Pace
Jerry Moore
Tech
Shepherd
West Liberty
da Davis & Elkins
Western —Tech
Fairmont
Concord
Wheeling Wesleyan
Glenville
Fraley Selects Koo as Athlete of the Year
UPI reports Fraley names the left handed Dodgers pitcher the athlete of the year for 1960s feats. He returned from finger trouble to lead the NL in ERA at 1.98, strike out 306, and share the season wins record with 25 while adding a World Series strikeout mark and a Dodgers sweep in the World Series.
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UPI
Koo
Los Angeles Dodgers
Jimmy Brown
Y.A
Y.A. Tittle In the Bashing Business of Pro Football. Nobody, For My Kopeks
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Charles
Sonny) Liston
John Pennell
Mickey Wright
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Willie Shoemaker
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King Carl’? Hubbell
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