Green Bay Crowned NFL Champions at 37-0 Sweep
Green Bay, led by Vince Lombardi, crushed the New York Giants 37-0 to win the NFL title. Paul Hornung scored 19 points including three field goals to set a championship game scoring record, while Bart Starr and Ron Kramer connected on two touchdowns.
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Ray Nitschke
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Boyd Dowler
Ron Kramer
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Roy Winston
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Butch Blume
Rice
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Blues
Oakwood Auto Tops Coca Cola In City League Action
Oakwood Auto erased a seven point deficit to beat Coca Cola 62 51 at the Beckley Recreation Building. Babe Riffe led Oakwood with 31 points and 10 rebounds while Tony Lusk added 8 in the first half. Coca Cola star Rick Miller was held to 20 points as Oakwood moved to 2-0 in league play. Combined Insurance Co. beat the Vikings 78 47 to secure second place as Earl Gilbert and Bill Turner led the winners with 32 and 21 points respectively.
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Columbia Grill
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Gary Poling
Tony Lusk
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Bill Warden
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Don Warden
Bob Dyke
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DeValliere
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Little Man Lilly Proves Size Won't Break Line Play
Sports writer George Lilly profiles Albert Lilly of Stoco High and Highlands University who at 175 pounds played guard and middle linebacker in college. The feature notes his grit, rough play, and path from Stoco to a partial scholarship, plus a recap of bowl picks and kickoff times for Rose, Sugar, Cotton, and Orange bowls.
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WVIAC Action Resumes Friday
United Press International reports Morris Harvey opens West Virginia Conference basketball play with Georgetown Kentucky in Charleston. No games until Thursday when Salem plays Alderson-Broaddus and Davis and Elkins meet Fairmont. West Virginia Tech, after winning Rochester Invitational, hosts Wesleyan while riding an eight game streak.
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Fairmont
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Indiana Tech
Neil Baisi
Tech tops taller Illini in overtime thriller
Tech edged Illinois in a tight overtime finish after shooting eight from the floor and sinking five. Coach Ed Clan cy said the game will haunt him in sleep. Friday conference games include Beckley at W Va State and West Liberty at Glenville with multiple matchups across the region.
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Ed Clancy
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W. Va. State
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Glenville
Potomac
Fairmont
Salem
C&e
Shepherd
Anderson
Indiana
Morris Harvey
Canton
N. Y
Potomac State
Concord
Emory-Henry
Bethany
Thiel
College Hoop Roundup Brisk Holiday Tournaments Span Nation
Ohio State a top winner after Los Angeles Classic title with 76-66 over USC Jerry Lucas 38 points. Kansas State claims Big Eight crown 69-67 vs Iowa State. Cincinnati tops Holiday Festival 101-74 over Wisconsin with Bonham 26. Several other tourneys honor winners while rest periods extend into January.
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Stable Fire Kills 18 Harness Horses at Buffalo Raceway
A fire at Buffalo Raceway in Hamburg New York destroyed one horse barn and damaged a second. Eighteen harness race horses died and losses are feared near 200000 with the horses valued around 100000 and a single animal Megan Hanover bought for 15000 by Edward C Fallon. The winter stabled horses faced the blaze with repairs expected to be modest for the second barn.
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Edward C. Fallon
Hanover
Ole Miss Seeks 6th Straight Bowl Win
Ole Miss aims for its sixth consecutive bowl victory as Texas tests the Rebels in the Cotton Bowl televised by CBS. Mississippi relies on Elmore and Griffing to complement Doug Saxton’s ground game, while Texas seeks revenge after a 91 season split.
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Glynn Griffing
Jim Saxton
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Pennsylvania
Mike Haffner
Bobby Smith
NBC
New Orleans
Arkansas
Crimson Tide
All America
Bill Neighbors
Syracuse
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Bowl Game Facts On New Year's Day Lineup
Four major college bowls today's slate Rose Bowl Minnesota over UCLA 7 2 8 3 expected 100870 Sugar Bowl Alabama 10 0 over Arkansas 8 2 81000 Cotton Bowl Mississippi over Texas 9 1 7300 Orange Bowl Louisiana State 9 1 over Colorado 9 1 expected crowd 75000 NBC CBS and ABC TV coverage times listed
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WVU Preps for Keydets Villanova Showdowns
WVU set to host Virginia Military Institute on Wednesday and Villanova on Saturday as coach George King seeks a shooting rebound after a Los Angeles Classic showing. Rod Thorn leads WVU with 31, 32, and 19 points in those games, matching Jerry West comparisons, while McCormick and Miller struggled for scoring.
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Army
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Iowa
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Jimmy McCormick
Paul Miller
Los Angeles
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Jerry West
Los Angeles Lakers
Marshall Prepares for Virginia and St Francis Showdown
Marshall University faces Virginia at home on Wednesday with sophomore Jody Sword slated for key duty. Sword earned praise after an 89-84 upset of Western Kentucky, contributing 16 points and nine assists as part of Rivlin’s revamped starting lineup.
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Jody Sword
Marshall University
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Loretto
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Marshall
Western Kentucky
Mickey Syden- Stricker
Bob Burgess
Charley Moore
Larry Williams
Burgess
Moore
Sydenstricker
Handicap Beats Pirie in 10,000 Meter Race
Spain’s Arruiz defeated Gordon Pirie the British distance champion in a 10,000 meter Sunday race by nine seconds after Pirie granted Arruiz a 125 meter handicap.
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Spain
UPI
Chiquito de Arruiz
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Illinois racing season sets wagering and attendance records
The Illinois state racing board reported Sunday that a record high of almost a quarter of a billion dollars was wagered in pari mutuels during the 1961 season. A new attendance record of 3,079,130 was set by seven tracks on 301 racing days.
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UPI
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The Distorted Picture of Kids Fitness
The article warns that children today are taller but not necessarily fitter and urges PTA members to push schools to adopt vigorous daily exercise programs. It asks parents to check if their child’s school has an adequate program and to seek improvements if needed.
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