Jerry West Emerges as Lakers New Super Star
West, just a year from West Virginia, steps into Elgin Baylor’s vacancy with the Lakers. He expects tougher defense and a higher role, aiming to raise his scoring and drive the team in a city already embracing pro basketball.
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Army
Lakers
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NEA
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Zeke
West Virginia
Jerry West
California
West
Jerry
Denly
Santa Monica
Don Drysdale
Dodgers
Les Richter
Rams
Mammoth Mountain
Gil Smith
Laker
Oakwood Auto Maintains 1st as Vikings Suffer 7th Loss
Oakwood Auto extended its league lead with a 72 to 59 win over winless Vikings, marking a seventh straight victory. Bill Ward's Construction rose to second with a 63 to 56 win over Combined Insurance while Coca Cola beat Columbia Grill 65 to 60 to tie for third.
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Oakwood Auto
Vikings
Ward
Combined Insurance Co
Coca Cola
Columbia Grill
Babe Riffe
Oakwood
Kyle Phipps
Hill
Radford
Cooper
Combined Insurance
Bell
Turner
Gilbert
DeValliere
Bill Ward
Construction Cerrito
Chandler
Withrow
Ward’s Construction
Coca Cola Millet
Logsdon
Hagamon
Stokes
Garnett
McLaughlin
Tanner
Swann
Pierson
Morris
Ell Collie
Pence
Albaugh
Advance Youth Fitness at PTA Meetings
The President's Council on Youth Fitness urges PTA groups to adopt vigorous physical development programs in schools. It asserts such programs are easy to administer and inexpensive, with proven value in many schools nationwide.
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P.T.A
President's Council On Youth Fitness
Appalachian service plan offers 12 year lifetime replacement
Appalchian service plan promises full replacement of parts and tank and 100 percent guarantee at no extra cost for the life of the purchase agreement up to 12 years. See your Modern Electric Living Dealer or plumber or call Appalachian Power Company.
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Appalachian
Garms and Weber Win All Star Bowling Honors
Dick Weber of St Louis and Shirley Garms of Chicago captured their division titles in the 21st All-Star Tournament in Miami Beach and secured top cash prizes. Weber defeated Roy Lown 619 to 600 to win 15000 with a final burst of six straight strikes, while Garms toppled Joy Abel 647 to 638 to take 5000.
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UPI
Dick Weber
Shirley Garms
Weber
St. Louis
Tex
Lawn
Mrs. Garms
Ed Lubanski
Detroit
Lubanski
Marge Merrick
Columbus
Ohio
Anita Cantaline
Marge
Anita
Unitas Leads West Past East In Pro Bowl Thrill
Johnny Unitas of the Baltimore Colts hurled a desperate 12-yard touchdown pass to John Arnett of the Los Angeles Rams as the West edged the East 31-30 in the 12th Pro Bowl. Jim Martin added the winning conversion after Unitas danced past Andy Robustelli to escape pressure. Brown's 70-yard score for the East had given a brief lead before West defense and late heroics sealed the victory for the West, extending their Pro Bowl lead to eight wins against four for the East.
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LOS Angeles
UPI
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Baltimore Colts
Unitas
Andy Robustelli
New York Giants
John Arnett
Los Angeles Rams
Clevela
Jim Brown
Brown
Chicago Bears
East
Henry Jordan
Green Bay
Dick Night Train Lane
Detroit
Walston
Wilt Chamberlain nets 135 in Wizards win over Bulls
Wilt Chamberlain scored 135 points in a regulation game and broke two NBA records. He led the Philadelphia Warriors to a 135 117 victory over Chicago, setting an NBA mark for most points in a single game.
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United Press International
Wilt Chamberlain
National Basketball Association
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Chicago Pack
College basketball scores from St. John's and others
St John s New York defeated Creighton 72 to 52 while La Salle topped Syracuse 69 53 Duquesne beat Carnegie Tech 73 36 Army defeated Boston College 89 83 at Cornell Harvard 75 Navy 79 Penn State 67 Princeton 82 Brown 59 Niagara 71 St Bonaventure 51 Delaware 75 Rutgers 74 Yale 87 Penn 83 St Joseph s Pennsylvania 65 Wake Forest 63 Holy Cross 55 Assumption 43 South Carolina 62 North Carolina St 56 Duke 84 Maryland 68 Randolph Macon 62 Wash and Lee 57 Richmond 72 Virginia Military Institute 52 Alabama 67 Georgia 55 Louisiana State 73 Tennessee 61 Eastern Kentucky 87 East Tennessee State 68 Georgetown 84 Seton Hall 83 Florida A and M 127 Fort Valley State 64 Florida State 65 Miami Florida 60 Marshall 90 Clemson 75.
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Celtics edge Warriors as Wilt sets Garden record in rout
On Sunday Boston beat the Warriors 154-136 as Wilt Chamberlain poured 62 points, surpassing his own Garden mark of 52. He added 27 field goals and 8 free throws while Sam Jones scored 30 and Bill Russell grabbed 29 rebounds. Other NBA results include the Nationals over the Knicks 141-118 and the Pistons over the Lakers 118-108. Eastern standings show Boston atop with 34 wins, 9 losses.
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Detroit
St. Louis
Roberts Leads Seniors Golf in Bellfair Championship Flight
Chicago businessman John W. Roberts led the 28th annual American Seniors Golf Tournament with a 34 38 72 for one over par in the first qualifying round. Two strokes back trailed defending champion Jack Russell Edward Randall Clyde Haynie as a tight board formed with four in a 75 tie including Dr. John Mercer George Edmundson C T McCarthy and A A Villegas.
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UPI
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N. Y
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Largo
Fla
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Sarasota
Fitchburg
Mass
George Edmundson
Tampa
C. T. McCarthy
Peabody
A. A. Villegas
New Orleans
Hornung Named Pro Athlete of Year
New York United Press International reports Paul Hornung, key to the Packers NFL title run, was named December winner of the Hickok Professional Athlete of the Year award. The belt prize of ten thousand dollars will be awarded January 22 in Rochester, Minnesota.
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UPI
Paul Hornung
Green Bay Packers
Hickok
Rochester
Mies
Idaho Gives Football Coach Walking Papers
Stahley was fired Sunday night as head football coach at the University of Idaho but retained as athletic director. He led Idaho since 1954 with only four wins in the last three seasons and a 2-8 record this year, as regents authorized an immediate search for his successor while keeping him as AD.
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Moscow
Idaho
UPI
J. Neil Skip
Stahley
University of Idaho
Board of Regents
Virdon Signs 1962 Pirates Contract
Bill Virdon nicknamed the quiet man of the Pittsburgh Pirates outfield signed his 1962 contract. He posted a club low four double plays last season and notched his 1,000th major league hit on August 15.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Bill Virdon
Pittsburgh Pirate
Virdon
Steers Clinch Playoff Berth In ABL With Win Over Pipers
The Kansas City Steers defeated the Cleveland Pipers 120 104 to clinch a best of three first half playoff and secure a spot in the final round. Nick Mantis led KC with 25 points and 12 rebounds, while Jack McMahon praised the team after a 35 point third quarter run. Cleveland’s Jack Adams scored 30 and Larry Siegfried 26 in defeat.
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United Press International
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Cleveland Pipers
Kansas City
Cleveland
Pipers
Steers
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St. John’s
N. Y
National Basketball Association
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Nick Mantis
Gene Tormohlen
Mantis
Larry Staverman
Bill Bridges
K. C
NCAA Football Rules Committee Opens Meeting in Miami Beach
The NCAA football rules committee opened its annual three day session at the Monte Carlo Hotel in Miami Beach with plans to reduce player injuries. Chairman Robert R. Neyland was absent due to illness. Coaches push three changes to cut injuries including stricter penalties for piling on and a proposal to eliminate the face mask.
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UPI
Ncaa Football Rules Committee
Monte Carlo
Robert R. Neyland
Jack Curtice
Stanford
Football Coaches Association
Coaches’ Rules Committee
Curtice
Divergent Dissension Among Dormitory Emigrants Emissaries
A troubled scene unfolds as emigrants and emissaries clash over housing and duties within dormitories. Accusations of erroneous leadership and dudgeon flare while the epoch tests equipment, ethics, and the resilience of a divided campus community.
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