Texas Wins Cotton Bowl Seat in 13-3 Comeback
Texas clinches Southwest Conference title with a 13-3 rally over Texas A&M to secure a Cotton Bowl host berth. Arkansas accepts Sugar Bowl bid after a 10-3 loss to Alabama, while Miami seeks Gator/Gotham bids depending on Northwestern results.
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WSAZ-TV To Carry WVU Ohio State Tilt
WTRF TV Wheeling will originate the telecast of the West Virginia vs Ohio State basketball game on Saturday December 8 at 8 30 p m. The game will be shown on a four station West Virginia network including WBOY TV Clarksburg WSAZ TV Huntington and WTAP TV Parkersburg in addition to WTRF TV. Attendance listed as 5000.
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Wills Tops Mays for National League MVP in 1962
Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers wins the NL MVP with 209 points, edging Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants who trail at 202. Wills’ 104 stolen bases, a new all time record, define a quick season led by speed over power and include a strong 165 games played with a .299 average and 48 RBIs. Mays belts 49 homers and 141 RBIs while hitting .304, Davis leads in batting and RBIs, and Robinson posts solid numbers as a contender.
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105th Steal Seals Wills MVP Handoff
Maury Wills swiped his 105th base to break the all time steal record and win the National League MVP race over Willie Mays by 209 to 202 in a dramatic ballots outcome. The Dodgers star edged Mays despite Mays leading in home runs runs and total bases, while Wills led in steals and left field heroics. The season highlighted Wills as central to Los Angeles pennant hopes even as debate framed Koufax’s injury and Giants’ playoff push.
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St Francis de Sales Opens Basketball Campaign With Doubleheader
St Francis de Sales Catholic School opens its basketball season with a Saturday doubleheader at the Recreation Building. The fifth and sixth graders play at 6 30 p m and the eighth graders take the spotlight at about 8 p m. Coaches Quinn Barbera and Joe Rodriguez lead the teams.
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Beckley Becks Concord In West Virginia Tech Warmup Tourney
West Virginia Tech hosts the 1962-63 warmup tourney at Montgomery with Tech short center Art Shelton out due to eye injury. Beckley College and Concord College bring veteran lineups as Alderson-Broaddus and Beckley prep for regular season games starting next week.
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Lakers Tie for West Lead With 134 110 Win Over Royals
Los Angeles cruised past Cincinnati 134-110 at the Sports Arena to stay tied for the Western Division lead with the St. Louis Hawks, who beat Detroit 106-91. Elgin Baylor scored 33 and Jerry West 31 for the Lakers, while Oscar Robertson led the Royals with 21. Bailey Howell had 23 for Detroit and Bob Pettit 31 for St. Louis. Syracuse topped Boston 130-130 in Philadelphia as Lee Shaffer poured in 30 for the Nationals.
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