AFL Fight Between Foss and Wismer Heats Up
New York Titans owner Harry Wismer and AFL Commissioner Joe Foss clash over the premature player draft and leadership. Wismer demands Foss’s ouster while vowing to pursue all legal options. Foss frontally accuses Wismer of trying to seize control as Titans beat Buffalo 21 14 at the Polo Grounds.
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UPI
National Football League
American Football League
Joe Foss
New York Titans
Harry Wismer
Wismer
Foss
AFL
Ernie Davis
Syracuse University
Titans
Buffalo Bills
Polo Grounds
Sioux Falls
S.D
Fresno State Upsets Bowling Green In Mercy Bowl Showdown
Fresno State College defeated Bowling Green University 36 points to earn a West redemption in the Mercy Bowl at the Los Angeles Coliseum before 33 145 fans. Sophomore Beau Carter connected with Jan Barrett for most of the yards and two touchdowns while backup John Anabo added passes, boosting Fresno State's passing attack. Barrett and Carter named players of the game for the passing combo, Carter also leading the team in rushing with two touchdowns.
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LOS Angeles
UPI
Fresno State College
Bowling Green University
Fresno State Bulldogs
Cal Poly
Beau Carter
Jan Barrett
John Anabo
Fresno
Cecil Coleman
Doug Perry
Bowling Green
Falcons
Perry
Carter
Anabo
Barrett
3 New Teams on WVU's '62 Grid Schedule
West Virginia will add Oregon State William and Mary and The Citadel to its 1962 football slate replacing Army Indiana and Richmond. The Mountaineers finished 4 6 this season with six seniors set to depart and list a schedule including Vanderbilt VPI Boston University Pitt George Washington Oregon State William and Mary Penn State Citadel and Syracuse.
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Morgantown
W. Va
UPI
Oregon State
William & Mary
Citadel
West Virginia
Red Brown
Army
Indiana
Richmond
Mountaineers
Bill Winter
Dick Struck
Vanderbilt
VPI
Boston U
Pitt
George Washington
Penn State
Syracuse
Wesleyan Wins WVC Bowl Tilt
Wesleyan defeated Salem 12-0 in muddy conditions to clinch the West Virginia Conference crown. Sonny Tenney returned a 65 yard punt in the third quarter and Jim Hawkins capped a 49 yard drive with a final play TD. Hawkins named most valuable player as Salem twice reached Wesleyan’s 20 but failed to score.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Wesleyan
Salem
West Virginia
Sonny Tenney
Jim Hawkins
Bobcats
Hawkins
Stoudt Shines As Spiders Win
Earl Stoudt led Richmond with 26 points and four touchdowns in a 36-18 victory over William and Mary. The 5-9, 173-pound back set a school single season rushing record with 704 yards, while teammate Mel Rideout connected for 23 yards to John Hilton for another Richmond TD. William and Mary tallied two early scores but Richmond secured second place in the Southern Conference with the win.
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Richmond
UPI
Earl Stoudt
Union
Stoudt
William and Mary
Mel Rideout
John Hilton
David Ames
West Virginia
Ted Anderson
Spiders
Roger Hale
Charlie Weaver
Hale
Dan Henning
Henning
Weaver
Notre Dame May Sever Relations With Orange
Notre Dame considers ending athletic ties with Syracuse University over the disputed 17-15 football game while maintaining it did not concede the outcome. Notre Dame officials dispute any plan to concede and stress the team won under the rules, with potential severance starting with canceled relations if needed.
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Notre Dame
Orange
South Bend
Ind
UPI
Syracuse University
Syracuse
Theodore Hesburgh
Hesburgh
Washington, D.C
William P. Tolley
Father Hesburgh
Cancella
Disputed Notre Dame Field Goal Call Sparks Grid Iron Clash
In Syracuse Tolley declined comment on a Notre Dame dispute over a last second field goal. Joe Perkowski kicked from the 31 yard line after a roughing the kicker penalty extended play, giving Notre Dame a 17-15 win. ECAC and Big Ten ruled Notre Dame not entitled to the extra play citing rule interpretation issues.
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Syracuse
Tolley
Notre Dame
Joe Perkowski
Walt Sweeney
Perkowski
Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Big Ten
ECAC
VMI Muddy Victory Over VPI In Thanks giving Day Classic
VMI capitalized on a wet field to upset arch rival Virginia Tech 6-0 at Roanoke. Quarterback Bobby Mitchell led a 14 play drive capped by Ken Reeder and Stinson Jones in the end zone after a 49 yard march, as Tech offense was stifled by the Keydet defense.
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Yankee Stadium
Previte
New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
Y. A. Tittle
Erich Barnes
Jim Patton
Roanoke
Vpi
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Tech
Keydet
Bobby Mitchell
Mitchell
Tech
Ken Reeder
Stinson Jones
Warren Price
VMI
Buddy Weihe
Rangers regain top spot with late goal over Bruins
Doug Harvey scored a long shot with 18 seconds left to lift the New York Rangers to a 4-3 victory over Boston, keeping them one point ahead of the Montreal Canadiens who beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-3. Red Kelly notched a hat trick as the Maple Leafs beat the Black Hawks 5-2. Providence’s George Ranieri struck with 63 seconds left to force a 4-3 win over Buffalo in Providence, preventing Buffalo from tying for Western lead.
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Doug Harvey
Harvey
Broadway Blueshirts
Rangers
Bruins
Boston
Montreal Canadiens
Detroit Red Wings
Montreal
Red Kelly
Toronto Maple Leafs
The
Chicago
George Ranieri
Providence
Buffalo Bisons
Ranieri
Buffalo
Bisons
Cleveland
Rochester
Three Tied For Golf Lead At Mobile Open
Gay Brewer Jr Leo Biagetti and Ken Still led the Mobile Sertoma PGA Open after a 69 first round in windy conditions. Julius Boros George Knudson Tom Nieporte and Johnny Pott were one stroke back at 70, with Arnold Palmer three behind the leaders and eight players at par 72.
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Mobile
Ala
UPI
Gay Brewer Jr
Leo Biagetti
Ken
Brewer
Biagetti
Julius Boros
Mid Pines
N.C
George Knudson
Winnipeg
Canada
Tom Nieporte
Bronxville
N.Y
Johnny Pott
Shreveport
Arnold Palmer
Texas Romps Over A&M to Clinch Cotton Bowl Berth
Texas routed Texas A&M 25-0 to clinch a Cotton Bowl berth as the NCAA post season race heated up. Arkansas looms as a SWC rival with a 17 point Saturday test that could force a title tie. Other top games feature UCLA vs USC, Rutgers vs Columbia, and Minnesota vs Wisconsin with conference crowns and Rose Bowl implications.
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A&m
Texas Longhorns
Miami
Fla
Hurricanes
Northwestern
Big Ten Wildcats
Texas A&m
Longhorns
Texas Tech
Razorbacks
Arkansas
UCLA
Rutgers
Columbia
Dartmouth
Yale
Princeton
Harvard
Minnesota
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Michigan
Colorado
Kansas
Buffaloes
Iowa State
Jayhawkers
Missouri
Baylor West Top Scorers as Lakers Triumph in St Louis
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the St. Louis Hawks 122-114 after building a 70-53 lead. Elgin Baylor scored 40 and Jerry West 25 for the Lakers, while Bob Pettitt led St. Louis with 26 and Clyde Lovellette added 24. A Kiel Auditorium first-half record saw 36 assists.
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Hawks
Bob Pettitt
Clyde Lovellette
Kiel Auditorium
St. Louis
Los Angeles
GFPT
Hawkins
Baylor Selvy
West
Handley
Krebs
LaRussa
Yates
S Louis
Ferrari
Lovellette
Pettit
Hagan
Cable
Hill
LaCour
Celtics Take 4 1 2 Game Lead In East Race
Boston surged past Philadelphia 119 106 to widen its division lead to four and a half games while Los Angeles built a five and a half game margin in the West with a 122 114 win over St Louis. Elgin Baylor scored 40 for the Lakers and Jerry West added 25. Wilt Chamberlain had 31 for Golden State as Heinsohn led Boston with 31 and the Celtics rallied from a halftime deficit.
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Philadelphia
Syracuse
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
St. Louis
United Press International
National Basketball Association
NBA
Los Angeles Lakers
Syracuse Nationals
Cincinn Royals
Rochester
N.Y
Lakers
Elgin Baylor
Jerry West
Bob Pettit
Hawks
Celtics
Warriors
Wilt Chamberlain
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Commerce Dept to report on ski areas starting Dec. 14
West Virginia Commerce Department will distribute weekly ski area reports beginning December 14. Travel Division Director Robert Bowers said the updates will cover Weiss Knob and Cabin Mountain in Tucker County Bald Knob near Beckley Cooper's Rock State Park in Monongalia County and Oglebay Park in Wheeling.
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W. Va
UPI
West Virginia Commerce Department
Travel Division
Robert Bowers
Weiss Knob
Cabin Mountain
Tucker County
Bald Knob
Beckley
Cooper’s Rock State Park
Monongalia County
Oglebay Park
Wheeling
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