Patterson McNeeley Title Fight Set For Monday Night
Floyd Patterson defends his heavyweight crown against Tom McNeeley at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto with a 10 to 1 favorite status. The undercard features Sonny Liston versus Albert Westphal in Philadelphia, broadcast to hundreds of venues across North America via closed circuit. Patterson seeks his 9th title fight knockout victory, while McNeeley, a 23-0-0 pro with 18 KOs, aims for an upset after banking heavy guarantees and an escrow-backed return if needed.
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Tom McNeeley Jr
New York
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Philadelphia
Convention Hall
Canada
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Michigan State
Ring Magazin
NBA
Peter Fuller
Tom
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Raw
Archie Moore
Ingemar’ Johansson
Inge
Murphysboro Bowling League Results Mixed Across Teams
Murphysboro Men's Thursday League reports team high series for Cities Service and A W Root Beer, with A W Root Beer leading in high game. Danbury sisters set the world doubles record in women’s bowling, while senior league standings show multiple teams competing for top series and game scores. Individual leaders include J Brown and A Dobbs, with notable performances across Murphy Bowl and Norge Mavericks.
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Telephone. Co
Grob Chevrolet
Murphy
Cities
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Root Beer
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Wards Transfer
Danbury, Conn
Danbury
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Nancy
Warwick
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Forrmer
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Patsy Stroessner
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Hellengs & Sons
Martyn Furniture
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Security Bank
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Cripps's
Yates brothers bag big Union County bucks in Ware check
Gene Yates of Elkville Gordon Yates of Cobden and Frank Yates of Carbonale firemen harvested three bucks at the Union county check point in Ware Gene needed five minutes to kill an 11 point buck the biggest reported Gordon took an eight point buck and Frank a six point buck hunting time a little over three hours
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Union County
Ware
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Frank
Rice Defeats Baylor and Accepts Bluebonnet Bid
Butch Blume won the Southwest Conference scoring title with 20 points as Rice beat Baylor 26-14 to finish the regular season 7-3 and earn a Bluebonnet Bowl berth against Kansas on December 16. Kansas had accepted its bid earlier in the week. Blume scored on a 50 yard run and a 4 yard run, plus field goals of 27 and 33 yards, and added two conversions.
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Rice
Baylor
Kansas
Blime
Blume
Texas
Jerry Cook
James Saxton
Herrin Commercial Bowling Standings
Miami Beach, Fla. Dec. 2 AP reports the Major Leagues adopt the new bonus rule and approve the second All-Star game for 1962 at a joint meeting. Team standings list Dr. Pepper 308 Bank of Herrin 300, 7-Up to. High series Dr. Pepper 3012. individual high game Johnson 287. other top scorers include ISM Co 2997, Kirk's Texaco 2986.
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Ace Music
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Texaco
Eanai
Miami Beach
Fla
American Legion
Gentry Insurance
Busch Bavarian
Webb Motors jg _ga
IGA
ISM Co
Kirk
Second All Star Game Set for Wrigley Field
The 1982 All Star schedule includes a second game at Wrigley Field in Chicago on July 30, while the dream game moves to July 10 at Washington's new stadium. Indications point to this being the last season with two such games in one year as the majors approve 850000 for player development gifts ranging from 2000 to 20000 across minors divisions.
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Wrigley Field
Chicago
Washington
New
iMURPHYSBORO MEN'S WEDNESDAY LEAGUE SUMMARY
Results show Pepsi Cola 3418 versus Voorhees Aluminum 32 20 and Marshall's A. G. at 20 Jack's Gulf Service 284% 26%. Team highs: Jack's Gulf Service 2,670 Russell's Barber Shop 2,661 Voorhees Aluminum 2,660. Individual highs: R. Dobbs 549 Voorhees Aluminum and P. Huffman 559, L. Russell 637. High games: C. Dobbs 234 Russell's Barber Shop 234, H. Zigler 205 Pepsi Cola 205.
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Russell’s Barber Shop
R. Dobbs
P. Huffman
Selmier
L. Russell
Russell's
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C. Dobbs
H. Zigler
P. Hutman
Solmier Peerless
Deer Kills Rise in Jackson Williamson Area
In Jackson Williamson county reports a busy deer hunting period with seventy nine deer taken over two days near Murphys and Ed Bean noting above average yields. A notable buck weighed 168 pounds field dressed, with an overall five day average around 100 pounds. The smallest buck weighed 33 pounds, and most kills occurred in Grand Tower Sand Ridge and Makanda Townships.
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Murphys
EDEO
Rosalyy Bean
Grand Tower
Sand Ridge
Makanda
Williamson Reports Big First Day Kill
William son County checkpoint records seventy six deer checked Friday at the Don Smith Texaco Service Station on Court Street with four more brought in by 9 am Saturday. Officials expect the weekend total to exceed 1960 figures as hunters are thick. The largest kill was a four point buck weighing 215 pounds, killed at 7:15 am Friday by Kenneth Sassell of De Soto.
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Williamson County
Don Smith Fexaca
S. Court St
Kenneth Sassell
de Soto
Georgia Tech Beats Georgia in Gator Bowl bid clinch
Georgia Tech defeated Georgia 22 to 7 at Atlanta as Tech clinched a Gator Bowl bid. The Yellow Jackets relied on strong rushing and a decisive ground attack while Georgia struggled in the air. A record crowd watched Tech snap a four-season drought against its rival and move to 7-3 before the bowl date in Jacksonville.
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Tech
Yellow Jackets
Minnesota
UCLA
Uclans
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Illlmois
Billy Knowles
Michigan
Frich
Michigan State
Jacksonville
Penn State
Grant Field
Miami Beats Florida 15-6 in Liberty Bowl Bid Race
Miami survives a rugged Florida game to win 15-6 as Mira-Miller connection breaks through after halftime. Nick Spinelli catches a 40 yard pass to set up the go ahead score and Miami improves to 7-3, securing a stronger claim for a Liberty Bowl bid while Syracuse looms later.
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Gainesville
Fla
Miami
Mira
Miller
Nicky Spinelli
Syracuse
Hurricanes
Minnesota Picked For Rose Bowl Return Amid Conference Tensions
Minnesota, with a 7-1-0 record, heads to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl, keeping the Big Ten in a diplomatic push with the Big Five. The selection comes after a complex history of renewals and rejections, including prior debates over eligibility and the 1947 pact.
Tennessee Wallops Vanderbilt 41 to 7 in Knoxville
Tennessee sophomore tailback Mallon Faircloth ran for two touchdowns to lift the Vols to a 41 7 victory over Vanderbilt in Knoxville. The win, giving Tennessee a 6 4 record, assured at least a tie for fourth in the SEC while Vanderbilt dropped to eighth straight loss, a 71 year record. Faircloth added a 65 yard TD run and another for 44 yards.
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Tennessee
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Phillies acquire Torre from Vancouver in cash deal
Miami Beach Florida December 2 AP the Philadelphia Phillies acquired first baseman Frank Torre from Vancouver of the Pacific Coast League in a straight cash deal Torre a left handed hitter spent several years with the Milwaukee Braves before joining Vancouver in 1960 he batted .307 with 13 home runs and 63 RBI last season
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Torre
Braves
Miami Beach
Fla
Philadelphia Phillies
Frank Torre
Vancouver
Milwaukee Braves
Duke Passing Crushes Irish in ACC Title Bid
Duke rallied from an early Notre Dame lead to rout the Fighting Irish 37 13 before 35000 spectators. Walt Rappold and Gil Garner threw two TD passes each as Duke totaled 261 passing yards and 490 overall. Duke clinched the ACC crown and finished 9 3 while Notre Dame ended 5 5.
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Notre Dame
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Walt Rappold
Gil Garner
Blue Devils
Angelo Cabiera
New Era Dairy League Bowling Highlights And Standings
The Trojans lead in a capably contested New Era Dairy League with Sparemakers Wye, Vikings, Aces, and Knights close behind. Team high series includes Aces 2529 and Vikings 2270 while individual top scores feature Robert Partlow 571 and Bill Troutt 498. Partlow also posts top game 195 alongside Troutt 182 and Partlow 172.
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Aces
Robert Partlow
Bill Troutt
Mike Engli
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Troutt
Buffalo lands Davis in AFL draft controversy
Buffalo selected Heisman winner Ernie Davis of Syracuse with the top pick amid a fiery dispute with New York over a so called secret draft. Commissioner Joe Foss voided the move, Wismer vowed to pay to acquire Davis, and the feud loomed as teams settled 25 rounds of selections across college stars led by Purdue, Michigan, Ohio State, and Northwestern players.
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American Football League
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Ernie Davis
Syracuse
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Joe Foss
Harry Wismer
Wismer
Foss
Steve Leno
Bufffalo
Illinois
Oakland
Pat
Tom Hall
Minnesota
Sandy Stephens
Fate Echols
Northwestern
George Mans
Michigan
Wilburn Hollis
Jawa
Judee Dickson
Ron Hatcher
Michigan State
John Counts
Ilinois
Boston
Leroy Jackson
Western
Sherwyn Thorson
John Schopf
Benny McRae
Scott Maenz
Houston
Larry Onesti
Bill van Buren
Town
Boyd Melvin
San Diego
Bob Ferguson
Ohio State
Charles Bryant
Ron Hermann
Bradley
Weber Wins Chicago Prep Bowl 14-12 at Soldier Field
Weber defeats Lane Tech 14-12 to capture the 28th Prep Bowl championship as the Catholic League champions, with Public League runner-up. Proceeds benefit the Youth Foundation Fund aiding 310 Chicago area high school scholarships. Crowd reached 93,750 at Soldier Field.
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Chicago
Soldier Feld
Lane Tech
Richard J. Daley
Youth Foundation
Public League
Soldier Field
Bill de Correvont
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