Nation's Top Grid Teams In Bowl Games
Sports writers preview the New Year bowls spotlighting LSU versus Colorado in the Orange Bowl, Alabama against Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl, Texas versus Mississippi in the Cotton Bowl, and Minnesota facing UCLA in the Rose Bowl. Also noted are Giants versus Packers NFL title game and the Senior Bowl prospects. Mississippi leads in total offense. Minnesota relies on San dy Stephens. Alabama defends with Bear Bryant guiding a stout defense. LSU features three platoons and speedsters Wendell Harris Jones Stovall Campell Wilkins. Colorado seeks late-season form with Hillebrand and Romig anchoring the line.
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Miami
Mississippi
Cbs-Fv
Pasadena
Calif
Minnesota
Ucla
Nbc-Tv
New York Giants
Green Bay Packers
Green Bay
NBC
Texas
Louisiana State
Texas Christian
Jimmy Saxton
Gophers
Washington
Sandy Stephens
Billy Barnes
Uclans
Bob Smith
Mike Haffer
Alabama
Arkansas
Razorbacks
Lance Alworth
Billy Joe Moody
Crimson Tide
Paul
Bear) Bryant
Jone
Tide
Pat Trammell
Mike Fracchia
Louisiana
State
Tigers
Colorado
Evo
LSU
Wendell Harris
Jerry Stovall
Bo Campbell
Ray Wilkins
Detroit Tops Bonnies 77 10 in Motor City Classic
Detroit defeats St Bonaventure 77 to 70 to win the Motor City Classic at Detroit. Debusschere scores 30 total with 28 in the first half. Chickowski adds 14 in the second. DePaul beats Syracuse 66-59 in the consolation game.
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Detroit
University of Detroit
Dave Debusscheve
Frank Chickowski
St. Bonaventure
Bonnie
DePaul
Syracuse
Debusschere
Chickowski
Hass
Ted
Villanova Tops Wichita 17-9 In Sun Bowl
Villanova's bruising defense stifled Wichita's running game and nabbed four interceptions to seal a 17-9 Sun Bowl win in El Paso Texas. Fullback Billy Joe led ground gains with 63 yards and scored on a 19 yard run. Lou Rettino added a two yard score.
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Villanova
Wichita
Wildcats
Wildcat
Mobile
Billy Joe
Joe
Ky Ice
Wichitta
Teu
Shockers
Bill Seigle
Lou Rettino
Sam Gruneisen
Alex Zyskowski
U S Juniors Orange Bowl Tennis Champs
The United States swept the 18 and under division in the Orange Bowl Junior tennis tournament in Miami Beach. Mike Belkin of Miami Beach defeated Geoffrey Pollard of Australia 7 5, 6 4, 7 5 in the singles final to become the youngest winner in 15 years. Belkin teamed with Charles Pasareau of Santurce and Cliff Buchholz of St. Louis to win the doubles 6 3, 6 2 over Pollard and Anthony Roche.
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Miami Beach
Fla
United States
Mike Belkin
Geoffrey Pollard
Australiia
Belkin
U.S
Charles Pasareau
Santurce
Puerto Rico
Cliff Buchholz
St. Louis
Pollard
Anthony Roche
Australia
Bartzen Wins Sugar Bowl Tennis Title
Bernard Tut Bartzen won the Sugar Bowl tennis title at New Orleans, defeating Carlos Fernandez in singles 6-0 6-2 5-7 6-3 to complete a clean sweep, then paired with Frank Froehling to beat Ned Neely and Crawford Henry 6-2 in doubles.
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New Orleans
Bernard
Tut) Bartzen
Carlos Fernandez
Brazil
Frank Froehling
Coral Gables
Fla
Bartzen
Dallas
Tex
Fernandez
New Orleans ‘Country Club
Barizen
Froehling
Ned Neely
Crawford Henry
Atlanta
Illini Triumph Over Colgate In Chicago Showdown
Illinois cruised to an 86-50 victory in Chicago Stadium as four Illini reached double figures. Bob Duffy led Colgate with 18 points while Bill Burwell Jerry Colangelou each had 17 for Illinois. The Illini opened a 38-23 first half edge and never trailed.
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Chicago
Illinois
Colgate
Illini
Clinois
Harry Combes
Bob Duffy
Bill Burwell
Jerry Colangelou
Ilinois
Bil Small
Ilini
Bob Starnes
Dave Downey
Blanda Named AFL Player of the Year by Coaches
George Blanda was named AFL Player of the Year by the league’s head coaches for the 1960 season. He received six of seven possible votes, edging Boston’s Gino Cappelletti and Houston’s Billy Cannon, as the record-setting passer led the offense in Houston’s championship run.
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George Blanda
Touston
Blanda
AFL
Boston
Gino Cappelletti
Houston
Billy Cannon
Major Schools Triumph 31-0 in All-American Bowl
In Tucson Arizona on December 30 the Major schools defeated the nation’s small colleges 31 to 0. Miami Florida end Bill Miller and quarterback Eddie Wilson connected repeatedly to power the win.
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Tucson
Ariz
Eddie Wilson
Bill Miller
Miami
Fla
Packers Meet Giants For NFL Title Today
Packers head into the NFL title game facing the Giants under sunny skies with a kickoff at 1 p.m. Lombardi cites back injuries to fullback Jim Taylor and defensive back John Symank as concerns. Bill Quinlan missed workouts with the flu, while Sherman notes Rianté Wilson connected on 21 passes for 209 yards to boost the team's bowl effort. Miller, named first team All-America, caught 10 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns, with Bakken adding a 27-yard field goal and three conversions.
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Lombardi
Packers
Jim Taylor
John Symank
Taylor
Zalso
Bill Quinlan
Riante 'Ralavait
Wilson
Sherman
Miller
Jim Bakken
Wisconsin
Bakken
Prep Basketball Brackets Display Tight Charleston Action
In Charleston, Oaklands $1 Arcola 46 leads the championship bracket while Decatur Lakeview dominates Neoga 68 to 6 in consolation play. Casey edges Charleston 46 72 in a separate bracket clash with Decatur Lakeview 6 listed in the results.
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Charleston
Oakland
Arcola
Decatur Lakeview
Neoga
Casey
McLeansboro Wins Title In Frantic Holiday Tilt
McLeansboro defeated Metropolis 58-56 after a late rally to claim the championship in a holiday boys basketball game. Carrier Mills took third with an 81-67 win over Eldorado, Norris City beat Ridgway 51-49 for consolation as the crowd of about 1,000 saw Jim Burns spark the comeback with a late three-point play and a key jumper.
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McLeansboro
Metropolis
Carrier Mills
Eldorado
Norris City
Ridgway
Foxes
Jim Burns
Burns
Fina Throu
NBC
Titletown USA
Quint
Karte
Newman
Stafford
Woodward
Urbana
Yarbough
Chrisman
Young Americaj
Chicago Public League
Englewood
Bowen
Lille
DuSable
Carver
Kentucky Powers Past Notre Dame 100 to 53
Kentucky's Nash scores 31 as the sixth ranked Wildcats blitz Notre Dame 100-53 in a sell-out, 16 928 crowd. Kentucky led 47-29 at halftime and stretched to a 32 point margin late, with Nash hitting 12 field goals and 7 free throws.
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Louisville
Grayslake
Kentucky
Flash
McHenry
Lake Forest
Catton Nash
Wildcats
Notre Dame
Nash
Anna Wins One Of Three Games This Week
The Wildcats lost 65 52 to Broden last week. Retterer scored 1 point while Kolstad and Close contributed minor totals.
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Anna
Iat Ney
Wildcats
Brodnan
Kolstad
Retterer
Zeigler Tops Sesser Meet In Prep Basketball Arena
Zeigler dominated the Sesser blind draw prep tournament Friday night beating Royalton 60 47 as Christopher led with a 39 52 third quarter surge to pull away from Sesser. Zeigler trailed early then finished strong with 16 10 14 20 totals and featured players Westermeier and Dotson contributing in a high scoring win. Royalton’s Schablowsky and McDowell led their squad, while Knox and Bennetts paced Zeigler Earl Fitch and Unioso for Royalton? assistant checks.
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Zeigler
Royalton
Sesser
Christopher
Coe
Earl Il
Fitch
Unido
Dial
Westermeier
Morgan
Dotson
Benld Bowler Takes Petersen Classic Lead
Benld bowler Kapamarek led the Petersen Bowling Classic as it opened this month and runs through June 30. Kapamarek posted an eight game total of 1636, with the top prize between 32,100 and 49,000 dollars and total prizes for the top 250 bowlers at 266,000. James Thomas of Dwight, Illinois, placed second with 1578, while Lou Schlafman slipped to third with 1576 after leading two weeks ago.
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Whncage
Bob Kapamarek
Benld
Kapamarek
James Thomas
Dwight, II
Lou Schlafman
Grayslake edges Dundes 75 74 for consolation title
In Ela-Vernon events Steinmetz scored 80 and Wauconda defeated Tuley 53 to claim the Ada portion titles. The meet featured Grayslake and Dundes in a close consolation final while Ela-Vernon dominated the other division with a 36 53 result.
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Grayslake
Dundes
Ela-Vernon
South Stars Triumph Over North 9 7 in Montgomery
South Stars defeat North 9 to 7 in the Blue Gray game at Montgomery. Butch Blume of Rice hit a 37-yard field goal to give the Confederates the lead late in the fourth quarter, ending a three-year skid and extending the series edge to 14 9. North scorers included Dave Sarette of Syracuse and Ron Taylor of Missouri with a Taylor kick, while Bobby Hunt of Auburn scored for the Gray. Injuries to Sarette and Taylor hampered the Northern offense behind Sarette’s initial rally and Easterly’s later mixed signal calls. Attendance was listed around 18 000 to 19 000.
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Montgomery
Ala
Mde
Butch Blume
Rice
Rebels
Blume
LaGrange
Tex
South
Don Fuell
Mississippi Southern
Dave Sarette
Syracuse
Ron Taylor
Missouri
Bobby Hunt
Auburn
Grays
Sarette
Taylor
Yankees
Dick Easterly
Easterly
Gray
Blue
Syrauuse
Gray—Hunt
FG Blume
Herrin Guard Virgil Martin Hurt At Benton Game
Herrin senior basketball guard Virgil Martin dislocated a shoulder in the Benton game at the Centralia holiday tournament and was hospitalized overnight. Coach Dutch Mitchell kept the team home but stayed in Centralia to bring Martin back Saturday. The guard will be sidelined temporarily. Mitchell expects a quick return. Martin previously broke his nose in football but recovered swiftly.
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Herrin
Martin
Virgil Martin
Benton
Centralia
Dutch
Mitchell
Mariin
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