Baseball winter meetings brew talk and bets at Maria Isabel Hotel
At Mexico City near the Maria Isabel Hotel, major league managers mingle during winter meetings. Tim Lemon, Bill Rigney, Grady Hatton and others trade quips about trades, cigars, golf scores, and hotel life as trades loom.
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Mexico City
Maria Isabel
Tim Lemon
Senators
Bill Rigney
Angels
Grady Hatton
Astros
Jim
Hatton
Rigney
Mayo Smith
Tigers
Hank
Hank Bauer
Orioles
East Carolinan Player of the Year Led SC Football Honors
East Carolina sophomore full back Butch Colson won the Southern Conference Football Player of the Year. He set a SC rushing record with 1,135 yards and edged Adin Brown of William and Mary by one vote. Brown made the All-Conference team for the second straight year.
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Richmond, W
UPI
Butch Colson
East Carolina
Colson
William and Mary
Adin Brown
Bruiser
Elizabeth City
N. C
Pirates
George Gay
Carl Crennel
West Virginia
Furman
Clyde Howell
Jimmy Poole
Davidson
Virginia Military
Bob Habasevich
Neal Hughes
Brown
el Paso
Tex
Tribe
Browns Giants Clash Shaping NFC East Title Race
The Browns visit the Giants in a pivotal NFL showdown that could decide the Century Division. Tarkenton and Kelly pace both teams as New York seeks revenge for last season while Cleveland eyes a near clinch with two games left.
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Joe Gergen Upi
Cleveland Browns
New York Giants
Giants
Cleveland
New York
St. Louis
Browns
Philadelphia Eagles
Detroit
Fran Tarkenton
Leroy Kelly
Fran
Sonny Jurgensen
Washington
Kelly
NFL
Tarkenton
Cards
New Orleans
Baltimore
Dallas
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Green Bay
Minnesota
Chicago
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Jim Hart
Saints
Wood Wins TD Club Award For Bluefield Halfback
Bluefield halfback Pete Wood named the states outstanding high school football player of the year by the Morgantown Touchdown Club. He will receive the annual award at the football banquet tonight at Hotel Morgan, with Tennyson Guyer of Findlay as program head and William C. Campbell as master of ceremonies.
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Pete Wood
Bluefield
Morgantown
Sador
William C. Campbell
Huntington
Jim Carlen
West Virginia
Carlen
WVU
Valley High Pioneers Eye Rebuilding Basketball Season
Valley High of Masontown previews a lean roster with one returning starter, Larry Shaffer, as third year coach Woody Shahan seeks improvement. Key players include Ralph Menear, Mark Bjorkman, Don Cale, and seniors Elbe, Dixon, Michette, and Boylan, with Dec 4 Alumni game on the schedule and a string of early-season dates planned through Feb. 23.
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Masontown Valley High
Pioneers
Preston County
Woody Shahan
Larry Shaffer
Shahan
Shaffer
Ralph Menear
Mark Bjorkman
Don Cale
David Elbe
Gary Dixon
Jim Michette
Bob Boylan
Ron Witt
Jim Farkas
Tom Wolfe
Steve Powroznik
Terry McCrobie
Menear
Bjorkman
Cale
Rowlesburg
Kingwood S
Farmington
St Parsons
Newburg
Terra Alto
Bruceton
St. Francis
Aurora
Tunnelton
Kingwood
Fellowsville
University
Terra Alta
Parsons
Allora
Wat University
Simpson Edges Beban For Coast Back of the Year
O J Simpson won the Pacific Coast Back of the Year award at 10-9 over Heisman winner Gary Beban. Simpson’s 64 yard TD run helped USC beat UCLA 21-20 and secure a Rose Bowl bid. Jim Smith of Oregon was Defensive Back of the Year with 13 votes and Ron Yary of USC led defensive linemen with 11.
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San Francisco
UPI
O. J. Simpson
Gary Beban
Southern California
Trojans
UCLA
Beban
Bruins
Jim (Yazoo) Smith
Oregon
USC
Ron Yary
Ole Miss Beats Mississippi State 10-3 in Rainy Classic
Mississippi Rebels defeat Bulldogs 10-3 as Bruce Newell throws a second quarter TD to Mac Haik and Van Brown adds a 38 yard field goal. Rain drenched field and tornado alert framed the afternoon with all scoring in the first half.
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Starkville, Miss
UPI
Bruce Newell
van Brown
Mississippi Rebels
Mississippi State
Rebels
Brown
Newell
Mac Haik
Haik
Mississippi
Miss. State
Miss
Newell Brown
M.st
Neill Saandenee
Kentucky Rout Michigan In Debut At New Arena
Kentucky defeats Michigan 96 to 79 in the opening game at the University Events Building. Sophomores Mike Casey and Dan Issel led the Wildcats with 28 and 18 points while Rudy Tomjanovich scored 17 for Michigan.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
UPI
Baron Rupp
Kentucky Wildcats
Cazzie
Castle
Michigan
Rupp
Mike Casey
Dan Issel
Rudy Tomjanovich
Bob Sullivan
Cazzie Russell
Tennessee Clinches SEC Title With 41 14 Rout Of Vanderbilt
Tennessee secures its first SEC championship in 11 years with a rain drenched 41 14 victory over Vanderbilt. Walter Chadwick scores twice along with Fulton Wyche and Patterson, while Vanderbilt’s John Walpur and Lee Noel add scores. Dewey Warren totals over 1 000 yards in season with 132 passing yards in this game.
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Knoxville
Vols
Oklahoma
Miami
Walter Chadwick
Charley Fulton
Bubba Wyche
Bob Patterson
Karl Kremser
John Walpur
Vanderbilt
Roger May
Lee Noel
Commodores
Dewey Warren
Tennessee
Bob Goodridge
John Ingram
Kentucky
Michigan
Scott
Tenn
Chadwick
Kremser
Casey
Tominoch
Fulton
Jaroc
McClellan
Isse
Stewart
Issel
Evenger
Berger
Argenton
Pratt
Porter
Penne Ee
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New York Times News Service
Bauer
Bill Robinson
Yankees
Moe Drabowsky
Ralph
Ralph Houk
The
Houk
Clyde Klutzz
Chase Hotel
Gene Mauch
Phils
Yankee
St. Pete
Cardinal
Casey Stengel
George Weiss
Phil Rizzuto
Herman
Herman Franks
Franks
Alvin Dark
Indians
Dark
Mauch
Crosby
Cal Ermer Here
Dean Chance
Cal
Tony Oliva
Hank Soar
Elmer
Rauer
East Carolinan
Andy Bros. Tire Center
Walnut ST
Serro Scotty
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Serro Scotty Hi-Lander
Fairmont Ave
Fairmont
W. VA
Over Gravely Tractors, Inc
WOUR
Scotty Deale
New Lieberling
Blackwall
Stake Innes
Wood
Club
Bob Prince
Mountaineer
John Russell
Russell
Billy Campbell
Valley High
Ole Miss
Vandy
Dempsey
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