Key Men Are Passers In NFL Title Showdown
The Cotton Bowl showdown pits Georgia against SMU with possible rain and field drying. Coaches Landry and Lombardi stress quarterback play as decisive, with Starr Meredith Hayes Reeves and Anderson Grabowski named among key performers. Prize money ranges from $6,000 to $15,000, with a sudden death tiebreaker if needed.
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AFL Title Game in Doubt
An explosive Kansas City offense faces a Buffalo defense in the AFL championship at War Memorial Stadium. Winds 20 to 45 mph may affect Len Dawson's passing and the weather expected near freezing with snow flurries. Bills coach Joe Collier relies on Contain the rush and strong receiving from Debenson Costa and Burnett to upset Kansas City.
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Brazil Drops Martinsville in Martinsville Holiday Invite
Brazil nipped Martinsville 56 to 54 to win the Martinsville Holiday Invitational with Tom Butwin scoring 27 points. Martinsville, Mooresville, and Spencer posted other tourney results as finalists battled through a tight fourth quarter.
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Carmel Tops Greencastle In Local Tournament
Carmel defeated Greencastle 83 to 71 led by Bill Shepherd scoring 36 points. Troyer scored 23 for Greencastle with Jim Craig adding 10 as the Tigers fall to 9-2. Sey mour won the consolation 47-46 over West Lafayette.
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Princeton
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Nobis Named NFL Rookie of the Year by Sporting News
Tommy Nobis of the Atlanta Falcons earned NFL rookie of the year honors as chosen by Sporting News. The award highlights his standout performance as a middle linebacker this season in professional football.
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Turner Clutch Shot Delivers Garfield Columbus Invitational Title
Garfield defeats New Albany 86-84 in the Columbus Invitational final as Mike Turner hits a 20 foot jumper with four seconds left. Turner scores 20, Gillis also 20, Siebenmorgen 19 for Garfield. New Albany led by Hollis 16 and Whitman 15 with five players in double figures. Garfield wins seventh straight and MVP Turner.
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Basketball Scores From Indiana and National Tournaments
Indiana high school tourneys show numerous results with towns like Michigan City Saint Marys Bedford Oolitic Boonville and Columbus and teams such as Fort Wayne Central La Porte Auburn Grant Valley and Mishawaka Marian. National invites list UCLA USC Illinois Georgia Tech Wisconsin Indiana Oregon and other colleges with final scores and consolation outcomes.
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ProFiles S10 Luckwan Bears Eagles Giants AFL NFL Notes
A compact notes column lists Luckwan of the Bears and Burk of the Eagles plus Tittle of the Giants and Blauda of Houston linked to AFL NFL histories. It mentions 1943 1954 1962 era associations and team ties in a brief memory jog.
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Wilt Shows How It's Done In Fort Wayne Victory
Wilt Chamberlain and teammates Billy Cunningham and Chet Walker each scored 23 as the Philadelphia 76ers routed Detroit 137-113 in Fort Wayne. Chamberlain hit 8 of 13, Cunningham 11 of 16, Walker 0 of 13, pacing the 35th win of the season.
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Indiana routs Oregon for third in Far West Classic
Indiana jumped to a 28 point first half lead and beat Oregon 102 to 64 in Portland. Vern Payne scored 22 and Butch Joyner 18 as Indiana shared the scoring. Nick Jones led Oregon with 23.
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Bruins Cruise to 107 83 Victory in Los Angeles Classic
UCLA the No. 1 team opened with a 14 0 run and crushed USC 107 83 to win the Los Angeles Basketball Classic. Lew Alcindor led scorers with 25 points while Lu cius Allen 20 Mike Warren 14 Lynn Shackelford 12 and Jim Nielsen 10 aided the rout. UCLA built a 64 39 half time lead as coach John Wooden rotated players and praised outside shooting.
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Butler Falls to Cornell in Indianapolis thriller
Cornell defeated Butler 69-64 at Butler Fieldhouse. Butler led 41-35 at halftime and 50-43 with 13 minutes left before Cornell tied 60-60 and pulled away. Walt Esdaile scored 23 for Cornell while Doug Wininger led Butler with 17 points.
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Odds Drop On Ga Tech as Injuries Loom in Orange Bowl
Georgia Tech, favored to beat Florida in the Orange Bowl, faces injury concerns as key players may see limited action. Coach Bobby Dodd reports two days of practice offer little encouragement. Linebacker Billy Schroer knee issue and defensive end Tomm Carlisle ankle limp raise doubts, while tailback Jimmy Brown may not play. The Rochester Red Wings clinched the International League pennant on the season's final day.
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Maryland names Bob Ward as five year Maryland coach
Maryland hires Bob Ward for five years at 20000 dollars a year to revive the football program. Ward, a 39 year old former Army head coach and Maryland All American guard, says returning to Maryland has been his lifelong dream and he rejected other offers. University president Wilson H Elkins touts Ward as trustworthy and capable of building a strong program.
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