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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1963
Page
3
A playful note from a Thomasville sports writerimagining a Santa Claus for a day. He outlines gifts for high school coaches players and fans including track facilities new cars for coaches and yearround sports coverage. He closes with holiday wishes to friends and a New Year greeting.
New York AP report surveys boxing promoters views on TV blackouts. Promoters Herman Taylor Chris Dundee Archie Litman Sam Silverman weigh TV’s impact on boxing, noting live telecasts, audience interest, and shifting advertiser support as ABC Gillette plan to drop boxing in 1964 looms. If TV fades, fighters depend on draw power with purses from pre TV era levels.
In Chicago the Giants star Y. A. Tittle is likened to Santa Claus for his high scoring season. Del Shofner is his Rudolph as the Giants aim to outpace the Bears in a showdown to claim NFL honors. Chicago’s defense features Petitbon Whitsell McRae and Taylor, who have stopped many big plays.
Coaches of teams that faced both the Bears and Giants split on Sundays NFL title game at Wrigley Field. Two back the Giants one backs the Bears and one sits on the fence. Jack Christiansen of the 49ers notes his club was the only one to beat the Bears.
Georgia adds Jim Pyburn to its football staff effective Feb. 1 as the second high school coach under Vince Dooley joining Doc Ayers. Pyburn is a former Auburn All-America end and Columbus High coach with pro baseball experience.
Souleymane Dialio 154 of Senegal outpoints Don Fullmer 158 of West Jordan Utah in a Paris boxing match. The Associated Press reports Dialio secured the decision over Fullmer in front of a crowd, earning a victory on the scorecards.
Georgia and Georgia Tech expanded their grant in aid lists last week with 13 new football signees. Georgia Tech signed 11 players bringing its total to 32 while Georgia added two bringing its total to 30.
Cincinnati Bearcats, led by Ron Bonham and Wilson with 28 each, fall 72-70 to Kansas State as Ron Krick scores 11 in a clutch late tip-in. Ron Krick, a 6 foot 3 sophomore, had been underused but boosts coach Ed Jucker with a decisive late contribution. Elsewhere Utah, Brigham Young, Yale, Stanford and others posted notable wins.
Christmas Eve found Blue Gray players working in blustery weather as Southerners finished two a day drills while Yankees and Rebels kept lighter sessions. North squads show a bulldozer backfield and strong passing attacks, hinting at favorites.
The AP Top Ten basketball teams head to more than 100 holiday tournaments with Loyola of Chicago leading in Philadelphia, Kentucky facing Loyola of New Orleans in the Sugar Bowl, Michigan UCLA and NYU in the Los Angeles Classic, Vanderbilt vs Memphis State, Davidson vs Penn, Duke vs Auburn, and Oregon State vs LSU in Portland. Loyola holds 20 first place votes, Kentucky 17, Michigan 8. UCLA rises to fourth, Cincinnati slides, Vanderbilt up to sixth, Davidson seventh, Duke eighth, NYU tenth after losses.
Cincinnati beat Kansas State 72 70 while Ohio State edged Houston 79 62. Utah State topped Bradley 95 90 and Utah won 101 72 over New Mexico State. Creighton 92 Nevada 68, Colorado State 82 Wash U 52, Saint Louis 92 Cal State 68.
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