Area high school hoops glimpse for 1964 season
Thomasville Bulldogs Central Jackets Cairo Syrupmakers Bainbridge Attapulgus Pelham Brooks County Whigham Climax West Bainbridge preview 1963 records and 1964 prospects with key players noted and Friday night games highlighted.
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Jackets
Whigham
Indians
Bainbridge
Pelham
Hugh Oliver
Mike Pilkinton
Larry Miller
Jamie Murphy
Bobby Gunter
Clarke Seeks Festive Runs In American Indoor Circuit
Ron Clarke, Australian distance star and world record holder at 10,000 meters and six miles, eagerly anticipates the American indoor campaign starting with the Los Angeles Times meet on Feb. 8. He says competition thrills him more than medals, and after setting new records in Melbourne he plans to push for faster times in next meets.
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Melbourne
Australia
Ron Clarke
United States
Rome
Clarke
Emil Zatopek
Olympic Park
Prep Cage Periscope Friday and Saturday Schedule
High school basketball schedule lists Friday games Thomasville at Lowndes, Doeran at Central Seminole, County at Cairo. Saturday matchups include Brooks at Thomasville and Whigham at Climax.
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Thomasville
Lowndes Co
Doeran
Seminole County
Cairo
Wildcats Reach Sugar Bowl Final With 86 64 Win
Kentucky defeated Loyola of New Orleans 86 64 to reach the Sugar Bowl final where they will face Duke, which beat Auburn 84 67. Cotton Nash led Kentucky with 28 points as Duke erased a nine point halftime deficit. Auburn and Loyola meet in the consolation game. Seattle beat LSU 92 84 to advance in the Far West Classic. Navy beat Georgia 87 52 in a non tournament game.
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Kentucky
Loyola
New Orleans
Duke
Auburn
Louisiana State
Seattle
Navy
Georgia
Cotton Nash
Wildcats
Jeff Mullins
Nash Player of Week named by Atlanta Constitution
Kentucky star Cotton Nash earns SEC Basketball Player of the Week after a 33 point game against Notre Dame helping Kentucky to a 101-81 win. Coach Adolph Rupp praises the selection.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Constitution
Kentucky
Cotton Nash
Notre Dame
Nash
Adolph Rupp
Looney Looms As Power Back In Giant Plans
New York Giants vice president Wellington Mara weighs Joe Don Looney as a potential power back for 1964 after drafting the Oklahoma star. Coach Sherman notes a need for a stronger backfield while evaluating existing backs Alex Webster Joe Morrison and Frank Gifford for roles.
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Looney
Giant
NEW York
New York Giants
Joe Don Looney
Oklahoma
Wellington Mara
Giants
Mara
Alex Webster
Joe Morrison
Webster
Joe
Morrison
Frank Gifford
Giff
Sherman
Y. A. Tittle
Phil King
Kentucky Leads AP Poll With 24 First-Place Votes
The Kentucky Wildcats top the AP college basketball rankings with 354 points and 24 first place votes after an 101-81 win over Notre Dame. Loyola falls to third as UCLA holds second. Cincinnati rises to fourth behind wins over Kansas State and Tulsa.
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Ben Olan
Associated Press
Kentucky Wildcats
Loyola of Chicago Today
Wildcats
Notre Dame
Georgetown
D.C
Loyola
Philadelphia
Quaker City
UCLA
Bruins
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Kansas State
Tulsa
Bearcats
Michigan
Wolverines
Vanderbilt
Davidson
Oregon State
Duke
Villanova
Tokyo bout ends in KO at 136 pounds
Teruo Kosaka of Japan knocked out Buen Absen tia of the Philippines in the 5th round. Kosaka improves to a decisive win as Absen tia falls in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Teruo Kosaka
Japan
Buen Absentia
Philippines
Jackets H
Navy defeats Georgia 57 52 in Atlanta in a slow game at the Tech coliseum Navy tops Georgia 57 52 to complete the weekend series Navy led by 18 points by John Mahoney Pitts leads Georgia with 23 points Rade scores 11 for Georgia as both teams struggle from the field
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Georgia
Navy
John Mahoney
Middies
Mahoney
Jimmy Pitts
Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Georgia Bulldogs
Tech
Billy Rade
Bulldogs
Staubach tops AP voters as most spectacular one game
Navy quarterback Roger Staubach earned 15 of 63 votes as the season’s most spectacular one game performance. Other top picks included Georgia’s Larry Rakestraw, Minnesota’s George Bork, Oregon State’s Verne Burke, and Billy Lothridge of Duke, with various standout showings across the fall schedule.
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Associated Press
Joly Roger Staubach
Navy
Staubach
Rakestraw
Miami
Bork
Lothridge
Sherman Lewis
Michigan State
Northwestern
Burke
Fred Mazeruk
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Navy Fullback Donnelly Hurt Halting Cotton Bowl Showdown
Navy faces Texas in the Cotton Bowl with star fullback Pat Donnelly sidelined by a left hamstring injury. Coach Wayne Hardin said Donnelly will start if able, but his condition remains uncertain as Navy aims to upset the No. 1 ranked Longhorns in New Year’s Day clashes featuring top teams and five All-America players.
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Brooks County
Worth County
Valdosta
Cats
George Eanes
West Bainbridge
Lynwood Mack
Stan Kirkland
Miller County
Atlanta Journal
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Texas
Pat Donnelly
Roger Staubach
Johnny Sai
Ed Orr
Wayne Hardin
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Army
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Dallas
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Mississippi
Alabama
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CBS
ABC
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Prep Scores Bi City Invitational at Columbus Championship
In Columbus Columbus .5 Eufala Alabama 62 Losers Bracket Central Phenix City Alabama 78 Valley Fairfax Alabama 9 Baker 59 Jordan 58.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Eufala
Ala
Central
Phenix City
Valley Fairfax
Baker
Jordan
College Scores Across Multiple Holiday Tournaments
College teams posted a range of results from the Far West Classic and ECAC Holiday Festival to the Big Eight and Sugar Bowl events. Notable scores include Oregon State 68 over Brigham Young 58 and Villanova 77 over Minnesota 73, with Utah 83 defeating St Joseph's 78 and Duke beating Auburn 67 in notable showings.
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Brigham Young
Oregon
Colorado
St. U
Seattle
Louisiana State
Iowa
Washington State
Quaker City LaSalle
St. Bonaventure
Drake
Georgetown
D.C
Senior Bowl Coaches Face Happy Dilemma Over QBs
In Mobile Alabama AP reports the 15th annual Senior Bowl pits North against South with three star quarterbacks on each roster. Landry of the Cowboys must choose among Mira Lott ridge and Lothridge while Wilson eyes Concannon Munson and Shner.
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Mobile
Ala
Tom Landry
Dallas Cowboys
George Wilson
Detroit Lions
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George Mira
Miami
Larry
Zestraw
Georgia
Billy Lothridge
Georgia Tech
George Washington
West Virginia
Glenn Horton
Mississippi
Ode Burrell
Memphis State
Dave Casinelli
Rebels
Buddy Loesker
Louisiana State
Casinelli
Lloyd Voss
Certer
John Kirby
Nebraska
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