Wilson Breaks North-South Bowl Pass Record
Arizona quarterback Eddie Wilson set a North-South game record with a 73-yard completion to George Sefcik of Notre Dame, finishing 15 of 39 for 192 yards as he prepared for Saturday’s All-American Bowl. Wilson joins Arizona teammates and Miami and Rutgers stars on the Major School squad with kickoff at 2 p.m. in Varsity Stadium.
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Eddie Wilson
Tucson
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Delaware
Dave Nelson
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LaRue
Jim Vollenweider
Steve Simms
Rutgers
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Tory
Ply
Pete Williams
Williams
Frank Howard
All-American Bowl invitees named from college players
The roster highlights include Nolan Jones from the North along with Lee Hall and Eddie Wilson of the South. Rutgers’ Simms, Duke’s Wright, and Arizona’s Wilson are set to appear in the All-American Bowl this Saturday.
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Lee Hall
Eddie Wilson
Rutgers
Simms
Duke
Wright
Arizona
Wilson
Ply Throws Rebels To Easy Win
In Miami the South defeated the North 35 16 in the Shrine annual College All Star game. Baylor quarterback Bobby Ply threw 14 of 26 for three receivers while Glenn Glass and Miami ends Larry Wilson and Bill Miller scored on Ply passes. Ply also scored a rushing TD as the South extended its series lead to eight wins to six.
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Rebels
Glenn Glass
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Larry Wilson
All America
Bill Miller
Eddie Wilson
Arizona
Wilson
Woney
Fumbies
Onspasabanse
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Glass
Eck. Son
Psean Vetenweber
Jackson South
Jackson
North
Mere Ree
Sate Ree
Jacksons South
Miller
Bowie
Emerson
Pietrangeli
Fraser
U. S
Laver
Sirola
Emerson Laver lead Australians 2 0 in Davis Cup heat
In Melbourne the pair defeated Italie Pietrangeli and Sirola 2 0 as Emerson beat Pietrangeli 8 6 6 4 6 0 and Laver overpowered Sirola 6 1 6 4 6 3 in the opening singles, with 11 000 spectators watching.
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Australia
UPI
Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
Emerson
Forest Hills
N.Y
Laver
Nicola Pietrangeli
Orlando Si
Maris Tops Fraley Poll as 1961 Sports Story of the Year
The 1961 top ten list honors Roger Maris breaking Babe Ruth’s home run record as the year’s lead sports event. Other items include Patterson Johansson bout, Yanks’ World Series win, basketball scandal, Cobb’s death, Spahn’s 300th win, Carry Back’s Derby, Demaret-Snead Canada Cup, Brumel’s world high jump mark, and notes on boxing inquiry and Monza tragedy.
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Maris’ Quest
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Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johansson
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Ty Cobb
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Carry Back
Jimmy Demaret
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Valeri Brumel
Russia
John Thomas
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Senate
Gene Littler
Jerry Barber
Casey Stengel
Patterson-Johansson
Patterson
Cincinnati
Cobb
Spahn
Demaret-Snead
Demaret
Arnold Palmer
Sam
Brumel
Thomas
Houston adds Fairbanks as backfield coach
Chuck Fairbanks 28 of Arizona State will join the University of Houston as backfield coach. Houston athletic director Harry Fouke announced the move, noting Fairbanks has coached at ASU since early 1958 after playing at Michigan State.
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Harry Fouke
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Bill Yeoman
Michigan State
Yeoman
Bobby Joe Gill
Ouachita Baptist College
Arkadelphia
Ark
Roberts
Auburn
Third Try May Be Charm For Colt By JESUS BARKER
Hi Teen Tim a 3 year old gelding by Breathing Time and Hi Teen runs in Rillito Park feature race as third chance. He has a third and a second in prior starts at Rillito this meet with Dec 2 and Dec 17 results. Evey Lee looms as main rival carrying 117 pounds with Robert Shannon aboard.
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John Andrews
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Sheree
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Hi-Teen
James Dailey
Evey Lee
Oilers Complete AFL Title Run With 10-3 Victory
Houston Oilers, under coach Wally Lemm, overcome San Diego 10-3 to seal an AFL championship as Lemm lauds talent and resilience. George Blanda leads with a 46-yard field goal and a touchdown pass to Billy Cannon amid injuries to six Houston players.
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New York Yankees
Wally Lemm
Houston Oilers
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San Diego
Lemm
George Blanda
Charlie Tolar
Bill Groman
Fred Glick
George Shirkey
Blanda
Billy Cannon
Hogan Wharton
Charlie Hennigan
Buckeyes Named Unanimous No. 1 In UPI Basketball Rating
Ohio State earns every first place vote from the 35 coaches for a perfect 350 points in the UPI poll. The Buckeyes open the Los Angeles Classic against Washington with Southern California, West Virginia, and Utah in the eight team field. Cincinnati holds second, Kansas State third, with Kentucky Duquesne Utah joining the top 10.
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Seattle
de Santa Clare
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Doepaul Uten State
Oregon
Robinson Moyer Bout Delayed After Hand Injury
Sugar Ray Robinson injured his left hand delaying his return bout with Denny Moyer from Jan 6 to Feb 3 at Madison Square Garden. X rays showed no fracture but damaged the second and third knuckles. A substitute feature was planned for the Jan 6 TV program.
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Denny Moyer
Portland
Ore
Madison Square Garden
State Athletic Commission
Robinson
Mal Stevens
Ira McCown
Chamberlain Keeps Going In Scoring Pace
Wilt Chamberlain of Philadelphia continued to surge in the NBA scoring race through Sunday, reaching 48.5 points per game after 32 games. His 1.5 points per game increase over the prior week puts him almost 11 points ahead of No. 2 Elgin Baylor of Los Angeles.
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Wilt Chamberlain
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Philadelphia Center
Elgin Baylor
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