Maris declines contract with Yankees after amiable session
Roger Maris did not sign with the New York Yankees after an amiable session with GM Roy Hamey in Raytown Missouri. The 27 year old star who hit 61 home runs last season and earned MVP is asking about 75,000 dollars, roughly double his 1961 salary. He is expected to settle near 60,000 when he returns in late January before the baseball writers dinner on January 28.
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Frostburg slips past Shenandoah 71 69 in thriller
Frostburg College edged Shenandoah 71 69 on a late jumper by George Lauder after a 69 69 deadlock with eight seconds left. Hornets guard Jimmy Sprinkle led Shenandoah with 21 points though he missed 17 shots. Final game before vacation featured tight defense and a dramatic finish at Frostburg.
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Chamberlain and Celtics Roll Over 76ers in 123-108 Win
Wilt Chamberlain and his crew extended their lead in the Eastern Division to six games after a 123-108 victory over Philadelphia. Paul Arizin scored 32 as the Warriors topped Syracuse 136-125 in the second game. Detroit edged Cincinnati 107-103 with Gene Shue’s late scores sealing the win.
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Steers Extend Winning Streak Behind Bridges and Comley
Kansas City Steers beat Cleveland 112 104 for ninth straight victory in the American Basketball League. Bill Bridges scored 22 and Larry Comley 30 as former Kansas rivals teamed up on the title contenders. The Steers sit 18 5 with a five game lead in the Western Division. Connie Hawkins led Cleveland in an ensuing loss for Pittsburgh to close the doubleheader.
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College Results Roundup Across Regions
East Lafayette defeats Colgate 73 to 62. MIT bests Bowdoin 61 to 56. Vermont wins 79 to 73 against Norwich. Clemson beats Florida State 82 to 77 in double overtime. George Washington tops VMI 105 to 85. Miami Florida 1996 falls 67 to Florida Southern. Midwest results include Wichita 58 over Ohio University 55 and Bowling Green 77 over Michigan 67. Okla City 91 defeats North Texas 84. Creighton 60 edges Denver 59. Toledo 58 over San Francisco State 47. Evansville 83 over San Diego State 61. St Josephs Indiana 88 defeats Anderson 7. Southwest Arkansas 87 over Tulsa 59. Centenary 58 over Rice 57. Far West Utah 106 over Los Angeles State 79. Gonzaga 67 over Idaho 63.
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Boxing Roundup From Tacoma to Auckland
Fights list results show George Wright of Tacoma outpointing Mel Ferguson in a 160 pound bout in Tacoma and Johnny Bizzarro of Erie outpointing Jack Kelly in New York at 136 pounds. Tuna Scanlan of Auckland defeated Johnny Smith of Los Angeles in a middleweight bout.
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Big Ed Crim Tops Zuckerman In Thrilling 78 75 Win
Bell Clothes edges Zuckerman 78 75 as Eddie Crim scores 42 points and Jack Reed adds the clinching basket. Reed finishes with 17 points and fouled for a final free throw. Grim nets 19 for Zuckerman and Ken Bishop contributes 20. Community Foods top Piedmont Homes 66 64 behind George Whitmore 27 and Heflin 12.
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Colts Can Jolt 49ers Title Hopes
The San Francisco 49ers must beat the Baltimore Colts in a Saturday NBC CBS telecast to stay alive for a January bowl. A loss would eliminate them from the NFL runner up Bowl in Miami on January 6 as the Detroit Lions would meet the Eastern runner up. A win keeps their fate tied to the Lions outcome in Detroit the next day.
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