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mum -vu Ci 4 4-D THE MIAMI HERALD Thursday Dee 23 1961 Fullmer Tittle Sellers Star 4a Measures Up to Maris By OSCAR FRALEY Unlt0 Prm Int'rnilwl out head and shoulder over a tine field as the number one headliner of the year 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c IF 1 Roger Maris' double-edged assault on the immortal Babe Ruth's home run record establishes him solidly today as the outstanding athlete of 1961 Mans stands in a cnntrovrr-sial quagmire as a man who did and did not surpass Ruths 34- ear-old glamor mai of 60 home runs Mans slammed 59 in 154 games second highest total ever and then walloped 61 in the extended 162-game American League season no double winners of the big ones BASKETBALL Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics among the pros and Jerry Lucas of Ohio State among the collegians Wilt Chamber-lain set the records but the pros themselves voted Russell the most valuable player in action Lucas solid as the rock of Gibraltar in every department was the wheelhorse as Ohio State went undefeated until the NCAA finals FOOTBALL A Tittle the New York Giants among the pros and Ernie Davis of Syracuse of the collegians Tittle came out of nowhere to step into an unfamiliar breach and put the ny Sellers was the champion jockey of the year a payoff on a change of riding tactics Altering from a front runner to a come-from-behind heart-stopper Sellers led in total victories rode Carry Back to Kentucky Derby and Preak-ness triumphs and at one stretch knocked off eight races in a row at Atlantic City AUTO RACING The glamor grind still is the Indianapolis 500 and victory there gave the laurels to A Foyt of Houston with a record 139131 mile per hour average Stock car racing with better than 150 mile per hour speeds was closing in fast on the old brickyard however Giants right up at the top There were many fine college backs including such as Bob Ferguson of Ohio State but Davis was tabbed by the all-seeing pros as a man with everything TENNIS Roy Emerson of Australia and Darlene Hard were the top amateurs and once again it was Richard (Pancho) Gonzales among the pros Emerson won the US and Australian championships conquering Wimbledon king Rod Laver in the process Miss Hard defended the US crown Gonzales mowed them all down again when the heat w'as on and again threatened retirement HORSE RACING John Sport hy sport the top performers as this corner sees them were: BOXING Middleweight champion One Fullmer whose three rugged title defenses made him tops He beat the still dangerous Ray Robinson riccisioncd tough Flor-rntino Fernandez despite an elbow fracture and then took care of welterweight champion Benny (Kid) Paret GOLF South African Gary Player gets the nod as the top money earner and first foreign xictor in the Masters in a year in which there were THUnS THRU SUN SALE BISCAYNE PLAZA 63rd ST PLAZA DOWNTOWN FT LAUDERDALE 110 FLAOLEA IT I FLAOLEA ST 244 NE lit AVE OPEN EVERY MITE 10 PM-SUM I PM7 PM 3j But there ran he little quarrel with dii fact that Maris was the athlete who stands OLD MR BOSTON PBWCM Engle Hunts Orders REG 425 Gates Locked 86 PROOF BLENDED WHISKY COMPARES WITH THE TOP BLENDS ST AUGUSTINE (AP) Coach Rip Engle has ordered the gates closed for Penn State's football practice No spectators and no news attack was in fine form in the first workout on Florida soil papermen Engle decreed as he prepared to drill his Nittany Lions for Saturday's Gator Bowl game against Georgia Tech at Jacksonville 4a 4 4 4 4a 4t 4 4a 4 4 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c OR KENTUCKY BOURBON DRY GIN VODKA MERITO RUM So has Quarterback Galen Hall termed by his coach excellent thinker on the field and as fine a college quarterback as we have MEDLEY FIVE BROS aren't planning any major changes Engle said we use something a little different for every game We may go hack and resurrect some for this PUERTO RICAN GOLD OR WHITE HALLER'S FINE QUALITY REG 375 FIFTH FIFTH That puts Hall in a class with former Penn State quarterbacks Milt Plum now with the Cleveland Browns Richie Lucas with the Buffalo Bills and Dick Hoak now a halfback the Pittsburgh Steelers Hall wasn't drafted by the pros this season He probably isn't considered a top-notch passer for pro competition But say Engle and the other Penn State coaches Hall is more than adequate as a passer fine as a runner and absolutely great as a leader Play ing the first day of prartirp in Orlando for the Tangerine Bowl game Friday against Lamar of Beaumont Texas Captured hy Susan are Center Tony Ma-tusek Fullback Gene Watson and Tackle Dave Blair Asoclted Press Wirephoto SEAGRAM'S WHISKY After Penn State's 46-man squad arrived a little late Tuesday Engle had them on the high school practice field until dark trying to regain the peak form they reached in the final game of the regular season beating Pittsburgh 47-26 don't know for sure whether we can get there again" Engle said "That was our best effort particularly on offense" Halfback Roger Kochman running star of the Penn State A powerful trio of Middle Tennessee is stopped with a amile and a Christmas doll by Susan Thweatt 3 dur TRUE LUXURY IN DRINKING 100 MONTHS OLD Joe Faterno offensive back-ficld coach said Is so important because nf the confidence he inspire In our other players They trust him the whole way That's why we look like a real team when he's at the Bears Up juries Ini BOURBON Bryant Despite a Bowl of KENTUCKY TAVERN 199 BOND Gator End Answers Star Call FIFTH Engle said the starting back-field with Hall probably will have Kochman and either Hal Powell or Don Hayes at halfbacks and Buddy Torris at fullback Don Jonas who missed most of the season with injuries is rounding into shape and may play some at halfback in addt-tion to handling the placekick-ing chores He was with the second unit in practice SUPRBMI ANCIENT -wo AGE as did BUI Riee a second team tackle During the workout Larry Mall Alabama's No 2 fullhnrk aggravated an old groin injury 4 4c 4a 4a 4a BOURBON FIFTH the holiday layoff as Texas went through an impressively brisk orkout Tuesday In Oxford Miss the Mississippi Rebels emphasized defense in Tuesday's afternoon workout The morning was spent discussing strategy to use against the powerful MONTGOMERY Ala -(Art Two hiinv-up additions to( RIO 6GS OFC 90 PROOF Reg Gift Decanter CANADIAN jl 99 AUTO LOANS FIFTH WHISKY FIFTH Bp United Prm IntrnAllonAl Alabama star quarteibark Pat Trammell is suffering from a bad cold two second stringers arc ailing and the Crimson Tide wasn't overly impressive in its Ill's! workout at lidox1 Miss for their Sugar Bowl game but Coach Paul Bear Li ant i'-n't winning The um 1 1 1 1 pcssimi'dir Bryant who led Alabama thmugh an undcfi atrd 1961 campaign pul ihe Ciimvon Tide through a light workout Tuesday for their New Year's Pay game with Aikansas tated a 13-pont umlri dog Trammell the leading passer In the smithealern Conference reported with a Brvant had praise for his linemen in the practice but said didn't think our backs moved loo well" and indicated the overall shape did not seem bad MKWM'HILK Texas which takes on Mississippi in the Cotton Bowl on Jan 1 engaged in two workouts Wednesday a slmit morning se-sion and a full gear afternoon practice at Austin Tex The team phvsi-cian for the Longhorns pronounced all members of the squad in "good shape" after N'M vt tat Imm imfIiM arliiW yw Mil Dnvt by hi car Ri 4 tfca rut Example Of Liberal Loir Ytlm 0 MB $UM 'll IUICX $430 'S OLD! 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