Bolyard Emerges as IU Sophomore Star in Hoosiers Win
Indiana coach Branch McCracken praises sophomore Tom Bolyard as a standout guard forward with ice water in his veins. Bolyard averages 18 points and 14 rebounds, helps belt Notre Dame 74 69 and Missouri 66 55, and eyes pro ranks after graduation.
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Missouri
Wilbur Stalcup
Tigers
Great Northern tops Snow's Furniture in YMCA tourney semis
Great Northern defeated Snow's Furniture 101 to 51 to reach the finals of the Anderson YMCA Holiday Tournament at the Y floor. Pepsi-Cola edged Childes Coal 93 to 84 in the other semifinal as GN extended its win streak to ten and Pepsi to eight, with finals set for 7:30 p.m. tonight.
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Snow's Furniture
Pepsi-Cola
Childes Coal
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Pepsi- Cola
Childes
Anderson Ymca
Duncan
Smith
Woschitz
Jones
Tilley
Windlaw
Forrest
Isaacs
Bam
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Dampier
Parry
Krutzch
Hanson
Great Northern Front
G& Ee
Ll Purkey
Morehead
Ee Forrest
Pickett
Yers Walker
Great North
Tomlinson
Ll Dampier
Hanson Et Peenereaempe
Huffman
Gallamore
Mitchell
Harbit
Poore
Looper
Aldred
Ae Ewe
Pepsi Eine
England
Pruett
College basketball results and tourney scores across multiple venues
A roundup of college and high school basketball scores from various tournaments including Notre Dame vs Illinois and Butler vs Purdue finals, Evansville and McPherson actions, plus regional high school tourney results and a pro NBA score Cincinnati 114 New York 104.
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Hammond Tech
F. W. North
Warsaw
Plymouth
Bremen
Nappanee
Fort Wayheee Arcola
Fort Wayneers
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Eo Tolleston
Wallace
Froebel
Emerson
NBA
Cincinnati
New York
Referee Grievance Sparks High School Debate in Indiana
Letter from Robert F. Baker criticizes IHSAA officiating at Anderson St. Marys game citing biased calls against Markleville High. He urges statewide referee selection by IHSAA and a fairer standard for competitive play. Snowball Screwball golf tourney set Jan 7 at Muncie Green Hills with prize breakdowns and past amateur winner data.
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Muncie
Green Hills
Evansville Rolls Past Los Angeles State For Tourney Win
Evansville College surged to a 121-115 victory over Los Angeles State in the Evansville holiday tournament third place game. Walt Deal led Evansville with 30 points while Leo Hill had 25 for LA State. The game featured 19 ties and 11 lead changes as Evansville outshot the visitors from the line 35 of 46 to 19 of 30. En Gesser and Serber each added 16 for Evansville.
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Evansville
Ind
Evansville College
Los Angeles State
Denver
Penn State
State
California
Walt Deal
Leo Hill
Bill Engesser
Dale Serber
Detroit 4 New York 3 and Montreal 4 Toronto 1
Detroit defeats New York 4 to 3 while Montreal wins 4 to 1 against Toronto. The games reflect early season action with close and decisive victories for the visiting and home teams.
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National Hockey League
Detroit
New York
Montreal
Toronto
Spook Crow Decoy Rigged With Wire Hoeing Hair Trigger
A historical note describes bending excess wire to form a crow decoy rigged through a tree limb or top post. Wire ends sharpened to stick in the earth or old split and a wire coat hanger reused to reinforce the decoy. The rigged crow can be hung in a tree or posted on a post for use once or frozen for later use.
Anderson and Panhandle Meet in Four State Tournament
Anderson's Ravens meet Panhandle A&M of Oklahoma in the opening 7 p.m. game at Nebraska State Teachers College in Kearney. Simpson College of Iowa faces Penn State in the 8:45 p.m. game. Consolation and championship games are slated for Friday night.
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Ravens
Panhandle A.& M
Oklahoma
Nebraska State Teachers College
Kearney
Neb. Simpson College
Iowa
Penu State
Autographed Football Gift for Kennedy's Infant Son
A football signed by Navy and Missouri players will be presented to President-elect John F Kennedy for his infant son John Jr at the Orange Bowl in Miami on January 2. Kennedy, born November 25, plans to fly from Palm Beach to Miami the morning of the game and will sit at the 50 yard line on the Midshipmen side.
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Fla
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Missouri
John F. Kennedy
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Kennedy
Bills Sign Tackle Floyd Powers From Mississippi State
Buffalo Bills announce the signing of Floyd Powers a 6 1 240 pound tackle from Mississippi State as the 12th draft choice Coach Buster Ramsey says he is pleased to have Powers in the fold and will decide his role on offense or defense. Previously signed were Billy Shaw and Fred Brown.
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UPI
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American Football League
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Floyd Powers
Buster Ramsey
Powers
Ramsey
Bills
Billy Shaw
Georgia Tech
Fred Brown
Georgia
Eagles Colts Clash In Basketball Tilt
In Hershey Pennsylvania the deposed NFL champions Baltimore Colts meet the newly crowned Philadelphia Eagles in a basketball game Friday night. The coaches are father and son: Fred dy Schupak Sr. of the Eagles and Freddy Schupack Jr. of the Colts.
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Philadelphia Eagles
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Eagles
Philadelphia Five
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Colts
Butler Tops Purdue in Hoosier Classic Thriller
Butler defeats Purdue 65 63 as Gerry Williams makes the final shot to claim the Hoosier Classic upset. Williams scores 20, Dischinger sets a Classic scoring mark with 34, Bowman hot from long range, Notre Dame edges Illinois 69 66 in the same session.
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Soft Living May Be Hurting U.S. Athletes
UPI reports sports figures voice concern that easy living and modern conveniences erode American athletic performance. Brundage and Barnes fault declines in Olympics and Davis Cup. USGA official Tufts cites golf rule changes and cart use as signs of softness. Swimmers’ Rome success contrasts with divers’ upset by Ingrid Kramer. boxing lags behind foreign rivals amid global rise.
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Uncle Sam
Avery Brundage
George Barnes
Richard S. Tufts
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Tufts
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Rome
Ingrid
United States
Floyd Patterson
Archie Moore
Gophers Defense Leads US University Battle Ahead of Rose Bowl
Minnesota, led by All-America guard Tom Brown, features a stingy defense and a bruising ground game. The Gophers outscored opponents 141 80 in the last two stanzas and 86 20 in the final period, aiming to wear down Washington in the January 2 Rose Bowl. Minnesota holds a 9 5 series edge since 1936.
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Gophers
Murray Warmath
Warmath
Tom Brown
Gopher
Bobby Lee Bell
Greg Larson
Jerry Annis
Tom Hall
Dick Larson
Bob Deegan
Ted Rude
Huskies
Lapchick Rates Buckeyes as Best Ever
Joe Lapchick lauds Ohio State as the best college basketball team he has seen, praising Jerry Lucas as the greatest college center and stating Lucas is better than Mikan and Wilt Chamberlain. He says St John’s has a chance if they play well and OSU underperforms in the Holiday Festival semifinal at Madison Square Garden.
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St. John's
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Celtics
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George Mikan
Wilt Chamberlain
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Chamberlain
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Redmen
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Utah
Iowa Tops California In Four Overtime Classic
UCLA edges Iowa 83 80 in a late four overtime thriller at the Los Angeles Basketball Classic. California guard Dave Fahs led with 17 points as UCLA guard Gary Cunningham added 21 and Michigan State failed to score in multiple overtimes.
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Iowa
Don Nelson
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Berberich Nensantinnsione
Green Okie
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Bill McClintock
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Spartans
Danny Murtaugh Named Sport Magazine Man of the Year
New York AP reports Danny Murtaugh, manager of the world champion Pittsburgh Pirates, was named man of the year by Sport magazine on Wednesday.
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Danny Murtaugh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Wednesday
Sport Magazine
Cubs Sign Scouts Ray Perry and John Fitpatrick
The Chicago Cubs announce the signings of scouts Ray Perry and John Fitpatrick. Fitpatrick, 56, has managed and coached baseball since 1937 and worked for the Milwaukee Braves and New York Yankees. Perry, 39, has been managing in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.
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Papooses Win Narrow Finals Of Four Team Reserve Tourney
Art Miles scored 14 as the AHS Papooses defeated Anderson Frosh 32 to 29 in the finals of a four team reserve basketball tournament at the South Side gym. New Castle and Richmond opened with New Castle 41 37 29, Richmond 48 28 consolations. First round saw AHS Papooses beat Anderson Frosh 32 29 while New Castle topped AHL Reserves 37 29 and Anderson Frosh eliminated Richmond 60 41.
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Zink
Il Fuller
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Houston
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Wright
Mader
Jay Beetet McCoy
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Ingrid Kramer
San Francisco
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