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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1956
Page
5
Fortville the slight favorite leads a four team field with Lapel Markleville and Pendleton in the Pendleton Irish gym Saturday. Past events warn favorites may drop early in a tight race.
North Central Conference feature tonight pairs Anderson and Muncie Central with a return clash after Anderson beat Muncie 53 49. Probable starters include Wilkerson Teague Fo Hinds for Muncie and Burks Barnes Raisier for Anderson. Pendleton four team tourney follows Saturday with Fortville Lapel Markleville Pendleton.
A dense listing of high school and college basketball results across Hancock, Hamilton, Boone, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Huntington, Ripley, Delaware, and other counties. Teams such as Hancock Central New Poles, Mt Comfort, Zionsville, Lafayette, and Ohio State rivals are shown with final point totals and overtime notes.
In first round action Hancock Central edged New Palestine 60 to 58 in overtime while Mt. Comfort lost 63 to 54 to Charlottesville. The Charleston area teams faced McCordsville and Charlottesville in Saturday games, with Hancock Central and Charlottesville awaiting next opponents.
Anderson defeated Muncie Central 40 to 12 in a high school wrestling match at the Wigwam. The report lists individual results from 95 to heavyweight with multiple pins and decisions. Anderson travels to Broad Ripple next Tuesday for another meet.
C S Dalton 67 owner of the O K Ranch near Niobrara won a football prediction contest with a 17 14 forecast of Michigan State versus UCLA in the Rose Bowl. He was notified of the prize but died of a heart attack days earlier, after being invited to receive 1000 dollars and a television set.
Rockwood High defeated Kingston High 9 to 4 in an overtime game. The contest remained tied at 0-0 in the first half and ended regulation at 44 apiece before Rockwood pulled away in the overtime period.
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