Rose Bowl Tops Weekend Bowl Mania
The Rose Bowl paces a New Year’s grid weekend headlined by Minnesota No. 1 versus Washington No. 6 in Pasadena with an estimated 103,000 fans. The Tangerine Bowl features Citadel vs Tennessee Tech, and Sugar Orange Cotton Bowls draw Mississippi Rice Navy Missouri Arkansas Duke. Gator Elk Pass all stars rounds out a packed schedule with NBC CBS coverage and notable dignitaries.
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Bolen's Last-Second Shot Wins Canton Invite
Gary Bolen, a 6-5 substitute, scored with three seconds left to give Ohio University a 50-48 victory over Wittenberg and claim the Canton Intercollegiate Invitational Basketball Tournament. Ohio held the ball at 1:47 remaining after a 48-48 deadlock as Coach Jimmy Snyder set the final play.
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Dave Katz
Defenders. B W Spar For Crown In Ohio Methodist Meet Final
Defending champion Ohio Northern meets Baldwin Wallace at the host school for the Ohio Methodist College meet final. OHIO NORTHERN topped Mount Union 82 74 while B W edged Ohio Wesleyan 80 75 in the opening round. Cincinnati beat Dayton 71 61 as Toledo Rockets opened with a 19 4 run and won 86 69 for their sixth straight victory.
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Burgess Tops Major College Scorers Despite Slumps
Gonzaga star Frank Burgess maintains lead in major college scoring with 32.6 PPG through Dec 27 per NCAA Service Bureau. St Bonaventure's Tom Stith is second at 31.1 PPG. Ohio Bobcats rally past Wittenberg 66 58 as Kruger seals win with late free throws. Bunton and Whaley spark comeback. Ohio improves to 6 2 and eyes MAC play with Marshall next.
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Whaley
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Holiday tournament scores and results across multiple teams
Tournament action spans ECAC Holiday Festival semifinals earlier rounds with Ohio State and St Bonaventure advancing, plus Big Eight, Los Angeles Classic, Far West Classic, and Gator Bowl college games. Notable results include Kansas State 69 over Kansas 66 in OT, UCLA 94 over Indiana, California 63 over Minnesota, and Baylor 58 defeating NYU. High school scores from Camden to Reynoldsburg are listed.
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Buckeyes eye ECAC title after comeback win
Ohio State, ranked No. 1, rallied from 13 down to beat St. John s 70 65 at Madison Square Garden advancing to the ECAC Holiday Classic final. Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek led scoring while St Bonaventure awaited in the finals. Indiana UCLA and others suffered notable losses in holiday tournament action.
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Casey Lions With 49ers Because Of Art Flavor
Three pro teams pursued Bernie Casey before he chose the NFL's 49ers. The Bowling Green State University standout cites San Francisco as an art center and plans to pursue commercial art and teaching, while also being a top hurdler and 6-4 213 pounds.
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Indians Beat Reds 66 to 36 In Non-League Tilt
The Plains led Parkersburg Little Reds 18 11 34 36 as Jim ma Smith scored 18 points and The Plains clinched a 66 36 victory. Parkersburg’s reserves edged The Plains 46 42 in the late game.
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York Opens Tournament With Wins Over Nelsonville and Corning
York defeats Corning 54 to 48 and Nelsonville 60 to 53 in the opening round of the holiday tournament. Final in finals set for 8:30 pm, consolation at 7:00 pm with Brunton, Anderson, Dexter leading York. Nelsonville led early before Glouster narrowed the half, but York and Nelsonville pulled away to secure wins.
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Athens Bulldogs rally past Eastmoor to stay unbeaten
Athens remains undefeated at 7-0 after a come-from-behind 57-53 win over Columbus Eastmoor. Steve Chase led with 20 points and 16 rebounds while guards Boyd Cornwell Pos ton and forward Mont Bennett added key contributions in the non league victory. Eastmoor’s Frank Stauroff scored 17. Dean Lampros had 10 as the teams traded leads before Athens pulled away late.
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Eastmoor and Athens Clash in Low-Scoring Gym Bout
Eastmoor defeats Athens 93 to 57 as team effort wins over individual scoring. Key performances include Stanson 6-8-20 and Chase 4-8-20 for Athens, with Eastmoor led by Bennetts 4-0-8 and poston 4-0-8. Officials were Palmer and James. reserves Eastmoor 39 Athens 23.
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No Saturday Morning Recreation in Athens Gym
Athens recreation director Don Eskey announced there will be no Saturday morning recreation at the high school gym this week due to lack of heat.
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Patterson is Named Boxer of the Year
Floyd Patterson the single boxer to regain the heavyweight title was unanimously chosen as the National Boxing Association boxer of the year. NBA President Tony Petronella announced the award on Thursday. The NBA also named Sugar Ray Robinson boxer of the month for December for his draw with Gene Fullmer.
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GreenI Starter Milt Bruhn Names Dick Greeni Shrine Game Center
Wisconsin coach Milt Bruhn announced that Ohio University Little All-American Dick Greeni will start at center for the East in the East-West Shrine game. NBC will televise the San Francisco showdown from Kezar Stadium starting at 4 30 p.m. local time.
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Union Furnace Wins Holiday Tournament In Tight Final
Union Furnace High School squeezed past Shade’s Panthers 56 to 54 to clinch its holiday invitational title. A third-quarter burst by the Warriors created the decisive edge as Shade could not complete a late rally. Don Randolph led Shade with 23 points, while Mel McDaniel scored 16 and Oscar Mercer 14 for Union Furnace.
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