East Tech Scarabs Lead Ohio Class AA Poll
Cleveland East Tech Scarabs top the Class AA basketball poll with a 13 0 record after a 348 point tally, edging Hamilton Taft 347 while both teams moved up from last week. Ayersville dominates Class A with 16-0, 366 points as Stanton Local trails.
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OSU Surges to Top in AP Poll Remains Unchallenged
Ohio State Buckeyes hold No. 1 in the AP college basketball poll with 41 first place votes after a 94-73 win over Purdue. Kentucky sits second with 13-1, while Duquesne and Duke swap spots to sixth and seventh respectively as other top teams defend their positions. Cincinnati leads a busy schedule with games against Drake, Houston and North Texas.
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Carry Back Shows Up For Palm Beach Handicap Debut
Carry Back the Florida money winner makes his winter debut as a four year old in the Palm Beach Handicap at Hialeah. He faces In tentionally Globemaster Yorky and Beau Admiral, the latter having set a track record earlier this month.
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Kentucky and Ohio State Lead Big Wins Across Nation
Kentucky beat Georgia Tech 71-62 to extend its winning streak to 13, lifting the Wildcats to 14-1. Ohio State defeated Purdue 94-73 for its 15th straight win, matching the modern Big Ten record of 20 consecutive conference victories. Mississippi State crushed Delta State 106-76 as part of a busy top-10 slate.
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Courageous battle honors Stokes and Twyman
Philadelphia awards Maurice Stokes and Jack Twyman as the most courageous athletes of 1961 for Stokes battle with paralysis and Twyman's loyal support. Twyman received a $500 contribution for Stokes rehabilitation as he recuperates in Cincinnati. Stokes is reported to have improved markedly and aims to inspire others with his will to persevere.
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College basketball scores roundup across regions
East Providence 77 Niagara 67 Connecticut 84 Loyola La 74 Coast Guard 79 Brandeis 72 South Miss 106 Delta St 76 Kentucky 71 Georgia Tech 62 Va Tech 85 West Virginia 82 Alabama 73 Chattanooga 56 Delaware 89 Virginia 88 Clemson 97 Furman 88 Miss 84 La Tech 77 Midwest Wisconsin 85 Hinds 81 Indiana 72 Northwestern 71 Bradley 62 Tulsa 50 St John s NY 78 Notre Dame 72 ot Southwest Tex Western 55 Eastern N M Far West Idaho State 24 Eastern Mont Ariz State U 114 Los Angeles St 66 Ohio State 94 Purdue 73 Xavier 89 Detroit 82 Kenyon 57 Akron 52 St Francis Pa 62 Steubenville 61.
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Loyola Ramblers visit Ohio University in scoring showdown
Loyola leads the nation with 89.3 points per game as Ramblers face Ohio University in Grover Center. Key players include Jerry Harkness and Mike Gavin for Loyola while Ohio U features Bill Whaley and Jerry Jackson in a seven and six win loss tally, with tipoff at 8 p.m. Swearingen's Sport Shop provides Kermit Blosser's Bobkittens for the 6 o'clock opener.
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Athens Pomeroy Clash Could Tie SECL Standings
Athens hosts Pomeroy aiming to clinch a share of third in the SECL with an 8:15 p.m. tipoff. Athens sits 7-3 in league play, while Pomeroy stands 6-5, and the Panthers must win to close within one game. The clubs split the season’s first meeting in Pomeroy, 52-51, and Athens seeks a third straight win.
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Palm Springs Classic Opens With 500 Players In Five Day Event
Palm Springs Calif golf pros join 384 amateurs for the 1962 Palm Springs Classic a $50000 event. Over five days 90 holes are played across Indian Wells Tamarisk El Dorado Thunderbird Bermuda Dunes and more as Arnold Palmer Billy Maxwell Sam Snead Gene Littler Doug Ford Tommy Jacobs Phil Rodgers compete for $220000 in prize money.
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Beasley Mathews win opens Athens City League with 97 61 victory
Beasley and Mathews led the second half surge as Athens City Basketball League teams Beasley & Mathews defeated Athens Building Materials 97 to 61 Monday night. Union Grill beat Kyle's 58 to 52 in the other game.
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Indians lead with 40 000 bonus under new rule
The Cleveland Indians opened the major league bonus era by paying 40000 to Kinard Littleton of Clinton South Carolina and signing five other players. The move marks the first use of the new bonus rule limiting perks to untested youths.
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York and Ames Win in Athens County Junior Games
York defeated The Plains 35 11 and Ames Bern beat Carthage Troy 41 21 Monday afternoon in junior high action. Winners advance to the county tournament opening Feb 10 at Buchtel with York vs Shade and Ames Bern vs Chauncey Dover. Other openers include Waterloo versus Trimble and Albany versus Rome Can Aan.
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