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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1957
Page
8
Iola used rebounding edge and steady scoring to defeat Chanute 63 to 53. Shepherd led Iola with 24 points while Puckett led Chanute with 15. Panthers drop to 1-2. next travel to El Dorado for a non league game Friday.
Bronson's Bulldogs shut down Elsmore with a strong second and third period to win 69 to 42. Bronson star McKinnis scored 13, Woodward added 12, while Nelson led Elsmore with 11 points as the Dragons fought to stay close. Bronson also won the grade school game 35-24.
Thayer Fliers overwhelmed Walnut High School 100 to 28 as John Powers scored 36 points to lead the attack. Charles Haviland added 22 and George Zugmier 20 for Thayer, while Doug Eggen led Walnut with nine. Thayer also won the B game 50 to 24.
Central State of Missouri held off an Ottawa University rally to win 59-58 at Warrensburg Missouri. North Dakota edged Fort Hays State 68-61 as the Coyotes reclaimed the lead in the second half. Southwestern College led Beth any for a 71-67 decision. Washburn defeated Baker 83-62 and McPherson beat Sterling 91-61 in other games.
In Miami Beach Bobby Lane won on points over Angelo Defendis. Houston saw Paul Jorgensen KO Gaby Paliotti. Eddie Andrews outpointed Rocky Tomasello in Boston. Jimmy Martinez outpointed Dick Lane in Boise. Bob Baker defeated Dick Richardson in London.
Hugh Fullerton Jr reports that 65 AP writers show college football leads in fan interest, with 30 saying colleges ahead and 18 noting growing pro interest mainly via TV. Pro football is seen as action filled but not yet surpassing college games in overall popularity.
Hepler Eagles used a fast break to rout Altoona 71 to 48 in Four-County League play. Eddie Sweet scored 21 points, Tom Armstrong added 15 for Hepler, while Bob Burgan led Altoona with 14. Hepler led 23-3 after the first quarter and maintained the margin as the game progressed.
Grant High School edges Midway 74 to 59 in Four County League action behind Max Page with 32 points. LeRoy Carlson adds 14 for the winners while Larry Marple leads Midway with 25. Midway wins the B game 37 to 33.
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce reports 901,069 attendees for Athletics games with 338,801 from outside Kansas City. Out-of-town fans spent 3,363,000 dollars excluding ticket costs, coming from Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Iowa and Nebraska.
Naturo, a 29 year old brunette from Brant N Y, leads the women’s field in the first World Invitational Bowling Tour at Chicago Coliseum. Don Carter of St Louis, three time all star and bowler of the year, leads the men after 16 games with 81.31 Petersen points, ahead of Bill Lillard of Chicago at 78.21.
Missouri may name a new football coach by this weekend or early next week. Athletic Director Don Faurot said more candidates could be considered before the university committee on intercollegiate athletics meets Friday. He noted 25 or more names on the list and said screening was underway.
Frank Broyles resigned after a single season as head coach and left his post to take the Arkansas job this past Saturday. His departure creates a vacancy in the program as the team searches for leadership for the weekend games.
Clemson, led by Walt Gibbons with 21 points, defeated NC State 63 59 after NC State had won three straight. North Carolina extended its win streak to 34 with an 86 59 victory over George Washington in Washington DC as ACC teams flexed their muscle.
British Empire light heavyweight champion Yvon Durelle holds a 7-5 favorite tag against Jerry Luedee in a scheduled 10 round match in Tampa Florida. Luedee 24 seeks advance on up and coming rise with 30-6-1 record including 15 KOs. The bout airs on ABC television at 9 p.m. CST.
Jack Dempsey is given the James J. Walker Memorial Award for long and meritorious service by the Boxing Writers Association. Carmen Basilio earns the Edward J. Neil Memorial Plaque as Fighter of the Year. Both will accept at the association's annual dinner on January 14.
Taxes can now be paid at Schultz Judy Agency located at Main and High. For your convenience classified ads are accepted until 10 am on the day of publication.
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