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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1957
Page
8
The list of upsets includes Wichita beating Iowa 81-78 and Kansas State rolling Arkansas 63-48. No. 3 Kansas State remained unbeaten at five straight as No. 7 San Francisco defeated Southern California and Illinois edged Colorado. North Carolina keeps rolling, SMU suffers first road defeats.
A roundup of college and high school basketball results including Dartmouth 81 over Colby 54, Memphis State 70 over The Citadel 63, Tulane 85 over Centenary 75, Texas Tech 79 over LSU 72, Florida 87 over Rollins 63, Georgia Tech 61 over Baylor 59, Vanderbilt 98 over Southwestern of Memphis 48, Miami Florida 94 over Kentucky Wesleyan 78, Western Kentucky 92 over Hardin Simmons 60, Arkansas State 68 over Arkansas Tech 63, Miss College 75 over Hendrix Ark ao, Wichita 81 over Iowa 78, Wisconsin 67 over Illinois 64, Colorado 46 over Kansas State 63, Arkansas 48 over Washington St. Louis 58, State 57 over Nebraska 68, Denver 63 over St. Benedicts 73, Kansas Wesleyan 49, Bethany 85 over Tabor Kan 70, Kirksville 72 over Rockhurst 47, Bluffton 83 over Bethel Kan 70, Southern Methodist 65 over Kentucky 64, New Mexico A&M 60 over New Mexico 49, Langston 94 over Phillips Univ 61, Panhandle A&M 60 over Wayland Tex 54, San Francisco 70 over Southern Cal Santa Clara 67, Stanford 45 over Gonzaga Wash 91 over Univ. of Alaska 64, Dodge City 73 over Pueblo Col 71, Salina High School 69 over McPherson 52.
Kansas State defeats Arkansas 63-48 to extend its winning streak to five while Kansas and Nebraska also win or lose in non-conference play. Boozer Parr and Dewitt lead K State with 19 12 and 9 points respectively.
Erie Red Devils defeated St. Marys of Pittsburg 41 to 29 as a late fourth quarter press broke the game open. Billy Stephens led with 17 points while Jerry Clark and Pat Fulkerson aided with strong rebounds and defense. St Marys won the B game 36 to 35 and Erie travels to Oswego tonight in a non league game. Leah Marie Atkins of Birmingham won the 1957 national women's ski championship, taking the slalom and trick events and placing seventh in jumping.
North Carolina maintains leading position in the AP basketball poll as Kansas and Kansas State rise to second and third respectively after recent tournament wins. Cincinnati enters the top 10, Kentucky falls to fifth, and Maryland, San Francisco, West Virginia, Michigan State and Minnesota round out the top 10.
Five Kansas and Missouri colleges form the Missouri Kansas Baseball League after a season of informal play. Members include Emporia College, Emporia State, Washburn, St Benedict’s, and Rockhurst of Kansas City. The league will use seven inning doubleheaders to cut travel time and costs, with Rev. Paul C. Smith of Rockhurst elected president.
The Blue Comets face the Mustangs in Iola for an SEK basketball tilt at 8 p.m after a 6:30 p.m. junior game. Clemons will start the same five: Keller McMurray Berry Reinhardt Wiggans. Iola counters with Wiggins Lee Bain Zyskowski Hermann seniors. Bain scored 19 and Hermann 17 in last year’s league clash.
In the NBA scoring race last week George Yardley of the Detroit Pistons led with 686 points in 24 games and a 28.6 average, while Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks trailed by seven with 679 points in 26 games. Cliff Hagan rose to sixth with 126 points in five games, and Clyde Lovellette moved to fourth with 577 points in 25 games.
Dan Colchico, then with East Contra Costa Junior College, caught six forward passes in a single quarter during a 1957 game era while representing San Jose State as well.
Chanute Merchants beat Iola American Legion 51 to 36 in Iola to stay undefeated this season. Keith Dodd led with 23 points on nine field goals and five free throws, previously a CIC standout for Emporia State College.
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