Power of Big Seven in Holiday Tourney
The Big Seven Conference opens its 11th holiday basketball tournament in Kansas City with Wilt Chamberlain and Kansas Jayhawks as favorites. The 10,000 plus Municipal Auditorium is sold out for three nights, and the league shows strong overall with Kansas leading 34 11 before the event. Kansas and Iowa State, both undefeated, meet in the opening two game set while Chamberlain posts 32 points in a 83-62 win over Wisconsin.
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Iowa State
Wisconsin
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Colorado
Washington
Missouri
Southern California
Rice
Kansas State
Iowa
Nebraska
Vander
Mantle Tops AP Male Athlete Poll for 1956
In Anchorage Mickey Mantle is named Male Athlete of the Year in the AP poll with 333 points, far ahead of runner up Bobby Morrow. Floyd Patterson ranks third, Bill Russell fourth, and Don Larsen fifth. Mantle praises the honor as a grand slam feeling and has been entertaining servicemen with the Bob Hope troupe in Alaska. He returned to the mainland yesterday.
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Bob Hope
States
Chanute Fives In Tourneys
Chanute Junior College and senior high school basketball teams enter holiday invitational tournaments. Don Goff’s Blue Comets travel to Great Bend for a four team event meeting Hayes in the opener, with Great Bend and Junction City also competing. Ten Blue Comets make the trip. Wendell McMurray’s Black Panthers face Parsons Junior College in Iola in a four team event beginning Thursday night at 7 15 p m. Iola JC and Independence JC play in the second game. finals Friday.
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Wendell McMurray
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Iola
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College and pro basketball score roundup from Saturday
Professional games feature Philadelphia 95 over New York 90 and Syracuse 107 over Minneapolis 97. Saturday results include Boston 95 at St. Louis 93 and Rochester 115 over Minneapolis 101. College matches list Kentucky 91 over Illinois 70 and Southeast Missouri 69 over McKendree 64 in the Rotary Tourney final.
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New York
Syracuse
Minneapolis
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Boston
St. Louis
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Kentucky
Illinois
Southern Methodist
Dayton
McKendree
Rotary
Missouri
Mrs McCormick Named Woman Athlete of 56
Patricia Keller McCormick, twice Olympic gold medalist in 1956 with a historic double slam and holder of 27 national diving titles, was named the outstanding Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press.
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Patricia Keller McCormick
Boxing Briefs Highlight Patterson Era Contenders In Action
Floyd Patterson celebrates Christmas as two leading challengers clash on schedule. Tommy Jackson returns after a three month layoff to meet Julio Mederos in Milwaukee while Willie Pastrano faces Charley Norkus in Miami Beach with ABC coverage. Also Ernie Durando meets Angelo Defendis at St. Nicholas Arena in New York broadcast on Dumont.
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Hurricane) Jackson
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Milwaukee
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National Boxing Assn
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N.Y
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Pastrano-Norkus
ABC
Ernie Durando
Bayonne
N.J
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Brooklyn
St. Nicholas Arena
New York
Dumont
College Fives Get Answers In Tournaments
The college basketball season heats up as Kansas aims to extend its 6-0 Big Seven run in Kansas City. North Carolina enters the Dixie Classic at 8-0 in Raleigh with Utah Wake Forest DePaul Iowa and NC State among contenders. Kentucky and Big Ten teams like Ohio State face losses jeopardizing unbeaten hopes as various tournaments begin across the country.
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Wilt
Chamberlain
North Carolina
West Virginia
Duke
Kentucky
Ohio State
Illinois
Big Ten
Kansas City
Raleigh
N. C
Utah
Wake Forest
DePaul
Iowa
North Carolina State
Arkansas City Undefeated in Kansas Junior College Basketball
Kansas Jayhawk junior college action notes Arkansas City Tigers finish the 1956 schedule unbeaten with wins over Iola and Independence for seven straight. Pratt Beavers drop two on Texas trip. Hutchinson upset by Frank Phillips of Berger. Iola Invitational starts Thursday with Parsons favored, Iola a strong challenger. Garden City to Durango tournament. Records show Westjuco 16-4 and Eastjuco 5-4 overall.
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Eastjuco
Kansas Fives In Tourneys Open This Week In Conference Play
Kansas colleges start the fourth annual Kansas Conference tournament in McPherson with Bethel as defending champ and Tabor substituting for Ottawa, who host their own invitational. Ongoing invites include Ottawa, Emporia State in Terre Haute Midwest, St Benedicts in Quincy, Fort Hays in New Mexico, and Sugar Bowl prep with Kentucky and others leading the Valley.
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Bethel
Tabor College
Ottawa
Kansas Wesleyan
Bethany
Friends
Baker
College of Emporia
Tabor
Warrensburg
Kansas City University
Washburn
Drury
Kirksville
Oklahoma Baptist
Pittsburg
Emporia State
Terre ‘Haute
Ind
St. Benedict's
Quincy (Ill
Fort Hays State
Portales
N.M
Missouri Valley Fives Busy This Week
Missouri Valley teams face a 12 game slate including Blue Grass, Motor City and Sugar Bowl tournaments. St Louis beat Louisville 93 77 at home, the largest Valley win last week as clubs went seven of 13 and 32 22 against outsiders. Louisville seeks revenge Friday in Blue Grass first round. Detroit after losses opens conference play as 3 4 underdog against Northwestern in Motor City tourney. Houston draws Alabama in Motor City first round.
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Big Ten
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Associated Press
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Colts Hold On to Beat Redskins 19-17 in Baltimore
The Baltimore Colts narrowly defeated the Washington Redskins 19-17 after nearly fumbling away the win. A late break in the final 15 seconds secured the NFL victory for Baltimore.
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Colorado in Workouts For Orange Bowl Tilt
Colorado's Buffaloes prepared in Miami for the January 1 game against Clemson. The team practiced in sunny Florida after arriving from mile-high Boulder to warm up for the Orange Bowl showdown with the Tigers.
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Sunlit flight boosts Tigers and Bulls in cold prep
The Buffalo and Clemson football outfits arrived in warm skies despite eight degrees outside. Colorado’s star back John Bayuk praised the sun as Dal Ward voiced readiness and high spirits. Clemson, AAC champions, will fly in from South Carolina Thursday for the matchup.
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the Beast
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First Gorilla Baby Born in Captivity
A world first as a baby gorilla, born at 8 45 a m Saturday in Columbus Ohio, marks the first-ever captive birth. The infant, unnamed at birth, weighs 42 pounds and now 314 pounds, with parents Baron and Christina noted by zoo staff.
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Baron
Zoo
Robert Vesper
Chanute Tribune Brief Note On Hair and Tech Absence
A short item from the Chanute Tribune on page 8 mentions a person with a full head of hair yet lacking technology. The blurb presents a quirky discrepancy as a local curiosity.
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