Big O State Test In Classic at LA
Ohio State leads the nation into the Los Angeles Classic facing Southern California Purdue and West Virginia as key rivals. Washington opens first round play. other first rounds include the Big Eight in Kansas City and the Far West in Portland with several tournaments underway.
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Bob Green
Associated Press
Mighty
Ohio State
Jerry Lucas
Buckeyes
Southern California
Purdue
West Virginia
Utah
Washington
Kansas City
Portland
Packers Put Right Men In Right Spot
Green Bay highlights its strong offensive line led by All-Pro center Jim Ringo and guards Fred Thurston and Forrest Gregg. The unit powered a 415 total yards in the December victory over the Giants, with Jim Taylor rushing for 186 yards.
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Packer
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Fred Thurston
Forrest Gregg
New York Giants
New York
Milwaukee
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Ringo
Austin
Thurston
Gregg
Jerry Kramer
Norm Masters
Bob Skoronski
Jim Taylor
College Tournament Scores From ECAC Festival and Others
The Associated Press reports results across multiple events. Cincinnati defeated St. John's NY 97-68. Dayton beat NYU 75-67. Wisconsin topped Providence 95-84. LaSalle won 87-66 against Dartmouth. Duquesne beat Wyoming 64-47. Penn downed Holy Cross 73-64. Villanova prevailed 72-45 over Niagara. Iowa won 67-48 vs Penn State. Houston beat Texas Christian 82-76. Utah State defeated Oklahoma City 80-71. Loyola LA beat San Francisco State 83-65. San Francisco 76 over Pacific Cal. Bradley beat Cornell. New Mexico State won 86-62 over New Mexico. high school Sumner and Altamont met Columbus Columbus Invitational results with Fort Scott and Columbus 49.
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Bradley
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Iowa
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Houston
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Los Angeles
Pro Basketball Tuesday NBA Results
Philadelphia defeated Syracuse 118 to 111 in a high scoring showdown while Boston beat Los Angeles 129 to 117 and Chicago topped Detroit 108 to 101. Cincinnati won 129 118 against St Louis with scattered results from Wednesday and Thursday NBA and ABL matchups.
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Philadelphia
Syracuse
Boston
Los Angeles
Chicago
Detroit
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New York
St. Louie
Two-Game Lead For K C Steers In ABL Standings
Kansas City Steers built a two game edge in the Western Division by beating Hawaii Chiefs 108 to 97. Los Angeles Jets fell 114 to 110 to the San Francisco Saints. Washington Tapers defeated Cleveland Pipers 109 to 98. Staverman led Kansas City with 25 points, Mantis added 22, Cohen topped Hawaii with 25.
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Cleveland
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Hawaii
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Associated Press
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Hawaii Chiefs
Los Angeles Jets
San Francisco Saints
Washington Tapers
Cleveland Pipers
Larry Staverman
Nick Mantis
Jeff Cohen
Coach Forty Years John Lance Honored at Pittsburg State
Wichita AP reports John Lance will be honored at a Saturday luncheon for his 40 seasons as basketball coach at Pittsburg State College. The event coincides with Campus High School holiday tournament. Lance’s team meets the College of Idaho in a tournament game Friday night.
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Wichita
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Pittsburg State College
Campus High School
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College of Idaho
Boxing Champs Dominate Ring Magazine 1961 Rankings
Boxers Joe Brown from Baton Rouge and Davey Moore of Columbus claim top honors as Ring Magazine marks 1961 rankings. Archie Moore is rated second in light heavyweights behind Harold Johnson, Gene Fullmer leads 160-pounders, Emile Griffith tops the welterweight class ahead of Benny Paret.
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Davey Moore
Ring Magazine
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Ohio
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Archie Moore
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Europe
Harold Johnson
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National Boxing Association
Gene Fullmer
West Jordan
Utah
Paul Pender
Brookline
Mass
Terry Downes
Big Eight Tourney Opens With Kansas State Favored
Kansas State, ranked No. 5, enters the Big Eight Tournament opener at Municipal Auditorium favored to win a sixth title. K State shares 7-1 league mark with Oklahoma State, led by 6-8 Mike Wroblewski and 7-foot Roger Suttner, with guard duo Dick Ewy and Al Peithman anchoring the backcourt. Oklahoma State meets Missouri at 9 30, followed by Kansas vs Oklahoma and Colorado vs Iowa State in the first round.
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Roger Suttner
Joe Gottfrid
Phil Heitmeyer
Pat McKenzie
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Oklahoma
Colorado
Iowa State
Kansas State fifth Wichita eighth in AP poll
Ohio State tops the AP major college basketball poll with all first place votes. Kansas State rises to fifth while Wichita climbs to eighth after recent wins and Cincinnati slips to second. Newcomers include Wichita, with Duke, Kentucky, and West Virginia also in the top ten.
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Associated Press
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Xavier
Ohio
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Seattle
Arizona State
Jim Bridges Leads Panthers In Scoring And Rebounds
Chanute Panthers statistics show Jim Bridges at 50 percent from the field with 47 of 93, fourth in accuracy, and 58 percent from the line with 25 of 43. He ranks fourth in team rebounds with 35 as Ron Thorne tops scoring and Thorne totals 29 of 55 shooting for 17 points per game. Rappard leads in field goal accuracy and rebounding with 82 boards in seven games. The Panthers average 76.2 points per game and lead opponents in field goal and free throw percentages and rebounding.
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Chanute Jaco
Ron Thorne
Bob Davis
Thorne
Jerry
Davis Steele
Chanute
Panther
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Snyder
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Stiles
Engstrom
Seen
Comets Host Quintet In Newton Invitational Debut
Chanute at Newton in the eight team Newton Invitational Christmas Tournament opens with both teams seeking a second win of the season. Chanute 1-4 and Newton 1-3, each led by juniors, after recent losses and a corrected day one schedule moves.
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Fight Results Bologna Italy Upsets and Draws
In Bologna Raimondo won on points against Gior gio Teixeira with 133 percent showings. Pavia edged Gomez Da Sylva while Annibale Omo dei drew with Alfred Parmey in a 10 round card featuring Brazil and Italian boxers.
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Associated Press
Bologna
Italy
Raimondo Nobile
Giorgio Teixeira
Brazil
Pavia
Gomez da Sylva
Annibale Omodei
Drew
Alfred Parmey
Boxing results mixed across international matches
In Cremona Italy Carlos Duran 154 percent defeated Marcel Seba 159 override by disqualification, while Ernesto Miranda 115 from Argentina outpointed Risto Luukkon 115 of Finland in Milan Italy. France and Italy tallies reflected in the dense ledger of outpoints and disqualifications across the event.
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Italy
Carlos Duran
Argentina
Marcel Seba
France
Milan
Ernesto Miranda
Risto Luukkon
Finland
Missouri Is Probed By NCAA
Kansas City AP report says University of Missouri faces an NCAA inquiry into the recruitment of two Tiger athletes who hold football scholarships. NCAA remains silent through Walter Byers. Big Eight executive director Reaves Peters notes lack of information.
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Chanute Tribune Reports NCAA Inquiry on Football Recruits
The Chanute Tribune notes NCAA scrutiny of Kansas State recruits with two unnamed sources naming Johnny Roland from Corpus Christi enrolled as a freshman after signing with Oklahoma and Jack Medford from Riviera Beach. The Big Eight letter of intent is nonbinding. Nebel says the university will cooperate with NCAA and has been cleared in Keith Weber recruitment.
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Kansas City
Johnny Roland
Corpus Christi
Tex
Oklahoma
Jack Medford
Riviera Beach
Nebel
NCAA
Dispatch
Keith Weber
Jefferson City
Deer Buck Trapped After Jumping Nine Foot Fence
In Winona Minnesota a yearling buck leaped a nine foot fence to reach a city park enclosure where tame deer are kept. Game wardens tranquilized the animal and returned it to the wild three days before the deer season opens.
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Bowling Scores From Local Stores and Players
Local bowling scores listed for Bank of Commerce, CBS Machine and Repair, Olson's Super Market, Montgomery Ward, Ladd's Barber Shop, Gray Lumber Co, Zimmerman Electric, and others. Individual high games include Olson's Spr. Mfg 743 785 776, Goyette 518, Lesner 486, Snowden 215, Mayer 202, Doudna 447, and Elmer White 538 with various alphanumeric shop identifiers and contact lines.
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Nebraska
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Ve Meteo
Larry Snyder
Charles Rappard
Roger Williams
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Arthur Nebel
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Pacific Coast Stock Exchange
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Mahlon Morley
Nat'l
Christopher Abbuehl
Kans
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Patricia Carlburg
N. Steuben
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S. Evergreen St
Chanute, Kansas
JO Newman
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First National Bank
Charute, Kas
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