Blue Comets Face Pittsburg In League Clash Friday
The Blue Comets travel to Pittsburg to meet a league title contender for the second time this week. Pittsburg guards White and Russell star for coach Don Howey as Coffeyville, Parsons, and Fort Scott also challenge the top spot. Wayne Benson returns to full speed after injury as coach Al Jones reshapes lines for another key showdown in a fluid race.
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Arkansas Razorbacks win Grantland Rice Award
Arkansas coach Frank Broyles reacted with pride as his 11-0 Razorbacks received the Grantland Rice Award, the nation’s top team honor from the Football Writers Association of America. Arkansas finished 11-0 after beating Nebraska 10-7 in the Cotton Bowl, second in the final AP poll as Alabama fell to Texas in the Orange Bowl, while Notre Dame and Michigan also earned top votes. Broyles travels to coach the South squad in the Hula Bowl.
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Friday High and Junior College Basketball Matchups
Friday’s slate features junior college games including Independence at Fort Scott Wichita Fresh at Coffeyville Hutchinson at Arkansas City Dodge City at El Dorado Pratt at Alva Garden City at Lawton. High school pairings include Chanute at Pittsburg Coffeyville at Parsons Columbus at Iola Fort Scott at Independence Neodesha at Humboldt Garnett at Yates Center Eureka at Fredonia Cherryvale at Burlington Elsmore at Arcadia Midway at Joint Rural Thayer at Altoona Galesburg at Edna Arma at College High Southeast at Baxter Springs Riverton at Frontenac Galena at Girard St Marys at Altamont Oswego at McCune Mulberry at Fulton.
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Bethel Edges CofE In Tight Kansas Conference Showdown
Bethel defeated College of Emporia 60-58 as Ken Koehn scored 22 points to push Bethel ahead with 2:12 left. The win leaves McPherson and Bethany a full game ahead among leaders, with Bethel, CofE, Kansas Wesleyan and Ottawa at 3-2. In another Kansas game, Bethany beat Tabor 77-61 to raise its record to 7-1.
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Evansville Holds Lead In Grid Poll
Evansville Aces top the AP weekly small college basketball poll with a 9 0 record after beating South Dakota South Dakota State Ball State and Butler. High Point and Youngstown each rise three spots to Nos 4 and 7 with wins over Campbell Maine Assumption and Muskingum. Top Ten includes Grambling Winston Salem Pan American Wittenberg Philadelphia Textile Carson Newman Fresno State and more. Ohio State led Big Ten in football attendance in 1964 with 583740 over seven home games averaging 83391.
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John Brodie Wins Pro Football Golf
Hollywood Florida AP reports San Francisco 49ers quarterback John Brodie won the National Football League Golf Tournament. He shot 75 to finish 54 holes at 231 and claim the first prize of a 1965 Ford Mustang, one stroke ahead of Jesse Whittenton of Green Bay. Whittenton finished at 232, with King Hill of the Philadelphia Eagles at 236.
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Tulsa Action By Panthers Saturday
Chanute Junior College will play an 11:15 a.m. basketball game at Tulsa Saturday. The Tulsa varsity team will be in national spotlight with a 2:00 nationally televised game against Bradley. Tulsa freshmen will precede the Missouri Valley Conference clash, followed by Kansas junior colleges Arkansas City at Lawrence and Miami, Okla., at Parsons.
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Finley hears rags to riches tale in Lane suit
In Chicago, Frank Lane sues Charles Finley for 144166 in unpaid salary from his 1961 to 1968 A’s contract. Finley testified about the sale and his investment, claiming January 1961 tensions led to Lane’s firing. Judge Parsons described the defense’s $2030 offer as insulting and pondered the $4 million Athletics purchase.
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Elsmore Girls Extend Win Streak Over Kincaid
Elsmore High School girls clinched their 35th straight win in seven years with a 43 to 33 victory over Kincaid. Ruth Ard led Elsmore with 19 points and Ann Dunlap added 18, while Nancy Callahan 14 and Anna Gillespie 13 paced Kincaid. The B game was a 19 to 18 decision in favor of Kincaid.
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Louisville Triumphs Over LaSalle 92 80 In Key Valley Game
Louisville defeated LaSalle 92 to 80, lifting the Missouri Valley Conference record against nonleague opponents to 50 wins in 68 games. Bradley visits Tulsa as league action resumes, with Wichita at Cincinnati as the top matchup. St Louis at Drake and Louisville at Tulsa also featured on the schedule.
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Los Angeles Open Begins Coast Tour Season
Pro golfers start the richest winter circuit with Arnold Palmer among the stars teeing off in the first round of the $75,000 Los Angeles Open at Rancho Municipal Golf Course. A pro am prelude offers $5,000 in prize money as a showcase for the historic purse.
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College Scores and Pro Basketball Results Across Regions
Basketball scores from major and college games include Boston 138 over St. Louis 106 and Philadelphia 121 over San Francisco 102. Other pro results feature Baltimore 129 over Detroit 121 and Cincinnati 116 over New York 102. College actions show Providence 89 over Boston College 79 and Villanova 78 over St. Francis NY 49 with several regional matchups across the East, South, Midwest, and West.
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