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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1956

Page

4

Tiny Columbia Cager Trails Only Wilt In Total Scoring

Columbia guard Chet Forte, at 145 pounds and 5-9, shone against Dartmouth guiding an unbeaten team to a 78-68 win. Forte scored 19 with 7 assists as he drew pro scouts, while teammate Andy Milkey added 24. Forte’s season total reached 171 points, second to Wilt Chamberlain’s 36.2 point average.

Tiny Columbia Chet Forte Giants NBA Kansas Wilt Chamberlain Forte Columbia Dartmouth Proscourts Fuzzy Levane New York Knickerbockers Andy Milkey Colum Wilt Forte Chamberlain National Basketball Association Western Kentucky San Francisco Dons Wake Forest Auburn Charlotte N. C Bob Emrick Florida St. Joseph's Tulane Stanford Jerry Mallett Troy Rushing Louisiana State University Baylor Miami Texas A&m Ron Kramer George Lee Michigan Kent State University Bobby Thym Vanderbilt New Mexico Harvard Brown Syracuse Cornell Princeton Rutgers

Mustang basketball clan rising as SWC force

Southern Methodist's basketball team, led by coach E. O. Hayes, accelerates to the top of the SWC with a fast-paced attack. Key players Ned Duncan Jim Krebs Larry Showalter Dick Herrscher and Bobby Mills drive a 48.3 percent team shooting pace while converting 70 percent of free throws as they prep for a two night double header in Lexington Kentucky against Kentucky Dayton and others.

Dallas Southern Methodist E. O. Doe Hayes Lexington Kentucky Dayton Hlinots Hayes Ned Duncan Duncan Cayuga Tex Kilgore Jim Krebs Larry Showalter Showalter Bobby Mills Dick Herrscher Tob McGregor Star Krebs Big Jim McMurry Oklahoma City Minnesota Wichita Xavier Texas Tech Mills Herrscher McGregor

Fullmer Wins Machine Fight in New York Test

Greenwood Lake report notes Sugar Ray Robinson conceded defeat in the electronics test against Gene Fullmer. Tests by Lavota Laboratories measured Robinson at 15.2 mph and 1500 pounds on a heavy bag, while Fullmer showed 304 mph and 1260 pounds. The Jan 2 Madison Square Garden title fight will settle the outcome.

Greenwood — Lake, N.Y Sugar Ray Robinson Gene Pullmer Robinson Lavota Laboratories Morganville Madison Square Garden

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