Four New Year's Day Bowls Spotlight Navy Texas Showdown
Navy star Pat Donnelly suffers a left leg hamstring setback two days before the Cotton Bowl clash with top-ranked Texas as Navy aims to upset the national leader. The four classic bowls feature top teams, including Illinois and Washington in the Rose Bowl and Auburn and Nebraska in the Sugar Bowl, with NBC CBS ABC networks splitting telecasts.
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Navy Admiral Leads Texas Cotton Bowl Spirit
ANNAPOLIS MD AP Navy’s top bowl fan is Rear Admiral Charles C. Kirkpatrick a San Angelo native and Naval Academy superintendent He travels to the Cotton Bowl where Texas battles Navy as part of his final acts before promotion His daily chats with players and a personal pep speech earn him wide affection across the Midshipmen. MecDowell tops Erie Academy 7-3 in a crowd game at Blondie.
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Wildcats Top Sugar Bowl Tourney Field In First Round
Kentucky Wildcats claimed the No 1 ranking with a Sugar Bowl first round romp over Loyola New Orleans as Duke edged Auburn in the other game. Oregon State won the Far West Classic, Villanova the Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival, Kansas State the Big Eight, and La Salle the Quaker City tourneys. Wisconsin…
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Sparta Edges General McLane 58 42 to go 7 1
Sparta defeated General McLane 58 to 42 after a 27 25 halftime deficit. The Spartans surged 152 in the third period to seize control, extending their win streak to five and improving to 7 1 overall. Bill Rote led with 22 points, Terry Maynard 14, Larry Carter 11, John Linden 6, John Stranahan 9. McLane junior varsity won 50 28. Next, Sparta visits East Forest Friday.
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Scoring Less Enjoying It More Wilt Chamberlain Leads NBA
Wilt Chamberlain of San Francisco remains the top scorer with a 30-plus point average, though overall NBA scoring dips this season. He averaged 28.4? No, 4.3 is likely a misprint. the article notes 30-point games and chamberlain averages while others trail. Amann and Thomas scored 27 and 26 for Trojans and Tor Academy, with Bi-16 leading at halftime.
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National Basketball Association
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Rose Bowl showdown Illinois vs Washington
In Pasadena Illinois and Washington meet in the Rose Bowl with Illinois a slight favorite as Sunny weather looms. Huskies under Jumbo Jim Owens bring a poor 6 4 record but a reputation for a fierce Big Game approach while Illinois chases a win against a veteran Huskies squad led by Owens.
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Bowling highlights and scores from area leagues and bowls
In the Men's A League at Bowl Aire Barr’s 656 spurs a strong set, while key 214 231 22 games boost other players’ totals. Melnnes Lives Shop League at Avalon Center features 626. Hand, Rhoades, and others post 200s or near 600. Weather impacts prep as teams drill mid December. Also, Rose Bowl predictions surface as coaches foretell a tight game. Penn State game committee to meet January 10 in Harrisburg to set officers and tentative seasons.
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Chuck Hess
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Mary Perkins
Russ Cnaseth
Ed Zew
Len Migliaccia
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Ray Sandburg
Sandburg
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LaSalle tops Bonnies in Quaker City tourney final
LaSalle wins the Quaker City Basketball Tournament 83 80 with Frank Corace named MVP. St Bonaventure’s star Crane Crawford shines for the Bonnies, scoring 28 points and grabbing 22 rebounds in a losing effort. Crawford, once a top sophomore prospect, battled illness years ago.
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St. Bonaventure Bonnies
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Pistons Edge San Francisco In Overtime Thriller
The Detroit Pistons rallied to beat San Francisco 112 110 in overtime as Percy denied a late drought with an eight foot jumper with four seconds left. The game counts toward a 31 game tally. A boxing bout between Kenny Lane and Bizzaro was postponed to January 30 due to Lane’s infected tooth.
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Kentucky Tops U S Loyola Third in AP poll
Kentucky Wildcats won the top spot in the AP college basketball poll with 24 first place votes and 954 points after an 101-81 win over Notre Dame. Loyola of Chicago dropped to third as UCLA moved up, while Cincinnati rose to fourth on wins over Kansas State and Tula. Michigan fell to eighth with Vanderbilt, Davidson, Oregon State, Duke and Villanova following.
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