Crimson Tide Is National Grid Champ
Alabama was voted the 1961 AP national football champion after a perfect season capped by a 34-0 win over Auburn. Bryant’s Tide led in scoring and total and rushing defense, finishing with 452 points to Ohio State’s 436. Arkansas and Utah State also ranked in the top 10 in the final poll.
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Alabama
Associated Press
Crimson Tide
Paul
Bear) Bryant
Alabama Dew
Ohio State
Bryant
Auburn
Arkansas
Bama
Texas
Louisiana State
Mississippi
Minnesota
Colorado
Michigan State
Utah State
Don Houtson
Maryland
Kentucky
Texas A&m
Tide
Harry Gilmer
LSU
Georgia Tech
Bear
Polly Kerr Leads Garden Bowl Bowling Night
Polly Kerr of the Security Oil team rolled 223 for high single and 541 for top series as the Housewife League marked week 10 at Garden Bowl. Team highs included 653 in a game and 1,810 in a series. multiple league results across firms and clubs followed, with Santa Fe Motors, Optimist Club, and Knights of Columbus posting top scores.
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Eam
Garden Bowl
Helmerich-Payne
Wheatland Motol
Rickman Body Shop
Ankrom Motors
Kansas- Nebraska Gas
R. L. Crist Ranch
Farr
Beulah’s
Brunson Grocery
Behlen Manufacturing
Santa Fe Motors
Optimist Club
Southwest Carpet and Tile
American Legion
Burtis Motors
West
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Swift Ice
Herb Braun
Knights of Columbus
Sportsman League
Raymond Ladd
Ladds
Elliott Printers
Beet Growers
Ingalls Co-op
IOOF
Davies Case
The
Tom’s Well Service
ADM
Hadl Drafted by Detroit Lions in NFL Draft
Kansas Missouri area players heard across several rounds. John Hadl Kansas halfback was drafted by Detroit in the first round. Multiple peers from Colorado to Oklahoma State, Missouri, and Illinois went to New York Cleveland Green Bay Baltimore Philadelphia Detroit San Francisco and St. Louis in rounds 2 through 20. Third baseman Clete Boyer led the Yankees with eight sacrifice flies last season.
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Kansas-Missouri
John Hadl
Kansas
Detroit
Jerry Hillebrand
Colorado
New York
Leroy Jackson
Western Illinois
Cleveland
Ed Blaine
Missouri
Green Bay
James Dillard
Oklahoma State
Baltimore
Ted Woods
Bert Coan
Washington
Jim Perkins
Philadelphia
Gary Cutsinger
Frank Imperiale
Southern Illinois
John Longmeir
Southern Mlinor
Dallas
Jerry Archer
Pittsburg State Center
Gale Weidner
Milton McPike
Kirksville State
San Francisco
Gary Henson
Los Angeles
William Wegener
St. Louis
Claude Crabb
Roger McFarland
Ronald Turner
Wichita End
Amos Bullocks
Clete Boyer
Yankees
College Scores From The Associated Press
South Virginia defeated Richmond 74 to 55 while Auburn beat Jacksonville State 73 to 37 Southern California won 79 to 77 against Kentucky South Carolina topped Tennessee 79 to 66 Mississippi beat Southeastern Louisiana 66 and Mississippi State defeated Southwestern Louisiana 89 to 61 Florida 70 over Rice 67 Midwest air Dame 59 Northwestern 58 Notre Dame 59 Northwestern 58 Col Toledo 71 over South Dakota 45 St Louis 79 beat Kansas 65 Wisconsin 64 over Florida State 63 Wichita 79 over Nebraska 49 Minnesota 89 defeated Memphis State 81 Tulsa 76 over Western 66 Arkansas 72 over Missouri 68 Washington 59 defeated Montana 42 Stanford 71 over St Marys Calif Nevada 82 beating Long Beach State 63 Wichita 79 over Nebraska 49 Texas Tech 84 over Colorado 82 Oklahoma State 54 over Lamar Tech 51 Tulsa 76 over Texas Western 66 Fort Hays State 100 over Southwestern Oklahoma 60 Warrensburg State 75 over Pittsburg State 65 Dodge City 75 over Amarillo 50 Wichita Freshmen 90 over Chanute 65
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Oklahoma State
Lamar Tech
AAU NCAA Feud Is Kindled Anew
Washington AP reports a rift persists between the AAU and NCAA at the two day quadrennis U.S. Olympic Committee session. Debate centered on votes for the National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations and the elimination of the dual structure. Officers of the U.S. Olympic Committee were re elected, continuing the same four leaders: Tug Wilson, Douglas Roby, Asa Bushnell, and R. Max Ritter.
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U.S. Olympic Committee
Amateur Athletic Union
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Olympic Committee
National Federation of State
Olympic Organization
AAU
U.S. Olympic Association
Kenneth L
Tug) Wilson
Wilmette
Douglas F. Roby
Ypsilanti, Mich
Asa S. Bushnell
Princeton
N.J
R. Max Ritter
Jenkinstown
Southern Cal Beats Kentucky 79 77 On Road Trip
Southern Cal escaped with a 79 77 win over Kentucky to close a Midwest and South swing at 2 1 on the trip. John Radometkin led the Trojans with 29 points including the go ahead basket at 2 19, while Kentucky once led 77 74 with 5 08 left but went scoreless. Notre Dame beat Northwestern 59 58 in overtime on the same Monday slate as South Carolina over Tennessee 79 68 and Texas Tech 84 82 over Colorado.
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Oklahoma
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Wildcats
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Texas Tech
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Ohio
Bobcat Adds Excitement to Hunt in Southwest Kansas
Garden City residents Jay Bean Monte Lowry Gary Davis Jerry Jacobs and Charles Mecart hunted quail along the Cimarron River southwest of Satanta when Bean shot a 28 pound bobcat with a 16 gauge shotgun at about 18 yards. The animal was flushed by McCart’s dog Queen. The group noted a prior bobcat kill in the area in 1957 and compared skins with Dick Dickerson and Joe Valent who planned to rug the animal.
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Jay Bean
Garden City
Cimarron River
Kansas
Jay Bein
Dillon's Hore
Cimarron
Art Davis
Art
Gary Davis
Satanta
Bean
McCart
Queen
Baylor Nets 50 as Lakers top Nationals 131 120
Elgin Baylor scored a season high 50 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers past the Syracuse Nationals 131 to 120 in the NBA game played in Los Angeles. Baylor poured in 50, pacing the Lakers on a night they ran away late.
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Garden City Tops Sublette In Ninth Grade Thriller
Garden City junior Hizh closed the game with a decisive final period as Garden City beat Sublette 36-31 in a ninth grade basketball thriller. Sublette led early then Garden pulled ahead at intermission, kept a slim lead, and finished strong with an 8-for-18 free throw edge while Sublette connected on 3 of 20. Robert Mayo led Garden with 12 points, Hamman scored 7, Biggs 4, while Sublette’s Lloyd McLain paced the losers with 6 points. Melvin Ruppe led Garden in the prelim with 10 points. Garden’s next ninth grade game is Friday against Dodge City.
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Gani
Garden
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John Hamman
Dean Biggs
Steve Salter
Robert Mayo
Hamman
Bol Krug
Biggs
Lloyd McLain
Haskell Wright
Melvin
Dodge City Junior High
SMU Looks for Coach as Meek Is Dismissed
DALLAS AP Al Orlofts, Missouri coach candidate, tops list for SMU head coach. SMU board ousts Bill Meek after five seasons. Athletic Director Matty Bell collects applications, names Ondfrio publicly. Bell denies retirement link to hiring and says no outside party may press for contacts.
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al Orloféts
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Ans
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Seattle
Jim Owens
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Wsumne
Alford E. Lambert
Fred Chaffin
Pine
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