Unbeaten MVC clubs face tests this week
Three undefeated Missouri Valley Conference teams Bradley St Louis University and Cincinnati ready for rugged week. Bradley hosts Arizona and Seattle while St Louis meets Kentucky and Cincinnati hosts Temple then Invitatio n tournament with St Bonaventure as first foe. Other games include Wichita at Detroit North Texas State at Hardin Simmons Tulsa at Wyoming Pittsburg Kane North Texas State Tulsa at Utah Houston at Canisius and Chicago Loyola at Drake. St Louis was the only MVC winner last Saturday with Houston Wichita and Tulsa losing while Oklahoma City Okla. City beat Houston.
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Associated Press
Missouri Valley Conference
Bradley Braves
St. Louis University
Cincinnati
St Louis
New Mexico A & M
Kentucky
St. Louis
Temple
Bearcats
St. Bonaventure
Wichita
Detroit
North Texas State
Hardin-Simmons
Tulsa
Wyoming
Pittsburg
Kane
Static
Utah
Houston
Canisius
Chicago Loyola
Drake
Oklahoma City University
Arkansas
Early Season Trials For Major Cage Clubs
The piece previews college basketball in 1949 with North Carolina, Ohio State, Maryland, and Kansas as potential powers. Purdue, Missouri, and Indiana show early strength while Kentucky and St. Louis vie in the Missouri Valley. Missouri coach Faurot expresses eagerness to hire a new athletic staff member amid ongoing talent searches.
Garden City Junior College Busters Hit Texas Trip
Garden City’s 1957-58 basketball squad, 1-2 early, heads to Amarillo Juco P-47 Rangers after a 74-68 loss to Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa in Miami tournament. Team features Johnson Bergkamp Poe and Herman. coach Don Alley notes potential after home stretch.
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Garden City
Broacbuster
Texas Panhandle
Mark
Busters
Lamar
Colo
Poe
Miami
Connors
Terry “Herman
Morale As A Weapon at Carnegie Institution
Washington notes from the Carnegie Institution annual report warn of a new kind of war fought with intellectual weapons. The statement highlights Russia’s recent scientific displays and urges expanded basic research across astronomy and geophysics to match a total war challenge comparable to 1941.
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Washington
Carnegie Institution of Washington
United States
Caryl P. Haskins
Carnegie
Odd Catches Third Straight Win At Springfield Event
In Springfield Ohio three fishermen earned a third straight win as Bobby Grim of Indianapolis and Larry Freet a 13 year old from Springfield shared credit for a notable fishing haul at Honey Creek. The event produced a cache of golf balls later found stolen from a local driving range and returned to authorities. In Dayton two fishers netted a large catch including about 1100 dollars in checks and 50 dollars in coin from the Stillwater River.
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Springfield
Ohio
Des Moines
Bobby Grim
Indianapolis
Ind
Larry Freet
Honey Creek
Troy
Qa Golf
Dayton
Ronald Apple
Dennis Seibert
Stillwater
Mcalester
Okla
Walter A. Hargraves
Trim
Pastor Keeps Busy Dan Currie Michigan
Dan Currie, a rugged Michigan center and linebacker, formerly pitched softball, balancing roles in church and sports while staying active in his community.
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Dan Currie
Michigan
State
Newcombe Seeks Hypnotic Help For Flight Fear
Colonia New Jersey reports Brooklyn Dodgers star Don Newcombe, now with the Los Angeles Dodgers, is undergoing hypnosis to conquer aviophobia sparked by a past Elizabeth crash. After a month of treatment he plans a test flight to Chicago or Miami, hoping the fear does not return.
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Colonia
N. J
Don Newcombe
Elizabeth
N.J
Brooklyn Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers
Newk
Big Newk
Newcombe
Chicago
Miami
Bush Beating Becoming A Mizzou Habit
Columbia Missouri February reports that the University of Missouri resumes coaching searches after Don Faurot, athletic director, convenes faculty and committee on intercollegiate athletics to consider a new football coach. Frank Broyles has left for Arkansas after one season marred by a 5-4-1 record, leaving three Faurot era staffers in place as possible successors.
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Columbia
University of Missouri
Don Faurot
Faurot
Missouri
Frank Broyles
Georgia Tech
Broyles
Arkansas
Kansas
Harry Smith
Clay Cooper
John Kadlee
Cooper
Missouri Bowler Heads World Tourney
Chicago report lists 48 qualifiers in the men’s world invitational match game bowling tournament with yesterday’s scores and 24 game totals. Names include Rick Weber of Brentwood, Steve Navy of St. Louis, Tom Heennessy of Florissant, Pat Patterson of Kirkwood, Ray Bluth of St. Louis, Don Carter of St. Louis, and Harry Smith of St. Louis with various tallies.
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Chicago
Rick Weber
Brentwood
Steve Navy
St. Louis
Tom Heennessey
Florrisant
Pat Patterson
Kirkwood
Ray Bluth
Don Carter
Stock-cut standings reveal close finish for regional racers
Second place in the stock-cut standings went to Bob Burdick of Omaha. Don White of Keokuk was thirds Ernie Deir of Fort Madison, Iowa, shared fourth with Lenny Funk of Otis, Kas.
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Bob Burdick
Omaha
Don White
Keokuk
Ernie Deir
Fort Madison
Iowa
Lenny Funk
Otis
Kas
New Hog Coach Dil and Running Wings Arkansas Start
Little Rock reports Arkansas gets Frank Broyles as head coach with a varied first day plan. He will mix the T formation and single wing, introduce his staff, meet the squad, address Arkansas high school coaches on TV, and visit would-be prospects as Jim Mackengee and Merrill Green shift roles alongside Jack Mitchell at Kansas.
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Little Rock
Ark
University of Arkansas
Frank Broyles
Broyles
Jim Mackengie
Oackfield
Merrill Green
Jack Mitchell
University of Missouri
University of Kansas
Kansas
Wilson Matthews
Little Teck
Central ‘High
Matthews
Central ‘Arkansas
Arkansas
Miners Stop Colts Bid
The 49ers trailed until rookie John Brodie threw a late touchdown pass to beat the Baltimore Colts 17-13. San Francisco and Baltimore each stand 7-4 in the NFL Western Division race with one game left. Lions also won to stay tied, but Bobby Layne broke his right ankle and will miss the rest of the season. Tobin Rote directed Detroit after Layne's injury in the mud at Briggs Stadium.
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Associated Press
San Francisco 49Ers
John Brodie
Balimore
49Ers
Colts
Detroit Lions
Cleveland Browns
Browns
Pittsburgh
New York Giants
Washington
Philadelphia
Chicago Bears
Cardinals
Los Angeles
Green Bay
San Francisco
Packers
Baltimore
Rams
Lions
Bobby Layne
Layne
Briggs Stadium
Tobin Rote
Quail Season Closed At Sundown In Pratt
Pratt Kansas quail season closed at sundown yesterday. Dave Leahy, director of the State Forestry, Fish and Games Commission, called it the best in many years and said prospects for next year look equally good. He noted the duck season, closing Christmas Day, is unusually good with big flights from Canada expected to head this way, potentially boosting overall hunting.
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Pratt
Kansas
Dave Leahy
State Forestry, Fish and Games Commission
Leahy
Canada
Bethany College Wins Central Kansas Tourney Final
Twelve year old Johnny Grove joined 185 boys from Roanoke in a Safety Patrol parade to Washington where he toured the capitol and saw top sights. His father Dr. John P. Grove asked what he enjoyed most and Johnny replied pillow fights. Bethany College defeated McPherson College 56 to 17 in Moundridge Kansas to win the seventh annual Central Kansas Basketball Tournament.
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Roanoke
Johnny Grove
Washington
Capitol
Washington Monument
John P. Grove
iBethany
Moundridge
Bethany, College
McPherson College
Baseball’s bonus rule revised at 1957 convention
The Colorado Springs meeting ended with the major minor league convention approving the bonus rule allowing clubs to sign promising youngsters for large pay and instantly farm them to minors. The draft rule also shifts to a four year service period for all players on a Triple A or Double A club. In fishing news, creel limits were set for Scott lake and Logan county lake at ten bass or channel cat or aggregate, for the first half of 1958.
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Colorado Springs
Ford Frick
Scott County
State Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Scott Lake
Logan County
Russell Springs
Kansas State Scoring Records Highlight Key Players
Kansas State leads in four scoring records with Dick Knostman as career and season marks. Jack Parr and Bob Boozer chase records this season, while Rick Harman adds postwar totals. Garden City Buffaloes visit Hays High at Ben Grimsley gym for opener after a loss to Great Bend.
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Tex Winter
Dick Knostman
Jack Parr
Bob Boozer
Rick Harman
Knostman
Garden City High School
Phil Stringer
Buffaloes
Ben Grimsley
Hays High
Buffs
Grimsley
Great Bend
Panthers
Garden City Dawn to Dusk Time Rule Sparks Debate
A cryptic note proposes adjusting sunrise and sunset times for Duck Dates by adding one minute for every 15 miles west of Garden City and subtracting the same for hunting east. The instruction hints at a time-based rule affecting daily schedules and hunting windows.
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Garden City
Deer Rescued From Thin Lake Ice at Morrison Lake
Conservation officer Louis Kahi used a garden hoe to break ice and a rowboat to reach a deer that fell through Morrison Lake’s thin ice. The animal neared exhaustion upon reaching shore, rested briefly, then bounded into the woods.
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Lake Odessa
Mich
Louis Kahi
Morrison Lake
New Hemorrhoid Cure Promises Non Surgical Relief
A new healing substance named Bio-Dyne, marketed as Preparation H, is claimed to shrink hemorrhoids and relieve pain without surgery. The product, available as suppositories or ointment, is said to show benefits in many cases with a money back guarantee.
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Shri
New York, N. Y
Aufferora
Reaearch Institute
Money Back Guarantes
Hes. V. A. Pat
Lightweights Rule Ring Roost In NYC Bout Tonight
The Associated Press reports a heavyweight lightweight lineup in San Francisco and New York. Kenny Lane challenges champion Joe Brown while Luke Easter faces Frankie Ryff Ippolito in an all New York clash at St. Nicholas Arena. Ryff Ippolito TV deal planned with Du Mont. Ryff previously beat Ippolito but lost to Lane and Butler in 1857 bouts.
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Associated Press
Kenny Lane
Chamipion
Joe Brown
Luke Easter
San Francisco
Frankie Ruff
Frank Ippolito
St. Nicholas Arena
New York
Ippolito
du Mont TV
Ryff
Lane
Gene Butler
Orlando Zulueta
Tommy Tibbs
von Durelle
Canada
Tampa
Jerry Luedee
New Haven
Babe Zaharias
Wilt Chamberlain to showcase talents for Philadelphia fans
Wilt Chamberlain, the 7-foot center, returns to his home city to display his All-America basketball gifts for the first time. He and the Kansas Jayhawks visit St. Joseph's College in Philadelphia, with Kansas State, Missouri, and other Big Eight teams in action across the weekend. Kansas State and Kansas remain unbeaten as the season opens, while Purdue, Indiana, Michigan State, and UCLA register notable results in early games.
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Purdue
Missouri
Boilermakers
Kansas State
Wildcats
Kansas
Cooper
Indianaspall
Nebraska
K-State
Iowa
Arizona
Indiana
Michigan State
Ohio State
Hoosiers
Butler
Texas A&m
Associated Press
Wilt Chamberlain
Philadelphia
Chamberlain
Kansas Jayhawks
Stude
St. Joseph’s College
Mar
Colorado
Iowa State
Wyoming
Bob Boozer
Bloomington
Northwestern
Evanston
Montana State
Michigan
UCLA
Oklahoma
Top Juco Cage Quints Enter Tourney at Moberly
Four top bracket junior college basketball teams compete in the Moberly Invitational Feb 1920. Fullerton of California, Lindsey Wilson of Kentucky, Hutchinson of Kansas, and Moberly In Missouri vie for state and national honors in this early season showcase.
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Moberly
Fullerton
Lindsbig- Wilson
Columbia
Hutchinson
Kany
Mobherly
Missouri
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Tempe
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Portland State
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Norris Patterson
William Jewel College
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Kenneth Knox
Southeast
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Cape Girardeau
Smith
Kadlee
Garden
Souththern Methodist
Louisiana State
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Oklahoma City
Auburn
Clemison
Tar Heels
George Washington
Furman
South Carolina
Carmen Basilio
Northeastern
Connors Aggies
Murray A&m
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Buster Cagers
John Ps
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Don ‘Alley
Oplin
Big Don Newcombe
Lamar Drummonds
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John Frazier
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