Gator Game Starts Annual Bowl Rush
Five day football showcase opens with two sectional all star games and the Gator Bowl headlining the coach Bear Bryant era. East West Shrine and Blue Gray bowls feature Hardin-Simmons Ken Ford and key Alabama connections. NBC CBS telecasts and Sunday bowls set mood for New Year football marathon.
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N.J
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Major College Basketball War West Classic First Round
War West Classic results show Unih 64 over Washington 62 while Oregon State 79 defeats Yale 69. Dixie Classic semifinals feature Duke 62 over North Carolina State 63 with Wake Forest upsetting Northwestern, Seton Hall 4 over Saint Louis 1, Richmond 72 over Pennsylvania 65, LaSalle 73 over Virginia 64, and further bracket activity including Missouri State beating Nebraska 74 and Georgia Tech 67 to 68 over Marquette.
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Shockers Face Stern Test With Diablos
Wichita State hosts the 4-1 Los Angeles State Diablos in a nonconference tuneup before Missouri Valley play. Ralph Miller eyes sharp shooters to counter Frank Jackson 6-5 and teammates Laemmle Shahr Bazadier, while Joe Stevens 174 points per game and Don Woodworth 16.4 pace the Shockers along with Wessel Schwartzkopf Lock. Urban Tate Mallet also contribute as Saturday’s 8 p.m. game follows a rest period for both teams.
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Tll
Miller
Joe’ Stevens
Don Woodworth
Ev Wessel
Cal Schwartzkopf
Don Lock
Tate
Elbert’ Urban
Anothe Soph
Tom
Battler
Ottawa Gains Finals Berth
Ottawa earns a shot at the Ottawa Invitational title after a 73-67 win over Cape Girardeau while Springfield State defeated William Jewell 79-55 in the semifinals. Cape Jewell faces William Jewell for third place as other games decide consolation outcomes.
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Cape Girardeau
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Oklahoma
Baptist
Emporig State
Homicide Charge In One Punch Fatality At Broadway Scene
Police say Gerald Sarracini 30 was struck once outside an Eve tavern by an assailant, leading to his death. The incident near Broadway prompted a homicide charge against the alleged attacker. The accused, a welterweight boxer named Tommy Be, was reportedly detained Thursday night after admitting the punch.
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Gibson
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer Horizontal and Vertical clues
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous crossword clues and partial answers across horizontal and vertical directions including Greek letters French kings poets and various descriptors, with many garbled spellings. The readable items hint at a standard puzzle grid with entwined word pairs and cross references from a historic column.
Defending Birds Beat in Meet at Quincy Holiday Tourney
Quincy College hosts Kirksville Teachers in a holiday tourney clash after a semifinal win over Illinois Normal 76 68. Kirksville edged St Benedicts 31 49 with Mike Samuel scoring the deciding basket with four seconds left. Bob Cull led Quincy with 18 points. Kirksville’s Jerry Burditt had 16. St Benedict’s Tom McCarthy scored 18.
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Kirksville
Mike Samuel
St. Benedict's
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Ilinois
Normal
Quincy
Bob Cull
Tom Campbell
Billi Lemon
St. Benedict’s
Samuel
Jerry Burditt
Tom McCarthy
St. Benedict
240 Miles From Pole Hillary party nears end of trek
Sir Edmund Hillary and a four man New Zealand team report progress toward the South Pole 20 miles from its southern terminus. Hillary says the group is under strain at 16000 feet but averaged 40 to 50 miles nightly, closing the 1200 mile distance and approaching Capt. Scott's 1900s route. Meanwhile Dr Vivian Fuchs' British team has advanced only 25 miles since Wednesday with 509 miles remaining.
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South Pole
Hillary
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McMurdo Sound
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Pole
Scott
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