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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1957
Page
6
Wilt Chamberlain led Kansas to a 79 65 rout over Kansas State in the Big Eight tournament final. The 7 foot star dominated with 38 points 18 rebounds as Kansas State failed to corral him and paid the price for focusing defense on the rest of the Jayhawks.
Wilt Chamberlain led Kansas with a dominant effort as the Jayhawks defeated Kansas State ? to ? in a Big 8 contest. Wally Frank replaced Hayden Abbott to score 18 for Kansas, while Wilt blocked 9 shots and set a tourney scoring pace, with Loneski scoring 16 for K State and Parr fouling out late.
Fourteen college teams prepare for New Year’s Day bowls with Oklahoma and Duke opening the slate in the Orange Bowl as TV audiences tune in. Mississippi, Texas, Navy, Rice, and other contenders head to Sugar and Cotton Bowls, while Oregon, Ohio State, and others chase bowl prestige as stadiums fill and networks televise the action.
Sportswriters and broadcasters selecting the 12th annual Big Eight Conference basketball tournament named Wilt Chamberlain as the outstanding player. On the all tournament team were Ron Loneski Kansas Roy Dewitt and Bob Boozer Kansas State Lyle Frahm Iowa State Gene Hudson Oklahoma Jack Parr Kansas State and Joe King Oklahoma also received votes.
Standings in the Holiday Keg Meet at Garden City Garden City Garden Bowl show Pratt bowler Gene Stearne leading singles with 1748, ahead of Joe Bennett of Pratt and Ray Mayfield of Garden City. Dodge City duo John Crocker and Don Kennedy lead doubles with 1325, while Pratt and Dumas teams follow as play wraps the first weekend. Teams include entrants from Garden City Dodge City Liberal Durham Ness City and Scott City aiming for prize money.
Two invaders eliminated Kansas schools at Fort Hays Invitational. Eastern New Mexico University beat Fort Hays State 73 67 led by Brooks Jennings with 25 and Dale Getty topped the losers with 18. Southwestern Oklahoma edged Southwestern of Winfield 70 68 with Stan O'Neil scoring 24. Finalists set with ENMU vs SW Oklahoma. standings show top doubles teams and top money places.
West Virginia remains No. 1 in the AP basketball poll after eight straight wins. Kansas and Kansas State close in, with both squads riding tournament victories to nine straight wins. North Carolina moves to fourth as Maryland slips to seventh and Mississippi State rises to ninth. San Francisco climbs to sixth.
A jumble of scores from college basketball and bowls includes Kansas 88 over Kansas State 61, Nebraska 31 over Oklahoma 80, Missouri 68, and Princeton 64. Other notable games feature Temple 69 over California 48, Dayton 81 beat Seattle 75 in overtime, Connecticut 68 over Pittsburgh 60, Loyola New Orleans 84 over Vanderbilt 80, Florida 76 over Chemaon 64, Georgia 77 over South Carolina 58, and Fort Hays Invitational semifinals with Southwestern Oklahoma State 7, Southwestern Kan 68.
Wilt Chamberlain scored 38 points and grabbed rebounds as Kansas beat Kansas State 79 65 in the Big Eight Tournament final in Kansas City. Kansas State suffered its first defeat of the season as Kansas extended its win streak to 10. Other scores listed include Tennessee over Loyola Chicago 84 78 and Drake 73 North Texas 56 among numerous college games.
Memphis State wins Sugar Bowl 47 46 over undefeated Maryland after three overtimes with Rog Swander delivering the decisive shot and free throws. Washington Huskies upset Michigan State TL B9 led by Doug Smart 28 points. Guy Rodgers named MVP in New York. Bradley conquers Cincinnati 79 73. Loyola Chicago tops Kansas. Drake, Minnesota and Arizona post wins. Pace of Michigan lauded as All America candidate. Ottawa and Little Rock features noted.
George Yardley of Detroit surged to the NBA scoring lead with 128 points in four games last week. He edged past Bob Pettit after Pettit broke a finger, while Dolph Schayes and Clyde Lovellette trailed in the top standings with 784 and 768 points respectively.
At 21 Larry Boardman staged a comeback by rising from a first round knockdown to KO 28 year old Peter Schmidt in 1 03 of the sixth round of a 10 round bout at St Nicholas Arena New York Boardman a former Marlborough Conn lightweight had lost three straight and needed a win badly.
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