Rash of Upsets Opens a Tumultuous College Hoops Weekend
San Francisco, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, LSU, Arkansas, Fordham and Idaho State all fell to early upsets as a stormy opening weekend reshapes the season. Detroit topped Notre Dame 77 71 with Bill Ebben scoring 32. Missouri crushed South Dakota State 71 46 as Norman Stewart added 22. Butler beat Wisconsin 67 43 ending a 15 year drought. Southeast Oklahoma upset Arkansas 63 44 with Jim Spivey at 32. St Joseph’s (Pa) defeated Idaho State 68 14 despite Les Roh’s 27 points.
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Fordham
Odaho State
San Francisco
Bill Russell
Chico State
Dons
U.C.L.A
Detroit
Irish
Bill Ebben
Titans
Missouri
South Dakota State
Tigers
Stewart
M. U
Norman Stewart
Butler
Southeast
Oklahoma
Jim Spivey
St. Joseph's
Alan Sate
Spose Toisho
College basketball roundup with top teams in action
An Idaho State rally fell short as Louisiana College led by Max Smith with 22 points, aided by free throws to beat L U. La Salle led by Tom Gola and Jim Pollard opened under coach Charley Singley with a 68 70 win over Millersville. NC State and Dayton posted decisive victories as part of a busy night.
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Max Smith
LaSalle
North Carolina State
Dayton
All America
Tom Gola
Millersville
Jim Pollard
Charley Singley
Wolfpack
Florida State
Ron Shavlik
Bob Seitz
Nick Pond
Bill Uhl
Pepper Pepperdine
Vince Martinez Targets Basilio After Knockout Win
Vince Martinez of Paterson New Jersey capitalized on an easy third round knockout of Ernie Greer in Spokane Washington to position himself for a welterweight title shot. Martinez 19 straight wins 149 and a half pounds weighed about 149.4 pounds 2 14 of the third. Basilio defends title against Johnny Saxton in February.
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Calif
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Martinez
Carmen Basilio
Associated Press
Basilio
Johnny Saxton
Ravens Roll Over McPherson In Season Opener
The Ravens built a 22 point halftime lead and cruised to a 78 to 48 victory over McPherson. Bon Rupp scored 14 for St Benedicts while Bob Melson led McPherson with 13. It was the season opener for both teams.
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St. Benedict's College
Bon Rupp
St. Benedict's
Bob Melson
Kansas University basketball and football star Galen Wahlmeier named captain
The article profiles Galen Wahlmeier of Jennings Kansas who was selected Kansas University's 1956 football captain. It notes his rise from junior college to Jayhawks captaincy, his leadership and coachability, and places him among a line of junior college grads who became key Kansas athletes.
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Kansas University
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Jayhawkers
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Lord Calvert
Montreal Alouettes
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Dodge City
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A. L. Wahlmeier
Frank Black
Jayhawks
Kansas State
Oklahoma A & M
Missouri
John Keller
Great Bend
Rozel
Keller
Page City
Eddie Dater
Garden City
Haskell Five at Home Lions Go to Pittsburg
Haskell Indian Institute hosts Osage City in a Jayhawk League opener at 8 p m with the B team at 6 45 p m in Haskell Gym. Lawrence High meets Pittsburg away then returns home for Manhattan in Lawrence Gym at 8 15 p m Saturday.
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Lawrence Gym
Pro Basketball Results Update
Minneapolis defeated New York 97 to 90 while Philadelphia beat St. Louis 115 to 98 in a pair of NBA games. The listings show two separate scorelines from the same day.
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New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
I Welters in TV Struggle
Isaac Logart the Cuban boxing hopeful from Camaguey aims to upset Virgil Akins of St. Louis in a televised bout, hoping to flip the balance in a high profile New York arena showdown.
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New York
Issac Logart
Camaguey
Virgil Akins
St. Louis
Akins Battles Logart in 10 Round Welterweight Scrap at MSG
Akins and Logart met in a 10 round welterweight bout at Madison Square Garden. Akins won a narrow decision in their August matchup and the fight is set for national NBC telecast at 9 p.m. CST.
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Madison Square Gardens
Akins
Logart
NBC
Ex Grid Star Leads Havana Invitational After Round One
Mike Souchak of Grossinger New York shot 65 to lead the Havana Invitational pro am by three strokes. Tommy Bolt and Billy Maxwell tied for second at 68. Wininger and Wall tied for fourth at 69 with several players close behind.
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Mike Souchak
Grossinger
N.Y
Duke University
Tommy Bolt
Chattanooga
Billy Maxwell
Odessa
Tex
Bo Wininger
Oklahoma City
Art Wall
Pocono Manor
Shelley Mayfield
Westbury
N. Y
Doug Ford
Kiamesha Lake
Dutch Harrison
St. Louis
George Bayer
Cincinnati
Wally Ulrich
Rochester
Minn
al Besselink
Tis
Boxing results from last night report multiple knockouts
Spokane and Boise bouts headline a night of knockouts. Vince Martinez stopped Ernie Greer in Spokane while Mickey Rhodes and Willie Stevens fell in Boise. Young Jack Johnson halted an opponent in Los Angeles in a separate match.
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Vince Martinez
Y. Paterson
N. J
Ernie Greer
Oakland
Calif
Boise
Idaho
Mickey Rhodes
Willie Stevens
Reno
Los Angeles
Jack Johnson
Rabat Sees Ongoing Nationalist Violence Amid Pacification Drive
In French Morocco, Rabat endures continued nationalist raids sabotage and other violence as Sultan Mohammed V leads a pacification effort through forming a new government.
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French Morocco
Morocco
Sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef
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