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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1961

Page

4

KU Faces UCLA Tonight After 78 70 Loss to Southern Cal

Kansas basketball meets UCLA in Los Angeles at 10 pm local time after a 78 70 Friday loss to Southern Cal. KU, 1 2, aims to rebound against Arizona State Monday in Tempe while USC improves to 3 1.

Kansas UCLA Los Angeles Lawrence Southern Cal L. A Arizona State Tempe John Rudometkin Trojans Gordon Martin Chris Appel Neil Edwards Nolen Ellison Harry Gibson Jerry Gardner Jim Dumas Californians Gibson Kansas City Wyandotte High Gardner Tei Dumas Matt Flachsbarth CAL Rodometkin Appel Stanley Martin Wry Edwards Ashby Ibe Sloniger Hillman Carleton Ve Parsons Heit Tunney

Kansas Falls Short as Trojans Rally Past Jayhawks

Kansas faded after two cold shooting stretches and a late Trojan surge. Gibson led KU with nine of 14 from the floor while Matt and Vance provided better pivot play. Rudo the Russian shined for USC as KU wrestled with height disadvantage and limited bench action.

Gibson Ellison Jays Trojan Radometkin Martin Trojans Rudo Jayhawks John Matt Buddy Vance St. Louis Dick Harp Pete Woodward Carl Deane

Seaman Records 71 57 Victory Over Haskell In Loop Game

Seaman defeated Haskell 71-57 in the opening Jayhawk League game as Duane Bond and Dode Lesser combined for 52 points. Haskell’s John Romero led with 25 points while Isaac Chavez added 45. Seaman led by four after one quarter and ten at halftime, then held on amid 46 fouls and miscues.

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Ohio State To Battle Wake Forest In Prestige Clash

Ohio State visits Wake Forest in a top national matchup after an 85-62 home win over Wichita State. Star forward Jerry Lucas played through knee trouble, scoring 27 as OSU extended an unbeaten streak to three. Wake Forest hosts with Len Chappell leading the ACC standout scoring.

Sheldon Sakowitz Associated Press Ohio State Winston-Salem N. C Wake Forest Buckeyes Wichita Jerry Lucas Lucas Pittsburgh Davidson North Carolina State Deacons Len Chappell Atlantic Coast Conference

Lawrence High Faces Manhattan Lions In Narrow Opener

Lawrence High School fights to improve its record as the Lions host Manhattan in a 6:30 p.m. B game on the LHS court followed by the varsity clash. Leading scorer Sam Shipstead is doubtful with a sprained ankle from Tuesday practice while Manhattan brings back all starters, aiming to stay unbeaten after a 56-44 win over Emporia.

Lawrence High School Manhattan LHS Max Rife Sam Shipstead Lions MHS Emporia

Eudora Cardinals Top Louisburg In Basketball Clash

Eudora defeated Louisburg 69 53 at Eudora to improve to 2 0 on the season. The Eudora B team won 44 25 extending its win streak to 23 games dating back two seasons with last year’s B squad going 16 0. Scorers included Elbert Anderson 17 Larry Folks 15 for the varsity while Frank Martin 17 Bill Eisele 13 led the B squad.

Eudora Louisburg Elbert Anderson Larry Folks Frank Martin Bill Eisele

Fullmer Paret Clash For Middleweight Crown Tonight

Gene Fullmer of Utah defends the NABU middleweight title against Benny Kid Paret of Cuba in a 15 round nationally televised bout from Las Vegas. Fullmer, 24, pursues unification while Paret seeks to hold two titles. Arcaro recalled for Pimlico Futurity memory.

Las Vegas New Gene Fullmer Utah Benny Kid) Paret Cuba ABC Fullmer National Boxing Association Paret Henry Armstrong England Terry Downes Europe New York Massachusetts Carmen Basilio Gene

Finley Denies Move of Kansas City Athletics to Dallas

Kansas City councilmen report belief the Athletics may relocate to Dallas in 1963. Owner Charles O Finley, in Chicago, says he will remain in Kansas City. Council members note Finley has delayed a stadium lease and sought long term contracts.

Kansas City Kansas City Athletics Dallas Tex Charles O. Finley Chicago Charles Shafer Finley Shafer

Sugar Ray Knocks Out Greaves in Eighth

Pittsburgh AP reports Sugar Ray Robinson wins by knockout in the eighth round against Wilf Greaves, sending Greaves to the canvas for a nine count before the finish at 43 seconds of the round. Robinson eyes a Jan. 6 rematch with Denny Moyer in New York and a shot at a sixth middleweight title.

Pittsburgh Wilf Greaves Sugar Ray Robinson Denny Mover New York Robinson Greaves

Linwood Defeats Piper 39 27 in Tri-County Opener

Linwood High School basketball rallied in the third quarter to beat Piper 39 27 on the Linwood court. Johnny Green scored 19 points in the second half to lead Linwood, with Jerry Johnson adding 12 and Dennis Berry and John Coatney each scoring four. Linwood improves to 2 0 and 1 0 in league play, next hosting Edgerton Tuesday at 7 PM. Linwood B team won 29 23 with Charles Pool scoring 11.

Linwood Piper Tri-County LHS Danny Clodfelter Chargers Edgerton Johnny Green Jerry Johnson Dennis Berry John Coatney Charles Pool

Fights Roundup From Cities Highlights Regional Boxing Results

The Associated Press reports multiple boxing results across cities with fighters from Pittsburgh to Bangkok. Notable outcomes include Wilf Greaves knocked out in Edmonton, Alonzo Johnson defeating Tony Hughes in Brad dock, and Battling Torres losing by knockout in Reynosa. The Detroit Tigers announce February 7 as rookie reporting day with spring training at Lakeland Florida.

Pittsburgh Sugar Ray Robinson New York Wilf Greaves Edmonton Alonzo Johnson Braddock Tony Hughes Cleveland Los Angeles Cisco Andrade San Jacinto Calif Battling Torres Reynosa Mexico Omaha Bill Nielsen Wayne Womachil Worcester Mass Kenny Tavares New Bedford Paul Christie Medford Tokyo Sombang Banbung Thailand Katsuo Hapa Japan Bangkok Charthai Laemfapha Kyo Noguchi

Boston Patriots Face Oakland Clash in AFL Tilt

Boston Patriots travel to Oakland for a vital Eastern Division game in the AFL. Boston sits second, one game behind Houston, and could join a first place tie if Houston falters. Houston hosts New York as Buffalo and San Diego dispute a Western title. Dallas meets Denver on Sunday.

Associated Press Boston Patriots Houston Oakland Oilers New York Titans Buffalo San Diego Dallas Denver

Friday's Results By Area Quintets

District basketball roundup lists area scores with Lecompton, DeSoto, Perry, Ozawkie, Oskaloosa, Wellsville, Valley Falls and Winchester posting results. Notable tallies include Lecompton 89 over Auburn 68, Ozawkie 72 over Oskaloosa 40, and Valley Falls 78 over Winchester 49.

Lecompton Queons Auburn Ag Stauffer Christman Miller Norris Hughes Decker Nielson Confer Auburn Vawler B. Mayer Boxes Roberts C. Mayer Armstrong Ozawkie Oskaloosa Masuim Grinter Puderbaugh Jesger Noble DeYung Nive Howert Ordwiie Scott Seifert Heston Brunton Fine Valley Falls Winchester Valley Alls Anderson Toward Hivans Metager Bomhoss Farmer Hefty Boydston Stewart O' Neill Stevens & Newman Daniels Domann

Wilt 78 Points Not Enough as Lakers Edge Warriors

Wilt Chamberlain scored a then-NBA record 78 points but the Philadelphia Warriors fell to the Los Angeles Lakers 151-147 in three overtimes. Elgin Baylor added 63 for the Lakers while Wilt logged 43 rebounds and played every minute.

Wilt Warriors Lakers Baylor Frank McGuire Elgin Baylor NBA Boston Syracuse Larry Costello Cincinnati St. Louis Detroit Chicago

Steers Extend ABL Win Streak To Five

Kansas City Steers stay atop the Western Division with a 117-39 victory over the Chicago Majors. Nick Mantis scored 26 points as KC widened their lead over Los Angeles to four games while the San Francisco Saints beat Hawaii 98-88 to climb from the cellar.

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