Northeast Fives Post 500 Mark In Outside Play
Northeast Kansas League basketball teams hold a 5 5 outside play record after two weeks with no league games. Atchison and Ottawa lead KL with 2 1 marks. Topeka Bears and Leavenworth split. Lawrence dropped second straight, and Leary smworth hosts Ottawa as league play begins.
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Highland Park Opens Season With Derby Tilt in Leavenworth Week
In Kansas prep standings Highland Park opens its schedule at Sumner Friday then hosts Derby Saturday. Atchison wins two, Benton edges St Joseph in overtime, and Lawrence loses to Topeka 53-39 as balanced scores and early season showdowns unfold across the region.
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Clyde Holds Second Spot In Scoring Struggle
In the NBA, Bob Pettit of the St Louis Hawks leads scoring with 415 points in 17 games for 24.4 average. Clyde Lovellette of Minnesota remains second with 386 points at 21.4 per game as teams post high scoring rates this week.
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One Unbeaten Quintet in College Basketball
The Big Ten season opens with Ohio State defeating Oklahoma 89-68 as the lone undefeated team remains. Michigan State and Indiana stumble early while Wisconsin drops another game. Iowa loses to Colorado. other results include Kansas State over Wichita State and Drake beating Kansas State 70-61. Ronin Freeman leads Ohio State with 40 points in the win.
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NCAA May Stage Tourney For Small School Cagers
The NCAA considers adding a small college basketball tournament alongside the existing large school event. If approved at the 30th convention in Las Angeles, about 150 NCAA members will discuss the plan while roughly 278 small schools could join the new division.
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Buffs Beat Iowa But League Gets 3 More Setbacks
Colorado Buffaloes upset Iowa 60-57 to stretch their Big Seven title defense as Jim Rangles scored 19 and Carl Cain held to one point. Town and Drake Bulldogs also won late while Ohio State beat Oklahoma 89-68 in non conference play.
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Terps Ready for Orange Bowl Rematch with Oklahoma
Maryland coach Jim Tatum says Oklahoma outsubstituted in the 1954 Orange Bowl and vows to use the alternate unit more freely in the Jan 2 rematch. He notes Oklahoma’s speed and compares Maryland’s newer defense to the Sooners’ high scoring offense as both sides prepare for the decisive matchup.
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City Cage League Opens With Two Evening Games
The City Basketball League opens Wednesday at the Community Building with two games scheduled Tragons versus Park Tillandard at 7 30 and Fritze versus Flaskell at 8 20. Abraham Lincoln at 6 feet 4 inches is noted as the tallest player.
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Chandler Wins 1955 Punting Crown Amid Spartan Victory
Don Chantler of Florida edged Karl Morrall of Michigan in a tight punt duel for the 1955 major college crown. Chantler averaged 44.3 yards per punt, Morrall 4.0, as the NCAA stats highlight the season’s top specialists. The Spartan squad punted 28 times for a 41.2 average, while Tom Pontius of Oklahoma A&M handled 12 TD punts for the Aggies. Rod Wittehead of Kansas State had the year's longest punt at 89 yards against Wyoming.
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Local Cage Stars Battle K C Quint on Thursday
Local basketball action pits Peek's Bat Boys of Kansas City against a Lawrence area quint led by North Poling State standout Ton Miller and Midwestern Chemro duets Ralph Osborne. Ex‑K UL players Wah Davenport and Eb Lon Nicholson anchor the lineup with Eddie Dallop and Hob Preston in support as tip off is at 9 pm at Community Burt ing.
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San Francisco Tops AP Poll As Naismith Era Opens
The University of San Francisco Dons lead the AP first regular season poll with 60 first place votes and 91 points as North Carolina State follows with strong support. Kentucky tumbles to 12th after a loss to Temple, while Temple rises to the No 3 spot and Marquette looms in the DePaul Invitation bracket.
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Drakes Edge Downtowner in Southwest Conference Battle
The article notes Drake claiming a key game against a Southwestern foe at Dallas as Kansas coach predicts no lineup changes. Starters BJ Brainard Gene Elston Lewd Johnson Minirice King and Captain Dallas Dobbs are listed as regulars.
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Drake and Wichita State rout Nebraska in midweek clash
Red Murrell scored 15 points to pace Drake while Pachin Vicens matched him for Wichita State in a 71 to 46 win over Nebraska. Wichita shot 42.4 percent, hitting 28 of 66 from the floor, leading 34-16 at halftime and never facing real pressure. All Big Seven teams were idle tonight.
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Kansas to ramp up fast break for Dallas contest
The unbeaten Kansas Jayhawks returned from a win at Wisconsin and worked on fast break offense before an early dismissal by coach Pho Allen. Allen said the team earned relief after a hard grind and noted progress on the IK A set, with plans to emphasize the renk ahead of the Southern Methodist game.
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Trippi Retires as Player to Join Cards as Assistant Coach
Former All America halfback Charley Trippi retired from active play Tuesday with the Chicago Cardinals after nine seasons and was named a fulltime assistant coach and talent scout. He will be 33 Wednesday.
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