Kansas Romps Colorado To Gain In Big Eight Race
Kansas defeated Colorado 88 to 65 at Field House to move to 5-1 in the Big Eight, with Wayne Hightower 23 points and Bill Bridges 21. Colorado, led by Roger Voss early, shot 40 percent butailed by 28 of 31 free throws for Kansas set a school record 90 percent.
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Jerry Gardner
Colorado
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Sox Walseth
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Ames
Missouri
Harp’s Buffs Preview Tough K State Tests at Manhattan
Coach Harp says his team impressed individually against the Buffs but lacks team coordination since the semester break. Spairkplug Gardner delivered a strong 19 point game with 10 coming in a key stretch. The Feb 18 meeting with Kansas State at Manhattan and a Feb 22 game to decide the conference title loom.
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Spairkplug Gardner
Fights Last Night by the Associated Press
Philadelphia and other cities reported boxing results from a rough card. Notable entries include J D Ellis stopped at 160 in Trenton New Jersey and Ernie Terrell stopping Alate Cab at 208 in Chicago.
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Cuba
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Chicapa
Ernie Terrell
Chicapo
Alate Cab
Brooklyn
Sidney Adams
Willie Stevenson
Boston
Kansas State Seventh in AP Poll With Jays Fifteenth
Ohio State remains the No. 1 team for the eighth straight week in the AP poll after sweeping through voting through Feb. 4. Duke rises with a seven game win streak and St. Bonaventure edges toward second, while Kansas State sits seventh and Southern California ninth.
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Dipper Leads Scoring Race With 37.6 Point Average
Wilt Chamberlain tops the NBA scoring chase with 2108 points and a 37.6 average. He also shoots 491 percent and averages 277 rebounds per game. Elgin Baylor trails with 1931 points and a 35.4 average as Los Angeles beats Cincinnati 110- MOL.
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National Basketball Association
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Philadelphia
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Cincinnati Royals
KU Fresh Start Too Late Fall To Juco 75 72
Kansas University freshmen fell behind 18 points early in Allen Fieldhouse and could not recover as Parsons Junior College, defending national juco champions, beat the Jayhawks 75 to 72. The loss sinks KU to 0-1 on the four game season, with next game against Missouri set for Monday night.
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Parsons Leads Cardinals Past Jayhawks In Tight Finish
Parsons and Leonard Kelley propelled the Cardinals to a 73 72 victory over Kansas. Bill Johnson led KU with 26 points as Kansas State trailed after a late surge. Stinson and Buddy Vance each had 14 for Kansas. Poor free throw shooting hampered KU as Parsons exploited faster tempo.
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Dave Stinson
Parsons
Leonard Kelley
Bill Johnson
Kelley
Cardinals
Mike Richey
Stinson
Buddy Vance
Jay Roberts
Gibson
Jayhawkers
Jayfrosh
Jays
Atchison Tops Central Junior High in Hoops
Atchison built a 22-7 first half lead and defeated Central Junior High Mustangs 38-20 on Monday. Central, now 5-3, struggled from the field as Jim Dicker led with six points and coach Jim O Donnell called it a poor uninspired game ahead of Wednesday's trip to Olathe.
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Shrine East-West All-Star Game Set for March 28
The 10th annual Shrine East-West college all star basketball game will be played in Kansas City on March 28. Ten players will be chosen for each squad.
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Kansas City
Jay track star transfer shakes KU cross country hopes
Allen Carius once Illinois state mile champ from Morton transfers from Kansas University to Illinois. He ran 4 18 4 as a high schooler and helped KU freshman cross country win a national postal title. Enrolled Monday, he cannot compete varsity for a year. his move hurts KU’s 1961 Big Eight title chances.
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Morton
Kansas University
Illinois
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Kansas
Jayhawks
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Lion Sophs Defeat Leavenworth to Boost 4 3 Record
Lawrence High School sophomore basketball team beat Leavenworth 38 28 to raise its season mark to 4 3. Harold Kimball led with 14 points while Steve Pohl added eight as coach Jerry Rogers praised the effort and hustle. The Lions close the season Monday at Wyandotte after a 56 45 win over Ottawa Saturday.
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Lions
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Ralph Light
Steve Pine
Paul Hull
Wyandotte
Pro Basketball Results Roundup
AP sports roundup lists Monday results with Los Angeles and Cincinnati, and Tuesday matchups including Los Angeles versus Boston in New York and Detroit versus New York. Wednesday card shows Boston at Syracuse and Philadelphia at Detroit with St. Louis visiting Los Angeles.
Three Jays Cited In Colorado Romp
Kansas beat Colorado 88 65 to move into a tie for the Big Eight lead. Jerry Gardner scored 19 points and Hightower and Bridges added strong showings as KU set a school record 28 of 31 free throws for 90 percent.
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Kansas
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Kansas State
Dick Harp
Sox Walseth
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Gardner
Wichita
Jerry
Harp
Wayne
Hightower
Bill
Bridges
Kirksville Bulldogs Win In Overtime Over Springfield
Kirksville State Bulldogs beat Springfield 65-62 in a tight overtime finish. Earlier Warrensburg State edged Kirksville 47-46 in a second overtime loss over three nights. Jerry Kirksey tied Springfield with 18 seconds left. Andy Henderson gave Kirkvill a late lead before Stockard sealed Springfield's win.
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Springfield
Andy Henderson
Kirkville
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Lecompton Players Highlight Shawnee County All Star Team
Lecompton joins 10 players on the Shawnee County League all star list chosen by conference coaches. Named from Lecompton are Bob Christman and Gary Stauffer. The league schedule opens with Lecompton at 8 30 p m Thursday in the varsity bracket as champion with a 13 1 record. Lecompton B team plays Dover at 6 p m Wednesday. Coach Bill Nelson leads Lecompton.
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Mickey Yost
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Silver Lake
Tom Wright
Dover
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Berryton
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Rossville
Dean Palmer
Ed Fisher
Auburn
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Stauffer
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