Lawrence High opens postholiday season with Junction City clash
Lawrence High School basketball coach Max Rife brings a 4-2 Lions squad to a home doubleheader Friday against Junction City and Saturday against Shawnee Mission North. Junction City is 1-3, SMN 1-3, with both foes capable of challenging the Lions on rebounds and defense.
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Bearcats Win 28th Straight by Beating Houston
Cincinnati remains top ranked as the Bearcats stretch their unbeaten run to 28 with a 79-56 win over Houston. Tom Thacker led with 23 points, lifting Cincinnati past an early 6-6 tie and building a 43-28 halftime advantage.
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Auburn Tigers Sharp From Field and With Free Throw Shooting
Auburn the 1960 leaders in both field goal and free throw percentage may chase a second double crown as the undefeated Tigers rank No. 10. Layton Johns leads scoring from Na Hunta Georgia with 27 free throws in 37 attempts and 47 of 72 field goals.
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NFL Players Group Studies Five Proposed Changes
The NFL Players Association meeting in Hollywood Florida includes all 14 teams for the first time to study five changes. Topics include tax relief for players, raising minimum pay for pre season games from 50 to 100 dollars, off season job placement, contract receipt deadlines by May 1, and new pension fund income sources.
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Sooner Anglers Win Miami Beach Fishing Contest
Oklahoma football players defeated Alabama on a deep sea fishing trip in Miami Beach after the Orange Bowl. Alabama beat Oklahoma 17 0 in the Orange Bowl game Tuesday marking a repeated fishing contest win by the Orange Bowl loser for the third straight year.
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Advance Group Arrives For Annual NCAA Meet
LOS ANGELES AP The vanguard of nearly 2000 college and university officials arrived for the 57th annual NCAA convention and related groups. Three days of meetings lead to the January 7-9 convention and a key bylaws amendment on eligibility, potentially sanctioning a one year loss of eligibility for competing in an open event not sanctioned by the new U.S. sports federations.
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Cage Results Across Regions Report Scores and Upsets
A scatter of college basketball scores lists South and Midwest games with several upsets and close finishes. Notable results include North Carolina 86 over Yale 77, Duke 82 over Virginia 65, and Notre Dame 73 over Indiana 70 as tournaments unfold.
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Cal Bears Basketball Improves with Returnees and New Center
Berkeley California AP report notes 8-2 start for California with nine returning lettermen. The Bears upset Oregon State and Seattle, now shooting 40 percent from the field. Dick Smith leads the team as a consistent 20-point scorer while Camden Wall returns strong in rebounding and shooting after a half season in 1961.
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Ole Miss Maintains Edge in Egg Bowl Series
The Mississippi State–Ole Miss football rivalry shows Ole Miss leading 31 24 4 after a 1946 MSU win marked the last State victory. Since then Ole Miss has posted 14 wins and two ties in 1901 to present, keeping the Rebels ahead in the series.
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Sub rule changes rápidas discussed by writers
New York AP survey shows writers favor moving college goalposts to the goal line to boost field goals and allowing unlimited substitutions. It notes the AFL already uses the two point conversion and cites 98 NL games with four ties versus 56 AFL games with one tie.
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Baldwin City Team Defeats Lawrence Five 69 67
Baldwin City men beat Brewer's Furniture of Lawrence 69 to 67 at Baldwin. Gaylen Koontz led Lawrence with 19 points. J D Brecheisen added 16 and B Tummons 14 for the losers. Dick Hedges led Baldwin with 15. Darrell Kreighbaum 14 and Bud Spear 12 helped the winners.
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Northwestern Star Tom Myers Sets Big Ten Offensive Record
Northwestern halfback Tom Myers posted the league’s best single game offense last season with 298 yards on 30 plays against South Carolina. He totaled 23 rushing yards and the remaining 275 came via passes.
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Haskell Jr College Basketball Hosts Joplin Lions
Coach Wayne Postoak’s Haskell Institute team welcomes Joplin Lions to the Haskell court for an Interstate Conference game at 7 30 pm. Haskell sits 2-2 in league play and 2-4 overall after a 65 64 loss to Highland, while Joplin beat Highland 95 86 earlier this season.
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Packer Coach Denies Trust Fund Report
Green Bay coach and general manager Vince Lombardi denied reports that the Packers created a 250000 trust fund to keep him. He called the story false and rejected the allegation amid headlines of an offer from Dan Reeves involving the Rams.
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U S Track Federation Says No Sanction Yet for Eastern Meets
The U S Track and Field Federation has not been asked to sanction major Eastern indoor meets. NCAA plans to deny eligibility for collegians in open non sanctioned events could drop college participation in AAU events, affecting the upcoming indoor season.
Seki Retains Orient Featherweight Title in Tokyo D feat
In Tokyo last night Mitsunori Seki defended the Orient featherweight title by knocking out Veeranid Charemu Ang in the fourth round. Seki, from Japan, kept the belt after a decisive stoppage.
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VanderKelen Emerges as NFL Interest Grows After Rose Bowl
Wisconsin quarterback Ron VanderKelen, once overlooked in the drafts, now draws interest from at least seven NFL teams and AFL clubs after a standout Rose Bowl performance. Teams like Green Bay, Rams, Bears, Cardinals, Browns, Vikings, and Eagles, plus a CFL club, pursue his signature as he weighs offers in Hawaii before the Hula Bowl.
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Russell Limits Chamberlain as Celtics Rally in San Francisco
Big Bill Russell, in his hometown, guards Wilt Chamberlain to 23 points as Boston tops the Warriors 135-120 in overtime at the Cow Palace. Russell’s defense helps turn a tight game into a Celtics victory while Syracuse defeats St Louis and Detroit beat Cincinnati.
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Wellstead kicks 27 extra points for Dartmouth
Bill Wellstead converted 27 extra points in 30 attempts last fall as Dartmouth remained unbeaten.
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