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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1963
Page
10
The Kansas Jayhawks, mired in a three game skid and 0-3 in the Big Eight, must beat Nebraska at Allen Fieldhouse to avoid a 0-4 conference mark before exams. They fell 62-56 to Missouri, committing 19 turnovers and shooting poorly from the line. MU sits 1-3 in league play.
NBA president Maurice Podoloff says players cannot own interests in bars or taverns and warns against associations with bad influences. Despite his stance Wilt Chamberlain reportedly owns a share in a New York nightclub bar, prompting debate at the Warriors and league office. Podoloff insists players must divest to remain in the NBA.
The San Francisco Giants surge from underdog status to beat the favored Los Angeles Dodgers in the playoff is voted the top sports upset of 1962 by AP writers and sportscasters. Miami of Ohio over Purdue. Nicklaus over Palmer. Cincinnati over Ohio State follow in rankings.
Jim Taylor, AP NFL Player of the Year, is in a Baton Rouge hospital for new tests after a Los Angeles episode misdiagnosed as appendicitis. Doctors are not yet certain if hepatitis or another liver issue is the cause.
Georgia Tech falls to Mississippi State 81 69 in Starkville to snap a 12 game string. Florida edges Alabama 69 67 in overtime as Tom Baxley hits late jumper. Illinois and Minnesota win tight Big Ten games. Wake Forest ties Duke for ACC lead with 82 62 over Virginia.
Gordie Howe of Detroit fired five goals and added an assist in the past week, lifting him to fourth with 40 points in the NHL scoring race. Andy Bathgate leads with 44, Frank Mahovlich 43, and Johnny Bucyk 41 in a tight standings push.
Carey led Missouri with 23 points and nine rebounds as MU edged KU 79 74 in a tight game. Free throw shooting decided it with MU 22 of 31 and KU 16 of 25. Unseld and Elliot each scored 15 for Kansas while Doughty and Early contributed for Missouri.
Dave Stallworth, a 6-foot-7 sophomore, is the major reason Wichita State remains competitive in the Missouri Valley race behind Cincinnati. He scored a season high 38 against Arizona State and 32 in a double overtime loss to Colorado, with a 21.1 season scoring average. Wichita heads to Tulsa tonight and Drake Saturday in a crucial two game road trip.
West Junior High raced to a 52 35 win over Ft Leavenworth with 8th graders also prevailing 28 21 The Warhawks improved to 5 1 pace led by Pattee Kennedy and Finch with 21 points in the two games and set up a Thursday ninth grade clash at Atchison
Colorado, riding a four game conference win streak, beat Kansas State 70-53 in Boulder. Ken Charlton scored 24 as the Buffs dominated the boards 42-23 and shot 53 percent. Missouri earned its first Conference win by limiting Kansas and pressuring key scorers Ray Bob Carey led MU with 23 points.
College basketball results list from multiple games with scores and teams including Mississippi State over Georgia Tech 81 69 Vanderbilt over Mississippi 79 72 Florida over Alabama 69 in overtime Wake Forest over Virginia 82 62 North Carolina over Maryland 78 56 Florida State 88 Georgia 54 Clemson 93 The Citadel 66 South Carolina 80 Furman 77 Western Kentucky 78 Northwestern 76 Notre Dame 80 Butler 54 Minnesota 66 Michigan 63 Iowa 65 Wisconsin 56 Missouri 62 Kansas 66 Western Michigan 110 67 Detroit Hardin-Simmons 60 New Mexico State 67 Colorado 70 Kansas State 63 Pittsburg State 88 Omaha 78 McPherson 80 Tabor 74 Tennessee State 83 Lincoln Missouri Washington of St Louis 83 Wayne State 44
Cincinnati's mighty Bearcats remain unchallenged at the top as the only unanimous No 1 after all 45 AP voters solidify their lead. Loyola Chicago sits 2nd with a 15 0 record while Illinois rises to third and Arizona State drops to fourth. Duke moves to fifth and Ohio State to sixth.
New York AP report says the AAU and NCAA stand firm as they head to a weekend meeting with Gen. Douglas MacArthur to arbitrate control of U S amateur sports. The AAU faces a rival NCAA federation and a boycott of AAU events. MacArthur will arbitrate or propose a binding formula.
San Francisco announced veteran outfielder Harvey Kuenn has accepted terms of a 1963 contract with the Giants.
Baldwin's city basketball team routed Spring Hill 82 to 55 in a Big Six League game at Baldwin. Dick Wilson led with 18 points, followed by Dick Hedges 14 and Harvey Hurd 19 for Spring Hill. Baldwin faces Lawrence Fur niture of Lawrence at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Baldwin.
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