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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1975
Page
5
A jumble of crossword clues and scattered answers lists many odd terms and misspellings. It reads like a puzzle page with entries such as chemist's workroom and a note on a wardrobe. Several entries appear garbled or incomplete.
Missouri enters a three game stretch with Oklahoma at home, Kansas State at home, and Colorado at Boulder. Norm Stewart relies on home-floor luck at Hearnes Center as the Tigers seek to climb from third in the Big Eight. Willie Smith leads a scoring surge while Kansas State and Oklahoma loom as key tests in a tight race.
Perry Iowa hosts a two day Central Town Sports Memorabilia Convention March 8 and 9 drawing up to 60 collectors from as far as Cincinnati Chicago Omaha Maryland and New Jersey. Organizers John Douglas and Jim Walstrom expect strong interest in baseball cards autographs and uniforms with guests former majors Bob Oldis and Duane Josephson signing autographs and a World Series highlight film. Admission is free and an auction will close the event with potential for future annual runs.
Dairy Queen and Orscheln Farm & Home lead in bowling with Dairy Queen posting a high team game of 105 and high team series of 2337 while Linda Wisdom records a high game of 194 and high series of 526. Separate golf action in Lauderdale Hills has Bob Stanton opening with 64 for an eight under par lead in the Jackie Gleason Classic. College football notes report the University of Tampa dissolving its football program effective immediately, while Pete Elliott resigns UM head coach to become athletic director and Carl Selmer takes over. Hayward State promotes Tim Tierney to head coach.
AP report lists regional basketball sites and top seeds for Missouri Class 1A and 4A tournaments. A total of 337 schools enter regionals with 16 sites per class. Winners advance to state first round on March 10.
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