Paris Hosts Cage Tourney in Four Day Invitational
Paris opens the 4 day Paris Invitational Tournament with a 6 pm tip and seedings led by Paris 5 0 in conference play and 7 2 overall Salisbury second with 9 2 this season Westran third at 9 2 and runner up in last week’s Moberly event Paris as fourth seed Montgomery City meets Brunswick at 6 pm then Paris faces Harrisburg at 7 30 and Salisbury meets Madison at 9 pm Thursday action has Westran facing Keytesville at 6 pm with consolation semifinal set for 7 30 pm and a championship semifinal at 9 pm featuring Thursday winners.
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Montgomery County
Wildcats
Salisbury
Westran
Coyotes
Centralia
Brunswick
Harrisburg
Madison
Keytesville
Montgomery City
Twelve Added To Star NBA Squads In San Diego
The NBA announced adding twelve players to the two All Star squads for the January 12 game in San Diego. East welcomes Johnny Green and five others while West adds five players including Hayes and Wilk. Green, 37, will play in his fourth All Star game and led last year's field goal percentage. In Las Vegas, Jimmy Snyder called Super Bowl odds even for Colts vs Cowboys in Miami on January 17.
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New York
National Basketball Association
Cincinnati
Johnny Green
San Diego
NBA
Green
Dave DeBusschere
Tom van Arsdale
Lou Hudson
Atlanta
Las Vegas
Nev
Jimmy
Snyder
Miami
Baltimore Colts
Dallas Cowboys
Colts
Minnesota Vikings
Cairo B Defeats Trojan B In Ashland B Team Tourney
In Ashland the Community A-6 Trojans B were upset 47 35 by Cairo B. Coach Jim Robinson cited a three week layoff and cold shooting as factors. Top scorers: Wayne Harris 10 for Trojan B. Mark McKinney 20 for Cairo B. Trojans meet consolation semifinal Thursday. finals Saturday. Hallsville beat Jamestown. Ashland beat Highee.
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Ashland
Trojans
Cairo
Jim Robertson
Wayne Harris
Larry Whalen
Warren Mayes
Mark McKinney
Hallsville
Jamestown
Highee
Khoury League Dinner To Draw Baseball Greats
Former Cardinal star Joe Medwick will headline the Khoury League Banquet on January 13 at Montgomery County R-2 High School. Other notables include Joe Hoerner Cal Maxvill Steve Carlton and Ken Boyer. Proceeds support the Khoury Summer Baseball Program with band and country western entertainment. Tickets available from sponsoring clubs or by calling Bob Hoffman at 564-2110.
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Montgomery City
Joe Medwick
Montgomery County
Joe Hoerner
Philadelphia
Cal Maxvill
Cardinal
Steve Carlton
Ken Boyer
New
Kiwanis Club
Montgomery Jaycees
Bob Hoffman
Bowling Notes and Standings Across Three Leagues
Bowling results feature Florsheim, Mid City, and Johnson leading with high scores like Sapp 224 and 611, Curran 4 wins, and Brentlinger 201 and 564. Team standings show Mid City Cruzan's Hiway leadership with 4–0 records, while Burts and Young's struggle 0–4. Local league totals list Vandalia Bowl and Gentry Bryant Motor Co scores, plus Weekly highs Eastwood 225 and Walton 599.
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Florsheim
Mid City
Johnson
Danser
Brentlinger
Young's
Curran's
Rothemeyer
Perkins
Hiway Tobacco
Burt's
Sapp
E. Lubbers
McMurtry
Cruzans
Cruzan’s
Hiway
Burts
Gentry-Bryant Motor Co
Laddonia State Bank
Laddonia Mfa
Harbison Walker Maintenance
Hillebrand Insurance
Farber Narco
Bienhorf Insurance
Soil Service
Eastwood
Walton
Hillebrand
Gentry- Bryant
Bulldog Wrestlers Face Sedalia Smith Cotton Tonight
Mexico Bulldogs host Sedalia Smith Cotton in a home wrestling event. The B match starts at 6 30 p m followed by the varsity contest.
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Mexico
Pros Prepare For Tourney Los Angeles Open Qualifiers
Two under par 68s by Rik Massengale and Paul Moran led 20 players who qualified Monday for the Glen Campbell Los Angeles Open at Rancho Park. The top 10 at each course earned starting spots with 124 exempt pros for the 72 hole event.
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Los Angeles
Rik Massengale
Wichita Falls
Tex
Paul Moran
Colton
Calif
Rancho Park
77 year old Henry C Hall keeps ski jumping dream alive
In Farmington Michigan 77 year old Henry C Hall, who set a 203 foot national ski jump record in 1917, plans to continue jumping at least one more season despite injuries. His backyard winter wonderland hosts youngsters six days a week with two jumps and other facilities while Hall, born in Ishpeming, recalls wartime service and a 229 1/2 foot world record set in 1921 after World War I.
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Farmington, Mich
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Henry C. Hall
Olga
Hall
Detroit
Ishpeming
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
United States Ski Association Hall of Fame
Steamboat Springs
Colo
British Columbia
Hamilton Receives Honorable Mention on SMS Squad
Lyle Hamilton son of Mr and Mrs C C Hamilton 616 N Kentucky Rd received honorable mention on the all conference football squad at Southwest Missouri State College in Springfield He is a former Mexico High School grid star and is married to Janet McFarling of Mexico Both are students at SMS
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Lyle Hamilton
C. C. Hamilton
Kentucky Rd
Southwest Missouri State College
Springfield
Hamilton
Mexico
Janet McFarling
SMS
Nebraska
Georgia
Devaney
Lincoln
Ba binski moves to second in Peterson Bowling Classic
Chicago AP reports Daniel Ba binski of Kankakee Illinois climbs to second place Sunday in the eight month Peterson Bowling Classic standings. He trails the leader and gains on the field as competition tightens at the event.
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Chicago
Daniel Babinski
Kankakee
Gamecocks Suffer First Defeat as Tar Heels Upset
North Carolina defeated South Carolina 79-64 as the Tar Heels surged to a 40-26 halftime lead. Tom Rik er scored 20 for SC, while George Karl had 17 for UNC. UCLA remained top with 526 votes, and a wide Top Twenty list followed with Michigan State, Indiana, and Kentucky among others.
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Bruce Lowitt
Associated Press
South Carolina
Gamecocks
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Purdue
Tom Riker
George Karl
John Roche
UCLA
Marquette
Bruins
Southern California
Penn
Western Kentucky
Princeton
Quakers
Dave Wohl
Jim McDaniels
Tennessee Tech
Hilltoppers
Jacksonville
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Drake
Fordhan
Oregon
LSU
Kentucky
Mississippi State
Mike Casey
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Tom Payne
Louisville
Georgetown College
Larry Carter
Cardinals
John Dromo
Howard Stacey
Villanova
North Dakota
Howard Porter
Tennessee
Mississippi
Johnny Neumann
Volunteers
Mike Edwards
Neumann
Dave Rhodes
Rebels
John Mengelt
Auburn
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets
Maine
Rich
Nebraska Tops Nation in Final 1970 AP Poll
Nebraska finishes 11-0-1 and crowned national champion after 946 points in the final AP rankings. Notre Dame, Texas, Tennessee, and Ohio State round out the top five as upsets in New Year bowls reshape the top twenty.
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Nebraska
Associated Press
Notre Dame
Devaney Works Football Magic At Nebraska
Lincoln AP profile of Bob Devaney detailing his first nine seasons at Nebraska, turning a 3-6-1 team into a 9-2 season with a Gotham Bowl win over Miami, a 133-28-6 career record in 14 seasons, and plans for a multi million fieldhouse. It notes his leadership style, loyalty of assistants, discipline, and standout moments including the 1969 comeback versus Missouri and the 1970 Sun Bowl prep.
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Oqdell Hanson
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Bob Devaney
Mirale
Cornhusker
Miami
Devaney
Louisiana State
Cornhuskers
Wyoming
Memorial Stadium
Jim Rose
Alpena
Mich
Carl Selmer
Mike Corgan
John Melton
Rodgers Devine May Be Asked To Coach UCLA
UCLA Athletic Director J D Morgan weighs candidates to succeed Tom Prothro and has begun contacting potential coaches. Pepper Rodgers from Kansas is on the list, with Joe Paterno, Dan Devine, and Bob McKittrick also mentioned. Devine reportedly declined the offer.
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LOS Angeles
UCLA
J.D. Morgan
Tommy Prothro
Morgan
Kansas
Pepper Rodgers
Lawrence Kan
Rodgers
Penn State
Joe Paterno
Missouri
Dan Devine
Bobb McKittrick
Paterno
Devine
McCune Wins Boat Sprint at Miami Enduro Marathon
In Miami at the City Marine Stadium H C Mac McCune of Denver led 80 of 90 laps to win the 225 invitational outboard sprint marathon. He averaged 65.95 mph and earned 2500 for first place plus 25 per winning lap, finishing three hours 32 minutes. Chick Gagen of Miami finished three laps behind.
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Miami
H.C
Mac’ McCune
Marine Stadium
McCune
Denver
Colo
Chick Gagen
Dickey Hires Agent Ahead of NFL Draft
Kansas State quarterback Lynn Dickey of Osawatomie has hired longtime friend and attorney Joe Vader of Olathe as his football agent. Vader captained the 1959 Kansas State team. Dickey, expected to be an early draft pick, will play in the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama this Saturday.
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Osawatomie
Kan
Lynn Dickey
Kansas State
Joe Vader
Olathe
Vader
Kansas
Preseason AP Top Twenty Reveals Early Contenders
NEW YORK AP reports the 1970 preseason Top Twenty college football teams with Ohio State Texas Southern California Arkansas Mississippi Notre Dame Penn State Michigan Nebraska Stanford Missouri Louisiana State Houston Kansas State Florida Alabama South Carolina UCLA Arizona State Auburn Oklahoma and West Virginia tied for 20th.
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University of Nebraska Athletics
Bob Devaney
Cornhusker
Nebraska
Notre Dame
Louisiana State
Texas
Longhorns
Tennessee
Ohio State
Arizona State
LSU
Stanford
Michigan
Auburn
Arkansas
Toledo
Georgia Tech
Dartmouth
Southern California
Air Force
Tulane
Penn State
Houston
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Devaney
Wyoming
Cornhuskers
Fighting Irish
Big Ten
Ivy
Ole Miss
Texas Tech
Colorado
Alabama
NEW York
Associated Press
Missouri
Kansas State
Florida
South Carolina
UCLA
West Virginia
Indians Return To Cage Play In Conference Clash
Van-Far Indians, mired in a tough stretch, visit Elsberry for a conference game. Coach Saladin’s squad sits 6-6 overall and 3-3 in league play. Last year each side won once at home, and Van-Far defeated Elsberry 74-5 in non conference action for the Louisiana Tournament title. Freddie Holman leads with an 18.1 point average and Monte Clithero has 27 assists through twelve games.
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Vandalia
Van-Far
Elsberry
Saladin
Cagers
Freddie Holman
Monte Clithero
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Gaw
Bob
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Arnett
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