Bowling News Aims High With 1000 Game Pin Craze
Bowling excitement climbs as up to 1,000 games are chased in ABC Toledo tournament prep starting March 5. About 928 Toledo and Ohio teams join 5,716 total, while Detroit and Cleveland stories highlight perfect games, a Chicago White Sox slugger entering the 10 pin arena and a touring Ice Follies bowling league.
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Bowling venues expand as ABC reports gains in members
The latest bowling scene shows a St Louis establishment with a swimming pool and a beauty salon. The ABC federation notes 3,143,338 members, 714,295 teams, and 75,135 leagues, all figures rising from last year.
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Houston Quits Missouri Valley Conference
AP reports Houston resigned from the Missouri Valley Conference at a special meeting due to a conflict of interests while pursuing membership in a major football conference. The move ends Houston's relationship with the league for football scheduling and related efforts.
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Ohio State Seen As Nation's Top Team By Some
Ohio State rides a 13-2 mark and five conference wins into a showdown with Michigan as analysts debate whether the Buckeyes are the best in the nation. Lucas scores 25 in a 111-79 win over Michigan State while injuries linger. Minnesota and Michigan State loom as threats as Indiana and Northwestern chase from behind.
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Oscar Robertson poised to break three-year scoring record
Oscar Robertson, the Big O from Cincinnati, needs four points tonight against Drake to surpass Frank Selvy’s all-time major collegiate three-year scoring mark of 2,538. The feature notes a season of shifting power with top teams facing pivotal late-season clashes as the national scramble for titles heats up.
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Frisco Fans Not Anxious Over NBA Club Move
Wilt Chamberlain scored 41 as the Philadelphia Warriors beat the Minneapolis Lakers 114 to 104 at the Cow Palace. San Francisco crowds, half full at 8057, showed cool interest and questioned a local franchise while Lakers owner Bob Short said they’d stay in Minneapolis.
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Wells Proposes Scoring Zones to Aid Small Players
In New Orleans, Wells argues for a three zone scoring system to boost the small shooter. A 10 foot one point zone, a 20 foot two point zone, and a three point area beyond 20 feet would shift emphasis from seven footers to distance shooting, potentially revitalizing smaller players' role.
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Do You Need More Sleep This February Digest Report
Reader's Digest reports new studies showing sleep loss is a subtle poison and that people need at least six hours of sleep for good mental health. It notes that a single night of poor rest cannot fully compensate with a subsequent good sleep.
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U S Ski Team Picks Strong Roster for Olympic Trials
Steamboat Springs selected 14 skiers to represent the United States in cross country and Nordic combined at Squaw Valley. Manager Dr. David Bradley called the squad the best ever, though the U S has never won an Olympic medal in these disciplines. The article cites a Swedish championship 30 kilometer race winning time of 1 hour 45 minutes 30 seconds as context.
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NBA Standings Monday Schedule
Monday features Philadelphia at Minneapolis in Los Angeles. Tuesday brings St Louis against Boston in New York with Syracuse visiting New York and Cincinnati playing Philadelphia.
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Royals trade for Gambee and cash in exchange for Piontek
The Cincinnati Royals acquire Dave Gambee and cash from the St. Louis Hawks in exchange for veteran Dave Piontek. Gambee, a 6 foot 7 Oregon State alum, averaged 5 points over 38 games this season. Piontek, an Xavier product, averaged 8.4 points per game in his first three pro seasons.
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Cincinnati Royals
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St. Louis Hawks
Dave Piontek
Gambee
Oregon State
Piontek
Xavier
Nellie Fox Receives Sid Mercer Award At Writers Dinner
Nellie Fox, 32, accepts the Sid Mercer Award from the Baseball Writers Association at the New York chapter dinner. Al Lopez receives the Bill Slocum Award. Ty Cobb is honored for 1911, Hank Bauer gets a Good Guy award. Fox predicts a strong White Sox season with Cleveland, Detroit, and Kansas City as threats.
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al Lopez
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Happy Souchak Heads For Rich Unique Tourney
Mike Souchak led a golf contingent to Palm Springs after winning the San Diego Open at sparkling USD 29,000 in prize money. He captured top honors with a 269 total 19 under par after a see-saw finish with Johnny Pott. Art Wall Jr. and others chased the lead as final scores settled.
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Tee) Pott
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