Middletown High Faces Long Winning-Streak Challenge
Sportsviews notes Middletown High must go undefeated in the regular season and win the district opener to tie the 43 game state record set from 1944 to 1945. The piece also discusses possible Cincinnati district dominance in the new Ohio High School Athlete tournament setup and its effect on regional brackets.
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Unbeaten Bucks To Host Revenge-Minded Gophers
Ohio State the only undefeated Big Ten team hosts Minnesota as Iowa and Indiana beat losses shift the race. Purdue tops Indiana 70-64, Michigan edges Northwestern 64-63, Illinois thumps Wisconsin 79-63, Purdue shares second with Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois after a 37-point second half. Michigan State plays Notre Dame at South Bend ahead of Ohio State visit.
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Indoor wildlife management outruns outdoors, expert says
Wildlife officials warn that indoor management issues exceed outdoor ones as ecologists and agronomists clash over land use. The National Wildlife Federation notes a broad public misunderstanding of conservation goals and the need for better communication between experts and the paying public.
Kansas Faces Big Test In Iowa State Tarheels Battle
Iowa State meets Kansas in a high stakes clash previewing a classic Big Seven basketball showdown. The piece recalls a close tournament game last December where Wilt Chamberlain starred and Kansas edged Iowa State, underscoring the rivalry's intensity.
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Iowa State
Wilt
Chamberlain
Rechichar's Foot Proves Difference In Pro Classic
Bert Rechichar's large foot carried the West to a 19 10 win over the East in the Pro Bowl. He kicked four field goals from 52 44 44 and 41 yards plus a touchdown and conversion. Sam Baker matched a 52 yarder for the East as Tobin Rote and Billy Howton teamed for a 79 yard pass play.
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Los Angeles
Bert Renchichar
Baltimore Colts
Sam Baker
Washington Redskins
Green Bay
Tobin Rotel
Billy Howton
Chicago Bears
Harlon Hill
Ollie Matson
Frank Gifford
Hugh Mc'Elhenny
Rick Casares
Nowell's 35 marks new regional record at Cincinnati Garden
Mel Nowell of Columbus East scored 35 points against Middletown High, setting a new regional individual high at Cincinnati Garden. The tally surpasses Al Sickling's 34 for Cincinnati St. Xavier, though Jer ry Locas of Middies holds the Wade FE Miller Gym floor mark with 39 against Dayton Roosevelt on December 29, 1956.
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Columbus East
Middletown High
Nowell
al Sickling
Cincinnati St. Xavier
Cincinnati Garden
Wade FE. Miller
Jer Try Locas
The
Middies
Dayton Roosevelt
20 Now Signed By Cincinnati
Three more Cincinnati Redlegs signed 1957 contracts on Sunday bringing total to 20. The players are outfielder Gus Bell and pitchers Don Gross and Joe Nuxhall. Bell hit 29 homers and 84 RBIs with a .292 average last season. Nuxhall went 13 and 7 in 1956. Gross posted a 3-2 record with Havana before joining Cincinnati, where he had a 13-0 mark.
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Bringine
Soar
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Don Gross
Joe Nuxhall
Bell
Reds
Nuxhall
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Havana
Bob Nieman
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Chicago
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Hebert Wins Crosby Tourney With Low Round
Jay Hebert, 33, former Marine, fired a 70 to win Bing Crosby's $15,000 tournament at Pebble Beach by two strokes. He earned $7,075 for the first two weeks of 1957, with an overall 213 total, and teamed with Ed Crowley to win the pro-am best-ball at 187. Hebert praised his improved play and reduced mistakes.
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Bing Crosby
Hebert
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Roger Kelly
Los Angeles
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Ernie Nevers
Lafayette
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Canada
Stan Leonard
Nvies
Cary Middlecoff
U.S
Stan Zcela
Die Maker Sets Peterson Pace In Bowling Classic
Chicago event saw Jim Patacides, a 33 year old Detroit tool and die maker, take the lead in the Petersen Bowling Classic with a 1499 series and a high game of 216. Don Bartlett of Detroit and Joe Batal of Fremont, Ohio followed with 1490 and 1490 respectively.
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Jim Patacides
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