Wisconsin and Purdue Remain Deadlocked for First Place
Wisconsin and Purdue are expected to stay atop the Big Ten standings as the key games unfold. Wisconsin visits Ohio State while Purdue hosts Iowa in Lafayette, with Michigan and Notre Dame also in action and Illinois facing Washington in Champaign. Ohio State seeks an upset over No. 1 Wisconsin after Purdue toppled the Buckeyes previously.
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Wisconsin
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Chicago
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Indiana
Ilinois
Badgers
Iowa
Northwestern
Minnesota
UCLA
Rice
Lafayette
Ind
Hawkeyes
Boilermakers
Illinois
Washington
Champaign
Illini
Huskies
Don Heinrich
Don
Notre Dame
Pitt
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Texas A & M
Marquette
Detroit
Plantan Sidelined For Kansas Game
Ames Iowa date. The Iowa State Cyclones, injury plagued and short on reserves, prepared for a Big Seven clash with Kansas Saturday. Coach Abe Stuber announced Lee Spence and Bill Planton would miss the game, with Jack Lassen, Roger Cunningham and Frank Congiardo likely limited.
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Towa State Cyclones
Kansas
Jayhawks
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Drake Stadium
Des Moines
Coneca
Abe Stuber
Lee Spence
Bill Planton
Jack Lessen
Roger Cunningham
Frank Congiardo
Araujo and Brown Clash in NBC Televised Bout
George Araujo the No 8 lightweight contender faces Joey Brown of New Orleans in a 10 round bout at St Nichols Arena. Brown is sixth in Laura Salas title ranking after beating Luther Rawlins and Arthur King. NBC telecasts the match starting at 9 p m CST.
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New York
George Araujo
Joey Brown
New Orleans
Michigan State Texas A M showdowns profile players
The roundup spotlights Michigan State stars like Johnny Wilson No 45 a 21 year old defensive back and Rhodes scholar candidate plus thirteen B students led by Ferris Hallmark Ed Luke and Paul Dekker. It also profiles Texas A M mains Herb Scott Cooper Robbins Ben Sinclair Darren Hooper Jack Little Marvin Tate and Sid Therio focusing on grades heights and positions ahead of the East Lansing clash.
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Cnl
Texas A & M
Michigan State
East Lansing
Mich
Johnny Wilson
Wilson
Biggie Munn
Michigan
Ferris Hallmark
Ed Luke
Doug Weaver
Paul Dekker
Oregon State
Texas A & M Giants
Herb Scott
Cooper Robbins
Ben Sinclair
Darren Hooper
United States
Jack Little
Texas
Marvin Tate
Sid Therio
Fight Results Across Cities Highlight European Featherweight Title
Boxers battled across Akron and New York with outpoints by Rock Jones and Joey Klein. Earl Walls scored a knockout in Edmonton while Ray Famechon stopped Nello Barbadoro in Milan as the European featherweight title scene showed activity.
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Akron
Rock Jones
Chester
Roland LaStarza
New York
Joey Klein
Pat Manzi
Syracuse
Waterville
Ivan Roy
Old Town
Larry Griffin
Lewiston
Edmonton
Earl Walls
Hank Thurman
Los Angeles
Milan
Italy
Muskies Face Mt Pleasant In Big Conference Showdown
Muscatine aims to extend its season against Mt Pleasant after snapping the Panthers unbeaten streak last fall. Mt Pleasant led by veteran linemen and backs faces a Muscatine squad riding momentum from a victory over Washington and featuring a balanced backfield led by Don Rogers and Mike Lofgren.
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Menke
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Bill Burns
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Bob Young
Ray Bonsher
Closs
Richard Schaffner
Darrell Ellis
Ellis
Dwight Rich
Don Lamm
Dave Leatherby
Laverne Hueholt
Keith Hummel
Howard Rowe
Harry Heckler
Harold Burkey
Dick Myers
Acks
Marvin Miller
Muskies
Washington Demons
Don Schmelzer
Gary Ackerson
Ron King
Jim Hahn
Harlan Ziegenhorn
Warren Brown
Darrell Lyons
Don Rogers
Mike Lofgren
Ken Brown
Ron Hayes
Harry Glatstein
Tom Hahn
George Long
Gregg Schroeder
Washington
Burlington
Fairfield
Mt. Pleasant Panthers
Ed Bowers
Grayhounds
Bloodhounds
Keokuk Chiefs
Bulldogs
Glen Koch Field
Keokuk
Don Shupe
Chiefs
Big Red
Centerville
Fort Madison Bloodhounds
Burlington Grayhounds
Texas High School Gridder Doyle Traylor Shatters TD Pace
Doyle Traylor of Temple High School has 63 touchdown passes in 28 games earning the nickname The Arm. The senior, 16, also shows rushing ability and strong grades as college scouts watch him from Texas to beyond. Most expect Baylor to recruit him.
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Doyle Traylor
Texas
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Temple High
Taylor
Husky
Ted Dawson
University of Texas
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Dawson
Traylor
Waco
Modest Doyle
Baylor
Great Lakes Basin Feeds Water to Region
The Great Lakes derive their supply from a vast 325000 square mile watershed that channels fresh water into the lake system and surrounding areas.
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Demons May Snap Fairfield Unbeaten Streak in Little Six Clash
Washington and Muscatine each eye the swollen title chances as Fairfield seeks to protect a commanding lead in the Little Six standings. Mount Pleasant, Keokuk, Ottumwa and Burlington loom as potential spoilers in a tight race.
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Fairfield
Unknown Heavyweights Clash as La Starza Loses
Akron observers watched Rocky Jones, a relatively obscure heavyweight, defeat Roland La Starza in a unanimous ten round decision here. La Starza, ranked third and seen as a Marciano title aspirant, drops a potential title run and fuels talk of tougher road to Marciano. Jones improves to a notable victory after a prior March 24, 1950 split decision at Madison Square Garden. La Starza weighed 190 pounds with an 11 pound difference noted in report.
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Roland la Starza
la Starza
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Rocky
Madison Square Garden
Three Kansas State Gridders Dismissed Over Dormitory Fight
Three Kansas State College football players were dismissed after a dormitory fight that left Ronald K. Clair injured. Vincent Aulisi Dick Camilucci and Louis Albano were named as the students involved, all members of the football program or its freshman squad.
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William Craig
Vincent Aulisi
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Dick Camilucci
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Louis Albano
Vernon
Craig
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St. John
Clair
K-State
Energy Equipment Co. to Double Monticello Plant Expansion
The Energy Equipment Co. of Monticello plans to double its size and manufacturing capacity. The Proctor building, a local landmark, will be torn down for the expansion. The firm, led by G. J. Parker, will introduce several new lines of farm equipment. A note on cooking dried beans states they should be cooked in the soaking water to preserve vitamins and minerals.
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Energy Equipment Co
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Light heavyweight bout lingers as La Starza returns
Jones steps out of the light-heavyweight ranks while La Starza comes back after five months and suffers an eye gash that bleeds from the fifth round, slowing his pace.
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Wisconsin Ohio Ohio State Battle Tops Saturday Card
Wisconsin faces Ohio State in a marquee Big 10 clash as Penn and Princeton meet for a rare Ivy League showdown. Princeton carries a 24 game win streak into a tossup with Penn while Michigan State eyes a likely win as Texas A M challenges rise. Army Dartmouth and Syracuse Cornell also on slate.
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Oklahoma
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Arkansas
Muskie B-Squad Tops Demon Eleven 6 0
Muscatine high school B-Squad blanked the Washington B-Squad 6-0 at Washington. It was Muskie second win over Washington this season, with Jerry Schmidt gaining 60 yards to set up the TD and Danny Littell scoring. The Muskie defense held Washington inside the 30 once, with several Muskie players listed among the action.
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Little Demons
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Danny Littell
Muskie
Demons
Mustine
Earl Rohde
Herb Barnard
LaVerne
Dick Maeglin
Ron Boshart
Dick Strong
Don Duncan
Bob Andersen
Don Chalupa
Don Schmidt
Dick Ralston
Gary Schroeder
Gordon
Harry Townsend
Bob Massey
Eli Glatstein
Gerry Schmidt
Carl Strause
Doug Wilson
Jerry Othmer
Ernie Morgan
Warren Dickinson
Pan American Tennis Seeds Reach Semi Finals
Vic Seixas and Gardnar Mulloy moved into the Pan American tournament semifinals by defeating Grant Golden and Felicisimo Ampon. In NBA trades, Baltimore sent Bill Calhoun to Syracuse for George Ratkovicz. Hawthorne saw Smackover 4.80 win the Joe Agrella purse.
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Gardnar Mulloy
Grant Golden
Felicisimo Ampon
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Baltimore Bullets
National Basketball Association
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Syracuse Nationals
George Ratkovicz
Chicago
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