National Cage Tourney Contenders Postseason Push
National Invitation Tournament race tightens as Memphis State and five other teams win, boosting records. Dayton, Detroit, Miami of Florida and Army also triumphs while Holy Cross LaSalle push for berths and Bradley eyed as possible champion. Duke invades Maryland as ACC standings solidify.
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Rookie Ruklick Sparks Hawks as Chamberlain Draws Booing
Joe Ruklick, former Northwestern star and Chamberlain understudy, finally drew applause by scoring nine baskets off the bench while Wilt Chamberlain struggled and was booed. The St Louis Hawks crushed the Warriors 135 to 98 at Madison Square Garden in the opener, followed by the Knicks beating the Nationals 190 to 127 in overtime.
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St Louis
Prairie View Leads Small College Cagers
Prairie View unbeaten in two straight games tops the weekly AP small college basketball poll. Tennessee State moves to second place after a strong run, with Southern Illinois barely ahead of Mississippi Southern. Other ranked teams include Hofstra, Grambling, Maine, Northern Michigan, Westminster Pa, and Kentucky Wesleyan as the poll notes first place votes and records in parentheses.
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Southern Hlinois
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South Hainois
Miss. Southern
Hofstra
Grambling
Maine
Northern Michigan
Westminister
Kentucky Wesleyan
Orioles sign Brown and two rookies for 1961 season
Hal Brown, Baltimore’s winningest postwar pitcher, signed his 1961 contract as the Orioles add rookies Ray Barker and Jim Liggett. Brown, 36, went 12-5 last year with a 2. walk rate in 159 innings and a one hitter against the Yankees. Barker, 24, hit 311 with Vancouver, 14 homers, 48 doubles and 101 RBIs. Liggett, signed in May, spent 1959 with Stockton batting 257 with 13 homers.
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Stockton
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Circle Theatre Espionage Drama Sparks CBS Debate
CBS canceled and then restored a Circle Theatre espionage drama amid controversy over its anti Soviet sensitivity and color TV plot. The episode linked a composite of real espionage cases to a story about spies attempting to steal an electronic color television set, with dialogue noting the price of sets. The piece aired with narrator Douglas Edwards detailing spy methods and real examples, while other schedule notes mentioned Ernie Ford and a Bizet Carmen adaptation.
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Colts Lead Nation In Pass Receiving for Second Year
The Colts top the league in receptions with Don Berry catching 74 passes for 1,298 yards and eight more than 1959. Sonny Randle of the St Louis Cardinals ranks second with 62 receptions for 393 yards and 15 touchdowns, the high TD total, ahead of Tommy McDonald. Lenny Moore of Baltimore is sixth with 45 catches for 936 yards at 20.3 yards per catch.
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Tom Fears
Los Angeles
Sonny Randle
St Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia
Tommy McDonald
Lenny Moore
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High School Basketball Scores From Potomac State to Romney
Recaps show Potomac State 58 Wesley College 47 in Dover Del. Fort Ashby 71 Capon Bridge 34. Bayard 56 Parsons 34. Romney 70 John S Mosby 33. Circleville 86 Mathias 66. Northern Accident 113. Fort Ashby JV 63 Firstone CW Val 58.
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Early Algebra Traces Found in Ahmes Writings
The first definite traces of algebra appear in the works of Ahmes the Egyptian, who lived around 1700 B.C. These passages show early methods and problems that laid groundwork for later algebraic thought.
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B.C
Television Schedule Segment Aboard Theaters
Readable items show a 1:00 to 2:00 block featuring Woman's Angle Dr Hudson's Journal movie The Man in The Trunk and various talk and drama programs. Other entries include As The World Turns Dial Four For Drama Our Miss Brooks Loretta Young doorways and court stories.
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Dr. Hudson's Journal
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Full Circle
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Dar
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Roal
Frederick News Briefs from Maryland February 16
Brief items from Frederick Maryland reported on February 16 include local weather notes, a small community meeting recap, and notices about a forthcoming market day. Names of speakers and exact times are partially legible but not fully clear.
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