Ottawa Braves topple Baker in ECAC opener 66 54
Ottawa University Braves defeated Baker University Wildcats 66 to 54 in the ECAC opener. Tom Watson matched Tom Kinder with 14 points as five Braves hit double figures. John McAninch and Dean Erwin had 11 each, Mike Brown 10 before fouling out, while Baker’s Bill Foley led scoring.
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College of Emporia, McPherson, Sterling win close games
College of Emporia Presley shared the Kansas Conference title last season, edged Friends 59-57 as Pete Wong hit the winning field goal at the buzzer. Sterling defeated Kansas Wesleyan 80-69 after leading by 18 points. McPherson beat Bethel 63-58 after a tight first 10 minutes, half 40-34. Other results include William Jewell over St Benedicts 84-70 at Atchison and Missouri Valley 97-76 over National College of Kansas City at Marshall.
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Princeton Defeats Lane in Franklin County League opener
Princeton High School Orioles beat Lane Lions 60 to 38 to open Franklin County Basketball League play. Dwight Thurp led Princeton with 16 points, followed by Dean McBride with 14 and Jerry Cole with 11. Lane's Jones and Kudler each had 10. Princeton to face Appanoose next Friday.
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Baylor Bears Fly to New York for Gotham Bowl
Baylor heads to New York to face Utah State in the Gotham Bowl after a high scoring season. Utah State, 9-0-1 and ranked tenth, travels to practice at Poly Grounds before the game. Baylor improved offense outpaced last year with 235 more rushing yards and five more passing touchdowns.
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Leo Donahue Stars as Greeley tops Welda 56 37
Greeley opens Lucky 7 league play with a 56 37 win over Welda. Leo Donahue scores 25 to lead Greeley, Dean Holt netting 18 for Welda. B team also wins 33 30. next contest at Toronto Friday.
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Flee EK Germany In Train
A daring East German railway escape saw engineer Harry Deterling and 24 companions hijack a train to sprint 50 miles per hour toward West Berlin. Seven nonparticipants returned to the Communist sector as border police were surprised and fired no shots.
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Cassoday rims Burns in massive 179 point win
Cassoday toppled Burns 179 to 24 as the Tigers built a 44 to 9 lead after the first quarter and 128 to 20 by the end of the third. Bobby Schuler scored 57, David Conner 47, and Gray Sommerfeld 40 as Cassoday unleashed a fast break on a historic scoring night.
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Pro Football Sunday Matchups Across the League
Cleveland visits Chicago while New York plays Philadelphia Pittsburgh hosts Washington Dallas travels to St Louis Minnesota meets Detroit Green Bay visits San Francisco Saturday features Boston at Oakland Buffalo against San Diego Denver at Dallas Houston at New York.
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Several Coaches Out Of Job
NY AP The college football coaching merry go round continues with a dozen or more positions at risk. Names mentioned include Dale Hall at Army John Steigman Penn State Lynn Hovland Washington University and Jim Myers Texas A&M among others. Jim Owens Washington and former Bear Bryant aide is rumored for the Texas A&M job. Bill Meek SMU was released after a coda of losses leaving his replacement uncertain. Jim Larue Arizona is said to have the inside track.
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Bill Meek
Southern Methodist
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Arizona
Ottawa Juniors top Olathe in twin bill thrillers
Ottawa freshman beat Olathe 51-34, while eighth graders crushed their Olathe rivals 33-12. Davis led Ottawa with 16 points, Jameson 14, Mendell 10 as Ottawa freshmen stay undefeated. Mendell’s 4 points paced OLATIVE’s loss, and Prater paced OLATIVE’s scoring in the other game.
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Olathe
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Braves In NAIA Ranking Final 1961 Ottawa Stats
Ottawa University totals led by Mike Brown 74 points ranking 17th nationally. Brown also second in consecutive extra points with 21 in a row. Dennis Anspach led Ohio Northern with 25. Ottawa 17th in team rushing 249.7 ypg and 24th in total offense. Defensively Ottawa ranked 7th in pass defense 48th in rushing defense and 14th in total defense.
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Ohio Northern
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Ottawa
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Pomona tops Rantoul 71 to 26 in league opener
Pomona dominates Rantoul 71 to 26 in Franklin County League action led by Jim Burgoon with 18 points on nine baskets and Goracke adding 16 as Pomona raced to a 25-4 first quarter advantage. Rantoul’s Johnson led visitors with 10 points, while Pomona finished strong in the B game 39-29 setting up a next league meet at Lane.
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Dan Swartz Tops AFL Scoring Leader For Week
Dan Swartz of Los Angeles leads the American Football League scoring with a 22.2 average over 19 games, moving past teammate Hal Lear who falls to second at 21.5. Connie Hawkins of Pittsburgh sits third at 21.3 while Swartz tops free throws 157 of 171. Hawkins leads in rebounds with 249 for a 13.1 average.
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Camellia Bowl Set Between Pittsburg State and Linfield
Sacramento hosts the NAIA national small college football final in Hughes Stadium as Pittsburg State of Kansas meets Linfield College of Oregon. Both teams carry 10-0 season marks in the sixth annual championship, the first Camellia Bowl staged in the city with hopes of permanence.
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Teddy Bear Blume Shines as Rice Star Eyes Bluebonnet Bowl
Rice halfback Leslie Blume nicknamed Teddy Bear led the Southwest Conference in scoring with 74 points this season. The La Grange, Texas senior scored five rushing TDs, a receiving TD, kicked a field goal and converted 20 of 22 extra points as Rice finished 7-3 and earned a Dec. 16 Bluebonnet Bowl bid against Kansas.
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Butch) Blume
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