Reckless Shockers Upset Michigan and Duke Beaten
South Carolina, unranked before the season, shocked third-ranked Duke 73 71. Wichita State, also unranked, defeated second-ranked Michigan 100 04. Jamie Thompson and Cazzie Russell led their teams with 28 and 21 points respectively. Other college results include Providence over Assumption, Butler narrowly missing victory, Kentucky routing Illinois, and multiple top teams posting wins.
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Ted Meier
Associated Press
South Carolina
Duke
Wichita
Michigan
Blue Devils
Wolverines
Wheatshockers
John Clawson
Jamie Thompson
Providence Friars
Assumption
Mass
Jimmy Walker
Big Eight basketball schedules spanning December to March
The schedule lists December events with doubleheaders at Lawrence and Manhattan involving St. John’s Kansas State Maryland Kansas, plus Nebraska at California and a wide string of nonconference alignments. It continues through January to March with numerous pairings among Kansas State Missouri Oklahoma State Oklahoma Colorado Iowa State Nebraska Kansas and others across multiple venues, culminating in late season conference play and key matchups at venues including Tempe and St. Louis.
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Lawrence
St. John’s
Kansas State
Maryland-Kansas
Nebraska
California
Manhattan
Kansase St. John’s
Maryland
Colorado
Texas
Oklahoma
Texas Tech
Chicago Loyola
Missouri
Iowa State
Drake
Sants Barbers
Oklahoma State
Kansas
Ucla
Lamar Tech
Tempe
Arizona
Stanford
Southern Calif
South Dakota
Ohio State
Stoneford
Abilene Christian
Souri
Pamex Oilers
Okelahoma State
Chicago
Loyola
Okelahoma
Southern Ilinois
Kansas ‘State
K State Swimmer Faces Allergy To Water
Kansas State senior sprinter Don Hyde battles a water allergy at the K State pool after a pool filter change to a potassium tadione compound. He has contact sensitivity causing rashes, limits his time in water, and trains on land to maintain shape for home meets. Hyde led Wichita East to state titles in 1961 and now concentrates on 50 and 100 yard freestyle events.
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Manhattan
Kan
Don Hyde
Hyde
Wichita East High School
Wichita
Former Ottawan on state team of Iola bowling club
Mrs. Rachel Diebolt formerly Rachel McIn tosh of Ottawa was a member of an Iola women's bowling team that captured the team handicap title at the Kansas State Bowling Proprietor's Association tournament in Garden City. Diebolt posted handicap series of 643 and 635.
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Rachel Diebolt
Rachel MclIntosh
Ottawa
Iola
Kansas State Bowling Proprietor’s Association
Garden City
Dieebolt
London May Be Opponent For Cassius
AP reports Brian London, former British heavyweight champion, close to signing a world title bout with Cassius Clay. Negotiations praised by London, with a contract likely within 10 days. London previously challenged Floyd Patterson in 1969 and held the British title from 1968 to 1959 before losing to Henry Cooper.
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London
Brian Lonedon
Cassius Clay
Clay
Floyd Patterson
Indianapolis
Henry Cooper
Local basketball schedule Friday and Saturday
Lawrence faces OHS at 7 30 p m in the junior high gym Scranton meets Overbrook Melvern plays Quenemo Lyndon clashes with Carbondale Wellsville challenges Baldwin Pomona takes on Burlingame Eureka faces Garnett Waverly plays Madison OHS tackles Ward College games listed for Friday December 10 and Saturday December 11.
Bowling Scores Highlight Local League Winners
The report shows boosters from K of C two three with top scores by Schulte 188 and Didde 493, Miller 171 and Cromwell 169, while Eagles Lodge 2700-2 led by Hopkins 191 and Yost 201. O Tasco-4 lists Yost 201 and Taylor 515, with McMillan 186 and McLaughlin 525 leading K of C Three-O. Commercial League Princeton OL-3 appears in brief.
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B. McLaughlin
Princeton OL
College Basketball Scores From Various Conferences
East region sees Yale upset by Fordham 68 63 while Seton Hall edges LaSalle 93 92 Providence over Assumption 88 Syracuse tops Cornell 87 Army leaves Worcester Tech 71 Delaware slips past Rutgers 79 78 Bucknell beats Lafayette 84 78 Midwest results include Wichita 100 over Michigan 64 Iowa 103 over Creighton 77 DePaul 87 over Louisville 62 Kentucky 86 over Tinois 68 Loyola (11) 116 over Ohio State 75 Butler 74 Xavier (Ohio) 94 over Canisius St. Louis 101 Pepperdine South Carolina 127 over Richmond 7 Florida 75 over Florida State 62 West Virginia 93 over VMI 75 Southwest Lamar Tech 90 over McNeese Eastern NM 74 West Texas Far West Washington State 92 over Montana Southern California 90 Hawaii 55.
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Dave Bing
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LaSalle
Florida
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Blue Demons
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Bob Lewis
Steve Thomas
Xavier
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Columbia
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Washington State
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B. Poldatedeg Bi
Zawranca
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Michigan
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Montreal and Chicago Triumph and Ties Noted
Montreal defeated Boston 8 to 3 and Chicago edged New York 2 to 2 in Wednesday hockey results from The Associated Press. New York visits Detroit for Friday action with no games scheduled locally Friday.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Boston
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Border Warfare Goes On For State Colleges
Warrensburg State edged Emporia State 62 61 for its season opening win as Missouri Kansas border basketball intensified. Washburn beat Peru State 97 70 at Topeka, Kansas Wesleyan opened with a 76 67 win over Bethel at Salina, and Rockhurst fell 95 89 at Quincy. Several games loom Friday across the Kansas Conference and MIAA with Sterling, McPherson, and others in action while Maryland State meets Kirksville State in the MIAA opener. Corel Walker led Warrensburg with 22 as Emporia tried to wear down the Hornets with platoon play late.
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Associated Press
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Missouri
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Spitball Protest Shocks NBA Event in Baltimore
Wilt Chamberlain protested a Baltimore Bullets game claiming a stickiness on the ball after Philadelphia 76ers lost 129 127. Coach Dolph Schayes backed the challenge as Bullets denied improper substance, noting the issue may have caused early bending bounces.
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Associated Press
National Basketball Association
Philadelphia ‘76Ers
Baltimore
Wilt Chamberlain
Bullets
Philadelphia
Dolph Schayes
Chamberlain
76Ers
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Tony) Hinkle
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