Argentine Highs Star Power Upsets Ottawa Cyclones
OLATHE Elroy Moore, a 6 2 senior from Argentine High School, scored 16 second half points as Argentine beat Ottawa 46 37 in the Eastern Kansas League semifinals. Ottawa’s 1 1 tournament record leaves a Consolation Round tonight against Ottawa or Bonner Springs, after Argentine built a 54 36 rebounding edge. Moore totaled 25 points, with seven field goals and two free throws in the late spurt.
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Jim Doyle
Mickey Reed
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Syracuse Liberty Favorite in Liberty Bowl Clash
Syracuse led by Ernie Davis meets Miami in the Liberty Bowl in Philadelphia. Coaches Schwartzwalder and Gustafson say teams in good shape. Miami’s George Mira, battling flu, expected to start. Weather forecast calls for mostly fair skies with a high in the low 30s.
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Syracuse
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Miami
Orange
Ben Schwartzwalder
Andy Gustafson
Gustafson
George Mira
Key West
Fla
Philadelphia Stadium
Mira
U.S. Weather Bureau
Kansas State Honors 1961 Freshmen Numeral Recipients
Got Numeral Larry Anderson of Williamsburg among 45 Kansas State University freshmen awarded numerals for 1961 football season.
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Larry Anderson
Williamsburg
Kansas State University
Ravens upset Bears as St Benedicts tops Springfield 82-64
The St Benedicts Ravens rallied in a fast break finish to beat Springfield State Bears 82-64. Don Listar scored 23, Carl Pratt 20, and John Ritter 16 as St Benedicts improves to 3-2 while Springfield drops to 4-2.
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Kansas
Kansas Wesleyan
Salina
Doug Ade
Max Francis
Wesleyan
Pittsburg State
Northeastern Oklahoma
Texas Southern
Emporia State
Doug Glaysher
Bowling Scores Across Multiple Teams Highlight Highs
AMF Conrad-8 posted a high 205 by Beiter and 520 by the Dutch Boy-1 squad with 186 by Hiatt and 470 by Medlen. Other top marks included 600 by Wolgast for Briscoe-0 and 582 by Heckman for Blue Moon-3, as various lanes produced notable totals.
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D. Beiter
T. van Leiden
T. Hiatt
E. Medlen
C. Wolgast
Briscoe
Mack
Climax
C. Jackson
E. Miller
Colbern
D. Townsend
Ottawa Junior High eighth grade boys win fourth straight
Ottawa Junior High School eighth grade basketball team improved to 4-1 after a 32-16 victory over Lawrence West. Ronnie Lloyd led with 12 points, Dale Spears 6, Scott Killough 5, while Terry Davis scored 16 for Ottawa freshmen in a separate 51-45 loss.
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Ottawans
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Pomona
Turner
Boyer
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Spears
Lloyd
Killough
Koker
Cleavenger
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Surface
Harding
Stogsdill
Farnelli
Kennedy
Bird Hunting Ends Sunday
The upland game bird seasons come to a close Sunday December 17 with quail and pheasant seasons ending rabbits remaining the only small game in season fur bearers other than beaver prairie fox and otter open now beaver season opens January 1 and runs through February 28 no open prairie fox or otter season.
Roger Maris Named AP Athlete Of Year 1961
Roger Maris of the New York Yankees, MVP and 61 homer man, was chosen AP male athlete of the year for 1961 by 253 writers and broadcasters. He led with 555 points, ahead of Paul Hornung and Warren Spahn, with Mantle and Davis also among the top vote getters. Maris to receive the Frederick C. Miller Trophy Jan. 4 in Milwaukee.
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Associated Press
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Syracuse
Mickey Mantle
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Mantle
Spahn
Hornung
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Order of the Eagles
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Rafer Johnson
Ingemar Johansson
Sweden
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Y. A. Tittle
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Whitey Ford
Yankees
Ralph Boston
Valery Brumel
Soviet Union
South Africa
Gary Player
Mitchell Sees KU and Rice Even Ahead of Bluebonnet Bowl
Houston AP Mitchell says Kansas and Rice are very similar for Saturday’s Bluebonnet Bowl. He notes only two outdoor practices since the Missouri game, weather limiting work on blocking and pass defense. He cites no explosive star on either side, highlighting Curtis McClinton for KU and Butch Blume for Rice. Kansas is 6-3-1, Rice 7-3.
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Mitchell
Jayhawks
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Oklahoma
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