Ottawa Braves Face Bethel In ECAC Showdown
The Ottawa University Braves host defending ECAC champions Bethel Graymaroons at Wilson Field House Saturday night with game time at 8. Bethel sits at a five and a half mark and opened conference play with a 95-64 win over Friends. Bethel’s strong bench and star Dwayne Reusser headline a unit coached by Gerhard Bub. OU aims to rebound after a cold 84 percent team shooting in a recent game and plans to keep their regular seven players for the A game against Kansas University Medical Center prior to the main tilt.
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Johnny King
Ted Williams Named Top Athlete Of 1957
Ted Williams, 39, was named The Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year for 1957 in the Associated Press year end poll. He edged Lew Burdette and Carmen Basilio after a superb season with the Boston Red Sox, hitting .388 and setting the batting record at age 39 with 38 homers and a 73 RBI pace. Wilt Chamberlain placed sixth with 42 points.
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Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
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Carmen Basilio
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Order of Eagles
Frederick C. Miller
San Diego
Ter
Wilt Chamberlain
Kansas University
Tombstone Smith To Fight Miceli In MSG Tonight
New York headlines Tombstone Smith set to face Joe Miceli in a 10 round welterweight clash at Madison Square Garden. Smith, a lanky 24-1 contender with strong ring credentials, meets the veteran Miceli who brings a 55-30-7 pro record into the bout broadcast by NBC.
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Ring Magazine
Na ‘Tional Boxing Assn
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Kansas City
Church
Nazarene
Sembly
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NBC
City
Oklahoma State
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Chamberlain
Ottawa
Highland Park Scotties
Yvon Durelle
Tony Anthony
Channel 4
Kansas City A's Sign Lefthander George Brunel
Kansas City Athletics signed 22 year old lefthanded pitcher George Brunel to a contract. Brunel led Southern Asia with 235 strikeouts at Little Rock last season and posted a 3.42 ERA with a 14 15 win loss record.
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George Stuart Brunel
Kansas City Athletics
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Little Rock
Hel
Eight Games In Church League
Ottawa Recreation Commission schedules junior and senior church league basketball games for Monday. Junior games in the senior high gym feature Trinity Methodist vs First Baptist at 6 30 pm and Sacred Heart vs North Baptist at 7 14 pm among others. Senior division games in the junior high gym include United Presbyterian vs First Methodist at 6 15 pm and First Baptist vs Nazarene at 7 15 pm with Trinity Methodist Not Scheduled.
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Pleasant Valley Area News Briefs and Visits
Local residents share weekend visits across towns. Jerral Mason improves from pneumonia after hospital stay. Batesville and El Dorado relatives plus Kansas City, Lincoln, and Lawrence connections visit and socialize. Robin Sue Carpenter celebrates birthday. daughter of Max Carpenter.
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Batesville
Ark
Jerral Mason
Gardner Hospital
James Marshall
Lawrence
Sidney Mason
Eudora
Alma Rice
el Dorado
Ted Higbie
Gene Mathia
Basehor
Dayton Matile
Earnie Keele
Kansas City
Dick Gorton
Lincoln
Lester Coffman
Gorton
Nellie McAuley
Bertha Farrell
Ralph O'Connor
Jim
Robin Sue Carpenter
Max Carpenter
Atchison Man Dies In Machine Accident
Frank B. Spinner, 44, of Atchison, was killed yesterday at LFM Manufacturing Co. by an accidental blow to the head from a machine part. The incident occurred during work hours and authorities investigated the cause.
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Rosburg Leads Crosby Tourney With 65 In Rain
Bob Rosburg shot a 7 under par 65 at Monterey Peninsula to hold a two stroke lead midway through the Bing Crosby Tournament in Pebble Beach amid light rain and gusty winds. Cypress Point awaited as leading scores clustered, with several tied at Monterey and a pro am lead shared by Rosburg and Nelson Cullenward then Johnny Weissmuller and Bell teams.
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Tommy Bolt
Chatttanooga
Sea
Shelley Mayfield
Ken Venuri
Fred Hawkins
George Bayer
Jack Fleck
Johnny Pott
San Francisco
Nelson Cullenward
Bell
Johnny Weismuller
Hollywood
Bowling Scores and Coaching Change in Cardinals Field
Bowling standings list high game and series leaders for AMF League teams including Eagieas Lodge and Union Local. An article note details Canadian football coach Ivy and his appointment to the Cardinals, succeeding Ray Richards, with past success at Oklahoma and Edmonton.
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Union
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M. Ball
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Dutch Boy Paving
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C. Cordle
Dan Ivy
Bud Wilkinson
Oklahoma
Ivy
Ray Richards
Chicago
Frank Ivy Named Knute Rockne Award Receiver
Louisville reports Frank Ivy of Kentucky will receive the Knute Rockne award from the Touchdown Club. The Chicago Cardinals have plucked 41 tackle Ivy from the Canadian Football League as their head coach. Ivy faced pre game lectures from referees over his powerful play as opponents and officials warned him about arm and leg use.
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Chicago
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Ca'Rockne
Washingnadian Football League
Two Hutchinson Teens Injured In School Explosion
Two 16 year old students James Bagley and Richard Dixon were injured in an unsupervised rocket fuel experiment at St Teresa s High School in Hutchinson. They suffered burns to the face hands and arms while four others with permission escaped uninjured. Police said the youths entered the laboratory without authorization. One youth said they were making fuel for small rockets they had built. Minor classroom damage occurred.
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Canisius Coach Rates KU The Better Ball Club
Canisius College coach Joe Curran rates Kansas as the stronger football club after facing both teams. He cites Wilt Chamberlain and Ronnie Loneski as stars for KU, Virginia’s speed and guards as advantages for the Cavaliers, and notes two key weekend football events: the Senior Bowl in Mobile and the Pro Bowl in Los Angeles.
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Beets Pontiac routs Wellsville in Ottawa clash
WELLSVILLE The Beets Pontiac basketball team of Ottawa crushed the Wellsville Town team 68 to 38 last night. Lynn Firestone led Ottawa with 19 points, Jim Grogan 14, Sonny Harford 12, and Berg topped Wellsville with 11. The Beets travel to Richmond Thursday to face the Richmond town team.
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Lynn Firestone
Jim Grogan
Sonny Harford
Berg
Beers
Richmond
Antifreeze Product Claims Long Service Life
A claimed antifreeze brand asserts it lasts 7 600 to 10 000 miles between top ups, positioning its product as a durable coolant option for vehicles. The notice emphasizes extended service intervals and potential savings for drivers.
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