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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1962
Page
1
Overbrook edges Oliver 54 41 to reach Osage County Class B final against Melvern at Ottawa University Wilson Field House. In other semis Carbon dale beat Quenemo 48 38 while snow threatened tonight contest cancellations.
Pebble Beach Calif AP the second round of Bing Crosbys 50000 golf tournament saw Joe Campbell Phil Rodgers and Chuck Congdon tied at 67 for the lead after the opening round with a one stroke edge on Jackie Cupit Bill Casper Mason Rudolph and Harry Umbinetti. Rodgers continued his hot play following the Los Angeles Open win Campbell carded five birdies late and Congdon put up 67 including long range birdies. Defending champ Bob Rosburg and other pros faced Cypress Point and Pebble Beach layouts as players eye tougher course play and weekend results.
NBA owner Dave Trager of the Chicago Packers says the club lost 150000 in the first half. He blames a poor record bad weather and a sparse schedule with only 12 home games at the International Amphitheatre. He expects improvement in the second half.
Cincinnati defeated Duquesne 62 to 54 while Baldwin Wallace beat Geneva 72 to 64. South Western Kentucky edged Morehead 80 to 79 with Belmont Abbey 61 over Furman 59. Midwest Kansas State won 69 to 66 against Missouri, Bradley beat Drake 77 to 65, Tulsa won 86 to 77 over Wichita. Tabor 69 defeated Bethel 59, Washburn 61 bested Omaha 54. Utah 68 edged Montana 66, Gonzaga 65 beat Portland 52.
Warren Spahn, baseball’s active 300-game winner, signed with Milwaukee for a season that may make him the highest paid pitcher ever. Robin Roberts joined the Yankees after leaving the Phillies, with reports pegging his American League deal around $30,000. Spahn, about to turn 41, posted 21 wins last year and 309 in his career, while Roberts won 234 in 14 seasons and had a rough 1-10 season.
Ottawa Freshmen 48 and eighth graders 11 lose to Lawrence Central 63-48 and 20-11. Terry Davis leads Ottawa with 18 points, while Craig and Taylor pace Lawrence with 17 and 13. Final period fails seal Ottawa defeat. Ottawa to Lawrence West next Jan. 25.
Washburn defeated Omaha 61-54 in a Central Conference game at Topeka as Gregg Gibb hit three long field goals to lift Washburn from danger after Omaha closed to 47-45. Washburn led 29-20 at halftime. LeRoy Dick scored 30 and 29 rebounds for Washburn, while Frank Nachtigal had 16 for Bethel. Tabor beat Bethel 69-59 at Hillsboro marking Bethel’s 10-year win drought against Tabor. Friends at Sterling game postponed to Feb 27 due to snow. College of Emporia to play Southwestern at Winfield tonight.
AP reports a Feb 16 deadline is set for entries in the 11th annual swine show and carcass contest to be held Feb 23 at the Wichita Union Stock Yards.
Bradley Braves stay atop the Missouri Valley Conference with a 77-65 win over Drake to extend their streak to ten. Chet Walker scored 26 overall after a 19 point first half while Tulsa upset Wichita 86-77 and Cincinnati beat Duquesne 62-54 in non league play.
Jerry Barber, 45, from a farm near Jacksonville Illinois, wins Golf Writers Association of America putter of the year. He captured 13 of 17 votes after a strong showing at Olympia Fields in Chicago where he iced the title with a dramatic playoff after sinking 20, 40 and 60 foot putts on the final holes.
Kansas State guard Gary Marriott sparked a 69-66 win over Missouri, breaking a 55-55 tie with 6:52 left and scoring 12 straight points. Marriott and Missouri's Walt Grebing tied for game honors with 17 points as K State eyes Colorado atop the Big Eight race. Missouri halted for exams and heads to Iowa State January 31, while K State visits Iowa State January 27. Nebraska plays at Iowa State Saturday in the conference slate.
Eder Jofre, unbeaten in 44 pro fights, knocked out Ireland’s Johnny Caldwell in the 10th round to win the 118 pound bantamweight title. Caldwell came in undefeated in 20 fights. The bout drew about 20,000 at Ibirapuera Stadium and Jofre earned recognition from South America and the NBA. A London rematch is tentatively planned but date uncertain.
The Peiping People's Daily called Kennedy's State of the Union Message an insolent challenge and accused him of outlining a project to enslave the world as the basic aim of U S foreign policy. The editorial reviewed major trouble spots and attacked U S positions on each.
New York attorney Charles Tucker, 25, pleaded guilty to attempting to fix college basketball games. Bowling Green star Dennis Reed from Flushing, NY was questioned. Reed’s lawyer withdrew after a conference with a judge. Tucker faces sentencing on February 21 with a $1,000 bond.
Syracuse defeated Chicago 118 to 111 while Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 151 to 133. The card lists two high scoring games with Syracuse and Cincinnati posting big margins and notable team rivals. The results reflect a busy slate with strong offense across matches.
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