Atchison Upsets Cyclones 75 68 to gain three-way league tie
Atchison redmen shocked Ottawa League rival Cyclones 75 to 68 as Ronnie Clarkson poured in 30 points for the victors. Fred Harder led Ottawa with 25 while Don Higgins and Sherm Price faltered in late free throws. The win levels the NKL race with Ottawa Lawrence and Leavenworth at 2-1.
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Don Higgins
Sherm Price
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Marvin Wilson
Bob Bundy
Ted Brill
Don Morris
Olathe
Braves To Play At McPherson
The Ottawa University Braves meet McPherson College in Mc Pherson tonight at 8. KTJO FM will broadcast the game. The squad rested with a light drill yesterday afternoon and left for the west at noon.
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McPherson
Ktjofm
West
Rosedale Extends Unbeaten Streak With 59 47 Victory
Rosedale stretched its undefeated run to ten by beating Paola Panthers 59 to 47 in Paola Kansas. Schools and Brown led the winners with 14 and 13 points respectively. Grover Hedrick topped Paola with 17 and Jones had 16 for the losers.
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Paola Panthers
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Jones
Turner Defense Stymies Trojans In 48 to 20 Victory
Turner Bears used a stout zone to hold Osawatomie Trojans to 10 points in the second half and secure their second conference win 48 to 20. Gary Smith and Harold Parker each scored 15 for Turner, while Lester Laas led Osawatomie with 10. Doris Knechtges of Detroit posted a .700 series, and Ernie Beck still holds the Ivy League single game record with 45 points for Harvard on Feb. 6, 1952.
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Harold Parker
Lester Laas
Ernie Beck
Penn
Harvard
Spring Hill Cruises Past Wellsville 86 51 in League Play
Spring Hill led 22 6 after one period and never trailed in an 86 to 51 victory over Wellsville. Dale Hawk scored 38 for Spring Hill while Larry Wiggins had 18 and Gary Farrell 13 for Wellsville. Both teams advance to the Little 7 League Tournament in DeSoto next week.
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Wellsville
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Gary Farrell
DeSoto
Richmond Coach Seeks Clarity In League Title Picture
Richmond coach Gene Bump says Williamsburg has not clinched a tie for the county league title. Williamsburg defeated Princeton 63 44, and if league play ends, a tie with Appanoose for first is possible. Coaches meet to set pairings for the February 6 county tournament at Ottawa University.
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Franklin County League
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Richmond
Williamsburg
Princeton
Panthers
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Landslide blocks state highway near Mesa Colorado
A 300 foot long landslide forced closure of State Highway 65 two miles northwest of Mesa blocking the road to U S 624. Tons of earth and rocks cascaded onto the pavement along an adobe clay sandstone bluff about 500 feet high.
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Here
Turner Beats La Bua In Ten Round Split Decision
In Syracuse New York Gil Turner outpointed Jackie La Bua in a ten round split decision with Turner favored by most judges and the Associated Press. Turner weighed 156 pounds La Bua 158.
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Gil Turner
Gene Fullmer
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Fullmer
Turner
la Bua
Paul Gummings
Barney Felix
Dick Fazio
Associated Press
Bowling Scores From Dynamic and Nighthawk Leagues
League scores list players from Dynamic League and Nighthawk League with listed high games and series. Names include Bien Heckman Scribner Gillespia and Moody Romstedt Patterson Compton. totals range from 402 to 556 with multiple 170s 180s and 190s.
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Valley Wins 75 42 over Quenemo in basketball clash
Michigan Valley roars past Quenemo 75 to 42 as Bill Engle leads with 21 points and LeRoy Brecheisen adds 15 for the losers. Quenemo’s B team wins 39 to 26. Lee Bulmer scores nine for Michigan Valley amid a detailed box score.
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Oklahoma population dispute over census figures
Oklahoma City experts challenge a census bureau report claiming a population loss since 1950. Neil Dikeman of the University of Oklahoma argues the state gained about 73,900 residents since the last census. W R Wells of the State Department of Public Welfare cites 2,228,000 based on September 1955 school enrollment.
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Oklahoma
Neil Dikeman
University of Oklahoma
W. R. Wells
State Department of Public Welfare
Five-Store Block In West New York Burns In Blaze
A half million dollar fire in West New York NJ left a block of five stores charred. Firefighters from six communities fought the out of control blaze for two hours and confined the flames to the storefront block across from Midtown New York City.
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New York
New York City
Baldwin Bops Gardner to Stay Undefeated in Little 7
Baldwin defeated Gardner 72 to 57 in Little 7 league play to remain undefeated. Gardner struggled as Baldwin pulled away in the second half at Baldwin Kas.
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Kas
Gardner
Baldwin 75 Appanoose 43 in Big Victory
Baldwin outscored Appanoose 75 to 43 to seize control early and roll to a league victory. Tom Kennedy led Baldwin with 24 points while Corland Cordell added 19 and Gardner 15 as the balanced attack produced a dominant second half.
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Big Seven Tonight Sees Colorado Chase Third Straight Win
Colorado defends Big Seven lead aiming for a third straight league victory at Nebraska while Kansas State visits Missouri in a game that could tie the Wildcats with Kansas for second. Iowa State cruised past Drake 81 60 as Gary Thompson led with 19 points and teammates added double figures. Nebraska sits 1 1 in the conference after four wins in 12 games. Kansas State, 2 1 in league play and 8 5 overall, shocked Iowa State and Oklahoma before losing to Kansas. Missouri seeks to halt a two game slide, Oklahoma remains winless in league play, and Kansas holds an 8 1 conference mark and 10 4 overall.
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High School Basketball Scores Across Kansas
Atchison 75 def Ottawa 68 while Leavenworth 60 beat Highland Park 85 Yates Center 6 percent Garnett 56 Topeka 3 edged Lawrence 52 Baldwin 72 defeated Gardner 57 Rosedale 59 best Paola 47 Lyndon 75 over Appando se 43 Pomona 74 beat Rantoul 61 Overbrook 70 Olivet 44 Lane 56 edged Richmond 49 Williamsburg 63 beat Princeton 44.
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Slankard Leads Williamsburg Past Union Chapel 69 47
Slankard scored 48 points to pace Williamsburg to a 69 to 47 win over Union Chapel of Ottawa on Thursday night. Wiederholt added 15 for the winners.
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Union Chapel of
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Phil Wiederholt
Erskine Signs 1956 Dodgers Contract
Brooklyn pitcher Carl Erskine, a slim senior member of the staff troubled by arm problems last season, has signed his 1956 contract with the Dodgers, the team announced today.
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Carl Erskine
Dodgers
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