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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1958
Page
1
West Virginia leads the AP weekly top 10 with 925 points as Kansas trails at 728. Maryland and Bradley suffer upsets, while North Carolina State and North Carolina vie for ACC lead amid Big Ten shifting results.
Basilio accepts the S. Rae Hickok 10,000 dollar pro athlete of the year award in Rochester and plans the final week of his coast to coast banquet tour. He says the tour is rugged yet rewarding and aims to train in Miami Beach for the March 25 rematch with Sugar Ray Robinson in Chicago.
The report lists multiple teams and high scores from the Monday Night Couples bowling league. Notable entries include Kramer-Wasmer-1 with J Kramer posting 142, 404 in women and 383 in men. Selby-Williamson-3 with J Selby 207, 534. Byrd entries with 217, 544 in men. Moan-Moore-4 with L Moan 200, 512. Schultz-Seymour-4 with R Schultz 191, 473. Vaughn-Porter-3 with 171 in men and 0 in women. and Hill-Bneldon-1 with M Sheldon 140 and J Sheldon 434.
Newspaper caption notes Roy Campanella mixed up cities in the National League. He names Cincinnati and Philadelphia among others, then pauses, reflecting on needing to straighten out the league. The dialogue hints at confusion amid a Dodgers context and a reporter’s questions.
Four senior division church basketball games were played last night. Trinity Mehoist edged Wesleyan 30 27 with 11 by Shaffer for Trinity and 10 by Woods for Wesleyan. Sacred Heart beat First Methodist 29 15 led by Fisher with 13. First Baptist defeated Bethany Chapel 16 14 as Baptists outscored 12 4 from the line. Faith Bible beat Nazarene 25 29 with Martin scoring 19 for Faith Bible.
Colorado defeats Iowa State 45-36 at Boulder to move alone atop the Big Light Conference standings. Don Walker tops Buff scoring with 11 points as Colorado relays late free throws to seal the win, the Buffs’ second straight upset of Iowa State on their home court. Iowa State and Kansas State now set for a decisive clash in Ames Saturday.
Sixteen Springfield State College players and staff survived a bus overturn on icy U S 65 south of Sedalia, rolling down a 12 foot embankment. Coach Eddie Matthews would decide today whether to continue the Topeka trip for a Washburn game. attendant Wesley Anderson suffered two broken toes. The team, undefeated in 14 games, was en route to Topeka, Kan., for the contest.
Senator Knowland Republican leader said administration foreign aid and reciprocal trade programs will face rough going but likely win approval eventually. He noted opposition cuts across party lines and that the final form may differ from Eisenhower’s proposals, including a five year extension on reciprocal trade. He offered no figures on possible reductions in foreign aid.
Bob McGhee tops ECAC with 25.5 points per game for the eighth straight week. He leads the Braves into Friday’s road game at McPherson College against the Bulldogs. Other top scorers include Steve Mack and Larry Penner, with OU players Knight, Barnes, Driski, and Schwartz among leaders in points per game. The Braves own a 9–4 record, 4–0 ECAC, after a seven of eight win streak. Ed Delk paces McPherson at 15.5, with Whirley at 15.0. Ottawa’s B team meets McPherson in a Friday preliminary.
In San Francisco at the Cow Palace Rory Calhoun of White Plains N Y suffered a fourth round knockout by Spider Webb of Chicago. Webb landed a perfect right to the jaw to end Calhoun's 32 2 1 record, while Calhoun had been knocked down twice earlier in the bout. Webb improved to 24 2 with the stoppage.
Pittsburgh center Don Hennon moved from seventh to fourth in the major college scoring race after scoring 34 points as Pittsburgh beat Carnegie Tech. His season average rose to 26.0. Elgin Baylor and Oscar Robertson are also highlighted in the race, with Baylor dropping to third at 30.2 and Robertson narrowly leading Chamberlain by 0.01 point at 32.43 to 32.42. Both stars were idle for midterm exams.
The professional golf circuit crowed K. J. Harrison as the Tijuana Open champion after rounds of 71 71 69 69 for eight under par at the Tijuana Country Club. Goosie and Hawkins finished tied for third at 281 and 282 respectively, with notable players Hebert Ragan Littler also in the pack. Harrison, a veteran of the tour, claimed the $2,000 top prize while others battled the demanding par 72 layout.
The Fin and Feather Club of Shawnee Mission High School starts a survey to gauge Kansas hunters and anglers on eight questions about licenses fines hatcheries and refuges. Results will be sent to Gov Docking and the state legislature. Readers are invited to mail their answers to Merriam Kansas.
New York. Harald Gomes Providence featherweight will have an X ray today on his injured right hand after knocking out Har old Smith of Washington in 39 seconds of the seventh round at St. Nicholas Arena. Smith a Washington rookie fought his first main event as a substitute for Gil Cadilli. Gomes had a five month layoff since his 12 fight winning streak was halted by Isidro Martinez in August. Referee Dave Feld ruled it a knockout after assisting Smith.
Virgil Akins and Tony De Marco renew their welterweight title feud in a 15 round Boston bout. The clash pits a cagey St Louis deacon against a compact Boston slugger as Akins defends the Massachusetts title in a showdown likely to be a slugfest.
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