Plaster Fist Test Fails In Dempsey Willard Fight Tale
Milwaukee Journal boxing writer Evans Kirkby recounts recreating Jack Kearns method of encasing Dempsey s hands in plaster of Paris before the 1919 heavyweight title fight with Jess Willard. The experiment found the plaster unlikely to stay on the bandages, suggesting the old tale was exaggerated or incorrect.
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Pay Day For Koufax
Sandy Koufax, 28, expected to sign a Dodger contract around $60,000 for 1964 after a 1963 season with 25 wins 11 shutouts and 306 strikeouts. He led NL MVP and AP Male Athlete of the Year and arrived to accept the Hickok Trophy amid a Dodgers World Series win over the Yankees. Y A Tittle followed in second place in AP voting.
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Associated Press
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Y.A. Tittle
New York Giants
DePaul Enters Top Ten After Victory Over Dayton
DePaul breaks into the AP top ten at No. 9 after defeating Dayton 89 to 83, aided by Cincinnati’s losses. UCLA holds 15 straight wins and 38 first place votes, with Michigan, Loyola of Chicago, Davidson, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Villanova and Duke also in the top ten.
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Associated Press
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Duke
Wildcats
Wwe
UCLA
Michigan
Chicago Loyola
Top ten rankings shift after weekend games
The Blue Devils rise to No 9 while Oregon State drops to No 10 alongside Wichita State. The fresh top ten, with first place votes in parentheses, reflects season records through Saturday Jan 18 and a 10 9 8 7 5 4 3 2 1 point scale.
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Wichita Star Rates Third In Scoring
Wichita's standout Dave Stallworth is the third best career scorer in Missouri Valley history behind Oscar Robertson and Chet Walker. The 6 foot 7 junior from Dallas leads this season with a 26.9 scoring average in all games and 23.4 in league play, with a 51 game career average of 23.5 at Wichita. Stallworth's 54.4 percent shooting leads Valley while he ranks among top all time scorers. coach Ralph Miller praises his passing and teamwork and notes similarities to Robertson.
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Missouri Valley
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Drake
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Cincinnati All America
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Savage
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Tulsa
Bill Kusleika
Hurricane
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Ralph Miller
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Detroit
Bob Patterson
Boxing title clash blocked by legal fights
World lightweight champion Carlos Ortiz and top contender Ken Lane face legal hurdles before a title bout. Ortiz vows to sue if the WBA strips him for fighting Flash Elorde, while Lane is challenged by the Pennsylvania Athletic Commission over a bout with Johnny Bizarro. The executive committee approved Ortiz Lane for a title fight in Puerto Rico on April 4 despite earlier opposition.
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Mich
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Pennsylvania Athletic Commission
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Lupe Sarreal
Elorde
Puerto Rico
Orange Bowl Moves Game To Nights
NBC buys telecast rights for three years at 225000 per year with 975000 for other Orange Bowl events. The Orange Bowl will be televised at night as part of a three sided bowl spectacular, shifting from New Year's Day scheduling. NBC plans about eight hours of bowl action on New Year’s Day and night.
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National Broadcasting Co
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NBC
Track Star Seeks A Daily Double
New York AP report says Gary Gubner aims a two meet effort on Feb 8 to chase indoor and outdoor marks. He holds the indoor record at 64-11 54 inches and plans to travel jet between New York and Los Angeles to face Dallas Long, the outdoor mark holder and Olympic favorite, threatening Long’s 21 straight indoor wins.
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Gary Gubner
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Pacific
Gubner
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Dallas Long
Friday Night Ladies Bowling Scores
Readable fragments show multiple bowling teams posting high single and series scores. Notable leaders include Denniston 335 for Helen and Bill's Cafe and Engelhardt 547 for Romstedtts Grocery, with many venues like Ottawa Bowl and Lee's Cafe recording top 10 and 30 series along with high 10s.
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Evoy
Town Team Rolls By Osawatomie
Ottawa American Legion led by Bob Lewis with 47 points routed Osawatomie State Hospital 117 to 80 Monday night. Ottawa opened with a quick six point run and built a 56 to 36 halftime edge. The Legion added 28 to 21 in the third and 33 to 25 in the final period to push their season record to 10 wins and two losses.
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Church Basketball Junior Division Games Rescheduled
The Herald reports that last night’s Junior Division church basketball games will be played tonight. The notice notes a reader tip prize of five dollars weekly from OTTAWA HERALD.
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