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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1955
Page
3
Roger Casida poured in 86 points guiding the Ottawa High School Cyclones to a dominant 79 to 52 victory over Lawrence in a one sided gym contest. The win showcased OHS stifling offense and overwhelming rebounding as Casida led the onslaught with a prolific scoring night.
Ottawa High School hosts a pageant honoring Phog Allen as Kansas cagers visit for a competitive interlude. Lawrence’s Lions challenge Ottawa in a high scoring encounter with Casida and Harder leading Ottawa while McIntyre and Lawrence contest the pace as Stevens rotates ten players throughout the tilt.
Overbrook Gophers dominate Scranton 72 to 39 last night with Jim Lee scoring 27 and Ken Hylton 21. John Bodine led Scranton with 19 as Overbrook, leading early, extends lead and prepares to host Berryton Tuesday in a non league encounter.
Quenemo rallied late to defeat Melvern 52 to 47 in a closely contested game. Melvern led 14-12 after the first quarter, fell behind 29-27 at halftime, then stayed within striking distance as Quenemo held Melvern to two points in the third. Gene Mayden led Quenemo with 23 points while Arnett paced Melvern with a balanced scoring effort.
Wellsville Eagles beat Eudora 46 to 36 after trailing 16 9 early. They outscored Eudora 12 2 in the third period and maintained a 10 point margin to seal the win. Burns led Eudora with 15 while team scoring spread across Wellsville. The Eagles travel Friday to face Gardner in a Litt le Seven matchup.
Lane High School, led by Rich ard Davis with 16 points, defeated Rantoul 52 to 39 in a clean Franklin county league game. Rantoul led 23 to 15 at halftime as Lane surged with a 20 point third quarter. Lane will face Richmond next, while Rantoul hosts Vinland Tuesday. Swanson led Rantoul with 15 and Lombard paced Lane with 20.
Ottawa University Braves used a fast break and precise ball handling to defeat McPherson College 85 to 65 at Wilson Fieldhouse. Majors led scoring with 22 points aided by Kahler Williamson and Jurenka as Ottawa improved to 5–0 in the Kansas conference and prepared for Emnoria Friday night.
Pomona rapped Princeton 58 to 36 as Gary Stoncking led Pomona with 14 points and Bud Welsch added 10 for the Pirates. Pomona also won an overtime preliminary RB game 42 to 40. Delbert Eichinger scored 11 for Pomona seconds while Harold Gugei and Bob Lawin each had 11 for Princeton. Pomona will travel to Rantoul next Friday for a league tilt.
Kansas City's Municipal Stadium will be the new home of the Athletics seating just under 31,000 next season.
Hawk sparked Spring Hill with 23 points to topple Baldwin 48 47 as the hosts relied on a decisive last quarter run. Spring Hill outscored Baldwin 10 0 in the final period while the Bulldogs led early and late. Warren Willis led Baldwin with 17 while Sperling and Conic added key minutes for Spring Hill.
The record shows high scores and top bowlers across the ARM NIGHTHAWK and related leagues. Notable figures include 449 Pencee-3 Alben WeRD, 266 Smith, 238 Heckman, and 266 Taylor with series 852. Scores feature multiple high games and standout players like Tosulation and Mettinn.
A jumble of basketball results lists teams and scores including Missouri Valley 46 over Westminster 4 in overtime, Drury 68 over Culver-Stockton 62, Wellsville 46 over Bindora Pomona 3, Princeton 36 over Lane 62, Osawatomie 71 over Leavenworth 68, and Highland Park 68 over Burlingame 56 among various regional games. An unrelated line notes estimated winter day colds in about 20 million Americans.
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