Franklin County Basketball Tourney Opens at Ottawa Univ Fieldhouse
Preliminary plans set for the Franklin county basketball tournament at Ottawa University Fieldhouse starting Monday. Officials named are Russ Sehon, Mike Murphree, and Joe Cleavinger. Opening night features four games including Appanoose vs Rantoul in the B bracket and Pomona A vs Rantoul. Tickets cost 50 cents adults, 24 cents students first two nights and 30 and 60 cents for the last two. Appanoose high school top seed in A bracket with a bye. Pomona B undefeated and gets an opening pass. Five trophies awarded. league champs Appanoose to receive a trophy. Coaches include Walt Moore The Cearfoss Appanoose Jim Sandor Lane Len Overturf Princeton Mel Schwartz Rantoul Gene Bump Richmond Bob Burd Pomona.
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Rantoul
Princeton
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Richmond Seconds
Franklin County League
Ars
Walt Moore
Williamburg
Cearfoss
Jim Sandor
Len Overturf
Mel Schwartz
Gene Bump
Richmond
Bob Burd
Cyclones Set For Home Clash With Washington Tonight
Ottawa high School Cyclones host Washington in a non league game with the B team at 6 30 p m and the varsity following Ottawa sits atop the NEA league with a 40 record four players surpassing the 100 point mark Casida leads with 203 points Brill 127 Keiser 120 and Harder 104 Ottawa has 639 points from 9 games averaging 71 a game while allowing 58.
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Ottawa
OHS
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See
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Jack Henning
Cyclone
Fred Harder
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Brill
Keiser
Knights edge Spring Hill in rugged town clash 60 58
Richmond Knights held off Spring Hill 60 to 58 as Vernon Pickett led with 22 points. Spring Hill surged for 20 in the final period but fell short, John Rodman scoring 48 for the losers. Richmond to host Nisely Cities Service of Ottawa Thursday night.
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Richmond
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Knights
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Ottawa
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Bowman
J. Rodman
Mouse Sets Pace For Braves In NEA League
Ottawa high school players lead NEA league scoring with Roger Casida atop the list at 105 points after four games. Curtis Watkins Leavenworth 97 Fred Kaiser Highland Park 61 Fred Harder Highland Park 47 Ted Brill Ottawa 45 Bell Ottawa 45 round out the top scorers as the circuit lists the hottest 15 players with field goals free throws and total points for the season so far.
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Castenana
Sipalmer
Ateilson
Norriz
Marder
Brittain
Atchiso
Bri
Menander
Highland Park
Woods
Retey
Lawrance
Mas
Braves Face College Clash as Conference Run Heats Up
Ottawa University Braves star guard leads in all games and in Kansas conference play with 108 points in five league games and 210 overall as teammates Kahler Williamson and others share scoring. The team eyes a key Friday clash with College of Emporia at Wilson Field as they sharpen fast break and ball movement for the vital matchup.
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Landiy
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Faith Bible
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Musial Eyes 3000 Hit Milestone Before Retirement
Stan Musial, still a star with the St. Louis Cardinals, contemplates retirement only after reaching a career goal. The NL batting leader aims to join the 3,000 hit club, a feat achieved by Ty Cobb and other legends. He projects three more seasons to reach 2,418 hits, 582 shy of the mark, as he begins his 14th season next April.
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Adrian Anson
Paul Waner
NCAA TV Football Plan Faces Tough Talks in Chicago
Chicago hosts the first meeting of a 12 man NCAA television committee to craft a 1955 football program. Walter Byers says two to three meetings are needed with a March mail referendum in view. Conflicts arise as Big Ten Pacific Coast seek regional control, Eastern Conference favors liberalization, and independents press for unrestricted TV rights.
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Pennsylvania
Kentucky Stays No 1 In AP Basketball Poll
Kentucky remains atop the weekly AP ranking with 1,037 points as 67 of 114 voters place the Wildcats first. San Francisco and North Carolina State swap spots, Duquesne and La Salle shift, and George Washington and Utah rise. Illinois drops, Missouri tumbles after losses. Williamsburg beats Appanoose 75 to 46 with Marvin Brown scoring 24.
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Bowling Scores From Brunswick League Meet
Bowling results from the Brunswick league show individual scores including Nicholas 168 88 Ancher 1 High 10 etc. Welborn 214 high 30 Page 547 Reefer Keefer 179 504 Douglas Beothers Hilah 10 80 Brown 187 65 Suatarak 156 Burgoon 449 among men. Ladies league lists Strickland 170 high 30 Christy 434 Jones 152 423 Strikeland 189 Motelat 404 Wolgaat 138 437 Bond’s 46 Mayday Bundy 140 46 Wenthe 458.
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Jones
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Wenthe
Kansas State Coach to Keep Split T Formation
Kansas State College head football coach Mertes, promoted from assistant, will continue using the split T. A WWII Navy player under Don Faurot, Mertes has long backed the formation and plans to finalize his coaching staff within a week after replacing Bill Meek, who left for Houston.
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Mertes
Kansas State College
Navy
Iowa
Don Faurot
University of Missour
Kansas State Club
Bill Meek
Meek
University of Houston
Will Try For Bowling Show At Plaza Bowl
Four Ottawa bowlers Dick Belte Ralph Kampschroeder Marge Andrews and Mary Smith compete at Plaza Bowl at 1 p m Saturday hoping to reach the top prize on Sam Molen's Bowlin With Molen. The show airs 5 p m Saturdays on Channel 9 with a new automobile as its top prize. The American Bowling Congress tournament draws about 25 000 entrants annually.
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Ralph Kampschroeder
Marge Andrews
Mary Smith
Plaza Bowl
Molen
Channel 9
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