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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1957
Page
4
Ottawa University and Baker University renew a long standing rivalry with a key Kansas Conference showdown in Baldwin. The Braves aim to close on Bethany and McPherson while the Wildcats seek to rejoin the championship hunt.
Ottawa University welcomes coach Dick Peters arriving to direct the Braves. The team, staying at a local hotel, will face the College of Emporia Friday night with returnee Dick Schwartz in contention for eligibility. Newcomer Charles Elwick and Bill Frear anticipate additional players joining soon as weather clears for a sizable home crowd.
Peters said he found the roads from Dallas and it took about three days to make the rip pulling a trailer loaded with furniture.
Michigan State rebounded after a slow start to defeat Ohio State 73-64 in a Big Ten game. Jack Quiggle led the Spartans with 21 points as MSU also upset Minnesota 72-59 last Saturday. Kentucky beat Georgia Tech 75-65 and Iowa State topped Oklahoma 67-56 in other top college hoops action.
Vic Wertz, still feeling occasional pain from a polio attack that nearly ended his career, was named the Most Courageous Athlete of 1956 by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Assn. The York, Pennsylvania native accepted the prize to a standing ovation, as Milt Campbell and Jerry Tubbs were also feted for 1956 achievements. Mantle to be honored by Oklahoma Old Timers tonight at the 10th annual diamond dinner.
White Sox manager designate outlines current roster aims in Tampa. He praises pitching depth with Pierce Harshman Donovan Wilson Keegan and others, and targets a strong No 4 hitter and bench depth including a lefthanded catcher and versatile infielders. He notes rookies, drafts, and farmed players like Norm Larker and Ron Jackson could bolster first base and overall depth.
Chuck Langdon highlights enthusiasm for Ottawa's youth and church league basketball. He urges adults and local families to attend games, support junior teams, and consider forming an adult league in the Ottawa Church league as Big Ten football schedules for 1959 and 1960 are already set.
IBM offers eight month training for EEs MEs and physics majors and equivalents to become Computer Systems Engineers with training salary plus living allowance. Company benefits and vast advancement across divisions include permanent assignments nationwide with openings in Kansas City M40 and Rochester Minnesota.
The Heart Benefit game in Lawrence on Feb 6 1939 showcased Vickers and Gene Johnson. Ottawa and Wesleyan rivalry highlighted Johnsons fast break and full court press style. Omer Brenton and Bob Hunt starred in four dramatic Wesleyan Ottawa clashes.
Former Kansas University greats Bill Hoagland and Bob Kenney meet as opponents when the Wichita Vickers face the Phillips 66 Oilers at Allen Field House on February 5. The benefit game for the Kaw Valley Heart Association will be the venue’s first non-school contest, drawing near 16,000 as Hoagland and Kenney, two ex Olympians, clash with KU big men Chuck Darling Jerry Harper Wade Holbrook and Don Baldebuck in a showcase for heart disease research.
The eighth weekly AP ranking shows North Carolina leading Kansas after Kansas’ lapse. Iowa State drops from third to eighth following a 69 68 loss to Missouri. Louisville rises to third after edging Dayton 57 46. Kentucky climbs to fourth as Illinois moves to seventh with a 99 81 win over Notre Dame. Seattle falls to ninth.
Gene Fullmer earned a unanimous decision over Wilf Greaves in a 10 round nontitle bout, his first fight since regaining the middleweight crown. Fullmer weighed 160 1/2 pounds, Greaves 162 pounds, and he called Greaves tougher than Robinson in a postfight remark.
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