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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1957
Page
3
The regional basketball tournament opens with Argentine hosting Fort Scott at 7:30 p.m. The Argentine post player led by Bill Farrow boosts offense as Ottawa Cyclones face a field including Chanute and Rosedale. Chanute plays Thursday against Rosedale at 7:30 p.m.
Donnie Morris of Ottawa High fell one point short in the Northeast Kansas League scoring race as Virgil Brady of Highland Park won the title by two hundredths of a point. Morris scored 32 against Leavenworth to lift his average to 19.42, ending Ottawa’s four-year hold on the crown.
The Ottawa church basketball league completed play in the senior division last week, naming the top 10 scorers led by the league’s leading point producers. The junior division remains in progress with several games still to come.
Ottawa University star Bob McGhee led the Braves with a season scoring record, finishing with 364 points in 24 conference games and an 80.9 point average overall. He stood out in an 86 75 win over Bethany and helped Ottawa set school scoring records while Ed Delk, Grotchine, and McPherson rivals trailed.
The Detroit Tigers set a 60 yard dash mark at an NYAC meet in Kansas City as James J. Quinn of Holy Cross competed in 1928. The narrative notes tied records and night atmosphere with Athletics mentioned.
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Emporia State defeated Bethel 77-70 in the NAIA district playoff opener. Emporia led 6-0, extended to a 17-point cushion in the second half, with Norman Holthouse 22 and Dick Dupont 20 points. Bethel’s Harland Graber scored 16. If needed, the third game will be at Newton Wednesday.
The North Carolina Tar Heels retain a commanding lead in the AP weekly poll after ending a 24 game regular season, with 55 first place votes and 711 points. Kansas stays second as UCLA drops, Michigan State rises, and Oklahoma City climbs to tenth amid updated rankings through March 2.
The Brooklyn Dodgers at Vero Beach fearfully watched ace Don Newcombe twist his elbow on a pickoff drill and leave the mound with arm discomfort. Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves, 1956 NL batting champion, hit .402 against Brooklyn.
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