Cage Powers Of Last Year Open Tonight
The article previews tonight's college basketball openers featuring Wilt Chamberlain leading Kansas against Oklahoma State. Kentucky faces Duke while SMU meets Minnesota and other ranked teams test early strength. Gonzaga debuts French 7-3 Lefebvre against College of Idaho.
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Kansas
Oklahoma State
Kentucky
Duke
Southern Methodist
Minnesota
Louisville
Evansville
Vanderbilt
Sewanee
Oklahoma City
Houston
Rice
New Mexico A&m
Michigan State
Butler
Indiana
Ohio U
Temple
Laware
LaSalle
Millersville
Dick Harp
Kansas Jayhawks
Chamberlain
Wilt
Gonzaga
Brown Set To Defend Lightweight Title In TV Bout
Lightweight champion Joe Brown, 3-1 favorite, ends drills for Wednesday night title bout at Chicago Stadium. Brown, making his third defense, meets challenger Joey Lopes in a 135 pound fight televised on WTVP at 9 p.m. Lopes drew Brown in August and has 13 losses against 24 wins with 17 knockouts. Brown carries 66-14-9 with 28 knockouts.
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Joe Brown
Joey Lopes
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Bud Smith
Bill Gore
Lopes
Smith
Orlando Zulueta
Boxing results from multiple venues list knockouts and decisions
In Hollywood Alfredo Escobar from Redondo Beach knocked out Larry Vasquez from San Francisco. In Stuttgart Guston Scholz defeated Alex Buxton by decision. In Johannesburg Willie Towell from South Africa defeated Al Nevares from Mexico by decision.
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Hollywood
Calif
Alfredo Escobar
Redondo Beach
Larry Vasquez
San Francisco
Stuttgart
Germany
Guston Scholz
Alex Buxton
Een
Johannesburg
Willie Towell
South Africa
al Nevares
Mexico
Big Ten Opens Tonight With Openers From Illinois to Indiana
Illinois hosts Marquette as seven Big Ten teams kick off the season in early action. Minnesota meets Southern Methodist while Indiana Michigan State welcome Ohio University and Butler. Michigan State, Indiana, and Michigan State loom as title contenders with strong veteran lineups.
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Midwest
Illinois
Minnesota
Marquette
Southern Methodist
Indiana
Michigan State
Ohio University
Butler
Hoosiers
Ohio
Northwestern
Western Michigan
Miami
Purdue
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Michigan
Ohio State
Pitt
Kentucky
Adolph Rupp
Wildcats
Frank Howard
Buckeyes
Frank Radovich
Archie Dees
Radovich
Dees
John Green
Jack
Fordy Anderson
Chuck Bencie
Dave Scott
Spartans
Royals Gain In NBA Play
The Royals, moving their NBA operations from Rochester to Cincinnati, surge near the Western Division lead behind Clyde Lovellette. He scored 13 points in the final six minutes to power Cincinnati past the Minneapolis Lakers 90 89. In other games Syracuse beat Boston 118 109 with Dolph Schayes at 37 points while New York topped Detroit 109 102 led by Willie Naulls 25.
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Cincinnati
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Lovelette
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Syracuse Nationals
Boston Celtics
New York Knickerbockers
Detroit Pistons
Syracuse
Boston
Bob Cousy
Jim Loscutoff
Arnie Risen
Dolph Schayes
Bill Russell
George Yardley
Detroit
Pistons
Knickerbockers
Willie Naulis
New York
Falstaffs Win Team Match at National Bowling Championship
In St Louis the Falstaffs defeated the Chicago Reserves 24 801 to 23 941 to claim the team match honors at the National Match Game Bowling Championship. St Louis rallied after a poor start, overturning a 522-pin deficit, led by Billy Welu with 5 119 and Harry Smith. Stan Thaden led the Losses with 4 999.
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Chicago
Billy Welu
Harry Smith
Welu
Stan Thaden
Marshall Bowlers Hold League Lead
Marshall Bowlers stay atop the Wednesday Night National League at Speedway Alleys Murphysboro after a 2-2 split with J W Ward Transfer Co. Gualdoni Electric takes second with a 3-1 win over Grob Motors. Martin Oil blanks Morgan Motors 4-0 and Modern Drive-In defeats Huffman Furniture 3-1.
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J. W. Ward Transfer Co
Murphysboro
Gualdoni Electric
Grob Motors
Martin Oil
Morgan Motors
Modern Drive-In
Huffman Furniture
McKinley, Castillo Shine in Junior Indoor Tennis
Chuck McKinley of St. Louis won the junior title while Francis Castillo of Hamtramck Mich captured the boys championship in the U S Indoor event. Both led in doubles with McKinley partnering Earl Buchholz and Castillo teaming with Herb Fitzgibbons as final rounds were played Sunday.
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St. Louis
Chuck McKinley
Francis Castillo
Hamtramck
Mich
U.S
McKinley
Castillo
Earl Buchholz
Herb Fitzgibbons
Rice Hill Wins NFL Bonus Choice for Cardinals
Philadelphia report says King Hill, Rice quarterback, was selected as the NFL bonus choice by the Chicago Cardinals in the preliminary draft. Hill led Rice to the Southwestern Conference title and a Cotton Bowl bid, and is noted as a strong passer and punter with a key touchdown pass in the title game against Baylor.
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Rice
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Ray Richards
Cardinals
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NFL
Baylor
Prep Schedule Highlights Area High School Basketball
A dense Dec schedule lists boys basketball games for December 3 4 6 7 across Carbondale Zeigler Vienna Rosiclare and more. Key matchups include Mount Vernon at Alton Harrisburg at Marion and Carterville at Zeigler with numerous cross town rivals.
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Carbondale
Zeigler Vienna
Rosiclare
Royalton
Woodlawn
Elkville
Hurst-Bush
Tamms
Cobden
Karnak
Murph
Herrin
Centralia
Mt. Vernon
Benton
West Frankfort
Harrisburg
Marion
Carmi
McLeansboro
Trico
Vienna
Anna
Tamaroa
Wood River
Nashville Mounds
Douglass
Crab Orchard
Lesser
Waltonville
Eldorado
Johnston City
Goreville
Brookport
Gorham
Steeleville
Columbia
Shawnee
du Quoin
Bluford
Wayne City
Alton
Sunday TV poses risk to minor league baseball at meeting
Major and minor league executives met to clash over a planned Sunday television game by a major league club. The International League urged legal action to protect minor league attendance, while the Pacific Coast League discussed a $600,000 NL damage offer and realignment changes. The Major League draft also loomed with Washington’s pick Bob Malkmus.
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Colo
National Assn
International League
International Directors
Frank J. Shaughnessy
Ed Doherty
The
American Assn
Shaughnessy
Doherty
Pacific Coast League
Giants
Dodgers
National League
San Francisco
Los Angeles
PCL
Spokane
Phoenix
Hollywood
Salt Lake City
Long Beach
Calif
Washington
Bob Malkmus
Wichita
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Carterville
Mater Dei
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Norris City
Reach & Son
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