Bad News Turns Good For Bullets In Knicks Win
Former Bullets star Jim Barnes, nicknamed Bad News, supplied 22 points and 22 rebounds as Baltimore beat New York 139-125. Johnny Kerr had 26 for Baltimore, while Walt Bellamy was dealt to New York a month earlier. St Louis topped Detroit 110-101 and Los Angeles beat Cincinnati 121-105.
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Marion Graders Seek 10th Straight Win
Marion Junior High School basketball teams host Metropolis at Marion tonight. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the 6 30 p.m. preliminary game starts. The eighth grade team is 9 0 under coach Don Gresham, while the seventh grade is 5 4 coached by Larry Vincent.
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Area Bowling Commercial League at Carbondale
The carbondale league standings list teams and top scores. Cypress Lounge leads both team high series with 3045 and team high game 1066, while Boren's IGA and Bates TV post strong 3000s. Individual highs include John Rousseau 603, Sporty Lee 600, and Alan Karevia 587 with best games by Robert Mark 225 and John Corrigan 222.
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Cape Girardeau Opens With Win
Cape Girardeau State opened its basketball season by swamp McKendree 114 to 81. The Indians broke an 18 18 tie to a 50 35 halftime lead and hit 55 percent from the floor. They finished with 60 percent shooting in the second half as McKendree failed to close the gap.
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Big Ten Opens With Five Wins From Six Teams
Nebraska toppled Wisconsin 101-88 led by Grant Simmons 29 points while Joe Franklin scored 30 for Wisconsin. Michigan beat Tennessee 71-63, Minnesota over North Dakota 73-59, Illinois over Butler 88-74, Ohio State edged Missouri 76-74, and Indiana defeated St Josephs Indiana 76-62. Cazzie Russell 29 and John Clawson 20 led Michigan. Freeman 32 and Jones 25 powered Illinois. Archi Clark 20 paced Minnesota. Other top teams and early results noted as Louisville, UCLA and Kentucky wins cited in broader college hoops slate.
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Celtics Starters Out For Friday Clash With 76ers
The Boston Celtics will be without two players for the Friday game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Sam Jones is sidelined with a knee injury and rookie Woody Lauldsberry is home with chicken pox, expected to miss more than a week.
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Orioles Trade Siebern to Angels for Dick Simpson
Baltimore sends first baseman Norm Siebern age 32 to the California Angels for outfielder Dick Simpson age 22. Siebern hit .256 with eight homers and 32 RBIs last season but lost first base to Boog Powell. Simpson batted .301 with 24 homers and 79 RBIs for Seattle in the Pacific Coast League.
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17 year old cager dies after scrimmage injury
In Rochester New York John Shemming 17 died after a basketball struck his face during a scrimmage at Strong Memorial Hospital witnesses said he was brushed in the face then staggered and fell police reported he died in hospital prompting investigation into the incident
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Thies Finds A Few Games Are Too Many
Ed Thies Cairo High principal and former SIU baseball star coached basketball this winter. He booked several games as an official, worse than he expected, with a three overtime preliminary game at Anna and injuries from his first start, including a chipped tooth and a heel blister. He says he booked too many games.
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Dawson earns AFL Offensive Player of the Week honors
Len Dawson starred for the Kansas City Chiefs against Houston, throwing three touchdown passes and scoring once on a sneak. He helped signal a dominant display with Mack Lee Hill and Curt McClinton contributing on the ground. Jerry May earned Defensive Player of the Week. Otis Taylor, Frank Jackson, and Fred Arbanas provided receiving and scoring support.
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Mack Lee Hill
Curt McClinton
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Fred Arbanas
Champoeg Named First American Government West of Rockies
The Champoeg settlement in Oregon established in 1843 is identified as the first American government organized west of the Rocky Mountains, marking a historic political milestone.
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Champoeg, Ore
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