Neumann’s scoring fame rooted in family ties and history
Mississippi University star Johnny Neumann, 6-7 guard and nation’s top scorer at 44.1 ppg, hails from a Brighton area family with Chronicle Telegram ties. The piece traces his lineage, local connections, and prospects, noting relatives in Elyria and Cleveland as well as his Memphis high school legacy and media exposure.
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Margaret Veltrie
Brighton
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Neumann
Harold Huber
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Chronicle Telegram
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Madison Square Arden
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Cleveland
Memphis
Tenn
Johnny
Trula
Sports Illustrated
New York Times
Bob
New York
Times
Kentucky
Ole Miss
Wildcats
Columbia Wrestling Tournament Sets Jan 16 Schedule
The Third Annual Columbia Wrestling Tournament directed by Royden Garland will feature Raiders Clearview Lutheran West Parma Byzantine Brunswick Kirtland Glenville and East. Trophies go to first and second teams and each weight class champion. First round starts 10 a.m. with finals at 7 30 p.m.
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Columbia
Royden Garland
Byzantine
Brunswick
Kirtland
Glenville
East
Tar Heels Upset No 2 South Carolina 79 64 in Raleigh
North Carolina, 9 2, broke a 26 40 halftime deficit to stun second ranked South Carolina 79 64. Tom Riker led SC with 20 points while George Karl scored 17 for UNC as UCLA remained atop the AP poll with 526 votes. Penn and Western Kentucky also strong.
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South Carolina
Associated Press
Gamecocks
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Purdue
Tom Riker
George Karl
John Roche
UCLA
Marquette
Bruins
Southern California
Penn
Western Kentucky
Princeton
Quakers
Dave Wohl
Jim McDaniels
Tennessee Tech
Hilltoppers
Jacksonville
Kansas
Notre Dame
St. Bonaventure
Indiana
Utah State
Drake
Fordham
Oregon
LSU
Kentucky
Mississippi State
Mike Casey
Wildcats
Tom Payne
Louisville
Georgetown College
Larry Carter
Cardinals
John Dromo
Howard Stacey
Villanova
North Dakota
Howard Porter
Tennessee
Mississippi
Johnny Neumann
Volunteers
Mike Edwards
Neumann
Dave Rhodes
Rebels
John Mengelt
Auburn
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets
Maine
Rich Yankus
Alabama
Wendell Hudson
Louisiana State
LaSalle
Ken Durrett
Tulsa
Midview seeks new football coach after west not rehired
Midview will hire a new grid coach next season after Tom West was not renewed by Supt. John Beatty. West started as an assistant, led the Middies to a 7-3 season and a Lakeland Conference runner-up finish, then posted 3-7 and 2-7-1 records for a 13-23-1 career. Beatty said the successor will come from outside the system and that West may continue teaching at Midview.
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Tom West
Midview
John Beatty
Beatty
West
Glenn Sutherix
North Ridgeville
Elyria Catholic
Middies
Amherst
Mannington
W. Va
Lakeland
Lorain St. Mary
Fairmont State College
West Virginia
Bob Fisher
Cleveland Collinwood
Sutherin
Holzman and Costello to coach All-Star East West teams
NBA All-Star Game in San Diego on January 12 will feature East coach Red Holzman of the Knicks and West coach Larry Costello of the Bucks. Both were named by Walter Kennedy after their teams led their divisions through January 4, with the Knicks at 31-12 and the Bucks at 30-7. Amherst High booster club to meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the school lobby to support Comet teams.
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UPI
New York Knicks
Milwaukee Bucks
San Diego
Knick
Red Holzman
Larry Costello
Bucks
Holzman
Costello
Walter Kennedy
Holtzman
Knicks
Philadelphia
Amherst High
Comet
Findlay extends winning streak to 11
United Press International reports Findlay Oilers beat Ohio Northern 77-58 to stretch their season win streak to 11. Marty Arft led with 16 points as Findlay used a balanced attack and early press. Ken Burger and Charlie Parker added 15 each. Ohio Northern fell to 2-7. Cincinnati beat Rice 92-80 and Xavier topped North Carolina Charlotte 74-68. Akron defeated Wittenberg 54-51. Houston topped Dayton 106-80.
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Ohio Northern
Polar Bears
Cincinnati
Rice
Xavier
North Carolina
Charlotte
Akron
Wittenberg
Houston
Dayton
Marty Arft
Oilers
Ken Burger
Charlie Parker
Jack Mellinger
Cougars
Pop Welch
Dwight Davis
Tom Crosswhite
George Jackson
Rex Gardecki
Zips
Len Paul
Larry Quarles
Larry Baker
Steve Wenderfer
Greg Jarcisin
Dearcats
Tom Myer
Raiier
Jerry Helmers
Doug Alt
Rockets Mentor Ill Siegfried Takes Over
San Diego Rockets head coach Alex Hannum was hospitalized with a respiratory infection. Larry Siegfried will coach tonight against Chicago and tomorrow against Detroit. Hannum, 47, expected to return for Friday home game versus San Francisco after knee injury layoff since November 25.
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UPI
Alex Dannum
San Diego Rockets
National Basketball Association
Eam
Hannum
Larry Siegfried
Chicago
Detroit
San Francisco
Siegfried
College coaches fill Harvard and Dartmouth posts after UCLA exit
Harvard appoints Joe Restic to replace John Yovisin as head coach while Dartmouth chooses Jack Crouthamel in place of Bob Blackman who left Dartmouth to coach at Illinois. UCLA parted with Tommy Prothro after Rams job offer. Restic coached the Hamilton Tiger Cats for three seasons.
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UCLA
Tommy Prothro
Harvard
Dartmouth
Prothro
Los Angeles Rams
Joe Restic
Hamilton Tiger Cats
Restic
John Yovisin
Jack Crouthamel
Bob Blackman
Blackman
Ilinois
Notre Dame Rises to No 10 in UPI Top 10
Notre Dame basketball climbs into the United Press International top 10 after a recent upset of Kentucky, as the Fighting Irish sit at 6-2 behind a Cotton Bowl upset by the football team. UCLA remains No 1 with South Carolina second and USC third.
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Trish
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Nebraska
Ohio State
Cornhuskers
Southern California
New York
UPI
Fighting Irish
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Kentucky
South Carolina
Indiana
UPI Board of
UCLA
Marquette
Pennsylvania
Western Kentucky
Kansas
Jacksonville
UPI Ratings Board
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Sou
Cal
Western
Dr. St. Bonaventure
Villanova
Louisvi
Oregon
Fordham
Utah St
North Carolina
Pite
Drake
Colorado State
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New Mexico State
Oregon State
Weber State
Swords Vincent Top Area Bowlers With Big Series
Swords and Vincent led area bowling yesterday in North Ridgeville and Elks leagues. Swords rolled a 661 series with 211 202 and 233 games, while Vincent notched a 277 game. Francis White Sell later posted a 635 in the Grafton Merchants League. Danny Willis and Bob Hale finished with 619 and 605 respectively.
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Swords
George Vincent
North Ridgeville Recreation
Vincent
Elks
Francis Whitesell
Grafton
Danny Willis
Bob Hale
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