Big Ten Upsets Stir Sprint For Championship
The Big Ten chaos continued as Iowa upset Illinois 98-80 and Indiana toppled Michigan State 88-79. Northwestern beat Purdue 93-88 while Minnesota and Iowa share first place at 3-1. Kentucky survived LSU 64-62 as Mississippi upset Vanderbilt 63-61. Colorado and Missouri led the Big Seven with wins, Kansas edged Iowa State 73-72, and Wisconsin beat Butler 57-53.
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Associated Press
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Ilinois
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Les Hawthorne
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Don Schlundt
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Norm Magee
Joe Fahey
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Commodores
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Colorado
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Iowa State
Ames
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Wisconsin
Butler
Judges and Colonels Host Non-League Night In District recap
District 5 action centers on Clifton Forge at Staunton Lexington at Buchanan and Waynesboro at Harrisonburg. Handley hosts Shepherdstown and Rappahannock visits James Wood in JV varsity games. Covington eyes Central while Luray tests Stanley and Clarke County sits idle before Warren County. Boston report notes lengthy high school scores.
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Clifton Forge
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Harrisonburg
Handley
Shepherdstown
Rappahannock
James Wood
Covington
Central
Livray
Stanley Buchanan
Lee High
Blue Streas
Broadway
West Virginians
Wilson
Little Washington
Colonels
Natural Bridge
Luray
Stanley
Carrie County
Clarke County
Warren County
Kentucky Maintains No 1 Ranking In AP Poll With 926 Points
Kentucky leads the AP weekly college basketball rankings for the fifth straight week with 926 points from 115 ballots. NC State stays No 2 at 599, San Francisco rises to third, LaSalle fourth, and Duquesne fifth after St Francis PA upset. Maryland jumps to sixth after beating NC State, with Illinois, Missouri, George Washington trailing. In boxing, Sandy Saddler dominates highlights as he clears Lulu Perez in four rounds ahead of a title defense on Feb. 25 in New York.
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Sheldon Sakowitz
Associated Press
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Wildcats
NC State
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Maryland
San Francisco
Dons
LaSalle
Pennsylvania
Duquesne
St. Francis
N. C. State
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Missouri
George Washington
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UCLA
N.C. State
Illinois
G. Washington
Alabama
Richmond
Minnesota
Marquette
Holy Cross
Vanderbilt
Dayton
Iowa
Texas Christian
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State of New York
Sandy Saddler
Lulu Perez
Brooklyn
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Lulu
Saddler
Teddy
Red Top) Davis
New York
Roanoke Extends Little Seven Lead With Bridgewater Win
Roanoke posts a 84 76 victory over Bridgewater to move to 4 0 in the Little Seven, after earlier beating Hampden Sydney 65 54. Bridgewater drops to 3 1 as Larry Pence leads all scorers with 27. RPI routs Union Theological 86 60 and William and Mary tops Virginia Tech 75 69 in the Big Six.
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Filis
RPI
Union Theological Seminary
Jim Ward
William and Mary
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
Ward
Johnny Mahoney
W É& M
Gobblers
Larry Hemmings
John Quillen
Tech
East Favored in NBA All Star Game Tonight
New York hosts the fifth annual East West Classic at Madison Square Garden. The East leads the series 3-1 and is a three point favorite to extend its dominance. Last year the East won 98-93 in overtime before a crowd of 16 487.
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Boston Garden
Ralph Wilson Leads Steelers to Sweep Over JW Bears
Ralph Wilson bowled 135 in a James Wood Boys League session as the Steelers swept the Bears. He added a 113 in another game for a 248 total, second high this year. Ralph Combs led the Eagles with 123 and 101, while Stanley Barr had 107 for the Packers. Donald Williams rolled 100 as the Rams beat the Lions.
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Steelers
JW Bears
Bears
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Eagles
Packers
Ralph Combs
Stanley Barr
Donald Williams
Rams
Lions
Patterson Seeks Heavyweight Fights After Two Wins
Floyd Patterson 20 year old former Golden Gloves champ stops Don Grant in 1:13 of the fifth at Brooklyn Eastern Parkway. He previously beat Willie Troy in five rounds at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 7 and eyes Rex Layne for February. Milo Savage, 29, ex-GI from Salt Lake City, defeats Ward in a 10 round decision at St. Nicholas Arena with two knockdowns. About 700 attend.
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Floyd Patterson
Brooklyn
Don Grant
Los Angeles
Eastern Parkway
Willie Troy
Madison Square Garden
James Wood Boys
Eagles
Steelers
Rams
Moses Ward
Packers
St. Nicholas Arena
Bears
Milo Savage
Lions
Salt Lake City
Savage
Detroit
Ward
Dodgers Lead Contract Derby After Gilliam Signing
The Brooklyn Dodgers tightened their hold in the contract derby by signing second baseman Junior Gilliam, bringing their total to 21 contracts with only first baseman Gil Hodges and outfielder Duke Snider still to come. Gilliam’s deal reportedly increases salaries by about $2,000 to around $13,000.
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New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
Junior Gilliam
Brooks
Gil Hodges
Cor] Purillo
Uiuwin
Selvy and Pettit Lead NBA Scoring Standings
New York reports Frank Selvy and Bob Pettit hold the top two spots in the NBA scoring race with Selvy at 783 points and Pettit at 781, both averaging 20.6. The article notes their college pedigrees at Furman and ESU and mentions planes using scintillation counters for uranium prospecting.
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New York
Milwaukee
Frank Selvy
Bob Pettit
NBA
Selvy
Furman
Pettit
ESU
Geiger Couners
Maryland Faces Criticism Over College Athletic Program
A two man Middle States commission faulted the University of Maryland athletic setup citing lax academic rules for athletes and favorable scholarship aid. The 19 page athletics section of a 166 page report highlighted easy academic standards, part time job leniency, and athlete favored aid as major concerns.
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Annapolis
University of Maryland
Maryland
Atlantic Coast Conference
National Collegiate Athletic Assn
Middle States Assn. of
Maryland General Assembly
Wilson H. Eliis
Athletics Reviewendoes Favor College Park Says Tatum
Athletic director and coach Jim Tatum welcomed discussion of a university athletics study. He called the report favorable overall, noting its positive impact on the school’s programs. The two-man commission comprised Lewis P. Andreas of Syracuse University and Ewald P. Nyquist of the University of New York at Albany.
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Jim Tatum
College Park
Lewis P. Andreas
Syracuse University
Ewald P. Nyquist
The
University of New York
Albany
Average adult reading speeds in timed tests
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