Hays Nips Blue Comet in 62 58 Upset at Great Bend
Hays High School defeated Chanute High 62 to 58 at the Great Bend invitational. Chanute led early, trailed by halftime, while Hays fired 53 percent from the field and 64 percent at the line. Spencer Ambler topped Chanute with 25 points, as Great Bend and Junction City prepared for the consolation and final games.
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Chanute
Blue Comets
Hays
Junction City
Don Goff
Comets
Spencer Ambier
Grogan
Palmer
Puckett
Thomas
Reinhardt
Mullen
Leiken
Berry
Lesseig
Ambler
Stopher
Schmidt
Pve
JOY
Esceee
Behultz
Fehr
IOLA
Chanute Junior College
Black Panthers
Parsons Cardinals
Iola Junior College
Independence Junior College
Independence
Parsons
Cardinals
Panther
Wendell McMurray
Panthers
Cardinal Sharpshootters
Larry England
Jim Johnson
Rubew
England
Johnson
McKenzie
George
Drake Tops I League Pitcher Drake Tops I League
Toronto righthander Eddie Blake led the International League in 1956 with a 2.61 ERA and 17 11 for Toronto. Controversy over a proposed A’s Tigers deal saw Commissioner Ford Frick order Blake kept by Kansas City until late March. Lynn Lovenguth led Toronto in wins at 24 12 and 25 complete games. Bob Spicer posted a .750 winning percentage at Columbus. Two no hitters were tossed in the IL.
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Eddie Blake
Toronto
Kansas City A's
Jacksonville
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A's
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Ford Frick
Kansas City
Detroit
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Cincinnati
Jed
Lynn Lovenguth
Lovenguth
St. Louis Cardinals
Bob Spicer
Columbus
Don Johnson
Levengu
Holiday Bowl Week Opens With Three Key Gridiron Dates
Three New Year games spark college football with Georgia Tech and Pitt in the Gator Bowl rematch in Jacksonville. Blue Gray and Shrine East West bring star seniors to Montgomery and San Francisco as major bowls eye Pasadena New Orleans Dallas and Miami.
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Associated Press
Georgia Tech
Pitt
Tech
Jacksonville
Fla
Montgomery
Ala
San Francisco
Kezar Stadium
Pasadena
New Orleans
Dallas
Miami
Bobby Dodd
Emporia State Triumphs In Overtime Over New Haven
In Terre Haute Indiana Emporia State Teachers overcame a 13 point early deficit to defeat New Haven Teachers 80 77 in overtime. Earlier Quan tico Marines beat Southwest Missouri 90 71. Emporia led 21 8 and 34 28 at halftime with New Haven tying 57 57 late.
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Emporia State
New Haven
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Ind
Emporia
Kas
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Rosi and Vasquez Set For Televised Lightweight Bout
Paolo Rosi of the Bronx and Baby Vasquez of Mexico City meet tonight in a nationally televised lightweight bout from Miami. Rosi owns 23 wins in 26 starts while Vasquez, Mexico's champion, has 45 victories and 12 losses. NBC will air the fight at 9 p.m. CST.
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Fla
Paolo Rosi
The
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Baby Vasquez
Mexico City
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Rosi
Italy
Vasquez
NBC
Checker Meet Opens With New Kansas State President
Jim Widring of Beloit was elected president of the Kansas State Checker Association as a three day tournament began in Wichita yesterday.
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Wichita
Jim Widring
Beloit
Kansas State Checker Assn
Coyote Drive Near St Paul Nets Two Coyotes
Neosho County Coyote Hunters Association bagged two coyotes in a drive near St Paul while three escaped last week. A drive planned for the Cavanaugh school area was postponed until Sunday with hunters meeting at the schoolhouse at 10 a.m.
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Coyote Hunters Assn
St. Paul
Cavanaugh
Highland Park Invites Result Summary
Highland Park Invitational saw Ottawa beat Leavenworth 57 55 and Highland Park defeat Independence 47. Abilene Invitational featured Abilene 66 Beloit 36 and Lawrence 97 McPherson 55, with other matchups at Ellinwood and Peabody events across Kansas.
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Hayden
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Abilene
Beloit
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Russell
Ellinwood
Lyons
Hoisington
Nickerson
Lawrence
Garden City
McPherson
Clay Center
Concordia
Chapman
Sacred Heart
Salina
Peabody
Hillsboro
Valley Center
Smith Center
Norton
Oberlin
Osborne
Minneapolis
Lin
Pittsburg Defeats Ottawa Braves 87-78 in Round One
Pittsburg Teachers dominated Ottawa 87-78 to lead the Ottawa Junior Chamber of Commerce holiday tournament. Oklahoma Baptist beat Kirksville 65-62 and Kansas City State won 67-62. Today’s schedule lists winners bracket games Drury versus Ok Baptist at 7:30 and Pittsburg versus Kansas City at 9. Losers bracket features Washburn vs Kirksville at 4 and Ottawa versus Warrensburg at 5:30.
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Minn
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St. Benedict
Kan
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Normal
Missouri
Vnly
Jaycee Holiday
Okla Baptist
Kirksville
Pittsburg
Ottawa
Drury
Washburn
Kansas City Univ
Warrensburg
Spartans top Nebraska to reach Big Seven semifinals
Michigan State defeated Nebraska 79 65 to advance as the first guest since 1952 to win a first round in the Big Seven holiday tournament. Colorado beat Missouri 64 55 to reach the semifinals as MSU and Colorado prepare for tonight’s clash while Oklahoma faces Kansas for a finals berth.
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Colorado
Missouri
Queen City
Minnesota
Cincinnati
Xavier
Canisius
Cornell
Kansas City
Spartans
Oklahoma
Kansas
Olorado
Jim Jochems
Bob Helzer
Helzer
Yale
Southern Methodist
Huskers
Jack Quiggley
Tigers
Wilt
Chamberlain
Iowa State
Kansas Wesleyan Upsets Bethel 73-65
In MCPHERSON Kansas Wesleyan toppled defending champion Bethel 73-65 in the Kansas Conference tournament first round. Also McPherson edged Baker 67-66 and Emporia defeated Tabor 79-71 while Bethany beat Friends 81-66. Bethel played without top scorer Larry Dick due to injury.
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College of Emporia
Tabor
McPherson
Baker
Kansas Wesleyan
Bethel
Bethany
Kan
Friends Univ
Friends
Larry Dick
S. Baker
Carle Named Head Football Coach at Colorado College
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo Jerry Carle 33 year old assistant coach at Iowa State College has been named head football coach at Colorado College of the Rocky Mountain Conference He will also become athletic director and supervisor of athletics duties at the college.
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Colo
Jerry Carle
Iowa State College
Colorado College
Mines upset Fort Hays State in Sunshine tourney
Portales New Mexico hosted Sunshine State tournament action where Missouri Mines defeated Fort Hays State 70 to 64 to advance to the tournament's second round yesterday.
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N.M
Missouri
Mines
Fort Hays
Kas
Tar Heels Dominate in Tournaments Across Nation
North Carolina, ranked No.2, crushed Utah’s Sky Line in the Dixie Classic 97-76 as Dennis Rosenbluth scored 36. Duke faces UNC after Wake Forest beat DePaul 74-68 and NC State downed Iowa 84-70. In other tourneys, Colorado and Michigan State reached semis. Penn State and Richmond game results noted. Southern Methodist, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Rice and others posted wins as action began across multiple bowls and cups.
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Ben Olan
Associated Press
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Australians Complete 5 0 Davis Cup Sweep Over United States
Australia clinched the Davis Cup final with a 5-0 victory at Adelaide led by Ken Rosewall and Lew Hoad. Rosewall defeated Sam Giammalva in four sets and Vic Seixas fell to Hoad as the crowd of 18 000 roared.
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Australia
United States
Ken Rosewall
Blond Blaster
Lew Hoad
Rosewall
University of Texas
Sam Giammalva
Vic Seixas
Giammalva
War Memorial Drive
Foundation Probes AAU and Olympic Involvement
Phog Allen announces a non-profit foundation to scrutinize the AAU and its role in U S Olympic participation. He seeks greater college influence in Olympic affairs and backs the National Collegiate Athletic Association as the main voice. Allen has long criticized the AAU and previously targeted Wes Santee over expense money.
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Phog Allen
University of Kansas
Amateur Athletic Union
Allen
America
National Collegiate Athletic Assny
AAU
Union
Wes Santee
Kansas
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