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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1962
Page
6
Southeast Kansas League standings predictions wobble as Coffeyville, Chanute, Pittsburg, Fort Scott, and others trade results. Chanute leads contenders while early surprises and coach Buzzard’s postgame criticisms color the season preview.
Chanute Blue Comets suffered a 35 27 defeat to Peabody in the Newton Holiday Invitational consolation bracket. Peabody rode a deliberate offense to an 11 5 first quarter lead and 21 13 halftime edge, with Chanute shooting 28 percent and missing free throws. Dick Meyers led Peabody with 19 points. Chanute’s Keith Cochran scored six, Ken McCoy, Tom McKenzie, and Cochran each had six rebounds. The loss drops Chanute to 4 3 on the season and sets up a 2 p.m. clash with Moundridge for seventh place.
Humboldt Cubs outlast Holton 65 62 to win the Holton Holiday Invitational title in a tightly contested final. Earl Seyfert led Humboldt with 18 points followed by Kenny Johnson 16, Joe Heindeicks 17, Richard Wulf 10 and Steve Honeycutt 9 as Holton’s Kendall Wright netted 22 in a losing effort. Humboldt improves to 5 0 on the season and advances to a Tri Valley League game at Yates Center Friday.
Yates Center defeated Burlington 57-39 in the Yates Center Holiday Invitational final. Ron Whitney led with 22 points, Gary Dixon added 17, while Burlington’s Keith Van Horn had 14. Yates Center built a 27-3 halftime edge and 42-22 after three quarters, aided by a 15-of-? free throw count. Eureka finished third at 54-35.
Galesburg Pirates face a tough start with 20 players including six-foot-2 sophomore Alan Dringenberg sidelined by a knee injury and sophomore Jim Locke ineligible until second semester. Coach Wheat cites height and speed gaps, urges teamwork, and expects continued improvement as they open 0-4 after losses to McCune Midway Joint Ru tal Stark and Thayer. The roster features multiple freshmen and sophomores with a crowded schedule ahead.
The list records dated matchups from January 25 to February 22. Schools Midway Stark Galesburg Altoona McCune Thayer Clesburg Edna and Mulberry are shown as opponents with venues at Midway Stark Altoona Galesburg and Altoona.
Steele condemns Chanute for denying a high school graduate a roundball scholarship due to poor grades. The same student was admitted to Coffeyville Junior College, where he joined the Red Raven varsity, illustrating Coffeyville’s academic edge over Chanute Jace.
Two Kansas City Star editors will retire at year end. John Brown telegraph supervisor of the morning edition and Elwood Hobbs regional editor leave after long tenures. Brown, from Leavenworth, Kan., served 45 years with the Star and earlier led Leavenworth Post city desk. Hobbs spent 38 years at the Star, held state editor duties and Kansas notes Missouri Notes, and began in Lyons, Eskridge, and Topeka journalism.
Charley Brown owner of the Wheatheart Motel says a heat lamp used to thaw frozen pipes started a fire Friday after workers recarpeting the recreation room left for lunch. The blaze caused $50,000 in damage and injured three firefighters.
Seisaku Saito, 109 pounds, outpointed Kyo Noguchi, 111 pounds, in Tokyo for the Japanese flyweight championship. Jose Lopez, 116 pounds, from Tijuana Mexico, KOed Apolonia Salinas 116 pounds, Rey nosa Mexico, in Los Angeles.
The National Fish Hatchery at Farlington stocked 15 ponds and one lake in Neosho County during 1962, distributing about 1.5 million bass bluegill and channel catfish. Fish must be 1 to 4 inches and kept from larger pond residents. stocking scale depends on water surface area. Owners may contact the hatchery or county soil conservation office for fish.
Norman H. Lindsey, 61, of Wichita was killed when his car collided with a pickup and then plunged into a deep ditch on U.S. 81 about 12 miles south of Enid. Police said Lindsey's car swerved while traffic rerouted around a stalled vehicle on the highway.
The Kansas City Athletics dominated the Washington Senators as they closed the season series with 15 wins to 3. The lopsided matchup underscored KC’s superiority in the head to head stretch.
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