All-Star Game Called Off Over Discrimination Claims
In New Orleans the AFL canceled the All-Star game and owners meeting after Negro players walked out citing discrimination. Cowboys Clem Daniels said cab refusals and club exclusion forced departure. Commissioner Foss pledged to address future plans. Only the West squad practiced as organizers sought clarity.
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Joe Foss
Chicago
Clem Daniels
Oakland Raiders
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Foss
David Dixon
Dixon
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Sid Gillman
San Diego Chargers
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Dick Westmoreland
Matt Snell
New York Jets
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Juco Panthers Fall 90 84 to Tulsa Frosh
Tulsa freshmen stretched their defeated season to five as they edged Chanute Junior College 90-84. Chanute led 45-34 at halftime but fell behind late after James Thompson fouled out, finishing with 15 points and an ovation.
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Tulsa University
Chanute Junior College
Missouri Valley
James Thompson
Chanute
Thompson
Kansas College Fives In Action In Green and Gold Clash
Tulsa frosh feature strong rebounding and defense led by Kenny Cloud Ray Zajicek and Paulk while Chanute’s Cloud and Tulsa’s Eppler top scoring with 22 points each St Benedicts Bethany McPherson lead Kansas Conference with 5 1 records and Ottawa Coffeyville Parsons vie for league supremacy Week schedule includes Sterling at Emporia State and Friends at McPherson plus non league games note social tensions cited in French Quarter incidents involving Negro players and Westmoreland Westmoreland and Snell alternates referenced
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Kenny Cloud
Ray Zajicek
Willie Williams
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Chanute
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Slugger Harmon Killebrew To Receive Sultan of Swat Crown
Harmon Killebrew, with 188 homers over the past four AL seasons, will be honored as baseball's top slugger at the Maryland Professional Baseball Players Association Tops in Sports banquet. He will receive the $2,000 jeweled Sultan of Swat crown at the 12th annual event.
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Harmon Killebrew
Killebrew
Maryland Professional Baseball Players Association
Wanted ads offer government job prep guidance
An old styled recruitment notice promotes free information on government jobs. It claims Lincoln Service has helped thousands prepare for tests, promises a list of positions and salaries, and urges readers to mail a coupon today for full details and test preparation guidance.
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U. S. Civil Service
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Kansas Faces Colorado in Big Eight Showdown
Kansas brings a seven game win streak to Boulder to meet Colorado which upset Kansas State and remains among the Big Eight leaders. Ted Owens won his first clash with Sox Walseth as Kansas aims to extend its series edge and keep pace in the league standings.
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Ben Franklin Tops Richmond 116 92 In Independent Nine
Ben Franklin of Chanute routed Richmond 116 to 92 Sunday at Richmond. Ken McCoy led with 28 points, Bob Riggle added 24 as Summers 16 G. McKenzie 15 Fehr 11 Papst 11 T. McKenzie 9 Barnett 2 contributed. Franklin seeks a future home game.
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Chanute Industrial League
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CNC League Tournament Opens Tonight in Riverton Schedule
League leading Girard has a bye as eight Craw ford-Neosho-Cherokee teams start the annual tournament tonight in Riverton. Galena Arma at 6 00 Southeast College High at 7 15 Riverton Baxter Springs at 8 30 Frontenac Erie at 9 45.
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Namath Leads Alabama in 7-7 Senior Bowl Tie
Mobile Alabama AP reports the Senior Bowl ended in a 7-7 tie as Joe Namath starred for Alabama. The sellout crowd of 40,605 witnessed Namath’s one man passing show and the game capped the pro debut of many college seniors.
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Alabama
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West Routs East In Pro Bowl 34-14 at Memorial Coliseum
The West defeated the East 34-14 in the Pro Bowl before 60,698 fans at Memorial Coliseum. Fran Tarkenton Johnny Unitas Terry Barr and Gino Marchetti led the West offense while Frank Ryan Sonny Jurgensen Jim Brown and Paul Warfield headed the East.
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Los Angeles
Fran Tarkenton
Johnny Unitas
Terry Barr
Gino Marchetti
Sunny Memorial Coliseum
Frank Ryan
Sonny Jurgensen
Jim Brown
Paul Warfield
St Patrick's Coffeyville Split Pair In Catholic League Play
St Patrick's seventh-eighth grade team won 43 27 at Holy Name Coffeyville led by Victor Willis 20 points and Pauzauskie 14 Coffeyville had more fouls 22 to 9 and made 17 free throws to St Patrick's 3 Holy Name won the fifth-sixth grade game 15 13 Allen of Coffeyville scored in overtime St Patrick's ninth grade A and B teams scheduled to play St Marys Pittsburg Thursday night includes box scores and quarter by quarter scoring for the two schools
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Big Leads Spark Two Industrial League Wins
At St Patrick's School gym Saturday night two Industrial League games ended 67 47. Ben Franklin defeated the Thayer Bank and Naff and Bolze beat the JayCees. Gary McKenzie scored 19 and Ken McCoy 17 for Ben Franklin while Harold Turner led Naff and Bolze with 26. JayCees top scorer was Jim Hyson with 21. Free throws aided Naff and Bolze who hit 13 from the line. Box scores list players and totals for each team. A postponed first round game saw Wells Clothiers forfeit to First National Bank with four players on the court.
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Paul Harney Leads LA Open Golf Field
Paul Harney and peers head into the final round of the 70 000 Los Angeles Open at Rancho Municipal with Harney at 207 after 54 holes. Sikes Casper Johnson and Nichols chase, while Lema Palmer Venturi sit back with 213 to 217 as a playoff would follow if tied.
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Jim Piersall
Los Angeles
Arnold Palmer
Paul Harney
Dan Sikes
Bill Casper Jr
Rancho Municipal
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Sikes
Casper
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Bobby Nichols
Mills Wins Mile Race at San Francisco Meet
Mills, the Marine lieutenant and Olympic 10,000m champion, won the indoor mile at the Cow Palace in 4:98.1, edging Alan Simpson of Britain. Cary Weisiger and Archie San Romani were second and third, with Ralph Boston losing the long jump to Gayle Hopkins who hit 25-6.
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Kansas
Tokyo
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Cow Palace
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Cary Weisiger
North Carolina
Archie San Romani
Oregon
Ralph Boston
Gayle Hopkins
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Water geyser mistaken for range fire near Reno
Nevada Division of Forestry received a report of a possible hill range fire southeast of Reno. Fire officials found instead a water geyser from a leak in a pipeline between Carson City and Virginia City spraying up to 100 feet, resembling smoke.
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Jim Hyson Leads IBL Scoring Averages
Individual scoring averages for Indus trial Basketball League players show Jim Hyson at 18.3 for the Jay Cees, followed by John Benson Self Service 16.4, Bob Riggle Evans 15.9, Dick Davis First National 15.4, Bob Phillips Evans 14.5, Ken McCoy Ben Franklin 13.8, Dick Ricketts Evans 12.9, Harold Turner Naff and Bolze 12.8, Lee Littrell First National 11.9, Don Papst Evans 11.5, Gary Russell Naff and Bolze 10.7, George Holtzman Thayer 10.3.
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John Benson
Self Service
Bob Riggle
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Dick Davis
First National
Bob Phillips
Ken McCoy
Ben Franklin
Dick Ricketts
Harold Turner
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Bolze
Lee Littrell
Don Papst
Gary Russell
George Holtzman
Thayer
Four County League Tournament Opens Tonight
Four County League begins with Midway and Altoona sitting out as top contenders Jets and Redskins prepare for Thursday semi finals. First round features Joint Rural versus Galesburg at 7:00 followed by Edna versus Thayer at 8:45. Starting times repeat 7:00 on Thursday and Saturday under officials Clayton Connell and Mack Beadhes.
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Altoona
Jets
Redskins
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Galesburg
Edna
Thayer
Clayton Connell
Mack Beadhes
Joint
Early Bowl Game Set Stanford Michigan in 1902
The first post season bowl occurred in January 1902 as Stanford faced Michigan in Pasadena as part of the Tournament of Roses attraction.
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