Blue Comets Triumph 80-63 Over Iola In Rough Clash
Chanute defeats Iola 80 63 in a foul ridden league game marked by 178 free throws and 111 fouls. Jim Gough leads Chanute with 24 points as Dale Ward scores 15 and David Yokum 16 for Iola with Lawrence.
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Blue Comets
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Comets
Chanute
Jim Gough
Jerry Bingham
Mustangs
Dale Ward
David Yokum
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Gough
Copening
Winters
Caldwell
Haskins
Smell
Mole
Thomas
Williams
Robinson
Martin
Littlepage
Thomiscon
Voisinet
Sutcliffe
Looney
Franklin
Nelson
Wells
Bingham
All-Stars Duel Sparks Friday Basketball Scoring
Friday basketball results span college junior college and high school games across multiple regions. East All-Stars outscored West 125 to 115 while Pittsburg State beat Washburn 62 to 54 and McPherson edged Bethel 67 to 65 in tight finishes.
Kansas City Rally Beats Chanute Panthers 69 to 58
Kansas City Blue Devils erased a 13 point deficit in the second half to defeat the Chanute Panthers 69 58 on their home court. Chanute led 34 26 at halftime and 53 53 with three minutes left before Kansas City surged, scoring 16 last minute points to stay undefeated. Chanute top scorer Larry Gragg had 14 points and 20 rebounds while Craig Hall led Kansas City with 19 points.
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Chanute
Black Panthers
Blue Devils
Panthers
Ler
Craig Berry
Chanute Chanute
Larry Gragg
Larry Williams
Craig Hall
Kamsas City
Alderson
Berry
Smallwood
Wichman
Young
McMurray
Kleitz
Keller
Wilson
Bratcher
Bupica
Lind
Midway Jets Stay Undefeated With 61 39 Win Over Altoona
Midway Jets beat Altoona Redskins 61 to 39 in Four County League action. Gary Morton led with 23 points while Jack Kennedy was held to 13 under tight defense by Bill Kobert. B team won 42 15 and girls 29 19. Altoona’s season record moves to 4 1 for the girls.
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Midway Jets
Altoona Redskins
Gary Morton
Midway
Jack Kennedy
Bill Kobert
Bob Stevens
Jim Callerman
Altoona Girls
Harvey
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Kennedy
Shultz
Morton
Blaker
Steele
Robert
Blackwood
Davis
Stewart
Callerman
Parsons East Wins Twin Bill Over Rockets
Parsons East Junior High swept both eighth and ninth grade games against Royster Junior High to move to 2-0 in eighth grade and 4-2 in ninth grade. McGillray held to five points as Roy ster’s Goodwin led Royster with six. Richards Shepard scored 14 for Parsons.
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Rockets
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Kansas
Royster
Parsons
McGillray
Tom Goodwin
George Harvey
Richard Shepard
Richard Durham
Chanute
St Pat s Ninth Graders top Neosho Falls in close game
St Patrick’s ninth grade Fighting Irish of Chanute held Neosho Falls scoreless in the third period to pull away for a 49 to 27 victory. Pete Zaragosa led with 14 points while Robinson topped Neosho Falls with seven. St Pat’s built a 26 point final period surge.
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St. Patrick’s
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Chanute
St. Pat's
Pete Zaragosa
Robinson
St. Pat’s
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Jewel
Zaragosa
Sampson
Godinez
Breiner
Dible
Brazil
Ellis
Boaz
Ruse
Knoll
Compton
New Shot Put Record By Parry O'Brien
Parry O'Brien set a new world indoor shot put record as the mark moved toward the record books in Los Angeles amid AP coverage of the event and ongoing athletic performances.
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Parry O’brien
Los Angeles
Elsmore Dragons edge LaHarpe 52 51 in Marmaton Valley
Elsmore drills their first league win 52 51 over LaHarpe in Marmaton Valley play. Roland Roedel scores 12 for Elsmore while LaHarpe’s John Becannon tops with 14. Elsmore also wins B game 43 27 with Darrel Bauer scoring 16.
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Marmaton Valley
Roland Roedel
Dragons
John Becannon
Darrel Bauer
Igh E Fg F1
Duane Smart
Bauer
Sloan
Hawkinson
McGinnis
Daniels
Houghton
Teenage miler Burle son shines in indoor meet
Cyrol Burle son, a 19-year-old Oregon sophomore, showed promise as a distance star. O'Brien opened Los Angeles indoor track with a 63 feet 1 inch shot put, topping his previous indoor mark of 62-134 and signaling strong form for the season.
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Cyrol Burleson
University of Oregon
O’brien
Los Angeles
Lor
Pender Defeats Robinson For World Middleweight Title
Paul Pender, former firefighter, wins a 15 round split decision over Sugar Ray Robinson to claim the world middleweight title. The bout follows the NBAs stripping of Robinson in 46 states. Debate over rematch site centers on New York arena availability. Pender, 29, from Brookline, says he is ready to fight anywhere. Title recognition limited to Massachusetts and New York.
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Boston
Paul Pender
Pender
Sugar Ray Robinson
National Boxing Assn
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Robinson
George Gainford
Sugar Ray
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Brookline
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Pittsburg State Faces Omaha in CIC Matchup Tonight
The Pittsburg State Gorillas travel to Omaha to face Omaha University aiming for their third CIC win and the 600th coaching victory for John Lance. Friday saw McPherson beat Bethel 67 65 as both teams sit 5 4 in conference play.
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Bethel
Emporia State
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St Benedict’s
Rockhurst
Pittsburg
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Sterling
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Burlington Wildcats defeat Humboldt Cubs in league game
Burlington outscored Humboldt 64 to 52 in Tri-Valley League action. Gene John led Burlington with 17 points, Bob Wulf added 18 for Humboldt, and Burlington won the B game 51 to 48. High scorers included Mike Thorne and Jerry Manderino with 14 each for Burlington.
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Gene John
Bob Wulf
Mike Thorne
Jerry Manderino
Dan Harwood
Barlington
Fant Tien Ff
John
Alcox
P. Haight
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Pollman
Hawkins
Honeycutt
Anderson
Davis
Irwin
Haight
Crane
St Paul Indians Drop Consolation Tilt to St Marys Panthers
Oswego area high school notes show the St Paul Indians losing 37 to 36 to St Marys Panthers in a Miner Belt League consolation game. Herb Krumsick led St Marys with nine points while Frank Diskin scored 12 for St Paul as the Panthers rallied late to win.
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St. Paul Indians
St. Mary's Panthers
Pittsburg
Chetopa
St. Paul
St. Mary’s
Indians
Panthers
Herb Krumsick
Frank Diskin
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Thayer Fliers topple Edna Pirates in league tilt
Thayer Fliers beat Edna Pirates 65 to 39 in a Four County League game. George McCready scored 12 for Thayer while Jerry Stine had 14 for Edna. Thayer also won the B game 70 to 23 led by Gary Wright with 17 and Tom Gordon with 15.
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Jerry Stine
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Tom Gordon
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Stine
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Ugmier
Arnold
Richard Gordon
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Haviland
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Robert Holtzman
Strucker
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Souchak Opens Lead in Bing Crosby Golf Tourney
Mike Souchak led a tight field by one stroke at Pebble Beach after two rounds of Bing Crosby's $50,000 tournament on the Monterey Peninsula. He carded a 6 under par to pull ahead Friday, with windy conditions shaping the third round.
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Mike Souchak
Bing Crosby
Monterey Peninsula
Souchak
Monterey Peninsula rounds shape tense for final day
In a tight second round at Monterey Peninsula Country Club 66s moved a player up from a tie with Gene Littler and Dick Knight who led Thursday with three stroke margins. The San Diego duo had opened with 67s before the shift in momentum.
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Gene Littler
Dick Knight
San Diegans
Boxing Card Delivers Mixed Results in Global Bouts
In Boston Brookline Mass Paul Pender outpointed Sugar Ray Robinson on a 159 percent score while Peter Mueller of Germany edged Johnny Halafihi 163 to 169. Jimmy Slade knocked out Erwin Hack after a 177 and 1852 match. Erich Schoeppner and Germinal Ballarin drew in Hamburg with a 174 to 173 tally.
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Germany
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Tonga Islands
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Erwin Hack
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France
Drew
Bethany Group Rebrands and Studies Creeds in Humboldt
Humboldt Presbyterian Bethany Group held its first year meeting at Mrs. W. T. Garvie’s home. Mrs. William H. Burtch led prayers, and officers were named. The group will hereafter be called Bethany Group and featured a program on church creeds led by Mrs. Dizera Van Nice. Several members and guests were noted, with continued visits among Humboldt, LaHarpe and Iola residents.
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William H. Burtch
Marjorie Caldwell
Frances Townsend
C. W. McCluskey
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Townsend
Mc‘Cluskey
Hazel Hixon
Anne Beaty
Elsie Massey
Clara Sinclair
van Nice
Ruth Padilla
Pete Padilla
Wichita
Christine Beauchamp
Kansas City
Jess van Winkle
Germany
van Winkle
U. S
Gene Miller
Brighton
Colo
Robert Brown
John Stever
Stever
Colorado
Ralph Roberts
Tulsa
Humboldt
Fritz Domitz
Leon Stanley
Roberts
Blind evangelist schedules Kansas Federation meeting in May
The Rev. A R Wylie announces a May 4 state meeting of the Kansas Federation of the Blind to be held in Oklahoma City. Humboldt Lions Club sponsors the event at the OOF hall with two meals provided. Robert Adams heads the club and the group aims to broaden fellowship among the blind and share ideas.
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A. R. Wylie
Kansas Federation of the Blind
Humboldt Lions Club
Robert Adams
Wylie
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