Blue Comets Take Third With 69-54 Victory Over Parsons
Chanute Blue Comets claim third place in the Pittsburg Class AA regional with a 69 to 54 win over Parsons Vikings. Wayne Benson dominates with 28 rebounds and 16 points, while Chris Kirkwood, Bill Gaudern, and Albert Godinez contribute solid scoring as Chanute finishes 14-7. Parsons shows balanced scoring led by McDaniel with nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Chanute Blue Comets
Parsons Vikings
Comets
Chanute
Coffeyville
Comet
Wayne Benson
Chris Kirkwood
Bill Gaudern
Benson
Albert Godinez
Kirkwood
Parsons
Vikings
McDaniel
Jayhawks Face Buffs for Clear Big Eight Title
Kansas, ranked sixth, can clinch an undisputed Big Eight title with a win over Colorado in Lawrence. Colorado upset Nebraska to create intrigue as Kansas State beat Kansas 68 55 in Manhattan, while Nebraska and Iowa State also figure into the race for an NCAA berth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jayhawks
Buffs
Jim van Valkenburg
Associated Press
Kansas
Colorado
Lawrence
Kansas State
Manhattan
Nebraska
Oklahoma State
Lincoln
K-State
Iowa State
Ames
State Meet Tidbits Signal Kansas Tourney Open
The 55th Kansas high school boys basketball tournament opens with no defending champion in the field. Pairings set for Class AA at Allen Field House and Class A B events at Hutchinson Emporia and Dodge City led by Dwight versus Ford in BB. First round games Thursday feature Lawrence-Man hattan against Garden City and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Brice Durbin
Kansas State
Ton
Manhattan
Garden City
Allen Field House
University of Kansas
Garnett
Valley Center
Hutchinson
Goddard
Emporia
Dwight
Ford
Dodge City
European Bantamweight Title Upset in Galli Victory
In Tacna Peru Roberto Davila 192 from Peru outpointed Jimmy Fletcher 214 of Los Angeles. In Marseille Tommaso Galli 11844 of Italy outpointed Pierre Vetroff 118% of France to retain the European bantamweight title. In Modena Droman Onedragu 1582 of France outpointed Tommaso Truppi 161% of Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
TACNA
Peru
Roberto Davila
Jimmy Fletcher
Los Angeles
Marseilles
France
Tommaso Galli
Italy
Pierre Vetroff
Galli
Modena
Droman Onedragu
Tommaso Truppi
High School Tournament Pairings and Times Listed
An event slate shows matchups for a basketball tournament with teams such as Emporia Stockton Goddard Glasco Frontenac Lindsborg Baileyville Johnson Roosevelt Dodge City Dwight Ford Vesper Paxico Fulton Luray Westmoreland and Gove. Games are scheduled across multiple venues with different class designations and start times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesper
Paxico
Fulton
Luray
Westmoreland
Gove
College Basketball Scores From Around the Nation
East region games feature Syracuse routing Colgate 122 to 88 and Boston College topping Holy Cross 87 to 83. Also on Sunday Rutgers defeated Penn State 71 to 61 and Fordham edged Manhattan 82 to 72. Major scores across the country include Kansas 68 over Kansas State 55 and Michigan 105 over Northwestern 92.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EAST
Syracuse
Colgate
Boston
Holy Cross
NYU
St. John’s
N.Y
Rutgers
Penn State
Fordham
Manhattan
SOUTH
St Pat's 7th 8th grade win SEK Catholic tourney title
St Patrick's of Chanute edged Fort Scott 35 33 to claim the 7th-8th grade regular division crown in the SEK Catholic Junior High tournament. Coffeyville won the 5th-6th pee wee title with a 23 11 victory over Frontenac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick's
Chanute
Fort Scott
Pee Wee
Coffeyville
Frontenac
Royster Seventh Clinches Tourney Title With Overtime Win
Royster seventh grade hoops capture first place in a four team tourney finishing undefeated at 7-0. They edged Coffeyville 32 to 30 in OT for the championship while Independence beat Lola 25 to 21 for third. John Hasty led Royster with 11 points, Bowser paced Coffeyville with 10, and Johnson led Independence with eight in the consolations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royster
Rockets
Coffeyville
Independence
Jola
Rocket
John Hasty
Smith
Bowman
Johnson
Regehr
Lola
Herron
Hasty
McMeekin
Malson
Thuston
Butcher
Ball
Bowser
Barker
Wichita State Represents Valley In NIT Tourney
Wichita State and Louisville join Cincinnati in the Missouri Valley's three bids to postseason play. Wichita State earned an NIT bye as the No. 2 seed and will meet the DePaul-New York U winner next Monday in New York City. Cincinnati heads to the NCAA Midwest Regional in Texas Tech action. Louisville opens with Boston College Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Texas Tech
Wichita
Louisville
New York City
Tulsa
Kelly Pete
Bradley
St. Louis
Likely Clay Terrell bout eyed in Toronto venue
Cassius Clay Ernie Terrell heavyweight title fight may be staged at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto with Harold Ballard confirming the arena will host unless Ontario government blocks it. Promoters say a site has been chosen and will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Cassius Clay
Ernie Terrell
Clay
Maple Leaf Gardens
Harold Ballard
the Gardens
Ontario
Canada
K C Chiefs to Play Here Saturday in Chanute
Kansas City Chiefs football team will play Chanute High School seniors gym in an exhibition basketball game Saturday at 7 30 p m. The Chanute booster club seeks a club name from fans with an all sports season ticket as top prize. An autographed American Legion League football will be awarded at halftime to a ticket purchaser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Chiefs
Pack St. Clair
Chanute
City Athletics
St. Clair
Chanute Lumber Industrial
Chiefs
First National Bank
Husky
First Round In NCAA At Wichita
In Wichita Kansas Houston and Oklahoma City meet strong defenses from Texas Western and Colorado State in NCAA first round games at the Roundhouse. Houston 21 5 eyes 100 ppg faces Colorado State 14 7 at 7 p m CST with winner advancing to meet Oregon State in Los Angeles. Oklahoma City 24 4 teams Texas Western 23 1 at 9 p m with winner moving to the Midwest Regional at Texas Tech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Houston
Oklahoma City
Texas Western
Colorado State
Oregon State
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Texas Tech
Chanute Tribune Briefs March 7 1966
Local page from the Chanute Tribune dated March 7 1966 highlights community items and notices across Chanute and nearby areas. Short summaries cover civic events, school happenings, and local interest notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chanute Tribune
Also Mentioned on This Page
Blue Comets
Rip Parsons
Braska
Boulder
Huskers
Chuck Gardner
Pivotman
Ted Owens
Lawrence — Manhattan
Wichita East
Leavenworth
Shawnee Mission North
Wichita Southeast
Hayden
Hutchinson — Garnett
Norton
Marysville
Shawnee Heights
Scott City
Lyons
BY Leroy
Santa Fe
Columbus
Associated Press College
Far West
Seattle
Texas West
Oregon St
Oregon
Colo. State
Air Force
Brig. Young
Utah
UCLA
Sa. Calif
Neb
Calif
Stanford
San Francisco
Pep’dine
Wyoming
Arizona
Philadelphia
Detroit
New York
St. Pat's
Shamrock
Larry Barnhart
St. Patrick’s
Walnut
Barnhart
Ralph Pence
Westoff
Iola
Piqua
Gates
Roush
Ponce
Huerter
Totals
Jensen
Jefferson
Magee
Gorman
Quirin
Karlskint
den. Gates
Farrell
Allen
Alonzo
Fox
Scratz
Foxett
Diskin
St. Patrick’s Shamrocks
Walnut’s Smith
Tribune
Russ Corbitt
Jim McGuffey
Mick Roush
Don Gates
McGuffey
Omeriens
Missouri Valley Conference
Westley Ansell
Ciney
V.F.W. Little League Baseball Meeting
V.F.W. Club
MFA Homeowners
R. D. Hamar
S. Tennessee
K. C. Chiefs
Chanute Athletic
S. Larson
E. Main
National Institute of Drycleaning
Midwest
West Main
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!