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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1959
Page
6
Parsons Junior High defeated the Royster Rockets 14 to 6 in a Southeast Kansas Junior High League game. The win kept Parsons undefeated over two years and atop the league at 2-0-1, with Chanute finishing third at 1-2 for the league and 2-2 overall.
Missouri, Kansas and Iowa State must win tomorrow afternoon to stay alive for a Big Eight Orange Bowl bid. Oklahoma, led by Bud Wilkinson, is favored to beat Nebraska as Colorado faces Missouri at Boulder and Kansas plays Iowa State at Lawrence.
Mulberry dominates Elsmore 39 to 0 in a non-league game with five Elsmore fumbles and four interceptions setting up the Tigers. Dan Stwalley, Tom Kirk and Jim Pasini scored for Mulberry while Elsmore mustered limited offense and heads to Velda next Tuesday. About 200 fans attended.
The Chanute Blue Comets host the Parsons Vikings at Royster Stadium in a key league clash. A 7:30 p.m. tip gives Chanute a chance to break a 1-3 record tie for fifth. injuries linger for Chanute as Kenny Jones and Chuck Ambler remain doubtful.
The expanded prairie chicken season runs Saturday for three days, with nine counties added to the open list. In Chanute area, Neosho, Allen, Wilson and Woodson counties are open. Shooting hours run before sunrise to sunset. bag limit two, possession four. rabbits may be taken as well.
A Kansas preview notes penalties hurt the hometown team in a sequence of area game predictions. It cites Neodesha’s 23 game win streak ending and close losses for Yates Center and Cherryvale, along with bold picks like Coffeyville and Iola. Also mentions a Thayer dog trial winner, a large coyote taken near Chanute, and a Fort Scott bowler rolling a 300.
In New York NBC airs at 9 p.m. a boxing title bout between Florentino Fernandez known as The Ox and Gaspar Ortega nicknamed the Unlucky Indian. Fernandez is 21-0 with 18 knockouts while Ortega carries 51-16-2 with 21 KOs and has never been stopped in 69 pro fights. Fernandez is favored 2-1 after a previous Miami Beach slugfest in which Ortega was hurt.
Joseph M. Nolan chairs the stadium committee and says a four year contract between Kansas City and the Athletics for Municipal Stadium will go to the city council next Friday. Herbert Hoffman, assisting, notes remaining details. A public hearing is likely November 12 with passage possible November 13.
LSU and Ole Miss clash in Baton Rouge on Halloween night in a marquee SEC battle with Sugar Bowl implications. Ole Miss holds national offense and defense edge while LSU boasts stingy defense and a potent starting unit. Mississippi is a one point underdog as both seek top regional honors and a major bowl berth.
Mrs. Charles Bartholomew of Brookline Massachusetts won the North and South Women's Senior Golf Tournament at Pinehurst after posting a 36 hole total of 159. Bartholomew, the Massachusetts Seniors champion, led with strong rounds to secure the title.
A close final day at Pinehurst Country Club No 13 saw scores of 80 and 79 on par 73. Estelle Lawson Page of Chapel Hill followed one stroke back with 82 78 160. The 1937 National Amateur champion, Mrs. Page, carded the best round of the tournament. Next was Mrs. Edwin H. Ware Jr. of Merion with 162.
Kansas State University confirms Touchdown VI has died from a heart condition complicated by pneumonia. The Wildcats, five of six in the season, face Iowa this Saturday and Oklahoma on November 7 as fans search for a new, younger mascot candidate.
Walter Alston will manage the Los Angeles Dodgers again in 1960 with a raise, after guiding the club from seventh to world champions in one year. General Manager Buzzie Bavasi said terms were agreed for a one-year contract and noted Alston will help in selecting a successor to Chuck Dressen, who left to manage Milwaukee. Alston praised the club’s resilience and said he looks forward to next season.
Joplin police released Robert Riggs the Schiffendecker Municipal Park golf pro after questioning him about a clubhouse fire a week earlier Discrepancies in his statements prompted the inquiry no charges were filed Police Chief Roy Isgrigg said Riggs offered but then declined a lie detector test He was held 20 hours the maximum custody time without charges.
Arkansas City junior college posted a 20 point win over Pratt in a football game. The scoreboard showed Arkansas City 20 Pratt 0 at the final whistle.
Midway Jets remain undefeated by shutting out Altoona Redskins 32-0 before about 400 fans. Bob Stone scored twice and Jim Blackwood connected for a TD pass to Jack Kennedy as Midway built a 20 point halftime lead. Gary Steel added two long runs and Midway finished with 256 rushing yards and five completed passes for six first downs.
The Pittsburgh Pirates announce the reappointment of manager Danny Murtaugh for the 1960 season. General Manager Joe L. Brown said Murtaugh would return, signing a one year contract with an estimated salary near 30 thousand dollars.
In Los Angeles Cervantes 129 pounds from Mexicali outpointed Anahuac 129 pounds from Mexico City over 10 rounds. In Philadelphia Carl Hubbard 147 pounds from Philadelphia stopped Stevens 143 pounds from Boston in 10 rounds.
Prone 17 or bring your ad to the Tribune office by 10 am for publication the same day. Deadline on contract classified space is 2 pm the preceding day.
National Concern invites men aged 25 to 32 to pursue a sales career. A college degree is essential, experience is not required, and ambition is valued. Starting salary is $5,400 with expenses and a car provided.
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