Holcomb Dominates Shallow Water in Western Ark Valley Opener
Holcomb High School rolled past Shallow Water 76 to 18 in the curtain raiser. Led by Benny Saiz with 14 points, Holcomb jumped to a 14 point lead after the first quarter and stretched to 44-9 at halftime. James Holstrom added 14, Marion Metts 13, and Hollis Petit 10 as the Longhorns sealed the win in the final period with 28 points. The Shallow Water girls fell 29-21 in the preliminary. Deerfield edged Ingalls 48-43 in Row league play, with Taylor leading Deerfield and Deerfield improving to 2-0 after a prior win at Pierceville.
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Holcomb High School
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Letterman Benny Saiz
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Shallow Water
Saiz
James Holstrom
Marion Metts
Hollis Petit
Deerfield
Deerfields
Ingalls High
Taylor
Anderson
Kraft
Sword
Elliott
Hernandez
Busters to Texas Open 1956-57 Basketball Schedule
Garden City junior college launches the 1956-57 basketball season with a three-game Texas swing in Borger Amarillo and Clarendon facing Amarillo Clarendon and Frank Phillips. The Busters travel with a roster of 11 players plus staff and will host Weber College in December. They also plan holiday tournaments at Ft. Lewis and games against Pueblo Pratt and Dodge City junior colleges through February with a long Texas and Colorado itinerary.
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Garden City
Texas Panhandle
The
Busters
Amarillo
Clarendon
Frank Phillips College
Borger
Tex
Texas
Lon Morris
Ft. Lewis
Colo
Pueblo
Ft. Lewis A&m
Genel Crossette
Don Griffin
E. M. Bontrager
Terry Herman
Jack Christie
Ron Deckert
John Notestine
Ae Old Brungardt
J. R. Adams
Bob Johnson
the Blasters
Amarillo Jr. College
al Clareendon
Frank Phillips
Weber
Utah College
Ft Lewis Rae
Nement
Pueblo Jr. College
Pratt Jr. College
Bodee City Jr. College
Dodge City
el Dorado Jr. College
EL “Dorad
Park City Jn
Ark City
Lamas Jr. College
Aca
Dodge City Jr. College
An .Péh
Tintchnsot
Marillo
Don Talley
Facos
Djust
Ulysses Frosh Rally Beats Garden City In Opener
Ulysses freshmen overcame a 3 point halftime deficit to defeat Garden City frosh 54 47. Jim Fox scored 28 for Ulysses while Garden City Rod Rogers led with 16 points. Free throw struggles and cold shooting hampered Garden City at the line.
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Ulysses
Garden City
Garden
Rod Rogers
Busters face tough season as high school hoops loom
A preview of the 1956-57 season notes the Busters, led by Don Talley, lack height and experience, with key absence of a 6-5 plus-player. Marillo Borger and Clarendon open the schedule while Sam Butterfield’s Great Bend Panthers boast Jack Horn and Terry Leek. The piece urges a kinder schedule shifting away from lower brackets and calls for more balanced competition.
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Busters
Buffs
Great Bend
Sam Butterfield
John Keller
Panthers
Jack Horn
Terry Leek
Once They Start Shockers Do Well
Wichita's Wheatshockers struggled early but surged before halftime to lead 22-20 at intermission. In the second half Wichita built a comfortable margin and defeated Arkansas 64-47 on the road.
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Wichita
Wheatshockers
Arkansas Razorbacka
Arkansas
Matson Narrowly Trails Bears’ Casares In NFL Ground Gain
Ollie Matson of the Chicago Cardinals surged for 70 yards last Sunday, lifting his season total to 818 yards on 161 attempts for a 5.1-yard average. He sits one yard behind Rick Casares of the Chicago Bears in the NFL ground gain race.
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Ollie Matson
Chicago Cardinals
Matson
NFL
Rick Casares
Chicago Bears
West Shrine Game picks include major California schools
California universities place 10 on the West team announced by managing director Bill Coffman. Stanford contributes quarterback John Brodie, end Carl Isaacs, tackle Paul Wiggin. USC adds quarterback Frank Hall and back Jon Arnett. UCLA adds end Pete O Garro and back Don Shinnick. Cal, Pacific, SMU, Washington, and Oklahoma also represented.
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California
Bill Coffman
Stanford
John Brodie
Carl Isaacs
Paul Wiggin
Southern California
Quar
Frank Hall
Jon Arnett
UCLA
Pete O'Garro
Don Shinnick
College of Pacific
John Nisby
Galen Laack
Don Gilkey
Southern Methodist
Washington
Oklahoma
SMU
Tom Gentry
Smith Keller
George Strugar
Dean Derby
Tom Emerson
Bill Pricer
Yester
Machen Seeks Win To Chase Patterson Title Shot
Eddie Machen aims for victory over Johnny Summerlin in Syracuse to advance toward Floyd Patterson’s recently won heavyweight crown. Jim Norris of the International Boxing Club floated a potential bout with Hurricane Jackson as a contender test, with Summerlin not part of the talks. The text also briefly notes center Galen Wahlmeier of Kansas.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Eddie Machen
Johnny Summerlin
Floyd Patterson
Jim Norris
International Boxing Club
Machen
Hurricane Jackson
Summerlin
Galen ‘Wahlmeier
Kansas
Sublette Larke secure first win with Copeland rout
John Phipps led Sublette Larke to a 51-25 non league victory over Copeland. Sublette rushed to its first win of the season in just its second try, building a 31-12 halftime lead. Coach Bob Cornett cleared the bench in the second half as the Larks dominated. Starting five each scored at least eight. Bailey added nine. Creeden Schmidt and McGehee had eight apiece.
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Copeland
John Phipps
Sublette Larke
Sublette
Vikings
Bob Cornett
Larks
Rolla Tops Kenda ll In Non League Battle
Rolla pulled a 55 to 52 victory over Ken dall in a non league game. Hoague led Rolla with 22 points while Pal in scored 21 for Ken dall. Rolla improved to its second win of the basketball season as they erased a one point halftime deficit.
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ROLLA
Kendall
Hoague
Palin
Tribune Muscles Past Syracuse In Nonleague Win
Syracuse fell 50 to 8 as Tribune led with Claude McGinnis scoring 27 points and Norman Addy contributing 18. After a tight start the Tribune pulled away, moving 16-15 after one, to a 53-25 third quarter edge.
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Syracuse
Tribune
Syracue
Claude McGinnis
Norman ‘Addy
Mark
Pittsburg State Opens Season With Victory in Florida
Pittsburg State defeated Northwest Missouri State 98 to 77 in Jacksonville Florida to begin the season. The Gorillas built a 47 30 halftime lead and maintained dominance as Arizona bound George Kell planned 52 77.
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Pittsburg State
Jacksonville
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Northwest Missouri State
George Kell
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Bob) Johnson
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