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Newspaper

Garden City Telegram

Location

Garden City, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1961

Page

8

Busters Rally to Bludgeon McCook 73 48

Garden City Junior College overcame a tight first half to roll past McCook 73 to 48 in non conference action. Page led with 26 points including 16 field goals, Crawford added 20, and Gard en City seized control in the second half to pull away. McCook shot 35 percent and was held to 48 points as Holliday led with 15 for the Indians.

Busters McCook Bob Greer Garden City Junior College Ie McCook Nob Juco Indians Ben Grimstey Gym Broncbusters Garden Quckly Ted Garden Don Scott James Page Scott Gene Premer Seph Indians Soph Bill Holliday Gorden Page Wayne Cooper Page Scor Bennie Crawford Crawford Nebraskans McConk Holliday Mike Clarkin Charles Rovbal Cooper Roybal Big Holliday Paul Croghan Roark

Garden City Busters Host Jacksonville Jaguars Juco

Garden City Junior College welcomes Jacksonville Jaguars Juco from Jacksonville Texas for a 7 45 p m non conference game at Ben Grimsley Gym The Jaguars bring a 6 5 record while Garden holds 6 5 The game follows a three game home stretch against out of state opponents with Weber College and Clarendon JC pending before a Sayre JC return.

Juco East Texas Ben Grimsley Garden City Junior College Jaguars Little Jacksonville Tex Texans Kansas Colorado West Texas Parsons Juco Pratt Trinidad Colo Odessa Vernon Horton Garden Jacksonville Letourneau Tech Longview Panola Dale Roark Soph Wayne Cooper Garden City Frosh Bennie Crawford Mangum Okla James Page Tulsa Don Scott Stillwater Bobby Heath Yale Busters Weber College of Ogden Utah Clarendon Sayre JC

Ingalls Grabs Fourth Victory Over Offerle Indians

Ingalls High Bulldog wrestle past Offerle 50 41 in non conference clash led by Roger Loewen with 12 points and Tony Lopez 9. Ingalls builds early leads 15 8 26 16 39 29 while Offerle struggles at the foul line 9 of 31. Next up Santa Fe League test at Montezuma. girls win 43 21 as Linda Meng leads with 13.

Offerle Ingalls High Bulldogs Offerle Indians Earl Vore Ingalls Roger Loewen Tony Lopez Wayne Pickle Billy Maxwell Larry Brehm Offerte Roger Leith Lawrence Kregar Deerfield Pierceville Kismet Santa Fe Montezuma Larry Thompson Linda Meng Meng Taoyen Lewwen T. Ley Pickle Maxwell Phompson Miller Loewen Kart

Sam Etcheverry Shines As Cardinals Top Cowboys 31 13

Sam Etcheverry, in his first NFL game after nine seasons with Montreal, threw 13 of 25 for 265 yards, 212 in the second half, guiding St. Louis to a 31 13 win over Dallas. Arizona receivers were light but protection helped him connect on two touchdown passes and long gains.

ST. Louis Sam Etcheverry Canada St. Louis Cardinal Etcheverry Dallas Cowboys Montreal Sone Sam

Floyd Smith tops Garden Bowl mixed league action

Floyd Smith of the Dairy King team rolled the high men game 226 and high series 621 as the Mixed League finished week 14 at Garden Bowl. Velen Careathers led women with 197, Lelia Shearmire posted best 535 series. C. R. Anthony’s topped Dairy King and Alley Rats led by 2,076 team series. Results include Dairy King 1,898 over Old Corral 1,859 and Oswalt Industries 4-0 over Rupp Auto Repair.

Floyd Smith Dairy King Garden Bowl Velen Careathers Tatro Plumbing Lelia Shearmire C. R. Anthony C. R. Anthony's

Cannon Scores Touchdowns In Oilers 48 21 Win

Billy Cannon starred for Houston with five touchdowns and 216 rushing yards, plus 114 receiving yards, as the Oilers crushed New York 48-21 to seize at least a tie for the Eastern Division lead. San Diego won 28-10 and Dallas defeated Denver 49-21 in Sunday AFL play.

Cannon Oilers New York Houston Oakland Los Angeles Chargers San Diego Buffalo Dallas Denver

Heavy Cage Schedule Highlights Southwest Action

Telegram area teams and neighbors prepare for a dense pre Christmas basketball week. Key games Tuesday through Saturday shape league races in West Central Kansas and neighboring conferences, with Garden City JC, Dodge City, Ulysses, and others hosting rivals and open dates noted across multiple leagues.

Kaiser Makes Big Difference for Tapers

Roger Kaiser All-America from Georgia Tech delivers for the Washington Tapers in the American Basketball League. The 5 foot 11 guard scored the deciding basket with six seconds left, a 15 foot jump shot, to give Washington a 101-100 victory over the Los Angeles Jets in his second game in a week after joining from Chicago.

Associated Press Roger Kaiser Georgia Tech Washington Tapers Tapers Chicago National Basketball Association Washington Los Angeles Jets

Finney State Lake Redesignated as Wildlife Management Area

Finney County State Lake in the northeast of the county is redesignated by the Kansas Forestry Wish and Game Commission as a wildlife management area. The lake area has shrunk below 100 acres due to silt buildup. fishing continues while the park will be managed for wildlife with food plots and diversified cover. When populations permit, public hunting may be allowed.

Finney County State Lake Kansas Forestry, Wish, and Game Commission George C. Moore Civilian Conservation Corps

Tournaments Named Sites For Kansas District Regional State

Kansas high school association revealed districts and regional sites for basketball varying by class. Class BB district at Deerfield Ensign hosts and western teams vie for regional at Offerte. Class B districts at Sublette Spearville and Meade host with Mullinville Pawnee Rock at Mullinville for the regional. Class A districts at Ulysses Victoria and Hill City host regionals. Class AA regional at Russell with eight teams advancing to Wichita state meet.

Topeka Kansas State High School Activities Assn Dodge City Municipal Auditorium Emporia Civic Auditorium Hutchinson Sports Arena University of Wichita Pierceville Ensign Montezuma Coperland Englewood Bloom Windthorst Ingalls Western Arkansas Valley League Utica Healy Beeler Mc Cracken Schoenchen Deerfield Eid Offerte Burdett Dodge City Sublette Satanta Kismet Rolla Johson Holcomb Cimarron Jetmore Spearville Ford Bucktin Mullinville Rawson Meade Plains Ashland Protection Coldwater Minneola Fowler Pete Sharon Springs Quinter Moreland Brewster Bird City Pawnee Rock Tribune Paleo Ulysses Victoria Hugoton Elkhart Syracuse Lakin Scoti Scott City Dighton Ness City LaCrosse Ellis WaKeeney Plainville Hill City O Tram Osborne Colby Wichita Russell Garden City Hays Hays St. Joseph Liberal Pratt Great Bend Larned Ellsworth Elsworth Hoisington Sterling Lyons Lincoln

Alibi Bowling Tourney Singles and Doubles Tighten Standings

The Alibi Bowling Tourney at Garden Bowl nears its final weekend with leaders reshuffled in singles and doubles. Don Tatro of Pratt leads singles with 710 while Don Hertel of Garden City holds the all events crown race at 1,244. In doubles, Harry Riffe and Bill De Camp of Liberal top the standings at 1,315, with Bill Smith and Leslie King of Ulysses close behind at 1,310 as action continues next Sunday.

Garden Bowl Don Tatto Pratt Don Hertel Garden City Harry Riffe Bill DeCamp Liberal Bill Smith Lesie King Ulysses Hertel Don Tatro Sam Collier Lamar Colo Howard Lindenmuth Senit City James Eubank Ellinwood Ronald Philbrick Ronald Crowther Durham G. Morris A Teitz Schreibvogel Elmer Popp Smokey Helmers Scott City Charley Eskelund Ramon Jones Glenn Himes Kenny Wright Herb Braun Bill de Camp Leslie King Jim Zubeck Wendell Forsse Willard Johnston Jerome Petz Thomas Hare Arnold Kaiser Raymond Lillie Elkhart Nelson Gearhart Sie Schield Arl Skinner G. E. Komarek Biliwood Vernon Hiskett Junior Bryant Elnwood

More Grid Honors for Tony Pontillo

Tony Pontillo, 205 pounds from Bridgeport Connecticut, earned more grid honors after rushing for 143 yards and scoring twice as Panhandle beat Langston 28 14 in the first annual All-Sports Bowl in Oklahoma City. Pontillo opened Panhandle scoring with a 4 yard run while Linton and Pontillo pushed the Aggies past Langston before 8000 fans.

Tony Pontillo Garden City

Reimer Named To League Team

Cimarron senior center Don Reimer, 180 pounds, was named to the 1961 all Iroquois League football team as coaches selected the squad. Cimarron, led by Larry Friend, joined the league this fall and finished 5-4 overall and 3-3 in league play, tying Fowler and Greensburg for fourth in the seven team circuit. Also named to the second team were end Allen Butzine, 175 pounds, halfback Charlie Burns, 140 pounds, and full back Terry Nolan, 165 pounds.

Cimarron Don Reimer Larry Friend Bluejays Fowler Greensburg Allen Butzine Charlie Burns Terry Nolan

Wilt Hits 194 Points in Three Games

Wilt Chamberlain scored 78 points Friday, 61 Saturday, and 55 Sunday as the Philadelphia Warriors beat the Chicago Packers 118-109. The weekend total reached 194 points across three NBA games, while Cincinnati defeated New York 134-94 in the other Sunday contest.

Associated Press Wilt Chamberlain National Basketball Association Chamberlain Philadelphia Warriors Chicago Packers Cincinnati New York Knicks

Bud Johnson Wins Civic Center Pool Meet

Bud Johnson finished first among 16 entries at Civic Center Friday night to win a three hour pool tournament for high school youths. Co J Godwin placed second, Tim Gottschalk third, and John Renick fourth. top four won boxes of candy. Other contestants included Doug Birkel, Marvin Frizzel, Gary Crawford, and others.

Bud Johnson Civic Center Co. J. Godwin Tim Gottschalk John Renick Doug Birkel Marvin Frizzel Gary Crawford Bob Stalter Jim Finnup Gary Palmer John Smith Leon Lewis John John Jack Curtis Bob Schrader Land Jim’ Baker

Cimarron Down Meade In Iroquois League Basketball

Cimarron rolled past Meade 54 to 28 in a league game as Verlyn Anderson's Blue Jays held the Buffaloes to seven field goals. Charlie Burns led Cimarron with 13 points, Junior Butzine added 12, while Way Berry Clay topped Meade with six. A preliminary Cimarron win 50-25 preceded the night. Cimarron visits Fowler Tuesday. Meade hosts Greensburg Friday.

MEADE Cimarron Meade Buffaloes Verlyn Anderson Blue~ Jays Greensburg Coldwater Jack Hale Fowler Protection Buffs Jays Charlie Burns Bluejay Junior Butzine Steve Flowers Larry Addison Ernie Ratzlaff Berry Clay Dale Isaac Chuck Allen Goldbugs Ashland

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