Buffs Open Home Stand Against Liberal High Quintet
Garden City Buffalos basketball hosts Liberal High in opener on their home court. Don Upson likely to join starter group J Whatley and Jon Clark. Lib primed with two games already, Pratt and Norman results, while Buffs seek first 1956-57 win. Preliminary game Gardens reserves vs Liberal B precedes main event.
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7th Graders Defeat Dodge City In Close Basketball Rivalry
Garden City 7th graders edged Dodge City 17 to 15 with Melvin Trice converting two late free throws in the final 20 seconds. In the tripleheader, Dodge City freshmen won 36-35 on Larry Owens long shot, while Garden City 8th graders were overwhelmed.
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Cleveland Two Top Middleweight Bouts Tonight
Cleveland Arena features two top middleweight bouts as a national audience eyes the action. Local teams and coaches praise strong freshmen scrimmages while Oklahoma stars like McDonald Tubbs and the Burris clan are noted, with plans for a later KU tilt and potential television implications.
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Jackie Shaken By His Trade Shocking Giants Dodgers deal shocks New York baseball fans
Jackie Robinson, age 37, was traded from the Dodgers to the New York Giants for $30,000 and Dick Littlefield. Giants vice president Charles Feeney says Robinson has not decided his future and will take time to think. Robinson expresses disappointment at leaving Brooklyn, praises fans, and notes no hard feelings toward the Dodgers as he contemplates retirement or continued play.
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Healthy Fijis claim in Pacific islands long beach report
Dr Robert Cohen states Fiji islands rank among the healthiest places in the world with few tropical diseases and no malaria. He notes long life expectancy, many Europeans living there, and the Fiji medical services under British government.
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Finsterwald Leads Sanford Open With 64 Round
Don Finsterwald shot a 64 to lead the Sanford Open at 269 after one round on a fast 6,205-yard course in sunny conditions. Mike Fetchik and Don January were among players tied for second at 65, with 41 golfers under par as the field contends for the top prize. Finsterwald, 27, from Bedford Heights, Ohio, sits second in 1956 money rankings with $28,009.
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Flam Leads U S Davis Cup Team To 2 0 Lead
Flam of Beverly Hills rallies past Ramanathan Krishnan 7 5 4 6 10 8 and Vic Seixas handles Naren Kumar in Perth as the United States moves to a 2 0 lead over India in the interzone finals. Seixas, 33, in his sixth Davis Cup bid, meets Kumar with a mild scare. Flam, hampered by leg cramps, wins after a tough battle.
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Well-Fed Grid Vets To Meet in Goulash Bowl
Ex college grid veterans in Phoenix plan a charity game on December 29 at a local stadium to raise Hungarian relief funds. Coleman, a former Phoenix College coach, has 78 volunteers from Phoenix and Tucson aged 20s to 60s, with 7,000 tickets pledged at one dollar each.
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Giants Edge Toward Division Title After Tie Or Win
Philadelphia reports that the New York Giants, needing a victory or tie to secure the NFC East, close in on the season finale as hopes remain high for clinching the division.
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Wichita Whips Xavier of Cincinnati 93-86 in OT thriller
Wichita's balanced attack carried the Wheal shockers to a 93-86 overtime win over Xavier of Cincinnati. Joe Stevens scored 23 for Wichita as teammates reached double figures, lifting them to 4-1 on the season while Xavier fell to 3-1.
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Baseballers Given NBC Award to Casa Grande Cotton Kings
Wichita report notes Casa Grande Cotton Kings, seven straight Arizona semipro state titles winners, earned the National Baseball Congress team achievement award. Ray Dumont, congress president, said Casa Grande surpassed Baton Rouge Esses with six straight state titles in 1937-42.
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Atchison St Benedicts Rally Past Peru Nab 74 46
St Benedicts beat Peru Nab 74 to 46 as Bob Beale scored 18 points. The 46 percent shooting percentage cited reflects the Ravens last night performance.
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