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!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1964
Page
5
Garden City High and McCook Junior College met in a tight non conference clash. McCook pulled away late to win 61-57 as Garden City ends Christmas break with a 0-1 showing and a January 6 home date with El Dorado.
McCook Indians overcome Garden Club in a tightly fought game with free throws and late scoring. McCook surged to a 55-55 tie with 4:20 left, then pulled ahead as Garden struggled with fouls and miscues. Key players included Eckhardt for McCook and O'Connell for Garden with rebounding leaders Pollard and Woodruff. Final: McCook 61 Garden 57.
North squad head Larry Kramer Nebraska leads 27-man selections for the Senior Bowl in Mobile Alabama with two Negro players for the first time. Jerry Rush Utah Roy Jefferson Michigan State join the North offense directed by Rich Badar Indiana and Tom Meyers Northwestern. AFL NFL first-round picks Rush Nowatzke Donnelly anchor the rosters as players turn pro after the game. Prize money totals 900 to the winning side and 700 to the losers. Rutgers ends with 3-7-0 season after scoring 145 and allowing 148 points.
Princeton defeated Rutgers 92 to 79 and Rhode Island beat Maine 90 to 82. Vanderbilt edged North Carolina 8 to 79 and Syracuse beat Wake Forest 69 to 15. West Virginia topped William & Mary 72 to 63, George Washington won 81 to 57 versus Furman, La Tech won 75 to 72, Michigan triumphed 87 to 85 over Wichita State, Indiana 91 DePaul 78, Oklahoma 78 Hardin-Simmons 56, Drake 56, Loyola Chicago 117 Mid Tennessee 0, Purdue 80 South Dakota 77, Texas 69 Texas A&M 74 Houston 67, New Mexico 87 Iowa State 5, Utah State 101 Nevada 80, Gonzaga 69 Whitworth 6.
Coen of Merrill Implement led with a 235 game and 13 in the high series as Garden Bowl finished week 16 in the American League. Merrill Implement beat West's Apco 3-1. Park Inn won over Santa Fe Motors 3-1. Garden Bowl defeated Veterans of Foreign Wars 3-1. Other leagues note Adrian Small led Spoetsman with 219 and Louis Zirkel posted a 535 series.
Garden City and West Junior High of Liberal split a Monday eighth grade basketball double header at the junior high gym. Garden City won the A team 26 to 23 in overtime, while Liberal captured the B team 17 to 14. Next games are January 14 at Liberal South Junior High.
Floyd Patterson, former two time heavyweight champion, scored a sixth round knockout of Charlie Powell and stated he is on the road back. He plans a brief break then resume training for a 12 round bout with Canadian George Chuvalo on January 28, an elimination bout for a World Boxing Association title shot.
Liberal Garden City junior high swept a Monday night doubleheader. Garden’s A-team rallied to 25-24 over Liberal after trailing 16-11 at halftime, then Garden’s B-team dominated 26-16. Garden improves to 2-1, B-team to 3-0, with next action January 4 at home against Lakin.
Garden City Buffs host Scott City Beavers in a non conference game at the new gym with a full triple header including B team and sophomores. Garden aims to rebound after losses and a 2-4 stretch, while Scott City comes in riding three straight wins under coach Benny Frantz.
Herman Beringer, city recreation director, compiles the town league schedule. Twelve teams this winter include seven local squads plus Sublette, Scott City, Kendall, Holcomb, and Deerfield. Games start Thursday at Ben Grimsley Gym with some at Garfield.
Two Kansas basketball teams defeated Missouri foes. Washburn beat Springfield State 79 to 76 in Topeka, and Pittsburg State routed Maryville State 83 to 69 in Pittsburg.
Michigan Wolverines toppled top-ranked Wichita 87-85 in a late comeback led by Cazzie Russell who scored 28. Russell's last-second jumper sealed the win as Wichita saw its 24-spot lead vanish in the final seconds.
The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Golden State Warriors 119-112 at Pittsburgh Civic Arena. Wilt Chamberlain missed nine of 29 free throws, finishing as the high scorer with 40 points, while the 76ers converted 39 of 43 foul attempts.
Oklahoma State edged Texas 75-69 in overtime at Austin to move to 2-2 in the Big Eight, as Gary Hassmann scored 23 and overtime strike clinched the win. Oklahoma State and Texas traded leads in a high scoring, tied game with 10 lead changes and seven ties.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.