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Garden City Telegram

Location

Garden City, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1961

Page

5

Garden City JC Edges Weber in Overtime Thriller

Garden City Junior College outlasted Weber College 69-66 in overtime at Ben Grimsley Gym. Crawford led Garden City with 28 points, Scott added 13, Page 12, Cooper 12, while Trice scored 22 for Weber. Weber led late in regulation before Garden City pulled away in the extra period.

Bob Greer Garden City Junior College Wildcats Weber College Ogden Utah Ben Grimsley Gym James Page Larry Trice Weber Ron Thomas Bennie Crawford Wayne Cooper Garden Trice Jackson Craigford Busters Cooper Scott Cats Page Crawford Thomas Garden City Buster Brent Smith Roark Garden City JC — Heath Boott Jackgov Carter Smith Snake Palfreyman Exmeyer

Special Sports Treat on Tap Here Tomorrow

Tele gram area prepares for a light week with limited schedule ending before Christmas. Notable games include Garden City Junior High at Liberal and Garden City High at Hayes, plus multiple junior college and high school matchups across WCKL and other leagues with several open dates.

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Kansas Upsets Rice In Bluebonnet Bowl Thriller

Kansas, a three point underdog, used a second half surge to defeat Rice 33 to 7 before about 52,000 fans at Rice Stadium. Jayhawks coach Jack Mitchell praised his team after Kansas benefited from a double reverse and a 41 yard fake punt setting up a score. Rice coach Jess Neely acknowledged the lesson while noting Kansas held the lead at halftime and delivered the bowl’s largest margin.

Houston Bob Abercrombie Kansas Rice Rice Stadium Abercrombie Jayhawks Jess Neely Jack Mitchell Neely John Hadl Texas Christian Abé Martin Martin

Buff Matmen Fall to Lamar Savages in Dual Meet

Garden City High lost 37 to 9 at Lamar Colorado in a 1961 62 season opener for coach John Dickerson. Lamar captured nine of twelve weights with five pins and four decisions. Garden City's wins came from Danny Dunham 95 pounds Bruce Warner 138 pounds and heavyweight Ron Baker all by decision. Reserve matches added 31 21 in favor of Lamar. Next meet is Tuesday at Garfield Gym hosting Oakley High, then Garden City hosts Samar in their first home meet Saturday.

Garden City High Lamar Colo Lamar High Savages John Dickerson Buffs Coloradans Garden Danny Dunham Bruce Warner Ron Baker Garden City Oakley High Garfield Gym Samar

Steers Lose Two as ABL Races Tighten

The American Basketball League title races tighten across divisions. Pittsburgh ties Cleveland and Kansas City after losses, while the Los Angeles Jets rally to within three games of the Steers with a 115-103 win over San Francisco.

Associated Press Kansas City Pittsburgh Cleveland Los Angeles Jets San Francisco

Holcomb Narrowly Defeats Sublette 50 48 in Tight Battle

Holcomb High Longhorns edge Sublette Larks 50 to 48 in a nonleague showdown between undefeated HPC rivals. Kent Martin scored 15 and Wayne Thompson 14 for Holcomb, while Cliff Carter led Sublette with 18 points. Sublette led early, but Holcomb pulled ahead late as free throws decided the outcome.

Holcomb Holcomb High Longhorns Sublette Larks High Plains Sublette Leo Eck Elkhart Ken Dearley Satanta Monteaumoi Tohnsson Syracuse Larks Longhorn Richard Bennett Cliff Carter Fletcher Kent Martin Wayne Thompson Larry Rupp Johnson HPC Lark Holcomb — Martin Rupp Barlow Thompson Royas Bennett Carter Weda Bittegerald Lower Stapleton Holomo

Garden Junior High basketball teams set for final pre Christmas games

Garden City Junior Highs prepare for a triple header at Liberal with seventh grade at 6 p.m. and eighth and ninth grade games to follow. The Garden ninths, coached by Dale Marine, sit 1-2 after beating Sublette and losses to Dodge City and Ulysses. Eighth graders coached by Don Powell are 0-2 with losses to Dodge City and Ulysses. Sevenths coached by Merla Altman are also 0-2, with defeats to Dodge City and Ulysses. Continuous lineups feature Hamman, Salter, Biggs, Krug, Mayo for the ninths. Reed, Gooden, Smith, Humphrey, Downtain for the eighths. Carr, Rudd, Wells, Knight, Geier for the sevenths.

Ben Garden City Junior High Liberal Triple Fender Garden City Iigh Oakley High Garfield Gym Foltowing Ben Grimsley Garden City Junior College Clarandon Tex Sayre Okla Garden City High Haye High Dodge City Great Bend Russell Larned Garden City Hays Pratt Kingman Holcomb Johnson Lakin Ulysses Chnarron Rolla Moscow Satunta Ursday xCoolidge Kendall Dale Marine Garden John Hamman Steve Salter Dean Biggs Bob Krug Robert Mayo Melvin Rupp Tony Gooden Henry Walker Ben Porter Wayne Montney Baby Bull Don Powell Charles Reed Archie Gooden Merla Altman GCJH George Carr Phil Rudd Albert Wells Butch Knight Don Geier Doug Robinson Gary Mahan Jerry Holmes Johnny Blackett John Collier

Sublette Hotel and Coffee Shop leads Garden Bowl league night

Dodson tops HT with 217 in Sunday Mixed League week 15 at Garden Bowl. Opal Becker has 181 for women. Best men’s series 578 by Voney Careathers. best women’s 480 by Helen Careathers. Tatro Plumbing 699 team game. C. R. Anthony’s 2,083 best team series. Sublette blanked Oswalt 4-0. Alley Kats 4-0 over Dairy King. Rupp Auto Repair beat Old Corral 4-0.

Bill Dodson Subrette Hotel and Coffee Shop Garden Bowl Opal Becker C. R. Anthony Voney Careathers Tatro Plumbing Helen Careathers Tatro C. R. Anthony’s Sublette Hotel Oswalt Industries C. R. Anthony's Alley Kats Dairy King Rupp Old Corral

Suttner Lifts Kansas State Past St John s In Narrow Win

Kansas State centre Roger Suttner, coming off the bench, scored key moments to help beat St John s 63 50 as the Wildcats rallied from a 19 point deficit. He matched St John s top forwards and sparked a late run with two free throws that steadied the game. The win capped non conference play with K State improving its profile as other big conference results rolled in.

Kansas State Roger Suttner Mike Wroblewski St. John’s K-State Wroblewski LeRoy Bila Roger Ahtead Suttner Stal

Spartans Triumph Over Manter In WAVL Clash

Deerfield 45 Manter 21 as Spartans build early lead and control the WAVL contest Saturday. Combs 11 and DeKeyser 10 pace Deerfield, while Manter’s Kilgore and Hoppingarner lead with 7 each. Manter closes pre Christmas schedule at Pierceville. Deerfield hosts Shallow Water after.

Spartans Manter Bill Goodwin Wildcats Holcomb Two Buttes Colo Coolidge Vilas Deerfield Larry Combs Don de Keyser Leon McKedy Frank Hoppingarner Tom Kilgore Pierceville Ps Deerfield Combs DeKeyser McKedy Hernandez Kettler Berry Brenning Frogs Gillock Totals Manter — Bonham Hoppingarner Kilgore Watson Cox Shepherd Adams Wickernon Monter

Coach Hoff's contract not renewed at Warrensburg State

Warrensburg Mo AP coach Bob Hoff head football coach at Warrensburg State College will not have his contract renewed when it expires May 31. School president Dr Warren Lovinger offered no reason. Hoff 29 says he was fired for buying 5000 dollars worth of football uniforms without budget approval.

Warrensburg Bob Hoff Warrensburg State College Warren Lovinger Hoff

Local bowlers shine in first Mid west Endurance Tournament

In Lamar Lanes Colorado the first annual 20 game Mid west Endurance event crowned top scratch totals. Joseph Mauro of Pueblo won Class A with 4036 pins at 202 average while Rodger Thompson of Greeley led Class B with 4048 pins at 202 plus. Several Ulysses and Garden City bowlers posted strong showings across both classes over three weekends.

Lamar Colo Garden City Ulysses Midwest Keglers Pueblo Man Joseph Mauro Rodger Thompson Greeley Larry Wilson Jim Zubeck Dale Dickenson Donald Philbrick Garden Ray Shearmire Garden Bowl Ray Barnard Harold Evans Don Bremer Charley Eskelund Fritz Schreibvogel Kenny Wright Bob Zubeck Buster May

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