Ulysses rallies past Lakin 62 48 in non league clash
Ulysses Tigers, trailing at three quarters, surged in the final period to defeat Lakin 62 to 48. Bob Sweazy led Ulysses with 19 points, aided by Tony Hernandez and Harlan Burrows on offense, while Harold Waechter and teammates contributed all-around hustle to secure the fourth win of the season.
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John Frazier
Lakin
Ulysses
Tigers
Bob Sweazy
Tiger
Tony Hernandez
Harlan Burrows
Harold Waechter
Kansas
Ken Lambertson
Boston All America
Bill Tigers
Russell
Burrows
Boston Celtics
Bob Cousy
Reigosi
National Basketball Asso. Club
Celtics
Walter Brown
University Ofiframe
San Francisco
Olympic
Cousy
Brown
Maurice Hampton
Sweaay
NBA
Russell Ter
Hernandez
Broncs
Lakin Ulysse Lakinx
Hernandex Cochell
Cowhell
Lilia Rrs Wilson
Lamb'teon
Jefferson T
Thompson Q
Wacelter
Calvin Q
Perez
Hampton Ri
Ortega Hopes To Repeat an Upset
New York Gaspar Ortega aims to repeat his upset over Tony DeMarco in tonight's Madison Square Garden rematch. If he wins by decision, it could cement his threat to the welterweight division and shake up ratings, with DeMarco still top rated by the NBA.
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New York
Gaspar Ortega
Tony DeMarco
Madison Square Garden
Orega
National Boxing Assn
De Marco Favorite in Start Championship Jung Indie Ning
De Marco entering as 22 1 favorite despite recent defeat Ortega has won his last four and 36 of 43 pro starts De Marco record stands 4 7 1 for 53 fights NBC to broadcast and telecast coverage CST Wichita 19 4 national rookie league title to rookie league top finisher in National Baseball Congress program next year Dartmouth ski coach Walter Prager co coach plant school aims to attract athletes for junior college gymnasium noted as the only dark spot in local program
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Jung
Indie Ning
DeMarco
Ortega
NBC
Pam
Wichita
National Baseball Congress
Dartmouth
Walter Prager
Plains Quintet Still Hot on Defense in Hi-Plains League
Hi Plains basketball in tough early season form as Plains team leaders hold deficits and strong defense. Sublette trails with 330 team points, Plainsmen notch 384 total in five games under coach Bob, while Satanta and Rolla share top defensive marks. Coach Don Talley’s absence noted for 1956-57 season.
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Plains
Plains Plains
Rolla
Satanta
Don Talley
Plainsmen
Bob
Satanta Indians Rise In Stings and Scoring Parade
In a rugged league stretch, Satanta Indians upset Sublette 63 percent precision from team play. Fuentes led with 41 points as Gavilan's five faced stiff tests, while Plains and Satanta held opponents to 27 league games. Terry Herman leads individual scoring at 17.28 per game with 8 total points, followed by Bob Johnson at 14.6.
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Cornett
Plains
Johnson
Hi-Plains
Satanta
LOS Angeles
Satanta Indians
Remon Fuentes
Ting
Lakin
Kid Gav- Rolla
Cuba
Bikhart Yahne Antaba
Terry Herman
WaKeensy
Bob Johnson
College results mix in preseason tournaments across regions
A compile of college and professional game scores shows Wichita Vickers 96 over Peoria Caterpil lara 64 in a preseason tourney, Denver-Chicago Tourkers 86 for third, and multiple matchups including LaSalle 83 over North Carolina State, North Carolina 64 over NYU, Villanova 79 over Indiana, Wake Forest 73 over Alabama, South Carolina 90 over Georgia Tech, Tulane 78 over Southwestern, Wisconsin 62 over Memphis Tyadlex, Kansas State 72 over Tulsa, Pittsburg Kant 87, Imperia State 80 over North Texas 68, and Panhandle Okla A&M 69. Pro and junior college results also listed.
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LaSalle
North Carolina State
North Carolina
NYU
Villanova
Indiana
Wake Forest
Alabama
South Carolina
Georgia Tech
Tulane
Southwestern
Memphis
Imperia State
North Texas
Panhandle
Okla A&m
Friends ‘ Texas Christian
Abilene
Texas
Hardin-Simmons
California
Arizona State
Tempe
Tdaho
Eastern
Wash
Unior College Amarillo
Pratt
Doge City
Pueblo Cola
Tole
el Dorado
Minnesota
K-State
Buck Lindsley
George Hanson
Jack Parr
la Salle
Grady Wallace
Bradley
Wisconsin
Oklahoma City
Hubert Reed
San Jose State
Hurlers May Drop Windup
Yogi Berra and Whitey Ford met at Yankee Stadium to sign 1957 contracts as Don Larsen and Bob Turley set the windup trend. Berra suggested some pitchers may abandon the windup while Ford dismissed the idea for himself, noting only big pitchers could pull it off. General Manager George Weiss called the deals “good raises” and said contracts would be mailed after Christmas.
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Jack Hand
NEW York
Yogi Berra
Don Larsen
Bob Turley
New York Yankee
Berra
Yankee Stadium
Whitey Ford
Ford
Larsen
Turley
George Weiss
High Rating Has Dismal Consequences
College basketball rankings cause upsets as Kansas State Minnesota North Carolina Wake Forest NC State La Salle Iowa St Bonaventure Illinois Villanova Texas Tech Texas Christian Georgia Tech South Carolina Bradley Oklahoma City feature in a late season AP poll snapshot. Notable results include Minnesota upsetting K State 80-72 and North Carolina edging NYU 64-59 while Duke? No.
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Don Weiss
Associated
Madison Square Garden
New York University
Bob Cunningham
Joe Quibb
Carolina
Len Rosenbluth
Oddities Marked the Sports Year- His Own Kind of Rabbit Drive
Sports year roundup with quirky feats and oddities from Kansas high school action. Highlights include a rabbit-themed ball throw by Roy Miller, unusual football kicks by Cedric Fortuna, low-scoring basketball games, and a speeding rabbit incident at a filling station. Names include Pomranky Jr., Eureka High, Garden City, Hays, and Coffeyville Journal coverage noting various schools and players.
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Joe Degeorge
Ranky
Associated Press
Kansal Schiernett
Roy V. Miller
Dodge City
School
Sterling
Ellsworth
Whitewater
Burns
Jerry Pomranky Jr
Eureka High
Cedric Fortuna
Garden City High School
Hays
McPherson
Smart Fry
Salina
Lloyd Horchem
Fry
Horchem
Brother Rabbit
Jack Lindbergh
The
Coffey
Ville Journal
Andjas Parsons
Columbus
Fortune
Garden City gym praised yet urged improvements for basketball facilities
The article reviews Garden City High School sports, noting Christie 12.8 and Gene Crossette 7.2 performances, and cites a 76.8 point team average. It criticizes gym conditions, praises a new athletic building’s seating layout, and urges glass backboards and better lighting. It mentions local figures Freethrows-Working out and staff changes at Oklahoma A&M and K-State connections.
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Christie
New
Lakin High
Gene Crossette
Busters
Frank Kinney
Buster Cage
Colorado State College
Byron Roderick
Garden City
Bryce Roderick
Oklahoma A&m
Roger Craft
Cage
Kingman Eagles
North Texas State Suffers Eighth Straight Loss to Emporia
Emporia State College defeated North Texas State 80 to 58 as Kim Hayes led the winners with 24 points. Stan Rivington scored 2 for North Texas State. Al Moore, a former New York Giants outfielder, played golf as a weekend pastime.
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Emporia
Emporia $Ate College
North Texas State
Kim Hayes
Stan Rivington
Texas
al Moore
New York Giant
Oregon State Coach Prothro teases defense plan in call
In Pasadena reporters hear Tommy Prothro via loud speaker from Santa Monica. Forest Evashevski jokingly asks about the defense, and Prothro replies with mock seriousness that Oregon State will use an 11-6-3 defense.
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Pasadena
Calif
Oregon State
Tommy Prothro
Santa Monica
Towa
Forest Evashevski
Tommy
Evy
Prosthro
Vickers Team Wins Preseason Tourney in Wichita
The Wichita Vickers captured the preseason National Industrial Basketball League title with a 96 64 victory over the Peoria Itl Caterpillars after leading most of the game. Seattle Buchans edged Denver Chicago truckers 87 86 for third place in the consolation. R C Owen hit the winning shot with 16 seconds remaining.
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Wichita
Wichita Vickers
Peoria
Itl
Caterpillars
Seattle Buchans
Woodard Named Wichita State Head Football Coach
Wichita State University announced Chalmer Woody Woodard, 39, signed a three year deal as head football coach. He will earn 10500 the first two years and 11000 the third, replacing Pete Tillman. Woodard, previously SMU head coach, will fly in from Dallas to meet the team.
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Wichita
Kan
University of Wichita
Chalmer
Woody) Woodard
Woodard
Robert Kirkpatrick
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Tex
Pete Tillman
SMU
Mustangs
McPherson College
Kansas
Shocker
Mentor
Southwestern College
Winfield
Kingman
Dodge City
Lawrence
Kani
Fastest Mile on New York Flat Track Set in Armory Race
New York Fred Dwyer, ex Villanova star, ran a 4:10 mile in a Metropolitan AAA handicap at the 102nd Engineers Armory, the fastest mile on a flat floor track in New York. He finished third behind Allen Fried and Alfred Jacobsen Johnny Lattner, with St Johns and Notre Dame names noted in the recap.
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New York
Fred Dwyer
Villanova
Metropolitan
102Nd Engineers Armory
Dwyer
Allen Fried
Notre Dame
Man
Yale
Alfred Jacobsen
Johnny Lattner
St. Johns
BKN
Friedman
Penn
Bobby Ward
Jacobsen
Pitt
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