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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1957
Page
10
North Carolina faces West Virginia in the Southern Conference final after a 73-67 win over Minnesota to begin a two part stretch. Kansas and Cincinnati also posted strong showings as top teams dominated early season action.
John Notestine, Gamien juco sophomore from Scott City, is the lone Broacbuster to earn a top Jayhawk Juco All-conference nod. The piece notes 1957 season surprises, Oklahoma and Notre Dame outcomes, and lists local players Merle Venable and Tom Bergkamp on honorable mention, with Bergkamp controversially underrecognized as a top slotman.
Fort Hays State will not replace Cade Suran this season. Wayne McConnell will handle basketball coaching duties due to Suran’s health, with Suran expected to return next year. Athletics director Paul B. Gross issued the statement yesterday.
Palo Alto Calif Andy Kerr 78 year old Wee Scot returns from retirement to lead the East squad in the Shrine charity game as influenza sidelined Penn State coach Rip Engle. Kerr has long directed East team drills and selection with hopes Engle returns soon. Prothro of Oregon State also misses due to back ailment.
Oregon State tailback Joe Francis was voted the Glenn Pop Warner award as the Pacific Coast's top senior football player. Francis tied for first in scoring with 54 points, ranked second in total offense with 1,082 yards, and fourth in rushing with 626. He will play for the West Shrine in the East West game in San Francisco on December 28. Presentation of the trophy and wrist watch will be made January 28 in Palo Alto.
Little Rock leaders arrange a hero's welcome for Jim Pace the Negro halfback from Little Rock who earned All America honors at the University of Michigan. A parade and banquet at Horace Mann High School are planned with 15 to 20 organizations assisting. pace expected home Dec 30.
Bobby Boyd, 25, defeats Charley Joseph in a 10 round New Orleans bout to assert himself among middleweight contenders. Boyd dominates early with a sharp right, a cut opens over Joseph’s eye, and judges tally six rounds to three for Boyd with one even. Joseph suffers his seventh loss. Boyd improves to 47 wins, eight losses. The Simplon tunnel detail follows.
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