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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1957
Page
6
The NOAA hosts a Texas track meet highlighted by an 880 yard duel between Don Bowden of California and Ron Delany of Villanova. Bowden plans to pace his performance by tonight’s preliminaries and may skip the mile, citing fitness concerns.
The East All Stars defeated the West All-Stars 67-63 in the opening game of a three game prep basketball series. Bill Lickert of Lexington Kentucky scored 24 points to lead the East, with the West coached by Dr. Forwife. The East erased a 24 point West lead in the third period to grab a 47-47 tie and pull away. Games are scheduled tonight and Saturday to complete the series.
Track experts Bowden and Delany expected to qualify in the half mile prelims with their Saturday showdown. Bowden has run 1 47.8, three tenths off Lon Spurrier's 1955 world mark. Over 280 athletes gathered in Austin for the 36th NCAA meet as discus star Al Oerter of Kansas sought to improve on the NCAA record with a 184 feet 1 inch toss.
Toledo reports the 57th National Open opening day chaos with 145 finishers, Jimmy Demaret shooting a 63 to lead at 278 for the event. Ben Hogan withdraws due to a back ailment as 15 players finish early amid rain and wind. Doug Ford Julius Boros and Ken Venturi carded 69 to sit one under par alongside Demaret.
Pueblo moved out of the cellar and Albuquerque closed the gap to a half game as Western League play resumed with only two games. Albuquerque held off Colorado Springs 76 while Pueblo beat Amarillo 8-2. Tonight’s schedule includes Sioux City at Albuquerque and Lincoln at Colorado Springs.
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