Garden City Edges Manhattan In State Tournament Opener
Garden City rallied from a 14 point deficit to outlast Manhattan 58 to 53 in the opening round of the class AA state high school basketball tournament. Gooden and Reed sparked a late run as Garden tied the game multiple times before Kraus kept the Buffs ahead with key late free throws and a steal. Manhattan led early but Garden forced turnovers and tightened defense to pull the upset.
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Bob Greer
Lawrence
Garden City
Garden
Manhattan
Gorden
Revolution
Gooden
James
Indians
Kraus
Pierce
Humphrey
Reed
Bulls
Buffs
Dodge
Seigler’s 24 Tops Key Play In League Bowling Night
Smokey Seigler of Southwest Music rolled a 242 game for high individual honors in the 25th week of Athletic League play at the Garden Bowl. Forest Burkett led with a 590 series. Funk’s Seed topped a 1050 high team game and Santa Fe Motors led a 3061 series as results show Southwest Music blanking Dairy King and others.
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Smokey Seigler
Southwest Music
Athletic League
Forest Burkett
Century Refining
Funk
Santa Fe Motors
Dairy King
Rickman Body Shop
Minter and Wilson
Kearny County Bank
Northern Natural Gas No. 1
Northern Natural No. 2
Frank
Standard Supply
National Guard
Estelle Reed
Scott City Air Service
Maxine Bates
Scott City Air
Santa Fe Ettes
Garden City Coca Cola
John
Garden Belle
Rickman
Kgld-Tv
Henkle Drilling
Scott City Air Serive
Park Inn
Celtics End Win Drought in Cincinnati
The Boston Celtics beat the Cincinnati Royals 124-120 in Cincinnati, ending a four-game skid. The win secures at least a second-place tie in the Eastern Division and keeps Boston within a half game of the Philadelphia 76ers, while the Royals sit third, five and a half games back. Los Angeles Lakers have clinched first in the West.
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Cincinnati
Boston Celtics
Royals
National Basketball Association
Boston
Celtics
Philadelphia 76Ers
Philadelphia
Los Angeles Lakers
Emporia Trojans fall to Roosevelt in state opener
Roosevelt High of Emporia defeated Emporia’s Class B Johnson 65 to 57 in the state tournament opener at Emporia Civic Auditorium. Roosevelt advances to the semifinals with a 24-1 mark while Johnson ends 21-2 after their season-ending loss.
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BOS
Emporia
High Plains
Johnson
Trojans
Stanton County
Roosevelt High
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons Dies at 91 Longtime American Horse Trainer
James E. Fitzsimmons known as Sunny Jim, 91, died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami. A grand old man of racing, he saddled 2,275 winners and earned $13,982,911. He trained Gallant Fox and Omaha among others, retired in 1963 after a 75 year career. He married Jennie Harvey in 1892. they had five sons and a daughter. His grandson said he entered the hospital last Saturday for a physical examination.
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Miami
Fla
James E
Sunny Jim) Fitzsimmons
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Bob Carr
Fitzsimmons
John Fitzsimmons
Fitz
Sunny Jim
Aqueduct
New York
Gallant Fox
Omaha
William Woodward
Belair Stud
Mr. Fitz
Nashua
Wheatley
Bold Ruler
Jennie Harvey
Sterling College Coach To Fort Scott JC Post
Reuben Berry the Sterling College coach will succeed Howard Mahanes as head football and track coach at Fort Scott Community Junior College in Fort Scott Kansas Berry previously served as Mahanes assistant at Fort Scott in 1962 and 1963.
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Sterling College
Fort Scott
JC Post
Kan
Reuben Berry
Sterling, Kan
Howard Mahanes
Fort Scott Community Junior College
Berry
Mahanes
Cage Champs Crowned In YMCA League Cage Champs Crowned In Y League
In the YMCA circuit next Saturday will crown division champions with games at Ben Grimsley Gym and Garfield. Notable results: Bonecrushers beat 76ers 5 3. Shockers beat Mustangs 20 8. Blue Devils beat Hotshots 22 4. Wildcats beat Pirates 16 4. Leaders include Monte Birkle 20 points for Knickerbockers and Tom Phillips 10 for Blue Devils.
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YMCA
Ben Grimsley
Wildcats
Suicide Squad
Town Clowns
Goldusters
Bonecrushers
Shockers
Knickerbockers
Garfield
Blue Devils
Jokers
Hotshots
Pirates
76Ersace
Mustangs
76Ers
Steven Fenton
Monte Birkle
Tom Phillips
Alan McVicker
Jim Waters
Jerry Kirchoff
Mexico Tigers Fall to Taiyo Whales in Japan Tour
SHIMONOSEKI Japan AP The Mexico Tigers on a 13 game goodwill baseball tour of Japan suffered their fourth straight setback today losing to the Taiyo Whales 5 to 2.
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Shimonoseki
Japan
Mexico Tigers
Taiyo Whales
Free Throw Drought Ends Scott City State Run
Scott City Beavers were eliminated by Shawnee Heights 44 to 40 at the state Class A tournament in Hutchinson. Scott City made four of 21 free throws, two of 12 in the first half, while Shawnee Heights converted 4 of 16 from the line. Gary Woodman led Shawnee Heights with 22 points and 23 rebounds as the Beavers finish 19-3.
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Rupp
Pierce
Manhattan
Gooden
Gorden
Reed
Indians
Emporia
Civic Auditorium
Johnson
Trojans
Tribune
Ulysses
Roosevelt
Trojan
Wayne Barber
Roughriders
Hutchinson
Scott City High Beavers
Shawnee Heights
Tecumseh
Beavers
Scott City
Gary Woodman
Shawnee Mission
Scott
Shawnee
Shawnee Heights Dominates Boards in Narrow Win Over Scott City
In a tight contest Shawnee Heights beat Scott City 44 to 40 as Heights' rebounding faded in the second half. Stan Gruver led scoring for both teams with 23 points but struggled from the line, going 3 of 11. Shawnee Heights improved to 17-6 on the season while Scott City trailed most of the game.
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Beavers
Stan Gruver
Gary Turpin
Shawnee
Brock Won't Try For Wills' Title
ST. PETERSBURG AP Brock says Maury Wills will not be caught in the stolen base derby. He cites his own 63 steals last season and 59 extra base hits to argue he cannot outpace Wills who led with 94 steals. Brock notes his power hitting and questions rising stolen base effectiveness next season. He also comments on Cubs players and opposing teams accelerating base running and home run power.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Lou Brock
Maury Wills
Brock
Wills
St. Louis Cardinal
Maury
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis
St Louis
Cubs
Billy Williams
Ron Santo
Ernie
Banks
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Stadium Ready for Major League Baseball
Milwaukee County Stadium, home of the Braves for 13 seasons, will be ready for major league baseball on April 12. Stadium manager Bill Anderson said, All we need are the teams.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee County
Braves
Bill Anderson
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