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Garden City Telegram

Location

Garden City, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1955

Page

4

Late Garnand Rally Edges Telegram Club In Softball Clash

League leading Latin A beat Latin B 11 10 as Garnand homered four times and Servantez ripped four triples along with a home run in the sixth. Guerrero and Servantez combined for strong pitching as Telegram’s offense surged early but Garnand pulled away with a big seventh inning to secure the win.

Latin A Garnand Telegram Rally Latin B Andy Guerrero J. Servantez G_ Servantez Guerrero Fanning Servantez

Tidwell To Star at CIC Track Meet

Kiowa's Bill Tidwell a sophomore at Emporia State Teachers, is highlighted as a top CIC track entrant at Ft. Hays State. He owns CIC bests in 440, half mile, and mile and anchored Emporia State's sprint medley relay at Drake Relays, helping set a 3:21.9 meet record.

Bill Tidwell Ft. Hays State College Emporia Kiowa Emporia State Tidwell Drake Kiowa Flash North Texas State Paul Patterson CIC Los Angeles Calif Coliseum Sixth Army

Wildcat Billy McNeece Draws Crowd in TV Showcase

New York lightweight Billy McNeece, a 23 year old ex paratrooper from Islip, N Y, thrilled 1 210 fans at Eastern Parkway Arena by fighting Tony Johnson to a 19 round draw in a dramatic TV billed bout. He is seen as a top candidate for Television Fighter of 1955 though unlikely to win a title this year.

New York Wildcat Billy Eastern Parkway Arena Tony Johnson

VEW Sponsors Marble Meet For Younger Boys

John J. Haskell Post 79 Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsors a marble meet for boys 14 and younger in this area. Wayne S. Bertholf outlines entry contacts and eligibility including school enrollment, grade passing, and age limits with a state tournament prize. Entries and playoff scheduling will follow once entries are determined.

John J. Haskell Wayne S. Bertholy Bertholf Duane Hendershot Herman Beringer

Donovan and Erskine Lead Major Pitchers

Brooklyn’s Carl Erskine and Dick Donovan top the majors in earned run averages. Erskine, with five Dodgers wins helping a surge, has allowed eight earned runs in 50 innings for a 1.44 ERA and remains undefeated. Donovan, a Chicago White Sox right-hander, has four earned runs in 29 innings for a 1.24 ERA.

New York Brooklyn Carl Erskiné Dick Donovan Chicago White Sox Erskine Dodgers Donovan

McPherson squeezes out a one point track win

In McPherson Kansas McPherson edged Kansas Wesleyan 79 5 6 to 78 5 8 at a quadrangular track meet Wesleyan led with seven firsts McPherson had six Sterling Bethany each claimed one Kellert a Dodgers star was noted as Oklahoma A and M athlete from 1846 to 1949

McPherson Kas Kansas Wesleyan Sterling Bethany Wesleyan Frank Kellert The Dodgers Oklahoma A & M

Bums Still Burning Up National League Race

The Dodgers lead the National League with a 21 of 23 start as Milwaukee and New York trail. Giants sit at .500, Braves close behind. Brooklyn faces Chicago and Cincinnati in key matchups as the West streak continues.

Associated Press Brooklyn Brooks Dodgers Milwaukee New York Giants Braves Chicago New York Cincinnati Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwauke Cleveland Indians Yankee Stadium Yanks Chicago White Sox Boston Detroit Washington Kansas Cardinals Cubs Redlegs Weed Omnia Kansas City Cor Beaton Baltimore

St Louis Awaits Cage Decision On NBA Franchise

The St Louis committee reports over 600 season tickets sold or pledged in a bid to lure an NBA franchise, with the Major League Basketball body set to decide on a team transfer in New York at its meeting tomorrow.

ST. Louis Milwaukee Hawks National Basketball Association MBA New York

Umpire School Teaches New Twists At Great Bend

Rimblin Ke Amps, working Ban Johnson baseball games, refreshes and learns new twists of the game in an umpire school led by Elmo Lowry in Great Bend. Thirty-eight trainees attend with Garden City figures Deane Wiley and Paul Stegman and Hugo ton’s Vern Bettsworth among them. The program covers rules, interpretation, game situations, and umpire positioning, aiming for uniform out and safe calls, and three-man crews to reduce disputes.

Ban Johnson Elmo Lowry Great Bend Deane Wiley Paul Stegman Garden City Vern Bettsworth Hugoton Umps Lowry

1955 56 Schedule Shift Ties to Milwaukee Dates

The transfer was made necessary due to owner Ben Kerner's difficulty securing home dates in Milwaukee. Kerner previously said he wanted to move the team to St. Louis if sufficient interest existed, and in New York stated that the first order of business at the meeting would be none.

Ben Kerner Milwaukee Kerner St. Louis New York

Satanta hires McGillivray as new basketball coach

Fort Hays State star Ulysses Kaye McGillivray has been hired to lead Satanta High School basketball. He will assume duties next school term and bring college experience to the prep program.

Ulysses — Kaye McGillivray Fort Hays Satanta High School McGillivray

Former athlete coaches health and physical education

A former athlete teaching health and physical education and mathematics in Sherman County. He graduated from Fort Hays last year and now teaches at Kanovado in the western part of the county. Eric Guerin led 1954 New York state racing with 17 stakes, while Eddie Arcaro won 16 stakes.

Sist Fort Hays Kanovado Sherman County Eric Guerin New York State Eddie Arcaro

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