Local Track Team Heads to Hutch Regional Meet
Garden City buffs travel to Hutchinson for a regional track and field meet. Sixteen Buffs qualified based on past performances, with entries listed for events including sprints hurdles relays and field events. The meet opens at 10 a.m. and about a dozen Class AA schools are expected to compete with top three in each event advancing to Wichita state carnival.
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Hutch
Hutchinson
Ken Ester
Garden City
Cedric Fortune
Hummer
Henderson
Barclay
Coulter
Mile
Poe
Stucker
Brungardt
Harkness
Mills
Morgan
Fortune
Milly
Webb
West
Charles
Collingwood
Taylor
Wichita
Wichita Chiefs Narrow Lead With 3-1 Win Over Lincoln
In a Western League game, Wichita closed within 13 points of first place after a 3-1 victory over Lincoln. Bob Harrison and Eldon Russell combined for two hits allowed, with Russell earning the win in relief after Harrison issued seven walks.
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Associated Press
Wichita
Colorado Springs
Lincoln
Bob Harrison
Eldon Russell
Russell
Harison
Chiefs
Jim Daniels
Frank Rice
Juan Senties
MKT
Reno County
Hutchinson
Peace Creek
Cities Service Oil Co
Bartlesville
Cities Service
Tidewater Oil
Sunray Oil Co
Mid-Continent Petroleum and
Mid- West Oil Co
Santee Faces West Coast Relays With Record Goals
World record holders and Olympic champions headline Fresno events as Wes Santee enters a special four lap race at 1:10 pm. The mile world record holder plans two days of prep after arriving for the meet while stars like Parry O Brien Bud Held Mal Whitfield and Cy Young compete in shot put javelin long jump and pole vault.
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Fresno
Calif
Wes Santee
West Coast
Santee
Len Simpson
San Francisco
Parry O’brien
Bud
Mal Whitfield
Lon Spurrier
O’brien
Bob Richards
Cy Young
Sim Iness
Whitfield
Opponents Go Back To Training For Title Fight
San Francisco reports heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano and challenger Don Cockell returning to training. Marciano rests two days while sparring mates take break. Cockell shows progress from 220 to about 207 pounds for the Monday Kezar Stadium bout. Cockell’s camp claims anger form, California Athletic Commission to discuss boxing rules with Simpson Waltham and Marciano advisors to reach mutual interpretation.
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San Francisco
Rocky Marciano
Challener
Don Cockell
England
Cockell
California Athletic Commission
Simpson
Teddy Waltham
British Boxing Board of Centre
Marciano
California
Jayhawks Rally To Take Big Seven Baseball Tilt
In Lawrence Kansas the Kansas Jayhawks staged a sixth inning rally to beat Colorado Buffaloes 11 10 in the second game of a doubleheader and earn their first Big Seven Conference victory of the season. Colorado had won the opener 3 0 behind Hal Spreag two hit pitching. Colorado stands 2 3 in the league Kansas 1 5.
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Lawrence
Kas
Kansas Jayhawks
Colorado
Buffaloes
Hal Spreag
Kansas
Dallas Dairymen Will Be Dressed in Shorts
Dallas dairy routemen will wear black shorts as their uniform from today through mid September to stay cool while delivering milk. In Canada, former heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Burns died at 73 in Vancouver from an apparent heart attack after a varied career from pub owner to evangelist.
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Vancouver
B. C
Tommy Burns
Burns
Noah Brusso
Ontario
Hanover
Coalinga
Calif
Dallas
Tex
Outfit Description From Vintage Golf Attire Card
A description details walking shorts or muda type with an elastic maroon belt, matched with a short sleeve khaki shirt, over the calf cotton ribbed khaki socks and low black shoes. The ensemble is topped by a black cotton golfer cap.
Boxer Drugged Before Fight
Philadelphia boxing scare leads Gov Leader to suspend all professional bouts in the state for 90 days except existing plans after Dr. Ayella reports barbiturate caused Harold Johnson to collapse in round two of the heavyweight with Julio Mederos at the arena. The commission doctor rules out other causes and states Johnson’s team knew of his condition beforehand.
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Philadelphia
States Athletic Commission
Harold Johnson
George M. Leader
Alfred S. Ayella Jr
Commission
Johnson
Julio
Mederos
Ayella
Leader
Kansas State Swamps Nebraska in Dual Meet
Kansas State dominated Nebraska with 11 first places in a 92 39 Big Seven dual track meet at Manhattan Kansas. Marvin Chiles won the 440 yard dash in 49.1 seconds setting the meet record surpassing the previous mark of 49.4 held by Jim Martin and Thane Baker.
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Manhattan
Kas
Kansas State
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Marvin Chiles
Jim Martin
Nebraska
Thane Baker
Kana&g State
Lemon Leads Indian Attack on Yankees Win
Lemon, 34, chases another strong season as Cleveland tops the Yankees 9-6 behind Don Messi. Lemon improves to 6-1 this year with a lone loss to New York, as Cleveland tightens the race with Brooklyn, St. Louis, and Chicago also posting wins. Newcombe of Brooklyn throws a one hitter over Chicago as Duke Snider hits a homer. Pirates beat Milwaukee as St. Louis edges Philadelphia in 10 innings. Giants topple Reds as Mays belts twice and Virdon homers for Philadelphia’s skid.
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Associated Press
Bob Lemon
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Lemon
Bombers
Brooklyn
Don Newcombe
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Cincinnati
Chicago
Newcombe
Gene Baker
Baker
Crude Oil Production Declines in Past Week
Kansas daily average crude oil and condensate production for May 7 fell 800 barrels to 327,700 as per Oil and Gas Journal. Texas caused the 132,575 barrel national drop. Texas May allowable fell 132,600. Total weekly average output 6,706,725 barrels. 1955 production estimated at 858,689,250 versus 817,438,360 a year ago. Oklahoma tied for second largest loss, down 6,800 to 550,400. Louisiana gained 5,400 to 728,500. Bob Trice, Kansas City Athletics pitcher, is noted as a reader of the Bible.
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Tulsa
Okla
Kansas
Oil and Gas Journal
Texas
Journal
Lone Star
The
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Kiner Expects To Get Better In His First AL Season
Ralph Kiner, ex-NL home run king now with Cleveland, says he knows little about AL pitchers and expects his average to rise once he learns them. He admits spring hitting is weak but praises his defense and work ethic under manager Al Lopez, who expects improvement. Umpire Bill Summers is noted as the dean of major league arbiters.
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New York
Ralph Kiner
Cleveland
Kiner
Indians
Ralph
al Lopez
Lopez
Bill Summers
Rookie Luis Arroyo shines as Cardinals beat Phillies 5 3 in 10
Rookie pitcher Luis Arroyo earned his second win without a defeat by guiding St Louis to a 5 3 extra inning victory over Philadelphia at Busch Stadium. Bill Virdon delivered a two run homer in the 10th as Arroyo struck out nine in a complete game. Stan Musial also homered for the Cardinals, while Baltimore routed Kansas City 11 1 on eight runs in the sixth.
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New York
Yanks
Don Messi
New Yorks
Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
Washington
Detroit
Baltimore
Kansas City
Duke Snider
Dodgers
Warren Hackee
Brooks
Newcomber
Pirates
Braves
Freese Brothers
Gene
Georg
Milwaukee
George
White Sox
Yankees
George Kell
Harry Dorish
Johnny Antonelli
Willie Mays
Giants
Redlegs
Cincinnati
Wally Post
Chuck Harmon
Mays
Bill Virdon
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Associated Press
Luis Arroyo
Eddie Stanky
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Busch Stadium
Arroyo
Jack Meyer
Phils
Willie Jones
del Ennis
Stanky
Crew
Herb Moford
Redbird
Ennis
Phillie
Jones
Tung
Virdon
Billy Sarni
Stan Musial
Orioles
Kansas City Athletics
Gus ‘Triandos
Regional Class 8 meet to be held at Penrose field Friday
Fifteen teams have entered with the final count expected near last year’s 26. Schools listed include Meade Satanta Copeland Belpre Cimarron Sublette Kismet Fowler Minneola Montezuma Holcomb Englewood Elkhart Johnson and Coldwater plus Chicago’s Bob Satterfield and Trenton’s Archie McBride in a heavyweight bout preview.
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Penrose Field
Meade
Satanta
Copeland
Belpre
Cimarron
Sublette
Kismet
Fowler
Minneola
Montezuma
Holcomb
Englewood
Elkhart
Johnson and Coldwater
Chicago
Bob
Satterfield
Archie McBride
Trenton
N.J
Dresden
Floyd Patterson
Stricky
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Willys Motors, Inc
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Casé
Ken Covert
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League É Strom
Ulysses
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Willard DeCamp
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Five Points Motor Co., Inc
American Motors
Jones Ave
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