Nieder May Fire Even as Kansas Opens 1956 Outdoor Season
Kansas opens its 1956 outdoor dual season hosting Oklahoma A&M at Memorial Stadium. Bill Nieder aims for 60 feet in the shot put, breaking intercollegiate marks while teammates and rivals push to impress at the Texas Relays style meet.
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Alton Ter Tes
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Archie Houeris
Indiana
Kinship of 1956-57 KU Captains Names and Honors
The Kansas University 1956-57 team names Poe ord Gene Postun eft aed as captains with Parker earning All-State honors earlier at Shawnee Mission. The article notes Parker and Joonsorm as key players and mentions a 1934-7 announcement and a Chamber of Commerce sports award.
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John Parker
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Heaskelbell
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Bob Joonsorm
Aml
Eistin
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Snead Poised to Win Greensboro Open This Spring
Snead appears favored to win the Greensboro Open as top players gather for practice in the city. The article notes Snead traveling from Augusta to start routines ahead of the event and mentions key figures and the expected field.
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Augusta
Jealous Javelin Duel Spotted at Three Venues
Mystery notes describe a chaotic scene with references to visitors and an event involving a javelin at three locations. The garbled text mentions an ordeal and a visit that hints at a public or sporting gathering with uncertain outcomes and several sites.
Fights Reported Across Cities In Ferended Press Item
A scrambled page from the Ferended Press lists boxers in varied cities including Detroit Philadelphia Boise Salt Lake City and Boise with partial results. The text mentions Joe Howan Dick Lane and Paul Perkins with scattered figures and locations.
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Chuck Spieser
Deira
Joe Howan
Philadelphia
Boise
Idaho
Paul Perkins
Salt Lake City
Dick Lane
Spieser Dominates Rowan in Detroit Fight
Detroit referee Lou Handler feared a home call that could cost Chuck Spieser his bout with Joe Rowan. Spieser won every round, stopping Rowan in the fifth when the eye closed. official scorecards had him ahead by 10 points under Michigan's 10-must system. Rowan weighed 1804 and Spieser, a top light heavy, drew TV viewers as a crowd paid 7839.40 in gross. Terre Haute report adds that Bill Bruton was benched for Milwaukee after five hits in 45 at bats.
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Chuck Spieser
Joe Rowan
Spieser
Rovan
Joseph Cahalan
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Rowan
Two-City Welcome for the A's in Kansas City
The Kansas City Athletics will receive a two-city welcome on their return from spring training with dignitaries greeting the team at Fairfax Airport. Players will ride in open cars through business sections of Kansas City Kansas and Kansas City Missouri before exhibition games with the St. Louis Cardinals, then open the American League schedule in Detroit next Tuesday. The A's will finish their 15 game exhibition run with the Pirates in Fort Smith Ark.
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Proposed Girls Softball Team For Lawrence Plans Set
A meeting for all interested girls is scheduled at 10 a m Sunday at the Flower Box 20 E 9th St with Flower Box willing to sponsor the group. Other area towns including Ottawa Paola Bonner Springs Topeka and Kansas City already sponsor girls softball this year Flower Box ends sponsorship of men's softball.
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Paola
Bonner Springs
Topekat
Kansas City
Friends Take Twin Bill Wichita Win
Friends University powered by timely hitting from Eldon Peterson won the opener and followed with another game victory in a doubleheader against Wichita, showcasing strong early offense and defensive play from the lineup.
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Eldon Peterson
Husker Star Signs With Saskatchewan Roughriders
Nebraska end and halfback Jon MecWilliams signed a contract with the Saskatchewan Rough Riders of the Western Interprovincial Football Conference, team manager Dean Griffing announced yesterday.
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Regina
Jon MecWilliams
University of Nebraska
Saskatchewan Rough Riders
Ager
Dean Griffing
Inestlay
Outawa Track Club Bowl Ottawa Wisconsin Warrensburg state dual
Ottawa Braves were defeated 7643 to 5442 as the UW Warrensburg track team won nine events and tied another in a dual meet here yesterday. The Mississippi River carries about 80 million tons of freight annually.
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Great Bend Group Seeks AAU Action Over Santee Case
The Great Bend Junior Chamber plans to ask the state organization to draft a resolution condemning the AAU for a recent action against Wes Santee. Jaycees seek an investigation to clarify amateur rules as applied to American athletes and argue for correcting a hypocritical system that can ruin competitors for obscure reasons while allowing others to dodge scrutiny.
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Great Bend
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