Hot Rod Hundley the colorful Lakers star profiled
A vivid portrait of Rod Hundley, the Lakers guard known for bold humor and erratic habits. The piece traces his Charleston West Virginia roots, early talent, and charm while noting his reluctance to embrace basketball as sole purpose, his quirks, and public persona as the “clown prince” of pro basketball.
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Hill Mayer
Journal-World Sports
Ond*riday
Jin Murray
Los Angeles Times
Murray
Lot Rod Hundley
Prince
Los Angeles Lakers
Hot Rod Handley
West Virginia
Hot Rod
Pro Cage Thursday Result in West Final Los Angeles Triumphs 115-1
Los Angeles beat St. Louis 115 to 1 to take the best of seven Western Division final 4 3. Sunday’s game one features Los Angeles at Boston in the championship series opening.
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Los Angeles
St. Louis
Haskell Junior College Relays Set for Saturday
The second annual Haskell Junior College Relays begin at 12 30 p m with field event prelims and running events around 1 20 p m after the Relays queen is crowned Schools joining Haskell include St Joseph Fairbury Kansas City Highland Wentworth Iola Kemper Fort Scott and Chanute Tony Coffin athletic director serves as Relays director No admission is charged for preliminaries or finals The relays lead into a broader plan to base all junior college activity at Haskell and shift high school classes to students home towns
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Hot Rod
Rod
Johnny Unitas
North Carolina
NCAA
West Virginia
Dr. Naismith
Florida
Minneapolis
Haskell Junior College
Haskell
St. Joseph
Fairbury
Kansas City
Highland
Wentworth
Iola
Kemper
Fort Scott
Chanute
Tony Coffin
Coffin
Leavenworth
Stars Deliver Three Homers as Senators Top Red Sox
Don Leppert and Senators hitters blasted three straight home runs in the fourth sixth and eighth innings driving five runs in a win over Boston. Tom Cheney allowed only a fourth inning single and struck out one as the Senators beat the Red Sox in a(top) victory.
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Don Leppert
Senators
Boston
Tom Cheney
Ld Bressoud
Red Sox
Hawks and Huskers Set for Doubleheader in Lincoln
Coach Floyd Temple brings Kansas University into Quigley Field for two planned baseball games against Nebraska. First game at 1:30 p.m. today, second at 1 p.m. Saturday. Nebraska, 3-3 overall, 2-1 in Big Eight. Kansas 3-5 overall, 0-3 in conference. NU changed lineup with Schindel, Anderson, Bornschlegi, May, Douglas, Michka, Faiman, and Ernst in key roles. Havekost and Wall to pitch today. Saturday starter to be chosen from Sieck, Landgren, Bornstall. Nebraska won two of three from Kansas State last weekend.
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Floyd Temple
Kansas University Jayhawks
Nebraska
Quigley Field
Kansas
Lincoln
Jays
Tony Sharpe
Ron Havekost
Jan Wall
The
Huskers
Sharpe
Keith Sieck
George Landgren
Ernie Bornstall
Clay Center Wins Class A at Emporia Relays
In Emporia Kansas Clay Center captured the Class A title with 35.4 points while Marion took Class B with 19. six Class B records were broken and one tied as the high school division wrapped Thursday competition.
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Empora
Kan
Clay Center
Marion
Kansas to Begin Its Search For Quarterback Monday
Kansas University opens spring football drills with a quarterback battle led by Jack Mitchell as seven candidates vie to replace departures Rodger McFarland and Don Keating. Sid Micek and Brian Palmer expected to lead the lineup with others in mix. coach Bill Jennings says the position starts weak but could become strong.
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Jack Mitchell
John Hadl
Kansas University
Mitchell
Rodger McFarland
Don Keating
McFarland
Jayhawkers
Brian Palmer
Missouri
Sid Micek
Palmer
The
Tigers
Winnipeg
Canada
Steve Renko
Kansas City
Soph
Bill Jennings
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