Trio of Prep Stars Head Classy Field At KU Relays
A strong field led by three prep stars headlines the 53rd Kansas Interscholastic Relays at KU. Notables include Rex Stucker of Tiflingham and Bill Mills of Flaskell, both eyed to three-peat in their events, with Harder of Hillsboro also favored in jumps.
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Kansas
King's Row
Tiflingham
Rex Stucker
Mills
Harder
Ted Lewis
Ottawa
Stucker
Kansas Traffic Deaths in 1957 Top 24 Hours Record
State Accident Records show Kansas traffic fatalities in the late 24 hours to date in 1957. The same period in 1956 logged 174 deaths compared with 142 in 1957.
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Kansas
Wichita Braves Cup Opens Season With Rain Sheltered Wins
Charleston rallied for a 6-5 win over Omaha as tight relief by Bill Narrington and Joe Presko secured the victory. Wichita blasted St. Paul 7-4 behind Phil Paine and a two run homer from Dixie Howell, with Ray Shearer homering late. Poor weather delayed Denver Louisville and Indianapolis Minneapolis from starting, and attendance fell short in Wichita after three days of rain.
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Charleston
Wichita
Amerigan Association
Omaha
St. Paul
Denver
Louisville
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Bill Narrington
Little Joe Presko
Phil Paine
Dixie Howell
Harry Danebrink
Ray Shearer
Baseball standings and schedule notes from various leagues
A scrambled sports column lists American and Southern Association standings and postponed games. It covers pitches, teams like New York Chicago Cleveland Kansas City and Milwaukee, with Wednesday results and Thursday schedules while noting rain postponements and rain delays across multiple leagues. It mentions key matchups and box scores in a compact agenda style.
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Tity
York
Chicago
Kansas City
GS Brackien
Mibukee I
Mae Inersborgh
Toals
New York
Philadelphia
Thuslaigh
Cr Law
Grain shipments held up by 1956 China Soviet trade talks
A well informed source says the Soviet Union has allowed Communist China to postpone grain shipments under the 1956 trade agreement due to floods drought and a devastating typhoon. The informant recently returned from China noting Chinese delays in meeting grain deliveries for 1956.
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Hong Kong
Soviet Union
China
Cinese
Veteran Portland PCL manager Sweeney dies after operation
Bill Sweeney a 52 year old veteran manager of Portland's Pacific Coast League team died at Mercy Hospital in San Diego after surgery for a perforated ulcer. He coached through stomach pains during Tuesday nights Portland San Diego game and had been in his 19th season as a PCL manager. He was born December 29, 1900s and began pro baseball in 1925 with Wichita.
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San Diego
Calif
Bill Sweeney
Portland
Mercy Hospital
Sweeney
Helen
California
Tories
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Wichita
Sox player in Sweeney era linked to Arcata and LA area
A fragmented note recalls a Sox figure from 1930 and 731 seasons, mentioning a three year span with the Sweeney club based in Arcata and a Los Angeles suburb, plus a 1928 Detroit connection and Boston Reds. It notes he left a son Mike, age 17.
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Sweeney
Arcata
Los Angeles
Troit
Boston Reds
Mike
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