Big Eight coaches preview season at Kansas City kickoff
Big Eight held its third annual football kickoff dinner Friday in Kansas City with all conference coaches present. Bud Wilkinson said Oklahoma will be better offensively but weaker defensively. Jack Mitchell praised Kansas but cited depth worries. Colorado’s Marshall Wells projected a solid club with three positions in question. Newcomers Stapleton, Devine, and Mitchell attended, while the group agreed the preseason dinner is worthwhile as they await the season.
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Clay Stapleton
Iowa State
Dan Devine
Missouri
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John Peppercorn
Homer Floyd
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Town State
Jim Myers
Myers
Texas A &M Post
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Clay
Neyland
Tennessee
Oregon State
Cliff Speegle
Oklahoma State
George Docking
James Blair
Eel
Vic Anderson
Nebraska
Don Pierce
Kansas University
Bill Callahan
Big Light
Riday
Pierce
Journal-World
Luanird Bacon
Griffith Quiet on Move Plans for Senators to Minneapolis
Washington Senators owner Calvin Griffith refuses to confirm or deny reports of seeking AL approval to relocate the club. He notes he has not made up his mind and says other AL owners question moving Washington, while Minneapolis eyes expansion to 41,000 seats as Griffith dislikes Washington arena plans. The Griffith family holds a controlling stock interest and majority on the board.
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Washington Senators
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Tom Yawkey
Boston
del Webb
New York
Will Harridge
Congress
Pitchers Earn Close Victory in Tight Baseball Game
Yesterday's Stars report Raelph Terry pitched efficiently allowing one hit and no walks, with 24 batters faced and a lone hit. Russ Kemmerer earned a 4-3 win for the Red Sox, driving in the go ahead run with a fourth inning homer for a victory over the Indians.
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Russ Kemmerer
Ple Senara Altiing
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Indians
Second Division Clubs Rugged In Association Action
The American Association second division won four of five games while Denver and Omaha faced close outcomes. Louisville beat Charleston 1-0 then lost to Omaha 5-1, and Denver’s slide continued as Omaha closed within half a game of fourth place. Indianapolis beat Wichita 9-1, St. Paul defeated Minneapolis 2-0. Tonight's matchups include Minneapolis at St. Paul and Omaha at Denver.
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Omaha
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Kaiser’s St Johns Brooklyn Team Sets Win Record
In three seasons at St. Johns of Brooklyn Jack Kaiser has steered the baseball squad to 70 victories and 19 defeats He led the team to finish runner up three times in the Metropolitan College Baseball Conference during that period.
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Jack Kaiser
Lawrence VFW Advances With 4-1 Victory Over Great Bend Bays Club
Lawrence VFW stayed alive in the softball tournament by defeating Great Bend Bays Club 4-1 on Friday. Pitcher Fletcher Bell threw four solid hits, Bruce Tate made a key catch, and a seventh inning double play preserved the lead. Lawrence meets a rival at 2 p.m. with an 8 p.m. night game possible if they win, then a Sunday 2 p.m. game and 8 p.m. finals are on the schedule.
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Colorado Springs Sky Sox Take Sole Lead In Western League
Colorado Springs Sky Sox move into first place in the Western League after sweeping Des Moines 8-0 and 6-5 in a doubleheader. Lincoln beat Amarillo 4-? while Albuquerque won twice over Topeka 2-1 and 2-0, and Sioux City edged Puebla 5-4. Tonight matchups include Colorado Springs at Des Moines and Albuquerque at Topeka.
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Sky Sox
Fights Last Night Summary of Boxing Card
Autocad Prev New York Gil Turner defeated Stefan Red in Philadelphia to stop Emil Brtko in Pittsburgh. Ranger Rouse halted Joe Neal in Montana. Willie Morton outpointed Franco Rossini in Melbourne with a twelve round decision.
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Australia
Willie Morton
San Jose
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Kansas Selects Its Longer Duck Year By George Latham
Kansas adopts a 99 day duck season for 1958 with a reduced daily bag and possession limit, a shift chosen to align with federal wildlife agency experiments. The piece also discusses wildlife habitat programs and Conservation Reserve improvements across North Dakota Ohio Missouri and other states, highlighting profits of habitat efforts and local fishing conditions.
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Bud) Morgan
National Wildlife Fedration
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Wakarusa Bowmen and Quail Season Outlook in Kansas
Ed Logsdon spearheads a Wakarusa area arc of archery with a new 28 target field range planned near town. Jayhawk Bowhunters Invitational Tourney drew shooters from eight Kansas clubs and nearby states as quail numbers surge, with eastern Kansas up 11 percent and statewide rise aided by a large southwest increase. The Fish and Game Commission reports hatching 19,900 quail for release this year, boosting season prospects for 1958 with extra hunting days and bird distribution underway.
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Two Injured In Ladder Collapse At Wesley Brechelsen Home
Wesley Brechelsen and Niel Griffin suffered serious injuries Thursday morning when a ladder broke and the scaffold collapsed. They fell from the second story to a cement walk and rocks, were hospitalized in Gardney, Griffin with multiple rib fractures a punctured lung and bruises and Brecheisen with a broken shoulder kidney injuries and shock. The community notes a large Brecheisen reunion and related visits across Johnson County with many family and friends gathering at events and dinners in nearby towns.
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Measant Valley Home Demonstration Unit
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Jasper Loperson
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Dicky Brennon
Side
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Ray Lefmann
Dale Sawyer
Dorothy Kay
Wayne Hittle
Spring Hill
Jim Hittle
Japan
Pegey Myers
Knamsis City
Clarence Hausmann
Charles Brecheisen
Hugoton
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