Mangrum Snead Tie Set for Final TV Golf Match
In Phoenix Arizona Mangrum set a course record at the par 70 Arizona Country Club and beat Gene Littler by nine strokes to earn a $2,000 victory. He will face Sam Snead in the final match of a $39,000 television golf series, which had $1,000 awarded to Littler. Gene had previously earned $4,000 in the series filmed across five Arizona venues.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Lloyd Mangrum
Sam Snead
Mangrum
Snead
Arizona Country Club
Gene Littler
Gene
Arizona
Lions Open 1956-57 Basketball Season Versus Topeka Trojans
Lawrence High School launches the 1956-57 basketball season by hosting rival Topeka High in a non-conference opener at the Lawrence High gym. Coach Max Rife debuts, returning three regulars Hamm Schick and Ragan, with Ludvicek and Hadl starting for the Lions. Saturday they travel to Kansas to face Pittsburg in another non-conference game at Allen Field House.
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Lawrence High School Lions
Topeka High Trojana
Lawrence High
Lawrence
Max Rife
Inman
Jerry Waugh
Lions
Waugh
K. U
Dick Harp
Carlton Hamm
Doyle Schick
Jim Ragan
Aell
Ludvicek
Ragan
John Hadl
Francis Ludvicek
Topeka
Trojans
Allen Field House
Pittsburg Purple Dragon
K. U.marquette
Pittsburg
Dragons
Rife
Don Dennis
Don Wrench
Steve Bly
Bly
Wrench
Dennis
Air Force Tops Westminster In Cage Opener
The Air Force Academy opened its varsity basketball season with a 72 to 64 win over Westminster College of Salt Lake City in Denver. After a 25 all halftime deadlock, sophomore Bob Becker exploded for 31 points while freshman Don Wolfswinkel added 19 as the Falcons pulled away in the final four minutes of the second half.
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Denver
Air Force’ Academy
Westminster College
Salt Lake City
Falcons
Bob Becker
Walla Walla
Wash
Don Wolfswinkel
Hull
Iowa
Oklahoma Teachers Roll To Win Over St. Mary's
Northwest Oklahoma State Teachers defeated St. Mary's College 76 to 42 in a fast break driven game. Nick Hartman paced the visitors with 14 points while St. Mary's high scorer John Hernandez had 10.
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Oklahoma
St. Mary's
Dodge
Kas
St. Mary's College
Northwest Oklahoma State Teachers
Nick Hartman
St. Mary’s
John Hernandez
Major League Bowling Notes from Oberns Standings
Tuesday night Major League bowling saw Ober's four points from Cole's IGA and Blue Ribbon take first. Lauverner Sanitiry Braun Conareo and Standards each earned three points from Berman's TV Rapid Transit Co and Sanders Motors. Bullinger's Electric and Balfour Co shared four points each.
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Oberns
Balfour Co
Belingar's Electric
Franz Conoco
Placdium
Sander'a Motors
Lawrence Sanitary
Transit
Silva Ribbon
Beaman
Cole's
LGA
Ober
Cgeenan Ayeeress
Ener Bob
Ind
Ogee Oberst
Joyce
Hunter i Bellingerts
Harrell
Harnell
IGA
Blue Ribbon
Pinch
Lauverener Sanitiry
Braun Conareo
Standards
Berman
Tv, Rapid Transit Co
Sanders Motora
Bullinger
Electric and Balfour Co
Four Holdovers, One Kansan Top Little All-America Team
Four holdovers and a Kansan popular with home folks for sheriff write-ins lead eleven seniors named to the AP Little All-America football team for 1955. The roster lists top passer, a near nine-yard-carrying fullback, and linemen averaging 6-3. also notes repeaters from last year. The bowling feature highlights a Weber Carter head-to-head in the National All-Star Tournament with Weber leading in season points and Carter close behind.
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Little All-America
Weber
Carter
New York
Sheriff
Associated Press
Charles Schultz
United
Steve Myhra
North
Dakota
Vince Vidas
Drexel Tech
Nate Clark
Hillsdale
Mich
Clark
Jimmy Steblin
Brandeis
Bill Rhoades
Western
Colo
Milton Robichaux
Trinity
Tex
Don Owens
Mississippi Southern
Bob Mitchell
College of Puget Sound
Bill Harp
Emory & Henry
Liberty Basketball Tournament Opens with Detroit Tech Matchup
Liberty Missouri hosts the opening round of an invitational tournament this afternoon as Detroit Tech faces Emporia State College Kansas. Later games feature Northwest Missouri State versus Oklahoma Baptist Graceland Iowa versus Kansas City University and William Jewell versus Hastings College Nebraska.
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Liberty
Detroit Tech
Emporia State College of Kansas
Northwest Missouri State of Maryville
Oklahoma Baptist
Graceland of Lamont
Iowa
University of Kansas City
William Jewell College
Hastings College of Nebraska
Breen Aims to Break 1500m World Record Time
Buffalo swimmer George Breen who set a world record in prelims for the 1500-meter event in Melbourne believes he can beat his time of 17 minutes 52.9 seconds in Friday finals. He said he did not go all out in the trials and has more energy to spare.
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Melbourne
George Breen
Buffalo
N. Y
Hannibal Coffeyville Open Junior College Tourney
Hannibal Missouri and Coffeyville Kansas clash in the opening game of a three day junior college basketball tournament hosted in Arkansas City Kansas. A second afternoon game followed.
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Arkansas City
Hannibal
Coffeyville
Kas
Detroit bowlers in finals aim for 32 game title run
Four days of finals feature 14 games per bowler with 16 finalists including Marge Merrick, Anita Cantaline, and Sylvia Wene. Women contest four two game matches daily from today through Sunday totaling 32 final frames. A separate 36 game prelim had Lillard over Nagy 7454 to 726. Miss Wene defeated Miss Cantlinie 4599 to 4299 in a 24 game session.
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Chicago
Dick Weber
Don Carter
Weber
Carter
Budweiser
St. Louis
Bill Lillard
Steve Nagy
Detroit
Will Roll
Marge Merrick
Anita Cantaline
Sylvia Wene
Philadelphia
Lillard
Nagy
Miss Wene
Miss Cantalinee
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By Dick Walt
Air Force
Utah
Wally Strauch
K.U
Bob Kraul
Lynn McCarthy
Kansas
Elmhurst
Ill
St. Peter
Pueblo
Cameron Aggies
Lawton
Okla
Northern
Jaco
Tonkawa
Joplin, Mo
St. John’s College
Winfield
Has
U.S
Hannibal, Coffeyville
Prams Electric Sander Polisher
Enish
A.C
Green Brothers
Pete's
Aeronautical Engineers
Electrical Engineers
Mechanical Engineers
Physics
Futura
W. F. MacDonald
Ryan
Aeronautical Company
San Diego, Calif
San Diego
Pioneer Aircraft Company
Lindbergh
James Kerns
With Ryan
Charlie Hoag
Goodyear
Hatfield-Jackson Oil CO
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