Arena Dedication Highlights Shocker Jayhawk Showdown
Wichita University hosts Kansas in the 1956 Big Seven clash and arena dedication at 8 30 p m. Coach Ralph Miller aims to steady a young Wichita squad after a Utah rout as Kansas opens strong with Northwestern. The game pits Kansas legends Allen and Miller, with key lineup updates for Wichita.
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Pitt Cage Skein to Five But Ravens Are Defeated
Pittsburgh's Gorillas stretched their winning streak to five with a 93-71 non-conference victory over Northeastern of Tahlequa Oklahoma. Bruce Palmer led with 21 points, while St Benedict’s fell 62-60 to William Jewell at Atchison and Hal Range topped Jewell with 24.
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New Brooklyn Addition Got Off to Late Start
In Little Rock Arkansas Randy Jackson a key figure in the Cubs Dodgers trade explains his rapid rise in 11 years. He did not play baseball until age 18 and began as a Naval ROTC student at Texas Christian University. The Cubs sent Jack I gen to the Dodgers in exchange for outfielder Walt Moryn and infielder Don Hoak.
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Fights Reported From Associated Boxing Card
Boxing bouts last night featured N Ezra Guarles from Cincinnati defeating Hall of Chicago by knockout. Event highlights occurred at the Associated Bros venue with fighters from multiple cities.
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Benefit Cage Program Planned Here Dec 15
The Lawrence City Basketball League will sponsor a benefit double header on December 15 at 7 15 p m in the Community Building. Proceeds go to the Salvation Army Children's Christmas Fund with two local teams selected from City League rosters and Peck's Bad Boys of Kansas City as an opponent. Tickets are 50 cents and available at the Recreation Office and downtown by team members.
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Minor Leagues Get Glimmer From NL TV Plan
The National League offered a possible revenue path for minors via a Game of the Week broadcast but majors rejected their key demands. Commissioners cited rebuffs from Washington on a test case and kept control of World Series TV talks.
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Soph Aces Spark K State To 89 70 Triumph Over Texas Tech
K State defeated Texas Tech 89 to 70 as Jack Parr led with 22 points and Larry Fischer added 18. Fred Schneider and Pachin Vicens contributed 14 and 11 points while K State built a 40 33 halftime lead. The Wildcats face a non league game at Wichita next.
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Baker Favored Over Nino Valdes In Cleveland TV Bout
Bob Baker an 8-5 favorite to defeat Cuba's Nino Valdes in a 10 round Cleveland Arena fight shown on ABC at 9 p.m. CST. Baker, light heavyweight contender, has won 13 straight, aiming for a shot at Rocky Marciano next June. Valdes, ranked third, has sharpened training. weigh ins expected Baker around 211 pounds and Valdes about 207, nine pounds under his max.
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Robinson Sees No Mental Edge in Olson Title Fight
Sugar Ray Robinson says no psychological factors will affect his bid to regain the middleweight crown from Bobo Olson on Friday night in Chicago. Olson counters that Robinson is not as fast as before, and vows to fight the same way, noting his near-win three years ago.
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VRO Basketball Scores From AP Roundup
Philadelphia tops Minneapolis 116 to 106 in a tight finish while New York and Rochester post 116 and 105 point tallies. Fort Wayne defeats Syracuse 90 to 88 as Boston runs up 122 to 99 against St. Louis.
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Pro Honors Likely For Graham And Ameche In NFL Finale
Graham and Ameche loom as top performers for the league’s final regular season games. Graham has 1,480 passing yards with 42 TDs and a 9.25 average per pass while Brown trails in completion rate but exceeds in yards per throw. Ameche leads the ground game with 133 yard edge and 497 attempts for 932 yards. Morrison climbs to second with 799 yards. A Santa Fe dividend of 3 a share is set for January 13 with record date February ...
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Fragmentary historical note on 1502 crown title dispute
A garbled OCR fragment references a crown title in 1502 with names like Corertog and VWeleatt, set in Marelano. Details are unclear, but the snippet suggests a medieval or renaissance royal context and a contested reign period.
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