Lions blaze to 81 61 win over Highland Park in Lawrence
Lawrence High roared to a 81 61 victory over Highland Park on home court, breaking a week old scoring record with 49 percent shooting. Doyle Schick and Jim Ragan fueled a 23 point second quarter surge, Stan Cunningham sparked the final period, and Bob Hamilton led with 26 points as the Lions dominated from the second quarter onward. Hayden nips Haskell 59 56 in Topeka, Sevier 33 points.
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Fiighland Park
Lions edge by last-minute jumper in tight game
Hot Paws on the Lions hit a 15-foot jumper with 26 seconds left to seal a 70 point figure. Coach Jerry Waugh kept the score close as the Lions used an all-underclass lineup for most of the final period, contributing 24 fourth quarter points. Eleven Lawrence players appeared, with Chuck McIn Paced hn delivering balanced scoring while Joe Malott led with 12 points and Garver, Schick, Junior Smith, and Joe Dun added key baskets.
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Ragan
Highland Seconds
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Jerry Waugh
New School
Jim Marks
Chuck McIn
Joe Malott
Garver
Junior Smith
Joe Dun
Pressure Is On Souchak In Texas Open Third Round
Mike Souchak faces a tight race as he leads a 76-man field through 36 holes of the Texas Open at Brackenridge Park with 14 under par 128. Freddie Haas trails by one with 129 while Chandler Harper and Jackie Burke sit at 131 and 132 respectively as top challengers press the squat golfer.
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San Francisco
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Grand Rapids
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Haskell Fights Back To Top Sevier Led Wildcats
Sevier scored late free throws as Haskell rallied from an early deficit to beat Sevier 66 63. Leonard Webster led the Indians with nine points amid a low scoring night for Black Ryal and Postoak, while Joe Ramos paced Hayden with 17 points and Turgeon 14.
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Meier Ortiz
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Harvey Pink
Officta Ant
Wildcats, Hayden rally past Haskell in late period surge
Hayden erased a 39-32 deficit with 11 straight points to surge ahead 43-34 midway through the third. Hayden finished the period up 48-43 after a 14 point burst. Haskell’s B team beat Hayden 55-53 as Ron Anderson led reserves with 13 points.
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Oskaloosa Plans Centennial Celebration in 1955
Oskaloosa aims to mark its centennial in 1955 with a steering committee guiding observances. The group led by William C. Leech includes Elmer Roth Red Reynolds Elmer Stoner Harry Hampton Carl Reiling Roscoe Miller W H Patrick Harvey Rash Fred M Thompson John Roberts Kathleen Henshaw and N E Stroud. Jefferson County also reaches its 100th birthday in 1955 with Oska loosa inviting nearby towns to join the festivities.
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Elmer Roth
Red Reynolds
Elmer Stoner
Carl Reiling
Roscoe Miller
W. H. Patrick
Harvey Rash
Fred M. Thompson
John Roberts
Kathleen Henshaw
N. E. Stroud
Jefferson County
Kansas swimmers fall to Colorado in Friday dual meet
Kansas dropped its fourth dual meet of the season at Colorado 63 to 31 at Robinson Gym. The Jayhawkers claimed a single first in the 400-yard freestyle relay by a half body length as Colorado swept the remaining nine events. Notable results include Jarry Smith leading KU in the 300-yard medley relay and Buck Buchanan placing in multiple events alongside teammates.
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John Drowatzky
Lear
Buck Huchanan
Od BA Bribe Bié
Charles Still Too Good For Norkus In Narrow Verdict
Ezzard Charles 33 wins a unanimous 10 round decision over Charley Norkus at Madison Square Garden after a five month layoff. Charles hurt his hand but kept control with his left hook to body and head, while Norkus fought hard but was overmatched. The bout drew 5,304 paying $17,230.
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Tiger Trackmen End Jay String With 57-47 Win
Missouri snapped Kansas indoor title streak with a 57-47 triumph at Columbia. Bob Massengale anchored the Tigers to a meet relay record and set a 440 yard dash mark as seven events yielded meet records amid a busy road to the league meet in Kansas City. Kansas still remains the favorite, but Missouri showed potential to challenge for the title.
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Lawrence Meet Sets Records in Wide Kansas Sprint Event
Lawrence Kansas February 19 1955 record 30 8 by Schuster Miao Ws4u high burdies led by Baridot Missouri 195L Mikh Jump Leon Wells Hy 6h, new meet record 6 3 by Lang. mile relay 3 35 20 by Missouri trio Campbell Orr Athert Massengate. shot put 46 6 Nieder Salmons 64 5 3 Geno Hina. broad jump Bob Smith Mastin Runine. 1256 4 6 yard low hurdles Constan Rateh Mueller.
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Quirk
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89 New Wells Started For Kansas This Week
The Associated Press reports Operators started 9 wells and completed 86 in Kansas oil and gas areas this week. The completions include 42 oil wells at 12,968 barrels daily and 6 gas wells at 3,831,090 cubic feet daily. There were 33 dry holes, 1 old well reworked, 1 abandoned location, and 3 salt water disposal wells. The state conservation division tested 33 wells with a total potential of 10, S07 barrels per day in the week ending Friday. No gas well tests were recorded. The Navy runs a correspondence school with over 150,000 Navy and Marine students.
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