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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1958
Page
11
Lawrence hosts Leavenworth in a key NEAL basketball showdown for first place. Both teams are 1-0 in league play as the Lions sit at 7-1 overall while Leavenworth owns a 13-3 record after a 67-54 win over Highland Park powered by Waren Leitch with 22 points on 54 percent shooting.
Northeast Kansas scene notes Ottawa’s 3-7 record after a double overtime loss to Pittsburg. Gordon Wilson and Bud Gollier led Ottawa’s early lead in a 47-43 win over Hayden of Topeka. Highland Park visits Friday as Ottawa aims to climb out of last place. Second Best Mark Atchison, 6-2, ranked No. 9, heads to Hiawatha tonight.
SAN FRANCISCO Willie Mays said he does not want to get too smart in baseball and noted his contract would be the richest in Giants history. Speculation puts the figure around 65,000 and possibly 70,000. Owner Horace Stoneham declined to state the exact amount but confirmed it would be the highest salary ever paid a Giant player.
Kansas faces Oklahoma in Norman as Wilt Chamberlain misses a second straight game with a urinary tract infection. Ron Loneski steps up with 16 points in the overtime loss to Oklahoma State, while KU aims to prove it can win without its 7 foot star.
Leavenworth’s War ren Leitch raised his NEA scoring pace to 18.4 points per game with 22 against Highland Park while Atchison’s Leland Flachsbarth held top regional pace at 23.4. Highland Park features three players over 10 points per game including Bob Newton 15.1 Jon Fetterhof 11.1 and Leonard Fisher 10.4. Elgin Baylor, a 6‑6 225‑pound Seattle U junior from Washington DC, leads the tale in size.
NCAA Council reports 14 cases still pending after punishing Memphis State and University of Wichita. Memphis State gets two years probation and exclusion from NCAA events for entrance and aid violations. Wichita receives one year probation for serious infractions involving football player payments and cooperated with the NCAA. TV committee study on pay television also noted.
The 1957 control TV plan proved successful and showed no need for season changes but urged careful study of pay TV and its potential benefits and problems for the NCAA.
George Kell announced his retirement from baseball after a career spanning 15 American League seasons. The 2,000-hit club member leaves with a .306 lifetime batting average and history as a top infielder. Kell informed Orioles manager Paul Richards in Memphis that he is stepping away while still a premier player.
Baker Wildcats brace for two tough league foes McPherson at Baldwin Wednesday and Friends University in Wichita Friday. Last season Baker beat every conference foe at least once and starts with 7 wins 6 losses. Ed Delk and Bernard Whirley return as leading scorers for coach Sid Smith.
A collage of late season men’s college basketball results. Teams like Alabama, Iowa State, Oregon and Oklahoma posted wins or draws against rivals such as Mississippi State, Georgia, Purdue, Drake, and Tulsa with scores ranging from close finishes to decisive margins.
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