Pancake Day plea and league talk mix with sports notes
The piece mixes a Dorsey-Liberty Legion baseball committee pledge with a jab at the Kansas City Athletics and a Nuggets about JACK FAULKNER on Bob Brown’s NFL bonus. It also discusses Kansas forestry policy, finance, and George Moore’s push for lakes and watershed programs to aid fishermen and hunters.
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Tony Ice
Dorsey-Liberty Post
American Legion
Legion Club
Legion
Bob Charlton
Charles O. Finley
Kansas City Athletics
Jack Faulkner
Denver Broncos
Nebraska
Bob Brown
NFL
Philadelphia Eagles
Brown
Faulkner
Broncos
Moore
Fish and Game Department
Pratt
Kansas
Fish & Game Commission
Bowling Clinic: No fixed form in bowling swings
Billy Sixty answers reader Jerry Warner on ball delivery urging no one fixed pattern. He notes stand erect chest high and reduce push-away by trial and error, citing practice and his pamphlets for advanced bowlers. He compares to Joe Joseph at the Sketch and endorses natural swing without forceful push-away.
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Jerry Warner
Chicago
Jerry
Billy Sixty
Warner
Joe Joseph
Lions Club trains 11 young boxers in local program
Eleven Lawrence youngsters join the Lions Club amateur boxing program coached by Wesley Walker, a former Golden Gloves champion. Boxers include Vann, Rayton, Peterson, and Wempe. training runs daily at 5 p.m. on N. H. Street.Walker plans future intercity meets and hopes to sponsor local events.
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Lawrence
Lions Club
Wesley Walker
Golden Gloves
Jimmy Vann
Marty Rayton
Harry Rayton
Emery Peterson
Frank Brown
Mike Wempe
Bob Boyd
Marvin Mumford
Jess Campbell
Charles Hawkins
Marion Waters
Walker
French Stops Gardiner in Boxing Bout
In Worcester Massachusetts last night Dick French 148 pounds from Providence RL stopped Tyrone Gardiner 140 pounds from Sydney Nova Scotia after 7 rounds in a featured boxing match fought under AP coverage.
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Worcester
Mass
Dick French
Providence
Tyrone Gardiner
Sydney
N.S
Space Men Set for Action at Knights Meet
In Boston the 38th Knights of Columbus indoor track meet promises a sellout crowd as world record holder John Pennel eyes 17 feet in pole vault and John Thomas aims at seven feet in high jump. Teamed with miler Tom O Hara the lineup features top running stars and a night of elite events.
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Boston
Knights of Columbus
Boston Garden
John Pennel
John Thomas
Tom O’hara
Godlove resigns athletic post at Washburn U after 19 years
Richard M. Godlove, Washburn University athletics director and department chair, asks to be relieved of administrative duties to teach physical education full time. His resignation, accepted by the Board of Regents, ends a 19 year tenure that saw Ichabods win CIC football co championships in 1949 1953 and 1954 and produced notable track stars.
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Topeka
Richard M
Dick) Godlove
Washburn University
Department of Physical Education
Godlove
Washburn Board of Regents
Wellman
Iowa
Iowa University
Eureka
Kan
Leavenworth High School
Northeast Kansas
Ottawa University
Ottawa Braves
Navy
Washburn
Ichabods
NAIA
Art Carder
Bob Denson
Lakers and Knicks clash on neutral San Diego court
In a three night span after a six minute brawl, the Los Angeles Lakers meet the New York Knicks on a neutral court in San Diego. Wilt Chamberlain scored 43 for the Knicks while Wayne Hightower added two breaks in a San Francisco drought. Detroit beat Baltimore 125-115 as Bailey Howell topped the Pistons with 35 points. John Kerr led Philadelphia past St. Louis 122-115 with 34 points.
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Los Angeles
Lakers
New York
Knicks
San Diego
National Basketball Association
San Francisco
Wilt Chamberlain
Wayne Hightower
Chamberlain
Hightower
Warriors
Detroit
Bailey Howell
Baltimore
Pistons
Bullets
Howell
Ironman
John Kerr
Philadelphia 76Ers
St. Louis
Gifford Returns for Seventh Pro Bowl Bid
Los Angeles AP Frank Gifford of the New York Giants is set to play in his seventh Pro Bowl Sunday at the Coliseum. Named to the East squad after Buddy Dial withdrew with a knee injury, the former USC star helped the East to a 28-21 win in 1959 and 1960 comeback season after a concussion. East coach Allie Sherman calls him a clutch performer, entering his third year as East coach with the East trailing the West 8-5 in the all star series. The West is a six point favorite.
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LOS Angeles
Frank Gifford
New York Giants
Buddy Dial
Dallas Cowboys
Gifford
Allie Sherman
Frank
Sherman
Golfers Stranded As Sun Goes Down
Bob Rosburg led the San Diego Open after a four under par 66 finishing the first round ahead of Julius Boros Tony Lema and Charles Coody of Fort Worth. Darkness halted play with 30 golfers still to complete their opening rounds including Jerry Barber Frank Beard and Don Finsterwald who could move into contention.
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San Diego
Calif
Bob Rosburg
Rosburg
Julius Boros
Tony Lema
Charles Coody
Fort Worth
Tex
Rancho Bernardo Country Club
Jerry Barber
Los Angeles
Frank Beard
Louisville
Don Finsterwald
Colorado Springs
Banks Is Termed Fit For Coming Campaign
Chicago AP report confirms Cubs star Ernie Banks is 100 percent physically fit for the 1964 season. Club physician Dr. Jacob Luker announced the finding to Cubs stockholders noting Banks’ eyes checked out and there is no physical barrier to him playing every game.
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Chicago
Ernie Banks
Chicago Cubs
Jacob Luker
Cub
Ernie
Luker
Army Showing Rates Top Oddity
The Army Navy game ending with Army's late comeback failed to overcome Navy's 21 to 7 lead as the year’s oddity in the AP poll. The event drew 100000 plus in Philadelphia and defined the year alongside the World Series outcome and other quirks.
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Roger Staubach
Pat Donnelly
New York Yankees
Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles
National League
Cassius Clay
Sonny Liston
Four Horsemen and Seven Mules Visit New York
Notre Dame legends Jim Crowley and surviving teammates from the Four Horsemen and Seven Mules gathered in New York for the Touchdown Award ceremony. Crowley recalled the group’s rare 1924 Rose Bowl season and that the backfield never started a game that year, with subservice appearances by the famed unit.
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Jim Crowley
Four Horsemen
Seven Mules
Notre Dame
Crowley
Don Miller
Elmer Layden
Harry Stuhldreher
Adam Walsh
John Wiebel
Nobel Kizer
Joe Bach
Rip Miller
Chuck Collins
Ed Hunsinger
Weibel
Kizer
Hunsinger
Army
Fighting Irish
Knute Rockne
Nebraska
Rockne
Wisconsin
15-Year-Old Leads In Junior Men at Nationals
Tim Wood, 15, from Bloomfield Hills Michigan, led after the compulsory figures at the National Figure Skating Championships in Cleveland. He earned 70.91 points ahead of Duane Maki, 16, of Detroit Skating Club, who had 69.41 points, with Richard Callaghan, 18, of Rochester New York close behind.
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Cleveland
Tim Wood
Bloomfield Hills
Mich
Cleveland Skating Club
Duane Maki
Detroit Skating Club
Richard Callaghan
Rochester
N.Y
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