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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1956
Page
13
An OCR fragment discusses metered crossers and removal in East Germany and West Germany. It references locations, entities, and vague events without clear dates or outcomes. The text is garbled with many broken names and phrases, making a precise incident hard to identify.
McDonald of Oklahoma was named the Most Valuable Player after the season. The ballot included Wade Walker and others from Oklahoma and Kansas, with votes tallied by Associated Press and regional directors.
Reported plan calls for Basilio and Saxton to fight in February for a major title. unclear venue details and supporting context appear in fragmented notes. locals mention CNipaco and Totnes as possible spots, but the text is garbled with stray phrases.
Lawrence Lions travel to Ottawa to face the Cyclones in a pivotal NEAL clash. Lincoln’s Harder leads Ottawa with a 23 ppg average as Lawrence seeks a 5-0 league mark. Sat, Lions host Pasco in a non league tilt. pivotman Abernathy to man Abernathy.
Haskell Indian Institute faces Wamego in a Jayhawk League clash at Haskell Gym with an 8-1 overall mark and six straight wins. Wamego, the defending league champion, sits near the top, while Haskell aims to extend its lead and avenge a recent loss to Washburn Rural.
The NCAA vetoed Casey Jones, captain and star guard for the University of San Francisco, making him ineligible for this year’s tournaments. A proposed bylaw amendment to review hardship cases failed to gain support at the 40th annual convention. The Dons, national champions last year and top-ranked again, lose Jones who missed most of 1933-34 with a ruptured appendix. California Basketball Association had ruled him eligible for regular season, but he will be dropped at tournament start in March.
Graber scored 2 points to lead Bethel to a Kansas Conference win over Kansas Wesleyan last night. Carroll Cyr led Wes Wesleyan with 16 points. It was Bethel’s second straight league win while Wesleyan dropped to 0-2 in the conference.
Harder of Ottawa keeps lead in NEKIL basket race with 235 average. Lawrence High facing a serious challenge as Otawa Ondy and others vie for positions. Clarkson and Sehik follow with 194 and 130 marks respectively.
Unbeaten San Francisco leads major colleges in defense as the Dons hold the lowest points allowed per game. They have won 48 straight, scoring much less than top offenses, with Morehead State leading in scoring at 97.8 points per game.
Buenos Aires Perez the Argentine fighter weighing 1074 pounds defended his world flyweight title with a 15 round decision over Leo Espinosa of the Philippines before a Luna Park crowd of more than 29000. Perez was cut in the third and floored in the ninth but retained the title in his second defense. The challenger wore 111/2 pounds lighter and the judges' cards on the AP wire had Perez 10 rounds, Espinosa 3, with 2 even. Perez seeks likely next foe Dai Dower in London perhaps in April.
Hempstead New York players using rubber mouth protectors show no tooth damage in a study by Isau County Dental Society. Of 244 players without protection 29 sustained dental injuries, a rate of 11.9 percent, while all 15 with mouth protectors avoided damage.
The 1955 NCAA convention in Los Angeles voted to start basketball practices earlier next season and abolish spring practice. It also approved a forthcoming national small college basketball championship and continued football television rights into 1958. The meeting tightened recruiting rules, while one proposal limiting visits was deferred for study. 77 infractions cases were handled, with Miami Florida’s probation extended to the next convention.
Kansas State eyes a contest with Iowa State after limiting Kansas to 75 minutes against a zone defense. Coach Allen described the 75 minute session as rest for finals week while fine tuning personnel including Green Elehin and Wing at forwards and Parker Cleland at guards. Bethany College beat McPherson 75, led by Ross and McPherson with Bul Smith scoring 10.
Report on Lawrence boxing trainees training camp for Golden Glove event. Mentions coaches, facility notes, and preparations. Claims competition date and local boxing scene context.
Maryland coach Jim Tatum told his players it would be ridiculous for any to join him at North Carolina where he will take over the head coaching job. He wrote a front page dissertation in the Diamondback urging players not to follow him for room and board concerns.
A scrambled OCR list shows numerous college basketball results including Princeton 1A Temple 80 Villanova 73 Army 69 and West Virginia 71 Syracuse X Navy 3 Johns Hopkins 4A Louisville 80 Notre Dame 75 in overtime St Louis 75 Bradley 67 Toledo 71 and other games such as Kansas Wesleyan 68 New Mexico 92 Arizona 78.
Pancho Gonzales used sharp serves and overhead smashes to defeat Tony Trabert 6-3 6-2 in Kansas City. The win extended Gonzales lead to 14 in their 100 match professional series.
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