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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1958
Page
4
Football officials confront a new scoring choice after a touchdown. A one point kick or a two point try by run or pass becomes legal alongside a liberal substitution rule. The NCAA Football Rules Committee approved the change to reduce ties and boost fan appeal.
Kansas University coach Markley leads KU to a 36 79 win over Nebraska as John Jeffery breaks his own pool record in the 200 yard butterfly and Jurret Piety lowers the 220 free mark. KU prepares to face Kansas State at Manhattan in the final first semester meet.
A string of scattered game results appears with scores for multiple teams including Xavier Ohio De La Salle Villanova Dayton Canisius Carolina Louisville Houston Kansas State California Washington State Detroit Indianapolis Cincinnati Syracuse and more, showing varied outcomes across games and half scores. The OCR text mixes team names and numbers, yielding an inconclusive, partial round of results rather than a cohesive report.
New York West Virginia and San Francisco hold a close 1 2 in the INS basketball rankings. Kansas and Wilt Chamberlain regain momentum after his illness as Kansas hosts Colorado in Lawrence to end a two game slide. Other INS top 10 include West Virginia Frisco Kansas State Bradley Oklahoma State Cincinnati Temple Maryland and North Carolina.
Championship races in Kansas Conference and C I C tighten after first week. Ottawa and College of Emporia share Kansas lead with two wins each. Fort Hays and Southwestern Moundbuilders top C I C with one conference win. Ottawa 88 Bethel 52 highlighted by McGhee 29. Emporia 55 McPherson 53 after Mack late heroics. Fort Hays 75 Emporia State 68 opened C I C slate as balanced scoring carried the Tigers.
Thirteen of the eighteen members of North Dakota's freshman peace ball team were captains of their high school squads, highlighting leadership experience among the roster.
Vince Martinez of Paterson New Jersey meets Gil Turner of Philadelphia in a 12 round welterweight elimination. The NBA ordered the winner to face Isaac Logart within 60 days for the vacated title. Logart won the prior elimination bout against Gaspar Ortega in Cleveland. Virgil Akins and Tony Demarco clash again January 21 for the world title in Boston after a prior dispute. Harold Johnson aims for a second light heavyweight title shot by beating Wayne Bethea in Syracuse Friday.
Members of District 24 of the United States Trotting Assn re elected Ben F Owen of Waterloo Nebraska to another term as director in Kansas City Saturday night. The six state district covers Missouri Kansas Colorado Nebraska Oklahoma and Texas.
Kansas State College in Manhattan, Kansas, announced resignation of assistant football coach Steve Sucic who will join the University of Illinois. Athletic director H. B. Lee plans to hire a replacement soon as coach Bus Mertes praises Sucic’s three seasons.
Dolph Schayes of the Syracuse Nationals scored 23 as Syracuse beat Detroit 135 to 109 and surpassed Pete Mikan’s pro career scoring total with 11 770 points in 10 seasons. Elsewhere Boston beat Philadelphia in OT 115 to 110, St. Louis edged Minneapolis 111 to 105, with Cliff Hagan scoring 27 including 14 in the final quarter.
Carl J. Reiling and Andrew Kern were appointed to the Oskaloosa City Council last week, replacing Dan M. Luster and F. A. Reddick. Elmer Roth was designated by the council to act as president in the mayor's absence.
A York New York article reports a new healing substance that shrinks hemorrhoids without surgery. In trials it relieves itching and pain while gradually reducing the hemorrhoids. The substance acts gently and shows repulsion relief for sufferers.
Smooth Working Bill Casper, from Apple Valley California, banked 5500 for second place at the Bing Crosby Tournament at Pebble Beach. Dave Marr of Rumson earned 2400 for third, while Casper’s amateur partner Bob Reynolds helped claim 1500 for a near-win in bestball. Casper’s 277 total, 1 under par, followed a 71 final 18. He previously took 2200 for second in Los Angeles, boosting his 1958 earnings. The event drew strong fields including Don Finsterwald and Ken Venturi.
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