Bill Mayers Sport Talk: 1953 Huskies, KU game insights
Tippy Dye recalls Washington's 1953 run to the Western title and loss to Kansas in Kansas City. The piece covers Huskies stars Bob Houbreys Doug McClary and Cipriano, plus KU threats Pettit Born and a note on Bill Bridges and St Louis Hawks recovery from injury.
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Indiana
LSU
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Don Schlundt
Ohio State
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Keyman
Bob Houbreys
Doug McClary
Mike McCutcheon
Charlie Koon
Joe Cipriano
Pettit
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B. H. Born
al Kelley
Dean Kelley
Gil Reich
Koon
Cipriano
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McClary
McCutcheon
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Phog Allen
Jackson County
Wilt Chamberlain
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Conditions ripe for record in Crosby event at Pebble Beach
Bing Crosby's National Pro amateur Championship opened with 174 pros and 174 amateurs in best-ball pro am play across Cypress Point Pebble Beach and Monterey Peninsula. Weather forecasts project a record score potential as Billy Casper's 277 stands as the benchmark. Nicklaus Palmer and Boros headline the field amid a 60 000 prize fund and TV final at Pebble Beach.
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Gary Player
South Africa
Art Wall
Paul Harney
Julius Boros
KU Freshman Cager Ron Franz Could Boost Varsity Next Year
The article notes Oklahoma City’s tall squad and OCU’s shooting, with KU freshman Ron Franz seen as the likely impactful newcomer. It mentions Big Jim Hunter leading KU’s defense and Bud Woolery ineligible this season, hoped to become a standout in the backcourt.
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Ron Franz
Bud Woolery
Kansas Cition
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Jays
Dean Kelley
Gil Reich
Dean Smith
Boxing results from Sugar Cliff and Tokyo bouts
Fights last night reported by the Associated Press show Sugar Cliff defeating Willie James on points in Miami Beach, Fred Galiana stopping Tigre Amarquaye in Barcelona, and James Matt Good stopping Takao Maemizo in Tokyo.
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Sugar Cliff
Bahamas
Willie James
Miami
Barcelona
Spain
Fred Galiana
Tigre Amarquaye
Thana
Tokyo
James Matt Goodwin
Richmond
Calif
Takao Maemizo
Japan
Green Averages Lead To Lumpe Replacement For A's
Green Dick Green, 22, touted as the defensive standout, is the leading candidate to replace Jerry Lumpe at second base for the Kansas City Athletics after Lumpe was traded to Detroit. He batted .234 with 15 homers and 65 RBIs for Portland last year and earned praise from manager Eddie Lopat. If he falters, George Williams, 24, who hit .271 with 19 homers and 71 RBIs for Oklahoma City, could win the job.
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Vern Handrahan
Thomas Faces Elite Seven Foot High Jumpers at Millrose
Thomas of the Boston Athletic Association leads a field at the 57th Millrose Games in Madison Square Garden on January 30. Top contenders include Gene Johnson of California Paul Stuber of Oregon and Swede Stig Pettersson, all seven feet or better this season. Other entrants include Henrik Hellen Palacios and Terry Lelewellyn.
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John Thomas
Boston Athletic Association
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University of California
Paul Stuber
University of Oregon
Stig Pettersson
Finland
Henrik Hellen
Guatemala
Teodoro Palacios
Terry Lelewellyn
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Ron Perannoski to Accept Dickey Kerr Award for Sandy Koufax
Ron Perranoski will appear at Houston's major league baseball dinner on January 21 as relief pitcher and will accept the Dickey Kerr award on behalf of teammate Sandy Koufax. Koufax cannot attend due to date mixup, so Perranoski substitutes.
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Ron Perranoski
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dickey Kerr
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Koufax
Perranoski
Flying Finn sees Anzac field as strong Olympic hope
Paavo Nurmi, the Flying Finn, predicts strong Anzac distance runners for the 1964 Tokyo Games and questions sustained dominance by Russians. He cites physique and training as factors and praises Peter Snell and Ron Clarke while noting American and Australian potential may hinge on tougher training and discipline.
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New Zealand
Michel Jazy
France
Jim Beatty
Paavo
Ron Clarke
Iron Curtain
Pro Cage Wednesday Results Display Narrow Scores
Pro Cage results show Boston 118 over Baltimore 18 and San Francisco 89 over Detroit 74. Other scores include Los Angeles 111 over St Louis 109. Upcoming games include New York at Cincinnati and Detroit at Boston with Los Angeles at Boston and San Francisco at Philadelphia.
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