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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1957
Page
9
Topeka Eagles rally past Lions in a hard fought game as Lawrence High suffers a 71-65 loss. Lions aim to rebound with three straight league games to decide the NEAL championship race. Ottawa leads the standings with a 3-0 mark, while Lawrence sits at 2-1.
In a hard fought contest, Lawrence led at halftime 36-32 before Topeka's Alberg sparked a 66-53 finish with six late points. Schick poured 24 for Lawrence, Hamm 14, Ragan 11, while Don Perkins and Joe Redmond paced Topeka with late outside shooting and a 15 point top score by Redmond.
National college basketball ranking lists Kansas second in a weekly INS survey. The top twenty includes North Carolina first at 15-0 and Kansas 12-1, with other major programs such as UCLA Seattle Kentucky and Oklahoma referenced among the leaders.
Sunday college and pro basketball results show Kentucky and North Carolina State among winners while Tulane Tulsa and Wisconsin posted scores. Other games include Missouri, Oklahoma State, Colorado Mines, and Idaho State with various outcomes. Add ray mushrooms to your freen salad the vinegar.
North Carolina remains the only undefeated major college team as midterm exams pause action. They stand 15-0 atop the AP Poll, with a tough schedule ahead including Maryland, Duke, Virginia, Wake Forest, NC State, and South Carolina State. Other conferences show Ohio State, Princeton, Tulane, and Bradley leading their leagues as the season pauses for exams.
Iowa State hopes to even the Big Seven standings at 3-1 by defeating Missouri at Ames Thursday night. The Cyclones rely on Don Medsker’s defense and Gary Thompson’s play to rebound from a Saturday 74-54 win at Norman, with Medsker holding Chamberlain to 17 points and contributing to advances over Kansas.
Kansas State defeated Colorado 61-49 to stay in the title race while Nebraska topped Missouri 84-65 and Iowa State edged Kansas 74-68. Missouri beat Oklahoma A&M 68-4, with Don Schmidt and Gary Reimers scoring 23 each for Nebraska. Big Bob Boozer led K State with 20 points as the league races tighten.
General Manager Frank Lane of the St. Louis Cardinals denied reports he and star Stan Musial were in contract disputes over money or publicity. Lane, showing sentiment at a Chicago Writers dinner, noted secretary Mary Murphy has presided over 15 Musial signings and is on vacation, delaying the contract signing until her return from Florida in about a week.
The Jayhawk League race tightens as Haskell plays Osage City while Wamego meets Washburn Rural. Lawrence-bound Osage scorer Gary Marriott leads with 22.7 points per game, but Haskell’s Elliott Ryat and Bobb MecCosar push the Tribe toward a must-win in the clash at Haskell Gym.
The Haskell postgraduate basketball team dropped its second straight defeat, 86-84 to the Leavenworth Besel Roofers. Big Pond led with 26 points, Sevier added 24 as Haskell rallied from a halftime deficit but fell short after late fouls.
The Chicago Falstaffs built a 136 pin lead over the St Louis Bud Weisers after 12 games of a 24 game home and home national team championship. Chicago 12037 pins to St Louis 11901 at mid series with finale in St Louis next weekend.
The Soviet government was silent today on a nuclear test explosion reported by the Atomic Energy Commission as having occurred in the Soviet Union Saturday.
Betsy Rawls of Spartanburg D C won the Tampa women's golf tournament for the second straight year with a final eight foot putt on the last green to finish at 298 and earn 880 dollars. Fay Crocker of Montevideo Uruguay surged to second at 299 after a dramatic final round rally, followed by Patty Berg 305 and 528 dollars. Betty Dodd 306 and 440 dollars, Marilyn Smith 308 and 264 dollars, Louise Suggs and Kathy Cornelius tied for 309 with 290.50 each.
Two right hand pitchers signed 1957 contracts with the Kansas City Athletics Eddie Blake acquired from Toronto and Ben Flowers who split last season with St Louis and Philadelphia Blake led the International League with a 2.61 ERA last season.
The article details Wyoming and Ottawa victories as Bethany, Baker, and Kansas Wesleyan suffer losses. It highlights Hays pace setting by a Wyoming coach and scores like Ottawa defeating Kansas Wesleyan 81-63, with Bob McGee netting 25 points.
Unbeaten heavyweight Eddie Machen, 19 straight wins, meets comeback challenger Joey Maxim Friday in a Miami Beach bout carried on NBC. Also on card Carlos Ortis faces Bobby Rogers in Chicago and Angelo DeFendis returns at St Nick’s against Jerry Luedee with Du Mont telecast.
Alki Woolard high school coach is set for two top awards for his long undefeated record at Lawrence High. He will receive a Kansas City Night of Sports honor with Mickey Mantle possibly presenting, then a plaque from Woolard to Mantle. In March he is expected to be named outstanding high school football coach in America at the Nigro Awards Dinner in Kansas City. Governors and notable figures will attend. Separately, a water mains break in Olathe leaves 8,500 residents without water after thawing ground causes four breaks.
The article reports tweaks to pacing rules for Class A Texas League pitchers aiming to speed play. It notes a 16 p.m. start time shift, stadium schedules, league governance actions in Austin and Tulsa, plus new safety measures and leadership changes including Grayin Howlett succeeding Bormeau Peters as league vice president.
Ed Fars, famed for a withered left arm, captured the Caliente Open after a sudden death playoff with Al Besselink. The two- hole playoff followed a regulation 72 holes that left Furgol, Besselink and others tied at eight under par 280. Harney and Leonard led early. Souchak surged to close, with final standings showing Furgol as top money winner at $2,000.
Pope Pius XII made a sentimental trek from the Vatican to Capranica College in Rome to celebrate its 500th anniversary. He recalled his youth there, inspecting the school and the small room he once stayed in, now marked by a tablet. Eugenio Pacitti attended classes 62 years ago in the same rooms.
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