No. 1 Cage Roost Upsets Braves in College Hoops
New York, Jan. 22. Oklahoma A and M toppled No. 1 in last week’s AP poll with a 44-40 upset, ending the Braves’ run as top team while Kentucky and Indiana vie in key conference races. Bradley, Columbia, and N.C. State also posted notable results as races tighten across major leagues.
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Ramsey's a Cat Darling With Season Half Gone
Ramsey emerges as a sophomore standout for Kentucky basketball. Coach Adolph Rupp hails him as a developing star who quickly adapted from forward to guard and became a rebounding and scoring force. Through 18 games he averaged 11.5 points, with 150 total points and 225 rebounding counts, ranking high on the team.
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Adolph Rupp
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Rupp
Ramesy
Kansas Farmer Regains Sight After Two Years of Blindness
Vassar Kansas January 22 Yesterday a family reunion drew friends to George Neill home as the 62 year old farmer suddenly regained sight in his right eye after twenty years of partial blindness. He had lost sight in the left eye to a cataract in 1931 and was blinded in the right by a blow from harness later that year. All six children were home for the reunion and Neill spoke of the moment he first saw his grandchildren and grown ups. The scene was marked by joy and tears as the family shared in the remarkable recovery.
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Neill
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Detroit Skipper Sees Club Weaker Than Last Year
Detroit manager REO Rolfe assesses 1951 prospects in a series on managers by the Associated Press. He cites loss of Art Houtteman to the army, weak rookie crop, and need for pitching, catching, and power. He forecasts the Red Sox as pennant favorites and notes Yankees and Indians as contenders.
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Associated Press
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Art Houtteman
Earl Johnson
Boston Red Sox
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Luke Easter
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Kent Fremming
Toledo
Virgil Trucks
Saul Rowin
Joe Ginsberg
Red Sox
Bill Wight
Ray Scarborough
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Cleveland
Henry Simpson
Bob Lemon
Early Wynn
Bob Feller
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Jimmy Dykes
Joe Coleman
Lou Brissie
Alex Kellner
Bobby Shantz
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Icky Harris
Washington
Chicago
Shoot for Wesleyan basketball schedule notes
Kansas City Jan 22 report shows McPherson Bulldogs and Baker Wildcats facing Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes this week. Wesleyan leads the conference with four wins and one defeat, led by Don Anderson. Ottawa sits second at 3-1 and Bethany not scheduled this week.
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Newton
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Sports Mirror Capsule of Historic NFL and Baseball Trades
Historic notes recall Washington Redskins trading Dan Sandifer to Detroit Lions for Bill Dudley. Five years ago Ward Lambert resigned as head basketball coach at Purdue. Ten years ago Detroit Tigers paid Bucky Newsom $30,000 last year with a raise for 1941. Tommy Hitchcock won top polo honors for 1941.
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National Football League
Dan Sandifer
Louisiana State
Detroit Lions
Bill Dudley
Ward Lo
Plesy) Lambert
Purdue
Detroit Tigers
Bucky Newsom
Sill
Bobby Feller
Tommy Hitchcock
Seal Flewer
Kansans among Korean conflict casualties listed
The department of defense names Kansas natives among casualties in Korea. Killed in action: Cpl. Robert L. Hill, Kansas City. Missing in action: Pfe. Earl L. Cleghorn, Wichita. Sgt. Ernie E. Wescott, Manhattan. Pfc. Richard P. Ferry, Wichita. Sgt. George W. Glasgow, Mulberry. Sgt. Charles W. Gregory, Wichita. Sgt. Rufus L. Ketchum, Manhattan. Pfc. Harvey O. Michell, Kansas City. Sgt. Oscar V. Rikke, Salina. Pfc. Marion F. Stumpf, Atchison.
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Kansas City
Earl L. Cleghorn
Wichita
Ernie E. Wescott
Manhattan
Richard P. Ferry
George W. Glasgow
Mulberry
Charles W. Gregory
Rufus L. Ketchum
Harvey O. Michell
Talk Sport- 1 . -Talk Got" quits a boot.out of a and invitate
A column recalls a recent basketball fracas with Kansas and Kansas State, citing players Cless Enns Hoagland Stone Hingtte and a Bruins observer. It critiques Kansas State fans' aggression while praising Kansas for sportsmanship and notes upcoming Oklahoma spring football practice and Hank Iba's basketball schedule.
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Sonny Enns
Hougland
Jack Stone
Clyde Hingtte
Iba's Aggies Fall To Oklahoma In Norman Showdown
Oklahoma A and M, on a bad shooting night, lost 44 to 40 at Norman after Oklahoma matched their pace and used strong defense. Coach Henry Iba conceded the Aggies shot poorly and failed to follow up rebounds, ending an 18-game win streak and likely dropping them from the national No. 1 ranking. Bruce Drake praised his team for defense, rebounds, and capitalizing on Aggie fouling as the Sooners secured a late four-point lead. The rivals meet again in Stillwater on February 8.
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Blast at Olathe Base Blamed on Gas Main Break
At the U S naval air station in Olathe Kansas a natural gas explosion demolished a brick building injuring five men seriously. Window breakage occurred within 200 feet radius. the 40 by 80 foot structure lost one end and half the roof. Station commander Capt James Flatley estimated damage at 20000 and formed a board to investigate the blast.
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U. S. Naval Air Station
James Flatley
Hoard
Discover Chemical For Thyroid Activity Control
San Francisco January 22. UPI reports that astatine, a rare chemical element related to iodine, may become a tool to curb excessive thyroid activity. Astatine is radioactive and concentrates in the thyroid, destroying tissue as shown in rat experiments by Dr. Joseph G. Hamilton of the University of California. The findings were shared with the University of California Dental Alumni Association.
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UPI
University of California
Joseph G. Hamilton
University of California Dental Alumni Association
Four to be Naturalized in Cowley County Session
Four applicants from Germany, Switzerland, Mexico and England will be naturalized in an open Cowley county district court session at the high school auditorium in Arkansas City. District Judge Albert Faulconer said the names will be kept confidential until the ceremony, the first of its kind held here.
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