Cassius Clay floors Powell in quick knockout
Pittsburgh AP reports Cassius Clay dismisses Charley Powell with a knockout at 2 4 into the third round to extend his unbeaten streak to 17. The 21 year old proclaims plans to fight Doug Jones next and possibly Billy Daniels in a one night double bout. He predicts Jones and Daniels defeats and aims to become youngest heavyweight champion by beating Liston by next November.
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Cassius Clay
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Doug Jones
Billy Daniels
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Jones
Cassius
New York
Madison Square Garden
Daniels
Sonny Liston
Liston Tomor
Liston
William Cutchins
Louisville Lip
Big Monkey
Los Angeles
Sissy
Big Mouth
Prairie Travels Stir Deep Feelings of Wide Open Kansas
The author recalls a speaking tour across Kansas and Wyoming, reflecting on prairie beauty and history. They describe winter scenes near Liberal Cimarron Meade and Cimarron, with mallards, a coyote, eagles, pheasants, and dramatic weather, stressing the prairie’s vivid color and constant motion.
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Kansas City
Nebraska
Wyoming
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Platte River
Rockies
Scottsbluff
Neb
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Pawnee Rock
Fort Larned
Dodge City
Cimarron
Midwest
South
Far
Liberal
Meade
Seton Hall Star Nick Workman Tops Nation In Scoring
The Seton Hall University guard Nick Workman leads major college basketball with a 32.8 point per game average. The 6 foot 3 inch premed student practices at night during summer and grew up in Trenton before starring for Seton Hall.
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New York
Nick Workman
Seton Hall University
South Orange
N.J
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Trenton
Nick
Utah
Billy McGill
Jack Foley
Holy Cross
National Collegiate Athletic Bureau
Barry Kramer
New York University
Bill Bradley
Princeton
Werkman
Zimmer Returns to Dodgers in Even Trade
Don Zimmer, 32, is sent back to the Los Angeles Dodgers from Cincinnati for Harold Scott Breeden. Zimmer began with the Dodgers in 1954 and played for the Cubs Mets and Reds before this swap. Breeden, a right-hander, went 12-14 with Omaha last season and will join the Reds' San Diego farm club.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Dodgers
Harold Scott Breeden
Omaha
Reds
San Diego
Zimmer
Brooklyn
Chicago Cubs
New York Mets
Cincinnati
Mets
Earl Glass Leads Small College Nifties in Scoring
Earl Glass of Mississippi Industrial retains the No. 1 ranking among small college basketball players after a 48 point game. He averages 42.0 points per game over 10 games totaling 420. Willie Shaw of Lane College drops to third as state idle, with 38.3 and 37.2 points per game.
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NEW York
Earl Glass
Mississippi Industrial
Glass
Willie Shaw
Lane College
Tenn
Service Bureau
National Collegiate Athletic Bureau
Bob Johnson
Fitchburg
Mass
Shaw
Lions Travel to Shawnee Mission West for First Meeting
Lawrence High School travels to Shawnee Mission West for the first-ever meeting. The B team opens at 6:30 followed by the varsity around 8. Coach Max Rife’s Lions sit 8-4, West 5-5, with LHS aiming to halt losses to Mission East and North and push toward March regional play.
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Lawrence
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Max Rife
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West
LHS
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North
Grid Iron Man Wietecha Retires to Coach Rams
Ray Wietecha the Giants center known for 133 straight games and 10 seasons retires to join the Los Angeles Rams as offensive line coach. He leaves behind a CBS radio job and a well established life in New Jersey after discussing the move at the Pro Bowl.
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N.J
Iron Man
Ray Wietecha
Los Angeles Rams
Giants
Wietecha
Rams
Harlan
Swede) Svare
Los Angeles
Svare
CBS
New York
Cage Results From AP Roundup
Oklahoma City 78 Baylor 55 Canisilla 74 Connecticut 65 Miami 71 Houston 70 Gonzaga GL Montana St 52 Grinnell 65 Monmouth 63 Col or Colorado College 61 Temidji 75 N Dakota St 72 Warrensburg State 45 Emporia State 104 Tabor 104 St Mary of the Plains 96 Joplin 49 Wentworth 62.
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Temidji
N. Dakota St
Warrensburg State
Mmporia State
Ty McPherson
Kansas Wesleyan
Tabor
St. Mary of the Plains
Hawk climbs to second in Big Eight scoring race
Oklahoma State's Larry Hawk, a 6 foot 2 inch sophomore, moved into second place in the Big Eight scoring averages at 22.7 points per game. He helped OSU beat Kansas State and solidify a bid for a conference title as coach Henry Iba's squad seeks another league championship.
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Hawk
Colorado
Ken Charlton
Cowboys
Iowa State
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Oklahoma
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Wildcats
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Iba
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Willie Murrell
Ray Bob Carey
George Unseld
Kansas
Nolen Ellison
Gary Marriott
Kstate
James Cooper
Milt Mueller
Marriott
Jerry Johnson
Jeff Simons
Jim Baxter
Gene Johnson
Ex Baseball Pro Makes Marks in Bowling All-Star Meet
Robbie Robinson, 29, a Wilmington artist and former Athletics and Phillies farm system player, stands fifth halfway through the All-Star finals in Kansas City. He holds a 218-plus average, with 20 wins and 12 losses, after taking up bowling following a broken knee that ended his baseball career.
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Delaware
Robbie Robinson
Wilmington
Petersen
Robinson
Athletics
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago
Harry Smith
St. Louis
Vaulter John Uelses Cleared for Meets in AAU Return
John Uelses, first to clear 16 feet, is cleared by the Amateur Athletic Union for the Boston AAU Games this Saturday and the upcoming indoor season meets. AAU secretary Capt. Stephen Archer announced the relief after suspension over expense irregularities.
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John Uelses
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LaSalle College
AAU
Stephen Archer
Verses
Boston A.A
Philadelphia Inquirer
Mo lina Knocks Out Chihuahua Kid in San Jose Bout
Louis Molina of San Jose California stops Chihuahua Kid of Sonora Mexico at 2:00 of the second round in a scheduled 10 round fight. Molina improves to 136 pounds while Chihuahua Kid drops to 135 pounds in this local boxing card held last night.
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Chihuahua
Sonora
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Joy Abel Leads In Gals Bowling Finals At Kansas City
Joy Abel of Chicago led the women's division midway in the finals of the $100000 tournament in Kansas City with 75-41 Petersen points. Robbie Shaler and Marion Ladewig followed, while Billy Welu topped the men with 164-12 pins, as last year’s runner up faced a late challenge.
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Petersen
Billy Welu
St. Louis
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Shirley Garms
Mich
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Tom Hennessey
Ray Bluth
Dick Weber
Don Carter
Stoddard of FCA Victim of Attack
Bob Stoddard executive director of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes died after a heart attack in New York at age 39. He lived in Mission Kansas and was visiting on FCA business after coaching in Rochester and Carmel New York. He earned a masters from Columbus Teachers College and was named coach of the year in 1955 56 57 and 59. The FCA aims to encourage youths to active church life through sports an inter faith group founded in 1954.
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Bob Stoddard
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Stoddard
Mission
Kan
Columbus Teachers College
Rochester
Carmel
N. Y
FCA
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