Johnson Is Athlete of Year For His Decathlon Victory
Olympic decathlon champion Johnson, world record holder, is the 1960 Athlete of the Year per AP poll of 256 sports writers. He beat golfer Arnold Palmer by a slim margin and will receive the Fraternal Order of Eagles Frederick C. Miller trophy at a Milwaukee banquet on Feb. 27.
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Lee Calhoun
Johnson
Associated Press
United States
Arnold Palmer
Order of Eagles
Frederick C. Miller
Milwaukee
Palmer
Floyd Patterson
Norm van Brocklin
Philadelphia Eagles
Haskell Faces Osage in Jayhawk League Clash
Two leading Haskell scorers Ken Taylor and Homeratha Homeratha headline the Indians as they meet Osage City in a Jayhawk League game tonight. B team at 6 30 p m and A team at 8 p m. Taylor 12 8 p g and Homeratha 12 2 p g lead Haskell in league play while Osage trails 1 5. Washington Rural’s Ron Paradis tops the circuit with 23 5 p g over 12 games and Osage City’s Don Marriott is second at 16 8 p g.
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Ken Taylor
Phil Homeratha
Haskell Institute
Indians
Osage City
Jayhawk
Taylor
Homeratha
John Romero
Haskell
Osage
Washburn Rural
Ron Paradis
Don Marriott
Sioux Falls to Host National Intercollegiate Track Meet
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced the 1960 track and field championships will be held at Howard Wood Memorial Stadium in Sioux Falls. The site previously hosted the event, with Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where the College won last year’s title.
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Kansas City
Sioux Falls
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
NATA
Howard Wood Memorial Stadium
Winston-Salem
N.C
Lions and Atchison Set for Northeast Kansas League clash
Lawrence High School hosts Atchison tonight in a key NEKL game at 6:30 p.m. The Lions lead the league at 3-1, Atchison sits 2-2. Local star Royer eyes NEKL scoring race while Rover eyes Ottawa's Lewis.
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Lawrence High School
Atchison At & O'Clock
LHS
Kansas
Lions
Redmen
Atchison
Lawrence
Les
AHL
Max Rife
Bill Rover
Jack Allison
Curt Robb
Phil Lujan
Harley Kampschroeder
Chanute
Comets
Fort Scott
Rover
Ottawa
Bob Lewis
Royer
Neal
State Cage Games Decide in Last Half
Sterling rallied past Kansas Wesleyan 78 to 56 after trailing 31 to 28 at halftime. St Mary of the Plains beat Tabor 92 to 78 as Jack Niess scored 47 and Leroy Dick 31. Sterling ties for fourth in the Kansas Conference with Ottawa.
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Beth
Kansas
Sterling
Kansas Wesleyan
St. Mary of the Plains
Tabor
Jack Niess
St. Mary
Leroy Dick
Ottawa
Hutchinson Man Named Publicity Director for NJCAA Tourney
Hod Hamiston, sports director at KWHK, is named publicity director for the National Junior College Basketball Tournament held annually in Hutchinson. The event runs around March 18 ends March 19 with Charles Lesher previously in charge.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Hod Hamiston
KWHK
Charles Lesher
National Junior College Athletic Association
Pro Basketball Thursday to Sunday results recap
Battered schedule shows Boston 128 points in a Thursday game with Philadelphia. Friday clashes include Detroit visiting Boston and Philadelphia at New York with Syracuse in some cap. Saturday sees New York at Philadelphia with Gatien and Joan. Sunday features Philadelphia at Boston after a loss, with demonstrations of Los Nuweebes and Saint Louis matchups.
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Boston
Phikedelphlia
Detroit
Philadelphdaa
New York
Syracuse
OC Inebarayti
Philadelphia
Gatien Joan Ten Cipedaaieb
St. Kaouii
Cagers Return to Action After Midterm Layoff
After midterm exams, top teams resume play with St. John’s at St. Louis and USC hosting Air Force before Denver. Also on Friday night Temple vs La Salle and BYU at Utah State. Saturday features Ohio State vs Purdue, Bradley vs Marquette, Duke vs Clemson, with Miami, Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, and Morehead State winning Thursday games.
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Don Wei
SSS
Associated Press
St. John's
Southern California
St. John's Redmen
St. Louis
Air Force
Denver
Temple
LaSalle
Brigham Young
Utah State
Richmond
Citadel
Oklahoma City
SMU
Oregon State
Portland
UCLA
Washington
Oregon
Ohio State
Purdue
Buckeyes
Jerry Lucas
Boilermakers
Terry Dischinger
Bradley
Marquette
Duke
Clemson
Miami
Florida
Centenary
Arkansas
Tulsa
Eastern Kentucky
Middle Tennessee
Morehead
Marshall
Bowling Clinic by Billy Sixty Teaches Spare Angles
The article outlines a simple strike delivery and spare conversion method. It stresses consistent speed, slow footwork, and long arm swing, plus facing the target pins to adjust angles for spares. It advertises a pamphlet "Spare Shooting Angles" for 10 cents with addressed return envelope.
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Billy
Fights Last Night in Los Angeles and West Jordan
Johnny Smith stopped Neal Rivers in Los Angeles after eight rounds. Donnie Adamson knocked out David Lee in Reno after five rounds.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Johnny Smith
Neal Rivers
West Jordan
Utah
Donnie Adamson
David Lee
Reno
Nev
Lawrence Sanitary Wins City Bowling Tournament Title
Lawrence Sanitary captured the City Tournament with 2,763 total pins, edging Arensburg Shoe Store and Del Richardson Insurance. Lorraine Wilson led individual Class I success with a 620 scratch and 1,629 All Events, while Bea Roney won Handicap All Events. The TC Penney team claimed Class 2 honors with 2,699.
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Ptadium
Shirley
Roma Kennedy
Lorraine Wilson
Gloria Martin
Ruth Franz
Beatrice Roney
Neila Bahnmaier
Carolyn Grover
Journal-World Photo
Lawrence Sanitary
Arensburg Shoe Store
del Richardson Insurance
KLWN
Donna Links
Peggy Hastings
Lucille Baker
Violet Bahnmaier
Virgle Seele
Bea Roney
Bea
Roma
Shirley Kennedy
Dorothy Johnson
Elsie Folks
Mom
Rama
Kennedy’s
TC. Penney
Fre
Bonnie Redding
Sharon Ragan
Nadine Ball
Helen Crady
Shirley Carter
Feeble Four
Mary Benteman
Mary Axline
Donna Shirar
Neita Bahnmaier
Betty Stauffer
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National Association OF Flight Schools
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Tiger" Wetzel
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