Haskell Avenges Loss With 45 38 Victory Over Highland Park
Haskell Indians avenged their only loss of the season by defeating Highland Park 45 to 38 in a Friday night game. The defense intensified in the second half as Haskell built a scoring punch to overturn a slow start and claim their tenth win, strengthening their status as a top Kansas prep team.
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Indians Battle Highland In Key Mountaineer Basketball Clash
Lawrence and Topeka High on Highland Park schedule as Tony Coffin's team, top of the Jayhawk League, faces Washburn Rural after a week off. The Indians, aiming for seven straight wins and the league crown, beat Highland 62 41 as Masqua led with 12 and Elm 11. Delk scored 18 for Highland, while Gies fouled out with nine.
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Hodel Signs Contract With Giants After Draft
New York Giants announce the signing of Mervin Hodel formerly of Colorado University where he played full back and won the Big Seven hurdles title. Hodel scored 28 touchdowns and 2102 rushing yards in three seasons, stands 6 foot 2 and weighs 205 pounds, drafted a year earlier but did not report.
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Optimistic Cleveland Indian Backers Ahead of 1953 Season
Rays Boone and Al Rosen shown promise after dental illness and injuries. Boss predicts improved infield and strong pitching from Feller Wynn Garcia Hooper with comeback hopes. Veterans Kenedy Lemon Adams plus rookies Pope Westlake Doby Mitchel Simpson aim for title lift and dethroning the Yankees.
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CIC Leaders Battle As CIC Men Clash In Pittsburg
Ft Hays State and Pittsburg Gorillas chase CIC basketball lead with 3 1 records each in Pittsburg. St Benedict s Ravens push Washburn Ichabods toward a third straight CIC title after sweeping them 70 66. Ottawa and Bethany meet in KC conference action as McPherson eyes fifth win in league play.
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Squires Back in Fold for Wichita Varsity Scrimmage
Junior Las Vannes Squires of Wichita shows solid form in his first eight week return, moving into the varsity lineup for Friday scrimmage against reserves. He relieves Captain Dean Kelley as coach Phog Allen manages practice load and notes Kelley’s strong endurance. Squires had missed practice since November due to lung treatment.
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Martinez Eyes Davey Or Vejar After Victory At Madison Square Garden
Martinez, 1952 Rookie of the Year, seeks a shot at Chuck Davey but would settle for Chico Vejar who made Davey famous. He beat Carmine Fiore by unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden, extending his win streak to 13 straight and 26 of 27.
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Newspaper Man Considers Buying Cards From Saigh
Tulsa publishers Pita A tbekly and Fozie Rahal said they discussed buying the St. Louis Cardinals from Fred Saigh who has a prison sentence for income tax evasion. Rahal said a price would be quoted Monday and Tulsa and Oklahoma City businessmen contemplate forming a syndicate if affordable.
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Fights Last Night Across Cities
Vince Martinez outpointed Carmine Fiore in New Jersey. Archie Whitewater and Joe Gurrola drew in California. Ted Lowry outpointed George Parmen in Idaho. Results list local boxers with ages and locations from Eureka to Boston.
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Quiet baseball meeting hides league rifts
NEW YORK The American League and National League meet in late winter sessions without key agenda items. Bill Veeck fights for a share of TV receipts, threatening Browns night games and delaying schedules. Fred Saigh’s tax case dominates NL talks as a three man committee takes over Cardinals until sale. Saigh plans to dispose of 99 percent by May 4 with jail due May 4.
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Schedules Standings of City's Basketball Teams
Three centuries after Europeans found rubber used by American Indians the material reached Europe for commerce. This note references the long history behind rubber and its early commercial path, as context for the city’s basketball schedules and standings.
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Tucson Open golfer struggles with arm ailment on verge of lead
In Tucson the field fights for the $10,000 Tucson Open with a round of 66 for Chandler Harper of Portsmouth Va. tied for second at 132 while a former PGA champion reports a mysterious arm pain threatening his form as the event tightens.
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Giant squids reach lengths up to fifty feet
The report notes giant squids can attain lengths of up to fifty feet, a remarkable size for deep sea cephalopods. It references sightings and ongoing research by marine biologists studying their growth, habitat, and migration patterns.
I FINE TRACK SHOW Boston A A at Boston Garden
A glittering field of indoor track stars gathers for the fourth major stop of the winter circuit at the Boston A A competition in the Boston Garden. Seven Olympic gold medalists and 19 other top performers from Helsinki headline a likely sell-out 13,909 crowd with meet records at risk in the Hollis 600 the Laphams 1000 and the thigh jump. Heinz Aulzheimer German import shocks by shifting from the 800 to challenge Mal Whitfield as the 600 heats unfold. Rhoden McKenley Jones and Whitfield headline a strong Olympian lineup in a night of sprint distances and field events.
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Bowling notes from Thursday league feature multiple two game wins
Auto Glass edges Rawlings Feed and Winter Chevrolet takes two from Fritzel Lockers while YEW Auxiliary beats Lawrence Fiaper Granada Cate defeats KLWN Poehler's tops Stadium Barter Shop and Drake's Bakery swamps Luke Smith entries in a city women's bowling tournament preview and standings notes
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Oil Pump Station Blast Kills Engineer at Haven
Haven Kas. Engineer Andy Ast died from a blast at a crude oil pump station four miles east of Haven. The blast damaged the Service Pump Line Company's station. C H Childers, division engineer of the company, said about 40 percent of the oil pumped from West-area fields...
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Blast halts Kansas to Eastern refinery oil flow
A blast halted oil shipments from Kansas wells to Eastern refineries. The cause of the blast had not been determined, leaving questions about damage and supply impact for early reports.
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