Manhattan Beats Local Ford Nine In 22 to 14 Rout
The Manhattan Junior Legion baseball team led 18-4 after six innings and coasted to a 22-14 win over the Lawrence Morgan-Mack squad at Municipal Park. Manhattan had 13 hits off five pitchers while drawing 20 walks. The Fordes fell to 0-2 in consecutive losses, after a 5-4 setback to Olathe, and next face Topeka at 8 p.m. Thursday at Municipal Park.
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Municipal Park
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Topeka
11Th and
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Byron Ballard
Manhattan Triumphs Over Macks Aided by Wide Margin Seven Inning Rally
Manhattan broke the game open with a five run fifth inning and six more in the sixth as Bill Rosenbaum and later pitching changes failed to stem the tide. Wayne Woody yielded in relief to Don Carlson as Morgan Macks rallied for three in the sixth and four in the seventh but could not overcome the early deficit. Chuck McIntyre led the visitors with three hits in four at bats driving in four runs after a rough start in practice.
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Bill Rosenbaum
Jim Ragan
Ragan
Gaylen Cawley
Gene Dunigan
Herb Reid
Morgan-Macks
Wayne Woody
John Hadl
Dunigan
Carlson
Woody
Don Carlson
Alan Fisher
Oklahoma claims 1954 55 Big Seven overall title
The final 1954 55 Big Seven all sports standings show Oklahoma winning five of 10 championships and tying for a sixth, totaling 21 points to capture the overall title. Colorado, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa State, Nebraska, and Kansas State follow in order as conference teams racked up points across football, wrestling, swimming, tennis, baseball, golf, track, and basketball.
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Olahoma
O. WA
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K. A
Easton and Co
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Babes
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C. U
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O. U
Jack Baer
M.U
Hi Simmons
K. C
All-Army Track Tourney At Kansas State
Manhattan Kansas June 18 19 the All-Army track and field meet will be held at Kansas State College. Top performers will represent the Army in the National AAU meet at Boulder June 24 25 and the inter service triathlon at Fort Sam Houston June 28 29. Personnel also will be screened for 1956 Olympic trials. The triathlon includes pistol shooting 220 yard swim and a two mile run.
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Boulder
Colo
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Knox College names Partin as head football coach
Al Partin, 33, former Nebraska assistant line coach, is appointed head football coach at Knox College GALESBURG IL. He succeeds Harold Turner who will stay on as cross country track swimming and freshman football coach after 1938 tenure.
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University of Nebraska
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Spectacle and risk drive fans to auto racing events
Spectators pack venues hoping for spills and thrills promoted in ads. Promoters lure crowds with danger, but most fans want spectacle. high speeds on tracks designed for far lower limits raise the odds of tragedy, as in the Vukovich case.
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the Grim Reaper
Vukovich
Statistical Glances At Major Leaguers
The piece highlights NL second baseman Red Schoendienst errors in 1950 and Elmer Valo of Kansas City hitting .459 with 28 safeties in 61 trips. It notes Dropo and Nieman slumps for the White Sox, and Kaline’s 7 game hitting streak with Detroit in 42 games.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Elmer Valo
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Valo
Czechoslovakia
Elmer
Fights Last Night and Notre Dame Player Notes
Halifax Kennedy Lane beat Richard Howard by outpoint in Muskegon. Dai Dover stopped Pierre Gress in London. Roger Rischer outpointed Ruben Vargas in Richmond. Bob Scannell ends on Notre Dame football team and hails from South Bend Indiana where the university is located.
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Dai Dover
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Pierre Gress
France
Richmond
Calif
Roger Rischer
Oakland
Ruben Vargas
Bob Scannell
Notre Dame
South Bend
Ind
Sweikert Prize Tops 76000 With Vuky Sum Near 11000
INDIANAPOLIS Bob Sweikert won 76139.63 from the Memorial Day auto race with 270050.00 total prize money for 1955 a record. Billy Vukovich led early, then died after a 50 of 56 laps duel with Jack McGrath. Bettenhausen and Davies earned 30088.63 and 16988.63 respectively. Vukovich placed 25th and collected 10833.64.
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Bob Sweikert
Bill Vukovich
Fresno
Calif
Billy
Sweikert
Vukovich
Tony Bettenhausen
Tinley Park
Ill
Jimmy Davies
Pacoima
Jack McGrath
Inglewood
McGrath
Pep Admits His Interest Is Mere Cash Influx Now
Willie Pep a two time former featherweight champion fights Joey Cam of East Boston tonight at the arena for money. The 10 round bout will be telecast on ABC at 8 p m CST with New England blackout. Pep, 33, has 196 fights with only seven losses and says this is strictly cash. Pep earns 40000 in TV money, plus 25 percent of the net gate. Cam gets 200 percent of the net gate. The match replaces the Carter-Smith lightweight title bout postponed to June 29. Cam has 32 wins in 37 fights.
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Willie Pep
Joey Cam
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ABC
New England
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Cam
Jimmy Carter-Wallace
Bud) Smith
Eight Inches of Water Fatal in Monterey Creek
State police said Jack S. O Neill an 18 year old drowned yesterday in eight inches of water after falling 14 feet from a bridge into a creek. He apparently was knocked unconscious on impact.
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N. Y
Jack S. O'Neill
Hilton Istanbul opens on Bosporus promontory
A seven million dollar eleven story Hilton luxury hotel opens formally June 10 overlooking the Bosporus. American tourists are expected to fill about half of its 300 rooms during the summer season. The Istanbul Hilton, third in a growing international chain, features the Marmara Roof Bar with views of Europe and Asia.
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Marmara
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Asia
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Madrid
Cairo
Nationals Get Names Taipei Formosa IP Sponsors Campaign
Sponsors announced they had exceeded one million signatures on a pledge backing Chiang Kai-shek's vow to defend Quemoy and Matsu, with or without foreign aid. The campaign lists Taipei and Formosa IP as organizers.
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Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
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Quemoy
Matsu Islands
State Farm Youth Group Heads to Europe From D C
Eleven Kansas International Farm Youth Exchange delegates report to Washington on June 10 before five months on foreign farms. After orientation with embassy visits, the group sails for Europe on June 8 from Quebec except one member Marilynne Grimsley who will fly from Miami to Brazil on June 17. Delegates include Kay Ann Ahlerich Luxembourg Dale Feashee Garnett Luanne Hicks Goodland Joyce Holdsworth Germany Richard McGuire Lias Eula Mae Murray Conway Merlin Peck Haviland John Rodgers Paradise Frances Russell Garden City Donna Stauffer New Cambria Switzerland.
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Eas
Kansas International Farm
Goodland
Scotland
Joyce Holdsworth
Abilene
Germany
Richard McGuire
Lias
Ireland
Anti Communist unions win another victory in Italy
Brescia Italy anti communist unions claim a new victory in northern Italy as labor actions and political pressure continue. Strong entities include Brescia and Italy and unions coordinating protests and political influence across the region. The development adds momentum to union activity amid regional tensions.
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Brescia
Italy
Unions Vote Count Shifts at O M Truck Plant
Yesterday anti Red unions won 310 votes while last year they had 602. Communists scored 1,112 this year compared with 1,768 last year in the shop stewards election at the O M truck factory.
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O. M
Scattered Wheat Action By Western Oklahomans
Western Oklahoma reports scattered wheat harvesting as fields remain damp after heavy rains. Southeast Cotton County suffers 12 000 acres ruined by flood and hail. First cutting yields run as low as four bushels per acre, with an estimated state harvest near 33 million bushels.
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Cotton County
Arkansan Found Dead in Freight Car in Pittsburg
A Arkansan, Dewey Gustafson Kelsey of Barber Arkansas, was found dead in a freight car in Pittsburg Kansas yesterday. Crawford County Coroner W G Rinehart said he died Sunday of a heart attack.
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Kas
Dewey Gustafson Kelsey
Barber
Ark
Crawford County
W. G. Rinehart
Chronic illness affects many under 45 in the United States
More than half of chronically ill Americans are younger than 45, highlighting a substantial share of early onset chronic conditions. The finding underscores the need for preventive care and public health strategies targeting younger adults.
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