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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1957
Page
6
Two Kansas leagues, Central Kansas and George, receive semi pro franchises per today’s National Baseball Congress report. The top teams in each league will qualify for the state non-pro tournament.
Fragmented OCR list shows Potwin Vickers Marion Canton Peabody Newton Uncuhs Peabody Ed Chaney Pat Tlaggerly Sister League Wichita players various roles Lis t of clues across and down with many garbled words and broken names. Mentions of racing pigrons and British railways appear as stray data in the garbled text.
Kansas coach Bill Easton eyes an NCAA title amid heavy favorites Villanova Texas and Kansas, with USC UCLA banned. The piece reviews top contenders, standout athletes from Kansas and other schools, and past showdowns including Oklahoma, while noting KU's reliance on breaks and a deep squad.
Cleveland report notes a $5,500 team fine against six New York Yankees players, including Mantle and Berra, as the largest team penalty by a major league club. Individual penalties reach $1,000 for Mantle et al and $1,000 for Ruth in 1925, with Landis’s $12,000 World Series fine the highest ever.
Emil Lenee an independent promoter has 175000 for radio TV rights and a definite date Monday July 29 for Floyd Patterson's first title defense at the Polo Grounds. Challenger Tommy Jackson would fight for nothing but his manager Lippe Breidbart already secured 20 percent. Patterson gets 40 percent for the rematch of a June 8 1956 decision. Lence announced NBC GM sponsorship and TV blackout for New York area. rain plan through July 30 August dates.
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