Kansan Floerke and ex Jayhawkers eye Rome Olympic spots
Kansas athletes spur a strong Olympic push led by Kent Floerke who won the Compton Invitational hop step jump and ex Jayhawker Al Oerter who tops the discus field. Tidwell Nieder Alley Cushman and others train under Bill Easton as NCAA AAU and Olympic Trials loom at Houston and Rome.
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Jayhawk
Bill Easton
Kent Floerke
Floerke
Compton
U. S
al Oerter
Ernie Shelby
Los Angeles
Ernie
Oerter
Bill Nieder
Nieder
Charlie Tidwell
Charlie
Tidwell
U.S
Alley
Houston
Kansas
Rome
Three Jays Earn Second Varsity Letters at KU
Kansas University announces a 48 member spring sports award roster for 1959 60 with underclassmen Curtis McClinton Norm Mailen and Doyle Schick earning their second varsity letters. McClinton won the Big Eight Indoor 60 yard hurdles title and was outdoor 120 yard runner up. Mailen and Schick receive football honors as fullbacks and Schick is tri captain elect for 1960 football.
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Kansas University
Dutch Lonborg
Jayhawk
Curtis McClinton
Wichita
Norm Mailen
Clay Center
Doyle Schick
Lawrence
McClinton
Mailen
Schick
We Are About Ready to Make Our Move Pitching In
The remark highlights ongoing discussions on rotational speed power and pitch strategy as the team signals imminent action. Key figures are unnamed, but the plan suggests a shift in approach to gain competitive advantage.
Doctoring Your Golf By Cary Middlecoff
Patient's complaint is lack of power due to restricted body turn. Diagnosis urges full free backswing with a wide arc to generate power. Practice by swinging without hitting, then apply full body turn to shots. request pamphlet for more detail. Ralph Guldahl won the 1938 U S Open at Cherry Hills Denver.
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Sam Snead
Cary Middlecoff
Ralph Guldahl
Cherry Hills
Denver
Continental's Shea Appeals For Aid on Kefauver's Bill
Continental League founder Bill Shea urged Senator Kenneth Keating to bring Kefauver bill to a Senate floor vote. He warned a week delay harms expansion hopes and supported the measure. Branch Rickey backed the bill and attacked the American Association’s Ed Doherty over indemnity demands tied to losing five cities.
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Continental
Shea
Kefauver
New York
Bill Shea
Kenneth Keating
Senate
Keating
Sen
Continental League
Branch Rickey
Rickey
American Asin
Ed Doherty
American Assn
Doherty
Continentals
American Assa
Al Lopez Relates Sox to 1959 Record After Yanks Win
Al Lopez played down concern over Chicago White Sox form after a 3-2 squeaker over the New York Yankees. He noted the 25-20 record matched last year and acknowledged the club trails Baltimore by three and Cleveland by a half, conceding the team has not yet shown champions’ form.
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NEW York
al Lopez
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Lopez
Yanks
Cleveland
White Sox
Baltimore
Indians
Orioles
Washington Senators
Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
New York Benny Gordon knocked out Tommy Pacheco in New York. Carl Olson outpointed Mike Holt in Johannesburg. Paul Jorgensen stopped Gallito Reyes in Lake Charles. Freddie Little outpointed Charley Cotton in New Orleans.
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New York
Benny Gordon
Tommy Pacheco
Puerto Rico
Johannesburg
South Africa
Carl (Bobo
Olson
San Francisco
Mike Holt
Lake Charles
Paul Jorgensen
Port Arthur
Tex
Gallito Reyes
Monterey
Mexico
New Orleans
Freddie Little
Bogalusa
Charley Cotton
Toledo
Ohio
Swap entitl holds five Holly wood Park trek records
Swap entitl achieves five Holly Wood Park trek records, topping prior marks at the park meet. The event highlighted sprint and distance milestones set by Swap entitl.
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Swap Entitl
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