Record-Breaking NCAA Track Meet Sparks Olympic Hopes
USC won the NCAA title as Kansas set a 246 ft 1 in javelin record. Oklahoma A&M's J W Mashburn ran 440 yards in 46.6 seconds, with USC, UCLA, Kansas, Oregon and Northwestern among top finishers. Jim Kelly praised the U.S. chances to dominate track and field ahead of the AAU nationals in Boulder.
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LaPierre Wins All Army Mile In Army Track Meet
Joe La Pierre beat Fred Dwyer by 14 yards in a 4:07.4 mile at the All Army track and field meet in Manhattan Kansas, setting a new meet record and helping 3rd Army to the Command championship with 41% points as seven records fell across nine events.
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NCAA Golf Opens With 220 After Crown
In Knoxville Tennessee about 22 percent of top college golfers begin two days of medal play to decide the team championship and fill 64 individual match play berths in the NCAA Golf Tournament. Defending champion Hillman Robbins of Memphis State and the four members of last year’s SMU team headline a field regarded as one of the tournament’s strongest. Team scores in qualifying determine the team title while individual match play begins Wednesday culminating in 36 hole finals Saturday.
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Trans-Mississippi Golf Champion Defends Title in 22 Years
Jim Jackson, a Walker Cup star from St. Louis, becomes the first to defend the Trans-Mississippi title in 22 years by defeating Rex Baxter Jr. of Amarillo 2 up at Wakona Club. Baxter, 19, a Houston University player, fell behind after a late par on the 35th green.
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Rotary Nine Tops CC Carl League Standings
Rotary jumped from third to first in the CC Carl League after beating the Royals 7 2 and Tonganoxie 5 2 Lecompton fell to second with a 9 8 loss to Tonganoxie Upcoming games include Monday at Municipal Park Elks vs Royals Bunflower vs Lecompton Wednesday Sunflower vs Tonganoxie Lecompton vs Royals and Friday Bike vs Rotary
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Fleck King Of U S Open As Hogan Era Fades
Jack Fleck 32, former Davenport municipal course operator, wins the 1964 U S Open in a playoff with Ben Hogan at Olympic Club San Francisco. Fleck shoots 69 to Hogan 72. prize money totals $6,000 for Fleck, with Hogan earning $3,600. Hogan hints at retirement while Fleck becomes top name in national golf.
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Western Baseball League Tightens Race as Lincoln Pounds Wichita Falls
Lincoln crushed Wichita Falls 13-1 and 9-0 to tighten the Western Baseball League standings. Colorado Springs and Pueblo swept twin bills, while Sky Sox won twice over Sioux City. Des Moines edged Denver 2-1 in game one. Lincoln’s lead shrank to two games after a combined 6 hits allowed by Nordberg and Hall. Monday matchups: Des Moines at Pueblo, Sioux City at Colorado Springs, Lincoln at Wichita.
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Tennessee State Leads in Women AAU Track Records
Tennessee State dominates at the Women's National AAU Track and Field meet in Ponca City Oklahoma. The squad set seven records including three American marks and tied another. Mae Faggs posted a 10.7 100-yard dash prelim and Berta Diaz ran 11.5 for 80 meters, surpassing Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Stella Walsh records. Tennessee State won the girls division with 114 points and the senior division with 872 points.
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St John’s Tops South Park League With Three Wins
St John’s moved to first in the South Park League after beating Lions 6 0 Jay Cees 10 9 and Kiwanis 6 3 Kiwanis dropped to third as Lions remained unbeaten This week’s schedule lists Lions vs Scottish Rite IOOF vs KiwanisOOK vs St John’s and Jay Cees vs Lions with games in the 6 30 time slot.
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Bums Take Two as Nieder’s One More Toss Impresses
Major league action at Busch Stadium saw the Cardinals win one of three vs the Dodgers, drawing 81,141 in attendance. Karl Spooner pitched five scoreless innings for a Dodgers victory in the finale, while Bill Nieder at Los Angeles’ Coliseum delivered a career-best 68 feet 11 and a half inches after the meet. Nieder’s mark wrapped the NCAA crown sweep with Texas Kansas and Drake Relays, setting up a likely showdown at the Boulder AAU meet with Parry O’Brien and other champions.
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Flower Box and Gallaghers Lead City Softball After Week Two
Flower Box beat American Legion 6 3 and Haskell 17 1 while Gallaghers defeated Co op 12 0 Hawks 19 0 and Lawrence Paper Co 13 2 to stay tied for first with five wins and no losses. Event schedule lists Co Op Hawks American Legion Haskell and Lawrence Paper Co fixtures for Monday Wednesday Friday.
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Ottawa Boy Wins Kansas Jaycee Driving Contest
Ottawa youth Charles Senter won the Kansas State Road-eo in Newton with 566 of 600 points, besting 29 high school competitors in a test of written and driving skills. Runner ups were Roger Stephenson 533 and Bill Treadwell 550. Senter advances to the national contest in Washington next month.
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Unclear fragment hints at NCAA team standings clash
A fragment suggests a game or meet where a team could have tied Kansas University with UCLA for second place or positioned the Easton crew for second on its own. Details are incomplete and unnamed specifics remain unreadable.
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Willie Mays Benched As Giants Take to Road
Willie Mays sits for the first time in his career as the 1955 New York Giants travel after a three game loss to the Milwaukee Braves. Manager Leo Durocher benches Mays citing poor hitting and misplays. Whitey Lockman covers centerfield as Al Dark boots an eighth inning error seals an 8-7 defeat.
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Leprosy Climates: High in Humid Regions, Low in Dry Areas
The article notes that most leprosy cases occur in hot, damp climates, while the disease is least common in very dry climates. It highlights regional patterns and suggests climate as a key factor in distribution.
Two Tie For Lead In Wellington Golf Qualifiers
Wellington Kansas report says junior Johnson of Arkansas City and Raymond Lewis of Roswell New Mexico tied for medalist honors with five under par 65 in the Wheat Capital Golf Tournament qualifying. They lead 28 qualifiers into a 36 hole final next Sunday from a field of 169 players.
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