Great Kansas Jayhawks win NCAA track title at Berkeley
Brilliant performances by Charlie Tidwell Bill Alley and Cliff Cushman paced Kansas to the NCAA team title at Berkeley with 50 points. Tidwell tied the 100 meters mark and Alley set the javelin record as Kansas dominated USC UCLA and others.
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Bill Alley
Cliff Cushman
Bill Dotson
Terry Beucher
Billy Mills
Kansas
Berkeley
Southern California
UCLA
Southern Cal
Kanns
Salley
Javern
Tidwell
Charlie
Capt. Cushman
Boucher
Dotson
Mills
Bob Tague
Palo Alto
Tague
Veteran racer Jimmy Bryan dies in Langhorne crash
Langhorne Pa AP veteran auto racer Jimmy Bryan 33 died from chest and internal injuries after his car skidded and flipped on the first lap of the 100 mile National Championship Big Car race. Jim Hurtubise won the race setting a dirt track record while Eddie Sachs described the crash as caused by Bryan’s overconfident return to racing. Bryan previously won 19 championships including the 1958 Indianapolis 500.
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Langhorne, Pa
Jimmy Bryan
Langhorne Speedway
Phoenix
Ariz
Don Branson
Champaign
Inl
Bryan
Bucks County
Jim Hurtubise
Lennox
Calif
Eddie Sachs
Center Valley
Fights Last Night Reported By The Associated Press
Brescia Italy Santo Amanti stopped John Armstrong 190 percent Italy. Manila Arthur Persley outpointed Terry Rebolado Philippines. Havana Paul Diaz outpointed Baby Colon Cuba. Mexico City Jose Lope Bantam eight outpointed Danny Kidd Philippines. Weights not available.
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Associated Press
Brescia
Italy
Santo Amanti
John Armstrong
Ghana
Manila
Arthur Persley
New York
Terry Rebolado
Philippines
Havana
Paul Diaz
Cuba
Baby Colon
Mexico City
Jose
Toluca
Lope
Danny Kidd
Ilippines
Palmer Seeks Grand Slam After Open Victory
Arnold Palmer, 29, of Ligonier Pa., won the Open at Cherry Hills after a dramatic final round. He heads to Canada Cup with Sam Snead then to St Andrews for the British Open and Akron for the PGA Championship as he pursues golf's first pro grand slam in one year. Palmer’s 280 total topped Nicklaus by two. Hogan faded late. Snead finished far back. Palmer’s $14,400 Open prize brings season earnings to $66,603.
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Ligonier
Arnie
Palmer
Ireland
Sam Snead
United States
St. Andrews
Scotland
Akron
Ohio
Cherry Hills
Jackie Nicklaus
Mike Spuchak
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Snead
Veteran Coach Is Dead at Wayne State
Detroit AP reports David L. Holmes former track coach and athletic director at Wayne State University died Sunday after a heart attack. Holmes aged 71 or 72 had a 40 year career at Wayne State before retiring, came to Detroit in 1917 and became athletic director that year. Born Carlton Kansas he attended Oklahoma State and earned a master’s from Columbia.
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Detroit
David L. Holmes
Wayne State University
Holmes
Wayne
Carlton
Kan
Oklahoma State
Columbia
Youngsters End Play In Junior Net Meet
Barry McGrath of Topeka and Hal McCoy of Winfield won the Kansas Junior Chamber of Commerce tennis tournament titles. McGrath beat John Grantham 7 5 2 8 6 1 in the 16 to 18 class, while McCoy defeated Mike Kraus 6 4 6 2 in the under 15 and younger division. All four finalists qualified for the national Joyce tournament in Midland Texas this August. Fifty two boys competed in the state tourney.
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EL Dorado
Kas
Barry McGrath
Topeka
Hal McCoy
Winfield
Kansas
Yesterday's Stars In Major League Action
Batting Tony Taylor of Philadelphia singled home Ted Lepcio to score Robin Roberts as the Phillies beat the Giants 2-1 in 11 innings. Hoyt Wilhelm and Milt Pappas combined for a double shutout, with Wilhelm limiting the Tigers to two hits in a 2-0 win and Pappas granting three in a 1-0 victory.
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Tony Taylor
Phillies
Philadelphia
Ted Lepcio
Robin Roberts
San Francisco Gianta
Hoyt Wilhelm
Milt Pappas
Woods Lumber Co. Lawrence to Finance New Room Addition
A reader notes Woods Lumber Co. in Lawrence would finance one or two room additions. The fragment suggests a plan to add rooms with contractor funding assistance from the lumber company.
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Woods Lumber Co
Lawrence
Baseball finals tonight as Minnesota meets Southern California
NCAA Baseball Championship action resumes in Omaha as Minnesota and Southern California clash for the title. The College World Series, hit by rain delays, continues after Southern Cal beat Minnesota 4 3 in 11 innings Sunday night. both teams hold 4 1 records with one loss each.
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OMAHA
Minnesota
Southern California
Southern Cal
Palmer Ist On Winners In U S Open
Palmer leads the National Open at Cherry Hills after 72 71 72 65 for a total 280 earning 14400 dollars. Nicklaus tied for second with 282 while Souchak Fleck Finsterwald Kroll Boros Harrison Cherry Hogan Barber also listed with totals and prizes. Amateurs are indicated with A.
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Denver
Cherry Hills Country Club
Arnold Palmer
Ligonier
Jack Nicklaus
Columbus
Ohio
Mike Souchak
Grossinger
N.Y
Jack Fleck
Los Angeles
Don Finsterwald
Tequesta
Fla
Ted Kroll
Bradenton
Julius Boros
Southern Pines
N.C
E. J. Harrison
St. Louis
A—Don Cherry
Wichita Falls
Tex
Ben Hogan
Fort Worth
Jerry Barber
Lawrence Junior Legion Routs Paola 13 4 To Go 5 2
Lawrence Junior Legion defeated Paola 13 4 to improve to 5-2 as Jim Paris pitched a six hitter with 11 strikeouts. Paris improved to 3-0 while Val Finney is 2-1. Steve Pine had three hits. Dave Tenpenny two. Coach Buster Carney used 15 players as Lawrence prepares for Stanton Homes tonight at Municipal Park. Former jockey Johnny Gilbert now owns and trains thoroughbreds.
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Lawrence
Junior Legion
Paola
Jim Paris
Paris
Val Finney
Steve Pine
Dave Tenpenny
Buster Carney
Stanton Homes
Kansas City
Municipal Park
Doctoring Your Golf Patient's Complaint
A humorous medical mockup explains golfers' heel-ward shots due to a forward-leaning stance. It notes lowering body weight onto the heels and knee flexion as fixes, and promotes a pamphlet offering for 10 cents via Cary Middlecoff through the paper.
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Cary Middlecoff
Ex-Topekan Mechem Wins Jayhawk Open Singles Title
Dick Mechem of Ruston Louisiana captured the men's singles championship at the 20th Jayhawk Open in Topeka. He defeated Neil Roush of Pratt Kansas Wichita University student 6 2 6 1 in the finals.
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Topeka
Kan
Dick Mechem
Ruston
Mechem
Neil Roush
Pratt
Wichita University
Roush
Local Tennis Championships Result Summary
Men's doubles saw a decisive win by Leonard Prosser and son Steve Prosser in Kansas City 6-2 6-0. Lucille Davidson from Raytown won the women's singles title by defeating Connie Cristler 6-2 6-0. Davidson teamed with Nora Prosser to beat Beevie Hudson and Wendie Hillyer 6-1 6-0 in women's doubles.
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Leonard Prosser
Steve Prosser
Kansas City
Lucille Davidson
Raytown
Connie Cristler
Mission
Kan
Miss Davidson
Nora Prosser
Beevie Hudson
Wendie Hillyer
Topeka
Robin Roberts Stuns Giants In 11 Innings For Phillies
Robin Roberts dazzled the San Francisco Giants with five hits in 11 innings as he outdueled and struck out 11 in a 2-1 Philadelphia win. The 1950 Whiz Kid kept his season strong, earning his third win and 224th career victory despite aging memory. Willie Mays homered in the seventh to spoil a shutout. The defeat halted San Francisco’s bid to close the gap on Pittsburgh. The Pirates lost to Los Angeles 8-6, snapping their five-game win streak.
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Associated Press
Robin Roberts
Philadelphia Whiz
San Francisco Giants
Phillies
Robbie
Giants
Willie Mays
Tom Sheehan
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Los Angeles
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