State college track marks highlight Kansas athletes
Four new state college records, including a national intercollegiate mark, were set by Kansas athletes in the 1955 track season. Notables include Les Bitner in the javelin, Elmer Hackney in discus, Al Oerter in discus, and Norm Steanson in pole vault. Billy Tidwell posted a 1 48.1 in the half mile, while Wes Santee held a 1 48.9 state best.
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Caniane
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Bitner
Arkansas
Elmer Hackney
Kansas State
al Oerter
New York
Billy Tidwell
Emporia State
Kansas
Dick Utter
NASA
Abilene
Tex
Norm
Steanson
Utter
Dave Tams
K. U
Minrors
Tams
Bob Smith
Giants Unable to Win as 1955 Season Falters
The New York Giants sink further as players and manager Leo Durocher concede the 1955 season is slipping away. He laments weak hitting and pitching while Whitey Lockman and Don Mueller provide the only offense, and he questions any hope of catching Brooklyn.
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Manger
Leo Durocher
Durocher
Sal Magile
Whitey Lockman
Don Mueller
Ant
Brooklyn
Carlson to Speak at Fort Hays Fourth Celebration
Len Carlson of Kansas will speak on July 4 at the Fort Hays reopening ceremony as a tourist attraction. The event highlights include the fort’s remaining blockhouse and guardhouse among historic buildings.
Lincoln Homer Barrage Forged 5th Win in Row
A barrage of home runs powered the Lincoln Chiefs to a fifth straight Western League win. Lincoln moved within strik ing distance of runnerup Colorado Springs as Wichita beat the Sky Sox in ten innings, widening the gap behind league-leading Wichita. Dez Moines upset Chicago Cubs in an exhibition game. Sioux City idle.
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Results on Monday in Softball League
Reported results from Monday’s softball league alongside census figures noting 1,484,000 marriages in the United States for 1954, a decline of 0,000 from 1853, with the data echoing broader demographic trends of the era.
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United States
Four More Boxers Get Slapped by N.Y. Body
The New York State Athletic Commission indefinitely suspended four boxing managers for refusing to discuss the Boxing Guild of New York. Cas D Amato Floyd Patterson’s manager and Bobby Melnick supervising Ralph Jones were among those silenced, with others like Charley Bauer and Bobby Nelson also held to answer questions. Billy Graham’s manager Irvin Cohen and Wildcat Billy McNeece and Gene Poirier also faced inquiries, with orders to consult lawyers before deciding.
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Bobby Melnick
Ralph
Tiger) Jones
Bobby Nelson
Charley Bauer
Murray Frank
Irvin Cohen
Rocky Graziano
Billy Graham
Wildcat
Billy McNeece
Gene Poirier
Youths Dominate Early Round In Valley Tennis Event
In the Missouri Valley AAU tennis tournament at Winfield, youths dominated first rounds across under 15 and 15 to 18 divisions. Upset: unseeded Don Brewington beat eighth seed Don Middlebrook in three sets, while Carl Buchhelz won two junior matches. The tourney runs through July 4 with numerous winners from St. Louis and nearby cities.
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Kansas City
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Winfield
Topeka
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Kas
Tokyo Peiping Radio Reports New Devastating Flood
Tokyo and Peiping radio outlets today warned of a fresh devastating flood event. Officials in the region urge immediate precaution and evacuation where waters threaten populated areas.
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