Prep Fans Flock to Lawrence for 3 Day Class AA Tourney
Thousands of pupils teachers and fans descend on Lawrence for Kansas University Allen Fieldhouse hosting the Class AA state basketball tournament. Eight teams including Wyandotte Shawnee Mission North Manhattan Leavenworth Wichita East and Wichita West opened play Thursday with semifinals Friday and finals Saturday night. Tickets vary by group and seat type and rooms around town are filling rapidly as favorites Wyandotte Wichita East and Leavenworth loom over the field.
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UCLA Bruins Top AP Final Poll After 1963-64 Undefeated Season
UCLA, 26-0, leads AP final poll with 34 first place votes and 392 points giving coach John Wooden a national title. Michigan trails with 341 points, followed by Duke Kentucky and Oregon State in the Top Ten.
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KU Aid Fund Established For Fencer Claudia Reeder
Kansas University launches a fund through the KU Endowment Association to help Claudia Reeder a KU sophomore from Overland Park qualify for the Junior Fencing Championships in Budapest. Reeder the only U.S. woman entrant has 10 days to raise 900 dollars for the March 20 trip and has no personal funds. She calls the opportunity the greatest thing that ever happened to me and attends KU as a French and Spanish major on a scholarship.
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Wichita Leads Missouri Valley Scoring and Team Stats
Wichita State tops the Missouri Valley in scoring field shooting and rebounding while Dave Stallworth leads the league in scoring. Drake stands as the top defensive team. Bradley and St. Louis notable in rebounding and foul shooting. Stallworth finishes league play with 24.8 ppg. Park and Bailey excel in field goals and free throws.
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Connecticut Rips Temple in First Round Upset
Connecticut shocks Temple 53-48 to highlight NCAA tournament openers in Philadelphia, as Princeton Bradley led 86-60 over Virginia Military and Villanova beat Providence 77-66. Duke advances in Raleigh, Texas Western and Creighton win in Dallas, Kansas State and Wichita State join Midwest bracket.
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Cass to Get New Exam Due to the Uncertainty
The Army ordered a new pre-induction test for heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay after inconclusive initial results. A review of the January 24 exam at Coral Gables Florida concluded a reexamination is needed. location and date to be decided.
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Sign Or Else Order Given To J. Bouton
RIDGEWOOD N J AP The Bulldog is in the doghouse and faces a 100 dollar per day fine starting midnight Wednesday for each day he is absent from Yankee training camp The ultimatum arrived on his 25th birthday in a call from Yankee GM Ralph Houk Bouton criticizes the move as unfair Houk says the club cannot meet his demands without harming others In 1963 Bouton was a top Yankees pitcher 21 7 with a 2 53 ERA and 10 000 salary He seeks 20000 for 1964 a 100 percent raise while the club offers 16000 or 18000
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Tonganoxie Quint Secures State Tourney Berth
The Tonganoxie High Chieftains earned their first state Class B tournament berth by defeating Haskell Institute 74-54 to win the Wellsville regional. Coach Wayne Seymour’s team, 21-3, faces Goddard 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Emporia, led by 18 ppg star Don Love and 13 ppg contributors Chuck Jarrett and David McKinsey.
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WIBW-TV Topeka Airs NCAA Midwest Regional Basketball
WIBW-TV will televise the NCAA Midwest regional from Wichita on Channel 13 Friday and Saturday. First round games Friday feature Kansas State vs Texas Western at 7:30 p.m. and Wichita vs Creighton at 9:30 p.m. The final game Saturday at 9 p.m. will be aired. All tickets for both nights are sold.
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Persol Faces Big Test In Friday Night Fight
Eddie Cotton seeks a second chance to topple undefeated Johnny Persol in a 10 round rematch at Madison Square Garden. Persol rose to No 2 in the WBA light heavyweight rankings after a split win Feb 21, while Cotton returns from a flu and a 50 15 1 career slate aiming to even the score in New York.
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Cassius Clay Gets Rematch With Uncle Sam Friday
Cassius Clay faces another selective service mental test in Louisville on Friday to determine his draft status while Sonny Liston and other heavyweight contenders await the outcome. Clay, 22, defends his stance with Muhammad’s group and notes his religion amid civil rights debates. Malcolm X reportedly splits from the Muhammad movement and plans a new, more militant group.
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Five New Signings By Jay Gridsters
Five more high school football players signed letters of intent with Kansas Tuesday bringing the total Jayhawk harvest to 38 to date. The list includes Drue Jennings Argentine halfback fullback six zero one eighty five Kelly Sears Milan Missouri tackle six three two fifteen Fred Shawger Tulsa Central guard six zero one ninety Roger Rawlings Marshall Missouri tackle six three two thirty and Rick Abernathy Kansas City center halfback five ten one eighty Jennings has a straight A scholastic average and ran ten seconds flat in the 100 yard dash Sears is fast and aggressive and plans engineering. Shanger ranks in the top ten percent of his class and earned all city all conference and all state. Rawlings earned all conference and honorable mention all state. Abernathy is fast and nifty.
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Pro Cage Today Games Snapshot
The schedule lists St. Louis at New York, Baltimore at San Francisco, Cincinnati at Detroit, and Wednesday's games Baltimore at Los Angeles and Philadelphia at St. Louis.
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