Bradley Utes in Western playoff spotlight at Kansas
Lawrence Kansas March 24 1950 Bradley State’s Forddy Anderson leads the nation’s top ranked Braves into the Western NCAA playoffs at Kansas City facing U C L A in the first round with Baylor Brigham Young also in action. Anderson a five year coach at 30 years old has built Bradley into a national power and seeks a return to New York for the NIT.
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Mar
N.C.A.A
Forrest (Forddy) Anderson
Stanford University
Bradley Sraves
New York
Baylor Bears
Brigham Young University
Couga
Anderson
Navy
Stanford
Great Lakes
Forddy
Drake
Bradley
Gary
Power of Braves
Erson
Braves
Paul Unroh
Western
City College of New York
New York Sgs
Brigham Young
Baylor
Alsa
Brigham Young-Bayle Young
Indians State
Johnny Wooden
Johnny
Sycamores
Indiana State
Bud
South Bend Central High School
Army
Weat Point
Minor Sports Notes and quirky anecdotes from the era
The passage recalls a quirky coxswain Harvey Dodd at Washington and Lee, a short joke about Dizzy and Yogi in a Yankee training camp, and a note on Bill General manager of Colorado Springs who burned his heel fighting a fire. It contrasts with his father Larry who once specialized in tinged ears.
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Washington and Lee
Oklahoma Receives Big Seven Sportsmanship Trophy
University of Oklahoma was awarded the Big Seven Sportsmanship Basketball Trophy for 1950 at a March 24 dinner in Kansas City. Bruce Drake accepted the honor for Oklahoma before 200 coaches officials and fans. The trophy, donated by the Blue Hills American Legion Post, honors conduct of players coaches and spectators during Big Seven events.
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Kansas City
University of Oklahoma
Bruce Drake
Oklahoma
Blue Hills American Legion Post
Kanuas City
Arthur
Dutch) Lonbarg
University of Kansas
Bericnce
Northweatren University
Dan Kahler First Central Player Picked for East West Contest
Winfield Kan March 4 Dan Kahler Southwestern College star will depart Wichita for the East-West all star game in Madison Square Garden New York April 1 He is the first Central Intercollegiate Conference player chosen for the West squad Kahler starred in football basketball and golf earning multiple all conference honors He scored 1423 points in four basketball seasons and led the conference in scoring twice Teammates on the West squad include Nelson Schnittker Denham Unruh and others coached by Slats Gill
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Dan Kahler
Southwestern
Pine
Wichita
Madison Square Garden
New York
Kahler
Husky
Hesston King Motors
Art Kahler
Danny
Toms River
N. J
Joe Nelson
Brigham Young
Dick Schnittker
Bob Denham
Ohio State
Paul Unruh
Bradley
George Stanich
Don Lofgran
San Francisco
Hal Haskins
Hamline
Ralph O'Brien
Butler
Geo. Yardley
Stanford
Paul Merchant
Oklahoma
Milt Whitehead
Nebraska
Slats Gill
Oregon State
Four teams reach AAU basketball semifinals in Denver
In Denver on March 24 the top four AAU teams advanced after five days of play. Blue N Golds Oakland and Phillips Oilers Bartlesville join Denver Chevrolet and San Francisco Chevrolet in semifinals. Oakland meets Denver at 10 p.m. and Bartlesville faces San Francisco at 8:50 p.m. CST.
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Calif
Phillipe Oilera
Bartlesville
Oklo
Golden Dukes
Oilers
Bob Kurland
Lew Beck
Phillips
Milwaukee Allen Bradleys
Chevrolets
Thornton Jenking
Les Metzger
J. L. Parks
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Peoria
Plans Drawn For 45000 Seat Army Stadium
Army stadium plans show a 45000 seat football arena in the works at West Point. The article notes optimistic projections for the Academy's football program, mentions Navy quarterback coaching by Eddie Erdel and Frankie Albert, and references various sports figures and events surrounding mid-century college and professional sports.
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Frankie Albert
Eddie Erdel
Navy
Frankie
Thaye
Wildcats Begin Spring Football Practice At K State
About 130 athletes reported for the opening of spring football practice at Kansas State college in Manhattan. The squad included 20 lettermen and six lettermen also took part in track and baseball. Drills started 10 days late due to bad weather.
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Abe Stuber
Town State
Stuber
Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State College
Yesteray
SPORT MIRROR highlights and career notes recap
A fragmented AP item recalls past sports moments including a jockey’s injury year ago and a billiards world record run. It mentions players Bobby Pefrane Phil Tanova and Denton, with vague references to Gulf Verran Dark Wive years ago and a potential pro turn. The text is garbled but centers on racing, billiards, and notable figures in sport.
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Associated Press
Bobby Pefrane
Larbone
Gulf Verranation
Phil Tanova
Tere Willa
Derrit Negra
Denision Ten Yeate
Aso
Tift Denton
Fred Perry
Terivtais
Tennia
Offera
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Forddy” Anderson
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Northwestern
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Rick Harman
Kansas Aggietar
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Red Hogan
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Estes Studio
Earl Elsik
Hugh Fullerton, Jr
Charley Murray
Buffalo
Danny Kahler
Southwestern College of
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