Kansas sports notes mix politics and profits
Kansas University officials weigh restoring a 6500 budget cut for Bill Easton’s track program while Nebraska sets earlier football ticket payment deadlines. Ohio State and AAU NCAA track debates, plus Heisman announcer Billy Wessels in Baltimore, frame a sprawling Midwest sports snapshot.
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Kansas University
Bill Easton
Easton
Nebraska
Oklahoma State
Toby Greene
John Sevcik
Missouri
John
Tiger
al Ice
American Legion
Lawrence Legion
Ralph Light
Tom Patchen
AAU
NCAA
Kansas City
Billy Wessels
Oklahoma
Baltimore Colt
Miami
Fla
Jeff Young
Oklahoma U’s
Young
Sooner
Colby
Kan
Jayhawk
Jack Wolfe
Norman
Qualifiers for Open In Wichita Tourney Named
Ted Gwin Monty Kaser of Wichita and Jim Dowling of Hutchinson qualified for the U S Open sectional in Kansas City on June 8 after a 36 hole Wichita Country Club event. Gwin 72 68 140 Kaser 75 70 145 Dowling 69 78 147. The winner advances to Washington D C June 18 20. First alternate noted.
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Wichita
Ted Gwin
Monty Kaser
Jim Dowling
Hutchinson
Wichita Country Club
Gwin
Kaser
Dowling
Wichita Crestview Club
MacDonald Park
Hutchinson Countryside Club
Kansas City
Washington, D. C
Wichita trio sweep with top marks in junior meet
Tex Consolver scored 148 points, Bob Thomas 149 and Tom Vickers 151 lead Wichita players in a notable competition. The trio dominated the event, claiming the top three spots and shaping the team standings.
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Tex Consolver
Bob Thomas
Tom Vickers
Wichita
Mallards Targeted by Merchant After Town Nuisance
In Gibraltar Michigan a flock of mallards has settled in a Detroit suburb causing disruption. The birds block aisles, sample merchandise, and lay eggs around shops while a local merchant complains about traffic delays and weekly parking-lot cleaning. He jokes about taking drastic action.
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Gibraltar, Mich
Detroit
Presidents Golf Through Time From McKinley to Eisenhower
The piece notes presidents golfing history from McKinley in 1897 to Eisenhower, Palmer, Demaret and Bolger at Merion in an ARDMORE PA exhibition for the Heart Association. It recalls Eisenhower's secrecy about his score, his Masters ties, and Taft's humor with slow golf and big drives.
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Ardmore
William McKinley
Hot Springs
Merion Golf Club
Dwight D. Eisenhow
America
Arnold Palmer
Jimmy Demaret
Ray Bolger
Heart Association of
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Eisenhower
United States
White House
Palmer
Demaret
Bolger
Hisenhower
Augusta
McKinley
Congress
Boston Evening Record
William Howard Taft
Texas Considers Formation of a Super Conference
Texas University regents propose studying intercollegiate athletics and a possible super conference that would include Oklahoma, Alabama, Texas A M, Houston, Arkansas, LSU and Texas Tech. The move follows UT probation for recruiting rule violations and opposition to athletic scholarships limits. Officials say the study is exploratory and may lead to no action.
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Dallas
Texas University
Board of Regents
el Paso
Texas
Darrell Royal
Oklahoma
Alabama
Texas A&m
Houston
Arkansas
Louisiana State
Texas Tech
Dallas Times Herald
Royal
The
Dallas News
Levi A. Olan
Thirty Three Cars Await Indy Start
Indianapolis AP A pre race calm settled over the Speedway as 33 top race cars undergo parts checks and wear inspections ahead of the Memorial Day 500. Mechanics study engines for defects while crews prepare for carburetion tests and the final practice before the start at 11 a.m. CST Saturday.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Four Home Runs Doomed A’s In 7-4 Loss To White Sox
Four Chicago sluggers Jim Landis Pete Ward Ron Hansen and J C Martin homered as the White Sox beat Kansas City 7-4 in a game the A’s host. Hansen two runs Ward an RBI single, others came on a walk single and infield out. Grzenda took the loss while Peters won. St Louis idle resumes vs San Francisco. Orlando Pena to start for A’s against Frank Kreutzer.
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ST. Louis Cardinals
Kansas University
Westley
Louisville
Kansas City
Warren Armstrong
Armstrong
Wichita
Harley Cooper
Ron Marsh
Chicago
Harley
Marsh
Ron
Steve Renko
Kansas City Athletics
Chicago White Sox
Jim Landis
Pete Ward
Ron Hansen
J. C. Martin
White Sox
Hansen
Ward
St. Louis
San Francisco
Bob Gibson
Orlando Pena
A’s
Frank Kreutzer
Boxing results from Tokyo and Miami show close decisions
Fights last night featured Namekawa of Japan defeating Ric Romo of the Philippines by points in Tokyo Akashi. In Miami Sam Burgess of Miami Beach edged Ford of Jacksonville by points. In San Francisco Paul Armstrong won a points decision over Joe Brown of Houston.
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Tokyo
Akashi Namekawa
Japan
Ric Magramo
The
Philippines
Miami
Fla
Sam Burgess
Miami Beach
S Ford
Jacksonville
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Earl Morey
Hank Bauer
Hank
Larry Fairchild
Sid Micek
Jack Price
Carry Back
Killer
Mohses A
Greenfield
Green Brothers
McKinley Ike
Arnie
University of Texas Board
Regents
Chris Groneman
Southwest Conference
Indy
Speedway
Lawrence Paper CO
6Th & N.H
NEW Associates
Associates
Massachusetts St
Lawrence
Associated Press
A's
Joe Grzenda
Dick Green
Gary Peters
Hoyt Wilhelm
Cards
Juan Marichal
Giants
Paulie Armstread
Joe Brown
John Haddock Ford Co
Ford
Aeneas Ward
Wards
Wards Auto Service
New Hampshire
Riverside
Wards Riverside
Resere
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