City Bowling Meet Opens With First Round Results
The city bowling tournament opened last night and continues through Sunday. In doubles, Wisque Carpenter led with 4141 while Deathman Birkhead 1137 and Haley Cheney 1123 posted top scores. Singles saw Chester 677 Norman 604 Haley 603 Van Leiden 594 Mount 570 Ransom 554 Cheney 535. Team scores list Waymire’s 2856 Douglas Brothers 2829 Anchor 2806 Buildex 2744 Welhorn’s 2741 Keefer’s 2679.
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Deathman - Birkhead
Haley - Cheney
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Morris - Campbell
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Norman
Haley
van Leiden
Mount
Ransom
Cheney
Bat
Tedrow
Thompson
Killion
Romstedt
Wick‘man
Hoffman
Waymire's
Douglas Brothers
Anchor
Buildex
Bobo Olson vs Joey Maxim Promised Big Fight in Cow Palace
In San Francisco the middleweight king Bobo Olson faces former light heavyweight champ Joey Maxim in a non title 10 rounder at the Cow Palace. Olson, 26, expected to weigh about 170 with youth and stamina likely overpowering the aging Maxim who must meet 175 pounds at the morning weigh in for a $10,000 forfeit. CBS TV coverage slated for 9 p.m. CST could draw a $150,000 gross turnout.
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Bobo) Olson
Joey Maxim
Cow Palace
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Maxim
CBS
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Ringsbirds
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Doce) Kearns
Opening day MLB forecasts 258000 in attendance
Major league baseball expects to draw 258000 fans for eight season opening games. Kansas City Cleveland and Milwaukee aim for about 125000 each. The total would surpass last year by 21500 from 1953s 236414. Chicago at Cincinnati drew 32195 and Baltimore at Washington 26684 in NL and AL openers.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Washington
Season Is On At Kansas City
Kansas City opens its season hosting the American League's Athletics and Detroit at Municipal Stadium for a 35 000 capacity crowd Connie Mack will hand the ball to Harry Truman for the opening day pitch Mack 92 led Philly champions long before many players were born The A s boast a largely improved roster under new manager Lou Boudreau and veteran Alex Kellner remains a key pitcher
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Athletics
Detroit
Municipal Stadium
Connie Mack
Harry Truman
Mack
A’s
Philadelphia
Lou Boudreau
Boston
Eddie Joost
Alex Kellner
Tigers start campaign with Garver on mound
Detroit Tigers open the season under Bucky Harris with Ned Garver as the opponent starter to climb from 1954 fifth place. The piece notes Kansas City’s early league history and announces a new post office for Leavenworth Kansas by the Post Office Department.
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Bucky Harris
Detroit Tigers
Ned Garver
Kansas City
Ottawa High Trackmen Travel to Emporia Invitational Meet
Ottawa High School trackmen have a week to prepare for the Emporia Invitational on Saturday. The schedule includes a heavy slate with Apr 19 at Lawrence against the Lion A squad, Apr 21 hosting Lawrence B, and Apr 22 competing in the KU Relays at Lawrence. Marvin Wilson, Ottawa’s star, sparked third place at the Ottawa Relays and is tipped to pace the team at Emporia.
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Ottawa
Emporia
Cyclones
Lawrence
Marvin Wilson
OHS
Nine Kansans To Share In Estate Reforming Will Probate Case
Nine Kansans are among 12 relatives set to share 100000 from the Bertha Breckwoldt estate of Dumont New Jersey Miss Breckwoldt 89 died February 19 1954 leaving a half million dollars to four charities 24000 to personal friends 12 relatives challenged the will alleging undue influence and lack of testamentary capacity The settlement was made out of court as jockey Sammy Boulmetis won a Capitol Hands stake at Laurel race track with a $100000 distribution among the relatives
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Capitol
Laurel Race Track
Boulme
Aretis
Suleiman
William Cordis
Algasir
Five cousins and three great nephews listed in Westminster notices
Five cousins Delta Hieger of Wamego Gertrude Cordts Tillie Cordts Arthur B Cordts and Alyena Payne all of Manhattan Kansas plus three great nephews Roland Cordts of Wamego William Cordts of Westminster and Early Cordts of Manhattan are mentioned in the Westminster notice listing family relations.
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Westminster, Kas
Delta Hieger
Wamego
Kas
Gertrude Cordts
Tillie Cordts
Arthur B. Cordts
Alyena Payne
Manhattan
Grea
Roland Cordts
William Cordts
Westminster
Early Cordts
Life Term For Murder In Callahan Case
OLATHE Kansas Ray Tipton 26 faces life imprisonment for his role in the slaying of John Callahan 31 on January 2. Tipton pleaded guilty to first degree murder and was sentenced by District Judge Earl E O Connor. Callahan’s wife Mary 30 was given a life term after a jury convicted her last week. A new trial motion for Mrs Callahan will be argued April 28. Tipton testified for the state against Mrs Callahan saying he supplied the death weapon a 22 caliber rifle at her request after she asked several times for help in killing her husband. County Attorney James Bradley said he did not believe Tipton fired the fatal shots.
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Olathe
Kas
Ray R. Tipton
John Callahan
Tipton
Earl E. O'Connor
Callahan
Mary
Escaped youth returned to reformatory after capture
Alvin Phillips twenty of Pittsburg escaped with Burt seventeen from the Hutchinson reformatory in Kansas. They were pursued and Burt was captured near Oxford by Winfield police and the Oxford marshal returned Burt to custody in the bushes by the reformatory.
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Alvin Phillips
Pittsburg
Burt
Oxford
Kas
Danley L
Winfield
Relstate
Hutchinson
Great Bend Brick and Tile to Start New Kanopolis Plant
Li Con Construction will start within two weeks on the Great Bend Brick and Tile Co. brick plant at Kanopolis. The project costs 400000 dollars and is set for completion in about five months.
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Great Bend Brick and Tile Co
Kanopolis
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