Reds Stage Upset In Squad Contest
A high school intra-squad game saw the Red varsity upset the Whites 53 to 50. Richard Allen led the Reds with 22 points, supported by Larry Forsythe with 16 and Sherm Price with 12, while White standouts included Fred Harder with 16 and Marvin Wilson rebounds. The Reds built a 13 to 2 start and led 18 to 4 after eight minutes, then held off a Whites rally to seal the win. a Red reserves victory followed 39 to 25.
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Ottawa
Richard Allen
Cotton
Larry Forsythe
Sherm Price
Wallis Henning
Terry Paul
Don Higgins
Reds
OHL
Fred Harder
Marvin Wilson
Ted Brill
Bob Bundy
Don Morris
Gary Fredricks
Jim Tolson
Harder
Wilson
Morris
Price
Forsythe
Allen
Bob Allen
OHL Cage
H. K. Stevens
Cyclones
Chanute
Stevens
Comets
R. Allen
Paul
M. Wilson
Bundy
Higgins
Brit
Henning
Fredricks
Tolson
Wallace
Clark
Red Varsity
Ssseceene
White
Eleeses
One New Cage Champ Assured
The Kansas high school basketball season opens with Haven moving to A and defending B champion. Wyandotte, Russell, and Montezuma are defending champs in AA, A, and BB. Several top teams loom, with key games on opening night and numerous classification changes announced by the State High School Activities Assn.
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Kansas
Iboosted Haven
Wyandotte
Russell
Montezuma
Newston
Topeka
Ward
Fort Scott
Manhattan
Sacred Heart
Kansas City
Westport
Salina
Wichita East
Hutchinson
Newton
el Dorado
Wichita North
Wellington
Wichita West
Winfield
Abilene
Buhler
Chanute
Ottawa
Junction City
Lawrence
Pittsburg
State High School Activities Assn
Liberal
Wichita Planeview
Cherokee
Erie
Haven
Scon
Sterling
Syracuse
Agra
Dwight
Easton
Haviland Friends Academy
Gouda Springs
Greeley
Greenleaf
Hudsor
Norwich
Piper
Pomona
Powhattan
Randolph
Seneca St. Benedicts
Scandia
Towanda
Arlington
Carbondale
Dorrance
Jewell
Mulberry
Mullinville
Reserve
Richmond
Udall
Westphalia
Melvern Cage Opener Friday Versus Lyndon
Melvern high school begins its cage campaign Friday night hosting Lyndon. Lettermen returning include Weis, Shelinbarger, Johansen, DeLano, Jones, Allan, Schultz, Reams, Arnett, and Royston with a large supporting roster. The 1955-56 schedule lists Dec games at home and away including Pomona and Waverly withCarbondale, Michigan Valley, Appanoose, Quenemo, Burlingame, Overbrook, and Olivet among the opponents.
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Melvern
Kas
Melvern High School
Lyndon
Jim Weis
Carl Shelinbarger
Roy Johansen
Fred DeLano
Riley Jones
Jim Allan
Kirk Schultz
Bill Reams
Francis Arnett
J. W. Royston
Bob Allan
Larry Arb
Bill Burns
Ronald Feltner
Gary Henry
Jim Lawhorn
Gary Privat
Terry Reams
John Schultz
Ronnie Thistlethwaite
Pomona
Scranton
Williamsburg
Olivet
Waverly
Carbondale
Michigan Valley
Appanoose
Quenemo
Burlingame
Overbrook
Burg Graders Sweep Melvern In Twinbill Wins
Williamsburg grade school teams beat Melvern graders in a Tuesday twin bill. The Burg B team won 23 to 13 while the A squad captured Melvern 42 to 36. John Thornbrugh led the Panther A with 18 points, tied by G Patterson for Melvern.
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Williamsburg, Kas
Williamsburg
Melvern
John Thornbrugh
Panther
G. Patterson
Bowling Scores From Twilight and Commercial Leagues
Sunrise standings show high scores by Dykstra 208 Bien 548 in Twilight League. Gas Service led by Mendell 2 and Morris 621 topped Commercial League. Hull 209 and Davis 217 produced 534 and 577 respectively. Teenage League saw Mudrick 368 for Unpredictables and Norton 165 for Duces Wild, with multiple 2 and 3 high games across teams.
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Dykstra
Bien
Gas Service
Mendell
Morris
Phillips
Hull
Davis
Bob's
Triangle
Smay
Anderson
Mudrick
Giiimore
Norton
Ray Estes From Auburn Maine Joins Florida State Freshman
Ray Estes, a freshman from Auburn Maine, transfers to Florida State to begin his college football career. He hails from a local high school and joins the Seminoles as a new arrival for the season.
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Ray Estes
Florida State
Auburn
Maine
Jayhawks consider new offense for season opener
Kansas coach Allen tests a two fold change against Northwestern in the 1955-56 opener. He may move Lew Johnson from center to forward with five players rotating through the post, backed by Maurice King Gene Elston Bill Brainard and Lee Green. Elston and Green face injury doubts.
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Lawrence
Kas
Kansas
Northwestern
Lew Johnson
Johnson
Maurice King
Gene Elston
Bill Brainard
Lee Green
Brainard
Mt. Oread
Green
Allen
Clyde Lovellette
Baker Eagles Open 1955 56 Basketball vs Kangaroos
Baker University begins its 1955 56 basketball season in Kansas City against the KCU Kangaroos. The Wildcats bring an 18 game schedule with a Christmas tournament at McPherson. Coach Russ Davee fields a 32 man squad led by Swede Malm and Don Kukuk.
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Baldwin
Kas
Barker University
Kansas City
KCU
Wildcats
McPherson
Russ
Davee
Basilio Rallied To Retain Title
Basilio the welterweight champion rallied from Tony DeMarco punishment to repeat his June knockdown victory in Boston Garden taking the 12th round at 1 54. Basilio hurt his left hand in round two but fought on to retain the title and set up a possible rematch with Johnny Saxton. DeMarco showed early power and led on all cards while Basilio recovered and delivered a strong finish. A near capacity crowd of 13 373 paid a local record gate of 171 373 for the double header night.
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Boston
Carmen Basilio
Johnny Saxton
Tony DeMarco
Basilio
Canastota
N. Y
DeMarco
Syracuse
Boston Garden
Saxton
Basile
Upper
New York State
Mel Manning
Tony
Joe Santarpio
Joe Santoro
Faden Barbers Beat Fritzel Dairy In Ottawa Showdown
Lawrence Kans special report The Faden Barbers of Ottawa defeated Lawrence Fritzel Dairy 54 to 40 in a town team basketball game. Bob Cook led the Barbers with 13 points as they set up a rematch at Pomona Monday night.
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Lawrence
Kas
Faden Barbers
Ottawa
Fritzel Dairy
Bob Cook
Pomona
Top Scorer On Mythical Team
The 1955 All America football team features Nate Clark of Hillsdale as the leading scorer with 144 points. The backfield also includes Gene Scott Centre College Dave Burnham Wheaton and Charles Sticka Trinity. Frontline ends Charles Schultz Alfred and Richard Donlin Hamline. tackles Charles Gibbons Rhode Island and Vincent Vidas Drexel. guards Steve Myhra North Dakota and Wixie Robinson Pepperdine. Donlin’s Hamline went 0-7 but his 41 receptions for 480 yards and two touchdowns stand out among losers.
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New York
WCW
Associated Press
Counce
Nate Clark
Hillsdale
Mich
Gene Scott
Centre College
Dave Burnham
Pepperdine
Los Angeles
Hubert
Duke) Cook
Trinity
San Antonio
Tex
Donlin
Hamline
Two Arrested In Confidence Game
FBI arrests Winnett Dean McCafferty 30 in downtown Kansas City and Raymond C. Moore 51 as he boarded a Tulsa to Kansas City flight in a race horse confidence scheme. Moore carried 1640 dollars. They face federal interstate stolen property charges. The Shawnee Oklahoma widow Allie Crossland 60 formerly ran a Shawnee supper club now padlocked.
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Kansas City
Okla
FBI
Winnett Dean McCafferty
Raymond C.moore
Tulsa
Moore
Allie Crossland
Shawnee
Top teams begin new season without key stars
Lasalle without Tom Gola Dayton without Johnny Horan and North Carolina State with Ron Shavlik headline a busy opening night as college basketball returns. San Francisco opens tomorrow led by Jim Pollard, while Kentucky, Iowa, and Duquesne also start strong schedules with notable absences and new lineups.
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Lasalle
Tom Gola
Dayton
Johnny Horan
North Carolina State
Ron Shavlik
San Francisco
Associated Press
Chico State
Millersville
Jim Pollard
North Carolina’ State
Florida State
Shavlik
All America
Jack Sallee
Chris Harris
Graduation
Horan
Peperdine
Marquette
Warriors
St. Noerbert
Oregon State
Halbrook
Oregon
Kentucky
Wildcats
Louisiana State
Iowa
Nebraska
Utah
Wichita
Missouri Valley
Duquesne
Dick Ricketts
Dukes
Carnegie Tech
Missouri
South Dakota
Idaho State
Rocky Mountain
Utah State
Tulsa
St. Louis
Texas Aggies
Oklahoma City
Emporia State
Oklahoma
Arkanas
Ottawa Braves Overlooked in Kansas Conference Picks
Ottawa University basketball, once dominant with championships from 1947 to 1955, is not favored by experts to win the Kansas conference. Coach Bill Frear, in his first year, drives a determined squad led by junior Roger Keltner and veteran Stan Johnson through heavy practice as the Braves aim to prove the critics wrong.
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Ottawa University
Kansas
College of Emporia
McPherson College
Bethel College
Ottawa
Braves
Kansas Wesleyan University
Wesleyan
Ottawans
Stan Johnson
Bill Frear
O. U
Frear
Athletics To Open With White Sox in KC Schedule
The Kansas City Athletics will start and finish their .77 game home slate versus the Chicago White Sox with opening series April 20 to 22 and closing dates September 28 to 30. Forty-four night games, 12 Sunday dates, and two holidays fill the home schedule, with holiday games at 10:15 am and 3 pm CST. The night home opener hosts Detroit on April 23. Yale has won the Ivy League football title 18 times and shared it eight times since 1872.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Athletics
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Athletics
Detroit
Cleveland
Yale
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