Panthers To Play Sylvia Thursday In State BB Tourney
Melvern Panthers travel with 413 residents to Dodge City for the State Class BB opener against Sylvia. Coach Gene Otis fields a tall lineup led by Cranwell Criss Ha worth Geier. 83 motel reservations plus a bus for a finals trip if they win. KOFO will carry the games with schedule set for Thursday and potential Friday Saturday rounds.
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Melvern
Gene Otis
Dodge City
Wayne Cranwell
Dennis Haworth
Jim Lacey
Harry Geier
Ray Patterson
Dale Mochamer
Bob Criss
John Gibson
Bill Kramer
Bob Burnett
Herald
A. J. van Cleave
Melvern Panthers
Texas
Osage County
Dodge
Panthers
Sylvia
Arlen
the Herald
Thunderbird Motel
Silver Spur
Panther
J. W. Dick- Peddie
Otis
John Giblson
Emporia
Greeley
Fulton
Geier
Ottawa
KOFO
Corning
Portis
Durham
Prairie View
Rozel
Dwight
J. W. Dick-Peddie
Dick Peddie
Upsets Shake NAIA Tourney As Augsburg Advances
Augsburg Minnesota, seeded No 2, advances to the second round by defeating West Virginia State 67 57 for its 25th victory in 27 games. Upsets toppled Western Illinois, Winston Salem, Oklahoma Baptist and Howard Payne as Grambling and Augsburg join the field’s surviving top teams. Augsburg to meet Fort Hays State in the night session, while Grambling faces Athens Alabama.
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Kansas City
Augsburg
Minn
Grambling
West Virginia State
Dan Anderson
Westernllinois
Little Miles
Ala
Oklahoma Baptist
Central Ohio State
Howard Payne
Stetson
Fla
Fort Hays
Kan
Fort Hayes
Tigers
New Mexico
Athens
Pan American
Tex
Transylvania
Lewis & Clark
Ore
Cepeda Receives $1000 Salary Boost For Camp
Cepeda, reluctant first baseman for the San Francisco Giants, accepted a $1000 raise to report to spring training in Mesa Arizona. Cepeda had vowed to stay in Puerto Rico until his 1962 salary was adjusted from $46,500, and he agreed to join camp Friday after the announcement.
Pro Basketball Tuesday Results Highlight Scoring Wins
Syracuse crushed Chicago 130 to 106 while Cincinnati beat New York 110 to 96 San Francisco topped Los Angeles 116 to 110 Upcoming games include Syracuse at Cincinnati New York at Detroit St Louis at Los Angeles Chicago at Boston and St Louis at San Francisco on Thursday.
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Associated Press
Syracuse
Chicago
Cincinnati
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Detroit
St. Louis
Boston
UCLA Clinches NCAA Berth in Far West Playoff
UCLA Bruins beat Stanford 51-45 in a postseason playoff to secure the final Big Six spot and advance to the Far West regional semifinals at Provo Utah. They will face Arizona State University in the Far West bracket after winning their second straight league title.
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Ucla Bruins
UCLA
Stanford Indians
Santa Monica
Calif
Bruins
Provo
Utah
Uclans
Arizona State University
Kansas Coach In Missouri
Richard Rees from Emporia Kan becomes head football coach at Sedalia Smith-Cotton High School replacing Bob Edmundson who leaves coaching but stays on faculty. Rees is 42, an Emporia High School and Emporia State College graduate, most recently coaching at Lamar Colo. prior to Dodge City junior high and high school posts from 1947 to 1956.
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Sedalia
Richard Rees
Emporia
Kan
Dodge City
Sedalia Smith-Cotton High School
Rees
Bob Edmundson
Smith-Cotton
Emporia High School
Emporia State College
Lamar
Colo
Dodge City High School
Snider Seeks Trade From Dodgers After Bench Frustration
Duke Snider, 26, former Dodgers power hitter, has asked Dodgers GM Buzzie Bavasi for a trade. He says he cannot win a starting outfielder job after reports that he or Wally Moon will be sent to another club.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Duke Snider
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodger
Buzzie Bavasi
Fresti
Wally Moon
Rosenbloom Accused Of Betting Against Colts in 1953
In Miami, Carroll D. Rosenbloom, owner of the Baltimore Colts, faces a federal accusation he bet $55,000 against his own NFL team in a 1953 game. A contempt motion against ex-gambler Mike McLaney was dismissed. Affidavits from associates claim Rosenbloom was a big bettor, including nine straight winning bets in a season and a large 1953 wager against the 49ers on the coast.
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Miami, Fla
Carroll D. Rosenbloom
Baltimore Colts
Rosenbloom
Mike Mclaney
Miami Beach
Richard Melvin
Larry E. Murphy
McLaney
49Ers
Joseph Lieb
Charlton Tops Big Eight Scoring Amid Knee Troubles
Colorado senior Ken Charlton clinched the Big Eight scoring title with a 19.2 point average despite a knee injury, pacing a 69-56 Buffs win at Kansas State. He scored 20 points, all in the final 26 minutes, securing NCAA playoff berth for Colorado as one of the season’s leading 200point scorers alongside teammates and rivals across the conference.
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Colorado
Ken Charlton
Charlton
Kansas State
Kansas
Buffs
Jerry Gardner
Claude Retherford
Nebraska
Willie Murrell
Keep Texans in Dallas Plan to Sell 25000 Season Tickets
DALLAS AP Plans to sell 25000 Texans season tickets to deter the Dallas Texans from moving to Kansas City. Lamar Hunt has threatened relocation if the target is not met by May 15. A committee led by Bill Simpson aims to start April 10 with escrow accounts open for donations and ticket orders. The Spur Club booster group backs the effort and payments would be refunded if the drive fails.
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Dallas
Dallas Texans
American Football League
Kansas City
Lamar Hunt
Texans
Bill Simpson
Spur Club
Jim Nichols
Ramblers Roll 2677 Pins In Royal T League Victory
Ramblers win 3-1 over Self-Service Shoes in Royal T League at Royal T Lanes with a 2677 pin total. D Cordle 235, R Belter 569 top series, and list of 500+ games for team includes Wolgast 532 Corde 569. Bennett Creamery tops Industrial League with 2564 series led by Homer Kramer 540.
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Ottawa
L. Bennett Aee
L. Moore
B. Flory Veae
L. Chambers
Keim Vee
Seymourne
L. Campbell
Coey
B. Whitacre
Weather
Kofo
A. Knoeppel
H. Carey Eeeere
Lichtenberger
H. Conrad Ae
Nitcher
H. Reddick
G. Lancaster
J. Lancaster
P. White
G. Davis
Shinn-Haley
G. Nitcher
P. Jackson
G. Bitts
J. Vfw Aux
Te Bennett Creamery No
M. Hull
L. Kramer
Tenee
A. Doddowen
D. McFadden L. Wise
J Kramer Trgetee
Ww. Eeae
Sowers Peer
Kramer
al Beets
Ramblers
Self-Service Shoes
D. Cordle
R. Beiter
Cecil Wolgast
Cordle
B. Pogue
Beiter
A. Beets
Bennett Creamery
Wilson Cleaners
Homer Kramer
Bennett
Helen Wenthe
Helen
Todd Insurance
Eagles
Foremost Dairy
Wenthe
Ll&b Oilers
J. Finch
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Moe Laney
National Football League
Robert J. McGravey
Philadelphia
George Unseld
Little Eddie Evans
Oklahoma
Larry Hawk
Oklahoma State
Ray Bob Carey
Nolen Ellison
Vince Brewer
Iowa State
Marv Straw
Bob Price
Daryl Petsch
Harvey Chaffin
Ken Doughty
Milt Mueller
Gary Marriott
Simpson
Gordon Paul
N. Main
Farmers Insurance Group
Farmers Auto
Neil Bullock
Sally Simmons
Shinn & Haley
VFW
Maxine Moore
Arnold’s Jewelry
Indivi
Dean Berlin
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