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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1956
Page
5
Ottawa high school and Newton opened the Class AA state basketball tournament in Manhattan. Newton, ranked second in the state, faced underdog Wyandotte leads the field. Ottawa moved into the state top ten, while Ottawas players faced snow and travel hiccups but prepared through practice.
Western and Eastern quarter finals push toward the 1956 NCAA basketball championship. Key matchups include defending champ San Francisco (25-0) vs UCLA (21-5) in Corvallis as Seattle faces Utah. Lawrence hosts SMU vs Houston and Oklahoma City vs Kansas State. In the East Iowa meets Morehead State. Kentucky faces Wayne, while Connecticut vs Temple and Dartmouth vs Canisius meet in Philadelphia and Iowa City respectively.
Baker University cage coach Russ Davee announced 14 basketball letters awarded. Two players Swede Malm from Topeka and Don Kukuk from Wyandotte earned all Kansas Conference honors. Other lettermen include Armstrong Overland Park Courtney Baldwin Coxen Earnshaw Hand Hines Hodge Lee McDaniel Sadler and two provisional letters Lehman Baldwin Ashburn.
LAWRENCE Kan Dr Forrest C Phog Allen 70 University of Kansas basketball coach for 39 years confided yesterday he would like to postpone retirement until next season saying such continuation is not without precedent He stated he wants to stay on only as coach not as professor He noted under present law Allen could be exempted from mandatory retirement provisions as a professor only by special legislative enactment He told reporters he expects a truly great team next season and called it the thrill of his life to end a long coaching career
Johnny Saxton narrowly defeats Carmen Basilio in a 15 round decision at Chicago Stadium to retain the world welterweight title. Judges varied, with Frank Gilmer at 144-142 for Saxton and others favoring Basilio, sparking calls for a rematch. Basilio claims the title was stolen, while the crowd and expert polls show mixed opinions.
World Series star Johnny Podres has been ordered to report for induction next Monday in a selective service move following Ted Williams sharp attack on draft boards. Podres, 23, was classified 1-A after a back issue and faces a possible rejection at induction, with the Col. in charge saying regulations were followed.
In a terse Commercial League scorecard, names such as McCann, Taylor, Crites, Bell, Lewis, Wenthe, Brown, Shisler appear with high finish marks including 3 High 10 and 30 multiple times. The snippet records event placements and scores across athletes, highlighting top performers and close tallies.
Fred Haney is appointed as the Milwaukee Braves new coach. He previously managed the Pittsburgh Pirates and played for the Detroit Tigers Boston Red Sox Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals, bringing extensive major league experience to the team.
Eight survivors from a 32 entry field reached the NAIA basketball quarter finals in Kansas City as Western Illinois led the parade. Seeded teams survived the second round with Western Illinois, number one, defeating Pacific Lutheran 87 to 72. Other results included Midwestern 93 Geneva 75 and Tennessee A&I 62 Eau Claire 61.
Burst 61 Pittsburg State 99 Georgia Teachers 72 Gustavus Adolphus 69 San Diego State 60. Tonight CST schedule with four games at 6, 7:30, 9 and 10:30 p.m. Includes McNeese vs Tennessee, Midwestern vs Texas Southern, Western Illinois vs Pittsburg, and Wheaton vs Gustavus Adolphus. Also notes Savings bonds as an investment and A. Smith of the Cleveland Indians hitting 22 home runs in 1955, up from 11 in 1954.
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