Quenemo Highs Team Wins State BB Championship
Quenemo High School clinched the Kansas state Class BB basketball title with a 22 win 5 loss record. The team played most games away due to a small gym, and a new facility is under construction for next year. Coach Devine Montoya, superintendent L C Haughn, star players Dennis Bolen and Dale Bolen, Max and Hal Logan, and Bob Bryan are highlighted. A booster banquet with Dr F C Phog Allen will honor the champions.
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Subs Put On Good Fight
Detroit’s Leroy Jeffrey battles as a substitute in a 10 round featherweight bout with Ike Chestnut of New York. Chestnut wins a close unanimous decision as Jeffrey shows promise. Ohio State and NYU prep for a Friday basketball showdown while Cincinnati and California chase top national rankings.
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Ohio
Leroy Jeffrey
Detroit
Wily
Ike Chestnut
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Syracuse
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Bill Tomson
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Tony Labhanche
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Bearcats Arrive in California for NCAA Playoffs
Cincinnati's top ranked Bearcats touched down in California ahead of the NCAA tournament. Coach George Smith said the team is focused on the task, not sightseeing, and will stay near the Cow Palace with hotel lodging and practice as their sole agenda while in San Francisco.
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TV plans shift boxing and Giants games to Saturdays
The AP reports that starting October 8 televised professional boxing moves to Saturday nights and a fifth major league game of the week featuring the San Francisco Giants begins April 16 on network TV. Gillette funds the changes, investing 8% million dollars in the new fight series, baseball, and college football, covering about half the rights and air time for a total 47 million dollars.
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Siebern Boosts Batting Average in KC Victory
Norm Siebern, new from the Yankees, raised his exhibition batting average to .615 after Kansas City beat Baltimore 8-1 in West Palm Beach. The Wellston, Missouri native collected two hits in 13 at bats, now eight total hits. Ray Herbert Bob Grim and Don Larsen were slated to pitch for KC against Baltimore. Al Grunwald sprained his ankle and will miss about ten days.
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Bowling Scores Night League Standings and Highs
Bowling results show Eagles Auxiliary and Kansas State Bank leading in their divisions. Notable performances include Maloney 149 in game ten, Hopkins 381 across the 30, and Hoffman 571 in the 30-game for Peoples Natl. Wolgast posts 5641 in total for the night.
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Hawks Lead In Pro Playoffs
The St. Louis Hawks seek a second straight NBA title by winning game two against the Minnesota Lakers in the Western Division playoffs after a 112-99 victory to take a 1-0 series lead. Boston also moved ahead 1-0 in the East after a 111-105 win over Philadelphia.
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Wet Opening at St Petersburgh Open Golf Tourney
The St Petersburg Open in Lakewood County Club kicks off with 150 players facing weather from Wednesday's heavy rain. Favorites include Arnold Palmer Cary Middlecoff and Ken Venturi in the $15000 72 hole event.
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Hightower Top Choice For All Star Team
Wayne Hightower, 68 percent sophomore marvel of the Kansas Jayhawks, shared berths with four rugged veterans on the Associated Press Big Eight All star Basketball team. Hightower was the only unanimous choice of coaches, writers, and sportscasters. First team also included Bill Bridges, Charles Henke, Herschell Turner, and Wally Frank with others on the second unit. Bridges led the league in rebounds. Henke and Turner ranking high in scoring and rebounds. Frank helped Kansas State's co championship run.
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Nebraska
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Kansas State Relays Draw 18 Teams In Dual Session Meet
Entries from 18 colleges and universities were received for Kansas State's fourth annual Indoor Relays. The event will run in two sessions with college and university divisions, featuring 75 yard dash hurdles, and four relays including mile, two mile, sprint medley, and distance medley. Oklahoma State won last year, with Colorado taking the title in 1959.
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Haylett
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Arkansas
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Drake
Nebraska
Oklahoma State
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Doane
Ia State
Fort Hays State
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Kearney
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Lincoln University
Mankato
Ottawa Uni track squad to Kansas State Indoor Relays
Sixteen Ottawa University track athletes head to Manhattan for the Kansas State Indoor Relays. Entries include Rich Copeland Craig Costa Bob Epps John Maack Bill Wilson Dee Scherich Marvin Wilson Lew Walker Larry Cyre Bill Hanson Gerald Siscoe Nick Gangwish Tom Kinder Charles Mills Jim Smith Fred Thompson Hanson and Wilson will also contest the broad jump while Gangwish aims at the discus. Top pole vaulters John McAninch Sid Pore and miler John Naess miss the trip.
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Francona climbs to Cleveland’s clutch bat in 1959 run
Tito Francona, a journeyman before, blossomed in Cleveland scoring runs and driving in 79 RBIs while hitting .363 with 20 homers in 122 games. The piece highlights a late game decision by Joe Gordon in a 3-3 tie with the Yankees at New York, involving strategic options for Strickland.
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Paul Seymour Quits Syracuse Nationals
Syracuse coach and player Paul Seymour resigns after 13 years with the Nationals saying he wants to leave the picture. He joined in 1947, coached beginning 1955-57, and his three seasons produced 115 wins to 124 losses as the team finished third in the Eastern Division.
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