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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1956

Page

3

Trackmen Star At Intra-Squad Meet

The black team edged Ottawa University in a 2 to 4 intra-squad meet. Dale Lanning led with three wins and top marks in javelin 171 feet 11 inches and shot put 41 feet. Dick Maack impressed with two sprint wins, and Bob Knight claimed the 440 in 52 seconds.

Ottawa University Dale Lanning Kenn McAdoo Dick Maack Wichita Ron Vaughn Bob Knight Bill Young R. L. Knight Dave Brown Louis Coppoe Clayton True Bill Stevens Barry Larkin Bill Boucek William Jewell College Cockfield

Mustangs Meet Oklahoma City in Regional Title Clash

In Lawrence Kansas SMU earned a berth against Oklahoma City University by defeating Houston 89 to 14 and Missouri Valley 97 to 93 in the Western Regional semifinals. Mustang Jim Krebs scored 27 as SMU led by halftime 47 lal and held Don Bold to 11. Oklahoma City survived a late Kansas State rally to set a title game with SMU in Evanston Illinois March 22.

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Santee Rebounds With Indoor Mile Win in Cleveland

Wes Santee, fastest miler in America, wins indoor mile at Cleveland Arena in 4 minutes 6.9 seconds amid AAU ban troubles. He trails Irish champion Ron Delany’s time and cites court distractions in New York and Milwaukee meet gains since February.

Cleveland Wes Santee America Jean Kansan New York Amateur Athletic Union Cleveland Arena Milwaukee Ron Delany Boston Santee

Dixie Quintets in NAIA Finals

Two sharp shooting teams Dixie McNeese State College Lake Charles Louisiana and Texas Southern Houston clash for the NAIA basketball title in Kansas City. Texas Southern the first all Negro final entrant after routing Wheaton Illinois 82 73 while McNeese State beat Pittsburg State 78 72. Bill Reigel led McNeese with 28 points as 8500 fans watched the semi final win. The consolation game Pittsburg State versus Wheaton precedes the 9 30 p m finale.

Kansas City Dixie McNeese State College Lake Charles Texas Southern Houston Houston Club Wheaton Ill McNeese Pittsburg Kan Tigers Texas Kansans Cowboys Bill Reigel

Louis Victor in Wrestling Debut

Washington boxing great Joe Louis won his first wrestling match defeating Rocky Lee at Uline Arena. Louis weighed ideas of pursuing wrestling as a full time business, drawing cheers from about 10 paying attendees and experts predicting strong earnings at around 150000 dollars per week.

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Kansas City A's Open Five Day Road Stand in Tampa

Kansas City Athletics begin a five day stretch away from their West Palm Beach base with a game in Tampa against the Cincinnati Redlegs. Manager Lou Boudreau gave the A's a day off and brought 25 players to Tampa while the rest stay behind to play minor league opposition.

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Basketball Scores NCAA Tourney Second Round Highlights

NCAA tournament Friday results show several tight games. Ana Francisco scored 72 in a 83 72 upset while Oklahoma City beat Kansas 97 in overtime. Other noted scores include Kentucky over Wayne and Temple edging Canisius in competitive matchups.

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Bowling Scores From Dynamic League Show Mixed Results

The report lists multiple bowlers with high scores and averages such as Praline 186, 44 games and Chism 402 while mentioning trainers Frank Bowman of the New York Giants and Bob Bauman of the St. Louis Cardinals as brothers in coaching roles.

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Russell Effective As Bucket Sentry

The Associated Press reports Bill Russell anchored San Francisco's 72-61 win over UCLA, lifting the Dons toward the NCAA final four. Russell held the outside, while K. C. Jones sat out postseason play. Gene Brown added 23. Other regional results included Temple over Connecticut and Kentucky over Wayne (Mich.).

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Seeded Fives To Class AA Finals In State Meet

Wyandotte faces Newton in Class AA final after semifinals wins. Allan Donaghue nets 18 as Wyandotte beats Washington 47 41. Newton rallies from eight down to 53 41 over Parsons, Bob Siemans scores 21. Hutchinson Parsons meet for third. Inman Claflin contest Class B crown in Emporia. Montezuma Dor Range duel in Class BB final. Haskell Rose Dale meet in Class A. Dorrance and Russell win on other side. Derby era note.

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New NAIA President Elected in Kansas City

John L. Long, fellow of Indiana State College, is the new president of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, succeeding E. D. Fish of Emporia State. Vice presidents named include Ross Merrick of Southern Illinois, Al Garten of Eastern New Mexico, A. B. Moris of Abilene Christian, and John Knight of Bethany College. Logart earns fifth straight win by decision over Ortega, as he eyes a possible April 17 bout with Tony DeMarco in Miami amid talk of an eliminator tournament for welterweights.

Kansas City John L. Long Indiana State College National Assn E. D Gus) Fish Emporia State Ross Merrick Southern Illinois University al Garten Eastern New Mexico University A. B. Mortis Abilene (Tex) Christian College John Knight Bethany UW Mexico Gaspar Ortega Logart Eddie Mafuz Tony DeMarco Miami Johnny Saxton Carmen Basilio DeMarco Ortega

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