Ottawa cage stars set scoring marks and records
Ottawa High School and Cyclones set school records as Jed Harder led with 533 points in the season, the highest by an Ottawa High School player. Harder also topped Kansas AA with 25.4 points per game in regular play, while the team went 16-6 and undefeated at home. The giant season includes 89 points in one game and a 10-0 home record, with Casida’s 485 points the prior year.
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Twilight League Medal Day Bowling Scores Highlight
Bowling results show top performances across leagues with players like Van Leiden Hull Bunrise Martin Rahs and Campbell achieving high honors in Twilight and Commercial leagues. Notable tallies include Hull 291 in a 634 series and Bell 203 in a 645 set, with Teen Tournament scores featuring Dages Wild and Unpredictables.
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Crites
Bell
Fran Brown
Bowlers Place At State Tournament
Bowlers from Ottawa reported state tournament results with Ralph Kampschroeder listing final placements. In Class A 2-Man, KampSchroeder and George Houghland finished 11th, Lichtenberger and Dutch Weincke 16th, Newt Brown and Marshall Allen 32nd, Bettge and Fred Meador 40th. Class A individuals Gayle Page 77th, Kampschroeder 96th. All-Events Kampschroeder 19th, Lichtenberger 53rd. In Class B 2-Man Duffield and Ivan Brown 10th, Class B individual Ollie Norman 48th, Class B All-Events Duffield 22nd.
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Wichita
Ralph Kampschroeder
Kampschroeder
George Houghland
Ray Lichtenberger
Dutch Weincke
Newt Brown
Marshall Allen
Ray Bettge
Fred Meador
Gayle Page
Honeybear Eyes DeMarco Title After Narrow Win
St Louis welterweight Virgil Akins, nicknamed Honeybear, says he wants a shot at Tony DeMarco after a close 10 round decision over Hector Constance of Trinidad. Akins, 35th win with 18 knockouts, defied Saxton fear while aiming for DeMarco as crowd boos echoed the verdict.
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Honeybear
Akins
Johnny Saxton
Tony DeMarco
Hector Constance
Trinidad
Fred Connell
Howard Hess
Benny Kessler
Associated Press
Saxton
Constance
Kid Gavilan
Ralph
Tiger) Jones
Invincible Dons Set for NCAA Title Showdown
Evanston Illinois Santa Francisco’s invincible Dons bring a 53 game win streak into the NCAA Tournament second round facing Southern Methodist. Temple meets Iowa in the opening game as the four team field starts play with winners to meet tomorrow.
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SMU Mustangs chase title in McGaw Hall showdown
Northwest games report SMU unbeaten in the Southwest Conference with a 25 2 season mark. Led by 6 8 Jim Krebs the Mustangs boast the nation's best free throw percentage at .766 and rank ninth in field goal accuracy.
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Ottawa Herald
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Jim Krebs
Mustangs
Colorado Names New Cage Coach Walseth at CU
Russell Walseth, 29, former Colorado athlete and current South Dakota State College coach, is to become Colorado basketball mentor. CU Athletic Director Harry G. Carlson announced the appointment after regents approved. expected salary about $7,000 yearly under a four year contract. Walseth should arrive around April 1 as H. B. Lee moves to Kansas State athletic director duties.
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Walseth
South Dakota State College
Cage
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Colorado
Harry G. Carlson
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H. B
Bebe) Lee
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State
K-State
Atchison Grain Co Expands Storage Capacity
The C G Grain Co plans 20 new tanks in Atchison to add 134 million bushels of capacity, lifting the city to sixth largest grain storage center in Kansas. Construction completes May 1 in time for the 1956 crop.
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Utah Ace Joins All Star Team
KANSAS CITY fourth with Gary Bergen of Utah added to the college all star squad for the U S Olympic finals on April 24. Bergen, a forward, is the 10th and final pick for the senior college entry coached by the NCAA tourney champion’s mentor. The squad includes Uhl, Rolles, Russell, Jones, Paxson, Judson, Lear, Naulls, Holup, Cain, Riegel, Burrow, and Malodont, from various schools.
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Lake Charles
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Kentucky
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North Carolina
Williams sidelined by pulled muscle in Sarasota
Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox suffered an aggravated leg muscle pull during a workout at Payne Field in Sarasota and may miss the remainder of the exhibition schedule. Trainer Jack Fadden said at 37 Williams heals slower, urging focus on the season opener against Baltimore set for April 17. Fadden canceled Ft Myers travel plans due to the reinjury ahead of the Pittsburgh games.
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Boston
Boston Post
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Baltimore
the Post
Fadden
Ft. Myers
Pittsburgh
Boxer Johanness Essakow dies after knockout in featherweight bout
In Johannesburg 21 year old boxer Hubert Essakow died after a knockout by Willie Toweel. He collapsed in the 11th round and never regained consciousness. Doctors cited a brain hemorrhage and the bout proceeded as an overweight title match after Toweel forfeited the crown for being above 126 pounds.
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Hubert Essakow
Willie Toweel
Essakow
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